Hey! Say! JUMP Rules Japan Hot 100 as New Girl Group NiziU Leads Albums Chart

After gaining international acclaim with his Cannes prize-winning family drama “Harmonium,” Japanese director Kōji Fukada returned with “A Girl Missing,” reuniting with actress Mariko Tsutsui for a slow-burning mystery thriller which premiered at Locarno Film Festival last year before going on to play at the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival. And now, the film’s (virtual) release approaches this Friday July 31st.

Christopher Nolan's has a release date. The film was initially set to be released July 17, before first being pushed back to July 31 and then to Aug.

Christopher Nolan's has a release date. The film was initially set to be released July 17, before first being pushed back to July 31 and then to Aug.

Shawn Mendes just added another tattoo to his already fabulous collection of ink on his body. The 21-year-old Lost in Japan singer-songwriter debuted his new ink, via tattoo artist Kane Navasard‘s Instagram, on July 26.

Shawn Mendes just got such a sweet new tattoo!

The live entertainment industry in Japan had been growing at an uninterrupted pace since the year 2000, supporting the Japanese music scene as CD sales continue to plummet. But this year, the coronavirus pandemic put that growth to a halt, with most concerts being cancelled or postponed since the end of February. Many people working in the music industry found themselves out of jobs, and numerous smaller concert venues have been forced to shut down permanently.

Natalie Portman is one star who doesn’t just impress us with her acting skills, but her many other talents off-screen too – like being able to speak in multiple languages including Hebrew, German, Japanese, French and Spanish.

YOASOBI's "Yoru ni kakeru" logs its fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, returning to the top spot after leading streaming for the eighth week and video views for the seventh.

Map of the Soul: 7 - The Journey, which is BTS' fourth Japanese album, has already been on a spree of breaking and setting records even though it's just been over a week since it released. Not only did MOTS: 7 - The Journey reach #1 on the US, UK and Japan iTunes Top Songs chart, but the album also charted at No.

July 2020 belonged to BTS as they finally released their highly-awaited Japanese album, Map of the Soul: 7 - The Journey. While the album included Japanese versions of their several hit songs like On, Black Swan, Boy With Luv and Idol, there were also brand new tracks like the lead single, Stay Gold, as well as Jungkook's composed song, Your Eyes Tell.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorHiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later, the two hour documentary co-produced by A+E Networks International, History U.S. and Hulu Japan, will premiere on Hulu Japan and History in the U.S.

This week, BTS is dominating the music world with the release of their fourth Japanese album, Map of the Soul: 7 The Journey. The album contains the Japanese versions of the tracks from their massively successful last outing, Map of the Soul: 7, with a few new tracks like the lead single, Stay Gold, and Your Eyes Tell.

TWICE's new single, "Fanfare," lands at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100 with 208,778 copies sold in its first week. On the chart dated July 6 to 12, the multinational girl group leads physical sales while faring well in Twitter mentions (No. 2), look-ups (No. 3), and radio airplay (No. 4).

BTS unveiled their new Japanese-language album, Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~ on Tuesday (July 14).The K-pop idols' fourth Japanese LP (and second full-length of 2020), the new studio set features Japanese versions of songs originally featured on 2018's Love Yourself: Answer, 2019's Map of the Soul: Persona and 2020's Map of the Soul: 7, including hit singles like "Boy With Luv," "Black Swan," "Fake Love" and "Dionysus."The album also includes pre-release single "Stay Gold" and three other

Yuzu became the first act to perform onstage at Japanese ticketing and publishing company Pia's new arena in Yokohama, Pia Arena MM, live streaming their hit "Eikou No Kakehashi" ("Bridge of Glory," in English) on Friday (July 10).Pia Arena MM was originally slated to kick off April 25-26 with two concerts by the super duo, but the shows had to be cancelled and the arena's opening postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic, like most other events and concerts in Japan around that time.Fast

BTS' world domination is seriously no joke! The septet, who will be releasing their fourth Japanese album, Map of the Soul: The Journey, on July 15, has been on a record-breaking spree with present and past songs.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerGravitas Ventures has obtained the North American rights Machine, a documentary about the rise of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning from I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead filmmaker Justin Krook.