^ I didn't know there was a documentary on miwa. Thanks for posting!

Thanks, i watched it before, but now i can understand !!

miwa's going to ACT (ok, you're not reading it incorrectly), yes, act, in the Live-Movie adaptation of Akira Sasou's Maestro! manga as a heroine. The movie is going to be released on 2015....

I hope she's doing fine .__.a

Whoa...

This is going to be really BIG...

This is going to be funny, miwa as a heroine

If it's some sort of comedy, she fits in. But for serious matters, not sure.
I honestly never want to see her to act, but hopefully it turned out to be good...

miwa to play the heroine in movie 'Maestro!'
New song ^_^

I found another new song, it's called Love Love Love.

http://www.j-mp3.info/2014/03/miwa-love-love-love.html

Do you have any info about this ?

Album tribute to DREAMS COME TRUE. She cover one of their song, and that's it.
(including many artists)

She did that before on her radio show.

Thanks for the info !!! :)
I didn't know it's a cover

Yet another new song.



Kimi ni Deaeta Kara (Because I met you).
Again for SEABREEZE.

Somewhat like... Bossa Nova? Samba?

^Thanks. I think it sounds a bit like "Miracle".

I just watched the documentary mellody posted on the previous page (thank you for doing that!). It was great! I loved getting a glimpse into the process behind againxagain: it was already one of my favorite songs from guitarium, and I feel like I gained a new level of apreciation for it after seeing how much work she's put into it. Her visit to the random high school music club was awkward and adorable. The whole documentary was uplifting and kind of inspiring, would watch again.

Sidenote: I've been in a miwa mood big time this week. We had to write a review of something for my German course; the teacher suggested books or movies, but I reviewed Delight. I sure hope she appreciates reading about my love for Japanese pop. :P

Because it's for SEABREEZE so must be like it!

Yeah, I love seeing documentary, quite unexpected to see her got teary eyed as well, I will post it when I found more.

I would like to see your writing!

I loved the documentary, she works so hard, she's so young and she composed more than 50 songs already. I really like miwa as a singer and person.
I was listenning to her songs the whole week.

And if you want you can share your review.

Another big news and yet another new song again.

As far as I can read, miwa new song, titled "Sora no Mukou" (Beyond the Sky) preview coming soon, chosen for a certain NHK program to support young athletes for Olympic 2020.

Wow, just wow...

This is really great! Another new song!

And that leads me to this question? Another new single coming up...or an ALBUM, anybody? I'm smelling more of a new album than a new single... (we've had two singles since the last album)

^I have the same question, I'm sure we'll get some news soon, but i think it will be an album too, i mean 3 new songs is a lot.

One single of Faith have 3 new songs already.
Plus 2 songs from Double A-side single, you got 5.

I would only pick Faraway, Kiss you, and Faith for the new album though.
One more single and we got a new album, I think it should be like that.

new single 「君に出会えたから」, out 2014.07.02
Limited edition CD+DVD, SRCL-8579 (PV, making off, colored CD case)
Regular edition CD only, SRCL-8571

it'll also include the song Let me go.

＜miwa acoustic live tour 2014 "acoguissimo 3"＞
2014/6/5（木）　和歌山CLUB GATE
2014/6/7（土） 奈良ネバーランド
2014/6/8（日）　滋賀U★STONE
2014/6/15（日）　沖縄ナムラホール
2014/6/17（火）　佐賀ガイルス
2014/6/19（木） ZEPP FUKUOKA

promo
http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/111618miwasg07w600.jpg

A summer single, yay <3

miwa looks so pretty in the pic

Another new single? Hmm... I thought I want a new album...but a single instead?

Like the last year, I think she will release the summer single and a month later an album

I'll just leave it here for now. I wish everyone would discuss about this though.

While Kimi ni Deaetta Kara is looks like a combined Faraway x Miracle, yet Let me Go is something like Faith x Hikari e? (My assumption is just based on the arrangement, lol).

I just came in to say that since finishing RMPW, I'm *obsessed* with Hikari e.

That's it, really. I don't have much more to add. :roflmao

For "Let me go": Is this a Frozen cover - or not?

^No. The Frozen song is Let it go, this is completely different.

@chocopockymaster: Have you watched the special which has Delight as the theme song? Another track definitely worth obsessing over. ;)

@HTMSD: Faith x Hikari e sounds like a pretty appropriate description of Let me go's arrangement. I wish it would apply to the melody too, but based on the preview, that side of the song sounds really dull. ._. I hope I can change my mind about that when I hear the full song. I'll try not to listen to Kimi ni Deaeta Kara before the whole single comes out, hearing Faith before the single came out ruined the excitement of waiting a little. I'm really tempted to hear it though, Faraway x Miracle sounds like a delicious combination...

Ah man, this girl is really photogenic. Cuteness overload.

Kimi ni Deaetta Kara is very energetic despite that kind of title.
I can imagine how she performs this song on her concert, Miracle alone is exciting enough.

Let me go kinda remind me more to Usotsuki though, the B-side of Otoshimono.
I still have mixed feelings about this song, since I like Usotsuki.

EDIT:
I would like to hear a cover of Let it go from her though.

I really like Let Me Go. The other one is kind of meh to me.

I prefer Let me go too, now we have to wait for the PV

Let me go is soooo good. I'm not too sure about Kimi ni deaetta kara, it's very summery fresh and all, but a bit annoying.

Covers are out

CD
http://i58.tinypic.com/a1ibew.jpg


CD+DVD
http://i62.tinypic.com/xn6u7b.jpg


Tracklist
CD
01. 君に出会えたから
02. Let me go
03. 君に出会えたから～精華女子高等学校吹奏楽部バージョン～　
04. 君に出会えたから～acoustic version～　
05. 君に出会えたから～instrumental～
06. Let me go～instrumenal～
DVD
・「君に出会えたから」ビデオクリップ
・メイキング
・「miwa spring concert 2014 “渋谷物語～完～”」ダイジェスト映像

Covers are nice as usual, but this cover might be my least favorite among all of her singles so far.

Hmm, interesting tracks, that high school band probably do some wonder to her new song.

Awww she's so cute :heart

@Kacku: I did see the sp, but I think they only played the song like three times over the course of two hours, so it didn't get stuck in my head quite as stubbornly as Hikari e did (I marathoned the series in like, a day and a half, and I swear I was hearing that song in my sleep!) But now I've gone and gotten a full version of Delight, and I agree, it's awesome!!! I saw the MUSIC FAIR performance on youtube too, which was great. :)

Let me go sounds really promising--I'm looking forward to the new single!

I really like the CD only version, so cute!

I love her covers (like always)

ah nice..i like the covers..so summery and cute

Random thought but somehow kinda remind me to ayu's SEASONS covers.

miwa - Kimi ni Deaeta Kara PV
http://www.jpopsuki.tv/category/vide...6e7c91943a3f/2

miwa + band + beach = Kimi ni Deaeta Kara PV

Has the single really not leaked yet??? I can't find it anywhere! urghhhh I need Let me go in full :'F

Just bought Let Me Go. I loooove it :heart I'm a sucker for the chorus

Would anyone like a translation? The song is about going someplace new, finding your own future etc.

^ Your translations are always welcome. :)

^^Of course, please :)
And the full single is on j-mp3 !!

OMG tenshi, your translation is always welcome and if you can, all of her recent songs ;_;

EDIT:
I'm liking the new single more than expected. All of the songs are perfect in HQ.
Let me go omg.

Dat brass instrumental also ugghhh

Okay, here you go~ :D

Let me go (translation)

I'm gonna give her new single a try =)

Did someone notice that Let me go samples My World from Avril Lavigne? Is it official?

lol, never know about that Avril song. But it's surely the same with My World.
As far as I remember, he hasn't said anything about Avril I think.

If yes, then the girl is in trouble.

EDIT:
Then I just realized, My World is in first Avril album titled "Let Go" as well.
I'm still can't find any statement or official news about this.

Hopefully she's not under trouble and pressure then :laugh

Looks like even the lyrics of "Let me go" resembles "My World"

So unexpected !!! Anyway she is No.3 today !

I will just put it here now, I have a reason. :laugh

Someone please call the fashion police on Avril, stat :tired

Dear god, Avril looks like a mess lol.

In other news: miwa apparently won the Music Jacket Award 2014 for Delight's cover! See here: http://mja.jpn.com/

I loved Avril until "Girlfriend", now she is a mix of Kesha Gaga and P!nk. And I read you have to pay for some photos with her.

I think is time for a new album (or best album), do you know some news or rumour about new releases ?

Congrats for the Delight cover anyway!
She never thought that herself, she said.

No, please.
Don't want best album, it's too soon.

No rumors nor news so far, the recent mail magazine only says that if you buy the latest release (Single + DVD/BD) you got the chance to get an exclusive stuff, like acoustic guitar signed by her and some guitar picks.

Somehow I want her to release a cover album though.

^Thanks for the info !!
I'm not sure if I want a cover album, if it works, she can be like BENI O_O

The trailer for Maestro! Live-action film where miwa starred in as Amane Tachibana.



Poster:


I forgot about this, which explains why she has slow release recently I guess.

Anyway, she looks weird in both the trailer and poster, it looks like someone else.

It looks kinda funny !

Hmm...has anyone ever dreamed of miwa getting an actress job like this before?

Hmm, it's more like everyone already expected that someday miwa is getting an actress job like this, in comparison of YUI. YUI became Amane Kaoru for Taiyou no Uta before.

This is... somewhat funny.

EDITED:
New single in November 12th!

According to the info in Sony Music website, this is a theme song for a certain event in Paris and the song will be promoted there.

The song title is 希望の環（WA） (Kibou no Wa) (WA) means Ring of Hope, I suppose.


I heard she had a live performance in Paris?

The new single is great! I was surprised to get two wintery ballads from miwa, but they both hit the mark for me: Kibou no Wa grows beautifully, I love the chorus-backed chanting in the end, and Gesshoku is a nice, cozy, warm ballad -- it reminds me of Otoshimono a bit, but I like this one way more. So happy to get such a single for the Christmas season. :heart

First day: #9; KinKi Kids (Johnny's) was #1, Berryz Kobo #2 (idols one-two). I'm actually surprised that it was in direct competition with aiko, which got #7, and Sony's (Epic Records) ikimono-gakari, who got #10...wait -

In the nearly-five-year history of miwa, I've seen miwa vs. ayaka (2013, as well as 2012 miwa single on the same day as ayaka's comeback album)...but for the first time ever miwa vs. ikimono-gakari!?!?! Whoa... This 24-year-old guitar girl doing better than a group that are all in their 30s (their vocalist, Kiyoe Yoshioka, turned 30 on February 28/March 1 this year, since she was born on February 29, 1984, and February 29 is the "leap day" of a leap year, and 1984 was a leap year)... I'm pretty surprised that miwa can do better than ikimono-gakari, but even this single, with it's #9 ranking on the first day - it's underrated... (I do agree with Kacku's opinions to back it up)

Imma have to give the new single a listen. I remember being in Japan and delight was playing at some spots and I liked it a lot.

miwa announces her 1st single for 2015
She'll sing the theme for Doraemon too.

Man, I can't wait for this single...it's not 2015 yet, yet it's going to be jam-packed with all this stuff...!

The covers and promo pic for new single are here: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000111110

It's like a collage of her selfies lol.

The song for Doraemon is also here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM4oGenonjM called 360°.

One more thing, she will do a voice for a character called "wa-mi-" in the movie, first seiyuu job for her. She'll do fine I think.

Oh, thanks for more info :)

I'm bumping this thread because no one has responded...

Here's what we have right now:

• miwa released "fighting-φ-girls" late last month
• miwa is about to release 360° next week
• miwa is about to release a new album - first in TWO YEARS (last album was "Delight" in May of 2012) called "ONENESS" - to release on April 8th, the same day as Ayu's "A ONE" album! Battle of the ONE, I suppose?

The last one, I have to make a point - this is "the ONE" matchup to watch - the ONE legend (Ayu) vs. the ONE rising superstar (miwa). April 8th - barring any Johnny's act or any other big act announcing a new album (hopefully we don't), this could be an interesting battle for #1...

http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000112854

ONENESS, really? Such a lame title. :grumpy I wonder how many previously released songs she's gonna include, there are SO MANY. Also wondering how the new songs are gonna sound. I wish I could feel more optimistic, but she's been kind of all over the place recently: fighting-φ-girls was weird, not a fitting or flattering style for her imo, and 360° was just painful (prayer circle for it being excluded from the album :grouphug). Well, at least there's a lot of good stuff from this era too (Faraway, Faith, both songs from her winter single), I hope we'll have some more gems on the album.

^Exactly, there are a lot of songs, and honestly her last singles are weird to me, I don't like this miwa at all. I thought we would get a best.

And Bigtop, miwa already won the battle for the No1. 2 years without an album and many singles with tie-ins and performances are the difference.

Probably so. I mean, which album would appeal to the younger buyers? ayu or miwa? Probably miwa - she's just too good!

And Kisumai (Kis-My-Ft2, a Johnny's group) releasing an album on April 8th - 99% a no. They just announced releasing a single on March 25th (Karen Pang's post here), so I don't think they would come out with a new album that soon...

Oh it's finally posted here.

Thank God it's not just me who felt that way, recent miwa releases are so boring.
The last song I -quite- enjoyed from her was Kibou no Wa, the B-side is so forgettable.
I don't know what kind of direction she's going now with this lame title, I don't like it at all.

I'm enjoying her cover songs on her radio or in some live performances compared to her works. She needs to release a cover album.

^I'm also relieved to see both you and adantatu2 not enjoying her recent works, makes me feel less alone. I think everyone's just been avoiding commenting when there's nothing good to say -- it's much nicer to post about delights than disappointments. I just hope the new album will have some songs that will give us something good to say, lol.

Where do you hear her cover songs? I'm kinda curious about them now that you're talking them up.

^Someone posted some links here before, I only remember Blue bird <3
And I wonder how many songs is she going to include, she has like 6 singles !

To think that this is AHS, I find this sentence is somewhat funny :laugh

Anyway, actually I expect nothing much from her future release. She's now even more popular and gained more attention than before, but... well... I'm not sure if she can continue to release more catchy songs like her debut single, chAngE, Hikari e, or something along that lines. Like, Faith is good, but still less awesome than chAngE for me, her old stuffs are so much better. Even Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni and Aozora, I enjoy it more than her recent 6 singles.

Okay, confession's room is over. Some of her covers are on YouTube, let's see if I can find it again, I want both of you to listen and discuss about it. Okay, wait...

EDITED:
HERE IT IS!


What do you think?

I listened to all of them while I was working, and I like them, her English isn't the best, but she did a good job, I especially like the covers of J-Pop girls like Ai, Namie, YUI, Utada and Ayu <3

Thanks so much for finding all the cover songs, mellody! I'm definitely gonna listen to them, but right now it's cramming time, gotta get one exam out of the way.

360° has leaked fully! I didn't even bother to listen to the title track, but LOVE LOVE LOVE was nicer than I remembered, and Delight ~Live Version~ was everything I wanted and more. It took me places. That song is so flawless and miwa can really sing the hell out of it. :heart

Yes, her english is not the best, but for me, it's still better than most of Japanese female solo artist around her era, not to mention she's quite young as well. She's really good in classic songs, I enjoyed her version a lot, and also the male cover songs, she's doing a great job.

Oh no, my exam will start next week, I just remembered it because you said so :laugh

I just downloaded it but forgot to listen to it, let's see...

miwa's #5 on the first day for 360°. (Not surprising #1 was ARASHI, and why does AAA rank ahead of miwa's singles? I feel this isn't right...)

Anyways, earlier today I decided to pre-order the ONENESS album. A bit shocking considering the fact that I'm a TeamAyu member (and NOT a yaneura-no-neko member, which isn't open to overseas members) and Ayu's going to release A ONE on the same day (which I said earlier), but already my bets for #1 are being placed on miwa and NOT Ayu. Even though Oricon doesn't count foreign sales (like me), barring a Johnny's album release announcement (especially, please, no Kisumai), more Japanese are going to end up buying this than Ayu's physically, especially the younger (e.g. high school kids) audience - I'm predicting they're more likely to buy miwa than Ayu these days today.

LOL at this release, it will include luxurious / gorgeous booklet and a special case or something. The rest are just online stuff for Japanese residence.

I'm so over with this actually.

I think it will have another digest for the DVD concert as well.

^Well, including digests is very common for her, she is probably saving PV's for her next PV clip box

I read there's an application card for Japanese only. Hmm...

Anyways, yes, it is miwa's 5th anniversary today (March 3rd)! Time sure really goes fast... I still remember the first time I listened to miwa - that April morning after Ayu's Rock'n'Roll Circus release on Yahoo! Japan video livestream...

Sorry for double-posting, but the track listing for ONENESS has arrived: (I bolded the new songs)

In all, 14 songs...only five are new. And as what others said, they're concerned about where miwa is going. And I'm even disappointed at the tracklist a bit - only five new songs among the 14! But that's what happens when you release a new album for the first time in nearly two years. (Compare that to Ayu - she only has 11 songs, but eight of them (hopefully no interludes please!) are new! Now which would you prefer - Ayu or miwa?)

Aside from the miwanissimo tour digest, slipcase and 32-page booklet...I'm not sure if this tracklisting really impresses me. Eleven songs from singles that go as far back as 2013...I'm not sure - would this appeal to long-time miwa fans or new miwa fans? Probably the latter - long-time miwa fans most likely have heard them before.

So, any thoughts? The tracklisting...it's really going to make me whether I should continue with the pre-order of this new album or not, and whether the album is worth the $30 price tag.

She didn't include Kiss you, no, I really like that song a lot!
5 new songs are fine for me, alan released her debut album with 8 singles and 5 new songs, and that was amazing for me.

I'm really surprised and happy that It's you! is on there. Mainly because the only songs I actually like by her always somehow get overlooked and usually only the b-sides I don't like make it to albums (I'm talking in general). So yeah, I'm surprised to see that there. Although it is pretty bad that even with so many singles she decided to put a b-side on there, too. Why not make the album longer and add more new stuff? Anyway, I hope it will sound good as a whole.

I started not to listen to singles (only when I'm impatiant) to hold my hopes up for the album...so evrything will be new to me. maybe you should change your listening habits :)

Whyyy did she have to put 360° on the album? Any artist doing a Doraemon theme should have the common sense to let them just be ~special singles~ (looking at you, Perfume). I'm glad she included all the tracks from the Faith and Kibou no Wa singles, those were my favourites from this era. I'm surprised Kiss you isn't there though!

Most of the new song titles don't sound too exciting, but I hope they turn out better than I'm expecting -- at least Koi no Yokan sounds intriguing!

Also, I know having only 5 new tracks on a studio album is by no means uncommon in Japan, but it still doesn't feel right to me when almost 2/3 of an album consists of pre-released stuff. :| Well, at least now she will have all the singles out of her system.

New songs don't mean great music. Singles are to promote an album too.
^^@thinkingoutloud89 But we don't know how much we have to wait to get an album. I mean if we were AKB48 fans, we know there are going to be a single in Spring, Summer, Senbatsu and Fall, and an album in the next year. But with miwa is a bit different.

^well i dont care...in the west we get an album every two years. and its not like I haven't enough music each week to keep me going. I'm just not into singles anymore...especially after debacles like Uncontrolled which kept me lacking because I overplayed most songs at the moment of the release...same goes for LOVE again

edit: I feel like most of us are spoiled and we always demand more song...we listen to an album for like amonth or two and forget about it. i have songs which hit the 1000 playmark soon because I don't forget about old album and music and - it maybe due to the fact that I turn 26 - I have the feeling i grew older and realized I have to appriciate the things I already take for free most of the time a lot more. I rarely post on forums anymore because they are full of hate and disrespect for artists which reads extremly frustrating. i came to enjoy music the way I want to. With Kumis new album comming up, I started to listen to her full back catalouge again (I often do that with certain artists) and it is a really statisfing feeling. But saying something like that often leads to an backlash from certain useres who feel attacked.

5 new tracks! ONENESS, Philosophy, Stress Free, Koi no Yokan, and super heroine.
At least 2 from 5 titles are really interesting, knowing it's miwa.
super heroine also has a tie-in, which could promote the album better.

Needless to say, I prefer Ayu release over this.
Why 360° is there but Kiss you isn't? Both are anime tie-ins though, I don't get it.
This is somewhat like Mika Nakashima STAR album, but this one is better.

Actually for me, it's not that I demanding, I mean for new songs and such...
It's just, for these 2 years, the quality of the songs, compared to previous release are totally different. Kind of 'meh' somehow.
The last album we had, Delight, is full of surprise, at least for me.
I prefer Hikari e, Whistle, and Miracle combined than all the singles for this ONENESS album.

The genre of this upcoming album is just all over the place I think, which makes me less interested, plus the singles aren't that good compared to previous one. Even though I think this album will do well in the chart.

Hopefully the album tracks will be as awesome as Delight, Sparrow, or LOUD.

I kind of understand that, but in this thread I think we have less than 7 active members so I think you shouldn't worry about that :laugh

I did realize "Kiss you" wasn't on the album. That song was catchy. I'm still really thinking whether or not I'm going to go ahead with the album, I've got until the end of the month to cancel my commitment (I need at least a week to cancel so they can process it smoothly; I cannot cancel items because I have a Rina Katahira single already released that is part of the same delivery schedule as miwa and Yanawaraba, who are releasing a 60s/70s Japanese folk cover album the same day of this Ayu vs. miwa album skirmish).

Sorry for the double post, but the covers for ONENESS has just come out! (And almost the same day as Ayu's A ONE!)

Limited Edition (CD/DVD)
http://s26.postimg.org/6l678uz89/shokai_w660.jpg

Regular Edition (CD only; iTunes cover?)
http://s26.postimg.org/rjcd6xz2x/tsujo_w660.jpg

Cover's dress in detail
http://s26.postimg.org/x4ysazzrt/dress2_w660.jpg

Source: BARKS (http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000113657)

In my opinion, the cover is...well...not so epic. There is an obvious negative - so obvious that I am really changing my mind to actually not buying it - the text just doesn't seem to fit pretty well. :( Not a fan of them, main concern is the light on light text. Most obvious on the CD-only cover - YELLOW on WHITE! WHAT!? Yeah, not liking it. miwa herself is epic success...but the text - that's an epic fail for me.

I just don't understand why the graphic designers put the text in such a way that doesn't impress us. Even the CD+DVD cover looks like wordart to me (remember wordart in Microsoft Word?). It's too 'cheap' to say for such a major album release.

LOL.

I have to say this: ONENESS is her worst cover so far.
Knowing it's miwa, who usually never disappoints when we talk about covers, now... no more. At least for this release.

Seriously, that pic is overly retouched, her face looks like a plastic skin, dandelions looks fake (if they want to make it fake, make it like a guitar in guitarissimo) plus that horrible fonts and colours , I can't. This era is seriously... ugh.

The concept is interesting and original but I don't like the way it was done. Not to mention the horrible yellow text on the CD only. Could have been nice but really bad execution overall

When I first saw the covers I thought they were really nice. And I think they are nice, but as people above me said, it could have been executed way better than it was. I actually don't like the grey font because it looks really out of place. The yellow one honestly looks better because it makes the cover look even more bright. Although I can see why it bothers some people. But I actually like it when covers look more like this than what Ayumi's covers look like.

could you please stop makinga miwa vs. ayu battle out of it and even post ayus cover here? they are nothing alike: not in terms of music, style nor age. The only competizion is that they are going to release an album on the same day.

heck, miwa isn't even a JPop diva and she is closer to what YUI was once then to what ayu ever was - so stop making up a rival-battle.

Okay, I removed the Ayu references.

But I've decided not to buy this album - I'm just not sure what direction miwa is going...

I did edit out that cover post. I changed my opinion, based on above comments...and I have to agree, the cover was poorly executed. I just don't like the covers very much, especially with the text - and even the CD+DVD version, what were they using? Wordart? That's cheap to me, and maybe to some of you.

Have to agree with those. I have to wonder - where is miwa going to these days...? Is she becoming more of a girl that is a "tried this, done that" kind of musician...?

The covers aren't horrible, but they are weird. She looks a bit like Bjork.
I hope the content is amazing !