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SPEED’s 2nd single ready for a May 27 release
Since releasing their 1st comeback single “Ashita no Sora” last year, SPEED is readying their 2nd single for a May 27th release. Titled “S.P.D.,” Eriko Imai mentioned on her online diary that the new song is different in style from what she and SPEED has done before. As cryptic as that may sound, as fans…
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Aya Ueto announced new single set for June 3rd release
Aya Ueto will be releasing a new single on June 3, 2009, titled “Smile for…” The upcoming single, written by Kohmi Hirose, will be the new ending theme song for the TV Tokyo anime “Katekyo Hitman Reborn!” and will begin airing from April 4th. Coinciding with the single’s release in April will be her first…
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PV for BENI’s upcoming single “Kiss Kiss Kiss”
BENI’s new single—and her 2nd since going solely by her first name—won’t be released until April 8, 2009, but luckily, her record label has released the PV of the single on their official YouTube page. The new single, titled “Kiss Kiss Kiss,” sports BENI in a short bob-style hairdo (which I really like, BTW) and…
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Amuro does animated music video – Tokyograph
Namie Amuro’s new song ‘Dr.’ will be made into an anime music video. This is the first time that one of her music videos will be a fully animated work. In addition, Amuro will appear in it as an animated character. A group of more than forty of Japan’s leading creators, deemed the ‘strongest’ in…
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YUI provides Stereopony’s next single – Tokyograph
Up-and-coming girl band Stereopony has revealed that their third single, ‘I do it,’ is a collaboration with singer-songwriter YUI. This is the first time that YUI has created a song for another artist. The band’s vocalist, AIMI, has been heavily influenced by YUI. The group shares the same producer as her, but they were still…
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Yanawarabaa to release 10th single on 4/22
For their first single of 2009, girl pop duo Yanawarabaa will be releasing “Takaramono” — their 10th single — on April 22nd. “Takaramono” follows the November 2008 release “Purezento (Present).” (Via bounce.com.)
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Gakky works with Ghibli for new single – Tokyograph
Actress Yui Aragaki is collaborating with Studio Ghibli for her upcoming single, ‘piece.’ Ghibli’s Yoshiyuki Momose directed the title song’s music video, as well as contributing art for the CD jacket. The collaboration came about after Aragaki served as the guide of an NHK music program last May that focused on Disney and Ghibli songs.…
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Special wallpaper for Stereopony’s 2nd single
Available for a limited time (ends on 2/15 24:00 Japan time) is a wallpaper specially created to commemorate the release of the—incredibly popular girl band—Stereopony’s 2nd single, “Namida no Mukou.” The wallpaper, available in three sizes, is up at their Sony Music website. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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ういずあす – the trio formerly known as ‘wiz-us’
Waiting for me in my inbox this morning was an email from Mark about a group from Okinawa named ういずあす. At first I didn’t recognize the group but upon further research (ah, googling how I love thee) I found that the trio formerly went by the name “wiz-us” (which is how the current name is…
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Wallpaper: Namie Amuro makes you want to try Coca-Cola zero
We called it, and it happened! (We love it when we’re right. 😀 ) Available as of today, three wallpapers to lovely adorn your Mac/PC with from the Coca-Cola zero website featuring Namie Amuro. Also available on the site is the new CM (15 and 30-second spots) and a making of which clocks in at…
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