Dance vocal group w-inds. has released a new song perfect for the holiday season! The Christmas Song (feat. DA PUMP & Lead) is now available to stream. The track is from the group’s upcoming original album 20XX “We are,’ scheduled to be released on November 24, 2021. 

The release has already become a trending topic in Japan. This year w-inds. is celebrating 20 years since their debut. Their first time serving as opening act was at a DA PUMP’s concert, while Lead performed as the opening act for the first time at a w-inds.’s concert. The three groups are, as expected, very close friends at this point, and this Christmas track is filled with good vibes only. The jacket artwork was designed by U-YEAH from DA PUMP, and each singer wrote lyrics for their respective parts. 

The music video for the song will premiere on November 27 at 20:00, after the release of the album 20XX “We are.” 

The Christmas Song (feat. DA PUMP & Lead) / w-inds.（Official Music Video）
https://youtu.be/3uE9FhIv-dU 　*Video will premiere on November 27, 20:00

On December 29, the w-inds. Online Show 20XX “We are” will be held, marking nine months since the duo’s last online show. 

Japanese anime is popular worldwide, and one part of the watching-experience that makes a series so memorable is its opening and ending themes. Here’s part one of a list of artists providing music for ongoing series and soon-to-air series.

Lead x Hinomaru Sumo

Three-member dance and vocal unit Lead will release their song Be the NAKED on January 30, 2019 which will be used as the opening theme song for the anime series Hinomaru Sumo starting on January 25. The series depicts themes of friendship, endeavor and victory.

Full Details: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/155895

ЯeaL x Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Popular rock band ЯeaL will release Tsuyogari LOSER on February 20, 2019, their new single that will be used as the new ending theme for the ongoing anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. ЯeaL has released a string of smash songs for popular various anime series and they are gaining much attention from anime fans who are anticipating this new release.

Full Details: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/155887

KANA-BOON x Karakuri Circus

KANA-BOON wrote their new song Haguruma as the second opening theme song for Karakuri Circus. A promotional video for the series was released that includes a snippet of the track. The video features scenes of the characters working together to knock down the circus. Be sure to check it out!

Full Details: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/155647

The Quintessential Quintuplets

The Quintessential Quintuplets is set to begin airing in January 2019. A video teasing the anime’s opening theme song Go-Tōbun no Kimochi was recently released. The song is performed by the series’ five Nakano siblings themselves. It begins with the sisters calling out to the series protagonist Fūtarō Uesugi to wake up. It drops into a cute pop song where each sibling expresses their feelings towards Uesugi, from hate to love.

Full Details: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/155625

Continued in Part 2.

Japanese rock band Happy Heads NANIYORI have unveiled the CD cover and tracklist for their second single Hiizuru Basho. The single will be released on October 10 and will serve as the ending theme for the upcoming anime series Hinomaru Sumo.

The Hinomaru Edition CD cover was specially drawn for the anime series and features the series’ protagonist Hinomaru Ushio wearing the trademark happi coats of Happy Heads NANIYORI. The booklet also includes lyrics and manga illustrations of the band members. It’s packed with references to the series so be sure to get your hands on a copy and find them yourself.

The Hinomaru Edition includes a bonus track for people who haven’t heard the band before titled Omedetai Shitta ka Medley ~HAKEI-TSUNAGI~ which is mixed by DJ Meshi no Tane a.k.a. Sekihan (Happy Heads NANIYORI).

The Regular Edition CD cover features a photo of a huge bowl of chankonabe, a dish eaten by sumo wrestlers. The photo was taken in cooperation with Kachimori, a restaurant specializing in chanko dishes. This cover also includes hidden elements.

The Regular Edition will also feature a new song titled Siren to Jealousy. The first press edition includes access to a bonus radio show that can be listened to via Play Pass.

There are bonus stickers to get your hands on too which are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Details can be found below.

Official HIGE DANdism, an up-and-coming Japanese pop band who have made a huge breakthrough this year, have unveiled a promotional video featuring their new song FIRE GROUND which will serve as the opening theme song for the upcoming anime series Hinomaru Sumo.

The anime is an adaptation of the manga series of the same time serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump. The story follows Ushio Hinomaru, a student who appears before the sumo club at Oodachi High School, who trains to climb to the top and become Hinoshita Kaisan, the highest rank achievable in sumo. The anime will premiere on October 5.

FIRE GROUND is the first song the band have performed for an anime series. The promotional video features the anime edit version of the song.

The song will feature on the band’s forthcoming Stand By You EP set for release on October 17. The EP will also include the song Bad For Me which was used as the main theme for the Japanese drama series Good Bye as well as an acoustic version of the title song Stand By You.

Details surrounding the opening and ending themes for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kawada’s sumo shonen manga series Hinomaru Sumo―set to begin airing on October 5―have been unveiled.

The story follows Ushio Hinomaru, a student who appears before the sumo club at Oodachi High School, who trains to climb to the top and become Hinoshita Kaisan, the highest rank achievable in sumo.

The opening theme song will be performed by Official HIGE DANdism, an up-and-coming band which has been gaining much attention this year. This is the first time the band has provided a song for an anime series, and fans of the manga are anticipating how they will capture it.

The band’s new song Bad For Me is now available on iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music. They also released a short version of the song in the form of a lyric video on their official YouTube channel. Be sure to check it out below.

The members also announced a brand new release at their concert in Nakano Sunplaza on July 5. Full details will be announced in the near future, so stay tuned.

The ending theme will be performed by Happy Heads NANIYORI.

Vocalist Sekihan had following to say regarding the song:

“Seeing the characters going through setbacks but moving forward together ties in way too much with our band. We became engrossed when we noticed. We wrote the song while talking about our favourite scenes and lines. This is also the first tie-up song we’ve done with an anime series. Oddly enough, we couldn’t help but feel that the composition for our artist photo and the anime illustration coincidentally matched almost perfectly (laughs). I would be happy if we could share our enthusiasm through this song with those who have finished walking the anime. Now, let’s fight together!”

Full details regarding the ending theme song will be released at a later date. Happy Heads NANIYORI recently played a hugely successful show at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. They will also perform at numerous large-scale festivals this summer.

Listen out for both songs to see just how they match the anime series.