“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has returned to the studio, minus the audience, after filming from Fallon’s home during the COVID-19 shutdown.
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Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema, Japan Cuts, has selected 30 features and 12 shorts for a 2020 edition that will take place entirely online due to continued corona disruption.Running July 17-30, the traditionally New York-based event will instead be available across the country via a digital platform set up in partnership with Festival Scope and Shift72.
Films will be made available to rent with a limited number or
.“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has returned to the studio, minus the audience, after filming from Fallon’s home during the COVID-19 shutdown.
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
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Hey! Say! JUMP's "Last Mermaid…" blasts in at No. 1 on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated June 29 to July 5, extending the streak of Johnny's boy bands leading the song chart.The title song of the eight-member group's 27th single leads physical sales and look-ups, while also faring relatively well in radio airplay (No.
Japanese singer EXILE ATSUSHI of the popular J-pop group EXILE recently contributed his platform and smooth vocals to a cause to support musicians who have lost their source of income due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOver the last couple of years, executive producers Jennifer Lane and Michael Williams have had their hands full.
This is very special. Perez was with Lady GaGa in Osaka in August of 2009. They went to this hole-in-the-wall gay nightspot and she spontaneously got up and performed Just Dance. It’s a very sweet memory. We had the best time!
Next week, BTS will be dropping Map of the Soul: The Journey, which will not just feature Japanese versions of songs from Map of the Soul: 7, but additional new tracks too for ARMY to obsess over. Their fourth Japanese album features the title track, Stay Gold, which has managed to warm hearts all around the world for its positive vibe and has peaked at #1 on iTunes Top Songs chart in 82 countries.
J-pop band Mrs. GREEN APPLE recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with fans in a very 2020 way: They created a special band-themed island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the popular Nintendo Switch game keeping players around the world busy during this period of social distancing.
Kanji Yamanouchi, the Consul General of Japan in New York, rang in July 4th with a Jimi Hendrix-inspired rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”The 62-year-old, bow-tied clad diplomat crushed a version of the American national anthem on an electric guitar in a video posted to the consulate’s official Facebook page this week.“This year marks the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the very first Japanese delegation to the United States and New York City,” he said.
Meanwhile, "Kousui" is enjoying the effects of media exposure, ruling video this week by adding a whopping 10 million views to its weekly total, jumping to 17,489,687 views from last week's 7,224,834.The ballad was also nonexistent on karaoke platforms before the shutdown but has been added starting this week, and considering that it took off on TikTok powered by users' covers, it's expected to soar in the karaoke metric in the coming weeks as well.The first No.
Rebecca Davis editorTencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has established a strategic partnership with Japan’s CoMix Wave Films Inc., the animation studio and distribution firm best known for works by helmer Makoto Shinkai.The new partnership will see the original soundtracks from 17 popular Japanese animated films put up on TME’s music platforms: QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and KTV app WeSing.Two of Shinkai’s films have been hits in China in recent years.
Gospellers celebrating 25 years in music and the boy band DISH//, whose latest version of "Neko" written by hitmaker Aimyon is taking off, mainly on social media.
Tom Grater, Jill Goldsmith Yesterday’s news that the European Union will not lift travel restrictions on the U.S. due to the scale of the country’s ongoing coronavirus outbreak prompted concerns about the re-start of American film and TV production based in Europe.As of today (July 1), travelers from 15 countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and China can cross borders into the EU, but the U.S.
Jill Goldsmith The Council of the European Union has kept restrictions on travel from the U.S. in place even as it lifts them for 15 other countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and China starting tomorrow, July 1.U.S.
It goes without saying that the ARMY is looking forward to getting their hands on Vogue Japan's upcoming issue featuring BTS. The seven-member Korean band - comprising of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook - dressed to kill in the cover picture.
Dade Hayes Finance EditorA new forecast from agency giant GroupM sees total global advertising declining 10% in 2020, counting U.S. political dollars, with international damage the worst in countries like Brazil, Japan and the UK.The mid-year forecast assesses all media, projecting a return to previous levels by 2022.