The Official Hirai Ken Thread

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

yeah true...

we should get his hair when he's sleeping

karen: shhhhh~ dont wake him up!

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by riozz

^ hmm maybe. but for me i wont buy.but if the PV is great i will buy..

and first thing we should know toho now very popular so they will become hard competitor for ken

I don't know if I'm correct but TOHOSHINKI doesn't seem to be popular to me in Japan , sales wise

But I do know that Johnny Entertainment's people are crazy & REALLY can sell

I have a feeling that Ken will be hantam pretty badly when the single rolls especially since it contains the song & the instrumental in the single which's a bit stingy to me

[TITANIC]

^ yah.. but at least their sales not reach 100K only summer dream sold 120K more.
i'm affraid if they will beat ken..
nooo

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by riozz

^ yah.. but at least their sales not reach 100K only summer dream sold 120K more.
i'm affraid if they will beat ken..
nooo

LOL

don't worry I wouldn't bet that Ken will go to no.1 when the single rolls out as I have practically little exceptation that it can do well as like what you said , it's a recut single

[KarenPang]

LIME Magazine is a monthly issue that's available in my country & in the latest issue they give top dog marks for FAKIN' POP .

Basically for LIME , they rate albums in the form of "Can't Live Without" , "Good Sh-t" , "Worth A Spin" , "Bargin Bin" & "Use As Frisbee" instead of the standard star ratings & FAKIN' POP is placed in the "Can't Live Without" category

By Sheryl Teo

" J Pop R&B singer/songwriter Ken Hirai returns with his 7th solo album after 2004's successful release SENTIMENTALovers . Including popular pre-released singles such as the infectious track POP STAR & affecting ballad Elegy , this pleasurable album also offers other captivating numbers such as Kimi wa Su.te.ki♡ and soulful ballad Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo . This is definitely an album worth the wait for Ken's fans .

Other highlights : Canvas , Pain , Shashin "

Wow to place FAKIN' POP in the "Can't Live Without" category is as good as saying LIME rates it a 5/5 !

[KarenPang]

Ken's going to be making a guest appearance later on tonight on HEY ! HEY ! HEY & also he will be performing Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo this coming Thurs at MUSIC STATION

http://listentheworld.wordpress.com/...425/#more-1717

hope to see the performances from HEY ! HEY ! HEY ! & MUSIC STATION being uploaded somewhere in due time

[prussian blue]

omg karen you are a good fans...

i just saw fakin' pop finally~~~

and its not really expensive~

maybe i can consider to buy it ><

[sugarbasil]

Hey, you guys! I'm kinda new to Hirai Ken (I tried out 3 of his songs about 5 years ago and HATED them, but then I tried some different ones last week and fell in love ), and I was wondering if you guys could lead me to a site that has a lot of info about him. Also, do you guys like his newer or older music better? And how are his PVs and lives?

Haha! So many questions! XD

[Ayu_desu]

Originally Posted by sugarbasil

Hey, you guys! I'm kinda new to Hirai Ken (I tried out 3 of his songs about 5 years ago and HATED them, but then I tried some different ones last week and fell in love ), and I was wondering if you guys could lead me to a site that has a lot of info about him. Also, do you guys like his newer or older music better? And how are his PVs and lives?

Haha! So many questions! XD

His lives are perfect and sometimes even better than how he sings them in his CDs!

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by sugarbasil

Hey, you guys! I'm kinda new to Hirai Ken (I tried out 3 of his songs about 5 years ago and HATED them, but then I tried some different ones last week and fell in love ), and I was wondering if you guys could lead me to a site that has a lot of info about him. Also, do you guys like his newer or older music better? And how are his PVs and lives?

Haha! So many questions! XD

you can try http://kenhiraiforum.go-forum.net . I'm a member on there & so far the community's small but it's growing

I like both his older & newer works .

PVs - some are quite lousy & boring but I adore POP STAR , Kimi no Suki na Toko , Elegy

Live performances - flawless . It's quite a rarity to find a guy who sounds the same or prob even better than on the CD & I'm not kidding on that

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

omg karen you are a good fans...

i just saw fakin' pop finally~~~

and its not really expensive~

maybe i can consider to buy it ><

are you talking about the OS press of the album ? the one that I got's made in S'pore & to think initally I wanted to order either the pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ or HK press from HMV Japan/HK but eventually no LOL

[KarenPang]

Making of Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo :



http://sharebee.com/4f089b4e

It's quite boring though but anyhoo , enjoy

[prussian blue]

^ i'll try to DL it later~

hitomi always first~

[TITANIC]

thanks for the link karen. i will try it

[KarenPang]

Ken Ken performed Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo at HEY ! HEY ! HEY ! earlier on this Mon :



http://sharebee.com/5bdac427

Credits To LNany from JPopMusic.com

Unfortunately Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo debuted at no.16 in the 1st day in the Oricon singles chart

[prussian blue]

^ thx for it karen!!!!

he looks nice in white shirt~~~

#16?? WOW :O maybe because its a recut single

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

^ thx for it karen!!!!

he looks nice in white shirt~~~

ah yeah definitely , he looks great in white

#16?? WOW :O maybe because its a recut single

yeah that's why . I know that the song wouldn't do well as it's a recut single but still this's BAD

I also put it down to competition as well .

TOP 50 SINGLES FOR TODAY:

*1　東方神起 「Beautiful you/千年恋歌」
*2　℃-ute 「涙の色」
*3　リュ・シウォン 「愛してる」
*4　w-inds. 「アメあと」
*5　清木場俊介 「今。」
*6　坂本真綾 「トライアングラー」
*7　WaT 「時を越えて～Fantastic World～」
*8　美勇伝 「なんにも言わずにI LOVE YOU」
*9　羞恥心 「羞恥心」
10　B'z 「BURN-フメツノフェイス-」
11　秦 基博 「キミ、メグル、ボク」
12　凛として時雨 「Telecastic fake show」
13　MONKEY MAJIK 「Together/あかり/Fall Back」
14　藤本美貴 「置き手紙」
15　TETRA-FANG 「Destiny's Play」
16　平井堅 「いつか離れる日が来ても」
17　モモタロス・ウラタロス・キンタロス・リュウタロス・デネブ(関俊彦、遊佐浩二、てらそまま さき、鈴 村健一、大塚芳忠) 「Double-Action CLIMAX form」
18　yozuca* 「サクラ アマネク セカイ」
19　平野綾 「Unnamed world」
20　Superfly 「Hi-Five」
21　安室奈美恵 「60s 70s 80s(NEW LOOK/ROCK STEADY/WHAT A FEELING)」
22　イケメン侍 「Dear Prince～テニスの王子様達へ～」
23　浜崎あゆみ 「Mirrorcle World」
24　CooRie 「僕たちの行方」
25　いきものがかり 「帰りたくなったよ」
26　栗林みな実 「Love Jump」
27　ZARD 「翼を広げて/愛は暗闇の中で」
28　PENICILLIN 「太陽」
29　TRF 「Live Your Days」
30　青山テルマ feat.SoulJa 「そばにいるね」
31　木山裕策 「home」
32　ジェロ 「海雪」
33　千葉一夫 「秋保の宿」
34　GRANRODEO 「NOT for SALE」
35　YUKI 「汽車に乗って」
36　石井竜也&高杉さと美 「魔法の鍵 ～The Dream Goes On」
37　モーニング娘。 「リゾナント ブルー」
38　北山たけし 「希望の詩」
39　YOUR SONG IS GOOD 「THE ReACTION E.P.」
40　水森かおり 「輪島朝市」
41　榊原ゆい 「恋の炎」
42　徳永英明 「抱きしめてあげる/花束」
43　福原美穂 「CHANGE」
44　宮崎羽衣 「PHOSPHOR」
45　MOSAIC.WAV 「超妻賢母宣言」
46　すぎもとまさと 「吾亦紅」
47　清水翔太 「HOME」
48　オーブハンター4 「JOY TO THE WORLD」
49　若山かずさ 「あじさいの宿」
50　山田優 「leave all behind」

The Top10 slots are O_O

[waterballoon]

I see Ayu at 23. LOL. Anyway, this is a recut single... sales would be naturally not as good, especially since there's no special remix or anything extra to attract people...

[prussian blue]

ayu's recut single like daybreak sales isnt as good as her usual single too~

just consider this single as an exception case karen and dont be sad

[waterballoon]

Yeah I think her only successful recut single is kanariya...