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Neo-Tokyo 2099 Reviews of Singles & Albums from the ‘2000s
This is an excellent release if you are just getting into EXILE and do not own any albums or CD singles. All three albums are well-done, you get EXILE’s awesome music from 2002-2008 and songs featuring wonderful vocals and musical arrangements. Their music videos tend Read More …
Otsuka Ai’s “JAM PUNCH Tour 2005 – at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on 1st of June 2005” is actually a very fun, entertaining concert that even though it’s her first, it’s still done very well and definitely worth to fit in your collection if Read More …
Sure, this latest song marks a new change but Nagasawa Nao still looks sexy and beautiful in the music video and she will always have that killer “love body” but now she has very cool music to enhance her music career and I look forward Read More …
A fantastic album, especially for those who love Japanese pop (J-Pop) music and are also interested in ukulele or ukulele music. ARTIST: Herb Ohta, Jr. ALBUM: Cocolo: ‘Ukulele J-Ballads LABEL: Victor Entertainment Inc., Japan CATALOG #: (VICP-64726) DURATION: 53 Minutes RELEASE DATE: 2009 DISC: 1. Read More …
Arashiro Beni’s third album “GEM” is such an improvement from her last album and I definitely like where her music is heading. ARTIST: 安良城紅 (Arashiro Beni) ALBUM:GEM LABEL:Avex TraxAVCD-23219/B (CD+DVD), AVCD-23220 (CD) RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2007 BAD GIRL Mermaid Losin’ control Loved Luna How Read More …
BAND: 101A ALBUM: Lethe LABEL: Labe+film.4 / Distributed by higashimusic.com CATALOG #: FLM4-0005 DURATION: 45:25 RELEASED ON JANUARY 6, 2008 雪の世界 (Yuki no Sekai) Migration Heart Lethe Eugene Miranda Lethal Weapon 詩片 (Shihen) Serpent Shellfish Lull * Sex Slave (Live) Bonus Track The following review Read More …
Bringing Rock Music to the Masses Japanese rocker Anna Tsuchiya brings her flair to “NANA” anime series ARTIST: ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi’ NANA (BLACK STONES) TITLE: ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi’ NANA (BLACK STONES) LABEL: Mad Pray Records CATALOG #: CTCR-14537 DURATION: 42:34 RELEASE DATE: February 28, 2007 Read More …
With “T”, there are newer songs that fans and casual listeners will be happy with. All songs are well sung, with a vast improvement in their pronunciation of the Japanese lyrics. The music arrangements and production values are top notch. All in all, this overall Read More …
For those who want to listen to Yuming’s popular songs, songs which were released as singles and yes, the “Ghibli” anime songs, then you want to purchase the 40th anniversary album. Otherwise, these songs selected by Matsutoya Yumi for her 45th anniversary are wonderful, many Read More …
“Kurumatani Kouji is back with his eighteenth album under his solo music monicker “AIR”. AIR’s music is an acquired taste because of the artist’s nasal vocals but for those who know Japanese can appreciate his music because of his well-written lyrics and his ability to Read More …
“Nearly 15 years later after I discovered SPEED, I’ve seen these young teenagers mature to women. ‘SPEEDLAND’ represents that maturity as the quartet revisits all their classic hits and re-record them. Although I prefer the original hit tracks to the re-recordings, as a fan of Read More …
A different style of Japanese hip hop group AFRA & INCREDIBLE BEATBOX BAND in the fact that the majority of the tracks features the group beat boxing. Cool collaborations showcasing their Japanese and international flare, “World Class is a pretty solid release! GROUP: AFRA & Read More …
For the theater edition of AKB48’s 13th CD single “Iiwake Maybe”, I can easily recommend it to AKB48 fans who are interested primarily in the music and wanting a cheaper alternative to the regular CD+DVD edition. But for the fantastic song alone, this single is Read More …
For fans of m.o.v.e, this is a fantastic, fitting goodbye from motsu and yuri and an album I highly recommend. GROUP: m.o.v.e TITLE: Best moves. ~and move goes on RECORD LABEL: avex tune CATALOG#: AVCT-10186~8/B DISC 1 DURATION: 1:05:33 DISC 2 DURATION: 1:12:20 DISC 3 Read More …
For those who want to hear good music, an artist who works her ass off to promote her name, please give MAY’s “Kizuna” a try. ARTIST: MAY CD SINGLE: KIZUNA LABEL: avex io CATALOG #: IOCD-20218 DURATION: 18:16 RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2007 KIZUNA Toki Read More …