Idoling!!! Minami no Shima Tsuini Yume no Hawaii ni Kichaimashita ng!!! (アイドリング！！！南の島ついに夢のハワイに来ちゃいましたング！！！) will be released on Blu-ray on July 26.
The filming was shot in Hawaii. This gravure Blu-ray features footage of Idoling!!! members playing game tournaments, wearing swimsuits or cosplay outfits, going shopping…
It has 2 discs.
Erika announced her graduation from Lyrical School. She will participate in her last live performance on June 28 in Shibuya in Tokyo.
The announcement was made on May 19 at Tower Records Shinjuku during a release event held for their new single Parade.
Erika is the leader of Lyrical School. She joined the idol group as an original member in 2010 when it was known as Tengal6.
Momoiro Clover’s new album Iriguchi no Nai Deguchi (入口のない出口) will be released on June 5.
This best-of album celebrates Momoclo’s 5th anniversary. It includes some songs released on their indies era. It also contains new versions of Rough Style (ラフスタイル) and Ano Sora e Mukatte (あの空へ向かって).
The limited ediitions come with either a DVD or a Blu-ray featuring 2 music videos.
Berryz Kobo will hold their first one-man live at Nippon Budokan on November 29.
The announcement was made by Tsunku♂ on May 19 during Hello! Project Premium Live. This event celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall.
°C-ute will also hold their annual concert °C-ute no Hi 2013 Queen of J-Pop ~Tadoritsuita Onna Senshi~ (°C-uteの日2013 Queen of J-Pop～たどり着いた女戦士～) at Nippon Budokan on September 10.
More details on the event will be announced later.
The drama Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari ~2012 Aki no Tokubetsu Hen~ (奇妙な物語〜2012秋の特別編〜) starring Oshima Yuko (AKB48) will be released on DVD on August 7.
The DVD includes the 5 episodes of the drama aired last fall on Fuji TV.
Oshima Yuko plays in the 1st story titled Shinrei Appli (心霊アプリ).
Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari is a TV series broadcast since 1990. Each story is independent of the others.
Momoclo will release Momoiro Clover Z Japan Tour 2013 5th Dimension on DVD and Blu-ray on July 24.
The concert was recorded on March 17 at Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya. The setlist includes amainly songs from their latest album.
Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ) Japan Tour 2013 5th Dimension was held from March 12 to 31.
Moreover, an analog edition of the album 5th Dimension will go on sale on August 4. It will be available on 2 LPs.
Babymetal will perform at Summer Sonic 2013.
The concerts will be held on August 10-11 in Tokyo (Chiba) and Osaka.
Summer Sonic 2013 is a rock festival which will be held simultenaously in both cities.
Many famous Japanese and foreign artists such as Muse, Metallica, Linkin Park, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fall Out Boy, One Ok Rock, Man with a Mission… will participate in the event.
Sakura Gakuin will release their live DVD The Road to Graduation Final ~Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo Sotsugyou~ (～さくら学院 2012年度 卒業～) on July 3.
The DVD includes 17 songs performed by Sakura Gakuin and its sub-units including Babymetal.
The concert took place on March 31 at Tokyo International Forum.
The graduation ceremony of Nakamoto Suzuka and Sugimoto Mariri was held during this event. The former leader also performed a solo song.
BiS’ new single DiE (ディーアイイー) will be released on June 26.
3 editions are available. The tracklist is the same for each one of them. The CD contains an acappella and an instrumental version of the 2 songs.
The MV version comes with a DVD featuring the music video and making-of footage.
The Live version includes BiS concert Idol Is Dead -Repetition- held on October 21, 2012, at Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo.
Kawashima Umika (9nine) will be starring in the drama Pin to Kona (ぴんとこな).
Pin to Kona is based on the manga of the same name by Shimaki Ako published on the monthly Japanese shoujo manga magazine Cheese!.
The drama will start airing in July. It will be broadcast every Thursday evening at 21:00 on TBS.
Tamamori Yuta (Kis-My-Ft2), Nakayama Yuma (NYC), Matsumura Hokuto and Jesse (Johnny’s Jr) will also play in the series.