Happy 17th debut anniversary Mika !

PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ 1st day position - #11

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5940301107

So far the acoustic version that I like from PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ is Gift

Interior deco inside DESSERT CAFE

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrXyEpfXcAAFvP0.jpg

https://twitter.com/CafeYukinohana/s...19450085326848

Love the other PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ promo shots hung inside the place :love

I only wanted to say that the album is a mess, her voice sounds awful D:

yeah...i'm listening to it now. what is going ON with the end of helpless rain x_x

Mika's voice overpowered a lot of songs in PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ which's really unfortunate cos I like the covers + melodies in the acoustic songs

1st time I heard the acoustic version of Yuki no Hana , I had to lower the volume slightly cos it was quite jarring @_@

So far the acoustic version of Gift is the only 1 I genuinely like , maybe I will like the rest in time to come :s

It really is unfortunate because I would have bought this release if it hadn't been for this problem in almost every song. I don't know how they could have released this without mixing the songs properly.

I'm listening to Boku ga shinou to omotta no wa (started from the end of the album lmao) and what the FUCK is she doing with her voice???? Some of the vocals are beautiful, two seconds later she sounds distractingly breathy, then next thing you know she's over-emoting the way GACKT does in some of his more annoying live performances.

Someone get this girl a vocal coach, stat

EDIT: DEAR GOD IT JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE I JUST GOT TO THE DON QUIXOTE LINE AND IT SCARED ME SHITLESS

Edit 2: did no one listen to these tracks before they sent this CD to press? how did this happen? who can listen to this and come out with their eardrums intact? these are questions

Since last Wed , DESSERT CAFE Yuki no Hana has put up a PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ panel exhibition inside 3 of their stores until 6th Dec

The 3 outlets are :

- Tokyo Harajuku
- Osaka Shinsaibashi
- Osaka Dotonbori

Even more PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ promo shots

https://i.postimg.cc/TP4mqK4H/201811062135180.png

https://i.postimg.cc/ZKSNctwZ/201811062135181.png

https://i.postimg.cc/cCqn2VZR/slider-item03.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/T1rD6CYZ/slider-item07.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QN551xk0/slider-item08.jpg

http://www.mikanakashima.com/yukinohana15th/portrait/
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Mi...ma/info/500847

It's a real pity the songs in PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ ain't as good as what I thought cos the photos accompanying the acoustic album are so beautiful

I had to come to this thread because I finally gave this a listen late last night and was literally shook. Like it made me sad because it really sounds like shes going through it.

I listened to Life first as it's one of my favorite songs and I literally said what the fuck.

I also just dont understand how these recordings got cleared for release the way they are.

Oh well

I've only listened to a few samples but sounds like I need to give the full thing a listen! Hoping the album is on Spotify.

I mean, if you want your eardrums to start bleeding, then by all means...

.ts files of Mika on 3rd Nov's episode of MUSIC FAIR

Sairen ~Sai_Ren~

https://aziophrenia.com/mika-nakashi...ir-2018-11-03/

GLAMOROUS SKY with Jaejoong

https://aziophrenia.com/mika-nakashi...ir-2018-11-03/

I'm still shocked how much Mika struggled vocally in PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ @_@

Mika sounded quite bad & hoarse in Boku ga Shinou to Omotta no Wa D:

https://twitter.com/nakashima_mika_/...63610426175488

I've listened to the album a day ago.
She really sounds painful sometimes.
Doesn't help that the arrangements are so long, too.
I guess they wanted to show her raw voice to emphasize emotion, at least that's the impression I get.

I received my Taiwan press CD + DVD copy of PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ today

Here're 3 more photos inside the CD booklet :

https://i.postimg.cc/0QyVQ6Wp/IMG-0007.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/gjw4VCPj/IMG-0008.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/6qDcYM90/IMG-0017.jpg

I wished more photos were included though :s I'm not sure if the CD only has the same photos or different shots :O

Sairen ~SAI_REN~ will be made available for sale digitally from this Thurs onwards

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Mi...ma/info/501299

She's serving Ayumi's vocals on Boku ga shinou to omotta no wa.

I really like the 3rd pic!

I saw the sairen lyric video on her Twitter but it's not available in my country. Not sure about others?

^ it's the same video that has been posted on Mika's staff Twitter & YouTube a while ago , just that for the last part of the clip , it indicates Sairen ~SAI_REN~ digital release date tomorrow

https://twitter.com/nakashima_mika_/...16810803040256

Sony Japan should remove the region block aspect of their artistes' videos it makes no sense . Luckily download of VPN can bypass things

Nakashima Mika to digitally release new song 'Sairen'

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...ew-song-sairen