VivaOla Brings the Moon in Latest Release!

“My Moon (feat. ZIN)” Digital Jacket Cover

To hype up his upcoming release, vocalist VivaOla released the track “My Moon” across all digital music streaming platforms. "My Moon" is a song from VivaOla's upcoming first full-length album Juliet is the moon which was released September 1. Produced with Soulflex's ZIN, “My Moon” is a danceable song with a contrast between two vocals which you can enjoy. The track’s music video, directed by Kazumi Watanabe, is available on YouTube. The upcoming album will feature ten tracks and a CD-only standard edition.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video for “My Moon” along with the track here and the order link for Juliet is the moon below!

Standard edition 

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VivaOla「Juliet is the moon」

CD

01. Saving Grace (Intro)   

02. Not Enough For You   

03. My Moon (feat. ZIN)   

04. Love you bad (feat. YonYon)  

05. All This Time  

06. Goodbye  

07. Waste   

08. Mixed Feelings   

09. Over The Moon (feat. Sagiri Sól)  

10.Two Years (Outro) 

TAEYO Brings A New Color With Upcoming Album!

Pale Blue Dot Jacket Cover

Vocalist TAEYO announced that he will be releasing a brand new album, Pale Blue Dot, September 14. This will be his first album release under this new moniker; his prior was Taeyoung Boy, which he’d held since March of 2019. The album will come with 13 tracks total and drop with a CD-only standard edition. To hype up the release of the album, TAEYO also released the music video for his track “RUNNIN’” on his YouTube channel and the track itself was made available across all digital streaming platforms. The music video was directed by Leo Youlagi, a photographer-video director who has created TAEYO's visuals with him. The video consists of TAEYO's running scene and images closely related to everyday life.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video for “RUNNIN’” along with the pre-order link for Pale Blue Dot below!

Standard edition

Kaz Marks the End of Summer With Mai Anna in Latest Release!

“Summer is Over (feat. Mai Anna)” Digital Jacket Cover

Kaz of the boy group, INTERSECTION, has released “Summer is Over feat.Mai Anna” across all digital music streaming platforms, this closely follows his single  “Drown feat. Hikari Mitsushima” which was released earlier this month. This track epitomizes the feeling of Summer’s end and reflecting on all of the memories and romance of the season. 

This is the third self-produced single that Kazuma has released this year and is the last before the release of his first solo EP, CODE LOVE, on September 13th. It will include “White Stallion” (which was downloaded 250k times on the first day of its release in China alone, breaking the record for a Japanese artist)  and “Drown feat. Hikari Mitsushima” as well as “Summer is Over feat.Mai Anna”

“I have produced this song with a producer Solomon Fox, who is a singer-songwriter in the U.S. This song was created at the end of summer as the title says when I was 19. My friend Mai Anna, who goes to the same school as me, joined to write the lyrics.

The melody is soft as it lets you imagine the scene of the end of the summer, but I added the warmth and the sense of the human temperature. Although it’s nostalgic when summer is over, this is the song about the passional romance relationship.” - KAZ

Be sure to check out the track here!

Dramatic Untold History of ‘PPAP’ Documented in Special Video, Commemorating 10 Years Since Superstar PIKOTARO’s Debut!

Artist PIKOTARO is nearing the 10th anniversary of his debut. To mark this momentous occasion, on August 25 – the same date as his worldwide smash-hit song “PPAP” was originally uploaded to YouTube in 2016 – he has released a special commemorative video titled “The miracles of PPAP”.

The special video documents PIKOTARO’s astonishing achievements in the decade since he began his career, including the runaway global success of “PPAP” and the many records it smashed. From performing in 17 countries and regions around the world and even being appointed as a cultural ambassador for Japan, PIKOTARO has achieved things that no other Japanese artist has before. As these accomplishments are detailed in the video, PIKOTARO reflects on how he went about creating “PPAP”, his hopes for the future and more. Within 5 minutes and 23 seconds, learn the untold history of one of Japan’s biggest stars.

“PPAP” is a household name all around the world, but the epic drama behind this unlikely hit song has been unknown to many of us – until now. This video is a must-see below!

Momoko Kikuchi Unveils Distribution on Music Streaming Services and the Release of Night Tempo's "The Showa Groove" Has Also Been announced!!

DJ Night Tempo

Korean producer/DJ Night Tempo will release his latest re-edit project of 80’s Japanese pops "Momoko Kikuchi - Night Tempo presents The Showa Groove" on September 10.

Momoko Kikuchi is a Japanese idol who made her debut in 1984 with "Seishun no Ijiwaru" and gained popularity as a purist idol. Most of her songs were composed by Tetsuji Hayashi, the composer of Miki Matsubara's "Mayonaka no Door/Stay with Me" and many hit songs in the 80's Japanese music scene.

Momoko Kikuchi has released a total of 180 songs , her 12 singles, 11 albums including best of albums, and singles and albums of her rock band "RA MU", for which she is the vocalist, through music streaming services since July 16.

And on September 10, Night Tempo, the Korean producer/DJ, will release four tracks re-edited from Momoko Kikuchi's songs as the 10th installment of his "Night Tempo Presents The Showa Groove” series, which has sublimated Japanese songs and city pop into today's club music. He re-edited Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" and sparked a Japanese city-pop boom overseas. He is also known to be a big fan of Momoko Kikuchi. 

In addition, Momoko Kikuchi and RA MU's music videos from the 80's are scheduled to be released on the following YouTube channel. Don't miss out on these precious videos along with Momoko Kikuchi and RA MU digital singles here!

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“Momoko Kikuchi - Night Tempo presents The Showa Groove” Digital Jacket Cover

Night Tempo「Momoko Kikuchi - Night Tempo presents The Showa Groove」

01. Alfa Flight (Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix)
02. Glass no Sougen (Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix)
03. Good Friend (Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix)
04. Night Cruising (Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix)