December 24, 2006 – 12:02 pm
My copy of Matsuura Aya’s Naked Song (EPCE-5440~1) album came in a couple of days ago. I always get excited about CD packaging, so I decided to give a tour of what it has to offer.
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December 22, 2006 – 10:09 pm
I recently completed watching the Hello! Project stage musical Ribbon no Kishi. I was quite impressed with the songs, so I decided to listen to the studio msucial selection. As I would listen to the song, I could vividly remember many of the scenes that occurred when it played. That would make sense since the musical selection is the play without images. There would be times I would have liked to watch the video, but it would take some time to search for the scene. Thus, I created a list with the musical selection’s tracks and time from the video that correspond with each other.
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December 14, 2006 – 2:21 pm
It’s mid December, so what a great time for past, present, and future releases.
Starting off with books, Ishikawa Rika’s fifth solo photobook entitled Oui, mon amour (4-8470-2981-X; translating to “Yes, my love” in English) was released on December 16. Next year near mid January, Michishige Sayumi is expected to have a photobook released with the odd ISBN of 978-4-8470-2987-5.
On December 6, Berryz Koubou released their twelfth single Munasawagi Scarlet (PKCP-5074). Last week, it ranked twelfth on the Oricon charts with almost twenty thousand copies sold. Today, on December 14, Morning Musume released their first ever mini album (7.5) Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini! (EPCE-5443, EPCE-5445). Some features include their latest single Aruiteru, what seems to be a math titled song (Yuki divided by Ai times Anata is greater than or equal to Suki), and a Christmas tune by Shigepink and Kohappink. On Wednesday in week 51 of 2006, the next album in the Pucchi Best series will be released. Entitled Pucchi Best 7 (EPCE-5447), it will have most recent releases from the Hello! Project artists and a solo song by Takahashi Ai.
Abe Natsumi seems to be the only one releasing any type of video this month. On December 21, a single V clips DVD will be released (HKBN-50075). The following week will be her acoustic live at Shibuya O-EAST (HKBN-50076).
2006.12.16, update: Not only an Abe concert will be released, but Morning Musume’s 2006 fall concert is set for December 27, 2006, as well (EPBE-5224).
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November 12, 2006 – 6:15 pm
Two photobooks are queued for release: Tsuji Nozomi’s Nonno 19 (4-8124-2953-6) and Fujimoto Miki’s COEUR (4-8470-2972-0). There wasn’t much information on Nonno 19 besides its release date on November 18. COEUR, French for “heart,” will be Fujimoto’s fifth solo photobook and was photographed by Hosono Shinji, the same person who did Berryz Koubou’s first photobook.
Half a year later from their last release, Biyuuden’s seventh single Aisu Cream to My Pudding (PKCP-5073) will be released on November 22. A week later, Matsuura Aya will be releasing her fifth album Naked Songs (EPCE-5440). On December 6, a “best of” Melon Kinenbi album titled FRUITY KILLER TUNE (EPCE-5439) will be coming out. I do beleive the tracks chosen for the album was a public vote like for Matsuura Aya Best 1.
On to some videos, another Alo Hello! DVD was produced featuring both Yaguchi Mari and Tsuji Nozomi. Fittingly titled Alo Hello! Yaguchi Mari & Tsuji Nozomi DVD (EPBE-5215), it’ll probably be the usual recording of their Hawaiian visit with some swimwear scenes for a photobook. Expect to see it in stores on November 22. °C-ute’s final 2006 concert tour Cutie Circuit 2006 Final in YOMIURILAND EAST LIVE (EPBE-5219) will be released on December 6.
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October 20, 2006 – 9:54 pm
Here are the upcoming past releases for October. For the record, it included two photobooks, four singles, one album, and two concerts.
Book
- [2006.10.11] Sugaya Risako Photobook “Risako”
- [2006.10.28] Takahashi Ai Photobook Collection
Music
- [2006.09.27] Nakazawa Yuko - Urara
- [2006.10.04] Abe Natsumi - Amasugita Kajitsu
- [2006.10.11] Goto Maki - SOME BOYS! TOUCH
- [2006.10.18] GAM - Melodies
- [2006.10.25] °C-ute - Cutie Queen Vol. 1
- [2006.10.25] Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu (Morning Musume) - Balalaika
- [2006.11.08] Morning Musume - Aruiteru
Video
- [2006.10.11] Goto Maki Secret Live
- [2006.10.25] Matsuura Aya Live in Shanghai
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