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Bump of Chicken announces new album and tour

BUMP OF CHICKEN have announced their new album "RAY" as well as their upcoming nationwide tour.

"RAY" will be BUMP OF CHICKEN's first album since their 6th album "COSMONAUT", which was released about 3 years ago. It will consist of a total of 14 songs including their singles "Tomodachi no Uta", "Smile", "Zero", "Good Luck", "firefly", and "Niji wo Motsu Hito". The limited edition DVD will contain 6 PVs and footage from their live at QVC Marine Field held back in August. The band will release "RAY" on March 12.


The title of BUMP OF CHICKEN's upcoming nationwide tour will be 'BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR: WILLPOLIS 2014'. It will kick off on April 5 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall and will wrap up on July 6 at Okinawa Convention Center for a total of 19 shows at 12 locations.


[RAY]

CD:
01. WILL
02. Niji wo Motsu Hito
03. Southern Cross
04. Last One
05. morning glow
06. Zero
07. Torch
08. Smile
09. firefly
10. white note
11. Tomodachi no Uta
12. ray
13. (please)forgive
14. Good Luck



DVD:
�EMusic Video
01. Niji wo Motsu Hito
02. Zero
03. Smile
04. firefly
05. Tomodachi no Uta
06. Good Luck


�E2013.8.9 Live at QVC Marine Field
01. Stage of the ground
02. firefly
03. Niji wo Motsu Hito
04. Planetarium
05. Hana no Na
06. Diamond
07. May Day
08. K
09. Tentai Kansoku


[BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR: WILLPOLIS 2014]

Saturday, April 5 - Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9~11 Hall (Chiba)
Sunday, April 6 - Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9~11 Hall (Chiba)

Thursday, April 17 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Friday, April 18 - Nippon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Saturday, April 26 - Ishikawa Sangyou Tenjikan (Ishikawa)
Saturday, May 3 - Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center (Niigata)
Saturday, May 10 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Sunday, May 11 - Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Saturday, May 17 - Shizuoka Ecopa Arena (Shizuoka)
Saturday, May 24 - Asty Tokushima (Tokushima)
Saturday, May 31 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell (Hokkaido)
Sunday, June 1 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell (Hokkaido)
Saturday, June 7 - Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)
Sunday, June 8 - Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima)
Saturday, June 14 - Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)
Sunday, June 15 - Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi)
Monday, June 23 - Intex Osaka (Osaka)
Tuesday, June 24 - Intex Osaka (Osaka)
Sunday, July 6 - Okinawa Convention Center (Okinawa)

Source: natalie

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HY's tour schedule announced

HY are gearing up to release their first album "GLOCAL" from their record label 'ASSE!! Records' on February 26. They have announced the schedule for their upcoming nationwide tour 'HY HAI-SAI GLOCAL TOUR 2014'. The tour will kick off on May 30 at Koshigaya Sun City Hall and will wrap up on August 16 at Okinawa Shimin Kaikan for a total of 23 shows.


[HY HAI-SAI GLOCAL TOUR 2014]

Friday, May 30 - Koshigaya Sun City Hall (Saitama)
Tuesday, June 3 - Kochi City Bunka Plaza Karuport (Kochi)
Thursday, June 5 - Aster Plaza (Hiroshima)
Saturday, June 7 - Star Pia Kudamatsu (Yamaguchi)
Sunday, June 15 - Mikabo Mirai Kan (Gunma)
Tuesday, June 17 - Kobe International House International Hall (Hyogo)
Thursday, June 19 - Nara 100-nen Kaikan (Nara)
Friday, June 20 - Orix Theater (Osaka)
Sunday, June 22 - Yawata City Buka Center (Kyoto)
Friday, June 27 - Mishima Shimin Bunka Kaikan Yu Yu Hall (Shizuoka)
Sunday, June 29 - Nasushiobara City Kuroiso Bunka Kaikan (Tochigi)
Thursday, July 3 - Fukuoka Shimin Kaikan (Fukuoka)
Saturday, July 5 - Arkas SASEBO (Nagasaki)
Sunday, July 6 - Kumamoto Kenritsu Gekijou Engeki Hall (Kumamoto)
Thursday, July 10 - NGK Spark Plug Civic Center Forest Hall (Aichi)
Tuesday, July 15 - Shibuya Kokaido (Tokyo)
Wednesday, July 16 - Shibuya Kokaido (Tokyo)
Sunday, July 20 - Sendai Shimin Kaikan (Miyagi)
Monday, July 21 - Akita City Bunka Kaikan (Akita)
Friday, July 25 - Niigata Terrsa (Niigata)
Sunday, July 27 - Honda no Mori Hall (Ishikawa)
Saturday, August 2 - Sapporo Shimin Hall (Hokkaido)
Saturday, August 16 - Okinawa Shimin Kaikan (Okinawa)

Source: natalie

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Miho Fukuhara to release 'Best Of' album

Fukuhara Miho will be releasing her best-of album "A Gift for You" on March 26th.

Fukuhara will put a stop to her activities after the live event 'billboard classics: Fukuhara Miho Special Classic Concert 2014' on February 11th at Festival Hall in Osaka, and her first best-of album will come as a 2-disc set containing a total of 25 songs. It will feature songs released since her debut "CHANGE" that she chose together with members of her fan club 'ONE��LOVE'.

Source: natalie

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MISIA to release her 11th album in April

MISIA will be releasing her 11th original album "NEW MORNING" on April 2nd.

This was announced during her tour 'Hoshizora no Live VII -15th Celebration- Hoshizora Symphony Orchestra', which started on January 18th and 19th at Nippon Budokan. The crowd was excited to hear of her first album since "SOUL QUEST" was released about 3 years ago. More details on the album will be revealed at a later date.

This tour is the arena version of 'Hoshizora no Live VII -15th Celebration-' that was held last year. One of the highlights of the tour is that it features an orchestra led by Hattori Takayuki. This will be the final project of her 15th anniversary.

Furthermore, MISIA will release her new single "Boku wa Pegasus, Kimi wa Polaris" on February 5th.

Source: natalie

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Ieiri Leo new album in February, tour in March

Ieiri Leo's new album "a boy" will be released on February 19th.

It will be about a year and 4 months since Ieiri released her first album "LEO". Her upcoming album will feature a total of 14 songs including her previously released songs "Message", "Taiyou no Megami", and "Kimi ni Todoke", along with the album version of her new single "Chocolate" which will be released on January 29th.

The limited edition will come with a DVD containing the PVs for "Kimi ni Todoke" and "a boy", as well as live footage for "Taiyou no Megami", "Sabrina," "Mister", and "Message. It will also enclose a multi-angle version PV of "Kimi ni Todoke" as the special footage.

To coincide the album's release, Ieiri will embark on a nationwide tour starting in March.


[Track List]
CD:
01. Lay it down
02. Taiyou no Megami
03. a boy
04. Too Many
05. Message
06. Time after Time
07. Chocolate (Album ver.)
08. Free
09. Ijiwaru na Kamisama
10. Kiss Me
11. Carnival
12. Kibou no Chikyu
13. Papa&Mama
14. Kimi ni Todoke


DVD:
01. "Kimi ni Todoke" Music Video
02. "a boy" Music Video
03. "SELECTIONS of 2nd Tour~Kimi ni Todoke~" (Second Dream / Taiyou no Megami / Sabrina / Mister / Message / Kimi Dake�j
�ESpecial Footage�F"Kimi ni Todoke" Music Video (Multi-angle)


[Ieiri Leo 3rd One Man Tour ~a boy~]

Saturday, March 1 - Landmark Hall (Kanagawa)
Sunday, March 2- SOUND SHOWER ark (Shizuoka)
Saturday, March 8 - Rensa (Miyagi)
Sunday, March 9 - Niigata LOTS (Niigata)
Saturday, March 15 - Sapporo PENNY LANE24 (Hokkaido)
Friday, March 21 - DRUM Be-9 V1 (Kumamoto)
Saturday, March 22 - MIYAZAKI WEATHERKING (Miyazaki)
Saturday, March 29 - Takamatsu Olive Hall (Kagawa)
Sunday, March 30 - Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO (Hiroshima)
Saturday, April 5 - Misato City Bunka Kaikan (Saitama)
Sunday, April 13 - Orix Theater (Osaka)
Saturday, April 19 - Fukuoka Shimin Kaikan (Fukuoka)
Sunday, April 20 - Aichi Prefecture Geijutsu Gekijou Dai Hall (Aichi)
Saturday, April 26 - NHK Hall (Tokyo)

Source: natalie

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BABYMETAL's first album to be released in February

BABYMETAL's first album will be a self-titled album. It will feature a total of 13 tracks including their debut song "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", their second single "Megitsune", SU-METAL's solo song "Kougetsu -Akatsuki-", and their new song "Give Me Choco!!". The limited edition will come with a DVD containing video clips with audio commentaries and live footage from 'SUMMER SONIC 2013'.


After releasing their album, BABYMETAL will hold their one-man live titled 'Akai Yoru LEGEND Kyodai Concept Matsuri ~Tenkaichi Metal Budokai Final~' and 'Kuroi Yoru LEGEND DOOMSDAY ~Shoukan no Gi~' on March 1st and 2nd at Nippon Budokan. This will make them the youngest girl group to hold a live at this venue.


[Track List]

CD:
01. BABYMETAL DEATH
02. Megitsune
03. Give Me Choco!
04. Iine!
05. Kougetsu -Akatsuki-
06. Do�EKi�EDo�EKi��Morning
07. Onedari Daisakusen
08. 4 no Uta
09. U�EKi�EU�EKi��Midnight
10. Catch me if you can
11. Akumu no Rinbukyoku
12. Headbanger!!
13. Ijime, Dame, Zettai

DVD:
Video Clip (Audio Commentary Track)
�EDo�EKi�EDo�EKi��Morning
�EIine!
�EHeadbanger!!
�EIjime, Dame, Zettai
�EMegitsune

Live Video Clip
�EGive Me Choco!! (from LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Seitansai at Makuhari Messe Event Hall Dec/21/2013)

Live Footage (SUMMER SONIC 2013)
�EBABYMETAL DEATH
�EMegitsune
�ECatch me if you can
�EHeadbanger!!
�EIjime, Dame, Zettai

Source: natalie

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DREAMS COME TRUE 25th anniversary cover album to be released in March

DREAMS COME TRUE will celebrate their 25th anniversary on March 21. To commemorate it, a cover album of their best songs by various artists, titled "Watashi to Dorikamu - DREAMS COME TRUE 25th ANNIVERSARY BEST COVERS - " will be released on March 26.

The album is a celebration project by EPIC Records Japan, the company which produced DREAMS COME TRUE's debut work on March 21, 1989. The album features a stellar cast of artists who are fans of DREAMS COME TRUE, including E-girls, Ikimonogakari, HY, Otsuka Ai, Koda Kumi, JUJU, SCANDAL, Nakashima Mika, Flower, BENI, Ms.OOJA, Mizuki Nana and miwa. The songs are selected to showcase how DREAMS COME TRUE has acted upon over generations of artists in their career as they kept at the forefront of Japan's music scene for a quarter of a century.

The cover album will be released together with DREAMS COME TRUE's new single "AGAIN", and they will go on a nationwide arena tour to13 cities with 32 shows starting August 23.

Tracklist:

�EE-girls�uUreshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki!!�v
�EIkimonogakari�uMirai Yosouzu II�v
�EHY�uKessen wa Kinyoubi�v
�EOtsuka Ai �uROMANCE�v
�EKoda Kumi�uIT'S SO DELICIOUS�v
�EJUJU�uSu Ki�v
�ESCANDAL�uOsaka LOVER�v
�ENakashima Mika�uYasashii Kiss wo Shite�v
�EFlower�uNando Demo�v
�EBENI�uThank you.�v
�EMs.OOJA�uWINTER SONG�v
�EMizuki Nana�uEgao no Yukue�v
�Emiwa�uLOVE LOVE LOVE�v

Source: natalie

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SID to release new album and PV collection

SID recently announced the details on their new album "OUTSIDER" which is scheduled to be released on March 12th. They also will release a PV collection "SIDNAD Vol.10 ~CLIPS THREE~" on April 9th.

"OUTSIDER" will feature a total of 11 songs including their singles "V.I.P", "Summer Lover", "Koi ni Ochite", "ANNIVERSARY", and "hug". It will be available for purchase in 3 different types: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Regular Edition. The Limited Edition DVDs will contain footage from their live event 'Visual BANG!~SID 10th Anniversary FINAL PARTY~' which was held on December 27th at Nippon Budokan.

A handshake event for those who purchase the album will be held on March 13th and 16th in Tokyo, and on the 14th and 15th in Osaka. More details on this will be revealed at a later date.

"SIDNAD Vol.10 ~CLIPS THREE~" will mark the band's 3rd PV collection. It will come with a total of 11 PVs from "cosmetic" to "hug".

[OUTSIDER]

01. laser
02. CANDY
03. V.I.P
04. Akai Te
05. MUSIC
06. Summer Lover
07. Koi ni Ochite
08. Meiro
09. darling
10. hug
11. ANNIVERSARY


[SIDNAD Vol.10 ~CLIPS THREE~]

01. cosmetic
02. Ranbu no Melody
03. Itsuka
04. Fuyu no Bench
05. Nokoriga
06. S
07. V.I.P
08. Koi ni Ochite
09. Summer Lover
10. ANNIVERSARY
11. hug

Source: natalie

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Miu Sakamoto to release new album in March

Sakamoto Miu will release her new album "Waving Flags" on March 5th.

This will mark Sakamoto's first original album release in about a year and 7 months. It will be produced by Hasunuma Shuta, and there will be participation from various artists such as the members of Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra, Murata Shige (������), Ito Daichi (SAKEROCK), Gondo Tomohiko (pupa), Todaka Masafumi (ART-SCHOOL), and Tamaki ROY.


Among the included 11 songs on the album are "Pierrot" provided by Nariyama Tsuyoshi (sleepy.ab) and a cover of illion's song "HIRUNO HOSHI" and ������'s song "Otogibanashi".

[Waving Flags]

01. Door
02. Q & A?
03. Pierrot
04. HIRUNO HOSHI (illion cover)
05. welcome to the village!
06. VOICE
07. =
08. your name is magic word
09. Otogibanashi (������ cover)
10. Waving Flags
11. Yakusoku

Source: natalie

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Unicorn to release new album in March

Unicorn will release their new album (currently untitled) on March 26th.

Unicorn announced that they were working on a new album on New Year's Day. This will mark their 3rd album since restarting their activities. Their last album "Z" was was released in May of 2011.

The album will be released in 4 different versions: Regular Edition, Limited Edition, Seven & I Edition, and Analog Edition. Out of these, the Analog Edition will be released on April 30th.

After the album's release, Unicorn will set out on their nationwide tour on March 29th.

Source: natalie


I've never been a big fan of Unicorn, but I like Tamio Okuda's solo stuff. Which is kind of like saying you don't like The Who but you like Pete Townsend.

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Triceratops to tour in May

TRICERATOPS will be kicking off their one-man tour 'TRICERATOPS TOUR 2014' in May.

The tour will start on May 24th at Yokohama Bay Hall for a total of 17 shows. The finale will be held on July 21st at Zepp DiverCity TOKYO.

In addition, TRICERATOPS will hold their event 'TRICERATOPS presents DINOSAUR ROCK 'N ROLL 6' on April 11th and 12th at SHIBUYA-AX. On the 11th, they will have a performance with GRAPEVINE, and the 12th will feature a "Special Secret Guest".


[TRICERATOPS TOUR 2014]

Saturday, May 24 - yokohama Bay Hall (Kanagawa)
Sunday, May 25 - LiveHouse Hamamatsu Madowaku (Shizuoka)
Saturday, May 31 - darwin (Miyagi)
Sunday, June 1 - Club Change WAVE (Iwate)
Saturday, June 7 - ElectricLadyLand (Aichi)
Saturday, June 14 - HEAVEN'S ROCK Utsunomiya VJ-2 (Tochigi)
Sunday, June 15 - mito LIGHT HOUSE (Ibaraki)
Saturday, June 21 - Umeda CLUB QUATTRO (Osaka)
Sunday, June 22 - CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM (Okayama)
Saturday, June 28 - KASHIWA PALOOZA (Chiba)
Sunday, June 29 - HEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3 (Saitama)
Saturday, July 5 - Ims Hall (Fukuoka)
Sunday, July 6 - SR HALL (Kagoshima)
Saturday, July 12 - MAIRO (Toyama)
Sunday, July 13 - NAGANO CLUB JUNK BOX (Nagano)
Friday, July 18 - cube garden (Sapporo)
Monday, July 21 - Zepp DiverCity TOKYO (Tokyo)


[TRICERATOPS presents DINOSAUR ROCK 'N ROLL 6]

Friday, April 11 - SHIBUYA-AX (Tokyo)
Saturday, April 12 - SHIBUYA-AX (Tokyo)

Source: Natalie

I have always liked Triceratops. Guitar, Bass, Drums, basic rock and roll. Here's one of their videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyuPwy89PFc

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Shota Shimizu to release new album in March

Shimizu Shota will release his new album "ENCORE" on March 12th.

This will mark Shimizu's first original album since releasing "Naturally" about 2 years ago. The album will feature a total of 11 songs including his recent single "DREAM", as well as "WOMAN DON'T CRY". The limited edition DVD will contain his 'Over 30 LIVE' which was held in March of 2013.

To commemorate the album's release, Shimizu will hold a nationwide tour called 'Shimizu Shota LIVE TOUR 2014: ENCORE' from late-May to July. The tour schedule and ticket details will be announced through his official website in the upcoming days.

Source: natalie

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Every Little Thing to release a new 'fun' album

Every Little Thing will release their new album "FUN-FARE" on February 19.

This will mark ELT's 11th original album. Their last album was released about 2 and a half years ago. "FUN-FARE" will include a total of 12 songs such as their singles "Landscape", "ON AND ON", "Harinezumi no Koi", and "Lien", as well as "START" which is the theme song for TV Tokyo's broadcast of the Sochi Olympics.

The first song off of the album is "BFF" which will be used as the CM song for AOKI starting February 6. Their album will be available for preview via Recochoku on February 12.

Furthermore, ELT will kick off their nationwide tour on February 22. They are expected to perform their new songs during this tour.

[Track List]

CD:
01. BFF
02. Take me Tell me
03. ON AND ON
04. Harinezumi no Koi
05. START
06. Lien
07. Mighty Boys�iInstrumental�j
08. Sympathy
09. Aquamarine no Mama de Ite
10. Landscape
11. Lovers (Instrumental)
12. Kimi to

DVD:
01. Landscape ��Music Video��
02. ON AND ON ��Music Video��
03. Harinezumi no Koi ��Music Video��
04. START ��Music Video��
05. START ��Music Video Making Movie��

Source: natalie

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9mm Parabellum Bullet to release 'Best Of' album

9mm Parabellum Bullet will be releasing their first best-of album in July.

On February 7th and 8th, the band held a 2-day live at Nippon Budokan to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of their formation. The release of their best-of album was announced during this live which the crowd was very delighted to hear. More details will be announced at a later date.

As the first part of their 10th year anniversary project, 9mm Parabellum Bullet will release their Nippon Budokan concert on DVD & Blu-ray on May 7th.

Source: natalie

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JUJU's new album out in March

JUJU's new album "DOOR" will hit stores on March 5.

"DOOR" marks JUJU's 5th original album. This will be her first original album since "YOU" was released about 2 years and 8 months ago. It will contain a total of 15 songs, such as "Door" which is the theme song for the drama 'Kinkyuu Torishirabeshitsu', "Hot Stuff" which is the CM song for Shiseido's 'MAQuillAGE Essence Glamorous Rouge NEO', "sign" which was used as the theme song for the movie 'Kirin no Tsubasa', and "Arigatou" which was the theme song for the movie 'Tsunagu'. The limited edition DVD will include live footage from her recent tour.

[DOOR]

01. Tadaima
02. Door
03. Kuchizuke
04. Shunsetsu
05. Hoshizukiyo
06. Hot Stuff
07. Heart Beat
08. sign
09. Distance
10. Who's Gonna Say It's Not
11. hero #51
12. Nee
13. Arigatou -Beginning of Everything ver.-
14. Mamotte Agetai
15. Dreamer

Source: natalie

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HIATUS' new album and tour

HIATUS' new album, which will be released on March 26, has been announced. The band has also revealed the schedule for their upcoming nationwide tour.

the HIATUS' first original album in about 2 years and 4 months will be titled "Keeper Of The Flame". It will feature a total of 11 songs including tracks off of "Horse Riding EP" which was released this past July.

Similarly, their tour will be called 'Keeper Of The Flame Tour 2014'. It will kick off on May 8th at Chiba LOOK, and will wrap up on July 23rd at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST for a total of 41 shows.

[Keeper Of The Flame]

01. Thirst
02. Something Ever After
03. Unhurt
04. Horse Riding
05. Sunset Off The Coastline
06. Interlude
07. Roller Coaster Ride Memories
08. Tales Of Sorrow Street
09. Waiting For The Sun
10. Don't Follow The Crowd
11. Burn To Shine


[Keeper Of The Flame Tour 2014]

Thursday, May 8 - Chiba LOOK (Chiba)
Sunday, May 11 - Kofu CONVICTION (Yamanashi)
Tuesday, May 13 - HEAVEN'S ROCK Utsunomiya VJ-2 (Tochigi)
Thursday, May 15 - Zepp Nagoya (Aichi)
Friday, May 16 - Zepp Nagoya (Aichi)
Sunday, May 18 - Takamatsu Olive Hall (Kagawa)
Monday, May 19 - Matsuyama SALONKITTY (Ehime)
Thursday, May 22 - LiveHouse Hamamatsu Madowaku (Shizuoka)
Friday, May 23 - Nara NEVERLAND (Nara)
Monday, May 26 - Zepp Tokyo (Tokyo)
Tuesday, May 27 - Zepp Tokyo (Tokyo)
Saturday, May 31 - T.O.P.S Bitts HALL (Oita)
Sunday, June 1 - Zepp Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Tuesday, June 3 - KYOTO MUSE (Kyoto)
Wednesday, June 4 - Fukui Machinaka Bunka Shisetsu Hibiki ni Hall (Fukui)
Saturday, June 7 - yokohama Bay Hall (Kanagawa)
Monday, June 9 - club SONIC iwaki (Fukushima)
Tuesday, June 10 - mito LIGHT HOUSE (Ibaraki)
Thursday, June 12 - Out Line (Fukushima)
Friday, June 13 - Minamisoma Big Hat (Fukushima)
Sunday, June 15 - Zepp Sapporo (Hokkaido)
Monday, June 16 - CASINO DRIVE (Hokkaido)
Wednesday, June 18 - Rensa (Miyagi)
Thursday, June 19 - Rensa (Miyagi)
Tuesday, June 24 - Club SWINDLE (Akita)
Wednesday, June 25 - Club Change WAVE (Iwate)
Friday, June 27 - KLUB COUNTER ACTION MIYAKO (Iwate)
Saturday, June 28 - BLUE RESISTANCE (Miyagi)
Tuesday, July 1 - Zepp Namba (Osaka)
Wednesday, July 2- Zepp Namba (Osaka)
Friday, July 4 - CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM (Okayama)
Saturday, July 5 - BLUE LIVE (Hiroshima)
Monday, July 7 - Matsue AZTiC canova (Shimane)
Wednesday, July 9 - SAGA GEILS (Saga)
Friday, July 11 - NCC & Studio (Nagasaki)
Tuesday, July 15 - NAGANO CLUB JUNK BOX (Nagano)
Wednesday, July 16 - Niigata LOTS (Niigata)
Friday, July 18 - MAIRO (Toyama)
Saturday, July 19 - Kanazawa EIGHT HALL (Ishikawa)
Tuesday, July 22 - Shinkiba STUDIO COAST (Tokyo)
Wednesday, July 23 - Shinkiba STUDIO COAST (Tokyo)

Source: natalie

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Masaharu Fukuyyama announces first new album in almost 5 years

Fukuyama Masaharu has announced that he will be releasing a new album titled "HUMAN" on April 2.

Fukuyama released his last album "Zankyou" back in June of 2009, making this his first original album release in about 5 years. His 11th album will be a 2-disc set. DISC 1 will consist of 9 songs including the CM songs for Asahi Super Dry, while DISC 2 will consist of 9 songs including all singles he's released since 2011 to 2013, as well as a self cover of KOH�{'s "Koi no Maryoku". The jacket cover features a cross sectional x-ray of Fukuhara's brain.

The album will be available for purchase in 3 different versions: Limited Edition with MUSIC CLIP COLLECTION DVD, Limited Edition with Goods, and Regular Edition. The DVD will contain PVs of his singles from 2011 to 2013, and of his brand new song "HUMAN". As for the Limited Edition with Goods, it will come with a scarf towel.

[HUMAN]

DISC 1:
�EHUMAN
�EAkatsuki
Total of 9 songs

DISC 2:
�EKazoku no Narou yo
�Efighting pose
�EIkiteru Ikiteku
�EAround the world
�EBeautiful life
�EGAME
�ETanjoubi ni wa Masshiro na Yuri wo
�EGet the groove
�EKoi no Maryoku (Self-cover)

Limited Edition with MUSIC CLIP COLLECTION DVD:
�EHUMAN
�EKazoku ni Narou yo
�Efighting pose
�EIkiteru Ikiteku
�EBeautiful life
�EGAME
�ETanjoubi ni wa Masshiro na Yuri wo
�EGet the groove

Source: natalie

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Sayuri Ishikawa teams up with Sheena Ringo for 115th single

Ishikawa Sayuri's 115th single "Anya no Shinjudate" will be released on April 2nd.

Her new song "Anya no Shinjudate" is written, composed, and produced by Sheena Ringo, and arranged by Saito Neko. In addition, Ishikawa and Sheena harmonize in the coupling track "Naute no Dorobou Neko". The single's type B and C will include a DVD containing the PV for "Anya no Shinjudate" directed by Kodama Yuichi.

Ishikawa and Sheena met backstage during 2011's '62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen'. Regarding the song, Ishikawa commented, "My heart rate goes up and down to the song written by Sheena-san. Right now, I am very happy with that sense of 'living'." Meanwhile, Sheena explained the two songs saying, "As a fan of ballads, the first song I wrote was 'Anya no Shinjudate' when I thought about 'the song I was to see Sayuri-san singing'. Then, the song I wrote while imagining the song Sugiyama Koichi sensei addressed to The Peanuts was 'Naute no Dorobou Neko'."

Source: natalie

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Rihwa to release her first album in April

Rihwa will be releasing her first album "BORDERLESS" on April 2.

Rihwa has been gaining attention as her song is currently being used as the theme song for Miura Haruma's starring drama 'Boku no Ita Jikan'. Her first album will consist of 13 songs including the drama theme song "Harukaze", her debut single "CHANGE", "Yakusoku" which was the insert song for the movie 'TIGER & BUNNY -The Beginning-', and "Last Love" which was the insert song for the drama 'Last Cinderella'.

The album's limited edition will come with a DVD and photo book. The DVD will contain 5 PVs as well as 8 songs worth of live footage. Furthermore, Rihwa will kick off an one-man tour starting in mid-May.

[Track List]

CD:
01. CHANGE
02. Little Tokyo
03. Monster no Kakurenbo
04. Harukaze
05. Don't be afraid!
06. LOVE ME DO
07. GOOD LOVE with Michelle Branch
08. Yakusoku
09. Kawaranai Koto
10. Colorful
11. CREATURE
12. Last Love
13. bird

DVD:
Music Clips
01. CHANGE
02. Yakusoku
03. Monster no Kakurenbo
04. Last Love
05. Harukaze

Rihwa "Grrrr!!!" Live Tour 2013 from SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO
01. CHANGE
02. Right Now
03. Don't be afraid!
04. Monster no Kakurenbo
05. Yakusoku
06. Kawaii Onegai
07. Last Love
08. bird

Source: natalie

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Salley to release their first album 'Fuschia'

Salley will be releasing their first album "Fuchsia" on April 9th.

The title of the album comes from a pink flower that blossoms in early summer in Ireland. In association, the new artist photo and jacket covers incorporate a fuchsia pink color into their picture.

[Track List]

CD:
01. Sono Saki no Fuukei wo (album mix)
02. Agreed Greed
03. green
04. Coloful
05. Reset no Jumon
06. fuchsia
07. Akai Kutsu
08. Aoi Tori
09. Present
10. Ai no Kotoba (album mix)
11. Kakuekiteisha
12. Atashi wo Mitsukete
13. My little girl

Limited Edition DVD:
�ESalley Diary 2012-2014
�EMUSIC VIDEO
01. Akai Kutsu
02. green
03. Sono Saki no Fuukei wo
04. Atashi wo Mitsukete
�ELIVE (Live at SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO on December 30, 2013)
01. Akai Kutsu
02. Down by the Salley Gardens
03. Sono Saki no Fuukei wo
04. green

Source: natalie