Da-iCE Dreams On With Avex

Five-member boy idol group Da-iCE announced they will be dropping a brand new single titled “Dreamin' On” which is set to drop August 26. Da-iCE has been signed under Universal Music Japan’s sub-label Universal Sigma since the group formed in 2011 but on June 27 it was announced that the group will be transferred from Universal Sigma to Avex Trax. “Dreamin’ On” will be the group’s first release under Avex. Da-iCE has always been under the management of Avex Management Inc. This is the start of a six-month promotion campaign that will have a new song released each month with each song “targeting all five senses”.

“Dreamin’ On” is being released in three editions: a standard CD-only edition, a limited edition type A which comes with a bonus DVD, and a limited edition type B which will also come with a bonus DVD. The type A limited edition DVD features a “TV Special” entitled “Da-iCE TV Special” plus the music video for “Dreamin’ On” and a making-of documentary. The type B limited edition features a newly recorded indie song titled “FIVE” by “FIVE 2020” plus a “FIVE 2020” solo recorded movie. There is also a bundle edition which includes all three editions of “Dreamin’ On”. Pre-orders are up and posted below along with their song “YAWN” which is the group’s latest song. A full track listing for all three editions can be found below as well.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type A

Limited Edition Type B

Bundle


Da-iCE「Dreamin’ On」

Standard Edition

CD

1 DREAMIN' ON

2 Found it

3 DRAEMIN' ON (Instrumental)

4 Found it (Instrumental)

5 Da-iCE × Vo-iCE Vo.1

Limited Edition Type A

CD

1 DREAMIN' ON

2 未定

3 DRAEMIN' ON (Instrumental)

DVD

1 Da-iCE TVスペシャル

2 DREAMIN' ON (MUSIC VIDEO)

3 DREAMIN' ON (MUSIC VIDEO メイキングドキュメント)

Limited Edition Type B

CD

1 DREAMIN' ON

2 FIVE 2020

3 DRAEMIN' ON (Instrumental)

DVD

1 DREAMIN' ONスペシャルメドレー (DANCEマルチアングルMOVIE)

2 FIVE 2020 (ソロレコーディングMOVIE: TAIKI REC ver. / TORU REC ver. / YUDAI REC ver. / SOTA REC ver. / HAYATE REC ver.)

SHE’S Shows Their Ugly Side With Latest Music Video!

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To celebrate the release of their new album Tragicomedy, four-member rock band SHE’S released the music video for their track, “Ugly”, on their YouTube channel. Released this past week, the album will be the latest physical release from the band since Tricolor EP back in December of last year and will be their fourth album overall. Directed by Hidenobu Tanabe, the music video guest stars actress Risa Oda and shows off the unlighted path of fame in a colorfully twisted way. 

The album was released with thirteen tracks total and dropped with three editions: a CD-only standard edition and two limited editions. One limited is a CD-only edition and the other a CD+DVD edition. The CD-only limited edition includes a special bracelet while the DVD edition features footage from SHE’S’s Sinfonia Chronicle #2 concert that took place at Tokyo’s Nakano Sun Plaza back in December of last year. 

Check out the music video in question along with the order links for Tragicomedy below!

Standard edition

Limited DVD edition

Limited Bracelet edition

Marie Ueda Breaks Hearts In New Album

Singer-songwriter Marie Ueda revealed she will be releasing a brand new album titled HEARTBREAKER August 26. The new album will be her first album in almost four years. Also on August 26 she will be releasing the live recording of her one night only concert at Zepp Diver City from last November which was part of her five year anniversary; it will be titled Palpable! Marble! Live!

HEARTBREAKER is being released in two editions: a standard CD-only edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD and photobook. The CD will contain a total of seventeen tracks while the DVD will feature music videos and making-of videos.

Palpable! Marble! Live! is being released in a single Blu-ray edition which will not only contain the concert but will also include a behind-the-scenes documentary. Pre-orders are up for both releases and will be posted below along with the track listing for the two of them as well. Lastly, Ueda’s latest song “Stranger”, which is on the upcoming album, is available to be listened to.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

Palpable! Marble! Live!


Marie Ueda「HEARTBREAKER」

01. heartbreaker

02. WHAT's

03. まぜるなきけん

04. Black Cherry In The Dirty Forest

05. Stranger

06. 小さな恋の誓い

07. 眠れぬ夜に

08. 鍵穴

09. スルー

10. my little bunny

11. REVOLVER

12. バニラフェイク

13. I JUST WANNA BE A STAR

14. IN TO

15. てとてとめとめ

16. 憂うべき

17. ERROR


Marie Ueda「PALPABLE! MARBLE! LIVE! -ANNIVERSARY 2019-」

01. 旋回呪文

02. 流れ星

03. 壊して

04. RRRRR

05. 泣いてない

06. ミルキー

07. ナビゲーション

08. メリーゴーランド

09. 心と体

10. kitsch

11. FAR

12. Bloomin'

13. Stranger

14. WHAT’s

15. REVOLVER

16. S・O・S

17. わかんないのはいやだ

18. ふれたら消えてしまう

19. 夢のパレード

20. I JUST WANNA BE A STAR

21. 彼に守ってほしい10のこと

22. 中華街へ行きましょう

23. 僕の夢

24. 変革の気、蜂蜜の夕陽

・BACKSTAGE MOVIE

The Girls of Class C Show How Much They Love Each Other With Upcoming Single!

After the success of their first debut  single “君のことをまだ何にも知らない” (“Kimi no Koto wo Mada Nani ni mo Shiranai”), the thirteen-member idol group Seishun Koukou San Nen C Gumi divulged more information about their upcoming second single “好きです” (“Suki desu”). Dropping July 29, the single will drop with four editions lovingly called Types A-D and will feature Sabina Tonchiki, Medina Hibino, Yuna Mochida, and Ruka Nishimura on the cover of each edition. The single will feature a three-track total with the third as a different coupling song exclusive to each edition.

Check out the pre-order links for the single below!

Type A

Type B

Type C

Type D

PK shampoo Brings Fans Across the River Once Again With Latest Mini-album!

Four-member rock band PK shampoo announced that they released a brand new mini-album Kanzakigawa E.P +2 on all music streaming services this past week. This was the latest release by the band since their single “新世界望遠圧縮” (“Shinsekai Boen Asshuku”) back in April and their second mini-album overall. The album dropped with seven tracks total and includes hit tracks “星” (“Hoshi”), “京都線” (“Kyoto-Sen”), and “神崎川” (“Kanzaki Gawa”), all of which had their music videos released several weeks prior. Check out Kanzakigawa E.P +2  on all digital streaming platforms here along with the music video for “Hoshi” below!

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PK shampoo「Kanzakigawa E.P +2」

01. 星

02. 空のオルゴール

03. 京都線

04. 僕らが死ぬまであまり時間がない

05. 神崎川

06. m7

07. 学生街全能幻想