J-Pop News

Pop duo RYTHEM are releasing their very first best album on August 19 2009. The best album will cover their A-sides singles starting from “Harmonia” to their recent release “Love Call” and will have 17 songs in total.
This album will released with 2 different types of limited editions. Version A will come with a DVD featuring 15 of their video clips, starting at “Blue Sky Blue” and ending with “Winner”. Version B will come with a DVD covering their latest Live Event at C.C.Lemon Hall.

Version A Cover:

AICL2034-5 ¥3,500(tax in)
Version B Cover:

AICL2036-7 ¥3,500(tax in)

To celebrate the release of their first Best Album, RYTHEM will also be touring Japan later in the year. Their last tour was sold out on the first day, so if you want tickets you’ll have to be early!

Tour Dates:

【 Acoustic Rock?! Tour’09 】
10月23日(金) 札幌/KRAPS HALL OPEN_18:00/START_18:30
10月25日(日) 新潟/LOTS OPEN_17:00/START_17:30
10月30日(金) 浜松/Live House窓枠 OPEN_18:00/START_18:30
11月 1日(日) 松山/キティホール OPEN_17:00/START_17:30
11月 4日(水) 大阪/BIG CAT OPEN_18:00/START_19:00
11月 6日(金) 金沢/AZ OPEN_18:00/START_18:30
11月 8日(日) 岡山/CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM OPEN_17:00/START_17:30
11月13日(金) 名古屋/ボトムライン OPEN_18:00/START_18:30
11月15日(日) 仙台/darwin OPEN_17:00/START_17:30
11月22日(日) 福岡/DRUM Be-1 OPEN_17:00/START_17:30

J-Rock unit abingdon boys school is releasing their 7th single on August 26, 2009. Limited edition version of the single comes with a special DVD featuring a “Making of” documentary.

キミノウタ (Kimi no Uta)
Release Date：2009.8.26

Cover and Tracklist t.b.a.

abingdon boys school Official Homepage

ぎゅっとして feat.常田真太郎(from スキマスイッチ)
(Gyutto shite feat. Tokita Shintarou from SUKIMA SWITCH)
RYTHEM
AICL-2029／Single／2009.7.29／¥1,223(Tax-in)

1. ぎゅっとして feat.常田真太郎(from スキマスイッチ)
2. TOMATO
3. ぎゅっとして feat.常田真太郎(from スキマスイッチ)[Instrumental]
4. TOMATO[Instrumental]

Pop duo RYTHEM is set to release their new single “Gyutto shite” on July 29th, in collaboration with SUKIMA SWITCH’s Tokita Shintarou.

RYTHEM Official Homepage

Happy Magic -Smile Project-
PCCA-2941
Release Date: 2009/07/15
Price: 44725yen Tax incl.
Limited Edition

1. Smile for…
2. つかまえて! (Tsukamaete!)
3. 心ぽかぽか (Kokoro baka baka)
4. 君が笑うと世界が笑う (Kimi ga warau to sekai ga warau)
5. Honey
6. 私の太陽 (Watashi no Taiyou)
7. 右胸のフェアリー (Migimune no Fairy)
8. SMILE
9. 僕らの未来へ (Bokura no mirai he)

Limited Edition comes with a DVD featuring the music videos for Smile for… and Namida no Niji, including off-set footage, and a photobook.

Happy Magic -Smile Project-
PCCA-2942
Release Date: 2009/07/15
Price: 3150yen Tax incl.
Normal Edition

1. Smile for…
2. つかまえて! (Tsukamaete!)
3. 心ぽかぽか (Kokoro baka baka)
4. 君が笑うと世界が笑う (Kimi ga warau to sekai ga warau)
5. Honey
6. 私の太陽 (Watashi no Taiyou)
7. 右胸のフェアリー (Migimune no Fairy)
8. SMILE
9. 僕らの未来へ (Bokura no mirai he)
10. way to heaven
11. 涙の虹 (Namida no Niji)

The normal edition will include the “way the heaven” and “Namida no Niji” singles, they are not included in the limited edition.

Pop and R&B newbie Matsushita Yuya is releasing his third single “Honesty” on August 26th of 2009, which is said to be an upbeat dance tune. Yuya’s latest mobile release 「願いがかなうなら・・・」 (Negai ga kanau nara…), which ranked third on last week’s mobile download charts, will be included on this single. The limited edition version of the single will come with a video digest of Yuya’s June 24th live performance in Tokyo.

Normal Edition:

Honesty
Matsushita Yuya
ESCL-3263／Single／2009.8.26／¥1,223(Tax-in)

Limited Edition:

Honesty
Matsushita Yuya
ESCL-3261～ESCL-3262／Single／2009.8.26／¥1,575(Tax-in)

Tracklist T.B.A.

Matsushita Yuya Official Website

3 SPLASH Limited Edition Jacket A

RZCD-46328/B
¥1,890（tax in）

M1, INTRODUCTION
M2, Lick me SANKYO「KODA KUMI FEVER LIVE IN HALLⅡ」CMソング
M3, ECSTASY
M4, INTERLUDE
M5, 走れ! (Hashire!)
M6, OUTRODUCTION

M1, Lick me MUSIC VIDEO
M2, ECSTASY MUSIC VIDEO
M3, 走れ! MUSIC VIDEO

3 SPLASH Remix Edition Jacket B

RZCD-46329/B
¥1,890(tax in)

M1, INTRODUCTION
M2, Lick me SANKYO「KODA KUMI FEVER LIVE IN HALLⅡ」CMソング
M3, ECSTASY
M4, INTERLUDE
M5, 走れ!
M6, INTERLUDE
M7, Lick me Remix
M8, ECSTASY Remix
M9, 走れ! Remix
M10, OUTRODUCTION

M1, Lick me MUSIC VIDEO
M2, ECSTASY MUSIC VIDEO
M3, 走れ! MUSIC VIDEO

3 SPLASH Normal Edition Jacket B

RZCD-46330
¥1,260(tax in)

M1, INTRODUCTION
M2, Lick me SANKYO「KODA KUMI FEVER LIVE IN HALLⅡ」CMソング
M3, ECSTASY
M4, INTERLUDE
M5, 走れ!
M6, OUTRODUCTION

Koda Kumi Official Website

After releasing her first BEST album and ending her contract with Sony Entertainment early this month, it’s been confirmed that Sowelu has signed a new record deal with avex’s Rhythm Zone label.
Rhythm Zone is the home of R&B giants EXILE, Koda Kumi, m-flo and Daisuke Imai, all of whom Sowelu has collaborated with in the past.

Sowelu’s New Official Homepage
New Blog

Pop and R&B artist AZU will be releasing a brand new single on July 1st 2009. The song “I WILL” will be used as the opening theme for the TBS Show “Ranku Oukoku” for the months of June and July.
The theme of the song is the painful feelings of a woman who’s lost her love and can’t let go.
Japanese mobile users will be able to download the song on May 27th 2009. Limited Edition version of this release will include the music video of her last single “Ima sugu ni…”.

I WILL
AZU
BVCL-10／2009.7.1

1. I WILL
2. CLOSE TO YOU
3. I WILL (Instrumental)
4. CLOSE TO YOU (Instrumental)

Limited Edition ＜CD+DVD＞SRCL7053～4　¥3,675(tax in.)
Normal Edition　SRCL7055　¥3,059(tax in.)

[Tracklist]
1.SAYONARAベイベー (SAYONARA BABY)
2.Aitai
3.Love Forever
4.Breathe Again
5.Love for you
6.ありがとう、 (Arigatou,)
7.この街のどこかで (Kono machi no dokoka de)
8.Dance tonight
9.20-CRY-
10.Time is Money
11.あなたが欲しい (Anata ga hoshii)
12.Love me, hold me
13.Happy Celebration
14.This is Love
15.People

Katou Miliyah will be following up the recent release of her “Love Forever” single with the release of her fourth original album “Ring”. The album will go on sale July 8th 2009; the limited edition will come with a DVD featuring her most recent music videos.

Suzuki Yuki, lead singer of the pop trio YeLLOW Generation is releasing her first solo single on July 29th! Yuki has been performing mainly as back up vocals for other bands since YeLLOW Generation’s breakup in 2006. “Aka-iro no Kakera” is the new Opening theme song for the 07-Ghost animated series. The CD is being published by Avex and will come in a normal and CD/DVD version.

緋色のカケラ

2009/07/29 release
AVCA-29256/B ¥1,890(Tax Inc) SG+DVD
AVCA-29257 ¥1,260(Tax Inc) SG

Suzuki Yuki Official Homepage