J-Pop group Hey! Say! JUMP has just announced that they will be releasing two new singles on May 22. Titled "Lucky-Unlucky" and "Oh! My Darling", the former will be serving as the theme song for the TV drama Atama ni Kitemo Aho to wa Tatakauna! The latter is a solo song from Ryousuke Yamada to be used in a Kose Lachesca commercial. Along with the Regular Edition, CD-only version of the double-sided single, two different Limited Edition versions (CD/DVD) will also be available for purchase.
It has only been two months since Logic released his single "Keanu Reeves" back in January, and yesterday he posted a music video to his Twitter and Instagram of a new, untitled track. In the video, he stares into the camera while rapping, with a large gash on his neck that progressively gushes more blood as the video goes on. Today it was revealed that the song's title is "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", accompanied with a new visual of a seemingly severed, bloodied hand holding a smartphone. Logic he announced on his social media that the single will be available everywhere this Friday.
Back in 2016, rumors began to spread that J-Pop singer Kana Nishino was dating her former manager. However, for the most part, Nishino was able to keep the relationship under wraps. Today, on Nishino's birthday, it was reported that the two have gotten married. Currently on an indefinite hiatus from the pop music industry, the singer has said she wants to experience new things like traveling more. May she and her husband find happiness in their marriage.
Three and a half years after the release of their album "Butterflies", J-Rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN finally announces it will be putting out a new studio album on July 10. The album's title has yet to be revealed, but we do know it will come in three versions: a regular edition (CD), a limited edition A (CD+DVD), and limited edition B (CD+Blue-ray). After the album's release, BUMP OF CHICKEN will be on a dome tour of Japan from July 12 through September 22. Today the band also released a music video for their new single "Aurora". Yesterday on the group's fan club site, Kalafina announced its disbandment. Kalafina was originally supposed to make a comeback, but it ended up not working out due to problems with their management agency, Space Craft Produce.
The group's dismantling began back in February of 2018, when Kalafina's composer, Yuki Kajiura, departed from Space Craft Produce. A couple of months later in April, Keiko left the agency, and Hikaru followed in November of the same year. Seungri, a member of the popular boy group BIGBANG, announced yesterday that he would be retiring from the entertainment industry. South Korean police have confirmed Seungri is being investigated in connection to a prostitution ring involving Seoul nightclubs such as Burning Sun and Club ARENA. According to police, Seungri's alleged messages on the app KakaoTalk were found in which he offered prostitutes to business clients. Seungri is currently banned from leaving the country.
On March 11, Seungri apologized to fans via Instagram, leaving a statement (translated by Soompi) in which he says: "I think this is where I stop even if it’s at least [to protect] the honor of YG and BIGBANG." A few hours after posting this message to Instagram, a songwriter YGM at YG Entertainment's sub-label, THE BLACK LABEL, hinted on his Instagram story that Seungri did not voluntarily leave YG, but was instead expelled. He posted a screenshot of a comment saying that Seungri was "fooling around by telling people that he voluntarily left when he was actually kicked out" and replied to it with one word: "Real". This was met with outrage, and people began leaving disparaging comments towards Seungri in response. Shortly after, YGM deleted his Instagram account with no explanation. Because YG didn't officially make a statement on the matter, the validity of YGM's comment cannot be verified. Debuting in 2006, BIGBANG was rumored to be making a comeback this year, but with Seungri "quitting" and his scandal shining a negative light on the group's name, fans speculate they won't be returning from hiatus, or at least the comeback will be postponed for the time being. The year is 2014. South Korean singer and rapper Heize releases her self-titled debut EP. Fast forward a couple of years and she bursts onto the K-Pop mainstream scene with the MV for "Shut Up & Groove", her hit song featuring fellow artist DEAN. A few years and EPs later, we're in the present day, and Heize announces she will be releasing her first full-length album titled "She's Fine" on March 19. Seen below is a teaser visual posted to her official Facebook page on March 10.
Yesterday Billie Eilish released her new single titled "Wish You Were Gay". The song had previously circulated on the Internet, but this is the first time it was professionally recorded and officially released on music streaming platforms. Eilish also posted a video to YouTube explaining her creative process in writing the song, as well as its meaning. The song is about your typical unrequited love dilemma, a girl vying for attention from a guy who isn't interested in her (he doesn't answer her messages, and he shows up for dinner extremely late). However, there's a twist; Eilish speculates that perhaps the guy she is crushing on isn't interested because of his sexual orientation. "When someone doesn't love you, it makes you wonder why," Eilish says in the YouTube video. "Do I smell weird? Your mind goes to all these different places and, the thing is like, what's wrong with me? If only there was a reason. I wish you were gay to spare my pride, to give your lack of interest in me an explanation." Finneas O'Connell, Eilish's brother and producer, adds, "It's painful to love somebody who doesn't love you back." Lyrics in the song include: "Don't say I'm not your type, just say that I'm not your preferred sexual orientation." The brother-sister duo also want to make it clear that the song isn't meant to be offensive in any way. As it turns out, the guy Eilish wrote the song about actually came out to her as gay. Eilish's highly anticipated debut album 'When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' is set to be released on March 29. |
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