Shūji to Akira was a special temporary unit formed by KAT-TUN member Kazuya Kamenashi and NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita for their 2005 drama Nobuta o Produce. Shūji (修二) and Akira (彰) are the names of the characters Kamenashi and Yamashita play in the drama respectively. Although the drama has long finished on television, the duo have revived their performance of their song "Seishun Amigo" numerous times. In 2017, they formed another special temporary unit, Kame to Yamapi, for their 2017 drama Boku, Unmei no Hito desu.
"Love So Sweet" is a Japanese song, and the eighteenth single, by the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track entitled "Fight Song". With its lyrics written by Arashi and music composed by member Kazunari Ninomiya, it was created in 2006 as an image song for the group's variety show G no Arashi.
"Arashi" is a song recorded by the Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on November 3, 1999, by the record label Pony Canyon as the band's first single. "Arashi" was used as the theme song for Arashi's mini-drama V no Arashi (Vの嵐) and for the 8th World Cup of Volleyball hosted by Japan in 1999, featuring the group as supporters. While both the regular and limited editions were released as a CD single containing two songs and its instrumentals, only the limited edition included a poster.
"Typhoon Generation" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on July 12, 2000 by the record label Pony Canyon. While both the regular and limited editions were released as a CD single containing two songs and its instrumentals, only the limited edition included a poster.
"Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no Ko" is the 17th major single by the Japanese idol group Cute, released in Japan on September 7, 2011 on the Zetima label.
"Birth" is the seventeenth single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. The song "Birth" is the theme song for Kamenashi Kazuya's drama, ‘Yokai Ningen Bem‘. "Birth" became their 17th straight No.1 single on the Oricon's weekly chart since their debut, selling 193,584 copies within its first week of release.
"Shining Butterfly" is the first single by the Japanese female pop group Dream Morning Musume, released in Japan on February 15, 2012 on the Zetima label.
Gold Skool is the sixteenth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on August 3, 2011. The album charted at number 3 on the Oricon Albums chart and remained on the charts for total of 18 weeks. The album sold over 78,124 units in Japan.
"Samui ne." is the 12th major single by the Japanese idol group S/mileage, released in Japan on November 28, 2012.
"Tabidachi no Haru ga Kita" is the 13th major single by the Japanese idol group S/mileage, released in Japan on March 20, 2013.
Tonight is Kim Hyun-joong's third Japanese single. There are five available versions of this single which has five completely different image concepts for each of the single covers. Each version includes different limited editions that may include a DVD with the music video to the three new songs.
"Fuyu no Amaoto / Night Parade" is FLOW's thirteenth single. "Night Parade" is a collaboration between FLOW and Home Made Kazoku. The single has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition includes a bonus DVD. It reached #19 on the Oricon charts in its first week and charted for 4 weeks. *
Sign is FLOW's eighteenth single. Its A-Side was used as the sixth opening theme song for Naruto Shippuden. The single has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition includes a bonus CD with extra tracks, a wide cap sticker, double-sided jacket, and Sharingan sticker. It reached number 4 on the Oricon charts in its first week and charted for 6 weeks. *
Hey!!! is FLOW's twenty-second single. Its A-Side was used as the third opening theme song for the anime Beelzebub. The single has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition comes with a bonus DVD that contains extra footage. It reached number 23 on the Oricon charts and charted for 2 weeks. *
Rock Climbers is FLOW's twenty third single. Its A-Side was used as ending theme song for the TV shows Nounai Word Q Hikidas! and Roke Mitsu ~Roke x Roke x Roke~. The single has two editions: regular and limited. It reached #43 on the Oricon charts and charted for 2 weeks. *
Brave Blue is FLOW's twenty fourth single. Its A-Side was used as the second opening theme song for Eureka Seven: AO. The single has three editions: regular, limited, and anime. The limited edition includes a bonus DVD with extra footage including the song's music video. The anime edition has extra tracks. It reached #12 on the Oricon charts and charted for 7 weeks. *
Tokonatsu Endless is FLOW's twenty sixth single. The single has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition includes a bonus DVD. It reached #35 on the Oricon charts and charted for 2 weeks. *
Ai Ai Ai ni Utarete Bye Bye Bye is FLOW's twenty seventh single. Its A-Side was used as the second opening theme song for the anime Samurai Flamenco. The single has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition includes a bonus DVD. It reached number 44 on the Oricon charts and charted for three weeks. *
Black & White is Flow's seventh studio album. The single has two editions: regular and limited. The limited edition includes a bonus DVD. It reached #29 on the Oricon charts and charted for 3 weeks.
"Sakura" is the 45th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on February 25, 2015 under their record label J Storm. "Sakura" was used as the theme song for the television drama Ouroborous, starring actors Toma Ikuta and Shun Oguri. The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The first press/limited edition contains the B-side "Rise and Shine" and the music video and making-of for "Sakura" while the regular edition contains two B-sides. The single sold 465,381 copies in its first week and topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. With over 520,000 copies sold, the single was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The single placed 11th on Oricon's 2015 yearly singles ranking.
