[Mika Nakashima] She's a Dear in her 14th thread ♥

[Beauty4123]

i found 2 performances of ichiban kirei na watashi wo:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjAxOTk3NTY0.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjAxNzM0MDky.html

[Blasterion]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

LOL

Mika's 1.6m so yeah , she's a dwarf compared to the other cast members in the Resident Evil movie :O

You'll never see her coming when she's a zombie... chewing up your ankles

[PEARL]

So shes acting in Resident Evil : Afterlife? I GONNA WATCH!!

[rainydayumi]

2nd week sales are 6.3k, so shes already sold 23k! i think the single will sell 30k in total, it did well on downloads too!

[adantatu2]

^thanks for the info.
6.3k in the 2nd week is great

[Beauty4123]

mika might release a new single on the day of STAR's release. it could either be: a completely new single or it could be an album track from STAR and it's just being released as a single. just like Sunao no Mama was from YES and was released as a single on the same day as YES.

2010/10/27
AICL-2208
1.Happiness
2.SONG FOR A WISH

happiness sounds like it could be an upbeat track? if it actually comes true SONG FOR A WISH was a digital single last year, and it was used as the theme song to an SP drama that mika starred in.

[ohsixthirty]

^what? where is that info from?

[Beauty4123]

i saw it posted on the jpopmusic forum, but i dunno what the original source is. it's still a rumor, though.

[ohsixthirty]

ok, cool! well, i think she could definitely release a single along with the album. i was never sure why she does that though. those singles never sell well.

anyway, i'm currently downloading the performance of Ichiban... from A-Studio! I can't wait to watch it! This song has really grown on me.

[Utena]

I posted the information on kumonoito.net's forums and jpopsuki
The rumour first came out before STAR was mentionned but it was still labelled as a rumor more than unsure.

Now it's mentionned on a few japanese BBS and the catalogue number was also added.
That's why I decided to post it. It's usually true when we have that number..

That said, it's also rumored to be a drama tie in for one of the fall TBS dramas.

[ohsixthirty]

In case anyone wants this...

Mika Nakashima - Ichiban Kirei na Watashi wo (A-Studio 2010.08.27)

part 01---> http://www.mediafire.com/?b7vmliawkb923pt
part 02---> http://www.mediafire.com/?x271v663pivmpsd
part 03---> http://www.mediafire.com/?r8ksn44n132whwn
part 04---> http://www.mediafire.com/?ac1i70z3q141703

Its a pretty large file and a great performance, but it has some issues with deinterlacing.

Join with HJ Split. Credit to Cloud Strife.

[Nackar_91]

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty

ok, cool! well, i think she could definitely release a single along with the album. i was never sure why she does that though. those singles never sell well.

anyway, i'm currently downloading the performance of Ichiban... from A-Studio! I can't wait to watch it! This song has really grown on me.

Generally, singles like that aren't as much meant for their own succes, but more as a booster for the album.

Also, imagine them being placed together on a stand. "OMFG NEW MIKA NAKASHIMA ALBUM, GOTTA GET THAT. Hey, what's that? New single? Might as well get that one, now that I'm spending money anyway"

[adantatu2]

Cool, new single and album at the same time

[Blasterion]

STAR would be the perfect Birthday present!
since my b-day is three days later on the 30th
I'm so hoping someone will get it for me

[Beauty4123]

tracklist:

1.ALWAYS
2.一番綺麗な私を
　3.BABY BABY BABY
4.Over Load
5.GAME
6.SMILEY　　
7.CANDY GIRL
8.LONELY STAR
9.NO ANSWER　
10.SPIRAL
11.Memory(feat.DAISHI DANCE)
12.16　
13.流れ星
14.SONG FOR A WISH

we waited 2 years for a new album for only 2 new songs.....

there'll be 6 PVs on the DVD, though. and her website also updated with the album cover (http://www.mikanakashima.com/index.html). it's like a non-orange version of ichiban's cover, lol. but she's black to black hair! so i approve but still, only 2 new songs?!

[KarenPang]

... ok that's really o_O , 2 new songs ?

I don't know what to say but wow ?

anyway links are up to preorder STAR on CDJapan

CD - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AICL-2190

CD + DVD LE - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AICL-2188

[Beauty4123]

..i just noticed that GAME is on the album, too! i'll never get tired of that song, but it would have been better to replace it with a new song instead. so that'd make it..3 new songs. lol. but whatever, it'll be a good album, i'm sure! i just really thought she'd have at least 4 new songs on it, even though all the songs we've heard had been great (IMO).

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

there'll be 6 PVs on the DVD, though. and her website also updated with the album cover (http://www.mikanakashima.com/index.html). it's like a non-orange version of ichiban's cover, lol. but she's black to black hair! so i approve but still, only 2 new songs?!

Spoiler:

i like the new album cover! although it is very similar to ichiban's cover, which i like even more. actually, ichiban may be my favorite mika nakashima cover ever.

actually, i just noticed, the star album cover and the ichiban cover are the same shoot. kind of like mienai hoshi and yes. its a cool idea, i like it. although, i like the coloring on ichiban so much more.

[Beauty4123]

^ sunao no mama and YES, actually

[rainydayumi]

im dissapointed that shes adding all her bsides on the album. theres no point buying her singles then.

album cover is very pretty though!!