the MEG thread

drewbilation · #1 27th November 2007, 05:57 PM

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.

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Birthdate: October 3, 1980
Birthplace: Hiroshima
Height: 162cm
Bloodtype: B
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Discuss!

Foxxy_Fuyumi · #2 27th November 2007, 06:14 PM

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?

**Halla** · #3 27th November 2007, 06:51 PM

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

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

#4 27th November 2007, 08:05 PM

I only have her OK single and I love it!! Is any more of her music uploaded here?

Foxxy_Fuyumi · #5 27th November 2007, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Halla

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

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!

#6 27th November 2007, 08:21 PM

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

drewbilation · #7 27th November 2007, 10:50 PM

^ 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

Foxxy_Fuyumi · #8 28th November 2007, 07:16 PM

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

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>

#9 28th November 2007, 09:24 PM

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

#10 28th November 2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by austin. ♥

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

But knowing J-Pop Dance songs, the album will probably be pretty long

drewbilation · #11 28th November 2007, 09:39 PM

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

**Halla** · #12 4th December 2007, 06:02 PM

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"

drewbilation · #13 4th December 2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Halla

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"

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.

#14 4th December 2007, 08:25 PM

WAIT! Is BEAM out already?

EDIT: MODEL is such a hot song. Love MEG.

Foxxy_Fuyumi · #15 4th December 2007, 06:05 PM

Try her older albums, like room girl.

drewbilation · #16 4th December 2007, 10:11 PM

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

**Calico** · #17 5th December 2007, 12:33 AM

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.

drewbilation · #18 5th December 2007, 03:25 PM

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

#19 5th December 2007, 08:17 PM

Number 13? That's really good. I didn't know that she was popular-ish. And I have yet to download capsule's album but I will do so in a little, lol. -goes to go listen to GIRLY STEP- ^.^

drewbilation · #20 6th December 2007, 03:29 PM

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