Acid Black Cherry - 2nd Part of 'Shangri-la'

    Acid Black Cherry has announced the 2nd part of his new project, ‘Shangri-la‘, which will kick off this summer.

    ‘Shangri-la’ is a project to bring a smile upon everyone who loves yasu’s music. The project will include: releasing of new songs, dividing the whole country into 5 blocks and hold a live tour throughout Japan, and holding events in each area to communicate with the fans.

     The 1st part of the project is a Hokkaido-Tohoku tour from August to September. At this time, he has announced a Hokuriku-Koshinetsu-Tokai tour.

Check out the tour dates below!

[Acid Black Cherry Project 『Shangri-la』 2nd Season~Hokuriku・Koshinetsu・Tokai tour~]

Monday, September 30th – Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall (Aichi)
Friday, October 4th – Mie-ken Sougou Bunka Center Dai Hall (Mie)
Tuesday, October 8th – Nagaragawa Convention Center Main Hall (Gifu)
Thursday, October 10th – Fuji-shi Bunka Kaikan Rose Theater Dai Hall (Shizuoka)
Tuesday, October 15th – Colany Bunka Hall (Yamanashi)
Wednesday, October 30th – Fukui-shi Bunka Kaikan (Fukui)
Friday, November 1st – Hokuto Bunka Hall Chu Hall (Nagano)
Wednesday, November 6th – Niigata Kenmin Kaikan (Niigata)
Friday, November 8th – Honda no Mori Hall (Ishikawa)
Wednesday, November 13th – Koushuha Bunka Hall (Toyama)

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Sadako 3D 2

   The sequel to the big hit horror movie ‘Sadako 3D‘, titled ‘Sadako 3D 2‘ will be released starring Takimoto Miori, and its preview trailer and poster have recently been revealed.

Takamori Miori

    On April 16th, it was revealed that young actress Takimoto Miori is going to star in the upcoming sequel to the popular horror movie ‘Sadako 3D‘, announced last October.

    Suzuki Koji, the author of the original ‘Ring’ novels, and director Hanabusa Tsutomu have once again teamed up. Their goal is to once again create “the most terrifying 3D attraction horror movie“. Filming of the movie already began in early March and is being realized with the latest 3D technology available. Director Hanabusa is expecting to wrap up filming at the end of April.

 Takimoto had her breakthrough in the NHK morning drama ‘Teppan‘ and appeared in many dramas ever since. Her role as the protagonist in ‘Sadako 3D 2‘ is going to mark her first starring role in a movie. As if that isn’t already a big enough challenge, she also has to deal with her extreme fear of ghosts.

In fact, Takimoto is even afraid of just holding the script with its pitch black cover in her hands. Therefore, she forced herself to read through the whole script and memorize most of it in just three days. Director Hanabusa revealed with a grin that he is making her cry almost every day.

    ‘Sadako 3D’ was a huge hit at the box office, especially among teenagers who made up more than half of the moviegoers. A surprising result for a 3D movie in Japan. Moreover, the movie and its horror icon Sadako had been in the news for its unique promotional campaigns. Sadako appeared at baseball opening ceremonies, teamed up with ‘Hello Kitty‘, and even released a photo book.

    Director Hanabusa said about the sequel, “My goal is to top the ranking for the most satisfying 3D horror movie for two years in a row! I want this to become a work that defines 3D horror movies!”

    Since ‘Sadako 3D 2′ is set five years after the events of ‘Sadako 3D’, some cast members from the previous film will also appear in the sequel, which include Seto Koji, Ishihara Satomi, Yamamoto Yusuke, and Tayama Ryosei.

    The story follows 24-year-old ‘Ando Fuuko’ (Takimoto), a clinical psychology graduate student who raises her 4-year-old niece, ‘Nagisa’ (played by Hirasawa Kokoro), who is the daughter of her older brother ‘Takanori’ (Seto) and ‘Akane’ (Ishihara).

    ‘Akane’ died after giving birth to the baby, and ‘Takanori’ is now spending his retirement life. Though ‘Takanori’ did not tell ‘Fuuko’ about what happened in the past, with many mysterious things starting to happen around ‘Nagisa’, ‘Fuuko’ soon discovers that those are related to the ‘cursed online clip’ case that happened five years ago.

    Same as the previous film, the original story for the sequel is written by Suzuki Koji again, and it’s directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu as well.

   

‘Sadako 3D 2′ is set for release on August 30th.


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flumpool - Sakai Kazuki to Go on Hiatus in Order to Devote Himself to Dieting

flumpool is searching for a help member

    flumpool has announced that guitarist Sakai Kazuki will be taking a break from appearing on visuals for the time being in order to devote himself to his diet.

    Sakai has been dieting since the band’s debut, but has failed and rebounded repeatedly. As a result, he’s decided to take his diet seriously and made this decision. He declared that he will be successful with his diet by late-June and return to the band. Since he will only go on hiatus from appearing on visuals, he will still continue to produce music, write blogs, and appear on radio programs.

    To accompany Sakai’s hiatus, flumpool is currently looking for a help member. Application conditions include “someone that looks like Sakai Kazuki“, “someone who looks good in a jacket“, and someone who is used to going on stage“.

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Studio Ghibli - “Majo no Takkyubin” (Kiki's Delivery Service) to Get Live-action Movie Adaptation Starring Koshiba Fuka

    “Majo no Takkyubin (aka “Kiki’s Delivery Service”)” which is a masterpiece of children’s fantasy novel written by Kadono Eiko, will be getting a live-action movie adaptation.

    It is a growth story of a young witch Kiki and her partner, black cat named Jiji. The original novel which has 6 volumes in total was released during 1985 to 2009, and it  was translated into English, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, and Korean. As it’s widely well-known, Studio Ghibli made its animation film adaptation back in 1989.

    Though the animation film was based on the first volume from the series, this live-action movie will feature the first and second volumes.

    It has been announced that the movie will be directed by Shimizu Takashi who is known for horror movies like “Ju-on“, and the protagonist Kiki will be played by 16-year-old rookie actress Koshiba Fuka. Koshiba was chosen by audition among 500 candidates, and this will mark her first appearance in a film, and also, first leading role.

Koshiba Fuka

  Koshiba recently updated her official blog with 3 pages of a letter, making the announcement and also expressing her thoughts.

    On the blog, she wrote, “When I was told that I passed the audition, my mind went blank. I cried so much due to joy.” However, she also expressed that she’s feeling a bit anxious about playing the role of Kiki. “The ‘Kiki’ I’m playing will be different from ‘Kiki’ you all imagine. Even though I’m not good at expressing or making an appeal for myself, I will try my best playing Koshiba Fuka’s own Kiki, without disappointing the expectations of those who chose me, while cherishing many people’s love toward ‘Majo no Takkyubin’.”

    Reportedly, Koshiba who learned about expressiveness from figure skating, has been doing practice swings with a wooden sword for the beautiful flying scenes, which many people will be curious about.

The filming is said to begin at the end of May on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, and is scheduled for release next spring.

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Alice Nine - Shadowplay [Poster]

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Alice Nine - PSCompany 10th Anniversary Book Q&A

PS Company 10th Anniversary Book - 30 Questions and Answers

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Part: Vocal

Blood Type: O

Birthday: July 5th

01. You’d express your personality as?

My pace.

02. A dream you have right now would be?

Alice Nine. Till I'm old.

03. A dream you had when you were a kid was?

Johnny Depp.

04. When did you know you wanted to make music as a “career”? What was your motive?

When I was in high school. I was young.

05. Which artist do you respect?

Takanori Nishikawa.

06. If you could go back to when you first started to play instruments, which part would you have chosen then? Why?

Bass. I like a lot of bassists.

07. One favourite instrument or part.

Ear monitors/mike with Swarovski attached to them.

08. Your motive for starting a band/playing an instrument?

Luna Sea.

09. Where is the best place to come up with ideas for things like songs, lyrics and phrases?

My room.

10. Your wish as a musician?

∞ (Infinity)

11. Something in your part you’re really fussy about.

The feeling of existence.

12. What is “visual” to you?

Pride

13. What was the biggest turning point in your music career up till now?

Meeting the members.

14. When you’re working on music, where’s a place you have to go?

Art gallery

15. What’s the first thing you do when you’re backstage?

Turn on the humidifier.

16. What’s something you say “I have to have this!” when you’re on tour?

PSP

17. The most impressive thing at lives up till now?

Falling.

18. What kind of music do you often listen to at home?

Mozart

19. What is the most impressive work in a CD you’ve listened to up till now?

MAD’s “Park” (Mad Capsule Market’s “Park”)

20. A subject you liked in school was?

I loved liberal arts.

21. What do you always use to listen to music?

iPod. Apple is best. (Said in English)

22. A site you visit often on your computer or cell-phone is?

Alice Nine’s OHP.

23. Something that’s impressed you the most in your life up till now?

Alice Nine.

24. The most embarrassing thing in your life up till now?

Alice Nine.

25. The most stressful thing in your life up till now?

Alice Nine.

26. An exciting thing you did recently.

Alice Niiiiiine.

27. Something that made you think “it’s a good thing I bought that!” last time you went shopping was?

BMX.

28. Is there is a movie or book that you’re seen/read many times?

『火垂るの菖。』(“Grave of the Fireflies”)

29. A word to yourself 10 years ago.

Do you know B-Pass? You were reading it.

30. A word for yourself in 10 years.

Good job.

ヒロト

Part: Guitar

Blood Type: O

Birthday: May 4th

01. You’d express your personality as?

Short-attention-span kind of guy.

02.Your current obsession?

Lighting collection (照明集め- house lightings)

03. A dream you have right now would be?

To be a guitar hero.

04. When did you know you wanted to make music as a “career”? What was your motive?

When I got a guitar in grade 1.

05. Which artist do you respect?

hide, Trent Reznor

06. What would be one CD you’d take with you to deserted island? Why?

Nine Inch Nail’s “With Teeth” because it’s exciting.

07. Your motive for starting a band/playing an instrument?

Because I saw hide-san’s guitar picking.

08. Where is the best place to come up with ideas for things like songs, lyrics and phrases?

Daimonji mountain

09. Your wish as a musician?

To be able to make music you can listen to in 10-some years.

10. What is “visual” to you?

The most exciting thing ever.

11. What was the biggest turning point in your music career up till now?

Making “Rainbows”

12. What’s something you absolutely have to do when you’re working on music?

Burn incense

13. The most impressive thing at lives up till now?

I got a birthday surprise at the live the day before my birthday.

14. What kind of music do you often listen to at home?

Electronica.

15. A CD that made you think “this is great isn’t it?” recently was?

Metallica’s “Death Magnetic”

16. The most impressive work you’ve listened to up till now is?

hide - “psyence”

17. The first CD you bought was?

Kenji Ozawa’s “konya wa boogie back” (小沢健ニ – “今夜はブギーバック” @ YouTube)

18. If you could do a performance overseas, which country would you want to do it in?

Anywhere!

19. The most impressive overseas performance you’ve done was?

The Germany live, we were able to do a lot of exciting things there.

20. A subject you liked in school was? A subject you hated was?

Liked: Math

Hated: Swimming

21. The most impressive thing you’ve been able to do in life so far was?

Alice Nine getting together.

22. An exciting thing you did recently.

We made an album!!

23. If you could treat yourself?

I’d go eat with the staff after a live.

24. Something that made you think “it’s a good thing I bought that!” last time you went shopping was?

Velvet Lounge’s ring.

25. Is there is a movie or book that you’re seen/read many times?

Be with You and JoJo (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)

26. Is there anything that you’ve been collecting?

JoJo x Ultra-Violence Collaboration goods.

27. Things about Japan, Japanese that you like and dislike.

Like: Humbleness.

Dislike: People acting the same.

28. Something you absolutely need for world peace is?

I think because the balance of the ecosystem seems natureal we don’t really understand that kind of meaning.

29. A word to yourself 10 years ago.

I like you.

30. A word for yourself 10 years later.

Please love me!!

虎

Part: Guitar

Blood Type: O

Birthday: September 17th

01. You’d express your personality as?

Awesome

02. Your current obsession is?

Jager Bomb (Cocktail)

03. A dream you have right now would be?

To live as a rocker.

04. When did you know you wanted to make music as a “career”? What was your motive?

It isn’t a question of “careers” or anything, I liked it so I did it.

05. If you could go back to when you first started to play instruments, which part would you have chosen then? Why?

Bass I think. I don’t have a reason though.

06. One favourite instrument or part.

Ibanez (TN: Ibanez Guitars)

07. What would be one CD you’d take with you to deserted island? Why?

I’d take my iPod.

08. Your motive for starting a band/playing an instrument?

Go with the flow.

09. Your wish as a musician?

To keep up.

10. Something in your part you’re really fussy about.

The visual.

11. What is “visual” to you?

What you see.

12. What’s the first thing you do when you’re backstage?

Eat.

13. What’s something you say “I have to have this!” when you’re on tour?

My computer.

14. The most impressive thing at lives up till now?

I broke my neck .

15. Your favourite hairdo that you’ve done up till now is?

Mohawk.

16. A kind of musical genre you want to try and challenge is?

Metal.

17. What kind of music do you often listen to at home?

Metal.

18. A CD that made you think “this is great isn’t it?” recently was?

Lamb of God.

19. The most impressive work you’ve listened to up till now is?

Pantera.

20. The first CD you bought was?

Metallica.

21. If you could do a performance overseas, which country would you want to do it in?

America.

22. The most impressive overseas performance you’ve done was?

Everything was exciting.

23. A subject you liked in school was? A subject you hated was?

Liked → Holidays

24. The most embarrassing thing in your life up till now

None.

25. The most stressful thing in your life up till now?

Hernia.

26. The most important item you brought with you to Tokyo. And again, the first thing you bought on your way there was?

A bed.

27. If you could treat yourself?

Sushi.

28. Is there is a movie or book that you’re seen/read many times?

Jackass.

29. A word to yourself 10 years ago.

Do your best.

30. A word to yourself 10 years later.

Are you alive?

沙我 

Part: Bass

Blood Type: AB

Birthday: June 24th

01. A dream you have right now would be?

To get closer with a person I respect.

02. A dream you had when you were a kid was?

To be a musician.

03. When did you know you wanted to make music as a “career”? What was your motive?

When I was in junior-high school, I saw this music TV. program.

04. Which artist do you respect?

LUNA SEA, Billy Corgan, Brian Eno, U2, Jeff Buckley, and others.

05. If you could go back to when you first started to play instruments, which part would you have chosen then? Why?

Something other than the bass altogether, because I want to be able to do everything.

06. One favourite instrument or part.

Mesa Amp. A Hi-Fi wild sound is good though.

07. What would be one CD you’d take with you to deserted island? Why?

Jeff Buckley’s “Grace.” For some reason.

08. Your motive for starting a band/playing an instrument?

Because it’s just for me.

09. Where is the best place to come up with ideas for things like songs, lyrics and phrases?

At home.

10. Is there a jinx to successful lives?

Probably sleeping.

11. Your wish as a musician?

To be loved.

12. Something in your part you’re really fussy about.

Whether or not I’m spontaneous.

13. What’s something you absolutely have to do when you’re working on music?

It’d be good if I had an acoustic guitar.

14. A kind of musical genre you want to try and challenge is?

World Music.

15. What kind of music do you often listen to at home?

80’s~90’s Western music.

16. The most impressive work you’ve listened to up till now is?

U2.

17. The first CD you bought was?

Mr. Children.

18. If you could do a performance overseas, which country would you want to do it in?

England’s Wembley Stadium.

19. A subject you liked in school was? A subject you hated was?

Liked: Phys.Ed.

Hated: Science

20. What do you always use to listen to music?

iPod.

21. A site you visit often on your computer or cell-phone is?

Ameblo

22. Something that’s impressed you the most in your life up till now?

Definitely the lives we’ve had.

23. The most embarrassing thing in your life up till now?

School orientation ceremony.

24. The most stressful thing in your life up till now?

When my car burned out.

25. If you could treat yourself?

When I’m hungry everything is…

26. Is there is a movie or book that you’re seen/read many times?

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer .

27. Things about Japan, Japanese that you like and dislike.

Like: Careful.

Dislike: They bottle everything up.

28. Something you absolutely need for world peace is?

Probably experiencing love from one’s parents.

29. A word to yourself 10 years ago.

It seems boring, doesn’t it?

30. A word for yourself 10 years later.

Is it fun?

Nao

Part: Drums

Blood Type: A

Birthday: July 31st

01. You’d express your personality as?

Silver.

02. Your current obsession?

PSP.

03. A dream you have right now would be?

Growing coffee bean plants.

04. A dream you had when you were a kid was?

To be an ally of justice.

05. When did you know you wanted to make music as a “career”? What was your motive?

When I was a student. Because I was rebelling (laughs).

06. If you could go back to when you first started to play instruments, which part would you have chosen then? Why?

Drums, because I like them of course.

07. One favourite instrument or part.

The cymbals. It’s a drummer thing, you know!

08. What would be one CD you’d take with you to deserted island? Why?

“Vandalize” (Alice Nine’s latest album) because it’s something new we were able to do.

09. Your motive for starting a band/playing an instrument?

A friend got me hooked to it.

10. Your wish as a musician?

It’s a secret.

11. Something in your part you’re really fussy about.

Fine A-type phrases.

12. What is “visual” to you?

Something fun.

13. What was the biggest turning point in your music career up till now?

The turning point from here on.

14. What’s something you absolutely have to do when you’re working on music?

Coffee.

15. The most impressive thing at lives up till now?

The drum seat part falling off.

16. Your favourite costume & hairstyle you’ve done up till now is?

I can’t pick a costume but hairstyle would be devil-horns.

17. A CD that made you think “this is great isn’t it?” recently was?

Cowboy Bebop’s OST.

18. The most impressive thing about doing overseas performance is?

The environments were awesome anyhow.

19. A subject you liked in school was? A subject you hated was?

Liked: Phys. Ed.

Hated: Music

20. What do you always use to listen to music?

Denon components.

21. Something that’s impressed you the most in your life up till now?

I can’t choose.

22. The most stressful thing in your life up till now?

I don’t have stress.

23. An exciting thing you did recently.

I don’t do exciting things.

24. What town/city would you like to try and live in?

Akihabara.

25. If you could treat yourself?

Starbucks.

26. Something that made you think “it’s a good thing I bought that!” last time you went shopping was?

Air freshener.

27. Things about Japan, Japanese that you like and dislike.

People in other countries don’t know us well.

28. Something you absolutely need for world peace is?

It’s love of course right?

29. A word to yourself 10 years ago.

Keep doing your best!

30. A word for yourself 10 years later.

Still going!

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