J-Pop News
| Nanase Aikawa Back In Action With New Single, Album |
Added by: dilaChan | Date: 04 July, 2008 (3 hours ago) | Views: 203 | Source: tokyograph.com  Singer Nanase Aikawa is putting out her first new single in two years. She is forming a temporary unit called Crimson-FANG to release the song "Circle of Life", which is being used as the theme for the movie "Kamen Rider Kiva: Makaijo no Ou." The song goes on sale August 6, three days before the film opens in theaters.
Although the members of Crimson-FANG have not been announced, Aikawa is said to be working with a foreign musician. Because the movie is themed around the past and present, the song will have two versions, one labeled as "1986ver." and the other as "2008ver."
Aikawa gave birth to her second child in September 2007. While she has performed in concert multiple times since then, she has not had any new CD releases since "EVERYBODY GOES" in 2006. In addition to this new song, Aikawa plans to put out her next solo album in the fall. |
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| Charlene Choi Responds To The Twins Disbanding Rumors |
Added by: xaosmx | Date: 04 July, 2008 (8 hours ago) | Views: 688 | Source: worldofhkentertainment.blogspot.com  Recently, there have been rampant rumors concerning the disbanding of Twins when it was revealed that Gillian Chung had departed for Hollywood. Charlene Choi appeared at an event yesterday at the Shatin Horsetrack with Jackie Chan, Joey Yung, Nicholas Tse, Yumiko Cheng, Raymond Lam among others, and responded to the rumors. Once again, Charlene strongly denied the disbanding rumors and firmly stated that Twins will collaborate again in the future, "From the second day that Twins was established, there have already been rumors of us splitting, I am already used to them."
Charlene revealed that she found out about the recent disbanding rumors from the newspapers. She emotionally said, "Gillian and Ah Sa used 7 years of time to establish Twins. It was created with little sleep, no rest, and hard work. At this time, we are thinking the same thing, it is not the best time to appear together. As a result, we are each independently learning and gaining experience. There will be a day when we will appear together again. While that day is not today or tomorrow, at this time, we are silently accepting jobs, because every job is an opportunity. I do not wish to hear about the disbanding rumors again." |
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| Oricon Daily Charts - Top 10 Albums - ELLEGARDEN #1 Spot |
Added by: xaosmx | Date: 04 July, 2008 (8 hours ago) | Views: 690 | Source: nt2099.com  NOTE: Another fantastic Oricon debut for ELLEGARDEN taking the #1 position away from Shiina Ringo. Ringo’s CD single is a 10th Anniversary album featuring B-sides and rarities. Last week’s #1 GReeeeN drops to #3 and B’z still staying strong in the top 10.
1. ELLEGARDEN - ELLEGARDEN BEST 1999-2008
2. Shiina Ringo - Watashi no Hatsuden
3. GReeeeN - Aa, Dmo. Ohisashiburi desu.
4. Ayaka - Sing to the Sky
5. Ketsumeishi - Ketsu no Police 6
6. B’z - B’z the Best Ultra Pleasure
7. Ohashi Takuya - Drunk Monkeys
8. w-inds. - Seventh Ave.
9. Various Artists - Koi no Uta
10. DAISHI DANCE - the Ghibli set |
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| Oricon CD Singles Daily Chart - YUI Takes The #1 Spot |
Added by: xaosmx | Date: 04 July, 2008 (8 hours ago) | Views: 690 | Source: nt2099.com  NOTE: YUI takes the #1 position with “Summer Song”, Arash drops from #1 to #3. VAMPS which features L’Arc~en~Ciel’s HYDE and K.A.Z of Oblivion Dust takes the #2 position and a good showing for mihimaru GT and SOFFet who are both under tearbridge production (one of the six production companies owned by Avex that also manages artists).
1. YUI - SUMMER SONG
2. VAMPS - LOVE ADDICT
3. Arashi - One Love
4. Shuchishin - Nakanaide
5. mihimaru GT with SOFFet - Naki Natsu
6. RSP - M ~Mou hitotsu no Love Story~
7. GReeeeN - Kiseki
8. Nakajima Megumi - Seikan Hikou
9. Porno Graffiti - Itai Tahiichi
10. SOFFet with mihimaru GT - Suki Natsu
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| Karen Mok To Co-Host MTV Asia Awards |
Added by: xaosmx | Date: 04 July, 2008 (8 hours ago) | Views: 690 | Source: english.cri.cn  Hong Kong actress-singer Karen Mok will be co-hosting the 2008 MTV Asia Awards show which will be held on August 2 at the Arena of Stars in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia, the MTV Asia network announced on Thursday.
Karen Mok will join Jared Leto, the vocalist of American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, in hosting the 6th annual pan-regional awards show which gives recognition to regional and international artists for their achievements in the industry.
"I'm really excited to have the opportunity to host this year's MTV Asia Awards and to celebrate the spirit and power of music with MTV and artists from around the world," Karen Mok was quoted as saying in a media release. |
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| Wonder Girls Learning English To Break Into Overseas Markets |
Added by: dilaChan | Date: 03 July, 2008 (24 hours ago) | Views: 2,274 | Source: wondergirls.wordpress.com  Learning english for future overseas performances...Ye Eun's vocabulary is excellent while Sun Mi's pronunciation is the best among the Wonder Girls.
The above-mentioned remarks came from their english tuition teacher who had been offering 24 hours lessons for them in a "passionate manner" since the beginning of May to prepare them for their overseas expansion. Once the Wonder Girls are back in their dorm, they would be conversing as much as possible in english and also try to use it in their daily lifestyle.
In order to express their own thoughts through interviews with overseas media, they are undergoing extra lessons in their free time. So how is their english language ability now? Well, each have their own strengths and weaknesses as they learn the language through "competition".
Their tuition teacher expressed:
Each has their own personality and have different areas which they are stronger in with regards to the english language. Compared to the rest, Ye Eun has a wider range of vocabulary and can construct a beautiful sentence easily. Sun Ye meanwhile has a good basic foundation and has a slight advantage from the rest.
For the two younger members, Sun Mi and So Hee, with them both in high school right now and having received english language education from young, they are able to converse fluently with accurate pronunciation, leaving the JYPE staff feeling satisfied.
Although Yoo Bin has some experience of speaking it since she had lived in America before, the general review is that her pronounciation has a strong Korean dialect accent, which is a far cry from how actual english should be spoken.
To gauge their progress, the members are tested on 400 english words weekly. If they get more than 80% of the words wrong, they are required to write those wrong words for 100 times each. But no member has suffered that fate yet. Because of their hectic schedule, the Wonder Girls can only start revising and work even harder to learn the words when the test date draws near.
According to JYPE, "Since their return from America in March, the Wonder Girls have recognized the importance of them knowing English well enough in order for them to expand into overseas markets. Their passion for learning English has thus increased and the competition between them to do better than each other has only served to raise their level up a notch." |
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| Korean Singers To Participate In 'Hallyu Music Festival' |
Added by: dilaChan | Date: 03 July, 2008 (1 day ago) | Views: 2,902 | Source: english.kbs.co.kr  The popularity of young Korean singers are soaring in Asia, especially in Japan.
The Korea Japan Cultural Exchange said it plans to invite some of Korea's most talented artists to the "Hallyu Music Festival" slated to be held September 3 in Shibuya, Tokyo. Among the artists who will likely take part in the special concert are Kim Beom-soo, Wheesung and the group Paran.
Kim, who attended Jiseong's first fan meeting in Japan in May as a close friend, also took part in recording the original soundtrack of the Korean film "Sukmyeong" in Japanese. Kim also plans to officially launch his music career in Japan.
Wheesung, who successfully wrapped up his first concert in Osaka on June 15, also plans to dazzle his Japanese fans with new songs from his latest album due out in September.
Meanwhile, the group Paran, which successfully completed three concerts in May, is quickly becoming a household name with its sweet and heartbreaking tunes. |
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| Jay Chou Has No Time To Collect Awards, Vincent Fang To Go I |
Added by: xaosmx | Date: 03 July, 2008 (1 day ago) | Views: 3,350 | Source: jaychoustudio.com  Jay Chou, who is the biggest winner this year with 8 nominations at the GMAs, has a schedule clash with his Wenzhou concert, all he can do is let his "best partner" Vincent Fang go collect the awards in his place.
At last year's GMAs and Golden Horse Awards, Vincent Fang attended in place of Jay Chou, he helped him collect the awards "Best Single Producer" and the Golden Horse Awards "Excellence in Filming for the year in Taiwan", "Best Original Soundtrack", you can say he is Jay's best award collector; this year Jay once again doesn't have time to attend the GMAs, Vincent Fang might have 8 chances to go onstage.
Jay Chou isn't too concerned about winning or losing, JVR Music expect him to get 4 awards, if they achieve this goal, the workers at the concert will hold a celebration party for him after the concert, but he won't celebrate again when returning to Taiwan. But JVR Music promotion planner Zhang Lan Yun said, that a lot of telecommunication experts discovered that after the "Secret" OST was nominated, the download count rose by 20%.
Jay Chou is just too busy, after the fan club "Jay Organisation", established at Alfa Music, was disbanded, JVR Music have confirmed they won't be establishing a new official fan organisation, they've set up a Jay fans section on the company's official website, they don't require fees, their target is not money, JVR Music stressed that the events that they have will not decrease.
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| Ai Otsuka, Puffy To Be Guests At Avril Concert |
Added by: xaosmx | Date: 03 July, 2008 (1 day ago) | Views: 3,354 | Source: sanspo.com  Popular musician Avril Lavigne has already worked together with pop duo Puffy, and now she will be teaming up with singer Ai Otsuka as well. When Avril returns to Japan for a concert at the Tokyo Dome on September 16, both Puffy and Ai Otsuka will be making guest appearances on stage.
Avril remarked that she wanted her show to be like a "rock party." Puffy was a natural choice as a guest, as she and producer Butch Walker previously worked with the duo on the song "All Because of You," released this past May. Ai Otsuka is said to have been chosen due to her status as a symbol of the "girls rock" scene. |
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| Tohoshinki (DBSK) Breaks Pre-order Records With 4th Album |
Added by: xaosmx | Date: 03 July, 2008 (1 day ago) | Views: 3,354 | Source: allkpop.com | Suggested by: luffa  Asia's top boy band DBSK / TVXQ are breaking records. According to SM Entertainment, the pre-orders on the first day their 4th album went on sale was over 200,000 copies. They've come a long way from their debut album, which only had 10,000 or so pre-orders. SM Entertainment said that this new album is the new record holder for most pre-orders in a single day. The Koreans are eagerly awaiting this new Korean album, as DBSK / TVXQ has been concentrating on the Japanese market for a very long time.
The success doesn't end there, many people believe that their upcoming Japanese single titled, "Why Have I fallen in Love With You" will reach the top of the Oricon Charts like they have previously with "Purple Line", Beautiful You, and "Summer Dream". |
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