↑what's "Special Medley", where's "eternal" is he performin' that too?

I just checked Kame's twitter follow list and is he followin' Kana Nishino?! xDD lol

Special medley means that he will be singing more than 1 song next Fri

so I suspect it will be Eternal & another song which might be Murasaki since it's found in the single

America debut for Jin:

Source: LJ

High time for a Jin thread, imho...:innocent:innocent:innocent

omg those prices for the Yellow Gold Tour 3011 DVD are so pricey :dead2 & let alone a headache to decide which limited edition to get too D:

bonus disc or photobook ? ick :laugh

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Jin Akanishi to collaborate with Jason Derulo for first U.S. single

Before his concert on Sunday, Jin Akanishi held a press conference to talk about his upcoming U.S. plans. He announced that his debut U.S. single will be a collaboration with singer-songwriter Jason Derulo, produced by J. R. Rotem.

Akanishi said that he plans to release a full album this fall, and one of the songs will be a collaboration written by Derulo. The song is still being worked on, but he indicated that it would be a pop tune.

Derulo debuted in 2009 with the hit song "Whatcha Say," which was also produced by Rotem. Rotem also produced his later songs, such as "In My Head" and "Ridin' Solo."

Besides the news of his single, Akanishi announced that he will release a DVD of his current tour on May 4, titled "Yellow Gold Tour 3011."

http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-7451

Ok I have no idea who's this Jason Derulo D: but eh any form of promo is good for Akanishi , right ?

Jason Derulo. oh lawd. ok, this will be "interesting". not a huge fan of his t b q h. but good luck to Jin. i love "Eternal" though. when he isn't trying hard, he makes awesome songs like Eternal. :) i think it's a sweet Japanese debut.

i know i haven't been around lately and i've been slacking in all areas JE right now. if anyone wants to make a Jin thread i won't be angry. promise! :laugh (i wanted to do it since i could link the threads, but i don't have time to create gfx of anykind)

preorder links for Yellow Gold Tour 3011 DVD are up !

RE http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPBL-90157

LE type A http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPBL-90154

LE type B http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPBL-90156

it's interesting that the external bonus item is a tour pass replica which I usually don't see cos they usually tend to give stuff like poster , postcards :O

2011.02.18

Yellow Gold
Eternal / 赤西 仁 (スペシャルメドレー)

http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/cur/

We have to be prepared - we don't allow any U.S.-released singles to be available at AHS (same case for Utada Hikaru, now we've got a Johnny's artist this time). Just a heads-up here.

have to real honest , I haven't heard Yellow Gold yet :O but I'm excited he's going to sing Eternal

Murasaki would have been a better choice though , in the special medley

KAT-TUN appears on “HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP”

The latest episode of Fuji TV’s music program “HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP” was their Valentine’s Day special on February 14th, and KAT-TUN was one of the guests of the day.

KAT-TUN performed their latest single, “ULTIMATE WHEELS“, which they released on February 2nd.

Check out video of the talk segment (Douga CHAMP) and the performance!



http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/02/kat...y-music-champ/

They all looked so cute & smiley. Especially Ueda smiled a lot. Performance was nice...MaruxKame interaction. I never get those weird trips Koki always seem to make to see devils, kappas or some other non-existant creature. I just cannot take that seriously. Too much of a realist, I suppose.

KAT-TUN to provide new song for Kanebo CM + new single?

Popular group KAT-TUN will be releasing a new song for Kanebo’s upcoming CM!

The song will be titled “WHITE”, and will be used to promote Kanebo’s new skin whitening products. “WHITE” is said to have a lively and refreshing melody, with women providing some backing vocals to give the song a big impact.

Actress Hada Michiko and model Matsumoto Takami will both be making appearances in the commercial.

No word has been given on whether or not “WHITE” is a sign of a new single

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/02/kat...cm-new-single/

info for WHITE sounds very interesting o_o

Ori Star unveils results for their poll, “What’s your favorite song by your favorite artist?”

Weekly entertainment magazine Ori Star recently announced the results of its latest survey, asking for their fans’ favorite song by their favorite artist.

Arashi top’s track was “Monster”, the theme song to the drama “Kaibutsu-Kun” which stars member Ohno Satoshi. When asked why they chose this song, one fan replied, “I can’t help but love the impact of the song and their cool dancing.” To round off the top three tracks for Arashi, ”Monster” was followed by “truth” and “Troublemaker”.

Other favorites include Ikimonogakari’s hit song “Arigatou”, which earned three times the number of votes as their debut song, “SAKURA”. Tohoshinki’s first song as a two-member unit, “Why? (Keep Your Head Down)”, also ranked highly on the list.

Check out the first part of the list below !

Arashi – “Monster”
B’z – “ultrasoul”
EXILE – “Lovers Again”
Fukuyama Masaharu -” Sakurazaka”
Hey! Say! JUMP – “Arigatou ~Sekai no Doko ni Itemo~”
Ikimonogakari - “Arigatou”
Kanjani∞ - “Life ~Me no Mae no Mukou e~”
KAT-TUN - “Real Face”
Kimura Kaela – “Butterfly”
Kinki Kids – “Family ~Hitotsu ni Naru Koto~”
Mr. Children – “Owarinaki Tabi”
NEWS – “weeeek”
SMAP – “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana”
Spitz – “Sora mo Toberu Hazu”
Tohoshinki - “Why? (Keep Your Head Down)”
YUI – “CHE.R.RY”

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/02/ori...vorite-artist/

Yeah I know PLENTY of songs that I like better than Real Face~~

haha it's funny because I was watching the Real Face PV earlier on when I was at the gym

I'm not surprised at the choice though cos it's their debut single & let alone the people who composed & wrote Real Face are some big heavyweights in the industry ie. Suga Shikao & B'z's Tak Matsumoto

both of them should do something for KAT-TUN again ;__;

NINKI index for Eternal

01 201.70 Akanishi Jin - Eternal
02 74.20 Gukki - GOOD LUCKY!!!!!
03 68.30 Porno Graffitti - EXIT
04 61.40 Idoling!!! - Yarakai Heart
05 55.40 No Sleeves - Answer
06 35.80 Berryz Koubou - Heroine ni Narou ka!
07 24.10 The Cro-magnons - Ryusenkei / Tobinore!! Bonny!!
08 22.90 NEGOTO - Charon
09 21.10 CHEMISTRY - merry-go-round
10 20.50 Kitano Kii - Kizuna

no word whether is Warner Music Taiwan making OS presses for his stuff but we'll see

Eternal full PV



The single has already leak out ! I will ask my friend for MF/MU links on that , I can't wait to hear Murasaki !

ムラサキ (Purple) this is my fav song, from this single! ♪
@Karen, thanks for sharin'『Eternal』full PV:heart ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ already have the single and the Eternal (Instrumental) version is awesome すげ!

pity that the Eternal PV is so boring X_X , you would have think that by being in the big 4 record label , Warner Music Japan would have given Akanishi a bigger better budget for his stuff but nope ~_~

Akanishi Jin live in New York City for MTV Iggy!

When Akanishi Jin traveled across North America for his “Yellow Gold Tour 3010,” it turns out that he actually performed six times instead of five!

This final “secret live” was held in New York City’s MTV Studios for global music show “MTV Iggy,” where Akanishi performed a total of three songs for a small, invite-only audience – “Bass Go Boom,” “Oowah,” and his hit song “Yellow Gold” – in addition to taking MTV Iggy behind the scenes to his hotel and pre-show rehearsal.

The star also answered questions in impressively clear English, explaining what he misses about Japan, his method of writing songs, and even his ideal type.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/02/aka...-for-mtv-iggy/

Eternal debuted at #1 with 1st day sales of 161,387

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

I'm not surprised cos I mean ... harlow Murasaki as the B-side :laugh

anyway the studio version of Murasaki is fantastic :heart <3

I guess sales will be much higher if he included ha-ha & PINKY as 2 extra B-side songs ? xD