Muto Chiharu launched a solo career.
After leaving the J-Pop groups Flower and E-Girls in October 2014, Muto Chiharu devoted herself to her studies abroad. Almost three years later, she returned to the entertainment industry.
Muto Chiharu’s debut single is entitled Nobody Like You and was released on August 16 under the indie label B-CREW Records.
The new single of 9nine was revealed !
It will be called SunSunSunrise / Yurutopia (SunSunSunrise/ゆるとぴあ) and will be released on August 16th.
The single was produced by Trevor Horn.
The SunSunSunrise song is the theme of Stan Lee’s animated film, The Reflection !, a film in which the members of 9nine participated as voice actresses.
The new single of Up Up Girls (2) will be relesed on August 15.
It will be entitled Sun! ×3 / Ni no Ashi Dancing (Sun!×3/二の足 Dancing) and will released under the label T-Palette Records.
The title of the song Sun! ×3 is pronounced Sun! Sun! Sun!.
The idol group Pinky! Nora & Petra (ピンキー! ノーラ&ペトラ) will release its debut single Aurora to Peace (オーロラとピース) on August 23.
This new idol group consists of Fujisaki Ayane, nicknamed Pinky (from Dempagumi.inc), and the duo Nora and Petra (from Dear Stars☆) from Finland. They formed this idol group last July ; their debut was announced at the recent DearStage Showcase 2017 event.
Check out the MV. It was shot in the Akebono Kodomo no Mori Park in Saitama Prefecture.
Momoiro Clover Z released their 18th single BLAST! on August 2.
The theme of this single is sport, endurance and the Olympics.
In the MV for BLAST!, each girl participates in an event where they sing while participating in a judo competition, fencing, weightlifting and table tennis against other Japanese athletes. Namely that the next Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo in Japan in 2020.
The new single High Tension! Wagga Jinsei! / Wadachi (ハイテンション！我っが人生！/轍) of Ciao Bella Cinquetti was released on August 2.
It has a double A-side.
Check out the music videos of the two main songs.
E-Girls are back this summer with a new single Love☆Queen which was released on July 26th.
E-Girls underwent a major line-up change within the group in May and June ; and now has 11 members.
Check out the MVs for Love☆Queen and Smile For Me below.
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