[Shota Shimizu] The 3rd thread ~ 7th album FLY (28.06)

[KarenPang]

Shimizu Shota to release new album after 2 years

After over two years, Shimizu Shota will release a brand new album, titled "PROUD", on March 30.

The upcoming album will feature a total of 13 tracks including his previously released singles "Damage", "Hanataba no Kawari ni Melody wo", and "BYE×BYE" as well as "MONEY feat. Aoyama Thelma, SALU".

The album's limited edition will come with a DVD containing the PV for "ANIMAL" and a special version of his WEB programme that's broadcast via his official mobile site.

Shortly after the album's release, Shimizu will embark on a nationwide tour called "Shimizu Shota LIVE TOUR 2016 PROUD" starting in May. He is scheduled to perform 14 shows from May 18 at Zepp Tokyo to August 27 at Fukuoka Sun Palace.

[PROUD]

CD

01．Feel Good
02．PROUD
03．Damage
04．Good Conversation
05．ANIMAL
06．Drunk
07．thinking bout you
08．N.E.E.D
09．Hanataba no Kawari ni Melody wo
10. MONEY feat. Aoyama Thelma, SALU
11. BYE×BYE
12. Kimi no Sekai e
13. lovesong

Limited Edition DVD

・ANIMAL Music Video
・Shota Radio ～ALBUM PROUD-Hen～

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...-after-2-years

[KarenPang]

Damage

->18->19->24->28

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2016-02-19/p/3/

Damage in music box mode

[KarenPang]

Damage 1st week debut position/sales - #25 ; 2,790

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2016-02-29/p/3/

[KarenPang]

Shota performed Damage at yesterday's Love Music

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3u...c-160226_music

[KarenPang]

PROUD covers

CD



CD + DVD



I'm not really a fan of the covers & it doesn't help that Shota's hairstyle is really distracting o_O

The photo Shota used for his Twitter is slightly better imo



Hopefully the new material in PROUD will be good as it has quite a lot to live up to what ENCORE had

[Ryusei]

I would like those covers if it wasn't for that hairstyle lol

[KarenPang]

The latest April issue of Gekkan Songs is released today & they did an interview with Shota on PROUD







http://songsnet.jp/09_shimizu201604.html

[KarenPang]

PROUD is already made available for preorder on iTunes Japan with ANIMAL being released today digitally

https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/proud/id1089811032

[KarenPang]

Extra dates have been added to LIVE TOUR 2016 “PROUD”

New tour dates are in bold

東京　2016年5⽉18⽇(⽔) Zepp Tokyo
愛知　2016年5⽉23⽇(⽉) Zepp Nagoya
大阪　2016年5⽉25⽇(⽔) Zepp Namba
北海道 2016年5⽉29⽇(⽇) Zepp Sapporo

千葉 2016年7⽉1⽇(⾦) 市原市市⺠民会館
岩⼿2016年7⽉10⽇(日) 盛岡市⺠文化ホール 大ホール
福島 2016年7⽉12⽇(火) 郡⼭市民⽂化センター 大ホール
宮城　2016年7月15⽇(金) 仙台サンプラザホール
福井　2016年7⽉21日(木) フェニックス・プラザ 大ホール
静岡　2016年7⽉30⽇(土) 静岡市⺠⽂化会館 大ホール

香川　2016年8⽉14日(日) アルファあなぶきホール 大ホール
広島　2016年8月17日(水) 広島⽂化学園HBGホール
鹿児島　2016年8月25日(木) 鹿児島市⺠文化ホール 第1ホール
福岡　2016年8月27日(土) 福岡サンパレス

東京 2016年9月8日(木)　日本武道館
東京 2016年9月9日(金)　日本武道館
大阪 2016年9月26日(月) 大阪城ホール

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/sh...zu/info/466144

[KarenPang]

Shota was a guest in today's TOKYO FM「SkyrocketCompany 」radio show



https://twitter.com/Skyrocket_Co/sta...83591065542656

Somehow , Shota looks so much better wearing a cap :x

[salina]

thanks for the picture

[KarenPang]

https://twitter.com/SHOTA_MOBILE/sta...50197876285442

PROUD looks not bad and seems that the CD + DVD has a slipcase like Shota's past albums

Looking forward to hear PROUD

[KarenPang]

At TSUTAYA Shibuya



https://twitter.com/sshota0227/statu...71051305852928



https://twitter.com/sshota0227/statu...69596591144960

The photo used of Shota in the poster is way better than the album covers , it's not fair :x



https://twitter.com/sshota0227/statu...73066685673478

DVD footages in PROUD , total 21 minutes

[salina]

thxx for the pictures

[KarenPang]

PROUD promo shots

[KarenPang]

The entire PROUD album is now available on iTunes Japan

https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/proud/id1089811032

Hopefully it will be uploaded soon

[KarenPang]

Sony BMG Taiwan will release PROUD next Friday & they've made the CD + DVD edition

https://www.facebook.com/sonymusicjp...54165161281337

[KarenPang]

1st day position for PROUD - #6

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2016-03-29/

PROUD has already leaked and I only listened to it once so far . The new material in the album has a lot of auto tune which I don't know if it's a good or bad thing

[KarenPang]

PROUD

->6->9

And Taiwan press is ready for preorder

http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=437405679380

[KarenPang]

MONEY PV

http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Shota-S...66761f3183689b

This song features Aoyama Thelma & SALU

Frankly I feel PROUD is not as good as ENCORE . I think Shota went a bit overboard with too much autotune

Also it's a bit odd that the MONEY PV is not included in the PROUD DVD , except for ANIMAL