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16th February 2019, 05:12 AM
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"Since debuting in 2008, I've met many people and have been surrounded by the music I love...I have my 30s to look forward to soon. I want to travel. There are so many places I want to go and there are many things I want to try." Honestly, I think this is a smart move if she feels uninspired. Better to take a breather now than to wait until she has a mental breakdown or something  I support her decision, no matter what, she knows herself best <3 All love and luck to her <3 Edit: I made an assumption that you are talking about Kana Nishino 
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16th February 2019, 06:05 AM
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^ I am.
Im just sad that shes taking a break. I mean its going to be good for her in the end, but I just love her music, haha. Im not gonna know what to do without a yearly album.
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25th February 2019, 11:43 AM
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Nissy's dome tour is completely sold out. Wow.
With his 5 year anniversary of going solo his new releases are also for the first time available everywhere and not limited to mu-mo. It's interesting, how popular he and AAA are right now. I do love Shinjiro Atae's new song and PV Never Mind btw. (Kuu's female dancer Minami from her two last tours is in it) His English is really good - if he's the one writing his Insta posts in Japanese and English himself.
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5th March 2019, 09:57 AM
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MONKEY MAJIK did something really fun and interesting on their new music video and song! I've never seen a band or artist pull a trick like this so I want to talk about it, but in case someone doesn't want to see the joke explained beforehand, I'll put my thoughts under a spoiler tag. Watch the video below (even if you don't care about the fun thing, it's a great song!):
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24th March 2019, 07:58 AM
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Uh, do we not have a thread for Kana Nishino?!
OMG. Anyways, found out why she went on break. Looks like she got married.
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24th March 2019, 08:13 AM
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Excited for 2 new Hey Say JUMP singles that will be out in May & 1 of the A-sides is a Yamada Ryosuke solo DAMN but I'm not expecting another Mystery Virgin 2.0 so :p
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3rd April 2019, 12:59 PM
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Today is the releasing date for the first full album from a japanese Band I like. I would love to buy it but since I'm currently not living in Germany I can't buy it. I went to watch if it was added to spotify but it isn't uploaded there atm, hope that they will add it eventually
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15th April 2019, 01:12 PM
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16th April 2019, 08:12 PM
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Man, it sucks when artists you've loved just cease releasing material that pleases you. JILLE is about to release a new album next month, and I'm really happy for her but I don't think I'll be buying the album. All the songs she's released from it so far have disappointed me: it's all underproduced coffee shop music and no song so far has had a melody compelling enough to overcome the blandness of the sound. I still love her voice, but a voice is not enough to make me pay for an album.
And I have a similar problem with Ikimonogakari: I've listened to all the songs they've released since coming back from their (weirdly short) hiatus but I'm not connecting with them. Their music sounds exactly the same as it mostly did pre-hiatus: overstuffed, directionless, lacking spark. I'll still check out their future material (because I do still have an attachment to them thanks to their older music; I've been listening to a lot of it since most of their albums got added to Spotify and confirmed that yes, those songs still rule) but my enthusiasm has already simmered down. Their situation makes me think of all the people wishing Ayu would take a break or go on a hiatus to restore her creativity and conclude that a break clearly isn't the simple solution we like to think. Back when Ikimonogakari announced their hiatus, I thought it might do them good and they could come back sounding refreshed... but nah. Creative juices, "quality" and connecting with an artist's music are more complicated than that, and breaks and hiatuses don't necessarily hold any special powers.
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25th April 2019, 07:14 PM
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^I agree with you about Ikimonogakari. It's like they wasn't in hiatus actually. Though I like Identity.
That's a strange period. There are many artists who are stopping their career such as Kana Nishino and there are other artists who stopped to release new music several years ago who are coming back as Rina Aiuchi or Kou Shibasaki.
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3rd May 2019, 01:29 PM
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I've been really into King Gnu's Hakujitsu lately. I think it's a real stand-out song with its interesting vocals, cool rhythmic melody, monstrous hooks and genre-blending sound. I'm glad a song like this has become (somewhat) a hit, I hope to see more songs like this do well this year.
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6th May 2019, 09:59 PM
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Yasutaka Nakata is coming to one of Germany's biggest Anime conventions and I will be there!
He's bringing Momo Mashiro, his new talent, with him. They're both performing and I'm pretty stoked to see them!
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9th May 2019, 05:36 AM
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Johnnys domination for this & next month
No complaints on this & so relieved that there's Taiwan press to fall back on , releases wise haha Also I don't know why it took KAT-TUN's Kame so long to release solo material of his own but better late than never Lastly , very excited for ARASHI's new best album & also when my sister + her friend go see them perform in concert next week woo
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9th May 2019, 12:19 PM
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GRANRODEO's latest single is pretty good but I surprisingly like the B-side more than the A-side this time round
Forte has rather strong Irish sounding like influences which's so cool & I seldom come across this , not just in GRANRODEO
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16th May 2019, 08:38 AM
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Never thought I see the day that this happens but Yamapi today has launched his official Instagram !
Mindblown
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25th May 2019, 03:57 PM
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Today is GLAY's 25th anniversary & they weren't kidding when they said they will celebrate the landmark milestone in 7 different ways
And 1 of the 7 different ways GLAY will do that is they will tour overseas next year I hope when GLAY said that , it's not just nearby Taiwan , China & South Korea :x If GLAY come here , I wouldn't hesitate to go even though I don't know 1/2 of their extensive discography xD
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26th May 2019, 10:08 AM
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PRISTIN is disbanding after a pretty pathetic 2 years with no support from their agency. I really liked them too...
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3rd June 2019, 08:06 AM
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In all my years buying Johnnys & non Johnnys related releases for almost 15 years , ARASHI's 5x20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019 looks set to be the best looking one I will own in due time packaging wise
https://www.j-storm.co.jp/topics/5x20 The 4 CDs + DVD A packaging looks amazing , hands down 1 of the best I've seen for a JPop release :O Some said the 4 CDs + DVD A packaging looks like a make up palette though  At 1st I wonder why the 4 CDs + DVD A is priced a lot more than the 4 CDs + DVD B even though DVD B contents are a lot more than the DVD A contents Now I understand why
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6th June 2019, 11:33 AM
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Chanmina is releasing her 2nd full album August 7!
2nd Full Album『Never Grow Up』 2019年8月7日(水) 発売 ・初回限定盤：WPZL-31633～4／4,200円＋税 ・通常盤：WPCL-13069／3,000円＋税 【初回限定盤】＜CD＋DVD＞（品番：WPZL-31633～4） ＜CD＞ 01. Call 02. I’m a Pop 03. PAIN IS BEAUTY 04. Never Grow Up 05. Yesterday 06. 君が勝った 07. My Own Lane 08. GIRLS 09. Can U Love Me 10. Like This 11. Doctor 12. CAFE 13. アーカイブに保存した曲 14. SAD SONG ※Bonus track ＜DVD＞ 収録内容は追って発表予定。 01. Call 02. I’m a Pop 03. PAIN IS BEAUTY 04. Never Grow Up 05. Yesterday 06. 君が勝った 07. My Own Lane 08. GIRLS 09. Can U Love Me 10. Like This 11. Doctor 12. CAFE 13. アーカイブに保存した曲 http://sp.arena.emtg.jp/scontent/?ar...sub=0&catname= CD+DVD is a limited edition with a bonus track. It's the first album after her transfer to Warner Music. They apparently count either Chocolate or Miseinen as her first full album now.
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