Posted by: amaiyume on: July 30, 2008
Arashi’s 5th studio album, entitled One, was released on 08.03.05. Only one single, サクラ咲け, was released prior to the album. The album features a solo song sung by each member of the group. Overture serves as the album opener. The song starts off with a sweet instrumental that established a very relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere. [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 29, 2008
Gachibaka!, a Japanese drama, had its airing from January 19 to March 23. The drama tells the story of Gondou Tetta (Takahashi Katsunori), a former boxer who takes a job of a high-school teacher. He is assigned Class 3-E, the “loser class” who the administration has given up on. Despite the rest of the school [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 27, 2008
都会っ子 純情 shows off a more mature sound for the girls that they bring attitude and flare to. The song starts off with a hot instrumental along with one girl speaking and she opens the song very strongly. The following part of pure instrumentation brings that hot dance sound to the front before the first [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 27, 2008
NEWS’ 6th single, entitled 星をめざして, was released on 03.21.07. It’s the group’s first single following their suspension and the title was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of the film Happy Feet, which features member Tegoshi Yuya starring as the main character. 星をめざして is a hopeful song filled with spirit and energy. The [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 27, 2008
Hey! Say! 7′s debut and only single, entitled Hey! Say!, was released on 08.01.07. The group only released one single as they soon formed with other group Hey! Say! BEST to form the current group, Hey! Say! JUMP. Hey! Say! and BON BON were used as the opening and ending themes for the anime series [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 27, 2008
Hey! Say! JUMP’s debut single, entitled Ultra Music Power, was released on 11.14.07. The title track was used as the image song for the Volleyball World Cup 2007. Ultra Music Power is the A-side and the first song on the single. The song begins with the boys singing “la la la” and it really works [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 25, 2008
GAM’s debut studio album, entitled 1st GAM, was released on 05.27.07. This group is a combination of H!P members Fujimoto Miki and Matsuura Aya and was released after three singles: Thanks!, メロディーズ and LU LU LU. Thanks! is the album’s opener. The song starts off with a cool instrumental, highlighted by the guitar before the [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 25, 2008
Morning Musume’s 8th studio album, entitled Sexy 8 Beat, was released on 03.21.07. Mitsui Aika had her first album shot with this one and four girls had their last. Singles released before the album were as follows: SEXY BOY ~そよ風に寄り添って, ~ Ambitious! 野心的でいいじゃん, 歩いてる and 笑顔YESヌード. 元気 + starts off the album on a strong [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 25, 2008
Arashi’s 6th studio album, entitled ARASHIC, was released on 07.05.06. Two singles were released prior to the album: WISH and きっと大丈夫. WISH opens up the album on a sweet and enjoyable note. The song opens up with the chorus and the boys vocals sound great here, holding that poppiness that matches the instrumentation perfectly. After [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 24, 2008
Arashi’s 7th studio album, entitled Time, was released on 07.11.07. The regular edition of the album features a bonus track on the first CD while the limited edition features a second CD complete with a solo song sung by each member of the group. The singles released prior to the album are as follows: アオゾラペダル, Love so sweet and [...]
