Current mood:	groggy
Current music:	Crystal Kay - Girl U Love

Ayumi Hamasaki, ayaka, Otsuka Ai, AI, Angela Aki, Micro, Tokyo Jihen, SATOMI, Porno Graffitti, Emyli
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- files are hosted on Mediafire and are only up for two weeks. I will remove the files if there are 20 more downloads than comments
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- songs are protected by a case sensitive password. read the entire entry to find it each week.
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not much to say, other than the usual. though there are still people who don't freaking read before asking "what? I need a password?!" .__.

stuff to be sold will be up in a few days. hope you people are interested. :P

and please leave a comment if you download something!! otherwise, any song that has 20 more downloads than comments will be deleted!

this week's songs:
Ayumi Hamasaki - fated deleted
ayaka - Jewelry day
Otsuka Ai - HEART
AI - BRAND NEW DAY
Angela Aki - Tashika ni
Micro of Def Tech - Why not? with Kaori Natori
Tokyo Jihen - OSCA
SATOMI' - Baby Doll -single ver-
Porno Graffitti - Link
Emyli - Tekito LOVER feat VERBAL


Ayumi Hamasaki - fated
INFO: one, if not the most, recognized name in the Jpop industry. one of the top selling artists in Japan, she started out doing some modeling at a young age and trying out acting before becoming bored with both. by chance she met with Avex's head who encouraged her to try singing and writing her own songs. she debuted in 1998 and since then her success has boomed. she does mostly pop music, but sometimes fuses that with rock or R&B.
THOUGHTS: dang, its been awhile according to Ayu standards XD anywho, didn't like the other a-side, "glitter" that much, but "fated" pulled at me more. some dramatic pop with dramatic lyrics. the song's title is the password this week.
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ayaka - Jewelry day
INFO: a young singer and song writer from Osaka with a strong voice. she first started out inspired by gospel music and performing live with friends during her freshman year in high school. wanting to continue with music, she attended a private music school. she made her major debut with the single "I believe" in early 2006.
THOUGHTS: her latest single is alright. its slow and has a nice touch of acoustic guitars, but its not powerful like "mikazuki" or "I believe". :/
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Otsuka Ai - HEART　
INFO: an artist from Osaka and is gaining more and more popularity. her first two singles propelled her into the Jpop scene in 2003, earning her the "Best New Artist" award in the Japan Record Awards. she writes a lot of her music and plays the piano for her songs. so far she has released three albums and a best album.
THOUGHTS: given my dislike for her over hyper songs, had to go with the other song on her new single. ^_^; its a nice midtempo song, sounds really lighthearted.
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AI - BRAND NEW DAY
INFO: half Japanese and half Italian, AI speaks English pretty well since she was born in California and moved between Japan and the USA. she's a J-urban artist, mostly singing and sometimes rapping. she was a part of the SUITE CHIC project, rapping in the song "Uh, Uh...".
THOUGHTS: ooo, AI is going back to upbeat R&B from when I first listened to her. ^_^ yay. sad that her other a-side is probably gonna draw in the sales though.
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Angela Aki - Tashika ni たしかに
INFO: half Japanese Angela Aki was raised in Japan before moving to the United States in her teens. she's bilingual in both English and Japanese and released an indies album in 2000 in the USA. her music involves a lot of piano and her strong voice. for her third single, "Kiss Me Good-bye", she sang the theme song to the game, Final Fantasy XII.
THOUGHTS: hmm, I dunno about her doing rather happy songs. so the new single is alright, but I think I'll only really like her slower stuff.
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Micro of Def Tech - Why not? with Kaori Natori
INFO: a MC whose real name is Yuki Nishimiya. part of the popular duo whose genre is "Jawaiian Reggae", Def Tech, Micro started up his own solo career in 2007.
THOUGHTS: I was so happy when I saw Kaori Natori on the b-side to his debut solo single. ^_^ yay she's still around! ahem, back to Micro, I can see a mediocre solo career out of him... seems like he's experimenting since he still has the Def Tech name attached.
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Tokyo Jihen - OSCA
INFO: a band led by the famous singer Shiina Ringo. after ending her solo career, Shiina created a band with her as lead singer, guitarist Hirama, keyboardist HZM from PE'Z, drummer Hata, and the bassist Kameda. they released several singles and an album before two members left in 2005 and Izawa Ichiyou and Ukigumo joined.
THOUGHTS: so, didn't like the Shiina collabs that were popping up this year, and was glad to her something from TJ. ^^ its a little erratic and eclectic, though that's expected. haha
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SATOMI' - Baby Doll -single ver-
INFO: a young R&B singer who started dancing and singing at a young age. she actually has released some singles in the UK as well as Japan. after three singles in Japan, she released her debut album, "Diamondlily" on February 7, 2007.
THOUGHTS: after enjoying her album, had to keep tabs on her ^_^ and her new single doesn't disappoint for R&B fans. might be a little too repetitive, but its all good.
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Porno Graffitti - Link
INFO: a Jrock duo of Akihito Okano singing and Haruichi Shindo playing guitar. they've been around for a while now, from signing with Sony in 1997 and releasing their debut single “Apollo” in 1999. now they have five original albums in total as well as several DVD releases.
THOUGHTS: I'm surprised that I actually kinda like their new single. though, knowing me, I'll probably forget it in a week or so. ^^;

hmm, seems as if the file keeps getting kicked off cause of the "porno" in the name. laaaame. don't want to risk it again, so the link is under megaupload.
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Emyli - Tekito LOVER feat VERBAL テキトーLOVER
INFO: a young R&B singer who is most known for the number of collaborations she did with m-flo. before working with them, she debuted with the single "Rain" in 2003 and released an album called "Flower of Life" later that year. in 2007 she started to release solo works again.
THOUGHTS: man, VERBAL is everywhere XD anywho, though her last single was pretty good, this one is...questionable. O_o guess it depends if this style of pop/R&B and her voice works for you.
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requested songs to be uploaded...someday:
SNoW - night light
(Mika Nakashima - Hitoiro)
(L'Arc~en~Ciel - Killing Me)
I think there were more in the comments...