RAY Shows A New Shade to the Group With Upcoming Single!

Up-and-coming three-member idol group RAY announced that they will be releasing a brand new single, “Yellow”, June 23. This will be the latest release by the group since their album Pink back in May of last yeat. Not only will this single continue the color motif of their previous two releases, but it will also be their second single overall. The group attracted a lot of attention by breaking the rule of what it means to be an idol group by fusing shoegazer, IDM, emo, hardcore, and melodic punk with an idol aesthetic. "Yellow" is a work that incorporates pop elements while following the traditional shoegaze route. A total of four songs will be released including “Regination" and "17”, which was provided by Kei Toriki. It is written with the theme of “post-black metal band moving towards pop”.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the audio video for “17” below!

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“Yellow” Jacket Cover

RAY「Yellow」

01. コハルヒ

02. レジグナチオン

03. 17

04. Rusty Days

Kis-My-Ft2 Celebrates in Style With Upcoming Best-of Album!

To celebrate their tenth year in the Japanese music industry, popular eight-member Johnny’s boy group Kis-My-Ft2 announced that they will be releasing a brand new best-of album, BEST of Kis-My-Ft2, on their debut anniversary of August 10. This work includes 34 singles from their debut single "Everybody Go" to their latest single "Luv Bias", as well as new songs to commemorate the 10th anniversary. The album will drop with seven editions: a 2 CD standard edition that will include a bonus DVD/Blu-ray, four limited editions which will come with 3 CDs, and two bundle editions. The limited editions will feature Types A & B and will include a bonus DVD/Blu-ray as well, with Type A including a bonus second DVD/Blu-ray. The third disc included in Type A will include the top 15 tracks voted for by fans and Type B’s disc will contain a carefully selected collection of solo and unit songs along with the songs that were requested to be re-recorded via fan voting as well. In addition, the Blu-ray and DVD of Type A will include 47 music videos and sub-audio talks by the members while Type B will feature the MV and making document of the new song, along with a making of documentary. Finally, the standard edition will feature the 28 live video songs which were also fan-voted, along with sub-audio talk.

Be sure to check out the teaser for the best-of album and pre-order all seven editions, including the two exclusive bundle editions!

Standard edition DVD/ Blu-ray

Limited edition Type A DVD/ Blu-ray

Limited edition Type B DVD/ Blu-ray

Bundle edition DVD/ Blu-ray

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Kis-My-Ft2「BEST of Kis-My-Ft2」

CD

DISC 1

01. 新曲

02. Everybody Go

03. We never give up!

04. SHE! HER! HER!

05. WANNA BEEEE!!!

06. Shake It Up

07. アイノビート

08. My Resistance -タシカナモノ-

09. 運命Girl

10. キ・ス・ウ・マ・イ ～KISS YOUR MIND～

11. S.O.S（Smile On Smile）

12. キミとのキセキ

13. SNOW DOMEの約束

14. Luv Sick

15. 光のシグナル

16. Another Future

17. Thank youじゃん！

DISC 2

01. Kiss魂

02. AAO

03. 最後もやっぱり君

04. Gravity

05. Sha la la☆Summer Time

06. Tonight

07. 君のいる世界

08. SEVEN WISHES

09. PICK IT UP

10. 赤い果実

11. HOME

12. L.O.V.E.

13. 君、僕。

14. 君を大好きだ

15. HANDS UP

16. Edge of Days

17. ENDLESS SUMMER

18. Luv Bias

※通常盤のみボーナストラック収録予定

Standard Edition  DVD / Blu-ray

・ファン投票 BEST of LIVE SETLIST（28 Tracks Total）

・全曲メンバー副音声トーク

Limited Edition Type A DISC3

ファン投票 BEST of 15 Tracks

Limited Edition Type B DISC 3

・ソロ＆ユニット厳選集＆「再レコーディング」ファン投票1位曲

Limited Edition Type A DVD / Blu-ray

DISC 1

01. 「Everybody Go」Music Video

02. 「We never give up!」Music Video

03. 「SHE! HER! HER!」Music Video

04. 「FIRE BEAT」Music Video

05. 「祈り」Music Video

06. 「WANNA BEEEE!!!」Music Video

07. 「Shake It Up」Music Video

08. 「アイノビート」Music Video -Dance ver.-

09. 「My Resistance -タシカナモノ-」Music Video

10. 「運命Girl」Music Video

11. 「キ・ス・ウ・マ・イ ～KISS YOUR MIND～」Music Video -Story ver.-

12. 「S.O.S（Smile On Smile）」Music Video

13. 「キミとのキセキ」Music Video

14. 「タナゴコロ」Music Video

15. 「SNOW DOMEの約束」Music Video

16. 「Luv Sick」Music Video

17. 「光のシグナル」Music Video

18. 「Seven Journey」Music Video

19. 「3.6.5」Music Video

20. 「Another Future」Music Video

21. 「Perfect World」Music Video

22. 「Thank youじゃん！」Music Video

DISC 2

01. 「Kiss魂」Music Video

02. 「Brand New World」Music Video

03. 「AAO」Music Video

04. 「最後もやっぱり君」Music Video

05. 「Gravity」Music Video

06. 「YES! I SCREAM」Music Video

07. 「Sha la la☆Summer Time」Music Video

08. 「Tonight」Music Video

09. 「君のいる世界」Music Video

10. 「EXPLODE」Music Video

11. 「PICK IT UP」Music Video

12. 「赤い果実」Music Video -Short Movie-

13. 「L.O.V.E.」Music Video

14. 「Because I Love you」Music Video -Dance Edition-

15. 「君、僕。」Music Video

16. 「君を大好きだ」Music Video

17. 「HUG ＆ WALK」Music Video

18. 「HANDS UP」Music Video

19. 「永遠結び」Music Video -Lip ver.-

20. 「Edge of Days」Music Video

21. 「Mr.FRESH」Music Video

22. 「To Yours」Music Video

23. 「ENDLESS SUMMER」Music Video

24. 「Positive Man」Music Video

25. 「Luv Bias」Music Video

・全曲メンバー副音声トーク

Limited Edition Type B DVD / Blu-ray

・新曲MUSIC VIDEO

・メイキングドキュメント

・レコーディングMOVIE（ソロアングル×7）

Northern 19 Says "GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD" With Upcoming Single!

“GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD” Jacket Cover

Three-member punk band Northern 19 announced that they will be releasing a brand new single, “GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD”, July 28. This will be the latest release by the band since their single “YES” back in July of last year and will be their first release of 2021. This work contains a total of four songs, including "MOVE ON" and "STILL ALIVE". No other information about the single was made available at the time of reporting except that the track will drop with a CD-only standard edition. Along with this announcement, a teaser video was released which allows you to listen to some of the songs included in the new single on the band's official SNS account.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to pre-order “GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD” below!

Standard edition

Mamiko Suzuki Strikes Back With Upcoming Album!

Commonly known for her time in rap duo chelmico, vocalist Mamiko Suzuki announced that she will be releasing a brand new album, ms, August 18. This will be her latest solo release since ALLSEASONS EP. back in November of 2017 and her first solo album overall. STUTS and TOSHIKI HAYASHI (% C) will be featured; this is the first time that Suzuki will be teaming up with them as a solo artist. The album will drop with two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD. The DVD will feature a live arrangement of her song “Deep green” which was the first time this number has been performed with a band. In addition, as an early reservation privilege for the album, the CD will also contain an acoustic version titled untitled (raw version) which was written and composed by Suzuki.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out her music video for the track “Blue” along with the pre-order links for ms below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition 

Ran Ito Stands Besides Fans With Upcoming Release!

Vocalist Ran Ito announced that she will be releasing a brand new album, Beside you, September 1. This will be her latest release since her digital single “恋するリボルバー” (“Koi Suru Revolver”) back in December of last year and will be her second solo album. Fans of Ito during her time with the popular idol trio Candies will know why she picked this particular date, as it was also her debut anniversary back in 1978. This album, which will be her first album in about two years, will include a total of ten songs.

Among the included tracks will be Ito’s first solo single "Koi Suru Revolver" and "Vibrushon" which was used as a commercial song for the JR West rail system. The writers include Tomoyasu Hotei, Tortoise Matsumoto (Ulfuls), Yukinojo Mori, Jun Sato, Koichi Tabo, and Ito herself—she wrote the lyrics for two songs. The album will come with two editions: a 2 Blu-spec disk CD-only standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus Blu-ray. The Blu-ray will feature the music video for “Koi Suru Revolver”, among others.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to pre-order Beside you below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

Ran Ito「Beside you」

CD

・恋するリボルバー［作詞：jam / 作曲・編曲：多保孝一］

・家路［作詞：森雪之丞 / 作曲：布袋寅泰 / 編曲：河野圭］

・あなたのみかた［作詞・作曲：トータス松本 / 編曲：佐藤準］

・You do you［作詞：岩里祐穂 / 作曲：IKEZO / 編曲：梅堀淳］

・ひきしお［作詞：jam / 作曲：多保孝一 / 編曲：森俊之］

・愛して恋してManhattan［作詞：伊藤蘭 / 作曲・編曲：佐藤準］

・shalala ♪ Happy Birthday［作詞：森雪之丞 / 作曲：多保孝一　編曲：江渡大悟］

・名前のないChristmas Song［作詞：伊藤蘭 / 作曲・編曲：佐藤準］

・ICE ON FIRE［作詞：森雪之丞 / 作曲・編曲：jape］

・ヴィブラシオン［作詞：GOMA / 作曲：IKEZO / 編曲：佐藤準］

※曲順未定

Limited Edition Blu-ray

・恋するリボルバー ミュージックビデオほか