omg, material world is :luv2
haha the song is so addicting, i only know about sowelu as i'm working on luv's GIFs <3
and i really love her look in the PV!

^Girl, I'm so happy that I could unknowingly recommend you a Sowelu song. You definitely should hear some of her earlier stuff. I think you'll like it too.

But yea, I had to stop myself from listening to it for now. I don't wanna overplay it. Gonna listen to it when I wake up in the morning. :)

i haven't listened to Sowelu in a while (more like...a year or 2, LOL), but i really like this song! it's really good. Taku of m-flo did a great job. :)

and Sowelu looks gorgeous! she can really rock the blonde hair.

According to multi-lemonia, Sowelu will release an album on 3/18. livedoor says it's a best album (CD+DVD).
credits to rokit


I gotta buy her best album. After waiting and waiting and waiting, she's finally releasing one. :heart So happy for all the Sowelu news that's coming in. :)

OMG, I hope it really is a BEST album!!! Thank God she's finally releasing one.

I will definitely buy it!! It feels like it's been so many singles, and she's long overdue for a BEST album. :yes

i was interested in her a long time ago, dont know what happened but i lost interest somehow.

I really love that Material World song. It's great. I kinda wish she had another background counter melody track during the chorus, because it's a little too raw for me...but it's really awesome. And she looks great in the video too...

gonna go get all her stuff now lol

Man, to be honest, I always tried Sowelu really wanting to get into her, but just never could. (Although "Naked" is a good album once in a while). But her new look + single = WOW. Just wow. I REALLY hope she sticks with both the sound and the look for a long while.

loves it. she's much better off with this style, not too big on her older one tbh :(

can't wait for the best though, hope there's new songs.

Yea, I think that's the reason why people couldn't get into her. Her music was just something you could prolly hear from other artists who were more popular then her and do it better than her. I really Sowelu for her voice. She can really sing and her music is bad at all to me. I like her R&B/ dance stuff more than her poppy songs. She just needs more publicity and love. lol I hope she hits it big with this song and best album. *crosses fingers*

I agree. I really love this style on her. Maybe she gets more tv performances and sport that style, she'll get more people into her and her music.

I vaguely remember listening to Sowelu years back, PROBABLY in connection with some anime. But I sort of forgot about her after I had to delete her to make room on my hard drive.

MATERIAL WORLD is so inexplicably good. To be honest, I'm not a real big fan of her voice, and I think the song is a little noisy. And yet, it' SO GOOD <3 And I really think she's the first girl I've ever seen pull off that haircut so well, it looks really good on her

^^^^I'm trying to remember that anime too....I keep coming up with FMA but I'm probably wrong, but I swore I've head some of her stuff prior to MATERIAL WORLD

actually, she did sing for full metal alchemist, with "i will". and "wish" was for d.gray-man last year. :P

anyway, i haven't heard her music at all, but i do know of her. so i watched the PV for "MATERIAL WORLD" and while the video is good, i think the song itself needs to grow on me a bit more. it's not bad, though.

I'm still wondering why "Get Over" was not included on her studio album, as that song was a hit for her.

Hopefully, it will be on the BEST album. ^^

in the video she kinda looks like the asian version of pink lol.

^She kept reminding me of Anna Tsuchiya. They both pull off the shortcut blonde hairstyle so well.


Here's Info on Sowelu's best album:

Name: Sowelu The Best 2002 - 20009
Format: 2 CD and 2CD + DVD
Release Date: 3/18/09

First greatest hits album release from Sowelu includes previous single tracks "across my heart," "beautiful dreamer," "Material World," covers "Pearl Color ni Yurete (Momoe Yamaguchi)," "September (Earth Wind & Fire)," and new song "AINOTE" on two discs. Limited edition includes bonus DVD with music videos. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.

Tracklist:

disc 1:
1 across my heart
2 beautiful dreamer
3 Part of me
4 Rainbow (original mix)
5 breath ～ 想いの容量 ～
6 Fortune
7 Glisten
8 No Limit
9 I Will
10 Last Forever
11 Do You Remember That ?
12 Let's go far away
13 Get Over
14 to YOU
15 Dear friend
16 幸せのちから

disc 2:
1 誰より好きなのに
2 24karats - type S -　
3 光
4 Wish
5 Can't take my eyes off of you
6 Candy Rain
7 パールカラーにゆれて
8 The Rose
9 Play That Funky Music feat.urb
10 ″LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE″
11 Morning Train（9 to 5）
12 ピアノ・マン
13 SEPTEMBER
14 Time After Time
15 MATERIAL WORLD
16 AINOTE

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I gotta get the cd now. All of my fave songs from her are on the album plus her pvs too. Hell yes. I will be broke but oh well. lol

More info and stuff on Sowelu The Best 2002 - 2009:

COVERS:

-2CD+DVD- (LARGE HQ)

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3077/...0169bd0ha3.jpg

-CD-

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4333/...9795a0fjh3.jpg

More information posted concerning the new Best Album. There will be two versions, CD+DVD & CD only. The contents of the DVD will be 26 music videos:

-DVD-
1.across my heart
2.beautiful dreamer
3.Part of me
4.Rainbow
5.breath ～ 想いの容量 ～
6.Fortune
7.Glisten
8.No Limit
9.I Will
10.Last Forever
11.Do You Remember That ?
12.Let's go faraway
13.Uh with HI-D and JUN 4 SHOT from FIRE BALL
14.Get Ready- Nite 2 Remember- JHETT feat. Sowelu & BIG-O
15.暁ニ想フ Miss Monday feat.Sowelu
16.Get Over
17.to YOU
18.Dear friend
19.守るべきもの
20.幸せのちから
21.I Wonder
22.誰より好きなのに
23.24karats - type S -　Sowelu,EXILE,DOBERMAN INC
24.光
25.Wish
26.MATERIAL WORLD

Concerning the new song "AINOTE" :

Quote:

この「AINOTE」は、現在の日本語R&Bシーンのトレンドを生み出し続けているクリエイター、nao' ymtが詞曲を手掛けた軽やかなポップチューン。 「苦しくても立ち止まっても手を繋いでいこうよ」と歌われる、スウィートながらも愛の深さや強さを訴えた１ 曲に仕上がっている。 nao'ymtは2004年から音楽プロデューサーとして本格的に活動を始め、CHEMISTRYやCry stal KayなどのR&B系アーティストと仕事を重ね、作詞・作曲、トラックメイキング、Vo.（ヴォーカ ル）/Cho.（コーラス）アレンジメントは元より、自らも歌い手として参加するなどしている。 2005年からは安室奈美恵の作品のプロデュースを手掛けるなど、今最も注目のサウンドクリエイターだ 。

Quote:

Originally Posted by Google Translation This "AINOTE", the Japanese creator of the current R & B has produced a trend of the scene, nao'ymt POPPUCHUN light hand song lyrics. "I'll also connect the hand to stop the plague" is sung with strength and depth of his love but a sweet finish to the song. nao'ymt of 2004 began in earnest as a music producer from, CHEMISTRY, such as Crystal Kay and R & B artists over a working system, songwriting, TORAKKUMEIKINGU, Vo. (vocals) / Cho. (chorus) from the original arrangement, and has participated as a singer himself. From 2005 to produce works such as Namie Amuro work, but most of SAUNDOKURIEITA.

SOURCE: BIGLOBE Music

Yay! BEST album!! I'm gonna get Limited Edition + MATERIAL WORLD!!
That's so awesome!! I've just got an e-mail from CD Japan!! Whoa 26 MV!! Fantastic thnx for the covers she looks adorable!!

OMG, I have been waiting for something like to for so long. I want that DVD so bad.


I think that the cover nice but it would have been better if it was a picture of her when she first debuted on one side and one of her now on the other. With how the concept is would of made more since.

I hope there will be PV for a new song!
And I wonder how MATERIAL WORLD debuted on charts...