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. Soon [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 23, 2008
Otsuka Ai’s 3rd studio album, entitled LOVE COOK, was released on 12.14.05. The singles released before the album are SMILY / ビー玉, ネコに風船, プラネタリウム and フレンジャー.
The album opens up with the interesting song, 5:09 A.M. The song starts off with a very dreamy feeling established by the instrumentation and soon Ai begins to sing. Her [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: July 11, 2008
Amuro Namie’s 6th studio album, entitled Queen of Hip-Pop, was released on 07.13.05. The album is considered a “comeback” of sorts as it sold roughly double her preceding album, STYLE. The album is a strong collection of songs, mostly upbeat tracks, from start to finish. The singles released before the album are: ALARM, ALL FOR YOU, [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: June 25, 2008
Koda Kumi’s 4th studio album, entitled secret, was released on 02.09.05. Considered to be Kumi’s breakthrough album, secret features a number of catchy upbeat tracks as well as some beautiful ballads. Her ero-kakkoi image came full through with this album and is one of her best efforts to date. The singles released before the album [...]
