Current mood:	giddy
Current music:	AYUSE KOZUE - Sundae Love

Utada Hikaru, L'Arc, K, Mika Nakashima, Sowelu, FREENOTE, DOUBLE, BuriGuri, AYUSE KOZUE, Tamaki Nami
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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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so yea...another update in 3 weeks. oops. beginning of school is always hectic with stuff, so hopefully it won't be like this for the rest of the year. but hey, you all know what that means, lots of new releases. hopefully when I have time I can add some random songs XD

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:
Utada Hikaru - Kiss & Cry deleted
L'Arc~en~Ciel - MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
K - Birth of Treasure
Mika Nakashima - LIFE deleted
Sowelu, EXILE, DOBERMAN INC - 24karats -type S-
FREENOTE - HOME
DOUBLE - Reflex
the brilliant green - Stand by me
AYUSE KOZUE - Sundae Love
Tamaki Nami - Brightdown


Utada Hikaru - Kiss & Cry
INFO: known as Hikki to her fans, Utada Hikaru was born in New York and even attended Columbia University before getting married (yet as of early 2007 she has been divorced). she adds a lot of R&B into her music and released a CD in the US before becoming immensely popular in Japan, going under the name of Cubic U. she also released another US CD under the name Utada in 2004.
THOUGHTS: hahaha I just laughed when I heard part of this song. she reused a melody from her "Exodus" album XD oh well, its happened before with Hikki. anyways, a great pop track from her! yay.
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L'Arc~en~Ciel - MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
INFO: a Jrock band with lead singer Hyde and band members Tetsu, Ken, and Yukihiro. the band started out in 1991 and released their first album, "DUNE", with an indies label. even after some member changes and several hiatuses, including some solo pursuits from HYDE, the band has still remained very popular throughout the years. their name means 'rainbow' in French.
THOUGHTS: another solid single by L'Arc. long time fans and general fans of rock should be pleased. still amazes me how high Hyde can sing O_o
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K - Birth of Treasure
INFO: a Korean singer (real name, Kang Yoon-sung) who started releasing singles in Japanese after his attempts at the Korean music market produced mediocre results. he released his first Japanese single, "over...", for the drama H2 in March 2005. he released his first Japanese album “Beyond the Sea” in January 2006.
THOUGHTS: mmm always could go for more K... hehe. its similar to his "The Day" and "Girlfriend" singles, being more optimistic than sad ballady. XD
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Mika Nakashima - LIFE
INFO: a popular singer in Japan as well as throughout Asia. she usually releases slower music like ballads and sometimes jazz. winner of Best New Artist in 2001, her first few singles sold hundreds of thousands, some selling out the first day. she sang a theme for the popular anime series Gundam Seed. she also acts in the new NANA productions, starring in the lead role.
THOUGHTS: this single blows her last album out of the water XD its really been a while since I've been excited about a Mika release ^^; its a little faster than her usual songs.
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Sowelu, EXILE, DOBERMAN INC - 24karats -type S-
INFO: Sowelu is a female solo artist, EXILE is an all male singing and dancing group, and DOBERMAN INC is a group of male rappers.
THOUGHTS: keke, I can only stand EXILE when they're collaborating with other people XD and its is a great urban track, course I chose to upload Sowelu's version hahaha. XD
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FREENOTE - HOME
INFO: a band that just signed with a record company, but released an indies mini album in 2003. the members are Chikako, Nasaya, Shusaku, and Shingo. they officially debuted in 2004 and released their first album in April 2005.
THOUGHTS: talk about one of the underrated bands in Japan. :/ their newest album is pretty darn good. here's a track, and if you like Ikimonogakari, give them a try and buy their stuff. this artist is the password this week.
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DOUBLE - Reflex
INFO: DOUBLE used to be a R&B duo of sisters Sachiko and Takako. they released one album together until Sachiko suddenly passed away from a brain hemorrhage. after mourning for a about a year, Takako started to release music again, still using the name DOUBLE.
THOUGHTS: good album from her ^_^ there's a variety of tracks on it (which is good, considering a lot of her singles were club songs). here's the midtempo title track.
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the brilliant green - Stand by me
INFO: a band with Tommy (Tomoko Kawase) singing, Ryo Matsui on guitar, and Shunsaku Okuda on bass. in 1995 Shunsau and Ryo heard Tommy at a singing contest and asked her join. they released their first Maxi single in 1997 and have grown in popularity since then. Tommy also releases solo music under two different names: Tommy february6 and Tommy heavenly6. Ryo also has his own project that started in 2004.
THOUGHTS: ooo they're back from their 5 year hiatus for their 10 anniversary! yay~ its good to hear Tommy without the extreme sounds of punk rock or retro dance music XD
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AYUSE KOZUE - Sundae Love
INFO: a new Jpop artist who grew up in Chiba and started pursuing dance and singing during her junior and high school years. she debuted in April 2006 with the single "boyfriend".
THOUGHTS: wow I'm a sucker for bubblegum pop. XD been replaying this song for a while now ^^; not as R&B as her past singles, but then again she's always been more pop than R&B.
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Tamaki Nami - Brightdown
INFO: she won a competition, Sony Music Japan Audition in 2003, to sing a theme song for the anime Gundam Seed and is now very popular from her anime and game tie-ins and dancing. her music is mainly in the dance/pop category. she debuted with the single "Believe" and she now has three albums and a compilation album.
THOUGHTS: well well, she took a different turn. XD pop/rock for her this time around haha. like it better than her dance songs though.
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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...