SPYAIR to release their first 'Best Of' album

SPYAIR will release their best-of album "BEST" on November 26.

This was announced on September 25 during the final broadcast of SPYAIR's regular radio program 'AIR's ROCK' on ZIP-FM. At the end of the program, IKE revealed, "We will release a best-of album!" Since it had been awhile that all members got together on the program, there were many messages from fans, creating a warm atmosphere from beginning to end.

The band's first best-of album will feature a total of 16 songs. Besides all singles released since after their debut in 2010, it will include "GLORY" and an unreleased track. It will be released in 3 different versions: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Regular Edition. The Limited Edition A DVD will contain all PVs released so far, while the Limited Edition B will come with a CD containing coupling tracks that have not been included in albums.

In addition, SPYAIR will release an official photo book called 'ONE PARK 2014'. The photo book will enclose a members card with a serial number. Those who become a member through their special website 'ONE PARK WEB' will have access to unreleased photos and a special movie which will be revealed on January 1, 2015. Members will also be given a chance to attend special events for 'ONE PARK', as well as live events.

[Track List]

01. GLORY
02. Imagination
03. JUST ONE LIFE
04. Genjou Destruction
05. Niji
06. Sakura Mitsu Tsuki
07. WENDY �`It's You�`
08. Naked
09. 0 GAME
10. �ly World
11. BEAUTIFUL DAYS
12. Samurai Heart (Some Like It Hot!!)
13. Japanication
14. Last Moment
15. LIAR
16. Unreleased Track�iUntitled�j

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Kato Miliyah release new album and go on tour

Kato Miliyah's new original album "MUSE" will be released October 29th.

"MUSE" will commemorate Kato's 10th anniversary which she celebrated on September 8. The album will come with DISC 1 including a number of collaboration songs, and DISC 2 including remixes of song that she's released until now.

In addition to collaboration songs, DISC 1 will contain covers of artists who have influenced her debut such as Utada Hikaru's "Automatic" and Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You". The limited edition will come with a DVD containing a 10th anniversary documentary, along with the PV for "YOU�c".

To coincide the album's release, Kato will hold a tour called '10th Anniversary "A MUSE" Tour 2015' starting in March of next year. It will kick off on March 20 at Ichihara-shi Shimin Kaikan in Chiba for a total of 27 shows in 24 locations. This will be Kato's biggest nationwide tour of her career.

[Track List]

DISC 1:
01. M.U.S.E.
02. YOU�c feat. Nakasone Izumi (HY)
03. Automatic
04. DRIVE feat. JASMINE
05. I'll be there with you feat. AI & Aoyama Thelma
06. Fighter / Nakashima Mika�~Kato Miliyah
07. Gift / Nakashima Mika�~Kato Miliyah
08. If I Ain't Got You
09. Blue Flame feat. SUGAR SOUL
10. STYLE


DISC 2:
01. Lonely Hearts�iT.O.M. Remix�j
02. SAYONARA Baby�iNao Tanaka Remix�j
03. RAINBOW�iT.O.M. REMIX�j
04. Aitai�iLoneliness Remix�j
05. LALALA feat. Wakadanna�iT.O.M. REMIX�j
06. HEART BEAT�iDEXPISTOLS REMIX�j
07. Yuushatachi�iT.O.M. REMIX�j
08. 19 Memories�iREMIX�j
09. Love/Affection�iDAISHI DANCE REMIX�j
10. Never let go�iShingo.S RMX�j
11. Jounetsu �itake 2 Remix�j
12. Sotsugyou�iDJ Mitsu the Beats School Gate Mix�j
13. Beautiful�iBR Remix�j
14. Love Forever�iDAISHI DANCE REMIX�j


Limited Edition DVD:


�E10th Anniversary Documentary�uThe Story of "MILIYAH 10th Anniversary PREMIUM PARTY"�v
�E�uYOU�c feat. Nakasone Izumi (HY) (Music Video)�v


[10th Anniversary "A MUSE" Tour 2015]

Friday, March 20 - Ichihara-shi Shimin Kaikan (Chiba)
Friday, March 27 - Orix Theater (Osaka)
Saturday, March 28 - Orix Theater (Osaka)
Saturday, April 4 - Nagaragawa Convention Center (Gifu)
Sunday, April 5 - Yokkaichi Bunka Kaikan (Mie)
Tuesday, April 21 - Shibuya Kokaido (Tokyo)
Wednesday, April 22 - Shibuya Kokaido (Tokyo)
Tuesday, April 28 - Nagoya Congress Center (Aichi)
Thursday, April 30 - Act City Hamamatsu (Shizuoka)
Friday, May 1 - Kobe International House (Hyogo)
Tuesday, May 5 - Shimane Kenmin Kaikan (Shimane)
Wednesday, May 6 - Kurashiki Shimin Kaikan (Okayama)
Friday, May 8 - Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen (Hiroshima)
Sunday, May 10 - Alpha Abunagi Hall (Kagawa)
Saturday, May 16 - Asahikawa Shimin Bunka Kaikan (Hokkaido)
Sunday, May 17 - Nitori Bunka Hall (Hokkaido)
Tuesday, May 19 - Aoyama-shi Bunka Kaikan (Aoyama)
Thursday, May 21 - Sendai Sun Plaza Hall (Miyagi)
Friday, May 22 - Koriyama Shimin Bunka Center (Fukushima)
Tuesday, May 27 - Honda no Mori Hall (Ishikawa)
Friday, May 29 - Niigata Kenmin Kaikan (Niigata)
Tuesday, June 9 - Kagoshima Shimin Bunka Hall (Kagoshima)
Wednesday, June 10 - Miyazaki Shimin Bunka Hall (Miyazaki)
Friday, June 12 - Fukuoka Sun Palace (Fukuoka)
Saturday, June 13 - Fukuoka Sun Palace (Fukuoka)
Sunday, June 21 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)

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Track list for Sakanaction double A-side single

Sakanaction has announced the track list for their new single "Sayonara wa Emotion / Hasu no Hana" which will drop in stores on October 29.

The double A-side single is made up of "Sayonara no Emotion", the CM song for 'Toushin 2013 Zenkoku Touitsu Koukousei Test Zenkoku Touitsu Chuugakusei Test', and "Hasu no Hana", the theme song for Yamashita Tomohisa's starring movie 'Kinkyori Renai'.


For its coupling tracks, the single will include "Ame(B)-SAKANATRIBE MIX-" featuring AOKI takamasa and his band for new title called "Ame(B)-SAKANATRIBE�~ATM version-", and a remix of "Music" by Cornelius. This is the first time Cornelius has remixed one of Sakanaction's songs.

["Sayonara wa Emotion / Hasu no Hana"]

01. Sayonara wa Emotion
02. Hasu no Hana-single version-
03. Ame(B)-SAKANATRIBE�~ATM version-
04. Music�iCornelius Remix�j

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Track list for Bawdies' new album "Boys"

THE BAWDIES have revealed the track list for their new album "Boys!" that's slated for release on December 3.

"Boys!" will be made up of 12 tracks such as their already released songs "THE SEVEN SEAS", "NICE AND SLOW", and "COME ON", as well as their new song "NO WAY", which will be used as the opening theme for TV Tokyo's drama 'Tamagawa Kuyakusho OF THE DEAD'. The limited edition will come with a bonus CD and DVD. The bonus CD will include live audio tracks from the band's tour '~The 10th Anniversary~ Like a Rockin' Rollin' Stone Tour'. Details on the DVD will be revealed at a later date.

[Boys!]

CD:
01. NO WAY
02. WHAT YOU GONNA DO
03. NICE AND SLOW
04. CHERRY MASH
05. HOLD ON
06. LOVER BOY
07. KICKS!
08. ANYTHING YOU WANT
09. COME ON
10. THE SEVEN SEAS
11. RECORD PLAYER
12. TWISTIN' ANNIE

Limited Edition Bonus CD:
"All singles and favorites from Like a Rockn' Rollin' Stone Tour"
01. I BEG YOU
02. EMOTION POTION
03. IT'S TOO LATE
04. HOT DOG
05. JUST BE COOL
06. LOVE YOU NEED YOU
07. RED ROCKET SHIP
08. ROCK ME BABY
09. LEMONADE

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T.M. Revolution to release live album for fan club members

T.M.Revolution will release a live album for fan club members only on December 24.

The album will have a long and unique title, "T.M.R. LIVE REVOLUTION '14 -Ima made 'Kotoshi wa Tandoku LIVE wa Yaranee!' Tekina Nuance no Hanashi wo Shiteta kedo, Nanka Kyuuni FC Gentei demo Yaritakunacchatte�cChigau! Chigau! Souja�cSoujanai! 'Heijitsu no Yoru demo, Douse Yobeba Kurundarou?' Mitaina, 'Tsugou no Ii Onna' Tekina Atsukai na Wake Janai yo! Tada, Konya wa Doushitemo Omae ga Dakitakunatta dake�c'14-" which roughly translates to "T.M.R. LIVE REVOLUTION '14 -Until now, I've talked about the nuance saying that 'I won't hold a solo live this year!', but I suddenly wanted to hold one for FC... No! No! That's not... That's not right! I'm not treating you like some 'convenient woman', like 'even on a week night, if I call her, she will come right?' It's just that I wanted to hold you tonight no matter what... '14-"

The album will feature live tracks from T.M.Revolution's concert on July 24 and 25 at Akasaka BLITZ where he performed numbers ranging from his debut song "Dokusai -monopolize-" to his latest single "Phantom Pain". It will only be available for members of Nishikawa Takanori's official fan club 'turbo'. Orders will be taken until December 17.

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Superfly to release new single in November

Superfly will release her new single "Ai wo Karada ni Fukikonde" on November 19.

The singer's 18th single is being used as the theme song for TV Asahi's drama 'Doctor X ~Gekai�EDaimon Michiko~'. It will come with 2 coupling tracks titled "You You" and "Closet".

There will be 20,000 first press editions released that will come with a DVD featuring Superfly's performance on Fuji TV's 'Bokura no Ongaku' which recently aired its final episode.


[Ai wo Karada ni Fukikonde]

CD:
01. Ai wo Kanada ni Fukikonde
02. You You
03. Closet

DVD:
[Superfly "Bokura no Ongaku" Selection]
01. Ai wo Komete Hanatabe wo�i2008/05/30�j
02. Alright!!�i2009/06/05�j
03. My Best Of My Life�i2009/06/05�j
04. Wildflower�i2010/08/27�j
05. Tamashii Revolution�i2010/09/03�j
06. Ah�i2011/06/24�j
07. Kagayaku Tsuki no You ni�i2012/09/21�j

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Details on Rika Mayama's solo debut single

The details on Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku member Mayama Rika's solo debut single "Liar Mask" has been revealed.

The title track "Liar Mask" was picked up as the opening theme for the tv anime 'Akame ga Kill!'. As the coupling song, the single will include "Shinkirou" composed and arranged by Kitagawa Katsutoshi (ROUND TABLE). "Shinkirou" is a ballad that was written in the image of 'Akame ga Kill!' characters Tatsumi and Mine, which was an idea proposed by Mayama.


The single will be available for purchase in 3 different versions: Limited Edition, Limited Time Edition, and Regular Edition. The Limited Edition DVD will contain the PV and making-of footage for "Liar Mask" as well as a documentary from Mayama's solo debut announcement in September. Meanwhile, the Limited Time Edition DVD will contain the non-credit opening footage from 'Akame ga Kill!' and an interview between Mayama and the staff of anime song magazine 'Lisani!'.

[Track List]

Limited Edition/Regular Edition CD:
01. Liar Mask
02. Shinkirou
03. Liar Mask instrumental

Limited Time Edition CD:
01. Liar Mask
02. Shinkirou
03. Liar Mask anime size
04. Liar Mask instrumental

Limited Edition DVD:
�E�uLiar Mask�vMUSIC VIDEO
�EMaking of Liar Mask
�E2014.9.1 Mayama Rika ga Debut Surprise DAY Documentary

Limited Time Edition DVD:
�ETV Anime�uAkame ga Kill!�vNon-credit Opening Footage
�EInterview by�uLisani!�v

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Mao Abe announces nationwide tour for 2015

Abe Mao will hold a nationwide tour called '2015 Nationwide Tour: Abe Mao Live No.6' starting in March of 2015.

This was announced on October 10 during her '5th Anniversary Abe Mao Live 2014��Nippon Budokan'. The crowd gave a loud cheer when Abe made the announcement. The tour will kick off on March 10 at iichiko Grand Theater (Oita), and will wrap up on May 31 at Tokyo International Forum for a total of 23 shows. Ticket pre-reservations will take place via Abe's official mobile site until October 16 at 2:00 pm.


[2015 Nationwide Tour: Abe Mao Live No.6]

Tuesday, March 10 - iichiko Grand Theater (Oita)
Thursday, March 12 - ASTERPLAZA (Hiroshima)
Saturday, March 14 - Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall (Fukuoka)
Friday, March 20 - Yonago-shi Kokaido (Tottori)
Saturday, March 21 - Okayama Shimin Kaikan (Okayama)
Sunday, March 29 - Omiya Sonic City (Saitama)
Thursday, April 2 - Alpha Anabuki Hall (Kagawa)
Saturday, April 4 - Kobe International House (Hyogo)
Sunday, April 5 - Nara 100-nen Kaikan (Nara)
Saturday, April 11 - Medikit Art Center (Miyazaki)
Sunday, April 12 - Kagoshima Shimin Bunka Hall (Kagoshima)
Saturday, April 18 - Niigata Shimin Geijutsu Bunka Kaikan (Niigata)
Sunday, April 19 - Koriyama Shimin Bunka Center (Fukushima)
Saturday, April 25 - Nippon Tokushu Tougyou Shimin Kaikan (Aichi)
Sunday, April 26 - Mie-ken Bunka Kaikan (Mie)
Friday, May 1 - Kanazawa-shi Bunka Hall (Ishikawa)
Saturday, May 2 - Hokuto Bunka Hall (Nagano)
Thursday, May 7 - Iwate Kenmin Kaikan (Iwate)
Friday, May 8 - Sendai Shimin Kaikan (Miyagi)
Sunday, May 17 - Sapporo Education and Culture Hall (Hokkaido)
Saturday, May 23 - Orix Theater (Osaka)
Sunday, May 24 - Orix Theater (Osaka)
Sunday, May 31 - Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo)

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YUKI to kick off nationwide tour in March

YUKI will kick off her nationwide tour "YUKI concert tour 'Dope Out' '15" in March of next year.

This was announced on October 12 during YUKI's tour "YUKI concert tour 'Flyin' High' '14~'15" at Toda-shi Bunka Kaikan (Saitama). Her upcoming tour will start on March 7 and 8 at Atsugi-shi Bunka Kaikan (Kanagawa) and will wrap up on July 4 and 5 at Okinawa Convention Center for a total of 24 shows in 18 locations.


[YUKI concert tour "Dope Out" '15]

Saturday, March 7 - Atsugi-shi Bunka Kaikan (Kanagawa)
Sunday, March 8 - Atsugi-shi Bunka Kaikan (Kanagawa)
Friday, March 20 - Nakano Sun Plaza Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday, March 21 - Nakano Sun Plaza Hall (Tokyo)
Sunday, March 29 - Nara 100-nen Kaikan (Nara)
Monday, March 30 - Shiga Kenritsu Geijutsu Gekijou (Shiga)
Saturday, April 11 - Olympus Hall Hachiouji (Tokyo)
Sunday, April 12 - Olympus Hall Hachiouji (Tokyo)
Saturday, April 18 - Chiba-ken Bunka Kaikan (Chiba)
Sunday, April 19 - Chiba-ken Bunka Kaikan (Chiba)
Friday, April 24 - Shunan-shi Bunka Kaikan (Yamaguchi)
Sunday, April 26 - Kurashiki Shimin Kaikan (Okayama)
Saturday, May 16 - Honda no Mori Hall (Ishikawa)
Sunday, May 17 - Fukui Phoenix Plaza (Fukui)
Saturday, May 23 - Nagaragawa Convention Center (Gifu)
Sunday, May 24 - Shizuoka Shimin Bunka Kaikan (Shizuoka)
Saturday, June 6 - Aomori-shi Bunka Kaikan (Aomori)
Sunday, June 7 - Iwate Kenmin Kaikan (Iwate)
Saturday, June 13 - Miyazaki Shimin Bunka Hall (Miyazaki)
Sunday, June 14 - Kagoshima Shimin Bunka Hall (Kagoshima)
Saturday, June 27 - Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo)
Sunday, June 28 - Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo)
Saturday, July 4 - Okinawa Convention Center (Okinawa)
Sunday, July 5 - Okinawa Convention Center (Okinawa)

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Kana Nishino 2015 tour schedule

Nishino Kana has revealed the schedule for her 2015 arena tour 'with LOVE tour'. The tour will kick off on May 16 at Saitama Super Arena, and will wrap up on August 23 at Osaka-jo Hall for a total of 18 shows in 11 locations nationwide.


[with LOVE tour]

Saturday, May 16 - Saitama Super Arena (Saitama)
Sunday, May 17 - Saitama Super Arena (Saitama)
Saturday, May 30 - World Memorial Hall (Hyogo)
Sunday, May 31 - World Memorial Hall (Hyogo)
Sunday, June 21 - Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)
Tuesday, July 7 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Wednesday, July 8 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Saturday, July 11 - Ehime-ken Budokan (Ehime)
Sunday, July 12 - Ehime-ken Budokan (Ehime)
Saturday, July 18 - Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)
Monday, July 20 - Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center (Niigata)
Saturday, July 25 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Sunday, July 26 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Saturday, August 1 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido)
Saturday, August 15 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Sunday, August 16 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Saturday, August 22 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Sunday, August 23 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)

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HY's new album to be released in December

HY's new album "LOVER" will be released on December 3.

HY's 10th original album will be comprised entirely of love songs. It will contain a total of 7 songs such as "Anata wo Omou Kaze" which will be used as the theme song for the movie 'Omoi Nokoshi' (November 22 release), as well as their new song "Komorebi Kazaru Kono Michi wo".

The album's limited edition will come with a pair of gloves and a photo book. Along with the members' photos, the photo book will follow an original story that portrays the image of "Anata wo Omou Kaze".

To coincide the album's release, HY will hold a nationwide tour 'HY Kana-yo Premium TOUR 2015' in 2015. It will kick off on January 27 at Nagoya CLUB QUATTRO (Aichi), and will wrap up on February 21 at Music Town Otoichiba (Okinawa).

Finally, HY will release a live DVD on December 24. This will only be available for purchase to fan club members. It will contain live footage from their concert at Shibuya Kokaido on July 15 and a documentary of their Taiwan live in August.


[LOVER]

CD:
�EAnata wo Omou Kaze
�EKomorebi Kazaru Kono Michi wo
�Eremember you
�EPata Pata
and more
��Total of 7 songs

Limited Edition Privilege:
�E"LOVER" Gloves (Pair)
�E"LOVER"BOOK


[HY Kana-yo Premium TOUR 2015]

Tuesday, January 27 - Nagoya CLUB QUATTRO (Aichi)
Wednesday, January 28 - Nagoya CLUB QUATTRO (Aichi)
Friday, January 30 - Ims Hall (Fukuoka)
Saturday, January 31 - Ims Hall (Fukuoka)
Tuesday, February 3 - Umeda CLUB QUATTRO (Osaka)
Wednesday, February 4 - Umeda CLUB QUATTRO (Osaka)
Saturday, February 7 - SENDAI CLUB JUNK BOX (Miyagi)
Sunday, February 8 - SENDAI CLUB JUNK BOX (Miyagi)
Wednesday, February 18 - Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO (Tokyo)
Thursday, February 19 - Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO (Tokyo)
Saturday, February 21 - Music Town Otoichiba (Okinawa)

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Yuma Nakakawa to release his first album

Nakayama Yuma will release his first album "Chapter 1" on November 26.

In addition to his solo singles "Missing Piece", "High Five", and "Get Up!", the album will contain "Kousaten", which was first performed during 'Johnny's Ginza' earlier this year, and "Akuma na Koi", which was rearranged just for the album.

The limited edition DVD will include a short movie titled "Kousaten" and its making-of footage that will amount to about 50 minutes long. Meanwhile, the regular edition will come with three more songs.

On November 26, Nakayama will also release his live DVD 'PLAYZONE 1986�E�E�E�E2014��Arigatou! ~Aoyama Gekijou��' featuring the musical he appeared in during summer.


[Limited Edition]

CD:
01. High Five
02. Kousaten
03. XOXO (Kiss Hug)
04. Missing Piece
05. Mai, Koi
06. Iolite
07. Bokutachi no birthday
08. Get Up!
09. Akuma na Koi (Album Ver.)
10. In The Name of LOVE


DVD:
SHORT FILM "Kousaten"�� MAKING


[Regular Edition]

01. High Five
02. Kousaten
03. XOXO (Kiss Hug)
04. Missing Piece
05. Mai, Koi
06. Iolite
07. Bokutachi no birthday
08. Oyasumi
09. Hustler
10. Get Up!
11. Akuma na Koi (Album Ver.)
12. Kiseki, Mitsuke ni
13. In The Name of LOVE

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Kaname Kawabata to release cover album in December

Kawabata Kaname will release a cover album, titled "ON THE WAY HOME", on December 10.

Since his solo debut in 2010, Kawabata's singles have all included a cover song. He's also been performing cover songs at his acoustic lives 'Utagokoro' that he's been holding since April of this year. Kawabata's first cover album will feature covers of hit songs by female artists. The artists he will be covering include JUJU, Hirose Kohmi, Nakashima Mika, Matsutoya Yumi, DREAMS COME TRUE, and Utada Hikaru. The album will be released in 3 different types: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Regular Edition. Out of the songs, 1 of them will be different depending on the type.

For the cover of JUJU's "Yasashisa de Afureru You ni", Kawabata invited Little Glee Monster to participate as a guest artist. In August, Kawabata tweeted, "The talented girl group Little Glee Monster. These girls are really good at singing~ It was like watching the foreign drama 'glee'!! I'm feeling good since the morning." Since this tweet, the two sides appeared together in events and TV shows, which led to this collaboration.


[ON THE WAY HOME]

�E"Yasashisa de Afureru You ni" with Little Glee Monster�iJUJU�j
�E"DEAR...again"�iHirose Kohmi�j
�E"ORION"�iNakashima Mika�j
�E"Katachi Aru Mono"�iShibasaki Kou�j
�E"Refrain ga Yonderu"�iMatsutoya Yumi�j
�E"Yasashii Kiss wo Shite"�iDREAMS COME TRUE�j
�E"HOME"�iAngela Aki�j
�E"Mikazuki"�iAyaka�j
�E"I'm proud"�iKahara Tomomi�j
�E"Flavor Of Life"�iUtada Hikaru�j

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Southern All Stars announce details on New Year's Eve concerts
Southern All Stars have announced the details on their New Years Eve live concerts.

Titled 'Southern All Stars Toshikoshi Live 2014: Hitsuji dayo! Zenin Shuugou!', the live concert will be held over a period of 4 days, December 27, 28, 30, and 31, at Yokohama Arena.

This will be Southern All Stars first New Year's Eve live concert in 9 years. The finale will be a countdown live where they will ring in the New Year with their fans. In the past, the band started their countdown live at 11:30 pm, but this year, they will raise the curtains at 9:30 pm.


[Southern All Stars Toshikoshi Live 2014: Hitsuji dayo! Zenin Shuugou!]

Saturday, December 27 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
OPEN 16:30 / START 18:00

Sunday, December 28 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
OPEN 16:30 / START 18:00

Tuesday, December 30 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
OPEN 16:30 / START 18:00

Wednesday, December 31 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
OPEN 20:00 / START 21:30

Source: natalie

Ikimonogakari to celebrate 10th anniversary with live tour

Ikimonogakari will hold a nationwide tour called 'Ikimonogakari Live Tour 2015' starting in March of 2015.

The tour will begin on March 14 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall (Chiba) and will wrap up on July 18 at Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka) for a total of 26 shows. This will be their first tour in about a year and 3 months since they held 'Ikimonogakari no Minasan, Konnitour!! 2013 ~I~' in 2013.

Ikimonogakari made their major debut with the single "SAKURA" on March 15, 2006. The upcoming tour will kick off their 10th anniversary year.

Ticket pre-reservations will begin via their official fan club '1-nen 2-kumi' on October 24 and to the general public on February 28, 2015.

[Ikimonogakari Live Tour 2015]

Saturday, March 14 - Makuhari Messe Event Hall (Chiba)
Sunday, March 15 - Makuhari Messe Event Hall (Chiba)
Sunday, March 29 - Big Hat (Nagano)
Saturday, April 4 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Sunday, April 5 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Saturday, April 18 - Ecopa Arena (Shizuoka)
Sunday, April 19 - Ecopa Arena (Shizuoka)
Saturday, April 25 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Sunday, April 26 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Wednesday, April 29 - Asty Tokushima (Tokushima)
Saturday, May 2 - Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)
Sunday, May 3 - Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)
Wednesday, May 6 - Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center (Niigata)
Thursday, May 14 - Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
Saturday, May 16 - Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
Sunday, May 17 - Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
Saturday, May 23 - Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)
Wednesday, June 10 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Thursday, June 11 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Saturday, June 20 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido)
Sunday, June 21 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido)
Thursday, July 9 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Saturday, July 11 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Sunday, July 12 - Yokohama Arena (Kanagawa)
Friday, July 17 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Saturday, July 18 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)

Source: natalie

Kaela Kimura to hold nationwide tour next year

As the 5th part of her 10th anniversary project, Kimura Kaela will hold a nationwide live house tour. The upcoming tour will kick off on March 6 at Akasaka BLITZ for a total of 21 shows in 17 locations.

Additionally, Kimura will hold her one-man live 'KAELA presents GO!GO! KAELAND 2014~10years anniversary' this weekend at Yokohama Arena. A special Yokohama Arena edition of her latest single "TODAY IS A NEW DAY" will be sold at the venue.


[Kimura Kaela Live House Tour]

Friday, March 6 - Akasaka BLITZ (Tokyo)
Sunday, March 8 - Gifu club-G (Gifu)
Sunday, March 15 - LiveHouse Hamamatsu Madowaku (Shizuoka)
Friday, March 20 - Kobe Chicken George (Hyogo)
Saturday, March 21 - KYOTO MUSE (Kyoto)
Saturday, March 28 - Koriyama HIP SHOT JAPAN (Fukushima)
Sunday, March 29 - Rensa (Miyagi)
Saturday, April 4 - Kumamoto B.9 (Kumamoto)
Sunday, April 5 - CAPARVO HALL (Kagoshima)
Saturday, April 11 - Takamatsu Oliva Hall (Kagawa)
Sunday, April 12 - Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO (Hiroshima)
Tuesday, April 28 - Niigata LOTS (Niigata)
Wednesday, April 29 - Kanazawa EIGHT HALL (Ishikawa)
Saturday, May 16 - Zepp Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Saturday, May 23 - Zepp Sapporo (Hokkaido)
Friday, May 29 - Zepp Nagoya (Aichi)
Saturday, May 30 - Zepp Nagoya (Aichi)
Friday, June 5 - Zepp Namba (Osaka)
Saturday, June 6 - Zepp Namba (Osaka)
Friday, June 12 - Zepp Tokyo (Tokyo)
Saturday, June 13 - Zepp Tokyo (Tokyo)

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Garnet Crow to release 'Best Of Ballads' album

GARNET CROW will release a ballad best-of album, titled "GARNET CROW BEST OF BALLADS", on December 24.

GARNET CROW disbanded in June of 2013. The upcoming album will contain a remastering of 16 of their ballad numbers such as "call my name", "Kono Te wo Nobaseba", and "closer".

As the bonus audio tracks, the album will include "Kimi Tsuresaru Toki no Otozure wo" from their 2012 live 'GARNET CROW livescope 2012 �`the tales of memories�`', along with "Yume no Hitotsu" and "Yume Mita Ato de" from their last live 'GARNET CROW livescope �`THE FINAL�`'.

[GARNET CROW BEST OF BALLADS]

CD:

01. call my name
02. Tsumetai Kage
03. Kimi wo Kazaru Hana wo Sakasou
04. Himawari no Iro
05. Kaze no Naka no Orgel
06. Wasure Saki
07. Kono Fuyu no Shirosa ni
08. in little time
09. Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo
10. Mikansei na Neiro
11. Kono Te wo Nobaseba
12. Anywhere
13. "Sayonara" to Tatta Hitokoto de...
14. Meguri Kuru Haru ni
15. Maizy
16. closer


Bonus Audio:
�E"Kimi Tsuresaru Toki no Otozure wo" (from "GARNET CROW livescope 2012�`the tales of memories�`")
�E"Yume no Hitotsu" (from "GARNET CROW livescope �`THE FINAL�`")
�E"Yume Mita Ato de" (from "GARNET CROW livescope �`THE FINAL�`")

Source: natalie

Nanase Aikawa tribute album and live DVD to be released in December

Aikawa Nanase's tribute album "A-Rock Nation -NANASE AIKAWA TRIBUTE-" will be released on December 3.

Various artists will be covering Aikawa for her tribute album including Nakagawa Shoko, Akai Kouen, TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE, Silent Siren, and Jennifer Ellison. As a bonus track, it will contain a cover of "Koigokoro" by Oda Tetsuro who has produced many of Aikawa's songs.

On the same day, Aikawa will release her live DVD 'NANASE'S DAY 2014'. The DVD will feature Aikawa's 'Nanase no Hi' live that she hosts every year on July 7. It will include a total of 19 songs that she performed with Marty Friedman (G), NATCHIN (B / SIAM SHADE), Junji (Dr / SIAM SHADE), and Miyako Keiichi (Key / SOPHIA) as the support members.


[A-Rock Nation -NANASE AIKAWA TRIBUTE-]

�EYume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai / Silent Siren
�EKoigokoro / Nakagawa Shoko
�EBREAK OUT! / Aoi Eir
�ETroublemaker / Akai Kouen
�ESweet Emotion / TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE
�EKonna ni Aishite mo / moumoon
�EKanojo to Watashi no Jijou / Mizutani Chieko�{Aikawa Nanase
�EBye Bye Boy / Jennifer Ellison
�EKoigokoro / Oda Tetsuro (Bonus Track)


[NANASE'S DAY 2014]

01. FOOLISH555
02. R-Shitei
03. back to the day
04. FLY TO RAINBOW RAY
05. Shock of love
06. Sakura Maioriru Koro, Namidairo
07. Two of us
08. A Message
09. Kanojo to Watashi no Jijou
10. tAttoo
11. Troublemaker
12. BREAK OUT!
13. Sweet Emotion
14. Nostargia
15. midnight blue
16. BLUE KNIFE
17. Koigokoro
18. Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai
19. Dahlia -She Knows Love-

Source: natalie

Track list for JUJU cover album and tour info

For her 2nd cover album, JUJU will cover famous works by female artists that were released between 1989 and 2005. She will cover a total of 12 tracks including Matsutoya Yumi's "ANNIVERSARY", REIRA starring YUNA ITO's "ENDLESS STORY", LOVE PSYCHEDELICO's "Last Smile", and Nakajima Miyuki's "Ito". As the song's producers, JUJU will work with Takebe Satoshi, Osawa Shinichi, Tsutaya Koichi, Kobayashi Takeshi, Kameda Seiji, and Tomita Keiichi.

Additionally, the schedule for JUJU's tour next year has been confirmed. The tour will kick off on June 6 and 7 at Nippon Gaishi Hall, and will wrap up on July 18 at Marine Messe Fukuoka for a total of 9 shows in 6 locations.


[Request II]

�EANNIVERSARY (Matsutoya Yumi)
Producer�FTakebe Satoshi

�ECan't Stop Fallin' in Love (globe)
Producer : Osawa Shinichi

�EENDLESS STORY (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)
Producer : Tsutaya Koichi

�ELast Smile (LOVE PSYCHEDELICO)
Producer : Shimada Masanori

�EMiss You (Imai Miki)
Producer : Kobayashi Takeshi

�ESwallowtail Butterfly ~Ai no Uta~ (YEN TOWN BAND)
Producer : Kameda Seiji

�EAnata no Kiss wo Kazoemashou ~You were mine~ (Koyanagi Yuki)
Producer : Matsuura Akihisa

�EIto (Nakajima Miyuki)
Producer : Honma Akimitsu

�EJounetsu (UA)
Producer : Tamai Kenji

�ESingle Again (Takeuchi Mariya)
Producer : Matsuo Kiyoshi


�EDare Yori Suki Nano ni (Furuuchi Toko)
Producer : Shima Ken

�ENingyo (NOKKO)
Producer : Tomita Keiichi


[~ 10th Anniversary Act #06 ~ JUJU ARENA TOUR 2015 -JUJU En 10th Anniversary Special-]

Saturday, June 6 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Sunday, June 7 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Saturday, June 13 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido)
Saturday, June 20 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Sunday, June 21 - Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Saturday, July 4 - Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo)
Sunday, July 5 - Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Tokyo)
Saturday, July 11 - Xebio Arena Sendai (Miyagi)
Saturday, July 18 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)

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Scandal's new album to be released in December

SCANDAL's new album "HELLO WORLD" will be released on December 3.

The album will feature a total of 13 songs such as their singles "Departure", "Yoake no Ryuseigun", and "Image". "Departure" and "Yoake no Ryuseigun" was produced by Kameda Seiji, and "Place of life (feat. Tetsuya Komuro)" by Komuro Tetsuya. In addition, the album will contain songs that were written and composed by the members themselves.

The album will be released in 4 different versions: Complete Production Edition, Limited Edition, Regular Edition, and Analog Edition. The Complete Production Edition will come with a "Chou Yabai Original T-shirt" and the Limited Edition with a DVD titled 'SCANDAL Taking about "HELLO WORLD"'. All versions will enclose a participation ticket to enter a lottery to attend a release event for the album that's scheduled to be held on December 6.


Also, SCANDAL will release their new single "Image" on November 19. This song was picked up as the official support song for 'Nestlé CUP INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2014' which will open on November 30. They've uploaded the lyric video for the song onto YouTube, which can also be seen below.


[Track List]

01. Image
02. Your song
03. love in action
04. Departure
05. Graduation
06. Yoake no Ryuseigun
07. Onegai Navigation
08. Runners high
09. Hon wo Yomu
10. Can Beer
11. Winter story
12. Oyasumi
13. Place of life (feat. Tetsuya Komuro)

Source: Natalie

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