E-Girls’ 1st album Lesson 1 will be released on April 17.
The album contains 14 songs, including their first 5 singles.
The limited edition comes with a DVD featuring 6 music videos and a bonus track recorded at Exile Live Tour 2011 Tower of Wish.
Moreover, E-Girls’ 5th single Candy Smile is on sale since March 13.
AKB48 Super Festival and 5th Senbatsu General Election 2013 will be held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama.
AKB48 Super Festival ~Nissan Stadium, Chicchie! Chicchakunaishi!!~ (AKB48スーパーフェスティバル ～ 日産スタジアム、小(ち)っちぇっ! 小(ち)っちゃくないし!! ～) will start at 15:00. All groups (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48) will perform at the concert.
Then, AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo will be held at 17:30. The voting period will run from May 21 to June 7. The single will be released in August. This time, former members who have been part of a group during more than 4 years, as Maeda Atsuko for example, will be able to stand for the election if they want.
Mano Erina Memorial Concert 2013 Otome Legend ~For the Best Friends~ (真野恵里菜 メモリアルコンサート 2013「Otome Legend ～For the Best Friends～」) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 22.
Mano Erina’s graduation concert was held on February 23 at Nakano Sun Plaza.
The DVD and the Blu-ray contain all the songs and MCs performed during ManoEri’s last solo live. They also include her graduation ceremony from Hello! Project featuring Tsugunaga Momoko (Berryz Kōbō) and Yajima Maimi (°C-ute) as special guests. Hello! Project Kenshuusei members, including Miyamoto Karin and Takagi Sayuki from Juice=Juice, appeared as backdancers.
Cheeky Parade’s 1st regular TV variety show Kanagawa Nien (カナガワニエン) will start airing on April 22.
The show will be broadcasted every Monday night at 22:30 on TV Kanagawa (TVK, テレビ神奈川).
The program will be hosted by actor Yamazaki Shinegori. Cheeky Parade members will appear as assistant MC.
Moreover, Cheeky Parade’s 2nd single C.P.U !? will be released on April 10.
Kasai Tomomi (AKB48) will be starring in the drama Meshibana Deka Tachibana (めしばな刑事タチバナ).
The story is based on the manga of the same title. Kasai Tomomi will play the role of a policewoman.
Meshibana Deka Tachibana will start airing on April 10. The series will be broadcasted every Wednesday on TV Tokyo.
Moreover, Kasai Tomomi will perform the ending song for the drama. The song will be released as her 2nd solo single on May 8.
Tomato n’ Pine’s live DVD The First and the Last Pop Song 4ever (PS4E) ~散開~ will be released on April 24.
The DVD features Tomapai’s last concert held on December 29, 2012 at Nishi-Azabu Eleven, Tokyo. It contains the 18 songs performed during the live, including their greatest hits.
It comes with a 48-page photobook as a bonus item.
Tomato n’ Pine disbanded after 3 years and of half of activity at the end of this final event.
SKE48 no Magical Radio 3 (SKE48のマジカル・ラジオ3) will be released on DVD on August 2.
The DVD box set contains the 12 episodes of season 3 of the variety show starring SKE48 members.
The limited edition includes an extra disc featuring making-of, live and backstage footage, interviews, unreleased footage, and episode 13 Uiro Fujin (ういろう夫人).
SKE48 no Magical Radio season 3 started airing on January 20. The show is broadcasted every week on Sunday night on NTV (Nippon Television).
AKB48 and SKE48 member Kitahara Rie will appear in the drama Kazoku Game (家族ゲーム).
Kazoku Game will start airing on April 17. The series will be broadcasted every Wednesday at 22:00 on Fuji TV.
The drama is based on the 1983 movie of the same title.
Kitahara Rie will play the role of a high school student who is the girlfriend of the eldest son of the main characters’ family.
Up Up Girls 2nd Live Roppongi Kessen (アップアップガールズ（仮）2ndライブ六本木決戦（仮）) will be released on DVD on April 3.
The DVD features the 22 songs performed during the concert.
Up Up Girls 2nd Live Roppongi Kessen was held on December 15 in Laforet Museum Roppongi, Tokyo.
Moreover, Up Up Girls’ new single Next Stage / Ano Saka no Ue made (Next Stage / あの坂の上まで、) will be released on April 10.
