Birds also reminds me of calling, a bit. but both are very good! :) flumpool just never disappoints me, haha.

Music Station

lovely performance! :D ryuuta was so cute at the end, lol. i love his smile.

I don't know how true this info's about Zanzou but anyway

The original cover of this single only depicted Ryuuta and two shadows, but fans expressed their desire to see all four band members, so it was later changed to the present image.

that probably explained why there're 2 different covers for both editions of Zanzou now

regular

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/ZanzouRE.jpg

limited

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../AZCS-2006.jpg

lol to me it doesn't really matter xD

bigger promo pic for Zanzou

http://i48.tinypic.com/34xiyix.jpg

uwa :love

3, 31,020, 31,020, 残像, , , flumpool

& you can download the live performance of Zanzou which the guys performed at last Fri's MUSIC STATION here

good first week sales! :)

and that promo picture is soooo :smitten

live performance of Zanzou which took place last Sun at MUSIC JAPAN can be downloaded here

Yoshitaka Yuriko has a new lover? Her break up with Tamaki Hiroshi
2010/04/15

On the 14th of April, it was said that actress Yoshitaka Yuriko (21) had broken up with actor Tamaki Hiroshi (30). In the issue of Josei Seven released on the 15th, it was reported that Yoshitaka went on a flower-viewing date at night with flumpool's bassist Amakawa Genki (25).

Yoshitaka and Tamaki got to know each other on the set of January 2009's drama 'Love Shuffle'. In June 2009, they were caught on a date at Aomori, and Tamaki confirmed that same month that 'it is true we've gotten close'.

According to an insider on Tamaki's side, however, 'it seems they broke up about a month ago. Yoshitaka's been busy with filming for dramas and movies lately, and Tamaki's also busy with his lives and movies so they didn't get to meet much'. On the matter of her breakup with Tamaki, Yoshitaka's agency said they had no comment.

On the other hand, Yoshitaka and Amakawa were spotted on their date in the early part of this month. According to Josei Seven, they ate at an izakaya near the sakura trees in Tokyo's Megurogawa area, and Yoshitaka even used her chopsticks to feed Amakawa in a full-out display of affection. The two left the shop past 9pm and headed towards Amakawa's apartment. When Yoshitaka finally left, it was past 9am on the next day.

Yoshitaka shone at the top of last year's 'Most Anticipated Actress for 2010 ranking' (by Oricon), while Amakawa is the bassist of the popular band flumpool that appeared on NHK's Kouhaku Uta Gassen one year after their major debut. Their jimusho has denied the two's relationship, saying that 'it seems they stayed up the whole night, having fun playing games and watching TV. Their relationship is that of friends, not lovers'.

source

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in case you're wondering , Yoshitaka acted as Yuki in Tokyo DOGS & also in LOVE SHUFFLE alongside with DAIGO & Shota Masuda

wow, i never would have thought she'd date someone from flumpool. :P

linrst8@LJ wrote this

as updated in their blog entry on 30th April,
kazuki mentioned their new single will be releasing on the 23rd June 2010..


:D :D :D :D :D :D

yay awesome *________________*

no word on what's the title of the new single's going to be for now

can't wait <3

YESSSSS! i can't wait!! :D

niu shinguru!!!!!!!!!yay!!!!1

YEAHHHHHHHHH. :cool

i'm very excited. i'm hoping for something more upbeat. i loved "Zanzou" but need more head-banging tracks. :D

HMV japan links:
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3828336 (LE CD+DVD)
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3828351 (RE CD)

yay for a double a-side single again! :P

yay, double a-side
i can't wait

YAY for another double A-side single release :D

looking forward to the release of reboot ～Akiramenai Uta～ / Nagareboshi <3

some translations:
あきらめない詩 (Akiramenai Uta) : "Don't give up" Song
流れ星 (Nagareboshi) : Shooting Star

can't wait! i'm glad it's a double-A side! :D

HMV Japan wrote some description for the 2 songs

reboot ～Akiramenai Uta～

「reboot～あきらめない詩～」は壮大なイントロが印象的な、成長した彼らのソングライティングと歌詞 を垣間見ることの出来るアップナンバー。今後待ち受ける新たなステージに挑戦するメンバーの「決意」が込め られた楽曲です。

"Reboot ~ ~ Do not give up poem" is an impressive grand intro, that could number up glimpse of their mature songwriting and lyrics. Members will listen to try a new stage "determination" is music-charged.

Nagareboshi

「流れ星」はライブでのファンとの出逢いを流れ星との巡り合いに例え、日頃から支えてくれているファンに対 する「感謝」の気持ちを歌った「 reboot～あきらめない詩～ 」とは対照的なロマンティックなアップチューン。現在行われているツアーで披露され、全国のファンと共に育 てている楽曲です。

"Shooting star" is likened to a chance meeting with the shooting of live encounters with fans, for fans that support me on a regular basis, "Thanks," sang a feeling of "reboot ~ ~ Do not give up poem" as opposed to romantic A Appuchun. The tours have been performed in the present, it is brought up with music fans across the country.

sorry if the English translation somewhat doesn't make any sense xD , blame Google Translate not me ;p

but sounds promising from the way HMV Japan describes both songs

Oh I see C.C.Lemon Hall again ...

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EDIT

Ryuuta to undergo polypectomy

On the 29th of April, it was made known that flumpool's vocalist Yamamura Ryuta will undergo polypectomy in the first half of June and spend the next few months resting.

Some time during the later half of February, Yamamura went for a clinical examination after realising something was wrong with his throat during rehearsal. A polyp had actually been discovered in his throat during a check-up right after the group's debut in 2008, but with the band's immediate shot to fame and relentless schedule, the operation was pushed back, and the size of the polyp grew.

Flumpool's motto has been to 'encompass our feelings of gratitude towards every single person who waited for us in our songs', and Yamamura is aiming to complete the rest of the tour, which involves over 100 000 staff and will end at Okinawa on the 5th of June. After the tour, Yamamura will go through with the throat surgery and recuperation.

During their concert at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall on that day, the members did not touch on the matter, but instead announced the release of their new double A-side single 'reboot~Akiramenai Uta~/Nagareboshi' on the 23rd of June as well as their arena concerts set for the 18th and 19th of December at Osaka-jou Hall and the 25th and 26th at Yokohama Arena.

According to Yamamura, 'everything so far has been our Chapter 1, and this new song is the beginning of our second chapter. The word reboot means to start up again, and it includes how I'd like us to overcome whatever hardships we have together'.

He will make an announcement about the surgery himself on the 5th of May on TOKYO FM's SCHOOL OF LOCK!.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...0007-oric-musi
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/entertainment/75846/

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oh good lord this's terrible D: D: D: D:

I'm no Biology person but I'm assuming a polyp might be a tumor

so I'm guessing after the release of 'reboot~Akiramenai Uta~/Nagareboshi' , there wouldn't be any new material of the guys for the time being

NONONO KarenPang, a polyp isn't a tumor. There ARE malignant polyps, but if I'm correct, these only appear in other parts of the body. It's a common affliction for vocalists, especially if they have such a relentless schedule and don't give their voices enough rest. It can be a real problem if it gets too large, but you'd have to be an idiot of a singer to let it get that far. Usually it involves an operation and after some time resting, the singer's all good to go ^^.

lol see this's why I failed Science in secondary school xD :laugh

but still it scared me in a way or 2 when I read that piece of news on Ryuuta earlier on in the afternoon

I think everyone has been pushed to their limits & they really need a break after wrapping up their tour

might as well to give everyone some downtime