VENI VIDI VICIOUS release a new album I Like Beethoven. Especially His Lyrics. on June 24.

The official has announced that 80_pan disbands at the last live held on June 19.

The farewell service of Kiyoshiro Imawano, who passed away on May 2nd, was held at Aoyama Sougijyo in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Under the clear blue sky, a lot of his fans lined up to pay each one's respects and about 1,000 of his friends and relatives got together and were reluctant to part from Kiyoshiro.

iLL releases a new single Kiss on May 27. And it has been unveiled that a kiss mark on this CD jacket is by Ai Kago.

Kiyoshiro Imawano passed away at 00:51 on May 2nd by lymphangitic carcinomatosis. He was 58 years old.

The release date of the project album Thank You For Being A Friend to which female artists sing songs of Curly Giraffe was decided on October 21.

BENI appeared in the pre-open party of Harajuku Store of "FOREVER 21," a fashion brand from Los Angels in the US, on April 28. She performed a collaboration song with FOREVER 21 named "FOREVER 21".

Three girls of Perfume who impersonate to the cabin attendant appear on the new TV commercial of "Eskimo PINO" (ice cream) of Morinaga Nyugyou starting to be on air on April 29. The CM song is Perfume's new song "NIGHT FLIGHT".

One of the biggest rock festival in Japan, "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '09", at Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, from July 24th to the 26th released its 4th lineus of performers.

It has been announced that AKB48 has a plan to hold nationwide tour including Nippon Budokan performance this summer. And also, they release a new single "Namida Surprise!" on June 24th, and the third single in this year (title has not announced yet) on August 26th.