The "What's on your Mind" Thread ~Asian Music Version~ II

[KarenPang]

Ripping and converting PVs of GIRL NEXT DOOR , Matsushita Yuya & ON/OFF and putting them in my 2 portable hard disks made me realised just how much I loved their music

It's a huge pity that GIRL NEXT DOOR & ON/OFF have since disbanded and I still regret not going to Japan to watch GIRL NEXT DOOR perform at least once , especially since I supported them from their debut single until now

Also no offence to X4 but I really hope Matsushita Yuya can go back to release solo music again as what he did with Jin Nakamura was still so awesome

Lastly , I wonder why avex Taiwan kept pushing back the release of V6's THE ONES album and now the album supposedly wouldn't be out til next month ? o_O

If I know it takes this long , I would have told my sister to buy THE ONES for me 2 weeks ago when she went back Tokyo & Yokohama -_-

[Bigtop]

(Looks like the best way to overcome the export ban when buying V6's new releases is to buy Taiwan press copy through YesAsia? Maybe that's the reason why.)

(And where's GND's Chisa? She's married to Kosuke Kitajima, but what has been going to her since then?)

[KarenPang]

^ I'm sure it's the CD + DVD B footages of V6's THE ONES that's having issues if not avex Taiwan wouldn't have been delaying/pushing back its release numerous times , sometimes I rarely seen happening

Latest Johnny release that had a similar problem was KinKi Kids's The Red Light single as normally avex Taiwan would make all versions but this time round they didn't made the CD + DVD B version as they weren't able to get the license to do so

I stopped buying via YesAsia a long time ago . I've been buying Taiwan presses of releases via 5music for the past 7 years and I never had any issues with them and let alone it's more secure

Anyway this's a small matter cos I really don't mind to wait . THE ONES is 1 of my favourite albums of 2017 and it's frankly worth the 4 years wait , V6 still got it after all these years

[KarenPang]

BREAKERZ's X covers & group promo picture

Wow just wow . AKIHIDE looks so much younger & so good after he cut his hair , DAIGO is forever cursed by photoshop as always , LOL

[KarenPang]

Suga Shikao is coming to perform here & Taiwan end of 2017 as part of his 1st Asian tour in celebrating his 20th anniversary

That's so so cool . I do listen to his music but I don't think I will attend the concert :x

[Bigtop]

Leo Ieiri getting her FIRST acting role...she'll be acting in 'Shinjuku Seven' that will also feature KAT-TUN's Tatsuya Ueda.

http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/shinjuku_seven/
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1715248
http://natalie.mu/music/news/249207

[Bigtop]

From the Namie thread:

Dear all fans:

Thank you very much for your continuous support.
September 16 marked the 25th year since my debut.

I could not have gone 25 years without your support, for which I am
eternally grateful.

Thank you!

Today, I would like to write about something that I have carried on my
mind and have decided on the 25th anniversary of my debut.

I, Namie Amuro, would like to take this opportunity to inform all of my
fans of my decision to retire as of September 16, 2018.

I plan to make the last year of my music career meaningful by focusing
my full attention on creating a final album and performing at concerts.

Then, I will welcome the date of September 16, 2018 in the best way I can.

I hope this year will be filled with wonderful memories for me and the
fans together.

Together, let’s make this coming year the best one possible!
Namie Amuro

(Facebook)

Everyone was caught off-guard with this news. Namie is going to retire next year. This was one of the most influential figures in J-pop, especially at the time, and even before Ayu debuted...

Gosh, I can't imagine what would happen if one of my favorite singers - especially Ayu - announces a sudden retirement like this...because we weren't prepared for this!!!

[Corvina]

Taichi Mukai is releasing his first full album called 'Blue' on 29th November!
Looking forward!

[Yoake]

^I'm waiting for this too. I hope it'll have some gems as on his mini-album.

[Kacku]

I'm looking forward to Taichi Mukai's album as well! I actually liked more songs on his second mini-album than the first one, so he seems to be on a good roll.

[KarenPang]

I wonder who designed the covers for ARASHI's 「untitled」 album cos they're so uninspiring & boring and the CD + DVD is just so bad it ain't funny

That said , I really hope their upcoming new album will be at least be better than Are You Happy? which's hands down their most boring album to date :x

And couldn't they have picked another date to release 「untitled」 ? it's quite annoying

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

And couldn't they have picked another date to release 「untitled」 ? it's quite annoying

What's the problem with the October 18th release date?

[Corvina]

Oricon is establishing a digital song chart, starting this December 20th (a weekly Top 200)!
They're tracking the 4 most popular services: iTunes, recochoku, mora and mu-mo plus its own Oricon Music Store.
The 'old' one just for albums will be discontinued.

Plus they're currently looking for a way to combine physical and digital charts in Japan. Won't be too far away now till we get it!

This makes so much more sense to have a song chart than only one for albums, considering the digital sales for songs are so much stronger than for albums!

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2097741/full/

Now I only hope we also get a back catalogue of the exact digital sales of old songs at some point.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Bigtop

What's the problem with the October 18th release date?

You're asking a rather obvious question isn't it ? Especially since you posted in BREAKERZ's thread now & there and that you don't support/listen to them in the 1st place

Pure irony

That said I have nothing against Johnnys releasing on the same day as BREAKERZ , I just find it ironic that most of the time the guys go up against them

Yume Monogatari was also released on the same day as KinKi Kids's The Red Light but that's ok cos I respect/support KinKi Kids & I like The Red Light

I think that beats BREAKERZ going up against any AKB related groups ugh

[KarenPang]

ONE OK ROCK is heading back to perform here next Jan & it will be at an Arena sized place they'll be playing at

The couple of times they came here to perform , it was all outdoor live house ish but not this time round

Good for OOR fans I guess & they really love touring a LOT . Quite happy for TAKA as it's hard to believe he used to be in NEWS but what he has accomplished with OOR it's a lot more than if he was still a Johnny

Also it's good to see that this year , quite a lot of different established Japanese artistes came/coming here to perform (some for the 1st time) such as

- LUNA SEA's SUGIZO & INORAN
- Yuzu
- Suga Shikao

And today Do As Infinity performed for the 1st time here & tomorrow will be The Gospellers

I'm still hoping SPYAIR will eventually come here and perform =(

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

You're asking a rather obvious question isn't it ? Especially since you posted in BREAKERZ's thread now & there and that you don't support/listen to them in the 1st place

Pure irony

That said I have nothing against Johnnys releasing on the same day as BREAKERZ , I just find it ironic that most of the time the guys go up against them

Yume Monogatari was also released on the same day as KinKi Kids's The Red Light but that's ok cos I respect/support KinKi Kids & I like The Red Light

I think that beats BREAKERZ going up against any AKB related groups ugh

Sorry, looks like I overlooked - BREAKERZ releasing on the 18th, but Arashi releasing on the same day as well...

Okay, now I understand.

(I don't know why I sometimes lose focus...)

[Corvina]

Just read that °C-ute are disbanding this year!
And Berryz Kobo are on hiatus.
I generally don't like idol groups, but I adore a bunch of songs from those two. So I am a bit sad now.

[Corvina]

I'm pretty baffled.
Juju's new single only sold 3k in its first week physically.
Digitally it's doing fine.

Considering she's one of the popular female artists nowadays, that's really low.
Never checked her single sales before. They never were strong, but 3k is really low.
Her albums sell really well. How curious.

[Corvina]

Olivia just posted that she's working on a new album!
And yes, she said it word for word like that!

[KarenPang]

This happened on last night's live broadcast of CDTV Special! Halloween Ongaku-sai 2017





You know how some guys look so pretty when they're in drag ? Kisumai is NOT in that category for sure , LOL

Although that said I'm so jealous of Yokoo & Tamamori's legs D: xD