E-Girls – One Two Three

EXILE’s E-Girls (Dream, Flower, Happiness) second single continues the trend set by their debut Celebration. Meaning you get another up tempo Dance/Pop song that many of the groups that make up the E-Girls can do in their sleep.

Sashihara Rino – Soredemo Suki da yo

AKB48’s Sashihara Rino’s debut solo single is the theme song for the drama Muse no Kagami.

Mano Erina – More Friends Over

Mano Erina’s 3rd studio album has an extremely lame title. Does the music on it follow suit or does it continue Mano Eri’s ascent into Hello! Project soloist supremacy?

Nogizaka46 – Oide Shampoo

Nogizaka46 have yet to really impress me. Debuting with a rather bland and forgettable first single, and then releasing an equally terrible second single, it makes me wonder how well they are doing in sales..

Sowelu – Let Me

Let me is R&B singer Sowelu’s second release since signing with AVEX in 2010.

EXILE – EXILE JAPAN

EXILE’s 9th studio album EXILE JAPAN was one of the first releases of 2012 and is the 3rd for the 14 man unit formed from the merger with the J-Soul Brothers in 2010.

G.NA – Black & White

Black & White is the follow up to G.NA’s EP Draw G’s First Breath (released back in 2010) and it is her first official full length album.

9Nine – Chikutaku 2Nite

Chikutaku 2NITE is idol group 9nine’s (pronounced as “nine”) 4th single since signing to Sony Music Japan. It’s an uptempo slice of pop that has a sound that should be familiar to those who closely follow idol pop.

EXO – MAMA

SM Entertainment’s heavily hyped Korean/Chinese boy band EXO have finally dropped their first EP. Was it worth the wait?

Flower – Sakura Regret

Flower follow up their debut single Still with another R&B song called Sakura Regret.

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