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19th November 2013, 07:09 PM
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19th November 2013, 09:17 PM
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I agree, the album covers are awesome, some of her best ever!! I haven't listened to any previews for once, I think I'll just save myself for the full album now.
 But great to hear that you like them, I hope the same will happen here.  I'll definitely post it as soon as I find it! I've been anxious for a link since Sunday, I remember when Hiraku Uchuu Pocket leaked on the Sunday preceding the release and I was hoping the same would happen now. Well, maybe tomorrow...!
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21st November 2013, 05:37 PM
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22nd November 2013, 10:17 PM
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OMG OMG THANK YOU!
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18th December 2013, 06:33 PM
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So what did everyone think? I quite liked it. My favorite songs ended up being My-Les, SHOOT, Fushi-Gino-Ana, Polygon, and Loop-the-Loop. While it was a nice sentiment, I do feel like the English version of unfinished was unnecessary.
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23rd February 2014, 09:02 PM
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I liked the album... but if I had to make a KOTOKO albums ranking (which I will proceed to do), it would be pretty low. Some of the new songs on the album were pretty meh (I can't remember a single thing about Fushi-Gino-Ana or Rock☆DE Fruits Basket♪), and all A-side tracks but Light My Fire fell into the same category. Overall, I just found the album very unbalanced, half of the songs being stuff I liked and the rest being stuff I didn't care about. My favorite songs are Light My Fire (awesome!), Damare yo Peter (fun!), SHOOT! (energetic!); I also liked My-Les, the title track, Sakura no Ame Moegi no yo, and, to my own surprise, frozen fir tree (turns out sat can do different sounds!)
The aforementioned album ranking! Where does Kuuchuu Puzzle fall in your opinion? 1. Garasu no Kaze 2. Hiraku Uchuu Pocket 3. UZU-MAKI 4. hane 5. Kuuchuu Puzzle 6. Epsilon no Fune KOTOKO has been pretty quiet since the release of her album (probably because of touring), but I've and Eiko have not! Comiket came and went, Eiko and I've released their stuff; here's what seems to be available from those releases. All the tracks from 5TEARSvol.3 here. Ripped by fierycrimson on I've Sound Forum, all the glory to him! Personally, I didn't like this album very much.  Sweet Dragon and new song are pretty great, but I have problems with all the other songs. However, I'm waaay in the minority with my opinion: I have literally seen no one else say anything bad about this album, most people are saying it's their favorite 5TEARS release!I've released a lot in Comiket: two mini-albums and a piano instrumental album! I have seen no rips of any of these albums (which is just sad ), but at least the mini-album songs can be found on Youtube, on this channel! They also have many videos of the I've performances in the Visual Art's anniversary concert uploaded, and I intend to check the hell out of those ASAP.And finally, Mami Kawada is releasing a new single next Wednesday (26.02.2014), and it's already leaked! Break a spell, here you go. I haven't had time to check out this single either, need to do that now.
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28th April 2014, 09:34 AM
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Hi everyone! Long time no I've news. There hasn't been much good happening: LSP has disbanded and Nami and Rin have apparently left I've. Now I've basically has only three full-time singers with them (Mami, Airi Kirishima, and the new girl Yuzuno) along with some frequent guests (MAKO, Ray, Maon Kurosaki).
But I'd like to focus on the good news! First off: I've will be celebrating their 15th anniversary with a special concert at Tokyo Dome City Hall. This concert is called "IVE RADICAL ENSENBLE OF 15th ANNIVERSARY". I know it's a long time away, but I wanted to bring this up because who's ready for lots of guest appearances by former I've singers?? I know I am, so I hope they will get Eiko, KOTOKO, Kaorin, and others to participate (I dare not even think about MOMO or SHIHO popping up, that would be the greatest thing but seems kinda wishful thinking...). In other interesting news: I've will be collaborating with Maon Kurosaki for a tribute album to anime Tokyo Ravens. The album is to be released in July, no further info on the matter yet. I'm curious to see how this turns out. Also, something definitely worth checking out: I've recently did a live concert with a wide ensemble of guest performers, including their own singers Mami Kawada, Yuzuno, Airi Kirishima, and C.G. mix, guest collaborators Ray and Maon Kurosaki, former I've diva Eiko Shimamiya, and surprise guest Aoi Eir! It was a great watch, so if you have an hour to kill, I wholeheartedly recommend this! Here come the link and setlist. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23421814 Spoiler:
Finally, some Eiko news: she will be at M3 once again, this time with a mini album called Exchange in collaboration with ASUKA, one of her young protégés. All info you might need, and previews and stuff, here: http://eiko-shimamiya.com/m3/ Last edited by Kacku; 28th April 2014 at 10:18 AM.
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22nd June 2014, 04:41 PM
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KOTOKO news! New single, TOUGH INTENTION, out on July 23rd!
Covers:  Regular Edition  Limited Edition Credits: Tough Intention (Preview available on KOTOKO's WHV site.) Lyrics - KOTOKO Composition & Arrangement - Miyata Ryou (宮田リョウ) ARCH Lyrics & Composition - KOTOKO Arrangement - Nakazawa Tomoyuki I'm really excited for this single: the covers are fantastic, the title track sounds really good (very Light My Fire-esque, just listen to that chanting!), and a Nakazawa b-side is rarely a bad thing!
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26th June 2014, 12:07 AM
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The covers are really nice! Not sure how much I'm liking the new track yet though.
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26th June 2014, 01:21 AM
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I totally miss MELL, SHIHO, and MOMO....and Lia too
I'm sure Eiko will pop up during the anniversary live, which is best, because she will always be my favorite.
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2nd July 2014, 01:56 AM
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I've been listening to it all week. It so fits my mood right now.
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4th July 2014, 04:11 AM
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I'm good though. Listening to that album just kind of creates a musical world for darker moods to dwell in and kind of uplifts you in the end. Somehow. It's like having a soundtrack to your life lol
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25th July 2014, 02:39 PM
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I've GIRL'S COMPILATION vol. 9 announced! The title is "Evidence nine" and the release date is September 26th, just two months away! No cover or tracklist yet, but I'm sure it won't take too long 'till we get them. (Source)
Also, KOTOKO's new single is out! I like TOUGH INTENTION, the a-side is really good and the b-side isn't bad either (though it's kinda strange). I think it's her most solid single since... SCREW in 2009. It's been a while since I liked both songs on a KOTOKO single this much! EDIT: Well, it really didn't take long with the tracklist! Amazon JP already pretty much revealed the whole thing already, here it is: - WING OF ZERO (KOTOKO) - Reboot oN/↓0 (KOTOKO) - Ashiato ~a Happiness Marker~ (Mami Kawada) - Dual Force (Pixy Lab.) - My Love,Honey. (Nami Maisaki) - soupir d'ange (KOTOKO) - Eternal song (Airi Kirishima) - Timeless time -Album mix- (Mami Kawada) - Love mission!! ~Nanda. Tada no Koi gaw~ (KOTOKO) - Kibou ~NOZOMI Ashita e no Kakehashi~ (Rin Asami) - Steadily (Airi Kirishima) - find a piece (Larval Stage Planning) - Subliminal Agenda -Album mix- (Yuzuno) - New song Three years after KOTOKO "left" I've Sound, and she still has more tracks on the album than anyone else. Ridiculous. I wonder who's gonna sing the new track. Also, something I forgot about yesterday: Maon Kurosaki's new I've produced album REINCARNATION was released earlier this week! Here's one download possibility among many others. I have yet to hear the album myself but I'm relatively excited, she's a nice singer and I liked X-encounter. 
Last edited by Kacku; 26th July 2014 at 03:58 PM.
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6th September 2014, 06:03 PM
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Small news: I've 15th anniversary concert will feature appearances by MOMO, SHIHO, KOTOKO, Eiko Shimamiya and Kaori Utatsuki, in addition to I've's current line-up. Now I definitely need a recording of the concert! So many songs I wish to hear. ♡
Also, it's been confirmed that Yuzuno will sing the new title song of the upcoming GIRL's COMPILATION, Evidence nine.
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24th October 2014, 06:13 PM
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After a month, the new I've GIRL's COMPILATION has finally leaked! Here's where I got it, though it's probably all over the internet by now.
Also, some Eiko news: she will collaborate with Kazuya Takase for a new major single, her first since 2009! The single is titled Kurochou no Psychedelica (黒蝶のサイケデリカ), it will feature as the ending theme to a PS Vita game of the same name, the b-side will be survivors note from the latest 5TEARS mini-album, the single will be released on January 28th, 2015! I'm excited to hear the song, it's nice to see Eiko collaborating with I've again. 
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26th October 2014, 12:59 PM
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Loving this thread!
Was reading through the posts and saw someone mentioning that LSP had disbanded. LSP are still active, apparently they are in their second larvae stage (wut o.0) and they originally had plans for changes after the two girls left. Apparently LSP is now only Kirishima, who'll release a single on the 29th of October entitled "Stargazer".
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8th November 2014, 11:44 PM
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I'm really glad you liked the concert! It's great to see the live side of I've every now and then, and I found the concert an excellent showcase of both the strength of their back catalogue and the abilities of their newer singers and guest vocalists. The 15th anniversary concert won't be held until March, so there's a lull in news on that front for now, but here's looking forward to it!I didn't like the newest compilation album as much as you did, unfortunately. The best moments didn't reach as high as songs like Light colors and piece of my heart on the previous compilation, and literally all the songs from the LSP girls left me underwhelmed. However, I do agree with you about the album's strong points: Mami's both songs were really nice, KOTOKO's songs were good as usual, and Yuzuno was in good form.Also, can't wait for Eiko's new single either! I'm really eager to hear some previews, the title seems to promise a cool, dark song. Speaking of singles, KOTOKO released a new one this week, and I just noticed it's leaked! I've completely forgotten about ZoNE-iT in the middle of these busy times, but I'm excited to check it out when I can! Also, some more small I've related things: - I re-listened to Maon Kurosaki's I've-produced album REINCARNATION today and realized that Dysnomia is probably the best I've song of the year. It's dark, it's trancy and rock-y, and Maon's performance is really good. If you haven't listened to the album yet, definitely do so asap, I'm pretty sure you won't regret it! - Not sure if this has been discussed here, but I've released another collaboration single, Kisetsu no Shuttle/point at infinity with Ray & yanaginagi, this autumn, and it was also awesome! If you liked Ray's sign and nagi's I've song, Vidro Moyou, you will also like these songs: they're laid on similar foundation and sound familiar, but still stand clearly apart from the previous two songs, and are both really good. Dysnomia might be my favourite I've song of the year, but point at infinity is also up there in the competition! If anyone is interested in these, I'll gladly provide links. - I wonder if I've/Eiko will attend Comiket this year. There's been no word yet, but they've both been regulars for a few years in a row already, I will be surprised if they break the combo now. I really need a new 5TEARS album in my life though I've even come to like the slightly lackluster vol. 3 over the year! Last edited by Kacku; 9th November 2014 at 10:18 AM.
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