Poppin’Party dropped their 16th single Photograph last Wednesday (January 6) which has gone on to reach No. 1 on Oricon’s Weekly Single Rankings for the week of January 18. Poppin’Party is a fictional all-female band part of the BanG Dream! media franchise.

The song follows the success of the band’s 15th single, Initial/Yume o Uchinuku Shunkan ni! which was released on January 20, 2020 and also made it to No. 1 on the same charts. This positions Poppin’Party as having two number one singles.

Photograph is a bright song with a hint of melancholy, featuring solo parts by each of the band members whose individual sections follow each of their memories, as if capturing snapshots of their own personal experiences like a photograph. The single is coupled with the song Aketara Dream!, a pop track with a call-and-response section.

The Blu-ray Edition of the single includes episodes 1-13 of the mini anime series BanG Dream! Karupa☆Piko ~Omori~and a full-size lyric video of the title track.

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LEGS COMPANY is opening three cafes in Tokyo (Ikebukuro), Osaka (Umeda), and Aichi (Nagoya) based on the popular mobile game Game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party for a limited time from July 31, 2020.

Game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party is a rhythm and adventure mobile game that was released in Japan in 2017. It is part of Bushiroad’s “BanG Dream!” music media franchise which is centred on all-female bands.

Since summer 2017, LEGS COMPANY has opened themed cafes based around the game every year. 2017 saw the cafes focus on the vocalists of the bands in the game. In 2018, it was the keyboardists and DJs, and last year the drummers. Each theme brought with it illustrations and decorations created specifically for the cafes, as well as a food menu inspired by the characters, original merchandise, and more.

This year marks the 4th run of the annual summer cafe which will hit Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The theme this time around focuses on the seven main bands from the game. Seven characters from the bands, including one from a new band, will welcome fans in the form of kawaii-packed dishes, drinks, and desserts.

Yamabuki Bakery’s Mini Croissant Plate (Poppin’party): ¥1,590 (Before Tax)

Kitazawa Butcher’s Stamina Croquette Curry (Hello, happy world!): ¥1,490 (Before Tax)

All of the main dishes on the menu are colourful and vivid, plated with hearty portions of delicious and nutritional goodies.

Strawberry Rock Parfait (Afterglow): ¥1,290 (Before Tax)

Colourful Doughnut Sandwich (Pastel＊Palettes): ¥1,290 (Before Tax)

This gourmet dessert is topped with fruit, so gorgeous it seems a waste to eat.

Grape: ¥890

Ramune: ¥890

There are colourful drinks too with each colour representing a different band. Support your favourite band by getting a glass!

Pin Set 2020 ver. (7 Designs): ¥3,100

Canvas Art (7 Designs): ¥3,500 Each

Birthday Pins (4 Designs): ¥650 Each

Fans can get their hands on plenty of exclusive merchandise too, and there’s even birthday items and food available too.

Online Birthday Cake (4 Designs): ¥3,850 Each (+¥950 shipping fee)

Cushions (22 Designs): ¥3,800 Each

You can even order your own special birthday cake in Japan from the cafe, and they’re not short on exclusive merchandise.

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It has been announced that TK from Ling Tosite Sigure has written a song for the fictional alternative rock band εpsilonΦ who appear in the upcoming anime series Argonavis from BanG Dream! which is set to begin airing tomorrow on May 2, 2020.

Argonavis from BanG Dream! is a boy band multi-media project that is part of the BanG Dream! music media franchise.

The title of the song is Hikari no Akuma (Light of the Devil). TK wrote, composed, and arranged the check entirely himself. A short music video was released for the track which you can watch below.

Argonavis from BanG Dream! | εpsilonΦ – “Hikari no Akuma” Music Video

The song was announced as a surprise on the second day of ARGONAVIS 3rd LIVE CROSSING Sound Only Live which was a ‘live’ performance from the characters with just their voices that took place on April 28 and 29. The two-day concert took place as a result of the postponement of ARGONAVIS 3rd LIVE and featured the same scheduled playlist. The concert received much attention and trended high on Twitter Japan.

To promote the upcoming anime series, the first four episodes of Argonavis from BanG Dream! will be streamed for free on YouTube.

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Bushiroad Music has announced a live stream will take place featuring performances by the characters from the ongoing anime series Argonavis from BanG Dream!

Argonavis from BanG Dream! is a boy band multi-media project that is part of the BanG Dream! music media franchise.

The ARGONAVIS 3rd LIVE CROSSING “Sound Only Live” stream will feature a ‘live’ performance from the characters with just their voices. This will include newly-recorded lines, voice drama, original song, cover tracks, and more.

Free to watch, it will be held across two days with both performances 2 hours each in length. Day 1 will see a performance by vocalist FELIX (voiced by Arthur Lounsbery) from Fantôme Iris while Day 1 will have Shu Ujikawa (voiced by Yuuki Sakakihara) from εpsilonΦ performing.

Don’t miss this special free-to-watch performance.

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