Current mood:	giddy
Current music:	Persona 3 OST - Kimi no Kioku

Yuna Ito, BECR, Ayumi Hamasaki, CHEMISTRY, AYUSE KOZUE, faith, UVERworld, H&MC, So'Fly, MISIA
- 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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new semester started up and despite all the work and scholarship hunting/applying for studying abroad, I'm really hoping to get one update in every two weeks. we'll see if I stick to it... really hoping I do!

and please leave a comment if you download something!! otherwise, any song that has 20 more downloads than comments will be deleted! recently people have really been rude. .\_/.

this week's songs:
Yuna Ito - Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN~ DELETED
BEAT CRUSADERS - WINTERLONG
Ayumi Hamasaki - (don't) Leave me alone
CHEMISTRY - Kagayaku Yoru
AYUSE KOZUE - One
faith - GOLD
UVERworld - Kami Atsume
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - Secret Heart
So'Fly - Baby Don't Cry
MISIA - Ishin Denshin DELETED


Yuna Ito - Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN~ あなたがいる限り
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: ok, so it disappoints me whenever a Japanese and American artist collab, because it always releases in Japan and NEVER anywhere else. thus, I'm only uploading Yuna's solo version of her collab with Celine Dion, even if it was on Celine's album first. :P
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BEAT CRUSADERS - WINTERLONG
INFO: also known as BECR, they're Jrock band with members Toru Hidaka (vocals, guitar), Masahiko Kubota (bass), Taro Kato (guitar), Mashiita (drums), and Keitaimo (keyboard). they first formed around 1997, doing various gigs and becoming a known independent band. they are currently under DefStar Records and have released several albums under them.
THOUGHTS: hehe and they're back with another solid track. some great rock music. like how they're always consistent with their releases.
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Ayumi Hamasaki - (don't) Leave me alone
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: well her new album is a great improvement over...uh...what was her last album? haha yea, didn't really leave much of an impression on me. ^^; this song is some loud and aggressive pop.
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CHEMISTRY - Kagayaku Yoru 輝く夜
INFO: a popular R&B duo made up of Yoshikuni Dochin and Kaname Kawabata. on the audition television program, Asayan, they made their big break and have been successful ever since. they debuted in 2001 with their hit single "PIECES OF A DREAM", which sold over 2 million copies.
THOUGHTS: when I first heard this I was like...ugh. but why is it so darn catchy!? .__. ::sigh::
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AYUSE KOZUE - One
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". her first debut album released in October of 2007.
THOUGHTS: after that great album, she comes out with a great single. ^__^ its slower, almost ballad-like and strays from her bubble pop that she typically does, but its pretty. the song's title is the password this week.
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faith - GOLD
INFO: a J-urban duo of WEEVA, who sings, and Jam, who raps, plays the piano, produces, and composes. both members write lyrics and they met in 2003. their style of music fuses classical piano with R&B and hip-hop beats. they debuted with the single "Love Song" in mid July 2005.
THOUGHTS: hmm well I've been ignoring their music for this journal, yet their new album dropped recently and its pretty solid. here's a soothing track with nice piano and string themes against an R&B beat.
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UVERworld - Kami Atsume 神集め
INFO: a five member pop and rock band with lead singer TAKUYA∞. they formed in 2003 but didn't officially debut until July 2005 with the single "D-tecnoLife", a theme for the popular anime "Bleach". later, they released their debut album "Timeless". UVER (or uber) means "over" in German.
THOUGHTS: their new album has some good tracks on it, despite some of their ok singles. this song is a little different and I love the hook/chorus.
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HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - Secret Heart
INFO: a band from Okinawa with Maki as the lead singer, Yuusuke as the rapper and backup singer, Kazuto and MEG on guitar, mACKAz on Bass, and SASSY on drums. they debuted in January 2005 with the song "PRIDE", which was a theme song for the anime Gundam Seed and became a hit. since then they have released an album "G∞VER" in September 2005.
THOUGHTS: starts out a little rocky and then soft with Maki's vocals, but the chorus is sweet. off their latest single "Amazing".
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So'Fly - Baby Don't Cry　
INFO: a hip-pop duo of GIORGIO 13, who writes the composition and lyrics as well as raps, and TOKO who sings. GIORGIO 13 is half Italian and Japanese and grew up with a lot of hip-hop influence. likewise, TOKO was surrounded with jazz in her childhood. the duo first released a mini album in 2005 called "Soooo' Fly".
THOUGHTS: nice new mini album by them. they seriously are the R&B version of mihimaru GT lol. anywho, here's a midtempo track that shows off their unique style.
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MISIA - Ishin Denshin 以心伝心
INFO: a solo singer whose real name is Misaki Ito. her stage name is a mix of her real name and the word Asia. she started pursuing her dreams of being a singer at a young age and after not making a lot of auditions, finally signed with BMG and debuted in 1998. known for her R&B style and her dreadlocks, she became popular after her second single and her album "Father Mother Brother Sister".
THOUGHTS: sweet opening track to bring in her new album. gotta love her personal style to R&B in this aggressive track.
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requested songs to be uploaded:
I think there were more in the comments...