Shiina Ringo returns

etheruraura · #1 31st October 2006, 04:04 AM

Yeah. This shocked me. Apparently, its official - new single in January, and new album in February - all from SOLO Ringo, no Tokyo Jihen stuff.

http://music.livedoor.com/article/detail-2896.html

http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/vmc/artist/domestic/ringo/

I know there was a Ringo thread..but I thought this deserved special attention, especially since some people that may not like Tokyo Jihen might not check that thread often.

Personally, I didn't think she could keep Tokyo Jihen going much longer - I see her as the kind of person that needs to control 100 percent of her music. She always said she'd never go back to her solo career, but I thought she'd change her mind after a while..

JimmyKoria · #2 31st October 2006, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by etheruraura

Yeah. This shocked me. Apparently, its official - new single in January, and new album in February - all from SOLO Ringo, no Tokyo Jihen stuff.

http://music.livedoor.com/article/detail-2896.html

http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/vmc/artist/domestic/ringo/

I know there was a Ringo thread..but I thought this deserved special attention, especially since some people that may not like Tokyo Jihen might not check that thread often.

Personally, I didn't think she could keep Tokyo Jihen going much longer - I see her as the kind of person that needs to control 100 percent of her music. She always said she'd never go back to her solo career, but I thought she'd change her mind after a while..

I hope you're not xxxx'n me. I pretty much just peed myself.

HELVENEUE · #3 31st October 2006, 05:06 AM

Hahaha, she probably got all PMS and fired everyone else in Tokyo Jihen. Good IMO, Tokyo Jihen sucks compared to her solo work.

Peachilicious · #4 31st October 2006, 05:19 AM

Info in English from thetokyoincidents.com:
http://www.thetokyoincidents.com/arc...na_ring_s.html

All I can say is... I don't even know what to say.

"“Kono yo no kagiri” is the lead single from her new album which will be released on Wednesday, Feb. 21."

When I read that, my arm was shaking. New Shiina Ringo album? With a movie about the Yoshiwara pleasure district as its basis? Someone pinch me please, I think I'm dreaming.

Ani_C · #5 31st October 2006, 05:24 AM

Yay, solo Shiina!~ Comparing her solo stuff to Tokyo Jihen stuff, I prefer her solo stuff ^^!

~K+ · #6 31st October 2006, 08:32 AM

Fantastic news, absolutely thrilled about it. =D

hallelujah_united · #7 31st October 2006, 11:02 AM

That was a real curveball, I wasn't expecting to see a solo Ringo work every again with all the success of Tokyo Jihen and how much she seemed to be happy with it. Wonderful piece of news, hopefully we'll see her incorporating the new styles she's tried with Tokyo Jihen and infusing it into her old solo styles.

Raleigh · #8 31st October 2006, 11:09 AM

Awesome to hear so.

sxesven · #9 31st October 2006, 02:13 PM

O.

M.

F.

G.

YAY! YAAAY! YYYAAAAYYYY!

sexysaucestar · #10 31st October 2006, 02:54 PM

Woohoo! This is good news indeed; I like Tokyo Jihen, but I want more solo Ringo, too

elepop · #11 31st October 2006, 03:14 PM

YAY! That's good news! Thanks for sharing.

waltz#2 · #12 31st October 2006, 03:38 PM

Oh, wow. I liked Tokyo Jihen, but I've always loved Shiina Ringo's solo work. I'm really happy about this.

Hazuki · #13 31st October 2006, 05:58 PM

YAAAAAAAAAAAAY~ This is greaaat!!!

I was hoping she would come back to her solo stuff one day!

JimmyKoria · #14 31st October 2006, 07:18 PM

Alls I could do while I was at work is think of Ringo's new stuff. I'm so happy. Like seriously, god loves us!

sxesven · #15 31st October 2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyKoria

Alls I could do while I was at work is think of Ringo's new stuff. I'm so happy. Like seriously, god loves us!

Ditto.

And I'll just say OMFG again; a term I don't like to use, just in special cases like this one. Lord, let's just forget about Kyoiku and Adult: more Ringo solo work is on the way! I'm quite curious though if it'll be in the vein of KZK or more like (later) TJ work.

JimmyKoria · #16 31st October 2006, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sxesven

Ditto.

And I'll just say OMFG again; a term I don't like to use, just in special cases like this one. Lord, let's just forget about Kyoiku and Adult: more Ringo solo work is on the way! I'm quite curious though if it'll be in the vein of KZK or more like (later) TJ work.

I don't know what to expect from her now. It's so hard to follow up KZK. She ended her career with one of the best albums of all time and now she is back. No matter what I'm sure I'll enjoy her new works because it's 100% Shiina Ringo. The song (which has a sample on the toshiba website) sounds Jazzy (and it's also subbed, "Jazz Ver?" so there may possibly be a more 'rock-pop' sounding version).

bondingo · #17 31st October 2006, 11:20 PM

I'm in shock right now. This is probably the most wonderful news concerning Japanese music that I've heard all year. I like TJ's Kyoiku, but Otona was crap compared to the work that Shiina used to do solo. I eagerly await the return of her mind-boggling PVs and awesome songs.

paper_doll · #18 31st October 2006, 11:47 PM

Thanks for the news!

Her solo stuff is a million times better than what Tokyo Jihen've done ~_~

ohsixthirty · #19 1st November 2006, 01:11 AM

wow, that was certainly out of left field! i thought we'd never hear shiina ringo on her own again! this is great news!

PSYCHEDELICOdust · #20 1st November 2006, 01:23 AM

Just cause it'll be bigger here.

OMG.