A couple of updates.

As the release date for the Mayonaka no Shadow Boy single draws closer the Johnny's websites have been updating for which shows Hey! Say! JUMP will be on to promote it. So far there are only two shows that they are scheduled to be on, Music Station on 10/17 and Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on 10/20. I'm sure there will be at least one other program added to that list soon as two live performances seems too little, especially after the fact they were on Music Station alone three times for the Your Seed/Bouken Rider single.

Also Johnny's net has put up the single covers for Arashi's latest single, Beautiful days, which is the theme song for the Ryusei no Kizuna drama that stars Ninomiya Kazunari and Nishikido Ryo. I don't think the covers are all that impressive but they definitely make sure that they tie in to the drama by placing Ninomiya in the center of the group and the starry night sky background used for the regular edition.

With this single Arashi is getting close to another album release. Johnny's usually wait three to four singles before releasing an album and Beautiful days will be the third single released after their last album Dream "A"live was released. I think there will be another single released for the group before the next album, especially since next year will be Arashi's ten year anniversary so I think we can also expect a best album from them sometime next year. With their current popularity, so far two of their singles are at the top two singles for the year on the Oricon chart, it would be foolish for Johnny's not to cash in on their success with a best album, which tends to do much better than original albums for sales.