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AKB48's "Sayonara Crawl" 1st Day Sales Total 1,450,881

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Posted 2 hours ago by Aysohmay · 1 comment

AKB48's latest single, "Sayonara Crawl", was released on May 22nd. On its first day of sales, the single sold 1,450,881 copies, easily breaking the record for most copies of a singles sold in a single day.
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Preliminary Results Of AKB48's 5th Senbatsu General Election Revealed, Rino Sashihara In The Lead

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j-pop

Posted 4 hours ago by Aysohmay · 6 comments

Voting for AKB48's 5th annual Senbatsu General Election began on May 21st. The preliminary results have been revealed, showing former AKB48 member Rino Sashihara in the lead with almost twice as many votes as Mayu Watanabe, who is currently in 2nd place.
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Detective Conan Event Causes Bomb Scare

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anime

Posted 4 hours ago by TsukiyomiYumiko · 2 comments

On Sunday evening, an object, suspected to be a bomb, was discovered in a local shopping district in Takamatsu City but on Tuesday police announced that the "bomb" was just an object left behind after a Detective Conan event.
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Note Leaves Clues To Son Ho Young's Girlfriend's Motivation For Suicide

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k-pop

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 04:20 pm by Aysohmay · 6 comments

Part of the contents on a note left by Son Ho Young's deceased girlfriend has given new insight as to her motivation for committing suicide.
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[Editorial] Why alan's Bold Decision To Compete On "The X-Factor" Saved Her Career

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j-pop

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 03:40 pm by Aysohmay · 3 comments

alan's controversial decision to compete on "The X-Factor" and her subsequent elimination may seem like the final nail the coffin of the singer's career, but it very well may have revived it instead.
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Scarlett Reveals Details on New Single

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j-rock

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 01:46 pm by Keia · 1 comment

Visual Kei band Scarlett changed the title of their new single that will drop in August and revealed the track list for it.
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Moon Stream and KAYA to Perform in North America

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j-rock

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 09:29 am by Keia · 2 comments

Moon Stream announced to perform at four different conventions in North America and solo artist KAYA will also appear at one of them. Find out if they're also going to visit a city near you!
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Girls' Generation's Yuri Goes Sporty For Cosmopolitan

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general

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 07:28 am by amiueno · 6 comments

Girls' Generation's Yuri shows off her sporty style in the recent photo shoot for Cosmopolitan magazine.
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Penny Tai Attends Press Conference For New Album "Unexpected"

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c-pop

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 06:21 am by amiueno

The Malaysian-Chinese singer behind the ending theme song "Ni Yao De Ai" from the popular Meteor Garden, Penny Tai has finally released a new album titled "Unexpected" in Taipei.
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Tohoshinki Releases "OCEAN" Short PV

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j-pop

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 05:12 am by BaddestFemale · 5 comments

Tohoshinki are gearing up for their new Japanese single "OCEAN." Check out the track's short PV.
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Reina Tanaka Holds Last Performance With Morning Musume

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j-pop

Posted on 22 May, 2013 at 01:12 am by Aysohmay · 5 comments

Reina Tanaka, long known to be graduating from Morning Musume, held her last performance with the group and is officially no longer one of its members.
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