Current mood:	lazy
Current music:	May J. - why why why...

Koda Kumi, Aoyama Thelma, HMK, Amano T, CHEMISTRY, Ikimonogakari, JYONGRI, Anna Tsuchiya, move, DAI
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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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a few days late cause I went home for the weekend, otherwise this would have been up last Friday. oh wells :P anyways, I'm doing away with requests. I never get around to them and if I did not sure the original requester still wanted them. anyways, added a few random songs to this entry. enjoy!

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:
Koda Kumi - Under
Aoyama Thelma - Soba ni Iru ne feat SoulJa deleted
HOME MADE KAZOKU - Oboeteru
Amano Tsukiko - HEAVEN'S GATE
CHEMISTRY - deep inside of you
Ikimonogakari - Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi
JYONGRI - Kissing Me
Anna Tsuchiya - cocoon
move - GHETTO BLASTER
Do As Infinity - Guru Guru


Koda Kumi - Under
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: FINALLY. a freaking urban song from her!!! its been toooooo long Ku. anyways, the rest of her album is SO much better than that 2006 crap "Black Cherry" so YAY. ^___^
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Aoyama Thelma - Soba ni Iru ne feat SoulJa
INFO: a new and young J-urban/Jpop artist. part Japanese and Trinidad, she started up her career being featured in other J-urban artist's tracks. her collaboration "Koko ni Iru yo" with the rapper, SoulJa, has become a hit on the charts. her debut single, "ONE WAY", dropped early September 2007.
THOUGHTS: the answer song to the wonderful track "Koko ni Iru yo" ^__^ and I think I like this version better. more singing with Thelma and SoulJa's part is more in the background. wonderful and its hit the #1 spot on the oricon!
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HOME MADE KAZOKU - Oboeteru
INFO: a trio consisting of vocalist Kiyoe, and guitarists Hotaka and Yoshiki. first forming when the three were in college they gradually grew to be a popular local indies band. in 2005 they signed under SONY and released their first single "Sakura" in March 2006. their name came from when Hotaka and Yoshiki were nicknamed in grade school.
THOUGHTS: their usual 'feel good' rap takes a slightly more serious tone here and that's not a bad thing. might be my favorite song by them ^_^
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Amano Tsukiko - HEAVEN'S GATE
INFO: a female Jrocker who's been around since 2001, starting that year with indies releases and later with the maxi single "Bodaiju". she likes to sing songs from rock to quieter ballads. so far she has released four albums. she also sings theme songs for the video games series Fatal Frame.
THOUGHTS: whoo new Amano~ hmm wonder why she's only doing indies stuff now. O_o anywhos, this song is still the great rock by Amano that I love.
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CHEMISTRY - deep inside of you
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: O_O their new album.... I actually like it. :gasp: sheesh I didn't really like any of their albums since their debut one all those years ago. here's a slower paced track from "Face to Face".
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Ikimonogakari - Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi
INFO: a trio consisting of vocalist Kiyoe, and guitarists Hotaka and Yoshiki. first forming when the three were in college they gradually grew to be a popular local indies band. in 2005 they signed under SONY and released their first single "Sakura" in March 2006. their name came from when Hotaka and Yoshiki were nicknamed in grade school.
THOUGHTS: love, love their new single. chorus is excellent and I dunno, I guess any song title of theirs with "sakura" in it is a hit. XD
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JYONGRI - Kissing Me
INFO: a new young solo singer that debuted in late 2006 with the single "Possession/My All For You". she learned to play piano at a young age and attended an international school. her debut album, "Close to Fantasy", released March 21, 2007.
THOUGHTS: I'm a bit meeeh with her new single, but she needs more exposure. (ha actually I dunno, she was nominated at the Gold Disc Awards haha) the song has too much sounds going on, making it a little incoherent.
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Anna Tsuchiya - cocoon
INFO: a half Japanese and half Russian American who got her career started by doing some modeling in her mid-teens. it wasn’t until 2002 when she began a singing career in the duo Spin Aqua. later on, she quit the duo and went solo after being married and having a child. she released “Taste My Beat”, a solo mini album in 2005.
THOUGHTS: ok...so the cover freaked me out a little, but the song itself is great. just gotta love her rocking sound. the song's title is this week's password.
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move - GHETTO BLASTER　
INFO: a trio consisting of lead vocalist Yuri, rapper Motsu, and programmer/guitarist/keyboard T-Kimura. their style changed over the years, from europop/techno to trance to rock. the individual styles of Yuri and Motsu have also changed throught the years, since their debut in 1997. their popularity received a great boost after they did a lot of themes for the anime "Initial D".
THOUGHTS: haha I love the rocking sound of this track. back when move was just getting into the rock phase of their career. (what are they up to now...? O_o)
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Do As Infinity - Guru Guru
INFO: Do As Infinity (DAI) is a group with Tomiko Van as the lead singer, Ryo as the guitarist, and Dai as the main composer/writer/guitarist. Dai started to group and held auditions for who the lead singer could be and picked Tomiko. a pretty popular band that mixes pop and rock. Dai left the group a few albums into their career and then they disbanded on Sept 30th 2005. ;_;
THOUGHTS: dang its been like 2 1/2 years since they disbanded. this was one of the first songs I heard by them back in 2001, off their "New World" album.
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