Akari Kito Brings Fans A New Continue With Latest Music Video!

To hype up her upcoming release, popular voice actress-turned-vocalist Akari Kito released the music video for her track “No Continue” on her YouTube channel. "No Continue" is a song from Kito's first mini-album Kaleidoscope which was released on August 4. The track is currently being used as the opening theme of the anime Battle in 5 Seconds After Encounter which Kito is also apart of.  The music video is composed of a fierce performance scene courtesy of members of ONiGASH! MA—who act as a backing band at Kito's live performance—and a scene that contains the appearance of Kito surrounded by flowers—the album cover for Kaleidoscope.

The mini-album will come with five tracks total and will drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition , an anime edition which is CD-only, and a limited edition which will come with a bonus Blu-ray. The Blu-ray will feature the music video along with a behind-the-scenes making-of for “No Continue” along with the jacket cover making-of for the mini-album as well. 

Be sure to check out the music video in question along with the order links for Kaleidoscope below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

Anime edition 


Akari Kito「Kaleidoscope」

CD

01. The One

[作詞・作曲:園田健太郎 / 編曲:高木洋]

02. Follow me!

[作詞・作曲・編曲:脇眞富(Arte Refact)]

03. 深夜センチメンタル

[作詞・作曲・編曲:大熊淳生(Arte Refact)]

04. No Continue

[作詞・作曲・編曲:ANCHOR]

05. V!vace

[作詞:山野辺翔平 / 作曲・編曲:深澤祐貴]

Limited Edition Blu-ray

・「No Continue」MUSIC VIDEO

・「No Continue」MV撮影 MAKING

・「Kaleidoscope」ジャケット撮影 MAKING

MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE Brings That New Drip With Latest Release!

“Drip Drop” Digital Jacket Cover

“Drip Drop” Digital Jacket Cover

Sub-unit of THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE, MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE released their brand new track “Drip Drop” across all digital music streaming platforms. MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE is a five-member unit consisting of performers LIKIYA, Kenta Kamiya, Shogo Yamamoto, Shohei Urakawa, and Takahide Suzuki. This will be their latest release since their digital single “No. 1” back in December of 2020 and is their third release under this ambitious new group. Their new work "Drip Drop" is a song featuring cool, wit-rich lyrics about five people who express their confidence and how their accessories sway.

Be sure to check out the lyric video for “Drip Drop” along with the streaming link here!

Takao Sakuma Pulls the Trigger in Latest Music Video!

Ahead of his upcoming release, vocalist Takao Sakuma released the music video for his track ”Trigger” on his YouTube channel. This is his latest release since his single “Chase the core” back in January and will be his second single overall. The track is set as the opening theme of the Tokusatsu series Ultraman Trigger NEW GENERATION TIGA. The work is produced by R.O.N, following Sakuma's debut single "Chase the core". In the music video, Sakuma performs a powerful dance number. The video of Ultraman Trigger also appears in stunning fashion. The single comes with two editions, both of which CD-only, and both feature Sakuma or Ultraman Trigger

Be sure to check out the music video in question along with the order link for “Trigger” below!

Takao Sakuma edition

Ultraman Trigger edition

KM Lets Fans Know Who MYPPL is With Latest Music Video!

Everything Inside Jacket Cover

Everything Inside Jacket Cover

Rapper KM released the music video for his track “MYPPL” on his YouTube channel. A part of his album Everything Inside, which was released in June, the lead number finds KM teaming up with rapper Daichi Yamamoto for this out of this world track. The music video is directed by Naohiro Ohashi of HAVIT ART STUDIO. In the video, artists who are close friends with Daichi Yamamoto and KM are making cameo appearances. KM also participates in Daichi Yamamoto's latest album WHITE CUBE and produces the ending song "Testin’”.

Be sure to check out the music video in question below, along with the digital streaming link for Everything Inside here!

LMYK Restarts from 0 with Latest Single for The Case Study of Vanitas!

The talented vocalist LMYK, who suddenly appeared with the song “Unity” - the theme for the Japanese dubbed version of The Legend of Hei movie. 

The Case Study of Vanitas ©Jun Mochizuki/SQUARE ENIX, "The Case Study of Vanitas" Project

The Case Study of Vanitas

©Jun Mochizuki/SQUARE ENIX, "The Case Study of Vanitas" Project

Now, her new song “0 (zero)” has been selected as the ending theme for the anime The Case Study of Vanitas which is based on the latest work by Jun Mochizuki, the author of the popular manga PandoraHearts that sold over 5.5 million copies. Finally, the digital version of the ending theme “0 (zero)” has been released! Fans who watch the anime and have been waiting for the song, showed excitement and commented thoughts on social media, "When this song was first released, it stuck with me from the first time I heard it, and I was really looking forward to listening to the full version".

To coincide with today’s digital release of “0 (zero)”, the Japanese version music video and the English version video will be released simultaneously! The song has different lyrics for the Japanese version and English version just for this anime. When the anime is distributed internationally, a new attempt will be made to use the English version in English-speaking regions.

It is unusual for two music videos to be released simultaneously. They were directed by the up-and-coming filmmaker Soh Ideuchi. He captures the world of the song and the artist from a unique perspective, making a creation that can be called a visual poem.

The physical release of the single will also be drop on September 8 will only come with a CD-only limited edition. limited-edition CD with a rare specially drawn anime will be released. This cover photo will be revealed today as well. Which will be a fan favorite with Vanitas and Noé drawn like the design of playing cards. The CD will also include LMYK’s debut song “Unity”, in response to requests from fans of the movie The Legend of Hei. Check it out.

Continue to be on the lookout for LMYK with both editions of “0 (zero)” music video and the pre-order links for the single below!

Limited edition


“0 (zero)” Jacket Cover

LMYK「0 (zero)」

CD

01. 0 (zero)

02. 0 (zero) - English Ver.

03. Unity