KAT-TUN Let’s Out a Roar with Upcoming Release!

Three-member Johnny’s boy group KAT-TUN announced that they will be releasing a brand single titled “Roar” on March 10th. This will be the latest release done by the boys since their album IGNITE back in July of 2019 and will be their 28th single overall. Set to the theme song for member Kazuhiro Kamenashi’s drama レッドアイズ 監視捜査班 (Red eyes Kanshi Sosahan), the boys look to shake up norm by releasing five editions: a CD-only standard edition, two limited editions that will include a bonus DVD or Blu-ray, and three special editions that will be CD-only.

The single will drop with three tracks along with an instrumental version, the B-side tracks will be different across all editions, and the special edition B-side song will include a solo song by the members for each of the editions. Not to be out done by the limited and special editions, the standard edition will include a bonus fourth track, totaling the track listing to a plentiful ten songs for the release. The footage on the DVD and Blu-ray will include the music video for “Roar” along with a making-of featurette. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out KAT-TUN’s latest live video “DANGER” along with the pre-order links for all five editions and a bonus sixth bundle edition below!

Standard edition

Limited DVD/Blu-ray edition

Special edition 1

Special edition 2

Special edition 3

Bundle edition

KAT-TUN「Roar」

Standard Edition

CD

01. Roar

02. Untitled Track G

03. Untitled Track H

04. to the NEXT

05. Roar（Instrumental）

06. Untitled Track G（Instrumental）

07. Untitled Track H（Instrumental）

08. to the NEXT（Instrumental）

Special Edition 1

CD

01. Roar

02. Untitled Track A

03. Untitled Track B（Kazuhiro Kamenashi Solo Track）

04. Untitled Track A（Instrumental）

05. Untitled Track B（Instrumental）

Special Edition 2

CD

01. Roar

02. Untitled Track C

03. Untitled Track D（Tatsuya Ueda Solo Track）

04. Untitled Track C（Instrumental）

05. Untitled Track D（Instrumental）

Special Edition 3

CD

01. Roar

02. Untitled Track E

03. Untitled Track F（Yuichi Nakamaru Solo Track）

04. Untitled Track E（Instrumental）

05. Untitled Track F（Instrumental）

Limited Edition

CD

01. Roar

DVD / Blu-ray

・「Roar」 Music Video＋Making

J Storm Lauches YouTube Channel And Brings A Storm of Videos!

Record label J Storm consists of the labels J Storm, Johnny’s Entertainment Record, and INFINITY RECORDS and the famous artists Johnnys West, KinKi Kids, Hey! Say! JUMP, KAT-TUN, Arashi, and many more! J Storm has begun uploading music videos and live concert videos to their official YouTube Channel! The music video uploads so far currently consist of KinKi Kids “KANZAI BOYA”, Kanjani8 “Re:LIVE”, Hey! Say! JUMP “Your Song”, and Johnnys WEST “Shouko”. Live concert video of the track “DANGER” by KAT-TUN from their arena tour IGNITE and “BRAVE” by Arashi from their ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5x20 tour have been released so far. Make sure to subscribe to J Storm’s YouTube page for more music videos and live concert clips! Check out the latest music video “Your Song” by Hey! Say! JUMP below!

Tuneback Tuesday For The Fourth Week Of March

Let’s turn back the hands of time as we look back at the songs that made the Japanese music industry what it was on the Oricon Weekly Chart. This week we look back at the fourth week of March for both 2010 and 2015, where an actor turned singer Yusuke Kamiji and  Japanese boy group KAT-TUN reigned supreme with “Lion” and “Kiss Kiss Kiss” respectively. But just what exactly made these songs so great?

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Yusuke Kamiji [ ライオン]

Yusuke Kamiji is an actor who started working in the music industry in 2009 and went by the name Yusuke. “Lion” is the fourth single that Kamaiji released and was the second and his last single to hit number one. “Lion” was used as part of the marketing campaign for Marukome which is a miso soup company. “Lion” is a fun upbeat number that is full of energy that was composed by CUBE JUICE, which helped it leap towards the number one spot and sell just under 100,000 copies.

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KAT-TUN [Kiss Kiss Kiss]

KAT-TUN had been on the scene for almost ten years having gotten started in 2006. “Kiss Kiss Kiss” is KAT-TUN’s twenty-fourth single overall and features only four members instead of the original six as they had already lost two members. “Kiss Kiss Kiss” was used as the main theme for the TV Asahi drama Second Love which stared Kazuya Kamenashi who is a member of the group. The track is a fun upbeat number that is very easy to listen to, composed by Ocean94, and the lyrics were written by 25→graffiti. “Kiss Kiss Kiss” dominated the charts that week managing to sell just over 150,000 copies. 

Jin Akanishi Gives Fans His Best!

Japanese vocalist, songwriter, producer, actor, and former KAT-TUN member Jin Akanishi unveiled his first greatest hits album OUR BEST which is set for release April 22! OUR BEST will include a total of 32 songs spread between two discs. The first disc is titled “YOUR BEST”, as it features tracks that were chosen by members of Jin-san’s Fanclub. The second disc, “MY BEST”, will contain songs chosen by Jin-san himself. The regular edition holds its own, as it will contain two bonus tracks which will not be included on the limited edition versions. The track listing will have songs from Jin’s career with Go Good Label along with tracks before his solo career which will be re-recorded and remastered.

OUR BEST will come in three types which span over five editions in total. Type A Limited Editions will come in CD + Blu-ray and CD + DVD editions which will include 12 music videos. Type B Limited Editions will also come in CD + Blu-ray and CD + DVD editions which will include a documentary which tracks five years of Jin’s solo career and includes the MCs from his concert tours. As mentioned earlier, the CD-regular edition will include two bonus tracks: “But I Miss You” and the new track “Alone”. All editions will include 32 tracks spread between two discs.

Pre-order links are below, along with a tentative track listing. Also check out Jin’s latest video “THANK YOU”, which was used as the promotional track for his album THANK YOU, which was released last May.

Jin Akanishi/OUR BEST

Type A CD+Blu-ray Limited Edition

Type A CD+DVD Limited Edition

Type B CD+Blu-ray Limited Edition

Type B CD+DVD Limited Edition

Regular Edition

Track listing:

YOUR BEST

・Care
・Wonder
・ムラサキ
・Eternal
・Oowah
・Hey What's Up?
・Key To Your Heart
・アイナルホウエ
・Love Song
・Good Time
・Lucky
・Let Me Talk To U
・Baby
・Christmas Morning（2015 Mix Ver.）
・We'll Be Alright
・Summer Kinda Love
・But I Miss You（※通常盤ボーナストラック）

MY BEST
・Sun Burns Down
・Aphrodisiac
・Summer Loving
・New Life
・Slow
・Mi Amor
・Baila
・We The Party
・Dayum
・We The Fire
・Blessed
・Fill Me Up
・Yesterday
・Opaque（Rearranged）
・THANK YOU
・Love Yourself
・Alone（※通常盤ボーナストラック）

Type A Limited Edition

Music Video
・Good Time
・Mi Amor
・Let Me Talk To U
・Choo Choo SHITAIN
・Summer Kinda Love
・Fill Me Up
・Yesterday
・Feelin'
・THANK YOU
・OohLaLa
・Thoughts
・Baby

Type B Limited Edition

・「JIN AKANISHI 5th Anniversary Our Years Film」
・別に大して面白くないけどコンサートのMC集

※楽曲「Blessed」は、2つ目のeにグレイヴアクセント付きが正式表記。

Jin Akanishi and Ryo Nishikido Form New Unit!

Former Johnny’s members Jin Akanishi and Ryo Nishikido announced on December 9th that they have formed a new unit titled N/A. They dropped their first teaser trailer on December 6th called “MEN IN THE ARENA” to promote their collaboration and global record contract under Warner Music Japan. They kick off their activities in May, including a concert in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 24!

Jin Akanishi is a former member of the popular Johnny’s boy group KAT-TUN who debuted as a solo artist in 2010 with much success from there on. Ryo Nishikido is a former member of two other popular Johnny’s boy groups, NEWS and Kanjani8. Ryo-san left NEWS in 2011 and left Kanjani8 in September 2019 to pursue a solo career. He recently debuted as a solo artist and released his first album, Nomad, last December 11.

Check out the teaser trailer for N/A below and look forward to more news.