the MEG thread
 

MEG is a model/fashion designer and, more recently, singer. She debuted in 2001 with the indies single "kasa to shizuku." In mid-2007 Yasutaka Nakata began producing her music and she released her 9th indies single, "amai zeitaku," which hit no. 2 on the Japanese electric charts. She made her major label debut on October 3rd, her 27th birthday, with the single "OK." It peaked at 43 on Oricon and has sold nearly 6k since.

She will release her first major label album, "BEAM," on December 5th.

---

Profile
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4869/megqo0.jpg
Birthdate: October 3, 1980
Birthplace: Hiroshima
Height: 162cm
Bloodtype: B
[ official site ]

---

Discuss!

Ohhhh A few days ago I wanted to do a MEG thread LOL and a copter thread too.
Well I love this girl so much!!!!
Her style and stuff!
My fav musics are :
STEREO04
KEY
MEG
OK
SCANTY BLUES
saigo no kotoba
Rockstar
LOL

Where you find more images of her?

I really liked "OK" , and "Amai Zeitaku" is nice too. I'm definitely going to check out her album :yes

whats her pre-yasutaka nakata music like , it's not electric is it?

well , room girl, one of my favourite albums are not electric.
she has amazing non electric songs like key, hikari-no, kanawa nai koto, etc.
I really recommend room girl!

BEAM's on my must-have list! (Look at my sig). Nakata is a musical god! :3

^ I just ordered "BEAM" earlier today. I noticed CDJapan only had one first press copy left, so I added it to one of my open orders, lol.

I'm looking forward to hearing her cover of capsule's "dreamin dreamin" on there. I hope Nakata didn't change the arrangement too much, 'cause the kinda-hopeful-kinda-sadness of it's what made me love it so much it in the first place <3

MEG: "BEAM"
[ CDA | UPCH-1571 | ¥2,500 | 2007.12.05 ]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7694/mbmj1.jpg

甘い贅沢
IN YOUR EYES
GIRLY STEP
LOVE LETTER
dreamin dreamin
OK
MODEL
ROMANTIKA
LOVE LETTER <ajapai remix>
GIRLY STEP <CLAZZIQUAI PROJECT remix>

Well that's a bit short, even if it is produced by Nataka. :P

^ Most Nakata-produced albums are around 10-11 tracks.

I wasn't really feeling BEAM. I liked "OK", but the whole album of that got a little grating with the same vocal filter effect on each song & overall all the songs sounding very much alike.

Capsule's own vocalist Toshiko has a million times better voice with a nicer tone & her voice can work with digital vocal effects a lot better.


Capsules "Dreaming Dreaming" >>>>>>>>>>>>> MEG's "Dreaming Dreaming"

Try her older albums, like room girl.

I agree with most of this, but I do like "BEAM." There are a couple of tracks that will need to grow on me, but for the most part it's pretty good. I especially like the vocal/instrumental effects at around 1:45 in "ROMANTIKA." It sounds almost middle eastern.

Yeah, "MODEL" is good. <3 I think my favorite of the new tracks is "ROMANTIKA," though. I just love that part at 1:45 - it makes the whole song for me, lol

I keep trying her out but idk, I keep getting put off. I think it's because Nakata is becoming too 1-trick-pony for me. Almost all his stuff is starting to sound the same...especially since when I first tried MEG out it sounded just like a capsule song, vocals and all.

BUT not to say that I don't like her new album. It just doesn't really stand out to me.

The album debuted at 13, and capsule's album debuted at 11.

She's slightly down to 16 today, and capsule's at 17. I think their first week sales are going to be pretty close.