Still waiting for the "Star Drop" PV - it hasn't come onto JPopsuki yet - maybe it's coming late... I just saw Motohiro Hata's PV of new song on JPopsuki, and that was last week's release, so I'm expecting "Star Drop" PV to come late...
Also, I don't see Sayu in the top 30 of the daily albums chart.
(Overlooked too much?
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/)
Anyways, I found a couple of links that might be to your interest:
Sexy Little Things' review of "Open The Gate"
Quote:
Sugawara Sayuri is an intriguing artist, in my opinion. I don’t think I could call any of her releases particularly exceptional, but I still find myself drawn to her. She may not be outstanding, but her advantage is that she delivers rock-solid, consistently-good R&B pop. Open The Gate continues that, but with a slight twist. Sayuri’s last major release, Forever, introduced some experimentation into her work; she added electric guitar and also recorded one of her best songs to date, an electrorock number titled “Fly.” Sugawara attempted to continue that somewhat experimental pattern with her latest album to relative success. Open The Gate shows a desire on her part to expand her musical repertoire and that, in its own way, makes the album a somewhat remarkable release.
http://forestofsequoias.wordpress.co...open-the-gate/
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Natalie Power Push: Sayuri Sugawara interviews with three producers involved in creating "Open The Gate"
In a special exclusive interview on Natalie (a Japanese music site), Sayuri Sugawara talks to Natalie along with three producers that made "Open The Gate" a reality - BENNIE K'S YUKI "Jolly Roger", Jazzin park's Shingo Yasuda, and Sayu's long-time producer Sin.
http://natalie.mu/music/pp/sugawarasayuri02
http://natalie.mu/music/news/79920
If anybody can translate it from Japanese to English we would be gladly appreciated!
Anyways, follow-up on the "naked" issue: Maybe that naked thing was just for the cover only...