What a flop... lmao. Even K-Flop bands debuted higher... I wonder if she could sell at least 1k because Namie itself sold 28k in the second place.

For sure, it's a memorable flop day to remember.

From what it seems , gr8 records seem to be relying on the tie in's promo that both A-sides in the Woman's Worth / Breeze Out single are getting ? :O

Cos unlike last time , there doesn't seem to have that much magazine/TV promo going on for her new single & I don't even think Kuroki's scheduled to perform at MUSIC STATION & other TV shows as well ?

Guess they're already focusing on her 2nd album which I guess it's a good thing ? xD

I have no idea. I have a theory that they used this single to make money in order to produce a good album and new pvs for her. But, just like I said in my twitter, it's a weak single overall. It's something that western people are used to listen and like, in other hand, Japanese people are used to chewing gum pop like LOL!. Moreover, I have a brazilian friend living in Japan and he said that the CMs for her new single are used to air after midnight... so yeah, the promotions for this single sucks.

So sad for meisa, i think this is my fav. single.

Coming Soon!! performance
http://vimeo.com/33250908

Oh..."log in to the real world"...

I swear, I thought she was singing "look into the mirror" the whole time X_X

Ugh poor Meisa :(

2nd Day. Out of the top 30
ToT
And where's the single?

ACCORDING too natsu style, she is No.40

not looking good.

Oh wow, I just started listening to her other albums, from what I'm hearing... I thought she would do well on the charts. :/

I guess fans are waiting for her new album to drop in Feb , since in general as compared to One More Drama & Wired Life , Woman's Worth / Breeze Out is underperforming :x

But it's ok , it's not as though it's the end of the world or something

I really can't wait for her 2nd album to get released in Feb *___*

Which makes me wonder , how come Woman's Worth / Breeze Out hasn't leak out yet ? God dammit D:

Really am not feeling Breeze Out. PV is nice, but the song doesn't do much for me. Woman's Worth has gotten a couple of listens from me though. :) More excited for the album!

It sold less than 1.000 copies on it's first day, I guess. So we'll have to wait about 1 week until it leaks on the internet. Or in the worse case, I can leak it in...... one month. Gotta love Brazil and SAL method.

buah I didn't receive my copy today as I was expecting... first time it's taking so long and of course when it's something I really want ;___; I hate the postal services gah.

Oh god finally Woman's Worth / Breeze Out has leaked out :thud

http://www.j-mp3.info/2011/12/womans...reeze-out.html

^thanks a lot Karen

It's not THAT bad...

Sometimes I think Japan sees her more of a model and actress than singer :shrug Why should they buy her single? lol

yey for an album~ I suppose it'll do better.

Peak position for Woman's Worth / Breeze Out - #47 with 2,727 copies sold in the 1st week

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2011-12-19/more/6/

._.

those are her worst single sales
at least top 50

I agree with Emiko...I've been thinking the same thing for a long time. Maybe Japan just doesn't see her as singer-material...which I kind of don't blame them if they really do think that way about her. I mean, it's not like she has an outstanding voice or a really unique style as far as music goes. Don't get me wrong, of course, I adore my Meisa...I just don't see her as an extraordinary musician. Sometimes I can only visualize her as a model more than anything else.

Well, I think the issue with Meisa is that she's very Western-influenced and also too beautiful.

The Japanese populace likes a certain type of female entertainer: one who is girlish, pretty, and innocent and who sings bittersweet songs about growing up or falling in/out of love. Meisa doesn't sing those type of songs and she certainly doesn't look very girlish - on the contrary, she looks very womanly - so those two things, I think, work against her having major success in Japan.

And, personally, I'm fine with that. Meisa's doing what she wants and it is connecting with an audience so she can't really be considered a failure in that respect. :yes

^definitely~~

I'm actually surprised she has a music career at all lol did she start out as a singer?

anyways~ we can't really go by sales these days anyway. Only one type of music is actually selling in Japan :laugh

I knew Kuroki as an actress 1st prior to her being a singer as I really adored watching her act in One Pound Gospel I got horribly Kame baited in the process XD & then Ningyo Helper

I was pretty skeptical to try her music but hellcat really blown me away big time & since then I've been a fan of her ever since :D

Since the very own beginning, it was her dream. Sweet Power scouted her as a "tarento" and focused her studies in acting and she used to practice street dance (I don't know for how long, though). Back in 2008, she "debuted" with Like This and then, because she wanted to take more lessons to be a better singer, she delayed her real debut to 2009.

Moreover, both Sony and gr8! records praised her a lot back in 2009:
My thoughts exactly. Many may disagree but everytime I see Meisa's as a singer, I remember of Koda Kumi. Meisa is on the music scene for 3 years already and had one big hit (LOL!) and a "medium" (?) hit (Wired Life) while Koda took 5 years to be big, which some hits as well. Sales, those days, won't say a lot about the artist (alan, by an example, is an awesome songtress but her sales won't make justice to her talent and awesomeness), so let's see what her and her label will prepare to us. :3

PS: Sorry for my bad english. ;_;

Scans :)

http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_773389001.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_807663002.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_219852003.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_307363004.jpg
http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_242565005.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_472022006.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_161151007.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_871022008.jpg

^ Loving you forever and ever and ever.

Further proof on why she's 1 of my fave artistes that I always tend to have a girl crush on even though I'm 95% straight XD

i hate the colors of the CDs, but the pics of her are so gorgeous !!
thanks a lot

CD only scans

http://img38.picoodle.com/s5cg/megum..._a4c_u8uci.jpg http://img38.picoodle.com/s5cg/megum..._d59_u8uci.jpg http://img38.picoodle.com/s5cg/megum..._147_u8uci.jpg http://img38.picoodle.com/s5cg/megum..._dd8_u8uci.jpg

thanks :) glad to see you finally got yours too!

gorgeous as always *______*

Merci Aurelie <3

Wow, a goddess, like seriously.

Thanks for the scans! <3

just dropped in to say that Hellcat is still her best album for me, and I remeber all songs by heart, still. :P
I need this Meisa from Hellcat

kthaxbye :D

^ Oh really? I kind of think it's her weakest...In all honesty, I didn't become a TRUE BLUE Meisa fan until her first full length album - Magazine. I thought the songs were really strong on the album & showed off Meisa's unique & diverse musical style. I hope her next album is as good as the last one.

I became her total fan with this one. it's a bit old-fashion though. in sound & everything :P

I'm fan since 5 -FIVE- (I remember the cm, "She is hot", XD)

I was a fan with SHOCK -unmei- :luv2
But I only like MAGAZINE...barely listen to hellcat or ATTITUDE lol

I got into Meisa with hellcat thanks to an early leak at BoAjjang a few weeks before the mini album was released. I downloaded it, loved it, and promptly ordered the limited edition from YesAsia.

It was the first time I was able to be a fan of an artist at their official debut. :heart

I'm not alone, yes! :love I'm a fan/stan since hellcat and my love never decreased. :3

I'm a fan since even before she announced her debut lmao x) I was sooooo happy when Like This first came out and hoped for an album directly after but had to wait until hellcat and then... <3 <3

can't wait for the new album! It's gonna be AMAZING.

Thanks.

I know Meisa since Hellcat. I didn't know her as an actress before she started to sing. I'm not really a fan. I just like some of her songs.

I already know about her as an actress way before she started to sing. To think I watched One Pound Gospel for KAT-TUN's Kame lmao but yeah Sister Angela rocks LOL

I never watched One Pound Gospel but heard of it since I'm a fan of KAT-TUN. Is it good? I wanna see her acting.

^Yeah. :) I watched the drama Jiu. She plays an awesome, badass chick! :D

I liked it a lot, very funny overall!

It's downright funny XD Kuroki plays a nun so you can imagine just much I laughed when I watched it lmao

The actress that played the Mother Superior is awesome cos she wants to bring both Kame & Kuroki together in the show LOL

As a nun? LOL Oh man, I going to watch it then. I've been watching anime non-stop so haven't been watching any J-dramas lately. :) And what's Jiu about, Yuri?

^From what I watched, it's about a series of crimes involving this mysterious blond haired foreigner called Jiu. Meisa's character (Isaki Makoto) is kind of tomboyish with a tainted past. Shirota Yu is also in this drama! :D It's quite an intriguing drama! ^^ Here's more info on it. :) http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Jiu

CD rental shops have begun listing her new album, they have the title as "UNLOCKED"

nothing really new in the descriptions though
2ndアルバム！ヒットシングル「One More Drama」「Wired Life」「Woman's Worth」「Breeze Out」を完全収録！より“POP”“クールサウンド”を意識した新鋭クリエータがメイサを完全バックアッ プ！

Sounds like the name of a gravure bikini DVD. :lech

^LOL! , XD
I like it !!

^^ LMAO XD
Wonder what her concept will be with such a title!

Oh wow nice title wasnt really expecting such a title. I like it haha 8D

I cant wait to see what concept she will have for her new album :-)

fierce title. :D

Wow that's an edgy title! Can't wait for the album!

I like also :)

I can imagine a really edgy cover :luv2
Can't wait!

YuriChan: I'll look into it! Thanks!

Looking forward to the album! :)

I took this photo at the Hong Kong airport yesterday while waiting for my transit flight back home ...

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1687/img4963n.jpg

:D she looks great at the back of the magazine :love

^Ah-amazing :luv2

^^She looks beautiful, Karen! :smitten

CD
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6926/mcdy.jpg

+DVD (Live)
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7354/mcdlive.jpg

+DVD (PV +making images)
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6186/mcdpv.jpg

http://www.meisakuroki.com/

songs included:
収録曲：（曲順未定)
★シングル「One More Drama」「Wired Life」「Woman's Worth」「Breeze Out」完全収録！

Hit the Road!/Shake it Off!/Wired Life(アニメ「青の祓魔師」エンディングテーマ)/One More Drama(「キットカット」CMソング)/Take me Away/Flashlight/Woman's Worth(SEIKO LUKIA CMソング)/Breeze Out(SUBARU BRZ テーマソング）/LAST CODE/Happy to be ME/Parade/S.O.S-ワタシサガサナイデクダサイ-/UPGRADE U!/曖昧で贅沢な欲望

（全14曲予定）

first press DVD eds. 40pg booklet, posters being given away, CD Japan as well.

CD http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SRCL-7853
+DVD (A) http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SRCL-7849
+DVD (B) http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SRCL-7851

yay it's great that it has been finally confirmed as so !

And I'm so glad that the cover of the CD + DVD A is my fave outta the 3 as that's the 1 I'm planning to get xD

And woot for UPGRADE U! that's included in UNLOCKED :love

still so sad the concept was just an actual locker. where is my video game meisa, come on! she so could have sexed it up some more with that ;)

from the size of the covers, they will be just regular CD sized as well. guess every album from meisa can't be as epic as her first.

I love the version A but for the content I would buy the B. Because of the photobooks, I want both versions but I don't have money to afford both, lol. I must find a job asap.

Oh my god! :thud These are awesome!! :luv2

the covers are nice I might buy it :P wow so many stuff coming out in FEB! my wallet will cry :'( only thing left is for Ayu to confirm a release date for sOMETHING! X)

Thank you so much for posting all of the information regarding this album! I've been waiting for it to become available for preorder since the album was originally announced so I'm super excited! I absolutely love the covers and the tracklist looks exciting (I'm happy that "UPGRADE U" is included too even though I'll have to sell my "Wired Life" single now, lol)! I can't wait to hear previews! Anyways, I just preordered my copy from CDJapan (I ordered Type A)! I hope that the DVD will contain music videos that are exclusive to the album!

From Meisa's official facebook page:

I can't wait to hear the digest of all of the songs! *squeals in excitement*. Also here are larger pics of the covers which also came from her facebook page:

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...78646881_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...56463527_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...13236927_n.jpg

I like her shoes. The colors are pretty. :)

CD+DVD A is the prettiest. :)

Though the other two are still pretty nice even if they do kind of look like magazine shots...

I love how colorful it is! My favorite is CD+DVD Type B :luv2

The CD only is bothering me ever since I noticed that one eye is smaller than the other lol

Will the CD+DVD versions get OS presses?

bigger covers for UNLOCKED = *___*

And Jasmine , I think the chances of UNLOCKED getting OS presses might be higher this time round , since I don't think there's any packaging restriction attached to both CD + DVD's this time round

hopefully I'm right cos the thought of buying close to like what 8 albums from 8 different artistes in Feb , scares me a bit @.@

Omg those covers are to die for! Meisa is such a beauty queen :luv2! I think my fav is the CD+DVD PV one.

I luv this :luv2

Nice covers but please, stop with that kind of text that invades the pic. It ruins the pic.

love the covers! :heart and i like the titles of the new album tracks, too. :)

not a huge huge fan of the covers, maybe exception for the type A one... though Meisa is always gorgeous <3
Wasn't going to buy the two limited editions but my mum offered to get me one so how could I even refuse :D ♥

UHQ covers~~

http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/...OCKEDTypeA.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/...OCKEDTypeB.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/...OCKEDTypeC.jpg

LOL that was my favorite cover until now, now i laugh when I see it thanks you!! T_T hah

HMV Japan already opened preorder links for UNLOCKED =D

CD http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/...m_medium=other

CD + DVD A http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/...m_medium=other

CD + DVD B http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/...m_medium=other

I hope HMV Japan will give a fat discount for both CD + DVD's :3 cos I remembered they did for MAGAZINE so *crossing fingers on this

:laugh Haha I'm sorry!

I just hate it when you notice one thing and it just ruins everything :grumpy

I know T_T such a crummy feeling haha

14th track confirmed: 曖昧で贅沢な欲望 (Aimaide Zeitakuna Yokubou). It's a song written by mochA.

every cover is so beautiful !!!!
i hope an OS press for the CD+DVD editions

seems like the photobooks included for both CD + DVD A & B will be different D:

if so then at most pics will differ slightly since the photobooks for both A & B for MAGAZINE are like that as so ._.

Hoping for a Taiwan press for both CD + DVD's , T_T

Yeah Karen they did it for MAGAZINE , So I'm hoping now they do it again for UNLOCKED to pre-order both versions :laugh

YesAsia already opened preorder links for UNLOCKED

http://www.yesasia.com/global/search...1-en/list.html

Those are very nice covers :yes.

Meisa looks SO gorgeous on the covers (but when does she not look gorgeous! :laugh).

My favourite one is the "Limited Edition A"!!! :smitten
I'm really curious about her new album!

They should have photoshopped her eye on the cover where she's in the lockers lol

I actually like them. The colors are very pretty. Haven't listened to anything since MAGAZINE so I'm excited for this.

DVD tracklist for both CD + DVD A & CD + DVD B

-Limited Edition A-
1. One More Drama PV
2. Wired Life PV
3. Woman’s Worth PV
4. Breeze Out PV
5. Making Of (Cover Shotting)

-Limited Edition B-
The “MAGAZINE” Show + Documentary

http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/01/kur...-for-unlocked/

Ok that settles , I will get CD + DVD A cos I want her PVs *__*

^I bought all of Meisa's CD+DVD singles so far so I'm quite glad that she didn't shoot a new PV just for the album. I would've had a hard decision to make if she had. :P

LOL

so I assume you will be getting CD + DVD B for UNLOCKED if that's the case ? 8D

For me I get CD + DVD A since I don't have any of her singles -.-

Anyway here're DVD rips of Woman's Worth & Breeze Out PVs ^^

Woman's Worth - http://www.multiupload.com/3SHVKL3RRY

Breeze Out - http://www.multiupload.com/FAVQJ23UBX

both links are credited to Luna62

^Yup, I only bought CD+DVD Type B of "MAGAZINE" for the "ATTITUDE 2010" live that was on there since I already had all the CD+DVD mini albums and singles that were released before it. :yes

If she ever starts including exclusive PVs with her albums, I'll probably still only buy the version with the most new content even if it means missing out on something awesome. :cry

so no new PVs...:(

It's what makes me sad the most. ): I wish we could have at least two new PVs.

well she didn't do that for MAGAZINE so I wouldn't count on her doing the same thing for UNLOCKED :O

In the case for MAGAZINE , it was a lot more worst in the sense that if you have her 2 mini albums in CD + DVD's , you wouldn't feel motivated in getting the CD + DVD A since the DVD also includes the 4 PVs prior to her releasing SHOCK -Unmei- :O