Rising J-Pop Duo YOASOBI Tops Japan Hot 100 With Third-Highest Video Views in Chart History

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The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo criticized Japan's public broadcaster NHK on Tuesday for airing an "offensive and insensitive" anime video that attempted to explain the Black Lives Matter movement and the ongoing protests against police brutality that have swept the United States.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentJapanese public broadcaster NHK has apologized following a furor over an animated video purporting to explain the Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S.The video aired on NHK’s Sunday “The World Now” program and was uploaded to the broadcaster’s Twitter feed.

Official HIGE DANdism dominated the Billboard Japan 2020 mid-year charts, with their mega-hit song "Pretender" ruling the Japan Hot 100 and the band leading the artist ranking, both a first milestone for the breakout pop-rockers.Official HIGE DANdism, often referred to as HIGE DAN, formed in 2012 and made their major-label debut in April 2018.

Japanese band MAN WITH A MISSION shared the track list for the third album in their trilogy of 10th anniversary projects, called MAN WITH A "BEST" MISSION.

Japanese band MAN WITH A MISSION shared the track list for the third album in their trilogy of 10th anniversary projects, called MAN WITH A "BEST" MISSION.The greatest-hits collection dropping July 15 follows the band's previous two 10th anniversary sets: the first, a collection of B-sides and covers, and the second featuring remixes.

YOASOBI's "Yoru ni kakeru" logs its second week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated May 25 to 31, marking the rising group's first consecutive weeks at No. 1.Figures for the track hold steady for the most part, with streaming at 8,818,302 streams (8,335,490 last week), video views at 13,819,547 plays (13,890,300), and downloads at 15,059 units (14,003).Eito's "Kousui" rises a notch to No.

YOASOBI's "Yoru ni kakeru" logs its second week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated May 25 to 31, marking the rising group's first consecutive weeks at No. 1.

When totally preventable tragedy strikes anywhere in the world, it’s the fashion among Americans to respond with a three-word bromide: “Thoughts and prayers.” Notre Dame’s burning? Thoughts and prayers. Tsunami causing a nuclear reactor meltdown in Japan? Thoughts and prayers.

Remember Britney, folks?

Japanese hip-hop trio Dos Monos dropped a new single called "Civil Rap Song," featuring a recording of an interview by Taiwan's digital minister Audrey Tang (Tang Feng) on Tuesday (May 26).The track incorporates select quotes from Tang's in-depth interview in March, in which she spoke with Kei Wakabayashi of Black Swan Publishing.

This Morning presenter and radio host Lisa Snowdon has been engaged to boyfriend George Smart since 2017. Lisa, who also enjoyed romances with George Clooney and David Walliams, announced their plans to wed.The 48 year old – who starred in the 2016 series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! – described her future husband as her "best friend".

Naomi Osaka is making history.

HBO Max is coming in hot with a ton of new content, many new titles of which will be available at launch. The WarnerMedia streaming service will boast HBO's entire premium original content slate, along with other TV favorites like The Big Bang Theory, Friends, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, along with 20 films from Japan's iconic Studio Ghibli house.

Naomi Osaka has just made history by hitting a big milestone.

J-pop singer-songwriter Motohiro Hata shared a video of his at-home performance of "Love Letter" from his latest studio album, Copernicus, created remotely with his touring band members.

J-pop singer-songwriter Motohiro Hata shared a video of his at-home performance of "Love Letter" from his latest studio album, Copernicus, created remotely with his touring band members.The "Raspberry Lover" artist had a tour promoting the album set for March through May, but the entire trek had to be indefinitely postponed due to coronavirus.

Rising indie singer-songwriter Eito scored his first No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 with "Kousui," the TikTok-generated hit that debuted on the tally just four weeks ago.