Ken Hirai's BEST album 11/23
 

Good news for the fans of Ken Hirai. His first best album will be released on 11/23 according to

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt20...005090801.html

and his new single will be released on 10/26.

Oh, that I'm looking forward to. I haven't brought any of Ken's albums, but a Best-of album of his best songs can't be bad.

I'm definitely getting this one!! No second thoughts. :P

^ I thought you would've have all his albums!

I have some, but not all...:P I didn't buy "SENTIMENTALovers" because I didn't enjoy it (which was a shock to me considering how good "Hitomi wo tojite" was...I never thought I'd dislike an album w/ that song on it). And I don't have "The Changing Same" either (nor his really early, hardly-anyone-knows-about first 2)...
The 2nd disc is so much better than the first, hehe. But I do love the last 4 tracks...
(& they got one of the titles wrong. It's "LOVE OR LUST")

same here. :yes

I'm hella getting this. ^_^ God, I love Best albums!

YES OMG!
this guy is freaking awesome. i can't wait!
thanks for the good news!!

You didn't like it? :( Personally i thought it was his BEST album ever lol. Just the fact that i loved more than half of the songs on the album. Hitomi wo tojite, style, sentimental, friends, you possessed me!, and Omoi ga kasanaru sono maeni were awesome songs!

Have you guys listen to his new song yet? It was on a CM. I liked it alot! It sounds alot like.....well, his best ballads! If you want to listen to it, here is the website: http://www.daido-life.co.jp/t_daido/cm/index.html
Click on DEAR PRESIDENTS.

I'm in love the new song already! Especially the lower parts towards the end of the CM.

I like the chorus alot haha. :D

wow..great news..

The official website is also updated : http://www.kenhirai.net/

wow. a cd+dvd set. includes all the music videos... that's unbelievable. o_o

That's only the first press, limited edition though.

OH? ^ Damn, lol. I thought they have it for all copies. Did they mention how many copies of the limited edition?

Nope, not mentioned in the article...& they probably won't mention it ever, just to get you to buy the limited edition. It could be not that limited after all. :P
According to the article, the DVD version is only 500 Yen more expensive, which is a great deal considering the DVD is over 2 hours long. :o I'm pre-ordering mine as soon as it's out on YesAsia, hehe.

how much is 500 yen in American dollars?

i think it's around $3.6~$4 dollars.

^ !!!!! $4 for the extra DVD?!!!! That is a must buy!!!(that is, if i get the limited edition.)

500 yen is about 5.00.
Whoa, I'm so excited ~ ! I'm definitaly gonna get it.. hehe, I love guys that sing about love like he does :D and a new single too!

Well you know Akurei always willing to get into a new artist lol So I guess I can get this to try him out. See if I like him or not

Is that beautiful new song supposely being included in the upcoming Best-of album, or seperately as a new single? Or they haven't said anything about it yet...

That i want to know too but there's no news regarding that song yet. I want to listen to the full version now. I don't mind if it's not on the album so i can buy the single as well too.

Wow...I'm sooo getting this album...let's hope the 'limited' edition isn't so 'limited' that I wouldn't be able to get it :) I haven't actually have a chance to watch any of his PVs yet :(

^ I heard the limited version is going to be 15,000 or something....and that only Japanese versions have them.

I'm sure they'll release a CD+DVD overseas version of the best album that shouldn't be that limited :P Great news, so many best albums releasing at the end of the year!

I know! There's Kumi Koda's, B'z, and who knows who else is going to rrelease.