Ongaku Cafe (The ’90s): TK Presents – You are the One (January 1997)

If you are a TK family fan, “YOU ARE THE ONE” is highly recommended!

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GROUP: TK Presents/TK Presents Konetto

CD SINGLE: YOU ARE THE ONE

LABEL: Nippon Crown, Ltd.

CATALOG #: KPDD-20171

DURATION: 17:30

RELEASE DATE: January 1, 1997

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1. YOU ARE THE ONE ORIGINAL MIX
2. YOU ARE THE ONE A CAPPELLA MIX
3. YOU ARE THE ONE JUST INSTRUMENTAL

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Reviewed back in January 1997

The TK family has dominated the music charts for the past three years and it doesn’t look we are going to see any end to this domination anytime soon…Tetsuya Komuro and his family of popular artists and music groups look like they are here to stay (for the time being).

During this past Christmas holiday, I had a chance to see TK and a few of his TK family perform in the US as they were celebrating the holiday season on television but also we had a chance to hear “YOU ARE THE ONE” which features artists and members of groups that are part of the TK family.

“YOU ARE THE ONE” is like what Michael Jackson and friends were able to pull off with “We are the World” and many artists and groups who were produced by TK appear on this single.  The difference, this was not for charity but to display the force of the TK music family.

Here is the lineup of performers on “YOU ARE THE ONE”:

Uchida Yuki, hitomi, Kai Yoshihiro, Utsunomiya Takashi , Auga Yaya, taco, Asami, Kaba (of dos), Amagata Naomi with Kubo Cozy, Hamada Masatoshi  (Downtown/H-Jungle with T), TRF’s YU-KI, DJ KOO, Sam, Etsu and Chiharu (TRF), Kine Naoto with Utsonomiya Takashi , m.c.A*T, Amuro Namie, Kahala Tomomi, globe’s TK, Marc Panther and Mizuki Alisa.

Personally, I felt this was an awesome collaboration between all of the TK family members to get together and perform this song on TK New Year’s Eve Special (not everyone was featured in the New Year’s Eve special). The song is catchy, addictive and it’s just a pretty awesome single when you can get everyone together (which is difficult) to take part in the song.

The CD single comes with an A CAPPELLA MIX. It’s not necessarily a cappela as you can hear the synth in the background. But the song does focus more on the vocal tracks. The third track is the instrumental version of “YOU ARE THE ONE”.

Overall, If you are a TK family fan, “YOU ARE THE ONE” is highly recommended!

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