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[Kurita]

Well Awesome City Club just dropped a (360°) MV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPtCnECVGX4&feature=youtu.be

Neat stuff if you've got Google Cardboard or something similar!

Hah, I was just going to post it
Goddamn, this is one of my favorite songs of the album and I'm so glad they did a video like that. Everytime I listen to it I just imagine getting lost in the crowd of Tokyo and stuff...
Definitely makes me feel nostalgic, I really miss walking in Tokyo by night...

 

[Hazaku]

Hah, I was just going to post it
Goddamn, this is one of my favorite songs of the album and I'm so glad they did a video like that. Everytime I listen to it I just imagine getting lost in the crowd of Tokyo and stuff...
Definitely makes me feel nostalgic, I really miss walking in Tokyo by night...

Haha I feel ya. It definitely makes me nostalgic about walking home from night classes in town. Albeit not in Tokyo lol.

4月のマーチ and Lullaby still get regular playback in my music rotation.

 

[Peru]

期待外れにも程GIRL (Tricot) - ホーリーSUNAGIMOナイト free on bandcamp.

Very nice.


It's new album art season

edit: watching Music Station year end live.. BoAchannn

 

[Kurita]

Hoshino Gen x Perfume <3

Speaking of Perfume, their new album will be released next Spring.

 

[jbug617]

Paparazzi caught Fukase. That's his new girlfriend Masuwaka Tsubasa

 

[Kurita]

Thanks for your hard work, privacy-violating photograph

&#31354;&#24819;&#22996;&#21729;&#20250; (Kuusou Iinkai) finally announced a new album, yaaay. Release date is February 10th.

&#12480;&#12454;&#12488;&#12398;&#34892;&#36914; (Doubt no Koushin)
1.&#12511;&#12517;&#12540;&#12472;&#12483;&#12463;
2. &#26149;&#24651;&#12289;&#35226;&#37266;
3. &#29289;&#35211;&#36938;&#23665;
4. &#23481;&#12428;&#29289;&#12392;&#20013;&#36523;
5. &#32020;&#24859;&#12289;&#25925;&#12395;&#24615;&#24746;&#35500; -album mix-
6. &#19981;&#22312;&#35388;&#26126;
7. Silver Bullet -instrumental-
8. &#12527;&#12540;&#12459;&#12540;&#12474;&#12450;&#12531;&#12475;&#12512;
9. &#26032;&#27231;&#36600;
10. &#20693;&#12364;&#38634;&#12434;&#23244;&#12358;&#12431;&#12369;
11. &#12501;&#12525;&#12531;&#12488;&#12510;&#12531;
12. &#26716;&#33394;&#12398;&#26263;&#36578;&#24149;

Sick cover as usual.

 

[GutsOfThor]

Hoshino Gen x Perfume <3

Speaking of Perfume, their new album will be released next Spring.

Next Spring will be glorious!

 

[stump sock]

New charisma.com mini album March 3

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=947117712029006&id=297737716967012

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Guess everybody's giving up on kyary huh?

 

[faridmon]

New charisma.com mini album March 3

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=947117712029006&id=297737716967012

Wow, They are really active. A Release so soon and I just got OLest.

Well Awesome City Club just dropped a (360°) MV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPtCnECVGX4&feature=youtu.be

Neat stuff if you've got Google Cardboard or something similar!

Lol though it was a new track.

Didn't like the second EP compared to their first one, but that is one dope video.

 

[FloppyDelux]

Hoshino Gen x Perfume <3

Speaking of Perfume, their new album will be released next Spring.

Sweet.

 

[Jintor]

New charisma.com mini album March 3

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=947117712029006&id=297737716967012

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Yessssss hope that means another promo tour soon

 

[SweetDonuts]

Speaking of Perfume, their new album will be released next Spring.

Spring better be March/early April.

 

[Peru]

Radio rip of SCANDAL's Suki Suki https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jhv8v_scandal-suki-suki_music

 

[jbug617]

Performance order for Kohaku

01. Go Hiromi - "2-oku 4-senman no Hitomi -Exotic Japan-"
02. Ohara Sakurako - "Hitomi"
03. Sexy Zone - "Nippon Cha-Cha-Cha Champion"
04. Godai Natsuko - "Tokyo Gorin Ondo"
05. Nogizaka46 - "Kimi no Na wa Kibou"
06. Miyama Hiroshi - "Oiwakiyama"
07. E-girls - "Dance Dance Dance"
08. SEKAI NO OWARI - "Present"
09. Sakamoto Fuyumi - "Iwai Zake"
10. Tokunaga Hideaki - "Jidai"
&#12539;Special Project - "Anime Kohaku"
&#65288;Red Team Host&#65306;Chibi Maruko-chan / White Team Host : Whisper&#65289;
11. &#956;'s - "Sore wa Bokutachi no Kiseki"
12. Yamauchi Keisuke- "Spotlight"
13. AAA - "Koi Oto to Amazora"
14. Hashing Gen - "SUN"
15. Shimazu Aya - "Kaeranchayoka"
16. Gesu no Kiwami Otome - "Watashi Igai Watashi Janai no"
17. Fuji Ayako - "Manjushage"
18. Yuzu - "Kakeru"
19. miwa - "fighting-&#966;-girls"
20. Hikawa Kiyoshi - "Otoko Bana"
21. Hosokawa Takashi - "Kokoro no Kori"
22. Wada Akiko - "Waratte Yurushite"
23. Kanjani8 - "Maemuki Scream!"
24. Tendo Yoshimi - "Jinsei Ichiro"
25. NMB48 - "365-nichi no Kamihikouki"
26. Sandaime - J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE - "Summer Madness"
27. Fukuyama Masaharu - "Debut 25 Shunen Medley"
28. Mizumori Kaori - "Yamatoji no Koi"
29. Ikimonogakari - "Arigatou"
&#12539;Special Corner&#12300;That's&#12539;SHOWTIME &#65374;Hoshi ni Negai wo&#65374;&#12301;
&#65288;Inohara Yoshihiko&#12539;Ayase Haruka&#12539;V6&#12539;Perfume&#65289;
30. TOKIO - "AMBITIOUS JAPAN!"
31. Sheena Ringo - "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri ~Koko wa Jigoku ka Tengoku ka-hen"
32. Arashi - "New Year's Eve Medley 2015"
33. AKB48 - "AKB48 Kohaku 2015 SP ~10 Shunen Kinen Medley~"
34. EXILE - "EXILE Kohaku Special 2015"
35. Superfly - Beautiful"
36. Golden Bomber - "Memeshikute"
37. Nishino Kana - "Torisetsu"
38. BUMP OF CHICKEN - "ray"
39. Ishikawa Sayuri- "Tsugaru Kaikyou Fuyu Geshiki"
40. Itsuki Hiroshi - "Chikumagawa"
41. V6 - "That's! V6 Medley"
42. Perfume - "Pick Me Up"
&#12539;"That's, Nippon! That's, Kohaku!" Special Segment:
Kobayashi Sachiko - "Senbonzakura"
43. X JAPAN - "Kohaku Special Medley ~We are X!~"
44. MISIA - "Orphans no Namida" (*70 Years Postwar Kohaku Special Segment)
45. Miwa Akihiro - "Yoitomake no Uta"
46. REBECCA - "Friends"
47. Imai Miki - "PIECE OF MY WISH"
48. SMAP - "This is SMAP Medley"
49. Mori Shinichi - "Ofukurosan"
50. Takahashi Mariko - "Gobanmachi no Mari e 2015"
51. Kondo Masahiko - "Gingiragin ni Sarigenaku"
52. Matsuda Seiko - "Akai Sweet Pea"

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/12/song-order-for-66th-kohaku-uta-gassen-revealed

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Radio rip of SCANDAL's Suki Suki https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jhv8v_scandal-suki-suki_music

i like this tune

 

[Rainy]

Radio rip of SCANDAL's Suki Suki https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jhv8v_scandal-suki-suki_music

I really like this.

 

[Kurita]

SHISHAMO&#12300;&#21531;&#12392;&#12466;&#12524;&#12531;&#12487;&#12301;

THE ORAL CIGARETTES released the last two previews of their new album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNcnTpyus7Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYlC4z20S-o
Overall it sounds like it'll be a really dynamic and less "dark" album than the previous one, can't wait.

 

[vanty]

 

[stump sock]

speaking of,

"AKB48 Watanabe Mayu(21) will be challenging love scenes for the first time in Fuji TV period drama &#8220;Ooku&#8221;(airs 22nd and 29th Jan 2016) with Sawajiri Erika, who plays the female lead.

Watanabe acts as a servant in the residence of the Shogun(General). The Shogun has multiple wives,who compete with each other for his attention. However, Watanabe turns a cold eye on the events around her. In the trailer, she says &#8220;I have no interest in men.&#8221; Sawajiri Erika, one of the Shogun&#8217;s wives, becomes attracted to her and they start a love affair."

--

whoa

The tracklist, writers, composers, and arrangers for Especia&#8217;s upcoming 2nd album CARTA has finally been unveiled via VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT&#8217;s website.

A majority of the album is produced by Hi-Fi City; a group made up of Schtein&Longer, PellyColo, and Yoshihiro Nakagawa. Brazilian Vaporwave producer VHS Logos is confirmed to have contributed on the album.

Pellycolo being involved with the whole album is fantastic news. this one's gonna be really good.

 

[Kurita]

KEYTALK announced the release of a live DVD/BR/CD of their Budokan show <3 March 2nd! Will definitely get the DVD and the CD.

--
Posted about my 40 favorite releases of the year on my Tumblr
http://lekurita.tumblr.com/post/136059002746/2015-40-japanese-discs-its-that-time-of-the

1.Akairo no Glitter - Sonzai Shoumei (&#36196;&#33394;&#12398;&#12464;&#12522;&#12483;&#12479;&#12540; - &#23384;&#22312;&#35388;&#26126
2.[Alexandros] - ALXD
3.androp - androp
4.Awesome City Club - Awesome City Tracks 2
5.back number - Chandelier (&#12471;&#12515;&#12531;&#12487;&#12522;&#12450
6.Bentham - OMG
7.BIGMAMA - The Vanishing Bride
8.Brian the Sun - Shroedinger no Neko (&#12471;&#12517;&#12524;&#12487;&#12451;&#12531;&#12460;&#12540;&#12398;&#29483
9.BLUE ENCOUNT - &#8786;
10.Boku no Lyric no Bouyomi (&#12412;&#12367;&#12398;&#12426;&#12426;&#12387;&#12367;&#12398;&#12412;&#12358;&#12424;&#12415 - hollow world
11.cinema staff - blueprint
12.Czecho No Republic - Santa Fe
13.Dramatic Alaska - Anchorage City Pop (&#12489;&#12521;&#12510;&#12481;&#12483;&#12463;&#12450;&#12521;&#12473;&#12459; - &#12450;&#12531;&#12459;&#12524;&#12483;&#12472;&#12539;&#12471;&#12486;&#12451;&#12540;&#12539;&#12509;&#12483;&#12503
14.04 Limited Sazabys - CAVU
15.Frederic (&#12501;&#12524;&#12487;&#12522;&#12483;&#12463 - OTOTUNE
16.Giraffepot (&#12472;&#12521;&#12501;&#12509;&#12483;&#12488 - Breathe and breathe again
17.Good Morning America - Good Morning America (&#12464;&#12483;&#12489;&#12514;&#12540;&#12491;&#12531;&#12464;&#12450;&#12513;&#12522;&#12459; - &#12464;&#12483;&#12489;&#12514;&#12540;&#12491;&#12531;&#12464;&#12450;&#12513;&#12522;&#12459
18.GOOD ON THE REEL - Petri ga Yonderu (&#12506;&#12488;&#12522;&#12364;&#21628;&#12435;&#12391;&#12427
19.Hitorie - Monochrono Entrance (&#12498;&#12488;&#12522;&#12456; - &#12514;&#12494;&#12463;&#12525;&#12494;&#12539;&#12456;&#12531;&#12488;&#12521;&#12531;&#12473
20.Hoshino Gen (&#26143;&#37326;&#28304 - YELLOW DANCER
21.indigo la End - Shiawase ga Afuretara (&#24184;&#12379;&#12364;&#28322;&#12428;&#12383;&#12425
22.KANA-BOON - TIME
23.Kankaku Piero (&#24863;&#35226;&#12500;&#12456;&#12525 - Break
24.KEYTALK - HOT!
25.Kinoko Teikoku - Neko to Allergie (&#12365;&#12398;&#12371;&#24093;&#22269; - &#29483;&#12392;&#12450;&#12524;&#12523;&#12462;&#12540
26.Kyuso Nekokami - Jinsei wa Mada Mada Tsuzuku (&#12461;&#12517;&#12454;&#12477;&#12493;&#12467;&#12459;&#12511; - &#20154;&#29983;&#12399;&#12414;&#12384;&#12414;&#12384;&#32154;&#12367
27.LAMP IN TERREN - silver lining
28.The Mirraz - Majika. To Tsuuka, E.P. (&#12510;&#12472;&#12363;&#12290;&#12392;&#12288;&#12388;&#12540;&#12363;&#12289;E.P. )
29.MONOEYES - A Mirage In The Sun
30.Mrs. GREEN APPLE - Variety
31.Nothing’s Carved In Stone - MAZE
32.OKAMOTO’S - OPERA
33.ONE OK ROCK - 35xxxv
34.PELICAN FANCLUB - PELICAN FANCLUB
35.SAKANAMON - Akutamokuta (&#12354;&#12367;&#12383;&#12418;&#12367;&#12383
36.Scenarioart (&#12471;&#12490;&#12522;&#12458;&#12450;&#12540;&#12488 - Happy Umbrella
37.September Me (&#12475;&#12503;&#12486;&#12531;&#12496;&#12540;&#12511;&#12540 - Godspeed You!
38.Suiyoubi no Campanella - Zipangu (&#27700;&#26332;&#26085;&#12398;&#12459;&#12531;&#12497;&#12493;&#12521; - &#12472;&#12497;&#12531;&#12464
39.WANIMA - Are You Coming?
40.Yonezu Kenshi (&#31859;&#27941;&#29572;&#24107 - Bremen

 

[stump sock]

pretty good quality Guso Drop show

- no Shion
- no microphones

+ megaphones
+ Screaming Sixties

+/- worst attempt at headshaving possible

 

[Peru]

Subbed meeting of Takamina, Acchan and Sasshi https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3j8uvx_151220_tv

 

[stump sock]

god Sasshi is such a fast talker. I can never keep up with her without subs. I always love her self-deprecation.

 

[Kurita]

Huh, an ex-BiS member is doing a band with Takada, the bassist of ELLEGARDEN.
http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/34245
Guess I'll give them a try just cause Takada is there.

 

[stump sock]

Huh, an ex-BiS member is doing a band with Takada, the bassist of ELLEGARDEN.
http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/34245
Guess I'll give them a try just cause Takada is there.

yeah her band quietly broke up not too long ago. what's kind of interesting is that the lady who wrote BiS' Nerve is one of the members of the new group. this is maybe one to keep an eye on.

 

[faridmon]

OLest >>>>> DIStopping

DIStopping was really boring after few listens, so far, OLest have bouncier and more fun tracks.

 

[stump sock]

just realized Kouhaku is in like 12 hours and not 36. oops. that changes plans somewhat

 

[chrominance]

OLest >>>>> DIStopping

DIStopping was really boring after few listens, so far, OLest have bouncier and more fun tracks.

I totally agree. DIStopping had a better lead single but OLest has had more staying power for me by far. More memorable songs, too.

Got the Suiyoubi no Campanella vinyl in today. Haven't cracked it open yet, but apparently it comes with an audio CD! (I assume it's just the same tracks on CD, but still!)

 

[Dracil]

Man, the power of &#956;'s for Kouhaku. Gaki no Tsukai's graph when they came on.

https://twitter.com/oT_souna_To/status/682518423130132481

 

[stump sock]

Man, the power of &#956;'s for Kouhaku. Gaki no Tsukai's graph when they came on.

https://twitter.com/oT_souna_To/status/682518423130132481

lol, I wouldn't have assumed much audience crossover there, but ok.

 

[SolidSnakex]

A fewmembers of AKB/HKT (Annin, Mayuyu, Paruru, Sakura, and Haruppi) performed the Sailor Moon theme at Kouhaku

 

[stump sock]

A fewmembers of AKB/HKT (Annin, Mayuyu, Paruru, Sakura, and Haruppi) performed the Sailor Moon theme at Kouhaku

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqGDPnb378Q

get it while it's hot I guess

e: Sakura's legs are freaking me out in that pic. and of course I found a stream just in time for the disney medley :|

ah, at least I'm in time for whatever disaster Ringo is up to, haven't missed Perfume or X Japan yet.

e: Ringo's Coke song isn't getting better with time.

e: lmao japanese C3PO

e: oh fuck jedi Arashi hahaha. ok

e: time to Takamina crying: like 30 seconds

 

[Kurita]

I need to watch this awkward moment asap

 

[stump sock]

I need to watch this awkward moment asap

it was pretty hilarious but they tossed the robes basically immediately. I was really hoping they'd do some silly star wars song or something.

AKB medley was cute. Once and forever queen Yuko showed up.

 

[Dracil]

Lol, this Golden Bomber sumo segment.

 

[stump sock]

Lol, this Golden Bomber sumo segment.

hahahha I was about to say. that escalated quickly.

e: wtf at Kana Nishino's dress.

 

[Dracil]

I'm basically alternating between Kouhaku and Club Mogra at the same time http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mogra1

Edit: Never knew Kobayashi Sachiko did a Senbonzakura cover. Also lol at the nicovideo text streams.

 

[Zoe]

wtf, they used Niconico comments during Sachiko's performance :lol

 

[JKTrix]

The nico comments were cool I was explaining to a friend who I convinced to watch 'This is a Vocaloid song' just before that started

 

[Dracil]

From my twitter feed, seems like TM Revolution kept getting kicked out for cheering for &#956;'s (at least the first time, not sure about the second time aside from a picture of him getting hushed)

Edit: Clip of the first time https://twitter.com/namename91/status/682524861269278726

Apparently this is from the app

 

[stump sock]

From my twitter feed, seems like TM Revolution kept getting kicked out for cheering for &#956;'s (at least the first time, not sure about the second time aside from a picture of him getting hushed)

e: not even the vocals are live for this Rebecca song :\

e: is there more enka this year than normal or is my tolerance getting lower?

 

[Slowdive]

I missed the Ringo performance, that little snippet was enough for me.

 

[Zoe]

Yes, I voted Red!

Though I stopped paying attention once ERIHIRO hit the stage on the Rising Fes stream

 

[stump sock]

oh shitttttt RED TEAM

I missed the Ringo performance, that little snippet was enough for me.

not that you need me to tell you, but I assure you you missed nothing of import

 

[Slowdive]

Red team yesss.

Edit: &#12422;&#12427;&#12417;&#12427;&#12514;&#65281;- Only You (Zepp DiverCity Live Version)

Another new BiSH song.

 

[Dracil]

Yeah managed to vote for Red Team too, glad they won.

 

[jbug617]

Sekai no Owari- Mr. Heartache PV
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q9iozQDEO_U&feature=youtu.be

 

[stump sock]

Another new BiSH song.

another new by the book SCRAMBLES song

I don't know why one of the more interesting/amusing groups going right now are shackled to such mediocrity

 

[Kurita]

Sekai no Owari- Mr. Heartache PV
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q9iozQDEO_U&feature=youtu.be

It's okay but it feels like a low effort Dragon Night heh

They also released a PV for &#12503;&#12524;&#12476;&#12531;&#12488;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Ylz-EhtDo
That's the SEKAI NO OWARI I like more compared to their attempts at doing more Western-like songs (ANTI-HERO is dope though).

 

[stump sock]

song would be a million times better if someone besides Fukase was singing