Chiai Fujikawa Announces Second Album

Singer-songwriter Chiai Fujikawa announced she will be releasing her second album April 8. Chiai debuted in November of 2018 at Acoustic Live and she dropped her first album titled Lecia in May of 2019. The new album was announced at Chiai Fujikawa’s one-man live show at Shinjuku BLAZE on January 19. It will come in two editions total, a standard CD-only edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD. While the new album doesn’t have a title yet, you can already pre-order your copy. Links are posted below along with Chiai’s song “Leica” so you can get a small taste of what to expect.

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flumpool Lies in New Single

Rock band flumpool revealed they will be dropping a brand new single titled “Subarashiki Uso” which will be released February 26. “Subarashiki Uso” is being released off flumpool’s next album which is set to drop in spring. “Subarashiki Uso” is being used in the live action adaptation of Shirazui Itai Koto which was previously both a manga series and anime series. Also on the single will be the song “Nevermind” which is being used as the theme for the anime series Ahiru no Sora, a sports anime about basketball. “Subarashiki Uso” is being released in two editions total, a standard CD-only edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD. The CD will not only feature the two songs that were previously mentioned but also three songs from their live performance at Osaka-jo Hall on December 30, 2019. On the other hand, the DVD will include a documentary on it. Pre-orders are up and will be posted below along with the group’s previous song “Help” which came out in 2019.

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Koda Kumi Bringing Special Re(LEASES) to Fans!

Koda Kumi, Japanese pop singer-songwriter and major staple in the Japanese music industry, is bringing fans a special treat with three new releases which will be hitting stores March 11! These three releases are hot on the tail of her latest album re(CORD) which came out last November 13 and consist of two Blu-ray/DVD concerts and a remix album!! The two Blu-ray concerts are from her Live Tour 2019 re(LIVE) tour which showcased popular numbers from her previous tours of Black Cherry (2007) and JAPONESQUE (2013) and include some of her newest hits from her latest album re(CORD such as “GOLDFINGER 2019” and “Eh Yo”! Each Blu-ray/DVD will consist of 21 tracks in total. Koda Kumi will also be dropping her latest remix album, entitled re(MIX), on the same day. This comes about a year after Driving Hit’s 9 -Special Edition- hit stores.

Koda Kumi LIVE TOUR 2019 re(LIVE) -Black Cherry- and Koda Kumi LIVE TOUR 2019 re(LIVE) -JAPONESQUE- will both come in two editions, a Blu-ray and a DVD version. There will also be a special FanClub edition for members which will include three DVDs consisting of both the Black Cherry and JAPONESQUE tours along with a special documentary movie and three never before released music videos with special packaging! Koda Kumi re(MIX) will consist of remixed songs from her latest album re(CORD) and will come in a CD-only format. Cover art and track listing have not been revealed yet but you can go ahead and pre-order your copies at the links below!

Koda Kumi LIVE TOUR 2019 - Black Cherry- 2DVD

Koda Kumi LIVE TOUR 2019 -Black Cherry- Blu-ray

Koda Kumi LIVE TOUR 2019 -JAPONESQUE- 2DVD

Koda Kumi LIVE TOUR 2019 -JAPONESQUE - Blu-ray

Koda Kumi - re(MIX) CD

AAA Takes 2020 Off

Dance unit AAA revealed they are suspending all activities for 2020. The announcement came via the group’s official website and goes on to talk about how the group has been having this discussion on and off since 2016, and now that each member has reached their thirties they are wanting time to explore and take their own path in 2020, which is also the group’s fifteenth anniversary. The good news is that at the end of the year AAA will come back for a dome tour titled AAA DOME TOUR 2020 which will be in November and December. The full schedule will be posted below. We here at OTY wish AAA the best on whatever they decide to do in the future.

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AAA DOME TOUR 2020

November 7, 2020 (Sat) Saitama MetLife Dome

November 20, 2020 (Fri) Kyocera Dome Osaka, Osaka 

November 21, 2020 (Sat) Osaka Kyocera Dome, Osaka

November 22, 2020 (Sun) ) Osaka Kyocera Dome Osaka

November 28, 2020 (Sat) Nagoya Dome, Aichi 

November 29, 2020 (Sun) Nagoya Dome, Aichi

December 5, 2020 (Sat) Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka PayPay Dome

December 6, 2020 (Sun) Fukuoka Fukuoka PayPay Dome

December 12, 2020 (Sat) Tokyo Dome

December 13, 2020 (Sun) Tokyo Tokyo Dome

December 14, 2020 (Mon) Tokyo Dome

Brian the Sun Crosses the Pacific to Perform at Kawaii Kon!

Four-member rock band Brian the Sun announced that they will be going to this year’s Kawaii Kon in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii in May. This will be the second consecutive year the band will venture internationally after visiting A-kon last year. Famous for theme songs for the popular anime BORUTO NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS and My Hero Academia, Brian the Sun promises to give fans a performance of a lifetime. The band will also release a new mini-album, orbit, February 26; several tracks from the album may be debuted during their live.

Check out Kawaii Kon’s official website and pre-order orbit in the links below!

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