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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 …
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 …
“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 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 …
A single from the eldest members of V6, a good release overall but has one of the most cheesiest J-pop videos I have ever watched from a Johnny’s group. GROUP: 20th Century CD SINGLE: オレじゃなきゃ、キミじゃなきゃ (Ore Ja Nakya, Kimi Ja Nakya) LABEL: avex trax CATALOG Read More …
“Black Cherry” is indeed a significant release for Koda Kumi fans is an understatement. This is her best album thus far! ARTIST: Koda Kumi ALBUM: Black Cherry LABEL: Rhythm Zone CATALOG #: RZCD-45506 DURATION: 1:11:11 RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2007 DISC 1: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. Read More …
L’Arc~en~Ciel’s “KISS” is another well-produced, well-written, well-composed and definitely well-balanced album that I’m glad to listen to right before the Holidays and I feel that many L’Arc fans will dig it as well. BAND: L’Arc~en~Ciel ALBUM: KISS LABEL: Ki/oon DURATION: 53:07 Released on December 4, Read More …
AAA’s “Mirage” is energetic, fun and actually a CD single that I have listened to repeatedly over and over again. So, another cool CD single from the group and great to see them finally reach #1 on the Daily and Weekly Oricon Charts. GROUP: AAA Read More …
AKB48’s music is very catchy and enjoyable and for idol music fans, they either love the idol pop genre or love the girls behind the music. GROUP: AKB48 (Team A) ALBUM: チームA 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」studio recordings LABEL: DEFSTAR Records CATALOG #: DFCL-1351 DURATION: 49:59 RELEASE DATE: Read More …
This CD single is definitely fun for the Summer pop songs and I’m sure if you are an AAA fan, you probably own one, two or all versions of the CD singles already. But nevertheless, the CD single features a variety of fun, up-beat pop Read More …