Current mood:	frustrated
Current music:	Remioromen - Wonderland

Best of 2007! (of sorts)
- if you do download, be polite and please leave a comment. you do not need a Livejournal account to comment.
- 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
- I also take requests, just leave a comment and I'll see what I can do. ^_^ please wait at least three months before requesting something that I had up before.
- no hotlinking
- if you like the songs, please support the artists and buy their albums and singles!! http://www.yesasia.com is a great source.
- songs are protected by a case sensitive password. read the entire entry to find it each week.
- if you do not download anything, please do not comment!

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uh yea...that took a little long ^^; and missed the holiday entry this year (sorries!) things get hectic when I'm working full time again and trying to meet up with every friend that's back home. anyways, compiled a list of sorts of my favorite songs from 2007 for the end of the year, yet tried to go for songs that I never uploaded before (only my favorite artists get the same song upped hehe). and couldn't really put them in a countdown of sorts, so for the first time they're in alphabetical order!

and Happy New Year everybody~! the password for this week's songs will be: newyear
New Year's Resolution: update regularly .___.;

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

wow, people suck and don't comment.

this week's songs:
BONNIE PINK - Anything For You
BUMP OF CHICKEN - Mayday
Dohzi-T - summer days feat. Beni Arashiro
DOUBLE - Nokoribi -eternal BED- DELETED
K - KI.ZU.NA ~wasurenai yo~
Koda Kumi - BUT
m-flo loves Crystal Kay - Love Don't Cry DELETED
Namie Amuro - Hello
Remioromen - Wonderful & Beautiful
RURUTIA - Ryuukou
SoulJa - Koko ni Iru yo feat Aoyama Thelma
Yuna Ito - I'm Here


BONNIE PINK - Anything For You
INFO: a solo singer whose real name is Asada Kaori. she's fluent in both Japanese and English and moved to the USA in 1998. she writes and composes all her songs, as well as play the guitar and piano. she has worked with many producers from around the world and so far has released several albums, the most recent being "Thinking Out Loud".
THOUGHTS: omg, like how can I NOT but BONNIE PINK on the top 2007 list?! sure, the album was a little disappointing, but the singles leading up to it were awesome, like this one~~ ^^
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BUMP OF CHICKEN - Mayday
INFO: BUMP OF CHICKEN (BOC for short) is made up of Motou Fujiwara, Hiroaki Masukawa, Yoshifumi Naoi, Hideo Masu. a Jrock group that's been around since 1999 but really gained popularity with their 2001 single, "Tentai Kansoku". their most recent album, "orbital period", released late 2007 was their first album since 2004.
THOUGHTS: when this song first came out as a single, I was like, meh. but then the video came out and then their album is great and I just started to really really like this song. hehe
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Dohzi-T - summer days feat Beni Arashiro
INFO: a J-urban rapper who first made his debut in 1999 with Kohei. since then he has released three albums and a 'best-of' album and has worked with various other artists.
THOUGHTS: love the chorus with Beni taking it away~ get stuck in my head a lot hehe. a rather mellow rap song, the way I like it.
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DOUBLE - Nokoribi -eternal BED-　残り火
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: this might be my favorite DOUBLE song... after the pretty bad singles but above average album, DOUBLE comes back with this great R&B song that samples an older track back when she sang with her sister. ^__^ love it~
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K - KI.ZU.NA ~wasurenai yo~ ～忘れないよ～
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: mmmm K... hehehehe yea, this was up like...in October but I couldn't resist. I just love this song cause its soooo beautiful~~ he should have released this as a single, not that collab with ET-KING. XP
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Koda Kumi - BUT
INFO: a solo Jpop/J-urban singer who originally tried out for Tsunku’s Morning Musume. after not making it she went solo and released her first single "Take Back" in 2000. however she didn't get very popular until she did a duet with BoA, a Kpop/Jpop singer, and sang the theme songs for Final Fantasy X-2. she also did a cover of the theme song for the movie Cutie Honey.
THOUGHTS: so 2006 I thought was a pretty crappy year for Ku, like all that popularity got to the label and her head and released bad music. but first single of 2007 impressed me. ^_^ something a little different but catchy~ here's to 'Kingdom', her album coming out January 2008!
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m-flo loves Crystal Kay - Love Don't Cry
INFO: m-flo used to be made up of DJ Taku, rapper VERBAL, and singer LISA. they all met in an international school in Japan. LISA is half Colombian and Japanese while VERBAL is Korean. they released two albums until 2002 when LISA went to do her solo career. afterwards, m-flo featured artists to do the singing part. recently they have announced that there will be no more 'loves' collabs and their future projects are currently unknown.
THOUGHTS: they started with Kuri for their 'loves' run, and they ended it with her too. catchy, fun, and overall just great m-flo goodness with the bonus of Kuri~ ^_^ still waiting on what m-flo's gonna do in the future tho (unless I totally missed out on something..?)
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Namie Amuro - Hello
INFO: one of the biggest names in Jpop history, Namie started out in a group called THE SUPER MONKEYS but then left to do a solo career. however, she left the music scene for a while when she had her kid and her popularity kind of dropped. now she's still a famous singer but now focuses more on a R&B or J-urban style. she was also in the J-urban collaboration SUITE CHIC.
THOUGHTS: my love for Namie bordered on obsession for a while this year ^^; that album was just hot~ this song is cute, catchy, yet simple R&B track that can be used for any cellphone commercial lol.
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Remioromen - Wonderful & Beautiful
INFO: a Jrock band with three members, Fujimaki Ryouta on guitar and as lead vocalist, Maeda Keisuke on bass, and Jinguji Osamu on drums. they formed in 2000 but didn't start releasing music in 2003 and have since released two albums. their name is a jumble of selected words by each band member through rock-paper-scissors.
THOUGHTS: their latest single really impressed me that I had to upload something for this entry~ really like the mellow rock and the vocals ^_^
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RURUTIA - Ryuukou 流光
INFO: a solo artist, she started out in 2001 with the single "Itoshigoyo". her music ranges from surreal sounding to rock accompanied with her airy voice. not much personal information is known about her, even her age and real name are mysteries. after four albums, she changed labels to Phoenix Records and released her first single, "Spinel", with them in November 2005.
THOUGHTS: love how this song builds up to the chorus. it sounds serious, yet delicate at the same time. and of course, since its RURUTIA, its just pretty~
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SoulJa - Koko ni Iru yo feat Aoyama Thelma　ここにいるよ
INFO: a newcomer to the hip-hop and rap industry, he's half Japanese and Belgium. with a classical background, he got interested in hip-hop after going to high school in America. after single release in 2006 with "First Contact", he later grew in popularity with the 2007 single featuring another new artist, Aoyama Thelma. in November 2007, he released a mini album, "Spirits".
THOUGHTS: love love this song~ ^__^ very toned down for a rap song and the chorus is so great. even if you don't like hip-hop you should give it a listen. Aoyama Thelma is coming out with "Soba ni Iru ne" in 2008 featuring Soulja ;)
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Yuna Ito - I'm Here
INFO: a half Japanese and Korean solo singer that made her major debut in both acting and singing in the movie "NANA", playing Serizawa Reira. that role landed her a chart topping hit as well as a few awards. she was born in Hawaii and moved to Japan after high school. in December 2006, she continued her role as Reira in the second NANA movie.
THOUGHTS: gotta love Yuna~ this is a little similar to my 2006 fav, "losin'", which is probably why I like "I'm Here" too. some upbeat dramatic pop for this ballad princess.
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I know there were some in the comments... ^^;