Official HIGE DANdism's "I LOVE…" jumps to No. 1 on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Feb. 3 to 9, rising from No. 6 a week before the physical version goes on sale.
Japan Box Office Leaps to $2.4 Billion Record in 2019
29.01.2020 - 07:51 / variety.com
The Japanese box office leaped by 17% in 2019 to set a record $2.4 billion score, according to figures announced Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, locally known as Eirin. The previous high was the $2.2 billion recorded in 2016.
The Makoto Shinkai animation “Weathering with You” was the highest earning film among both local and foreign releases with a gross of $129 million.
Local films took a majority share with 54% or $1.3 billion, while foreign films grabbed a 46%
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08.02.2020 / 04:51
Daiki Tsuneta of Japan's King Gnu Plays Cello at New York Fashion Week: Watch
King Gnu's Daiki Tsuneta displayed his classical roots this week, traveling to New York to play cello at the Masonic Hall NYC. The guitarist and leader of Japan's breakout mixture band contributed his musicianship to the N.HOOLYWOOD COMPILE 2020 fall collection fashion show on Tuesday (Feb. 4).
billboard.com
08.02.2020 / 02:51
J-Pop Girl Group STU48 Debuts Atop Japan Hot 100, Billie Eilish Hits Top 10 After Grammy Win
J-pop girl group STU48's fourth single, "Mubou na yume wa samerukoto ga nai" -- which loosely translates to "reckless dreams never end" -- sold 332,691 copies in its first week to debut at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Jan.
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01.02.2020 / 03:11
Japan's SKY-HI & Thai Singer Stamp Unite for Trilingual Single: Watch Lyric Video
J-pop rapper and singer SKY-HI shared the lyric video for his latest single, "Don't Worry Baby Be Happy," featuring Thai hitmaker Stamp.The video uses live footage from SKY-HI's Round A Ground 2019 concert from December, where the two stars premiered the song before a packed crowd."Don't Worry Baby Be Happy" is a stylish mid-tempo number contrasting SKY-HI's emphatic rapping skills with Stamp's mellow yet robust voice.
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01.02.2020 / 02:21
SixTONES' 'Imitation Rain' Tops Japan Hot 100 as Streams for King Gnu Soar
Two new Johnny's boy bands' debut singles dominated the top two positions on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Jan. 20 to 26, with SixTONES' "Imitation Rain" coming out on top at No.
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31.01.2020 / 07:06
Evanescence's Amy Lee to Join Wagakki Band Orchestra Show at Japan's Osaka-Jo Hall
Japan's Wagakki Band will perform a one-night-only special show titled the "Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2" on Feb.
hollywoodreporter.com
28.01.2020 / 21:31
Japan's Box Office Hit All-Time High in 2019
The Japanese box office jumped more than 17 percent to a record $2.39 billion (261 billion yen) in 2019, with admissions up more than 15 percent to 194,910, the highest attendance since 1971.Despite a slowly shrinking population and the rise of streaming platforms, astrong lineup of films, rising wages for the young, low unemployment and a rise in leisure timedue to government work reforms all helped drive the record box office numbers.Hollywood's share rose slightly to 45.6 percent, its
variety.com
23.01.2020 / 15:16
Tokyo Olympics Brings Upheaval to Japan’s Summer Events Schedule
The Tokyo Olympics, to be held from July 24 to Aug. 9, and Paralympics, scheduled for Aug. 25 to Sept. 9, are affecting Japan’s big summer events. Everything from fireworks displays to music festivals have chosen to shift dates or even cancel altogether.
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22.01.2020 / 15:16
Revolve Around the World: Shop the Japan 2020 Trip
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20.01.2020 / 20:51
Netflix Snaps Up Rights to Studio Ghibli Films Outside North America, Japan
Netflix has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the full film catalog from beloved Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli for everywhere in the world outside North America and Japan.The landmark deal, unveiled Monday through French distribution partner Wild Bunch International, represents the first time that all 21 Ghibli films — including Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, among others — will be made available via streaming on a worldwide
