Kamen Rider Girls‘ 7th single SSS ~Shock Shocker Shockest~ will be released on July 24.
For this single, Kamen Rider Girls are credited as Shocker Girls as they are supposed to have been “altered by an evil organization”.
The limited edition contains a bonus DVD including the music video.
It is the main theme song for the event Shocker no Himitsu Kichi (ショッカーの秘密基地) to be held this summer.
Cheeky Parade’s 3rd single Mugendai Shoujo A (無限大少女∀) will be released on September 4.
The CD edition includes a bonus track.
The CD+DVD edition comes with a DVD featuring the music video.
The first press releases include a ticket for a handshake event with the members of Cheeky Parade.
Mugendai Shoujo ∀ was chosen as the theme song for TBS’ Natsu Sacas 2013 (夏サカス2013).
Up Up Girls’ new single Summer Beam / Up Up Typhoon (サマービーム / アップアップタイフーン) will be released on July 24.
It is a double A-side single.
The CD contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.
Summer Beam was written and composed by PandaBoy.
The lyrics of Up Up Typhoon were written by Nobe. The music was composed by Michitomo.
Hashimoto Nanami (Nogizaka46) will be acting in the drama Summer Nude.
The story is about a love triangle. Hashimoto Nanami has a supporting role.
Summer Nude will start airing on July 8. The series will be broadcast every week on Monday evenings at 21:00 on Fuji TV.
AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013 (AKB48 34thシングル選抜じゃんけん大会) will be held on September 18.
The event will take place at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
The top 16 members will be featured in AKB48’s 34th single to be released in late 2013. The winner will get the center position.
It will be the 4th edition of the annual event.
The AKB48 Janken Tournament was won by Uchida Mayumi in 2010, Shinoda Mariko in 2011, and Shimazaki Haruka in 2012.
SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and Kenkyuusei will participate in the competition in addition to the regular members of AKB48. However, only a limited number of members from each sister group will be selected after a preliminary round.
Take Off’s new single Run will be released on July 3.
The coupling songs are different depending on the version of the CD.
All editions come with a bonus DVD featuring the music video.
Take Off is an idol unit based in Osaka. It is their 2nd single.
LoVendoR 1st Live Tour 2013 Ver.2 (LoVendoЯファーストライブツアー2013 Ver.2) will be held from July 11 to August 30.
12 concert dates are scheduled in various prefectures across Japan.
°C-ute’s 22nd single Kanashiki Amefuri / Adam to Eve no Dilemma (悲しき雨降り / アダムとイブのジレンマ) will be released on July 10.
It is a double A-side single. The coupling song is different depending on the version.
The limited editions come with a bonus DVD featuring the music videos and their dance-shot or close-up versions.
HKT48‘s variety show HaKaTa Hyakkaten 2 (HaKaTa百貨店2号館) will be released on DVD on September 18.
The program is presented by Sashihara Rino.
Some members from AKB48 (Ichikawa Miori, Shimada Haruka, Umeda Ayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Oba Mina), SKE48 (Matsui Rena, Matsui Jurina), and Nogizaka46 (Ikoma Rina) participated in this 2nd season of HaKaTa Hyakkaten as guests.
T-Palette Mini All Stars’ 1st single Bad Blood / Hereafter will be released on August 21.
T-Palette Mini All Stars is a special idol unit consisting of members from Up Up Girls, Vanilla Beans, Caramel Ribbon, and Lyrical School’s Mei.
The single includes the 2 theme songs for the horror movie 讐 ~Ada~. All these idol play in the movie.
The lyrics were written by Iwaki Yumi. The music was composed by Osumi Tomotaka.
Moreover, 讐 ~Ada~ will go on sale on DVD and Blu-ray on the same date.