"Otome" avex 20th anniversary mini-drama project

[truehappiness]

avex recently started their 20th anniversary celebration project that features a bunch of artists acting in dramas like misono, Ami Suzuki, and YU-KI from TRF. Read the explanation below for more info!

A week after each one airs, they will be available to stream on the website by clicking the screencap. #1-#47 are currently available. [7/4 Japanese time] However, clips older than 2 weeks old are shortened to 47 seconds to encourage the purchase of the Otome DVDs.

http://otome100.tv/otome/top.php

http://otome100.tv/info.php <-- this link leads to future drama episode theme songs as well as past ones.

This summer, Avex plans to release a compilation mix album to celebrate its 20th anniversary, which is officially on April 11. Tentatively titled "20 Nen 200 Kyoku," the collection is said to fit 200 of the company's biggest hits on 4 CDs. In all, the included songs have shipped a total of 200 million copies (counting singles and albums).

In conjunction with the album, Avex is producing a series of drama shorts that will be aired on TV Asahi (Kanto Local). The series' title is a play on words - "Otome" normally means "maiden," but the name is written as "音女," which are the characters for "sound" and "woman."

The drama consists of 2-minute episodes, with each one being an individual story that is themed around one of the songs on the compilation. Only about 100 of the songs are planned to be used. Episodes will air late at night Monday through Thursday (at roughly 1:23am), starting on April 7. Since 4 episodes will be broadcast each week, the project is scheduled to last for approximately 6 months.

Each week will feature an Avex artist or talento. The first week will star Ami Suzuki, with the first episode themed around Nanase Aikawa's "Yume Miru Shoujo Ja Irarenai" and the second based on Every Little Thing's "Mata Ashita."

misono will star in the second week. Other participating artists include TRF's YU-KI, AAA's Misako Uno, and actress Yuri Nakamura (formerly of YURIMARI).

While the compilation is scheduled for release this summer, Avex also has plans to distribute the dramas through DVD and the internet. No target sale date for the DVD has been announced, but it will reportedly include special cuts of the dramas, each lengthened by a couple minutes. The regular episodes will be available online at the project's website one week after broadcast.
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I'm pretty excited about this, and it seems like this is the way that they're gonna celebrate the 20th anniversary~

I'm surprised no one really knows about it though..

Songs used as themes so far:
1.相川七瀬「夢見る少女じゃいられない」
2.Every Little Thing 「Mata ashita」
3.hitomi 「LOVE2000」
4.BoA 「shine we are！」
5.相川七瀬「Sweet Emotion」
6.Do As Infinity「陽のあたる坂道」
7.m-flo「How You Like Me Now?」
8.元気ロケッツ「Heavenly Star」
9.安藤裕子「のうぜんかつら(リプライズ)」
10.浜崎あゆみ「glitter」
11.島谷ひとみ「Perseus-ペルセウス-」
12.Janne Da Arc「月光花」
13.大塚愛「さくらんぼ」
14.MOON CHILD「ESCAPE」
15.m.c.A・T「ごきげんだぜっ！」
16.ＭＡＸ「一緒に・・・」
17.speena「タナトス」
18.hitomi「by myself」
19.安良城 紅「Here alone」
20.ARIA「NOT OVER feat.HOKT&BIG RON」
21.島谷ひとみ「亜麻色の髪の乙女」
22.Every Little Thing「恋文」
23.相川七瀬「恋心」
24.m.o.v.e「ROCK IT DOWN」
25.hitomi「CANDY GIRL」
26.谷村新司「風の暦」
27.浜崎あゆみ「Dearest」
28.大塚　愛「Happy Days」
29.MEGARYU「Day by Day」
30.hitomi「SAMURAI DRIVE」　　
31.高杉さと美「旅人」
32.永岡昌憲「情熱男・灼熱女(ナツオトコ・ナツオンナ)」
33.OLIVIA「a little pain」
34.TRF「Overnight Sensation～時代はあなたに委ねてる～」
35.m.o.v.e「Gamble Rumble」
36.sweetbox「Life Is Cool」
37.Every Little Thing「UNSPEAKABLE 」
38.ASIAN2「遠く」
39.DA PUMP「Feelin'Good〜It's PRADISE〜」
40.m-flo「come again」
41.MAX「Give me a Shake」
42.浜崎あゆみ「Greatful days」
43.：伴都美子　「Flower」
44.BoA 「VALENTI」
45.Do As Infinity「遠くまで」
46.笹川美和「笑」
47.globe「DEPARTURES」
48.島谷ひとみ「Destiny -太陽の花-」
49.ＴＲＦ「BOY MEETS GIRL」
50.BoA「メリクリ」
51.Do As Infinity「楽園」
52.ＴＲＦ「寒い夜だから・・・」
53.Do As Infinity「Yesterday&Today」
54.globe「Many Classic Moments」
55.day after tomorrow「Starry Heavens」
56.EXILE「Lovers Again」
57.TRF「CRAZY GONNA CRAZY」
58.COLOR「涙が落ちないように」
59.Fantastic Plastic Machine「Why Not?」

Please do update me on songs used in the future if you pay attention~!

[Amai Yume]

where is Kuu?

[truehappiness]

...

No comment.

Anyways, 100 songs will be used from the avex discography, so any song released in the last 20 years is ripe to be chosen as a song used in the dramas.

[polka-dot-jewel]

Wow, that's a lot of songs!!...and I'm surprised "glitter" was chosen. Seriously? Don't get me wrong, I love "glitter" (on select days), but Ayu has had bigger hits. Hmm, maybe more than one of her hits will be used?

lol Thanks for the news!! =D

[truehappiness]

I'm guessing more than one Ayu song will be used as well.

I mean, avex hasn't had 100 artists... or.. have they o_o~

[polka-dot-jewel]

They may have...? I doubt they've had that many artists with BIG hits, anyway. I'm willing to bet Ayu has the most songs on those CDs, haha.

[Amai Yume]

Kuu should have some of her songs on there I think. I'm sure many people will agree with me.

Anyway, I'm sure more Ayu will be chosen. Will Namie have some songs too?

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

They may have...? I doubt they've had that many artists with BIG hits, anyway. I'm willing to bet Ayu has the most songs on those CDs, haha.

Well, they've so far used some pretty diverse artists... Ayu, ELT, Janne de arc, Genki Rockets..

I wonder if they'll use alan. XD

[Amai Yume]

Yay for alan!!! She should get picked

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Well, they've so far used some pretty diverse artists... Ayu, ELT, Janne de arc, Genki Rockets..

I wonder if they'll use alan. XD

I expected ELT to be on there...and lol I totally skipped over Janna de arc - I didn't know they were on Avex!! =o

I bet Namie will be on there...I wonder what Kumi song(s) will be put on there...

[Amai Yume]

lol, JUICY...BUT!

[polka-dot-jewel]

LOL!! Haha, those should totally be on there! =P

[truehappiness]

Honestly, I don't think they're gonna go with those songs. o_o;

[Amai Yume]

well, I think they should do "Chase" and "Sweet Kiss" or "Butterfly."

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Honestly, I don't think they're gonna go with those songs. o_o;

lol They probably won't...it would just be hilarious if they were to actually be on there, though. XD As far as Kuu goes, I'm thinking "Koi no Tsubomi", "Butterfly", "real emotion", or "1000 no Kotoba" will be on there...

[Huaka]

The little dramas are really interesting. I wonder if Ayu will act in one later? It's only two minutes after all.

[prussian blue]

YES THERE"S HITOMI~~


although she's not acting but thank GOD avex still remember her

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

LOL!! Haha, those should totally be on there! =P

real Emotion, WIND, you, Yume no Uta, girls, Butterfly, Cutie Honey or with you smile might be there. I doubt JUICY or BUT will be there. But bare in mind that out of those 20 years, Ku has barely been popular the last 3. So there are a lot of other songs to cover those 17 years, and I can bet we'll be seeing at least 3 TRF songs there.
And since they put Peruseusu there, and not Amairo no kami no otome, and Ayu's glitter instead of one of her million-sellers, of course they'll be using more songs of the same artist.

[Amai Yume]

BUT would be a good one but whatever...

I think GO MY WAY by hitomi should be one of her songs.
JEWEL should be one of Ayu's despite it not being a single...

[prussian blue]

AHA~ yes

i htink the song really suit a TV-drama~