Current mood:	happy
Current music:	Aoyama Thelma - GOOD TIME REMIX feat MIKU from YA-KYIM

Hikki, Aoyama Thelma, TERIYAKI BOYZ, Hirai K, alice nine, B Arashiro, Tanaka R, FQ, Mai K, Koda Kumi
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a little late on the update, but that's cause I couldn't update my music for a week lol. anyways, same as last week: new releases and a random oldie. XD

on a bit of personal news, I'm going to Japan for a year starting in September!!! YAY. but yea...dunno what the future of this LJ will be cause I probably won't get such a wonderful internet over there or whatever. we shall see.

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:
Utada Hikaru - Prisoner of Love deleted
Aoyama Thelma - RHYTHM
TERIYAKI BOYZ - ZOCK ON! feat Pharrell & Busta Rhymes
Hirai Ken - Twenty! Twenty! Twenty!
alice nine. - Eraser -Memoire d'une fleur-
Beni Arashiro - Southern Star
Tanaka Rouma - Forever Love feat Aoyama Thelma
Foxxi misQ - XBF
Kuraki Mai - Yume ga Saku Haru
Koda Kumi - Can't Lose


Utada Hikaru - Prisoner of Love
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: hehee ordered my copy already~~ and all you people should too! only a few new songs, but that doesn't matter since her single songs are all great. like this new track, a little dramatic pop from Hikki.
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Aoyama Thelma - RHYTHM
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 and she has released a successful answer song to it called "Soba ni Iru ne". her debut single, "ONE WAY", dropped early September 2007.
THOUGHTS: debut album by her~ lets see if she can ride out her newfound popularity with it. don't like how it loses steam at the end with no solid R&B tracks, but here's one. now go support her XD
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TERIYAKI BOYZ - ZOCK ON! feat Pharrell & Busta Rhymes
INFO: a hip-hop group formed from rappers from different labels and groups. the members are VERBAL from m-flo, Ilmari and RYO-Z from RIP SLYME, WISE from (B)APE Sounds, and NIGO as a producer and DJ who is from A BATHING APE. their first album "BEEF or CHICKEN" has contributions from various producers.
THOUGHTS: well they sure like working with American artists. thus, the lyrics are more...explicit. ha... overall pretty interesting collab with different sounds to make things interesting.
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Hirai Ken - Twenty! Twenty! Twenty!
INFO: a popular solo R&B singer, he's known for his falsetto voice. he's also known for not looking Japanese, even though he is. he started releasing music in 1995 with the single, "Precious Junk". in 2005 he released “UTABAKA”, a best album to celebrate his 10th anniversary in the music industry.
THOUGHTS: dang, some artists are very active right now (H&MC & FLOW both also released new albums), but I think right now I'm liking Ken's the best right now. this song is more in the 'POP STAR' style and thus very poppy and cute. lol.
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alice nine. - Eraser -Memoire d'une fleur-
INFO: a Jrock band with members Shou (vocals), Hiroto (guitar), Tora (guitar), Saga (bass), and Nao (drums). Nao formed the band in 2004 and they released their first maxi single in July that same year.
THOUGHTS: aw what an optimistic sounding song from them for their new single. the vocals are better suited for other types of rock, but it gives the track a unique sound.
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Beni Arashiro - Southern Star
INFO: a solo artist who's part American, she started off in a contest called Kokuminteki Bishojo Contest and became a finalist without any formal training. she speaks English and Japanese fluently and does more of a R&B/pop style. she debuted with the single "Harmony" back in 2004 and released her first album, "Beni" in 2005.
THOUGHTS: so she released a best album and added a few new tracks as well. here's one of them; its a typical pop song with the Beni flair.
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Tanaka Rouma - Forever Love feat Aoyama Thelma
INFO: a solo artist whose American name is Hector and who grew up in San Francisco, California. he's a dancer as well as a singer and was actually a semi-finalist on the show American Idol. he first made a show into Japan in Dohzi-T's song "better days" with Miliyah Kato. in June 2006 he made his solo debut with the single "One/No Change No End".
THOUGHTS: Thelma makes two appearances in this entry! haha. too bad she only has like...one solo line. >_> besides that, its an overall OK ballad.
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Foxxi misQ - XBF
INFO: a new R&B group with three members: CHIE, YU-A, and DEM. although they each auditioned to be solo acts, they were grouped together to create a trio focusing on harmony. setting them apart from other groups/bands is that they don't have a lead singer and instead act as a 'unit'. they debuted with the single "Tha F.Q.'s Style" in July 2006.
THOUGHTS: at first listen its a standard new R&B song by the trio, but its been growing on me. kinda reminds me of their 'Luxury Ride' song. the song's title is this entry's password.
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Kuraki Mai - Yume ga Saku Haru 夢が咲く春
INFO: known as Mai K to her fans, she's a Jpop singer who started her career in the USA with the single "Baby I Like". she's got a softer voice than most artists out there and started out focusing on a more R&B/pop style that got a lot of critics to compare her to Utada Hikaru. now she sticks with a light pop style.
THOUGHTS: daaang its been awhile since I upped any Mai K. her new single has a heavier beat than usual and there's a little bit of a disco vibe. overall pretty enjoyable.
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Koda Kumi - Can't Lose
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 last time was old school OLIVIA, now its old school Ku. XD off her first album, it's one of the songs that really got me into her way back when hahaha.
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