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[27 Oct 2009 | 9 Comments | ]
Nana Mizuki – LIVE DIAMOND x FEVER [23.12.09]

And yes, what I have been waiting for all year. Nana’s LIVE Concert for preorder. I was waiting patiently for Fever to be out but no preorders ><. Then came LIVE DIAMOND, and I was guessing that it will be combined together. Apparently I’m right :3.

Yes so grab your copy over at CDJapan! I was being crazy last year and ordered both the Blu-ray and DVD copies of LIVE Fighter. This year I will not be doing that anymore. Just have to get Blu-ray version because I’m intending to get …

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[10 Oct 2009 | 23 Comments | ]
YUI – It’s all too much/Never say die

It has been almost 2 months since I last posted about the single being available for preorder. Out officially on 7 October 2009, this single is brilliant. And YUI has a new hairstyle! (Shocked me a lot)
Track-listing of the single:

It’s all too much
Never say die
again ~YUI Acoustic Version~
It’s all too much ~Instrumental~

It’s all too much is the theme song of the movie Kaiji which is out today in Japan, while Never say die is the insert song for the movie. Personally I prefer Never say die. Guess it was the …

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[30 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]
M’s MC #4 – SCANDAL: SAKURA グッバイ

This week I’ll be talking about my current favourite all-girl Japanese Band, SCANDAL.  To be more specific, I’ll be talking about their SAKURA グッバイ single which is their 2nd non-indie single, released in March of this year.

Track-listing of the single:

SAKURA グッバイ
TOKYO
SAKURA グッバイ(Off Vocal)

Enjoy Track #2 from the Single, TOKYO
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Here’s one of the LIVE videos of SCANDAL performing SAKURA グッバイ,

The 1st time I had honestly heard SCANDAL, would be when they performed 少女S as an OP for Bleach. When I first heard them, I loved …

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[16 Sep 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
M’s MC #2 – Hirano Aya: Set Me Free/Sing a Song

And for this week’s edition of M’s Musical Corner, I’ll be featuring Hirano Aya’s Set Me Free/Sing a Song single which was released in April earlier in the year.

Track-listing of the single:

Set Me Free
Sing a Song!
Set Me Free (Off Vocal)
Sing a Song! (Off Vocal)

Because there’s the PV for Set Me Free, enjoy Track #2 from the Single, Sing a Song!
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Here’s the PV of Set Me Free:

Out of the 2 main songs in the single, I’m more of a fan of Sing a Song! mainly …

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[16 Sep 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
SCANDAL – Best Scandal [21.10.09]

So, as I’ve mentioned in my previous post, SCANDAL is releasing a ‘Best Scandal’ which is something like a BEST of SCANDAL which will include 13 tracks from their previous works.

No cover art yet
The release comes in 3 editions. First is the Regular Edition priced at 3,059 yen. Then there’s the Limited Edition with the DVD (Music Videos!) priced at 3,500 yen. Lastly, there’s the Limited Edition with the Photo Book priced at 4,500 yen.
The tracks should include the following

SAKURAグッバイ (SAKURA GOODBYE)
TOKYO
DOLL
S.L. Magic
少女S (ShoujoS)
ナツネイロ (Natsuneiro)
SO EASY
FUTURE
恋模様 (Koi Moyo)
LOVE FRUIT
SPACE RANGER
KAGEROU

These are …

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[12 Sep 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
SCANDAL – 夢見るつばさ [14.10.09]

SCANDAL, the self-proclaimed Most Powerful Japanese Girlie Pop Rock band, is releasing yet another single this year.

The single is priced at 1,020 yen and it will be out on the 14th of October, 2009. Preorder your copy now at CDJapan.  Unfortunately, the first press has already been sold out. Must-buy single! :)
The currently confirmed songs for this single include,

 夢見るつばさ (Yume Miru Tsubasa), which was recently played during their radio show
BEAUTeen
DAYDREAM, which can also be heard on the JUDY and MARY 15th Anniversary Tribute Album

Enjoy #3, DAYDREAM!
[Audio clip: view full post …

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[10 Sep 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
angela – Land Ho!

angela caught my eyeears recently when they performed for Music Japan Anisong Special. I was totally rocking when they performed Spiral live for the show. Spiral is the opening theme song for Asura Cryin’. The latest album by angela is out officially, on the 9.09.09! Only catching the song Spiral since I watched the performance, this album definitely allowed me to listen to more of their songs ;)
Track-listing of the album:

Galactic material
Spiral
Beautiful fighter
Hikari, Sagase Naku tomo
Mangetsu All Night
SONGS
Fine!
Koko ni iru yo
innocence
Beginning
My story
Panorama

I will be catching more of angela songs now, …

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[23 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Animelo 2009 Day 1

The song list of Animelo 2009 Day 1 is up. I just remembered that today is the 2nd day of Animelo 2009. LOL. Been too busy with studies to even remember, just been looking forward to YAHHO!!, which is next week =P.

21曲目: 『JET!!』~『バニラソルト』/堀江由衣
22曲目: 『YAHHO!!』/堀江由衣
23曲目: 『ハッピー☆マテリアル』/堀江由衣+茅原実里
Hocchan sings JET!! and YAHHO!! ?!?!?!?!?!? Where’s Silky Heart?! Where’s Vanilla Salt!! LOL.
And Hocchan and Minorin duet?!?!?!
AHAHAHAHA.
1曲目: 『残酷な天使のテーゼ』/石川智晶+angela
What is this song I don’t even know O_O.
30曲目: 『ミラクル・アッパーWL』/May’n+奥井雅美
May’n duet with Masami Okui!!
16曲目: 『「みくみくにしてあげる♪」【してやんよ】』/初音ミク
17曲目: 『ブラック★ロックシューター』/初音ミク
I wonder how Miku came in, looking forward to it.
My fangirl level just hit …

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[20 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR – swamp man [02.09.09]

I was able to get to listen to some samples of the upcoming album by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR. The album, titled swamp man will be out on 2nd September 2009. The vocalist has changed since their last release, I’m trying to adjust myself to the new vocalist. I really miss Maki T_T.
Tracklisting of the album:

Swamp Man
XYZ
Good Bye
Eyes
Fly Me To Other Moon
Pain
7.2
Hate
Living
You

Enjoy Track 5, Fly Me To Other Moon
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
There’s also the PV of Good Bye, you can see their new vocalist, Halca!

I have been …