Hot Releases @ March 2008 (Part II)

Stephanie ~ Stephanie

Release Date Mar 05, 2008
Sony Music Records
Genre: Pop Dance
Official Website , Wiki

This is the first album of newcomer artist, Stephanie.
As many other pop dance artist, her debut album was a hit since she contributed in Gundam000 series' soundtrack. Kinda remind me of Tamaki Nami's style...Anime fans should check this out.

Tracklist:
01. 君がいる限り (Kimi ga Iru Kagiri)
02. フレンズ (Friends)
03. Life
04. ANGEL GIRL
05. Fallin’
06. Shiny Days!
07. Smile and Turn Away
08. Beyond Myself
09. Truth
10. To.Be.Me
11. Winter Gold
12. because of you

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Thelma Aoyama ~ Diary

Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Universal Music Records
Genre: R&B
Official Website

OK...another noewcomer with her debut album was Aoyama Thelma. Her musics are mixes from pop to common R&B. Since I don't really into R&B, you may check it yourself. So far, her hit was 'Soba ni iru ne' feat. with SoulJa..

Tracklist:
1. My Beginning
2. Soba ni Iru ne (そばにいるね) feat. SoulJa
3. ONE WAY
4. My dear friend
5. Last Letter
6. RHYTHM (リズム)
7. GOOD TIME REMIX feat. MIKU from YA-KYIM
8. HIGHER
9. Paradise
10. This Day feat. Dohzi-T
11. Kono mama de (このままで)
12. Anata ni aete Yokatta (あなたに会えてよかった)
13. Mama e (ママへ)
14. DIARY

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EXILE ~ Catchy Best

Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Avex Trax
Genre: Jurban | R&B
Official Website

Well...shortly, this is the latest 'Best of' album of 3 other more. The next 'Best of' album of Exile planned to be released next month. I think most of us have know Exile by now. They've released so many hits in R&B and jruban world. Exile basically is a mix between pop and jurban style music and one of the 'older' band.

Tracklist:
1. Overture for EXILE PERFECT YEAR
2. Choo Choo TRAIN
3. Fly Away
4. Together
5. Carry On
6. real world
7. HERO
8. EXIT
9. Everything
10. WON'T BE LONG feat. NEVER LAND
11. SUMMER TIME LOVE
12. Toki no Kakera ~Tokinokakera~ (時の描片 ～トキノカケラ～)
13. I Believe
14. Pure
15. You're my sunshine
16. Ginga Tetsudou999 (銀河鉄道999) feat. VERBAL (m-flo)

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Ayumi Hamasaki ~ Ayu-mi-x 6 -Gold-

Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Avex Trax
Genre: Pop Dance, trance

One of Japanese former Diva has finally released another series (6th) of mix albums... The tracks inside this mix album are basically the recomposed from her the same titled original version, and have more trance adn remixes 'feels'

Tracklist:
1. STEP you × THE YOUNG PUNX!
2. Moments × dj KENTARO
3. talkin' 2 myself × STONEBRIDGE
4. Beautiful Fighters × MSTRKRFT
5. INSPIRE × ARMAND VAN HELDEN
6. Greatful days × PARA ONE
7. Startin' × SHINICHI OSAWA
8. glitter × SOUL CENTRAL
9. BLUE BIRD × 7TH GATE
10. ourselves × COLDCUT
11. Ladies Night × AFRA & INCREDIBLE BEATBOX BAND
12. HAPPY ENDING × MAD PROFESSOR

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Ayumi Hamasaki ~ Ayu-mi-x 6 -Silver-

Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Avex Trax
Genre: Pop Dance, trance

Tracklist:
1. GAME × YOJI
2. Together When... × CO-FUSION
3. No way to say × HIGH CONTRAST
4. alterna × FREEFORM FIVE
5. HEAVEN × DAISHI DANCE
6. fated × MAKOTO
7. About You × BLACK STROBE
8. decision × FORCE OF NATURE
9. JEWEL × STEPHANE POMPOUGNAC
10. CAROLS × PLAYGROUP
11. part of Me × CARL CRAIG
12. walking proud × CALM

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Tamaki Hiroshi ~ Bridge

Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Avex Trax
Genre: Pop

Wow I just recently know if Tamaki Hiroshi was a singer too. If you ever watched Japanese Dorama Nodame Cantabile, he is one of the main actor there as Shinichi Chiaki...
After have a listen, his voice basically clear and has it's own style. The musics seems like common typical pop with a little rock sense. But it suits well...Another great release for easy listening jpop lover.

Tracklist:
1. Odoro Yo -album version-
2. MY VOLTAGE
3. Yakusoku
4. Time to Pass
5. RABAIBA ~Kanashimi ga Mata Kurikaesou to Dareka ni Ai wo Utau~ -album version-
6. Kimi no inai heya de
7. WITH
8. Beautiful Day
9. Dakishimetai -album version-
10. Kibou no Umi
11. DANCE (Bonus Track)/Anthony Bailey

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Skoop on Somebody ~ Stay Or Shine [CD+DVD Limited Edition]

Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Sony Music Records
Genre: Pop | R&B
skoop.jp

SOS' songs were categorized as R&B. But in this latest album, looks like most of the tracks are slow pop with a little mix in R&B style. But overall, the tracks here are relatively 'easy listening' and more 'slow' than other R&B singer artists...If you like Exile, you may mostly like Skoop On Somebody's songs.

New album from JPop/R&B group Skoop on Somebody!
Oh well, here also the latest album from Skoop On Somebody. So far I did not listen to much, if any at all, form them. And seems this had a reason since mh... this sure is not my cup of tea. A bit too... gay maybe. :S
Yeah, at least no music for me but there sure are a few fans around here so i'm posting this.
What more to say, well if you like music from bands like SunSet Swish this might be something for you, at least give the previews a try.
-comments by MellowB@jpopsuki-

Preview: (Shining Days PV)

Tracklist:
1. Shining Days
2. SPLASH
3. Brown Eyed Soul feat.JIN
4. All For Love～愛こそすべて～
5. Interlude～SOS～
6. さよならが生まれた場所
7. アンセリウム
8. Going
9. Dear
10. Fly
11. Set me free
12. To You
13. STAY OR SHINE

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Flow ~ Isle
Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Kioon Records
Genre:

4th full length album from Pop-Rock group FLOW!
And another good one for today, the new album by FLOW.
I admit that i'm not a huge fan of their stuff but they are one of the male bands that i sure can listen to. Their music is a nice mix of Pop and Rock, more on the rock side for that. Could be nicely compared to ORANGE RANGE or UVERworld if you want to.
So yes, good stuff and they even team up with some other artists on this one... azumi. <3>
-comments by MellowB@jpopsuki-

Some PVs: (arigatou PV) | (Answer PV) | (Fuyu no ameoto PV)

Tracklist:
01 - Answer
02 - Re-member(Album Mix)
03 - fuyu no ame oto
04 - tsubaki
05 - Welcome to my misery
06 - Carry on
07 - COLORS(Album Mix)
08 - hidamari feat.azumi from wyolica
09 - Smells like thirty spirit
10 - SURVIVE ~mission No.149~
11 - NIGHT PARADE by FLOW ∞ HOME MADE kazoku
12 - Around the world(Album Mix)
13 - taiyou no uta
14 - arigatou

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High and Mighty Color ~ Rock Pit

Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Sony Music Records
Genre: Rock | Pop
Wiki

5th full album from JRock fusion group HaMC. They also known as 'Haikara' in Japan. Haikara is one of my fave band with a very strong unique style. Their songs are basically in rock style, but they've successfuly recreate another style mixed with speed pop with female vocalist, Maki. mmm maybe similar to UVERworld?... Just check out this featured band!!

Some Preview:
(Amazing PV) | (Flashback PV) | (run run run PV)

Tracklist:
01 - Amazing-Prelude of ROCK PIT-
02 - Break now!
03 - TOXIC
04 - FLASHBACK -digital grain mix-
05 - HINATA
06 - EARTH
07 - -SKIT-
08 - GAMBLING
09 - MEKIMEKI
10 - ZERO SYMPATHY
11 - ROSIER
12 - Tokyo NIGHTS

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Shoko Nakagawa ~ Big Bang!!!

Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Sony Music
Genre:
Official Website

Debut full album from Shoko Nakagawa.
Well, here we go with the debut full album (no, i do not count the anime cover one's) from singer turned cosplaying, cat eating, manga drawing, gravure idol nerd girl Shoko Nakagawa. :>
Beside her many other "talents", also singing is part of that since some time now. With already 5 singles released which for sure esp. her fans liked, now here her first full album.
What should i write about her... mh. Well i think she is some rather strange figure, at least for me. esp. that "cat eating" is something that made me go wtf?. xD But yeah, thats most likely what most westerners saw from her first and thats how she got "popular" over here. Its for sure not the only thing that she is good at... seems she is pretty decent at music too. I didn't listen to any of the singles before, guess i watched a few of her PVs but none of which i can remember now.
Listening to the album right now i can say that its not bad. Starts good with some faster Pop-Rock songs and her voice is kinda ok too. So yeah, if you indeed did like some of the previous singles, get this album and give it a go. If she is new to you, try the previews below as usual.
-MellowB@jpopsuki-

Some of her PVs: (Sorairo Days PV) | (Snow Tears PV) | (calling location PV)

Tracklist:
1. We Can Do It!!
2. Sorairo Days (空色デイズ; Sky-colored Days)
3. Koi no Kioku (恋の記憶; Memory of Love)
4. snow tears
5. Brilliant Dream -shoko☆planet mix-
6. Fruit Punch (フルーツポンチ)
7. Strawberry Melody (ストロベリmelody)
8. pretty please chocolate on top
9. calling location
10. happily ever after
11. starry pink
12. Sukashikashi Pan Sukoshi Hen? (スカシカシパンすこし変？)

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Utada Hikaru ~ Heart Station

Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Toshiba-Emi Japan
Genre:
Official Website

The latest album from Hikki!! with her irreplaceable style over decades! For Hikki fans all over the world, this is definitely a should have album. Keep up the good work! Ganbatte!!

Tracklist:
1. Fight The Blues
2. HEART STATION
3. Beautiful World
4. Flavor Of Life-Ballad Version-
5. Stay Gold
6. Kiss & Cry
7. Gentle Beast Interlude
8. Celebrate
9. Prisoner Of Love
10. TAKE 5 (テイク5)
11. Boku wa Kuma (ぼくはくま)
12. Niji-iro BASU (虹色バス)
13. Flavor Of Life (Bonus Track)

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OK phew~~That's it the great releases @ March 2008!!

Hot Releases @ March 2008 (Part I)

Showta ~ Eve [CD+DVD Limited Edition]
Release Date Mar 05, 2008
King Records
Genre: Slow Pop

mmm a newcomer...I don' really know Showta though ^^
This is her first album and I think it's easy listening. The musics are for common slow pop lovers...Overall, great release I think..very relaxing.


Tracklist:
01 - Negaiboshi
02 - Gozen 2ji no Angel
03 - Haru na no ni
04 - Tameiki Botan
05 - Watashi no Haru ga Hajimaru
06 - Yubikiri
07 - Ichi Kousen
08 - Sausage
09 - Trans-winter ~Fuyu no Mukougawa~
10 - Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu You ni
11 - Hitoshizuku

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Siva ~ Copy

Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Free-will Records

Siva is a rather new VK band consist of :
Nautical mile (Vocal), Yuichi (Guitar), Depending weaving (Guitar), Cell (Bass), Fog (Drums). They started at 2006. For any J-rock lovers this album is a VK style music similar to Laputa, Mucc, etc
Visit their website here

For a preview: BRAVE PV click here

Tracklist:
01. Riot
02. Maniac.W.L
03. Isolation
04. Psychedelic bar
05. No thank you
06. Ash
07. Youen
08. New born=kills newly
09. Rengoku
10. Olive
11. Sence
12. The back bottom

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Mucc ~ Shion
Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Universal Music Records
Genre: VK Rock

Latest Album from Mucc!!
Great Album!! very recommended!!





Tracklist:
01 - Suion
02 - Fukuro No Yurikago
03 - Nuritsubusunara Enji
04 - Fuzz
05 - Game
06 - Flight
07 - Anjelier
08 - Chiisana Mado
09 - Semishigure
10 - Shion
11 - Sorawasure
12 - Shiva
13 - Libra

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SATOMI' ~ Angelite

Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Avex Trax
Genre: R&B | J-urban

One of the major release on R&B world after her previous album: Diamondly. If you like musics from the artist like Miliyah Kato, May J, etc, maybe you should consider this...
Some PVs:
(Baby Doll PV) | (Candy Magic PV) | (Yesterday PV)

Tracklist:
1 Angelite’S Intro
2 Baby Doll -Album Version-
3 What!?
4 True To Me
5 Bright Will
6 Tear
7 Because Of U Feat. Ag(D.I.T.C.)
8 Secret Love
9 Angelite’S Interlude
10 Drive Feat. Shizoo
11 Blowin' My Mind
12 Nonsense Feat. Lord Finesse(D.I.T.C.)
13 Everything
14 Angelite’S Interlude
15 I Remember
16 Re: My Sista
17 Singin' About You… -Lead Main Version-
18 I'll Never Leave Ur Love

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Luna Sea ~ Complete Best

Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Universal Music Records

Wohoo!! Finally... Luna Sea Best Album!! contain all great songs... Will they come back and release another album after all these years? We'll see...




Disc1
1.Believe
2.In My Dream(With Shiver)
3.Rosier
4.True Blue
5.Mother
6.Desire
7.End of Sorrow
8.In Silence
9.Storm
10.Shine
11.I for you
12.gravity
13.Tonight
14.Love Song

Disc2
1.Loveless
2.Dejavu
3.Slave
4.Sweetest Coma Again feat.DJ KRUSH
5.WithLove
6.Be Awake
7.Crazy About You
8.Jesus
9.Providence
10.Breathe
11.Up to You
12.Precious...
13.Moon
14.Wish

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Fullarmor ~ Cataract
Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Indies (Lion5 Records)
Genre: Instrumental

mm don't really know this one...All tracks are instrumental band. Pretty good, but sounds like BGsounds to me...>.<




Tracklist:
01 - ELEPHANT KING feat.タブゾンビ
02 - Good Morning Charlie
03 - ナイアガラ
04 - GERMAN BREAD
05 - 華厳-kegon-
06 - CATARACT
07 - SOUP & SANDWICH(strobe)

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Suemitsu & The Suemith ~ Shock On The Piano
Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Kioon Records
Genre: Speed Pop (piano)

Actually he's new to me too. But hey... he's rock!! His music style is there's piano sound on the background (sounds like Younha indeed), accompanied by a band, and what the speed!!!
I think this will become one of my favourite artist...
A Highly Recommended one ^^

Latest album by Piano-Pop-Orchestral project SUEMITSU & THE SUEMITH!
Weee~ finally, that awesome piano player with the rapid-fire but smooth vocals is back once again with his second major album! Guess he is rather popular around here when i have a look at the completed count of the last two albums that I've posted here. Great to see that and no wonder at all since man, that guy rocks.
I still stick with my "male Younha" definition, even if its a bit odd and may not be that fitting after all. xD
But still, its fun and i like that guy almost as much as Younha. :>
His music style sure is a bit different, mixing lots of different styles in here together with the piano sound...
like rock, some orchestral parts and pop here and there. But all in all a great mix and that with some unique singing.
-comments by MellowB@Jpopsuki-

Some previews (must check these out):
(Rock a nova PV) | (Sagittarius PV) | (Boy'z, Boy don't Cry PV) | (Sharbet Snow and the Airplane PV)

Tracklist:
CD1
1. Shocking "SUEMITSU & THE SUEMITH" (Also sprach Zarathustra Op.30 ～ Einleitung)
2. Rock a Nova
3. Teddy Bear
4. The Island March
5. It's a Brand New Day
6. November is the Ballade
7. Boyz,Boy Don't Cry
8. ID
9. Peppermint Blue Vespa
10. Chill is a Drug
11. Spellbound
12. The Indication
13. Sagittarius

CD2
1. Skyscraper (at the Venue in 1968 Version)
2. Mini Cooper (on the London Streets Version)
3. Petite reunion (25 Leichte Etuden Op.100 - 4) (Kidz, Kid Don't Cry Version)
4. The Entertainer (Astaire pt.2)

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Kra ~ Escape

Release Date Mar 12, 2008
King Records
Genre: VK Rock

Latest Album from Kra!! Looks like their music become a little more 'melodius' lately...




Tracklist:
01 Chinkonka
02 MH
03 Shunshoku no hana
04 Yell
05 Aitai riyuu
06 Monochrome
07 Aenai riyuu
08 Furitsuzukeru kotoba
09 ParAdE .mp3
10 Dare no tame ni kane wa narihibiku

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Younha ~ Songs - Teen's Collection [CD+DVD]
Release Date Mar 26, 2008
Epic Records Japan
Genre: Piano-Pop

A Latest album By Younha to the date!! I've always love to hear her songs since her first debut. very high spirited young artist!!

Some preview if you don't know Younha:
(Password 486 MV) | (Houkiboshi PV) | (My Lover PV)

Tracklist:
01 - Yubikiri -Nihongo version-
02 - Houki Boshi
03 - Motto Futari de
04 - Tacchi
05 - Yume no Tsuzuki
06 - My Lover
07 - Te wo Tsunaide
08 - Ima ga Daisuki
09 - Inori
10 - Hakanaku Tsuyoku
11 - Scratch On The Heart
12 - Kono Kokoro
13 - Password 486 -Nihongo version-

Hot Releases @ Feb 2008 (part II)

Here're another great releases in Feb 2008:
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Tokio ~ Sugar (Mini Album)

Release Date Feb 20, 2008
Universal Music Records
Genre: Jpop







Tracklist:
1. sugar
2. Over Drive
3. Seishun
4. Hikari no Machi
5. Koibito mo Nureru Machikado
6. Honjitsu, Mijukumono
7. Run Free (Swan Dance wo Kimi to)

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Kokia ~ The Voice

Release Date Feb 20, 2008
JVC Records
Genre: Classical Pop

Yeahh...the 6th Kokia Album!! I really like her voice since her 1st album... If you don't know Kokia but like other artist such Rurutia, Ruppina, or Ikeda Ayako, you should try this then!!


Here're some of the PVs (Credit: MellowB & Deuxdoom @jpopsuki):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uveaQJu3Ja4 (The Power of Smile PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Txh0W6IV8 (So much love for You PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNGBDcE8c7k (Aishiteirukara PV)


Tracklist:
1. Odoyaka na Shizukesa (穏やかな静けさ; Calm Silence)
2. Follow the Nightingale
3. Ave Maria ([Lat:] Hail Mary)
4. Todokimasu You ni (届きますように; In Order to Reach Out)
5. song of pocchong ~Shizuku no Uta (雫の唄; Song About a Drop of Water)
6. Gomen ne. (ごめんね。; Sorry.)
7. Lacrima ([Lat:]Tear)
8. Nani mo Kamo ga Hoshi ni Natte (何もかもが星になって; Anything Could Become a Star)
9. il mare dei suoni ([It:] The Sea of Sounds)
10. everlasting
11. Chiisa na Uta (小さなうた; A Little Song)
12. Watashi ni Dekiru Koto (私にできること; What Things Can I Do) (Japanese Bonus Track)

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I Wish - The Complete Collection Of I Wish

Release Date Feb 14, 2008
Sony Music Entertainment
Genre: Jpop | Pop Dance

Never heard of I Wish?? Check Here...
I Wish consist of 2 members, Ai Kawashima & nao. One of My Favourite group all the time, and their songs are highly recommended to anyone who love common jpop / dance group like Speed, Dreams, Dream Come True, etc.

Tracklist:
[CD1]
1. Ashita e no Tobira (明日への扉)
2. Futatsu Boshi (ふたつ星)
3. Yakusoku No Hi (約束の日)
4. Hikari ga Sasu Mirai e (光が指す未来へ)
5. Kurasumeito Ijou... (クラスメイト以上・・・。)
6. SHA-LA-LA
7. Shiawase no Uta (幸せのうた)
8. Mouichido... (もう一度...)
9. I wish
10. Ashita e no Tobira -Orchestra version- (明日への扉 -Orchestra version-)

[CD2]
1. Summer Breeze ni Notte (サマーブリーズにのって)
2. Kaze ni Nare! (風になれっ!)
3. 15 no Natsu (15の夏)
4. Natsu no Maboroshi (夏の幻)
5. Kimi to Boku (キミと僕)
6. Best Friend
7. ☆Kirakira☆ (☆キラキラ☆)
8. Tomorrow
9. Summer Breeze ni Notte -Sweet Palau Mix- (サマーブリーズにのって-Sweet Palau Mix-)
10. UTS-Kono Sekai no Shita de (UTS-この世界の下で)

[CD3]
1. December
2. Flower
3. Flower II
4. Ii hi Tabidachi (いい日旅立ち)
5. Precious days
6. Saigo no HOME (最後のホーム)
7. Anata ga Tabidatta ano Haru no Nioi (あなたが旅立ったあの春のにおい)
8. Ii hi Tabidachi -Tribute Version-
9. Sayonara no Ame (さよならの雨)
10. Kaeranu Hibi Yo (帰らぬ日々よ)
11. I

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The Brilliant Green ~ Complete Single Collection 97-08

Release Date Feb 20, 2008
Sony Music Entertainment
Genre: Slow Rock | Alternative

http://www.zshare.net/audio/78421015ffcb7c/ (Album Preview, samples from all songs, lower quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX20EYhplVg (Enemy PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9K8-1hQfJA (Stand by Me PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDsgiPP4-3Y (Ash like Snow PV)
Credits for this to favoritec @ KMC

Well, here we go with the first best of or rather single collection album from buriguri.
Long time nothing new from them and then, out of nothing, they came back last year with a few new songs also releasing this year. Those are also included on this single collection album of course. But what are they up to in the future? Will they release another studio album or will this 3 single 10th anniversary release together with this collection album be their last sign of life for some time? Well, who knows... but it sure would be nice if they would continue to make great music. Tommy is nice solo too but oh well, nothing beats buriguri. They are just fantastic and have sparked some great songs in their history, most of them included on this album.
- MellowB@jpopsuki -

The Brilliant Green is one of my fav band as well... their songs are some of the gems that bound me into Japanese music. Their style of music includes using Japanese metal guitar effect combined with a 'cute & rough' voice by their female vocalist, Tomoko Kawase. If you don't really bother with their discography yet, maybe this release will be a great contribution to your way to know more about their music style. Anyone mention Every Little Thing?

Tracklist:
1. Bye Bye Mr. Mug
2. goodbye and good luck
3. There will be love there -Ai no Aru Basho- (愛のある場所; The Place Where Love Is)
4. Tsumetai Hana (冷たい花; Cold Flower)
5. Sono Speed de (そのスピードで; At That Speed)
6. Nagai Tameiki no You ni (長いため息のように; Like a Long Sigh)
7. Ai no♥Ai no Hoshi (愛の♥愛の星; Love's Love's Star)
8. CALL MY NAME (JAPANESE VERSION)
9. BYE! MY BOY!
10. Hello Another Way -Sorezore no Basho- (それぞれの場所; Each and Every Place)
11. angel song -Eve no Kane- (イヴの鐘; Eve Bell)
12. Forever to me ~Owari Naki Kanashimi~ (終わりなき悲しみ; Endless Sorrow)
13. Rainy days never stays
14. I'M SO SORRY BABY
15. Stand by me
16. Enemy
17. Ash Like Snow

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Lisa ~ Ready To Disco [CD+DVD]

Release Date Feb 20, 2008
Avex Trax
Genre: Jpop | R&B

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yJCGxmyCd8 (Album Preview @ YouTube)

Well..I'm not really into R&B or J-Urban. but if you like artists like Soul'd Out, m-flo, Jamosa, etc this might be worth trying ^^

Tracklist:
1. SEND MY HEART
2. crave
3. BAD MEN!
4. Summer story featuring BUTCHER
5. love song
6. Be the Man (Bonus Track)

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Acid Black Cherry ~ Black List

Release Date Feb 20, 2008
Avex Trax
Genre: Heavy Rock

I think ABC formerly known only by Yasu as their main vocalist. But looks like this group show up as a band (don't really know who the rest of members yet >.<). ABC is the solo project found by Yasu (Yasunori Hayashi) as the main vocalist of one of the most popular jrock band, Janne Da Arc Well...maybe that's why ABC's music style is very similar to JDA's. But overall, I like their songs...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/7814099ddf2c1c/ (Album preview, samples from all songs, lower quality)
(Aishitenai PV): http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/Acid%2BBlack%2BCherry/video/x2r4ui_acid-black-cherry-spell-magic_auto
(SPELL MAGIC PV): http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/Acid%2BBlack%2BCherry/video/x3rai9_acid-black-cherry-aishitenai-pv_music
(Fuyu no Maboroshi PV): http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/Acid%2BBlack%2BCherry/video/x41ypm_acid-black-cherry-fuyu-no-maboroshi_music
Credits for this to poaro @ jpopii

Tracklist:
1. sins
2. Shoujo no Inori (少女の祈り)
3. SPELL MAGIC
4. scar
5. Aishitenai (愛してない)
6. Bit Stupid
7. Rakuen (楽園)
8. Black Cherry
9. Murder Licence
10. Fuyu no Maboroshi (冬の幻)
11. DRAGON CARNIVAL
12. Prologue End

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Sleepy .ab ~ Archive

Release Date Feb 06, 2008
3D SYSTEM Records
Genre: Jpop

I don't really know about the artist but sleepy .ab sure successfully get my attention. I really like the musics (eventhough yeah... sound so sleeeepy...ZzzZzzz ^^). Great for easy listening I think.
Here is the Official Site

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLxNad1CXWo (Merry go round)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gb_jrrMS4U (Melody)

Tracklist:
1. ねむろ
2. PAIN（new take）
3. Scene（new take）
4. inside（new take）
5. 夢の花（new take）
6. メロディ
7. 四季ウタカタ
8. なんとなく
9. メリーゴーランド
10. 雪中歌
11. white（live）
12. メロディ（live）

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OK I think that's all for now...I'll keep posting some hot releases from march 2008 ^^ V

Hot Releases @ Feb 2008 (part I)

Here're some albums released @ Feb 2008
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SID ~ Sentimental Macchiato

Release Date Feb 20, 2008
Danger Crue Records/Sony Music Japan

Sentimental Macchiato is the 4th album released by SID.




Tracklist:
1. Shougen (証言)
2. Natsukoi (夏恋)
3. Migite no Spoon to hatsukoi to Knife (右手のスプーンと初恋とナイフ)
4. Mitsuyubi ～mitsuyubi～ (蜜指 ～ミツユビ～)
5. Yuuwaku Collection (誘感コレクション)
6. and boyfriend
7. orion
8. Mascara (マスカラ)
9. smile
10. Dear Tokyo
11. Namida no Ondo (涙の温度)

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H Zett M ~ Pianohead [CD+DVD Limited Edition]

Release Date Feb 13, 2008
BMG Records









Tracklist:
01 SLOW DAYS
02 ID CHECK feat.DJ MASS
03 ダイキライ feat.HIRO:N
04 ワルツ
05 夕陽
06 顔をつかまえる
07 ニュースのじかん
08 脳天気犯値
09 チョコレイトイズマイライフ
10 BUSTER
11 Theme of PIANOHEAD

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Siva ~ Copy [Limited Edition]

Release Date Mar 19, 2008
FREE WILL Records

A great Jrock / Visual Kei band Siva finally release their 1st album!!
More info about this VK band, please visit their official website



Tracklist:
01. Riot
02. Maniac.W.L
03. Isolation
04. Psychedelic bar
05. No thank you
06. Ash
07. Youen
08. New born=kills newly
09. Rengoku
10. Olive
11. Sence
12. The back bottom

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Wizard ~ Divine [Limited Edition]

Release Date Feb 06, 2008
FREE WILL Records








Tracklist:
01 Saisei no uta
02 resistance
03 LOVE HUNTER
04 P+Sy=___
05 Tabibito ha komorebi
06 Sugar Sunday
07 -Houmatsu-
08 baby dragstar
09 PLASTIC WORD
10 Boukun inu shougun
11 fear
12 the divine which falls into ruin

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Megaryu ~ Uta Ni shite Okuru Kotoba (Mini Album)

Release Date Feb 27, 2008
Cutting Edge Records

Tracklist:
01.歌にして贈る言葉
02.泣かないで
03.イナズマ
04.MAKE ME CRAZY
05.うららかな休日


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10 Feet ~ Vandalize

Release Date Feb 27, 2008
Universal Music Records

Well, here we go with the latest album by 10-FEET.
Good stuff again and yeah, i pretty much enjoy their fast-forward Alternative Punk-Rock stuff. This time they even have some more Reggaeish influences here and there, spices up their music some more. - MellowB@Jpopsuki -


A J-Punk / Rock group...I don't really know bout them. But hey!! they're rocks...fast & catchy!! Here's the Official site check 'em out!
Some PVs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlkw-DC4l5I (STONE COLD BREAK PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEekIPqTtq4 (goes on PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF1Je6dqL5s (river PV)

Tracklist:
1. U
2. B.D.H
3. goes on
4. STONE COLD BREAK
5. wander?
6. BLAME ME!!
7. SHOES
8. 雨
9. Pitfall
10. RUMBLING BALL
11. my pet theory
12. BEAUTIFUL WORLD

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BoA ~ The Face [CD+2DVD Limited Edition]

Release Date Apr 16, 2008
Avex Trax

Some PVs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYhv2Bvt6EE (be with you PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vB1xu6DOws (LOSE YOUR MIND PV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W22mO2gI6I (Love Letter PV)
Credits: iChris @ jpopii

Tracklist:
1. AGGRESSIVE
2. Sweet Impact
3. My way,Your Way feat.WISE
4. be with you.
5. LOSE YOUR MIND feat.Yutaka Furukawa from DOPING PANDA
6. Girl In The Mirror
7. Happy Birthday
8. Diamond Heart
9. LOVE LETTER
10. BRAVE
11. Gyappu ni Yara Re Ta! (ギャップにやられた!)
12. Style
13. Smile again
14. Beautiful Flowers
15. Best Friend
16. Hey Boy, Hey Girl feat.BoA／SEAMO (Bonus Track CD+2DVD Limited Edition)

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Continue to part II...

Hot releases @ Jan 2008

Here're some of the hot releases at January 2008:

Kagrra ~ Core

Release Date Jan 09, 2008









Tracklisting:
01 - irodori no sanka
02 - ujou
03 - shigatu tsuitachi
04 - guilty
05 - boukyaku no hateno kogoeta kodoku
06 - sai
07 - kaze no kioku
08 - Kamikaze
09 - yukikoiuta
10 - shin･hyakkikou

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Yui Horie ~ Darling

Release Date Jan 30, 2008
King Records

This is The 6th Album by Seiyuu / Singer Yui Horie






Tracklist:
1. ラララ愛の歌
2. Time machine
3. Days
4. かみさまおねがい
5. 恋する天気図
6. Say cheese!
7. 伝えられない言葉
8. ヒカリ
9. LOVE ME DO
10. ラブリ エブリデイ
11. きれいな風が吹いてる
12. ずっと
13. ハロー
14. Little Honey Bee

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Chemistry ~ Face to Face

Release Date Jan 30, 2008
Sony Music

Latest album from a well knoewn Duo!!






Tracklist:
01. -overture-
02. Sora no Kiseki
03. Kimi no Kisu
04. This Night
05. Suna no Tobira
06. Yakusoku no Basho
07. Kagayaku yoru SUPPORTED BY MONKEY MAJIK
08. hold on
09. ai no wa
10. Daydream
11. Tookage feat. John Legend
12. deep inside of you
13. Saigo no Kawa
14. Kokoro to Kotoba

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Inoran ~ The Best [CD+DVD]

Release Date Jan 23, 2008
King Records

More than ten years after the release of his first solo single here's finally Inoran's first best album. It doesn't include only songs from his last four albums, but also "Waves" and "Felicidad", two songs that have only been available for fan club members so far - and there's also a new song called "I swear" -MorwenEledhwen@jpopsuki


Tracklist:
01. Determine
02. Spirit
03. identity
04. Felicidad
05. Walk along
06. Toki no iro
07. Come closer
08. Waves
09. Can you hear it?
10. Sou
11. Won't leave my mind
12. STK
13. Unstoppable
14. raize
15. I swear

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Kumi Koda ~ Kingdom [CD+2DVD Limited Edition]

Release Date Jan 30, 2008
Avex Trax

Another great album from the Jppop diva!!
The 6th studio album by JPop/R&B singer Koda Kumi





Tracklist:
1. Introduction For Kingdom
2. LAST ANGEL feat.TOHOSHINKI
3. Amai Wana (甘い罠; Sweet Trap)
4. Himitsu (秘密; Secret)
5. Ai no Uta (愛のうた; Love Song)
6. anytime
7. Under
8. BUT
9. Koi no Mahou (恋の魔法; The Magic of Love)
10. Aishou (愛証; The Proof of Love)
11. Anata ga Shite Kureta Koto (あなたがしてくれたこと; The Things You Did)
12. Wonderland
13. FREAKY
14. MORE
15. Black Cherry (ボーナストラック) (Bonus Track)

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Blue - Tears From The Sky

Release Date Jan 23, 2008
Avex Trax

Another great album from Color!! If you like Tohoshinki style, I think this is a must!!






Tracklist:
01. You are
02. Blue Sky
03. Aoi Tori
04. Make It Hot
05. Kimi no Inai Michi
06. I'm thinkin' bout U
07. Since You Went Away feat. ATSUSHI
08. End Of The Road
09. Namida ga Ochi nai you ni
10. For you~blue tears~
11. Baby Girl
12. Lost Moments~Okiwasure ta Jikan~
13. If I...
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Bonus Track(First Pressing)
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14. Namida ga Ochi nai you ni (Acoustic Version)

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Oblivion Dust ~ Oblivion Dust [CD+DVD]

Release Date Jan 23, 2008
Cutting Edge

And now to some more, here! Since i'm recommending this one here if you are into some good Japanese Rock. They sing most of their stuff in English and the sound feels a bit like BOOM BOOM SATELLITES sometimes or also FAKE? (which, you may know, was also formed by an OBLIVION DUST member).
- MellowB@Jpopsuki -


Tracklist:
1. Red Light Green Light
2. Never Ending
3. Haze
4. When You Say...
5. More Than That
6. Daisy
7. Man In The Sky
8. Alone With Everybody
9. The Ocean
10. Microchipped

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Soul'd Out ~ Attitude
Release Date Jan 23, 2008
Sony Music

Well well, here we go with the latest album by the group consisting of Diggy-MO' (Main MC), Bro. Hi (MC/Human Beat Box) and Shinnosuke (Trackmaster).
They sure are well known for their wicked music and their great skills at the mic. Back again with a new great album here including previously released songs like COZMIC TRAVEL, Tongue Te Tongue, MEGALOPOLIS PATROL and a load of new ones too!
- MellowB@Jpopsuki -

Tracklist:
1. STEALTH
2. COZMIC TRAVEL
3. Tongue Te Tongue
4. VOODOO KINGDOM
5. GASOLINE
6. SHUFFLE DAYZ Pt. 2
7. FUNNY GIRL DUCKY BOY
8. MEGALOPOLIS PATROL
9. Cinozoic
10. TABOO featuring Clench & Blistah
11. Master's Groove 2
12. Widespread Panic
13. GROWN KIDZ
14. Starlight Destiny

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Ok...That's it for now...great releases at the opening of the year @ Jan 2008. For more releases please check YesAsia or PlayAsia

J-eXodia: Resurrection!!

Hi there, welcome to J-eXodia:Resurrection!! After passing through a long way finding out how to blogging along with the widgets, RSS, google, etc, J-eXodia could finally back with it's new format. A weblog!!

There're some reasons why j-exodia has become this way (using blogger as main media). But the main reason is because blogs nowdays are very powerful to talk about something as well as to 'sell' something not to mention it's easily configured and customized tools. It's really useful for people even for newbies to create a website without having to learn so many stuff about web programming, CSS, HTML,PHP,ASP, or whatever it is....besides:

• it doesn't need seperate hosting server
  
• have complete enough and wide-variety features to choose from
  
• google integrated
• full costumizable for advanced user
• very interactive
  
• easy to edit content or customize layout
  
• dll

The main role of this website is still as the mainpage of www.j-exodia.com which is an online shop that distributing jmusic mp3s and original copy DVDs in Indonesia (which is my personal small business at the time to support some expenses)...the difference is, with this new format, I think this blog could be usefull as a 'forum' or community at the same time to discuss about Japanese culture and Japanese music in particular which is very 'unusually' creative, and innovative to me.

From time to time, I will updating the list of my jmusic collections I owned which is viewable from the links beside... this whole list are sorted alphabetically. Most of them are downloaded from jpopsuki, tokyotosho, and nipponsei via torrent. In the future, I will do some review regarding my personal taste of musics, will post some popular new released albums or single, and I hope there'll be some of you who'd help contributing articles, reviews, lyrics, or anything (including downloads) related to jmusic. If you have one of these idea and willing to contribute regularly, please contact me to be added as an author of this blog (plain english only ^^)

I'm not an anti-piracy individual, nor supporting piracy in any ways...I just consider 'distributing' jmusic as it is, with or without cost. For some unfortunate people in certain countries, I found out that there's no way distributing jmusics other than downloading and distribute them freely (which is sometimes categorized as piracy or illegal distributions). For people who are living in some countries which afford to purchase the original copy, I hope you could still support the artist as an appreciation form of the hard works. In other circumtances and point of view, I too realize that not all of the money generated from the sold copies are paid to the artist. not even the large part. Sadly enough, the money you're paying for largely going into the records company's pocket. Only a small percentage are 'spared' for the artist....

End note related to my 'small shop':
One of the very interesting feature about this particular blog is that now visitors may view the list which will always be updated from time to time in realtime (published using google docs) and could fill out the ordering form instead of have to logging in into each email account to send email for placing orders...

OK enough for the intro, till this first post, the list is not finished updated yet. there're still so many titles not listed yet. In the end, please be patient and thanks a lot for the supports so that this blog could be established like this. I hope these improvement and features can be used to it's limit to provide you the informations you're looking for...

Thanx!!

PS: The logo of J-exodia is changed too, this logo is captured from a wallpaper (grangos...something..I forgot, sorry..) I found while surfing, and I think it's really match the theme. This logo is showing a 'tribalic style' dragon (and guess what...yes! it forms 'G' key in music theory!!)...very "japanese" I think...