Yeah, her sales are definitely not doing well. However, I'm not sure if taking on a more mainstream sound would help with that: it's not like her current style is too weird or different for the general public, and a change too big has the risk of alienating some of her existing fanbase. Combining her own style with a more mainstream sound (whatever that is nowadays in Japan... idol pop? EDM?), as you said, could help her situation, but I think what she needs more is some exposure. Looking at her sales, she wasn't doing too bad back in the UP TO YOU era when she had more tie-ups, but her sales and tie-ups have both started vanishing ever since, and just from following her on social media, I get the impression that she doesn't do a lot of stuff that would get her much public attention. I don't know what the solution to her sales troubles might be, but I hope she can find it while continuing to create amazing music!

Seconded! My body is always ready for another MaD club banger!

^you got the point...

I'm missing her Promise era...that was her peak...

Cover!

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/...65241645_n.jpg

Love it, so colours. ♥

This is apparently a digital-only release again.

so nice ♥

LOVE IT ♡ Different and even better than I expected!

It's boring lol. I like the note she hits in the first stanza of each verse though. Very pretty.

Not bad, but not great. I kinda zoned out halfway through the song and started doing other things like surfing tumblr.

i like it...

echoing what others have said~ but I like the feel of the song. And the cover is pleasant. Her voice is always so nice to listen to.


It's probably best they're only releasing it digitally tbh. Artists like her aren't selling at all. It's just such a shame.

According to her Instagram, it looks like she's attending an art school in New York at the moment.

NY ? So, sayonara Japanese music ?

^You think she's done making japanese music because she's taking art classes in New York?

Her career is probably just on hiatus.

she was in NY between album 2 and 3 and 3 and 4
she is staying there for cretaivity a certain time. I think we will get another digital single in the next 3-4 months

^OK, thanks for the info !

HOLY SHIT! I wish MiChi would go back to T.O.M MadNesS.

MiChi is releasing a new song this week!! I hesitate to call this a comeback because so far there's no indication that it will lead to more music and this seems to be an indie release, but it's still so nice to get anything new from her!

The new song is called Paralyzed and it's a collaboration with Kat McDowell. The release date is May 21st. Here's the cover:

https://scontent-hel2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...ae&oe=5EE85209

You can hear a little teaser of the song here. They will also do a livestream on Facebook and Instagram, "talking about how they met, how the song came about, mental health awareness, and life in Tokyo and LA!"

MiChi also mentioned that she'd be uploading more content on her Youtube channel in the future. Also, this is old news by now, but for anyone interested, you can go to MiChi's official website and enter your e-mail address to download her acoustic cover of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors. :)

What a nice surprise!