^ I thought the same thing. :no
But she still looks pretty^^

Actually I like the covers (though they do all seem kinda similar) ~ but she looks kinda weird, no? o__o I think she looks like Aiuchi Rina in those covers.

So... previews aren't out yet? XD

the covers are nice enough, lol.

and this is from JPM too:

Awesome.
I like Samii's hair, it's so silky and smooth looking. I want hair like that >.<;

Yeah she looks like Aiuchi Rina and I like this covers =)

Wow the covers are looking nice *.*! I kind of forgot about this thread O.O lol!
But I really like Samii-chan's covers -they're simple but nice :yes

nice & simple cover...love it

Whatever happened to the garden party thing?

^ What's that?

^ Her mini concert.

I think it said on the single's ThePPN page that there'd be performances from the concert on the DVD of the single... wait...
It's not really a tour though, is it? o__o (well, ThePPN isn't very "accurate" with this sort of news... where did the info come from? mu-mo?)

Anyway, I hope they release the full concert in DVD... I really want to watch the whole thing :weep

I don't think anything new about it was announced though... well, there's this from the official website (it's ooold XD):


Babelfish:


I think it's only talking about the concert goods... (btw the keychain is adorable :heart)

biyuuurgh. she looks really manly / creepy on the covers. o.o;

arigatou PV is out.

http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_be...tails&id=44854

i'm downloading now, and then i'll upload. :D

PV's on JPS!!!
MPG ~> http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_be...tails&id=44853
AVI ~> http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_be...tails&id=44854

OMG that was so fast! The wait for the Mahou no Kagi PV was SO long >____<
*downloading*


EDIT: LOL I'm slow XD

the song and video are pretty, but fairly bland.

Satomi randomly rubbing up against her "mama" in the video made me lol a bit, though.

I just discovered her yesterday and she's really good! I really love Tabibito =)

YouTube link for the video~

boring song and PV. i didn't plan on downloading it when i saw it uploaded, but i'm like, what the hell. might as well. :laugh

anyway, i dunno why satomi can't have another single as upbeat as yuikiboshi or something like soshite boku wa koko ni kureru. i LOVE those songs the most.

^ srsly. or even another "tabibito"-esque song. these boring acoustic ballady songs are getting old fast.

yea, anything like tabibito or the 2 other songs i mentioned would be amazing. or even issho ni. but these ballads are sooo slow and boring.

Thanx for this -the download link wouldn't work for me xD
I think it's nice. It kind of sounds like 'Tooku Hanarete mo', but the chorus is cute and the high notes are nice sounding.

The song's nice, but still don't beat Yukiboshi and others. It will sure grow into me soon, as always with the music of hers, lol.

Ack... I don't like it. At all...

I actually like that ballad style of Samii's. Ichiban Yasashii Kaze, the FLUTTER of WINGS, Kono Mune ni Zutto are all GREAT songs IMO, and I really really do love garden.

But I have to agree that... I dunno, garden was enough of it, she should start doing something new now, or her discography will all sound the same...

And also... if I compare Arigatou to the other songs on the album that were in the same style, they are just so superior. There's nothing particularly interesting about the arrangement and the melody annoys me a bit (I dunno, I just don't think Samii's voice works well with those high notes in the chorus...); also, I have nothing against writing a song dedicated to her mom, but couldn't she come up with something more interesting, original, more personal than "Thanks, mama, thanks, mama"?

Yukiboshi is a good song, though it's not relly my style. I dunno, I just don't enjoy it as much as her other songs. And maybe I'm just weird, but I always thought Soshite was just like all her ballad songs from garden (Ichiban Yasashii Kaze, etc)... sound like the same style to me. But like I said, maybe I'm just weird lol. What I really want to see her sing again is the traditional influenced style from Tabibito and Hyaku Renka. It REALLY works with her voice, the songs are just so beautiful, and the traditional instrumentals really spice them up. Hyaku Renka is my favorite song from her~<3

Anyway, maybe Arigatou will grow on me, but right now I don't think I'll even download the single when it's out (unless the B-side ends up being totally awesome or something)... I really hope her next release will be better...

The song is pretty, but nothing special.

Can someone possibly provide me with an english trans. of Arigatou?

Okay, I tried translating it ^^
But well, the kanji lyrics aren't out yet, so I was kinda guessing what she was saying. Plus I always abuse the dctionaries when translating songs ('cause my japanese sucks XD) and without lyrics it's hard XD
But anyway, here's what I got:

i think arigatou is about say thanks to our mother? isn't it?

Wow thanx so much! Even if it's not completely accurate it still makes sense to me. The lyrics are even better than I thought they would be. They're so touching :love

Exactly. I think the lyrics are very nice and they make me appreciate the song very much. I'm also glad SHE wrote them. Aw, I love Samii :luv2
At first listen I thought the song was very beautiful, I especially love her chorus and high notes. I think it's a great song. I love her as a ballad person, but upbeat traditional is LOVE too xD

I think I'll make a set of my dear Samii later <3

&Thanks apple-pi for the English translation! :hi5


Kanji from apple-pi's translation for people who need it. Line 6 isn't there though, maybe someone can help figure it out for us, then I'll edit and place it in here.

hmm...........its another bland ballad type thinger.
its pleasant enough though.
im going to keep my preorder on my single though, because her remixes are always really good.

im hoping that her following singles will be a bit more upbeat and unique. Tabibito and Yukiboshi were fantastic, id love to see more of that! And less filler type songs on her next album!

^ Surprisingly I can tolerate her ballads. I'm a ballad person but when artists have nothing but ballads, I tend not to take interest in them anymore. With Samii it's different. I love her ballads, and her vocals are too cute to not listen to :laugh She's just different. I don't really mind if she stays a ballad artist though. But I would love to hear more songs like Tabibito and Yukiboshi, those songs were pure love from her :luv2
And yes, her remixes are really good, IMO.

^i really love ballads too, but i find hers to be a bit bland. although i still find them very pleasant.

i just wish her material kept the same ****ing awesome quality and wow factor as tabibito and hyaku renka.
shes just kinda cooled off, and shes barely started!

^ Maybe she will surprise us in the next album? Hopefully :cry
She's great with traditional sounding material.
I like listening to her music at night when it's peace and quiet. Like you said, her songs are pleasant ^^

I think I have to agree with this. Her ballads are nice but they're kind of plain and sometimes I have a hard time listening to them constantly like I do with some artists. For awhile I was inlove with her 'Garden' album, but after awhile it was just like 'eh I'm sick of this album'. But don't get me wrong, I DO like 'Arigatou'..it's cute and the lyrics are very nice :).

I thought garden was bland at first, but then I fell in love with it later, and I still love it~
But I still don't like Arigatou. IMO it's a lot worse than the album tracks from garden, so I'll be happy if her next single's better, even if not as good as Tabibito or Hyaku Renka.

What I don't understand though is, why did they change her music style? From traditionally-influenced music to these type of ballads? I mean, she didn't sell THAT much back then, but she's not selling more now. You'd think they would've tried something new by now. I hope avex didn't give up on her or anything.

^ There is still high hopes on her, as Max Matsurra said. They haven't given up on her yet :headache

^ But her sales aren't that bad. Isn't she actaully doing pretty good for a debuter?

Well, she's doing decent, I guess. (better than alan, Nana, ASUKA, etc)
I wasn't saying that I think her sales are bad, I was just wondering what the change of style was about... I think the only (or "more plausible"? XD) explanation for the change in her music style after Hyaku Renka was that avex was trying to make her more "mainstream" or whatever to increase sales. Since her sales did not increase, I was wondering why they didn't change her style to something else yet.

Unless she asked for another style, 'cause she likes ballads? XD I dunno.

^ True, better than the other debuters. That's always a good sign. But maybe she will go back to that style sometime soon. I mean, wouldn't she? Her Tabibito song was a best hits! They SHOULD have her go back and make her do stuff like that again.

I was expecting them to make garden the "ballad chapter" of her discography, and end there. I really thought the new single was going to be something completely different, though I had already stopped thinking that way when the titles came out XD
I think that, to have a style change right after an album release would've been perfect timing. Since they didn't do that, I seriously don't know when they're going to put her on a "new direction". But since Samii's starting to write her lyrics, maybe she can slowly take more control of her music, and start releasing what she wants to. That would be a way to hear something new. Or is that pratically impossible? XD Can only the big divas have control of their music in avex?

^unless this is the type of music she wants.

she wrote kagami iro, and its stunningly gorgeous, but not a far cry from this type of laid back pop ballad.

Maybe she will be able to take control of her music at some point in her music career. Writing lyrics is a first step. I think she's slowly making her way up there.

By the way, apple-pi, I ADORE your sig :luv2
Samii is so cute >.<;
I was going to make a sig too :)

official site update with tracklist, and sound samples are up:

【CD＋DVD】
RZCD-45911/B
¥1,890 (tax in)
【CD】
RZCD-45912
¥1,050 (tax in)

【CD】
01.ありがとう [ Listen WMP ]
02.もう一度始めよう [ Listen WMP ]
03.ありがとう -Instrumental-
04.もう一度始めよう -Instrumental-
Bonus Track ※初回盤のみ収録
05.ありがとう -Reggae Disco Rockers Remix-

【DVD】
01.ありがとう Music Video
Bonus Movie ※初回盤のみ収録
02.Making of “ありがとう”
03.”高杉さと美 premium LIVE -garden party-” Digest part.1

★初回盤特典
CDにはBonus Track
DVDにはMusic Video メイキング映像と4/13に行われたワンマンライブのダイジェストpart.1 (全４部)を収録!!

Thank you :)

Thank you so much!
Mou ichido hajimeyou sounds SO SO good!! :heart :heart It seems SO much better than Arigatou! :syesyes

And wow, I didn't know there was going to be a 3rd song! And does the "bonus movie" mean it'll have a PV too? That would be awesome *_____*


And agh... the garden party digest........ I'm starting to think I'll buy this single........ *pocket starts bleeding*

EDIT: which of the CD and DVD tracks are first press only? I'm confused

^ Thanks you for posting her blog entries! I think I will look into that guy who is debuting :laugh

Samii~looks so cute~!

the remix will be on the first press of both editions, and the making of and live footage is on the CD+DVD first press.

pretty <3

aww, she looks really cute and pretty!

ADORABLE! Absoluely adorable.

Aw, the photos are so cute! And I like the flower thing in her dress hehe<3

I was wondering, why do artists and actors go to these things? Is it like some sort of party?

^ It's an award show. There are a lot of parties after the award show. :)

Samii looks great!

^ Ah, ok :laugh
I was always wondering why they went to those things. Thanks for clearing that up for me. :)

she was nominated for best new video, I think. not sure if she won.

for "tabibito." she lost to Motohiro Hata, though. I just checked.

sad.

yeah, "tabibito" did have a kind of boring PV. "hyaku renka" or "yukiboshi" would've been better choices, imo.

and Motohiro Hata sings old people music, I think.

Hyaku Renka probably would've gotten close to winning rather than Tabibito. Oh well, so long as she was nominated. I know her PVs are cute :luv2

^ Usually they do that. They say all of the names and then say the actual winner. I'm pretty sure. Unless that's only in the US? :shrug

http://takasugi.tv/index.html
new layout up

http://takasugi.syncl.jp/
new blog layout as well

Yeah, I like the pics on the website. :)

I like the pic with her smiling :luv2 Samii's so cute~!

They look great! Samii's sites are always decorated really nicely. The pix were so cute :love!

its released today!
i was thinking that this thread was kinda slow...

^yar....well.....its out now!

i havent looked for it. im waiting for my copy to come. :)

Argh >_<;

what's the ranking of the single? i can't find it or the single up for download.

it debuted at no. 34 on the dailies. ouch.

time to ditch this boring folksy pop-ballad style, Samii. you need to release an ozzm Nakata-produced dance track!

i can't imagine satomi doing a dance track, lol. but hey, i wouldn't mind it at all. anything BUT these booooring ballads.

the girl group she was in did nothing but Eurobeat/dance tracks, and she sounded better doing that than she does now, imo.

I just want a good song from her, I guess. and less nasally vocals.

I agree. She needs to do something like that again if she wants to save herself. x___x; Plus she doesn't sound bad in them.

single's at no. 50 today. wonder if it can outsell "issho ni" at this point.

I've only heard one song by Shiina, so I can't really compare, but, to me, Satomi always sounds congested or, like, she's singing through her nose. she didn't always sound like that, though - in her girl group days and even at her pre-debut live at Rhythm Nation she sounded pretty normal... somewhere between December '06 and June '07, her voice got funky, lol.

To me, it doesn't sound like Samii's singing from her diaphragm.

The single is up in the DL section guys :D

'Mou Ichido Hajimeyo' is a nice song. I just love Samii's little high notes every now and then in her songs XD It's cute :)

As for the 'Arigatou' remix, it's nice too.

^ Hehe, that pic of Samii is so cute x___x;

It's hard to say, since I love her so much, but holy crap, this single is a ****ing ****! It is terrible. At all.

"arigatou" is 65th for the week and sold 1,793 copies.

I'm speechless.

I agree that the single quality deserves those sales; the a-side does at least.

I'm still (hopelessly, I pretty much know it ain't gonna happen) gunning for her to release some kind of electro-pop/dance track, but, really, just about anything would be better than "arigatou."

Aye....x____x;
What happened to you Samii?!

damn. even her debut single sold more, right? lol.

LMAO. Issho ni sold more than that and debuted at a higher position!

I'm losing interest in Sami really quickly...

i hate to admit it, but i am too.
she'll really have to turn it around to catch my interest again.

im waiting for my copy to arrive before i listen to it.

Satomi will be performing as an opening act at a-nation this year.