I like them :)

what an oldies style song

Not a big fan of the song, but she looks fantastic in the video!

I L♥VE the song & she looks fantastic in the PV. My favorite PVs of hers are still from H&S though. :blove

I was listening to Neva Eva and I think this fits right into that era HAHA but right now, it seems quite dated ?

It really seems something cutted off Neva Eva single hahaha
The PV really seems fresh but the music quite dead, pretty generic I think hahaha
Sign Music had some songs of this sort really beautiful

Her voice sounds really good
The actual song? Trash.

The start reminds me of NEVA EVA and I love that song... but the song is not as funky as NE.

I am still pining for songs like NE, wake you up, heavenly etc...

OMG, look at this vocals, the woman has an outstanding voice, but the song is not so great!

FINALLY! 8th original album out 2014.07.16 3 editions, CD, CD+DVD and Limited CD+DVD. First press for all editions is a lottery entry ticket. the very expensive Limited +DVD (10,800 yen) includes an autographed A4 sized photo book. this woman steals my money.

up at some shops now (HMV) tower, etc.

not much info out except this is to conclude her 15th anniversary and the album has a theme of "Tokyo"

GREAT!!! hopefully some decent promo will be good ><

Yay! FINALLY NEW HS SONGS FOR MY MUSIC LIBRARY!!

finally! new album! the new songs sounds nice.

Yes, really good news about new album! :)

The new song isn't very good but I'm excited for the album

Covers for the new album are out.
http://avex.jp/shimatani/discography/

CD
http://i61.tinypic.com/28w2deh.jpg


CD+DVD
http://i60.tinypic.com/29xaiyg.jpg


CD+DVD LE
http://i61.tinypic.com/35lt72u.jpg

creative...but the frame that they use, is so old looking

HAHA cool covers! I hope each Hitomi represents a song style

Maybe I missed before, but what's the title of the album?

^
Honjitsu, Tonai, Bousho

sadly she doesnt have a blu-ray+cd package :/

http://video.fc2.com/en/content.php?...play_style=div
skip to 23:00 or so if you want to listen to Soldier Soldier, which is purely awesome *_*

Just wondering but did VENUS or Communication ever get any kind of physical release?

^Like the song. The MV is bland and boring though. Thanks for sharing. ♥

Hitomi is back musically!!! This song is great. I like the Ireland touch that sounds very modern.

Haha the "Ireland touch" part sounds like pirates to me! :) Still love this song and she's looking great.

Wow, great song, I'm glad she's back to her thing!

Finally! not that they would even bother to update her official site with it or anything crazy like that. lengths and credits also out http://tower.jp/item/3612638/

medley #1 http://shimatanihitomi.tistory.com/152

"Oss Mess kiss killaly!!" long preview
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/681L8n4vb0M/

How do you read tracks 8 and 9??

Tsundeori?
Karisome me no Jumon?

http://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_島谷ひとみ_000000000138114/

Album previews up at HMV

Isn't it Tsuzure ori for the first and Kari hajime no jumon for the second?

Could we get a romaji translation of the album tracks?

^I tried to do it but I'm not sure that it's correct:

1. スナップショット (snap shot)
2. やぶれかぶれ (yabure kabure)
3. さすらい (sasurai)
4. 愛のカタチ (ai no katachi)
5. ホーム・スイート・ホーム (home sweet home)
6. Oss Mess Kiss Killaly!!
7. 一気満開 (ikki mankai)
8. つづれ織り (Tsuzure ori )
9. Cali≒Cata≒Luca ~カリカタルカ 仮初めの呪文~ (kari kata ruka Kari hajime no jumon)
10. 青い月 (aoi tsuki)
11. ソルジャー!ソルジャー! (soldier soldier)

As I listened to the new album I fix the romaji tracklist I did

There is a bunch of ballads in that albums.

my favourite songs are soldier! soldier!, cali cata luca and sasurai.

I've got the album now. Just been so busy past few days to get around to listening to it.... Must try to tomorrow. :heart

I didn't even see the album in the top 30 today. *sigh*

According to her generasia page the album was at 52# position with 1,717 of sales...

^OUCH!!!

Has anyone listened to the album yet? Done a review? I am behind.

New mini album that is called Kokoro no Mama ni ~ Kokoro no Mama ni & Sessions
Release date : 2016/02/03

Kokoro no Mama ni is used as the theme song of the drama Itoshikute

Tracklist:

01 – Kokoro no Mama ni
02 – Amairo no Kami no Otome (Kokoro no Mama ni SESSION)
03 – Neva Eva (Kokoro no Mama ni SESSION)
04 – Dragonfly (Kokoro no Mama ni SESSION)
05 – fu・wa・ri (Kokoro no Mama ni SESSION)
06 – Kuchizuke Shiyou (Kokoro no Mama ni SESSION)
07 – Kokoro no Mama ni (gut guitar melody version) (CD Only Edition)
08 – Kokoro no Mama ni (Itoshikute version) (CD Only Edition)

DVD

DVD Tracklist

01 - Kokoro no Mama ni Music Video
02 - behind the scene shot 1
03 - fu・wa・ri (Kokoro no Mama ni SESSION)
04 * behind the scene shot 2


source: http://avex.jp/shimatani/news/detail.php?id=1029792

wow...new stuff...

MV( short version) of Kokoro no Mama ni.
Sweet ballad but not her best.

omg she's alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T.T

Just saw this on Youtube, I really like it. She's definitely evolved from her earlier pop days, but this style is really nice too.

About time something new from her!! I missed her works T^T

New mini album is out : http://aichun.co/?mp3=36272

YAYY THANKS!

wow that site has links for her 15th Anni album too!
edit: WHICH HAS ALL DIED..
ANYONE HAS THAT ALBUM???

^ 15th Anniversary best album the link isn't mine source: Clad69-2@nautiljon

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

thanks alot aswell:luv2

you're welcome ^^

the full pv is out :
http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Hitomi-...987b461ccd0d18

I just realized her disco is on Spotify :D

BUT PRIMA ROSA IS MISSING ARGH

Omg yes, crying T.T

Today i was listening to her 15th anniversary best album and OMG I MISS HER SO MUCH T___T

Does anyone have a copy of her first single, Osaka no Onna? I can't find it anywhere.

FINALLY!

After over 2 years of nothing, she'll be releasing her 34th single, "Golden Lady" on August 22nd!

Wow didn't thought that she would release anything this year. Looking forward to see how that song is going to Sounds like

Finally! Can't wait for it! ♡

OMG OMG OMG amazing news!
I miss Shimatani so much! Bought a Neva Eva single last month hihihi <3

omggg after being nowhere?!?!

Like last year, she is also doing a super short 20th Anniversary tour though last year I saw her in a restaurant lol so hopefully she does proper venues this time.

It seems like it’s some sort of a club:
http://www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp/jp/...omi-shimatani/

Also Shimatani uses instagram now: https://www.instagram.com/shimatani_hitomi_official

Gold Lady will have a b-side titled Soap.

so this just got uplaoded by avex :D

LMAO WHAT IS THIS 1990s J-POP AESTHETIC!! why do they have to keep making her go down this old-y route

She is a stunning woman. I just really can't do the haircut she's been wearing. Having it in the PV is just lol. But I actually really like Golden Lady.

The full song is on Spotify btw. I like it. It’s not amazing, but decent.

Its City Pop...its in atm

Good song. Not a masterpiece but I'm so glad that she is back!

Didn't you know, Japan reached Peak Time 10 years ago and have been going back in time since!


I can't believe there's activity in this thread, I haven't heard anything shimatani faor years, but love her songs.

Thank you for sharing. It's an ok song. :)

I've rediscovered Hitomi (thanks YouTube) and was wondering if anyone knew of a place that had her complete discography?

Her discography (minus PRIMA ROSA) is available at Spotify and Apple Music.

Ah ok, thank you. I took a peak in the media section on ahs, and was surprised she didn't have a thread. 🤔

New album "misty" to be released on the 28th of November!

11/28 Release
Shimatani Hitomi
Original New Album "misty"
CD＋DVD (AVCD-96025/B)　￥3,600 + tax
CD ONLY (AVCD-96026) ￥2,700 + tax

<CD>
Planned songs:
Golden Lady
sabao
Fragile
Gentle Rain
The Bright Side
Cinderella

Nine tracks in total

<DVD>
Golden Lady Music Clip
Unreleased special video

I hope there'll be one or two gems on this album. Golden Lady was forgettable.

After the first listen I really like Vivace. The song is catchy , now I'm hoping that there will be more songs Like this one on the new album

That was so dated..is that the concept of the new album :/

HitoShima hitting us hard with the city pop aesthetic in her new video too and I'm here for it. Vivace! is a banger

Loved Vivace! so much. Can't wait for the album

Where can the album be found!

its on apple music

What's your view on Misty?
It's a good album without gem. The songs I like the most are Love and The Bright Side. The only song I don't like is Fragile. The chorus of gentle rain reminds me Disney's songs a lot.

misty is a good album. I'm happy that she is back with something that remind me of her old songs.

Haven't listened to the whole album Just the first 5 sogs but I like what I heared. Like others said Theresa is No Song that I absolutely love but the Tracks are nice to listen to when you want Something playing in the Background.
Hope that I'll find the time to listen to the rest of the album asap.

Basically how I feel. I enjoy it, but it's definitely missing out on "wow" tracks. At least it's a good album; that's all I really needed it to be.

Hitomi will be releasing a new mini album on July 24th. Titled "brilliant", it will include six tracks in total.

<CD>
gentle rain (new version)
Amairo no Nagai Kami no Otome (new version)
CYCLE (new song)

<DVD A>
Hitomi Shimatani CROSSOVER ~Premium meets Premium~ Special guest Seiya Ueno

<DVD B>
gentle rain (MV)
New song (MV)

She will also be going on tour from August until December.

I didn't expect to get a new release so fast from her. So she got interest in her music career back? Good.

Just got a fanclub e-mail about her tour this year. It's titled "HITOMI SHIMATANI 20th ANNIVERSARY FINAL LIVE TOUR 2019". Does this mean she's going to be retiring from the music business? Or retiring just from touring? After Namie, I'm terrified of the possibilities.

It would be so sad to see Hitomi Shimatani retire.:(
I hate seeing my favorite artists from that era retire.

I'm really hoping that I'm just overreacting and she means "this is the final tour for my 20th anniversary". Still...it's a poor choice of words.

If you’d like to copy and paste the email here I can take a look at it for you and see if it says anything about whether or not she intends to retire

^ There's nothing about her retiring or anything in the FC news. It's just revealing information about the tour. I'm starting to assume it's just a poor use of words coupled with me overreacting.

So brilliant debuted with 1.4k and at #45 on the album chart. I believe it's her best charting and selling release in 5 years. She and her staff put real effort into this release, and it's nice to see it pay off.

Last year, Misty only reached #62 and sold 1.1k the first week btw.

I just heard the single on Spotify.

Brilliant Ways IS WOW!! So refreshing!!
gentle rain is also beautiful! Feels so nostalgic :) I actually never heard misty so this is nice

Glad that this mini sold better than "misty", but wish she could at least sell 5,000 copies...She really deserves to be more popular than she is.

You should give "misty" a listen for sure! It didn't click with me right away, but I think it's a fabulous album now! Having only 10 tracks keeps it from having any duds, in my opinion.

The album actually charted a second week! Sold 300 copies, but sales are now at 1.7k+

If the upcoming promotions help and she breaks 2k, then that is a solid return for her at this point. Ai Otsuka for example, is averaging around 2.5k to 3k nowadays.

^ That really is great! Do you know how it did on its third week?

^ I think it unfortunately fell off after the 2nd week. That said, it's still her most successful release in years. The tour seems to be doing well too. I hope it gives her and her staff incentive to stay on a normal cycle from now on.

I've seen her live this year three times already, and will go to her CROSSOVER live in December! So excited, and I got a front row seat this time!

I hope she stays active too. 2013-2017 were really difficult years to be a fan of hers. She was releasing stuff, but still felt so inactive. I'm glad she's been milking her 20th anniversary for so long, and hope she keeps the momentum next year too. She seems to be having a bit more press recently, too.

HUGE NEWS

Hitomi will be leaving her management company of 20 years, which will also result in the closure of her fan club. In her message she mentions that she wants to devote herself entirely to music, so this is not a retirement announcement. However, there is no news on whether or not she will reopen a new fan club if she joins another management company. Services for her current fan club will end January 1st, 2020.