On the plus side this had made me want to listen to Yuki no Hana a bunch of times lol. I really love the silent version from the Oborozukiyo~Inori single.

So after 20 years.. I bet it will have another best album for Yuki no Hana called "MELT" and all songs are based on Yuki no Hana and different artists cover this song.


However, I LOVE THE COVERS. DVD and CD covers are perfect.

Goodness, those covers are gorgeous.
Don't personally care for another best album, so I won't be purchasing.
15 items related to Yuki no Hana sounds like a lot, I wonder what else they will do for the remaining items.

Well, I think we wouldn't be as pissed if she hadn't released so many compilations in the last couple years, but ever since 2014, she released 10 compilations and only one studio album.. with like 6 singles?! Excuse me but I feel a bit bitter as a fan. When you've been a huge fan of someone for 15years and they make her release compilation albums over and over again, with maybe 2 new songs per year if we're lucky, I think it's not surprising to see people feeling cheated...

I don't even know if I'm still a fan, all of this has drained all of my fandom in the gutter and I'm not even buying all of her releases anymore...

But I'm considering buying BIBLE, for the sake of the bluray content and maybe the covers, but the music itself I already have everything except SAIREN so... not too interesting for her fans.

I guess her focus is on performing and concerts, and not new music lately.

I didn't buy DEARS & TEARS so this album is the piece of cake for me

Also the covers are so beautiful

^^since 2014 she has 4 best albums tho

I hope she has more attention to her songs for NANA.

I said compilation albums though... it doesn't quite mean "best of albums" even though it sure feels like it when there's no "real" new content IMO, as in brand new songs.

[2014.03.12] Zutto Suki Datta -ALL MY COVERS-
[2014.11.05] DEARS
[2014.11.05] TEARS
[2015.03.04] RELAXIN' (Remix Album)
[2016.02.24] MIKA NAKASHIMA TRIBUTE (Tribute Album)
[2016.10.05] SONGBOOK Amanojaku
[2016.01.27] OFFICIAL BOOTLEG LIVE at SHINJUKU LOFT (MIKA RANMARU)
[2017.08.09] ROOTS ~Piano & Voice~ (Cover Album)
[2018.11.07] PORTRAIT ~Piano & Voice~ (Acoustic Album)
[2019.01.30] Yuki no Hana 15 Shuunen Kinen Best-ban BIBLE

*in bold: releases I consider as best album, considering the content.. PORTRAIT is a bit different but it's nothing too different from a live best album so...

and one studio album
[2017.03.22] TOUGH

That's quite unbalanced to me

Well, the covers are so out of this world, she looks stunning !!!!!!

Mika has arrived in Taiwan

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Mika's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BrCeK6-HLj1/

A little random but I stumbled upon this twitter page dedicated to Japan's train chimes, and the chime for Ninomiya Station in Kanagawa is Oborozukiyo~Inori!

https://twitter.com/ekimerokan_2f/st...55245413556224

Oborozukiyo is actually a nursery rhyme that’s been around for ages in Japan—Oborozukiyo ~ Inori was just Mika’s take on it. :yes Based on the text in the video you posted the chime itself is just called “Oborozukiyo” so I don’t think they had her version in mind when they did it but cool nonetheless!

I saw Mika's outfit that she wore at her 2nd Taiwan concert yesterday

Let's just say that Mika stepped out of her comfort zone as it does not look like something she might wear but others might find it distasteful :s

But Mika looked super confident onstage so perhaps that's all it matters ?

What did she wear?

These are some of the Chinese media write up articles on Mika's 2nd Taiwan concert that happened yesterday , including what she wore

https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realti...mb3WPkfHhGH_8o

https://stars.udn.com/star/story/100...lsJwA2QlUC5Mqk

https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%A5%B3%...YAvhV4youKGZD8

I can try to translate what the articles wrote , just that since they're all written in Traditional Chinese , I need to use Google to change all the words to Simplified Chinese and for Google to read them out loud to me

But for now , brief info about Mika's 2nd Taiwan concert :

- 2,800 fans attended
- Mika sung 24 songs in total
- Mika had 6 outfit changes

- The hotel that Mika stayed in prepared a special Yuki no Hana cake for her as a surprise welcome gift

https://i.postimg.cc/tCwLgsjW/photo.jpg

The chefs spent about 2 weeks creating the above beautiful cake for Mika & when she saw it inside her hotel room's table , she was so in awe with it and she personally went to thank the chefs for creating it specially for her

The photos the articles posted is probably the 1st outfit Mika wore , I would love to see the other 5 outfits as well :s

Wow I never knew that! Mika's version honestly is one of my favorite songs of all time :love

Excite Music has published a report , photos & setlist from Sat's MIKA NAKASHIMA SPECIAL LIVE IN TAIPEI 2018

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuCziuBUcAArPtJ.jpg:small

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More photos :

https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1544432325176/

Setlist

1. Fighter
2. LOVE IS ECSTASY
3. PASSION
4. ORION
5. Ichiban Kirei na Watashi wo
6. Sakurairo Mau Koro
7. FIND THE WAY
8. Medley
・Overload
・CANDY GIRL
・LIFE
・TRUST YOUR VOICE
9. RESISTANCE
10. Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara
11. Hiro
12. GLAMOROUS SKY
13. Hitoiro
14. Medley
・Love Addict
・GAME
・BLACK & BLUE
・ALL HANDS TOGETHER
15. Boku ga Shinou to Omotta no Wa

Encore

1. Yuki no Hana
2. Sairen ~Sai_Ren~
3. JOY

No KISS OF DEATH ? That's a surprise :O

Here's what I was able to translate from the Chinese media articles which they wrote about Sat's MIKA NAKASHIMA SPECIAL LIVE IN TAIPEI 2018

https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realti...mb3WPkfHhGH_8o

https://stars.udn.com/star/story/100...lsJwA2QlUC5Mqk

https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%A5%B3%...YAvhV4youKGZD8

- After Mika sung the 1st 3 songs in the setlist , she introduced herself in Mandarin

- The audience called Mika as 美嘉酱 which literally loosely translates as Mika Sauce in Mandarin (don't ask , no idea why)

- Last Thurs when Mika arrived at Songshan Airport , she straight away went to the Ben Long Mountain Temple to pray for good luck

- Mika had Taiwan style beef noodles that she missed very much (from the 1st time she had it 2 years ago) & that happened last Thurs inside the hotel she stayed in

- Mika did rehearsals from afternoon until late at night last Fri . For lunch , Mika had a variety of Taiwanese snacks that were bought at the venue nearby . During dinner , she sat + ate together with the crew . She did not made any special requests & the crew described Mika as very easy going

- Sat's setlist was specially prepared for the concert which Mika's recent tours did not had the same setlist

omfg. The outfit pictured in those news articles (thank you for not posting it above Karen, lmao) is a CHOICE. x_____X

Woahhhhhh to the outfit but on the other hand her weight looks really good on her

I guess because "酱" sounds like Japanese word "ちゃん", so 美嘉酱 sounds like "Mika-chan"