ACIDMAN rereleases debut album, albeit with a twist!

Three-member rock band ACIDMAN announced that they will be remastering their first major album, 創 (Sou), exclusively for vinyl October 30. Fans should know that this specific date has a special place in the band’s heart, as this was the date they originally debuted eighteen years prior. 

This announcement comes as a surprise for fans, as this is the first time the band will be experimenting with a vinyl style release; however, it is a welcome one. Similarly with its original release, Sou will drop with twelve tracks total and will be the latest release by ACIDMAN since Lambda back in December of 2017.

To commemorate such a release, ACIDMAN will hold a brand new live tour,「ACIDMAN LIVE TOUR “創、再現”(Sou, Saigen)」, starting from October 30 to December 12. For those interested, it should be noted that you can only pre-order tickets on ACIDMAN’s official mobile site. For more info about the various venues for this tour, check the image to the right.

 Currently there are no pre-order links, but we will update this space when there are!

Tsubaki Factory loses another member!

After the dust appeared to have settled following their loss of Kiki Asakura to injury, nine-member idol group Tsubaki Factory announced that member Kisora Niinuma will being also be taking a short hiatus due to an injury. Niinuma stated that she lost her balance while going down the stairs, fracturing her coccyx, and will unfortunately be taking a one-month break to let it heal. Like with Asakura’s news, this one broke out just in the middle of Tsubaki Factory’s live tour which now Niinuma and Asakura will unfortunately not continue with. Niinuma stated that, as sorry as she is to her fellow members and fans, she wants her injury to properly heal and, once recovered, show her fans the high level of performance she knows she can exhibit.

We at Ongaku To You wish Niinuma a speedy recovery and hope to see her back on stage soon. 

sumika shows fans how to MIX it up with new single!

Four-member rock band sumika announced that they will releasing a brand new double A-side single, “Equal/ Traveling”, June 12. “Equal/ Traveling” will be the latest release by the band since their single “Chime” back in March 13 and it will feature four tracks. 

“Equal”—currently the opening theme for popular baseball anime MIX —paired with “Traveling” will drop with two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a two-disc CD limited edition. The second CD included in the limited edition will feature a live sound rip of their “Fanfare/ Syunkasyutou” release tour event which took place at Tokyo’s Zepp Tokyo last November.

Check out the track listing along with pre-order links for “Equal/ Traveling” below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

sumika「Equal/ Traveling」

CD

01. イコール　(Equal)

02. Traveling　

03. イコール（Instrumental）

04. Traveling（Instrumental）

Limited Edition CD

「Fanfare/ Syunkasyutou」Release Tour 2018.11.22 at Zepp Tokyo

01. ファンファーレ(Fanfare)

02. フィクション (Fiction)

03. 溶けた体温、蕩けた魔法(Toketa Taion, Toroketa Maho)

04. マイリッチサマーブルース (My Rich Summer Blues)

05. ペルソナ・プロムナード (Persona Promenade)

06. オレンジ (Orange)

King & Prince treats fans as royalty and drops more info about upcoming album!

A month before their first album, popular male idol group King & Prince delivered more juicy details regarding their album King & Prince. Dropping June 19, it will include sixteen tracks and, as previously announced, will be released with three different editions: a CD-only edition and two limited editions titled Type A and Type B. Type A will include either a Blu-ray or DVD copy of the music video for their main song for the album “Naughty Girl” and also a  “Premium Talk” show which features King & Prince discussing various topics such as their debut and future. Type B, on the other hand, will include a bonus CD featuring an additional eleven tracks. Such tracks will include those from their Johnny Jr. days. Not to be outdone by the limited editions, the standard edition will include a bonus seventeenth track titled “King & Prince, Queen & Princess”

Pre-order all of the lovely editions for King & Prince—along with a three-editions bundle set—at the links below!

Standard edition 

Limited Blu-ray edition Type A

Limited DVD edition Type A

Limited edition Type B

Bundled Blu-ray set

Bundled DVD set

Track listing:

King & Prince「King & Prince」

CD

01. シンデレラガール

02. Sha-la-laハジけるLove

03. 君を待ってる

04. Naughty Girl

05. Can't Stop Now

06. マホロバ

07. 別々の空

08. Moon Lover

09. FEEL LIKE GOLD

10. Big Bang（平野紫耀、高橋海人）

11. Dance with me

12. Super Duper Crazy

13. Memorial

14. Letter（岸優太、永瀬廉、神宮寺勇太）

15. Song for you ～君を信じて～

16. 君に ありがとう

17. King & Prince, Queen & Princess ※Only Included On The Standard Editions 

Limited Edition Type ADVD / Blu-ray

・「Naughty Girl」Music Video

・「Naughty Girl」Music Video & ジャケット撮影 メイキング

・「Naughty Girl」Music Video メンバーソロver.

・「Naughty Girl」Music Video ダンスver.

・「King & Princeプレミアムトーク」 ～メンバーがデビューから未来の展望まで本音で語る!!～

Limited Edition Type B CD

01. サマー・ステーション

02. Hello!!!ハルイロ

03. 勝つんだWIN!

04. MIXTURE

05. Bounce To Night

06. OH! サマー KING

07. Alright

08. THE DREAM BOYS

09. Prince Princess

10. You are my Princess

11. 描いた未来～たどり着くまで～

ecke is Crossing over in a big way!

Indie corner band ecke announced that they’ll not only drop brand new single “Crossing” May 28 but will also be collaborating with label P-Vine Records and release a brand new album, CROSSING, June 19. “Crossing” will be their latest release since their EP TETRA last April. While “Crossing” will only drop with one track, CROSSING will have eleven.

「Ongaku ~yu-inn~」

2019年6月23日 Tokyo’s Shibuya Home

「MARZ TRIP!! -17-」

2019年7月9 日Tokyo’s Shinjuku Marz

「ecke 2nd Album [CROSSING] Release Party」

2019年9月8 日 Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa Three

To commemorate such an event, ecke also announced several live shows in Tokyo (see details to right).

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Check out ecke’s latest music video “Classic” and pre-order CROSSING at the link below

Standard Edition

Track listing:

ecke「Crossing」

01. Crossing

ecke「CROSSING」

CD

01. Crossing

02. City Kills Highway

03. YOU

04. STILL DRIFT

05. リター

06. Lesson

07. S.H.Y

08. Yoen

09. Melt In Love

10 . Summer Refrain

11.  Popcorn