Babymetal World Tour 2014

Babymetal World Tour 2014 will be held from July 1 to 7.
Babymetal will give 3 concerts in Europe which will take place in France, in Germany and in United Kingdom.
The trailer has been released.

The last live performance of this World Tour will be held at Chiba, Japan, on September 14.
In addition, Babymetal are going to participate in Sonisphere festival in England on July 4-6.
Further details about the concert tickets and these events will be announced later.
Schedule

• 01/07/2014 : La Cigale, Paris, France
• 03/07/2014 : Live Music Hall, Cologne (Köln), Germany
• 07/07/2014 : Electric Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
• 14/09/2014 : Makuhari Messe Event Hall, Chiba, Japan

Trailer

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Team Syachihoko Ai no Chikyuu Matsuri 2013

The concert Team Syachihoko Ai no Chikyuu Matsuri 2013 (チームしゃちほこ 愛の地球祭り2013 in 愛知県体育館) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 28.
Team Syachihoko‘s live performance was held at Aichi Prefecture Gymnasium in Nagoya on December 23, 2013.
The preview video has been released.

The idol group performed 24 songs on stage at Ai no Chikyuu Matsuri concert.
The DVD and the Blu-ray include footage of the making-of and a “school trip” of the members.
The first press editions come with a 44-page booklet.
Furthermore, Team Syachihoko’s 3rd major single Iikurashi (いいくらし) will be on sale on May 14.
Setlist

1. Debayashi (出囃子)
2. The Stardust Bowling (ザ・スターダストボウリング)
3. Onegai! unBORDE (お願い！unBORDE)
4. Owari no Hana (尾張の華)
5. Shuto Iten Keikaku (首都移転計画)
6. Ai no Chikyuu Matsuri (愛の地球祭)
7. Iikurashi (いいくらし)
8. Pizza Desu! (ピザです！)
9. Itadaki Nippon! ~Omisore Shimashita Nagoya Meshi~ (いただきっニッポン！～おみそれしましたなごやめし～)
10. Saikyou Pare Parade (最強パレパレード)
11. Watashi ga Center (私がセンター)
12. Ottori Girl no Yuuutsu (おっとりガールの憂鬱)
13. Akamiso Blood (赤味噌Blood)
14. Katte ni Hybrid (勝手にハイブリッド)
15. Summer Lover (サマラバ)
16. Goburei! Syachihoko Deluxe (ごぶれい！しゃちほこでらックス)
17. Koibito wa Sniper (恋人はスナイパー)
18. OEOEO
19. Otome (乙女受験戦争)
20. Soko Soko Premium (そこそこプレミアム)
21. Triple Seven (トリプルセブン)
22. Maji Kansha (マジ感謝)
    - Encore -
23. Daisuki! (大好きっ！)
24. Dera Disco (でらディスコ)

Bonus Footage

• Making of Ai no Chikyuu Matsuri 2013 (メイキング・オブ・愛の地球祭り2013)
• TJKS Shuugaku Ryokou ~Budokan wa Teishaeki Desu~ (TJKS修学旅行 ～武道館は停車駅です～)

• DVD / Blu-ray

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Video

Nogizaka46 – 9th Single

Nogizaka46‘s 9th single will be released on July 9.
The title hasn’t been determined yet.
The annoucement was made by captain Sakurai Renka on May 5 during a handshake event held at Pacifico Yokohama.

The list of the Senbatsu members on Nogizaka46′s 9th single will be unveiled on May 11 during their variety show Nogizaka tte, Doko? (乃木坂って、どこ？) airing on TV Tokyo (テレビ東京).
Further details will be announced later.
Furthermore, the idol group’s 8th single Kizuitara Kataomoi (気づいたら片想い) is on sale since April 2.

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Tokyo Idol Festival 2014

Tokyo Idol Festival 2014 (東京アイドルフェスティバル2014) will be held on August 2-3 in Odaiba in

Tokyo.

A second list of 33 idol groups that are going to participate inTIF 2014 was announced on May 2.

A total of more than 100 Japanese idol groups coming from the whole country are expected at Tokyo Idol Festival 2014.

The members will participate in various activites such as live performances, meet-and-greet sessions with fans…

Tokyo Idol Festival is an annual event is produced by Fuji TV.

Furthermore, TIF 2014 Pre Live Event (TIF2014のプレライブイベント) will be held on May 2 at Tsutaya O-East.

This post will be updated with all the latest news on the event.

Line-up :

• Idoling!!!
• Idoling Neo
• Idol College
• Iris
• i☆Ris
• Up Up Girls (Kari)
• Afilia Saga
• Weather Girls
• Ultra Girl
• AeLL.
• Victory
• X21
• Oranche
• Kikkawa You
• Kotone Mai
• Sakura Gakuin
• The Possible
• Sunmyu
• JK21
• Starmarie
• Seishun! Tropical Maru
• Sexy All Sisters
• Takiguchi Narumi with Control-S
• Dream5
• Doll☆Elements
• Dorothy Little Happy
• Negaigoto
• Negicco
• Passpo☆
• Puzzle Girls
• palet
• Power Spot
• Fudanjuku
• predia
• Maria
• Lovely Doll
• LinQ
• Linda 3-sei
• amihime
• usa☆usa Girls
• HR
• S★Spicy
• Electric Ribbon
• Curumi Chronicle
• 3min
• G☆Girls
• Through Skills
• Tsuri Bit
• Terashima Yufu
• Tokyo Girls’ Style
• Tokyo Cheer2 Party
• Na-Na
• nananon
• Barbee
• Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome
• Hachikin Girls
• Vanilla Beans
• Bitter & Sweet
• Prizmmy☆
• Babyraids
• Bellring Girls Heart
• Why@Doll
• Mito Gotochi Idol
• Moso Calibration
• Young Champion Gakuen
• ry-moon
• lyrical school
• Links
• Le Lien
• Watch Mina 2014
• One Little Kiss

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AKB48 Sousenkyo Official Guide Book 2014

AKB48 Sousenkyo Official Guide Book 2014 (AKB48総選挙公式ガイドブック2014) will be released on

May 14.

This guide book contains the profiles of the 296 members of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 members participating in the annual event. It also includes interviews, articles, several photos, election poster visuals…

NMB48′s Yamamoto Sayaka is on the center of the cover.

AKB48 Sousenkyo Official Guide Book 2014 features interviews with Oshima Yuko, who is talking about her graduation, and with AKB48 Group general manager Kayano Shinobu.

It also includes some articles written on various controversial topics by 7 personalities.

The 6th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2014 (AKB48 選抜総選挙 2014) will be held on June 7 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. The winner will be the center on the 37th single of the idol group from Akihabara.

The book has 144 pages. It is published by Kodansha.

• Official Guide Book

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