[Ken Hirai] The 4th thread ~ 40th single 魔法って言っていいかな？ (22.06)

[AyuGAME]

The song and the PV is not as good as i expected...

there is some part of the song that the melody is really hard to understand, i mean the flow of the song is a little complicated, so definitely that the song is not easy listening. The chorus part is nice. Need to hear it again and again, i'm sure it will grow on me.

the PV is so simple and i don't think it's high budget PV...in fact, i think it's kinda cheap...
but the whole set and decoration at the church make it looks expensive...

[KarenPang]

Ken never has high end budgets PVs to begin with

anyway I like the song & yeah I still think he really does best when comes to ballads since the general public still remembers/knows him for classics like Hitomi wo Tojite

I don't like Ken in blonde hair but hey if it works for him , why not ?

I'm still freaked out by the 1st part of the PV with him lying inside the open faced coffin , like wth

I have uploaded the Aishiteru PV & PV rip here

[nanakopy87]

i don't know if his PV is high budget or not.but i would say his PV isn't as 'high end' as others (like use lots of 3D and animation).His style is always simple and nice.i don't think the PV is boring.if this PV is boring,i don't know what hitomi wo tojite is

[KarenPang]

LOL

the only high budget PV I can think of is Strawberry Sex because he went to Las Vegas to flim it & that goes for Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru where he supposedly went to New Zealand to flim the PV (love the scenery background still for it !)

but other than that yeah his PVs are not say very entertaining if not CG effects driven but sometimes simplicity is the best

you see Kimi no Suki na Toko . Such a great song & the PV is so heartwarming if not simple too

[waterballoon]

omg is there a youtube link to Aishiteru's PV~~

[KarenPang]

I tried to search for it on YouTube but nothing Jun Xiang

I uploaded the PV + PV rip for Aishiteru in Asian Media Downloads sub section though

[waterballoon]

I shall download it then, thank you

[waterballoon]

omg Aishiteru is... gorgeous. one of my fav songs definitely from him omg... just can't describe the beauty... the PV is so nice too..

[KarenPang]

Ken will be performing Aishiteru on MUSIC STATION @ 12th Nov , since next Fri , there's no broadcast of the show



whee I see you Kumi & Yusuke

[KarenPang]

First artist announcement for 2010 FNS Kayousai

Fuji TV has made its first announcement regarding the artists appearing at this year's "FNS Kayousai." 20 acts were named, and more will be revealed in coming weeks.

The lineup so far features, in Japanese alphabetical order:

•Arashi
•AKB48
•Yuzo Kayama
•KinKi Kids
•Toshinobu Kubota
•Mai Kuraki
•Kumi Koda
•Hiromi Go
•Kobukuro
•Fuyumi Sakamoto x Billy BanBan
•JUJU
•Masayuki Suzuki x Momoko Kikuchi
•SMAP
•Hideaki Tokunaga
•Motohiro Hata
•Ken Hirai
•Noriyuki Makihara
•miwa
•Yuzu
•WaT

The show will air on December 4 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusanagi will host, with support from announcers Kenji Kawabata and Aya Takashima.

http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6912

[KarenPang]

Taiwan press of Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary c/w Collection '95-'10 "Ura Utabaka" will be out next Fri

http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=431485678552

it's the normal 2CDs edition .__. & I don't think Sony BMG Taiwan is making any Taiwan press for Aishiteru ~_~

[KarenPang]

NINKI index for Aishiteru & Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary c/w Collection '95-'10 "Ura Utabaka" B-side compilation album

Albums



Singles

[nanakopy87]

not bad.i thought the single might get better rank than this
so,we'll get sing forever PV in this single right?any news on aishiteru PV?

[KarenPang]

Aishiteru's single will not be released in Taiwan it seems

also like Sing Forever , it will be released in CD RE & CD LE format ~_~

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_c...CDS&key=248066

[KarenPang]

YesAsia's description of Aishiteru

After a quiet half-year, Hirai Ken kicked off the celebration for the 15th anniversary of his musical artist debut with a special Ken's Bar show in May 2010. To lead up to the release of his compilation album of coupling songs, the singer-songwriter is releasing two singles over two consecutive months. Aishiteru is the second single release, and the song serves as the theme song for the Japanese film Ghost - Mou Ichido Dakishimetai. To fit with the film's theme, Aishiteru is a touching ballad about continuing love for someone that has passed away. The song is produced by Tokyo Jihen's Kameda Seiji, who also produced hit ballads Hitomo wo Tojite and Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo suru. In addition to B-side track air cameraman, the single also includes Hirai's cover of Unchained Melody (which was in the original Ghost film) and a remix of Boku wa Kimi no Koi wo Suru.

First Press Edition comes in the CD-Extra format (with bonus material that can be accessed when the disc is inserted into a computer), and it includes the Sing Forever music video.

http://www.yesasia.com/global/aishit...0-en/info.html

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Aishiteru is a touching ballad about continuing love for someone that has passed away

sounds like a Shashin part 2 to me seeing that both songs are almost the same lyrically :O

[KarenPang]

egad , Aishiteru is at #10 today D:

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

I don't know how his B-side compilation album has done as Oricon hasn't updated the album's section yet :O

but ouch , not a good week for Ken to release a single , I see ARASHI , J SOUL BROTHERS , Yusuke , KARA , ALICE NINE there D:

[nanakopy87]

thats kinda low. o.O i was expecting top 5 since its a good ballad song


huhuhu.even JSB won him

[KarenPang]

ya lor , I thought he might get at least top 5 , with him covering Righteous Brothers's Unchained Melody in the single but still cannot D:

LOL yeah I know you will say something about J SOUL BROTHERS too xD which I saw their promo ad at the back of the latest Only Star magazine which I received today

Oh well , hopefully his B-side compilation album will fare much better than this

[nanakopy87]

OT : really?is it possible to scan or snap a pic of the promo ad for me?

back to the topic : is the movie premier on japan cinema already?i think sing forever has higher 1st day ranking than aishiteru?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by nanakopy87

OT : really?is it possible to scan or snap a pic of the promo ad for me?

I can scan the back for you & send it to you later on MSN

back to the topic : is the movie premier on japan cinema already?i think sing forever has higher 1st day ranking than aishiteru?

I don't know man but the fact that Aishiteru is doing poorly than Sing Forever which doesn't have a promo tie in , now that's really fishy

the only thing this's happening is because this week's singles competition's really stiff