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Big Bang’s fan meeting in Japan attracts 42,000 fans [NEWS]

Big Bang has held a successful fan meeting with fans in Japan. On July 4, Japan’s Asahi Digital covered Big Bang’s first fan meetings in Japan in three years. Attracting some 42,000 fans, the events, held for Big Bang’s Japanese fan club ‘VIP Japan’ were held on July 1 in Kobe’s World Commemoration Hall and Tokyo’s Budokan on July 3. The Big Bang members held … Continue reading Big Bang’s fan meeting in Japan attracts 42,000 fans [NEWS]

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Square Enix celebrating Final Fantasy’s 25th anniversary in Japan with a themed art gallery

By: Erren Van Duine Starting from August 31st Square Enix will be hosting an exclusive Final Fantasy 25th anniversary art exhibit in Shibuya, Japan. Similar to the event held in 2007 for Final Fantasy VII’s 10 year anniversary, you can expect to see development materials, artwork from Yoshitaka Amano, stage events and even exclusive items that won’t be found any place else. The event runs … Continue reading Square Enix celebrating Final Fantasy’s 25th anniversary in Japan with a themed art gallery

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Big Bang’s Nagoya concert causes chaos for Japanese railway system [NEWS]

Big Bang‘s recent Japanese concert has brought chaos to the Japanese railway system in Nagoya. Starting on May 17th and 18th, Big Bang kicked off their ‘2012 Alive Tour‘ at the Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. On May 18th, JR Tokai Railway company halted service at the Kasadera station temporarily due to fear that a large number of people would come in due to Big … Continue reading Big Bang’s Nagoya concert causes chaos for Japanese railway system [NEWS]

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Official pricing and dates announced for May’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has just updated the Japanese official site with the full pricing and date information for this month’s DLC content. As previously revealed by PlayStation Asia, both Lightning and Snow’s episodes will release together on May 15th, along with Noel, Serah and Mog’s new costumes. The pricing for each item is as follows: Snow and Valfodr “Arena of Eternity”: ¥400/320MSP … Continue reading Official pricing and dates announced for May’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC

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Tetsuya Nomura: Next Kingdom Hearts announcement coming before long

Although Kingdom Hearts 3D has been out in Japan for a month now, today marks the release of the KH3D Ultimania, which contains a great deal of information on the game including staff interviews. Some choice quotes have been pulled from director Tetsuya Nomura concerning the future of the Kingdom Hearts series while clearing up some of the mysteries behind KH3D. Regarding KH3D, there are … Continue reading Tetsuya Nomura: Next Kingdom Hearts announcement coming before long

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Big Bang goes into a Japanese "Ghost House", Tripping and shivering [NEWS]

Group Big Bang went inside a Japanese haunted house. Big Bang featured on the Japanese talk variety show “Catherine” on the 1st. With the question “Scary parts at theme parks are scream machines? Haunted houses?,” Big Bang visited the actual theme park. The strongest member from the visit to the haunted house was Seungri. He first went with G-Dragon and said “I will protect you.” … Continue reading Big Bang goes into a Japanese "Ghost House", Tripping and shivering [NEWS]

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Big Bang tops Taiwanese charts, “Overwhelming Popularity” [NEWS]

Big Bang has taken over the Taiwan music chart as well. Big Bang has topped Taiwan’s G-Music and Five Music weekly chart with fifth mini album ‘Alive.’ G-Music includes Korea and Japan music chart but also topped the chart with albums released in Taiwan as well. The share is almost 22.28%. The group topped the charts stepping over Taiwan’s popular singer Huang Xiaohu with an … Continue reading Big Bang tops Taiwanese charts, “Overwhelming Popularity” [NEWS]

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Big Bang’s Interview with Oricon Style Japan (Part 1) [NEWS]

BIGBANG 『Pressured!? Opening up about their mindset and thoughts on their new album!』 A turning point album for BIGBANG Q: Before this interview, you were on the Telephone Shocking corner of ‘Waratte Iitomo’ (Fuji TV). Weren’t you nervous? V.I: We’ve been on the show ‘Waratte Iitomo!’ before, so we were not that nervous. Q: Unfortunately, you guys didn’t get the phone strap. V.I: Yeah. Since … Continue reading Big Bang’s Interview with Oricon Style Japan (Part 1) [NEWS]

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Big Bang and 2NE1 are Oricon’s “Popular Artists of the Week” [NEWS]

Big Bang and 2NE1 are the “Popular Artists of the Week” on Oricon Japan. After releasing their new albums on March 28, Big Bang took the 2nd place in Oricon chart for ALIVE and 2NE1 got the 4th place for SCREAM. On the 29th, their albums have seized the 1st (BIGBANG) and 2nd (2NE1) places on Japan’s iTunes chart. Both groups are going scheduled to attend … Continue reading Big Bang and 2NE1 are Oricon’s “Popular Artists of the Week” [NEWS]

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