LEO IMAI (LEO今井) 1st Official Thread

[prussian blue]

i played the 2 tracks together, and found out the song really sounds different, but not that different, its just turn out to be different style

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

I prefer the Synchronize Playing and you?


http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/view...72452#p3572452
LOL

[Solarblade]

It's so weird hearing both songs at the same time it's like weird. I like the original....I heard that the two songs are gonna be officially mixed together on the album

BTW so funny on JPM

That was just unfair right there that he banned you too....you didn't even do anything wrong....I think some people can't read or something lol

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

I know why. Last year in the Koda Kumi thread we had different opinions about Koda Kumi releasing so much stuff and since then he is always looking for something to ban me. I normally dont post that much and now he just found a thing to ban and NO reason since I didnt requested or posted anything-

[rookies]

Foxxy: I added your link of the Synchronize single to the first post, hope that is okay with you?

And wow, I saw Laser Rain album on kmc! YAY! I don't think my computer is co-operating with megaupload, so if anyone is able to upload a mediafire link, and post in download section, I will really appreciate it.

[Solarblade]

yeah give me a minute

[rookies]

^ Ok, thanks for the Mediafire link.

I also added the link to your thread in the first post.

I haven't downloaded it yet, but I will get around to it soon, and I'm looking forward to hearing the album.

[rookies]

New PV - Fit of Love

Stream: http://www.dax.tv/?item=3038

I guess this is to promote the album? Lol.

[rookies]

Since Leo is a not so well known artist, I know there won't be much to discuss about, but I will try my best to keep this thread as active as possible, since I did create it. I can't wait for a new single or some sort of announcement.

Anyways, I found a fan report / review of someone who attended one of Leo's live shows! Includes setlist as well.


luminaire @ JPM wrote:

Spoiler:

LEO Imai | Tour Synchronize 2009 [L.R.] 20090619 @ Osaka Umeda Shangri-La

Setlist:

01. Connector (Rock version)
02. High Speed Window
03. Rush
04. Metro
05. Lemon Moon
06. Synchronize
07. Laser Rain
08. Naive Melody (Talking Heads cover)
09. Tokyo Lights
10. Airports
11. You Me Electricity
12. Beautiful Face
13. Fit Of Love

Encore

14. Thunder and Lightning (new song)
15. Pulse
16. TAXI

official setlist from his staff blog!

Anyways, the live was scheduled to start at 7:30pm, but it ended up starting some 10 minutes later - and ended at around 9:05pm, so that's 85 minutes or so. Setup was bass, drums, guitar, guitar/percussion/loops, vocals+keyboard. It was pretty much the "LASER RAIN" recording crew - Shirane Kenichi on drums, Kogure Shinya on guitar, Ishiwatari Junji on guitar/percussion/Macbook, Suzuki Kenji on bass. He introduced the band after "High Speed Window" - "I'm LEO Imai, you all are LEO Imai, we are LEO Imai!"

Anyways, the band was LOUD. I typed "Connector" as "Connector (Rock version)" because even though the keyboard was there, he really didn't use it all that much, so it was largely the band - and boy, did they rock out, especially Kogure, who had a hell of a time teasing the girls right up in front. "Connector" was really good - very high-octane, great way to kick-start the live. I thought he would've started with "Synchronize" and then "Connector", but this was so much better. He wasn't very loud, though - could be the settings or something, but there were many moments where he was overpowered by the backing band, particularly towards the end when his vocals started to die. Not many MCs; the first one after introducing the band was about how he was "going to use the power of "LASER RAIN" to drive away the monsoon season", and mainly song intros after that. LEO rocks out much harder live; he struck me as a bit smaller than what I expected him to be like in real life. And yes, he was doing his weird moves throughout the entire live.

"Thunder and Lightning" was kinda chill; just keyboards and programming. And his Talking Heads cover was really good too, I hope it sees the light of day on one of his releases someday. I was kinda surprised he didn't perform "Time Traffic", but for me it was either that song or "TAXI" in the encore - and I'm glad he ended off with "TAXI", although by that song his vocals were completely wrecked. He wasn't really singing, and he didn't hit the lower notes at all. But it was really great fun, I bopped and swayed and clapped and did all those rock groupie things I never thought I'd do, heh.

I don't know how ticket sales for today went, but I guess there were over 200 people in the club? Pathetic, really - non-talented people should be seeing those numbers, instead of talent like LEO and Isayama Mio. It was great seeing quite a few of them wear the "UUSS!" T-shirt from his previous tour - I would've bought one, but they didn't have that design, just a weird "LASER RAIN" one that LEO said looked like "something from communist Soviet". XD
Not much in the way of goods, too - just his CDs, the tees (2500 yen), and a tote bag (2000 yen). Didn't get anything - too expensive for me, and what I wanted was the "UUSS!" tee. I did get that "LASER RAIN" sticker they were giving out as a web pre-order bonus; it's so small, it hardly seems worth the extra 500 yen or so I forked out. T____T

[NintendoHTF1242]

He's adorable. I'm downloading his SYNCHRONIZE single to see if it is any good.

[rookies]

Good news! He is going to release an album with Mukai Shuukotu (from ZAZEN).

Details, and new PV:

Leo is involved in some new project called Kimonos. The website has been just set up, including for now just a PV for a song titled Almost Human.

NEW ALBUM
「Kimonos」
Kimonos
2010.11.17 OUT
EMI Music Japan

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

Seeing this thread, I remebered what I been trough to get Synchronize ahaha

[NintendoHTF1242]

Finding his music is so tough lol.

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

Yeah but someone at JPM had it and didnt want to share, so I became so frustrated and angry that I accessed every japanese forum and asked everyone ahaha

AND I GOT IT lool xD
Then I rubbed on the face of everyone at JPM XD

[rookies]

Yeah, I remember how hard it was for you to get that single, Foxxy, lol.

Anyways, I wonder if Leo is going to join this Kimonos duo/band permanently, or is it just some sort of side-project, hmm... we shall see I guess.

[Solarblade]

^^^

This is LEO Imai's thread, not Leo Ieiri's....>.>

[AyuGAME]

LOL..i just realize my mistake...
i will delete my post...
sorry