BABYMETAL Live At The Forum Comes to Blu-ray and DVD!

Japanese popular fusion idol and metal band BABYMETAL is bringing their Live At The Forum to Blu-ray and DVD May 13! Their live concert at The Forum in LA features their METAL GALAXY WORLD TOUR LIVE AT THE FORUM which took place on October 11, 2019, the same day their METAL GALAXY album was released. This tour features songs off their latest album along with some of their past hits and the first tour released on Blu-ray/DVD which does not have YUIMETAL since her departure in October 2018.

BABYMETAL’s Live At The Forum comes in two editions, a Blu-ray edition and DVD edition, both of which to include the same set list of 15 tracks. CDJapan is offering two special bonuses for early orders, a postcard and a B-3 size poster. You can pre-order your copies below and experience the galaxy of BABYMETAL’s music. Also, be sure to check out the track listing and live trailer below!

BABYMETAL/Live At The Forum

Blu-ray

DVD

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Track listing:

  1. FUTURE METAL

  2. DA DA DANCE (feat. Tak Matsumoto)

  3. メギツネ

  4. Elevator Girl

  5. Shanti Shanti Shanti

  6. Kagerou

  7. Starlight

  8. ギミチョコ!!

  9. PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO)

  10. Distortion (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)

  11. KARATE

  12. ヘドバンギャー!!

  13. Road of Resistance

  14. Shine

  15. Arkadia

Nana Kitade Finds A New Dawn

Singer-songwriter Nana Kitade revealed she is going to be releasing a brand new mini-album titled New Dawn which is set to drop May 8. New Dawn is being produced in the band style; it will be the first time in four years since Nana produced music this way. Nana got started in late 2003 with her first single and released singles regularly until 2009. In 2016 Nana made a comeback to the music scene with the single “Bad Babe's Dreamer” and, including “Bad Babe's Dreamer”, she has released three singles since this comeback.

New Dawn is being released in a CD-only edition and pre-orders are below, along with a full track listing for all five songs which will be on the CD.

New Dawn


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Nana Kitade「New Dawn」

01. Limited Edition

[Lyrics: Nana Kitade / Composer: Okumura Dai]

02. Key

[Lyrics / Composition: Nana Kitade]

03. Killed

[Lyrics: Nana Kitade / Composer: KANSA]

04. Post Pink

[Lyrics: North DeNana / Composer: Okumura Dai]

05. Sick Sad World

[Lyrics: Kitade Nana / Composer: Okumura Dai]


JUJU Tells Her Story With All-time Best Album!

Japanese popular R&B and jazz vocalist JUJU is dropping her first all-time best album YOUR STORY April 8. This album is JUJU’s third best album and her twenty-second album over her career. YOUR STORY will feature a total of 52 tracks spread over four discs with each disc featuring different themes. Some of these tracks were requested by fans at JUJU’s YOUR REQUEST TOUR held in 2019 and others were chosen from the period of her debut to present, including her latest single “Stayin’ Alive”. This album has a special meaning as each disc tells a story, one which each person can relate to, such as walking through the past into the future.

YOUR STORY is gracing fans with two editions, a 4-CD + DVD limited edition and a 4-CD regular edition. The 4-CD + DVD limited edition will include the following: a bonus DVD which features music videos for ten songs which have been newly shot just for this release, an interview, slipcase packaging, and a deluxe booklet! You can order pre-order your copy on CDJapan below; just make sure you read the shipping guidelines first. Don’t forget to check out the commercial and digest videos, track listing, and covers for YOUR STORY!

4-CD + DVD limited edition

4-CD regular edition

Track listing:

Disc 1:

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  1. [Theater RED] やさしさで溢れるように

  2. [Theater RED] ただいま

  3. [Theater RED] Eternally

  4. [Theater RED] 守ってあげたい

  5. [Theater RED] 願い

  6. [Theater RED] また明日...

  7. [Theater RED] 明日がくるなら original duet version (with JAY'ED)

  8. [Theater RED] sign

  9. [Theater RED] 東京

  10. [Theater RED] YOU

  11. [Theater RED] I

  12. [Theater RED] ありがとう

  13. [Theater RED] あざみ

Disc 2:

  1. [Theater PURPLE] この夜を止めてよ

  2. [Theater PURPLE] ラストシーン

  3. [Theater PURPLE] つよがり

  4. [Theater PURPLE] 予感

  5. [Theater PURPLE] くちづけ

  6. [Theater PURPLE] いいわけ

  7. [Theater PURPLE] My Life

  8. [Theater PURPLE] If

  9. [Theater PURPLE] 君がついた嘘なら

  10. [Theater PURPLE] さよならの代わりに

  11. [Theater PURPLE] Distance

  12. [Theater PURPLE] あなたがくれたもの

  13. [Theater PURPLE] Woman In Love

Disc 3:

  1. [Theater PINK] 素直になれたら (feat.Spontania)

  2. [Theater PINK] 桜雨

  3. [Theater PINK] ナツノハナ

  4. [Theater PINK] 星月夜

  5. [Theater PINK] believe believe

  6. [Theater PINK] 甜い罠

  7. [Theater PINK] PLAYBACK

  8. [Theater PINK] READY FOR LOVE

  9. [Theater PINK] 始まりはいつも突然に

  10. [Theater PINK] READ MY LIPS

  11. [Theater PINK] Hold me, Hold you

  12. [Theater PINK] Trust In You

  13. [Theater PINK] Stop Motion

Disc 4:

  1. [Theater BLUE] 奇跡を望むなら...

  2. [Theater BLUE] Dreamer

  3. [Theater BLUE] Hot Stuff

  4. [Theater BLUE] What You Want

  5. [Theater BLUE] Voice

  6. [Theater BLUE] Door

  7. [Theater BLUE] ミライ

  8. [Theater BLUE] 空

  9. [Theater BLUE] ANTIQUE

  10. [Theater BLUE] PRESENT

  11. [Theater BLUE] かわいそうだよね (with HITSUJI)

  12. [Theater BLUE] メトロ

  13. [Theater BLUE] STAYIN' ALIVE

DVD:

  1. PLAYBACK

  2. What You Want

  3. believe believe

  4. いいわけ

  5. 東京

  6. かわいそうだよね (with HITSUJI)

  7. メトロ

  8. ミライ

  9. READ MY LIPS

  10. STAYIN' ALIVE

  11. Special Interview "MY STORY"

JUJU will also be having her “JUJU Arena Tour 2020 -YOUR STORY-” to celebrate the release of YOUR STORY from September until November. Tour dates and Venues listed below. You don’t want to miss seeing her live!

JUJU ARENA TOUR 2020 「YOUR STORY」

9/5(土) 北海道・北海道立総合体育センター 北海きたえーる

9/12(土) 愛知・愛知県国際展示場 AICHI Sky Expo

9/19(土) 福岡・マリンメッセ福岡 9/22(祝・火) 宮城・セキスイハイムスーパ−アリーナ

10/3(土) 大阪・大阪城ホール 10/4(日) 大阪・大阪城ホール

10/10(土) 埼玉・さいたまスーパーアリーナ

10/11(日) 埼玉・さいたまスーパーアリーナ

10/24(土) 愛媛・愛媛県武道館 11/7(土) 富山・富山市総合体育館

11/21(土) 広島・広島サンプラザホール

Aimyon Reveals Her Heart In New Single

Music sensation Aimyon announced a brand-new single titled “HADAKA NO KOKORO” which is set to be released May 13. It is being used for the opening of the tv drama My Housekeeper Mr. Nagisa which will start airing on TBS on April 14. “HADAKA NO KOKORO” is going to be the first ballad that Aimyon is releasing as a single. She stated in an interview, “This song was made in 2017. One day I thought it was a song. It's finally time to listen to it. This is the first ballad release with a single song and it's the first time to use ‘appointment’ in a drama, and I'm nervous and fresh, but I'm looking forward to it.”

“HADAKA NO KOKORO” is being released in one edition only which will be CD-only. Pre-orders are up and are posted here. You can listen to Aimyon’s latest single “Sayonara No Kyō Ni”, which came out in February, below.

Kaneyorimasuru Shows Fans Just Where Their Heart is With Upcoming Album!

Three-member girl rock band Kaneyorimasuru announced that they will be releasing a brand new mini-album, 心は洗濯機のなか (Kokoro wa Sentakuki no Naka), May 27. This will be the latest release by the band since their mini-album かけがえなくなりたい (Kakegaenaku Naritai) back in October of last year and will be their second mini-album overall. It will feature seven tracks and will only drop with a CD-only standard edition.

Check out their latest music video along with the pre-order link for Kokoro wa Sentakuki no Naka below!

Standard edition


Track listing:

Kaneyorimasuru「Kokoro wa Sentakuki no Naka」

01. シリウス

02. ガールズユースとディサポイントメント

03. 今を詰め込んで

04. 君が私を

05. 白い帽子

06. ラクダ

07. まだ