Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu Brings Love Around the World with Upcoming Holiday Concert!

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Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu have taken Asia and the rest of the world by storm with their track “Suki!”, which hit No.1 on Spotify’s daily Indonesia Viral 50 chart, while also crashing into Spotify’s Viral Top 50 charts in Malaysia and Thailand, as well as Apple Music charts in 67 different countries and regions.

While the “TokiSen hurricane” is raging throughout the world, it has been confirmed that the group’s upcoming Christmas concert will be live-streamed to fans around the globe.

Their show at 01:00 PST on Sunday, December 26, 2021, which will be held at Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, will be live-streamed exclusively for fans outside of Japan. This will be the first time that a Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu livestream will be made available overseas. The cheeky full title of the event is Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu no Doki Doki Christmas Party 2021 in Tokyo ~Don’t Talk to Any Other Girls ♡~.

The various versions of their hit single “Suki! ~Cho ver~, the viral sensation have been played over 10 million times on YouTube. On streaming music services, the song has accrued over 6 million plays, and since it has become a popular meme on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, related videos featuring the song have amassed an incredible 300 million total plays.

Tune in live from outside of Japan on December 26 for an unforgettable festive performance from this red-hot idol group!

Event name

Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu no Doki Doki Christmas Party 2021

Livestream date

December 26 01:00 PST / December 26 18:00 JST

Please be sure to check the start time in your own time zone.

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BANDAI NAMCO Arts Concludes A License Agreement with Tracklib Becomes Must-see for music creators! Music From Lantis Becomes Available for Sampling!

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BANDAI NAMCO Arts Inc., owner of the music label, Lantis, concluded a license agreement with Tracklib, a Swedish music sampling platform. The agreement will allow legal sampling available through this service. 

Sampling is a process of creating a new song by reusing a portion of a sound source from an existing song. Because of the difficulty in obtaining clearance from the copyright holders of the song and of the master recording, there have been many cases of unauthorized sampling, making it difficult for both creators and copyright owners to produce revenue. 

Use of Tracklib enables even an individual user to readily obtain permission for music sampling and to produce revenue. If a subscriber wishes to use their new song created using samples for commercial purposes, they can release it worldwide through music streaming services, etc. by making an application on the Tracklib service website and registering their usage information. 

This will provide an entirely new opportunity for existing original songs while creating a system whereby part of the profit from the new song created through sampling will return to the writer, composer and artist of the sampled song as royalties. 

To start with, the sound source of Higuchi Kaede, a virtual YouTuber from NIJISANJI, will be provided from December 20, 2021 onward. 

More sound sources will be added in 2022 be sure to check out more information about the service below! 

  <Available sound sources>

From MARBLE and AIM by Higuchi Kaede:

・Answer Song

・Stereo Identity

・Be Myself

・Q

・MARBLE

 ・Sugar Shack

・For you, etc.


<What is Tracklib?>

It is a Swedish sampling platform. It has been used by music producers from more than 200 countries since it was officially launched in April 2018 (as of December 2021).

 URL of the service website :　https://www.tracklib.com/

Date of launch : April 2018

The number of sound sources handled : 120,000 songs or more

Service charge : Essential $5.99/month | 5 track downloads/month

　　Standard $13.99/month | 15 track downloads/month

　　Professional $29.99/month | 35 track downloads/month

tricot Achieves Excellency with Latest Album!

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Popular four-member rock band tricot release their third major-label album Jodeki this past week on December 15 physically and across all digital music streaming platfroms.

The band have released a string of singles throughout 2021. They kicked off the year with “BAKURO”, followed by TV series theme song “INAI”, as well as “WALKING” (produced by NUMBER GIRL member Kentaro Nakao), all of which are included on Jodeki. The album also features a new recording of “Super Summer”, which was originally included on a 2013 compilation album released by revered Japanese label Pizza of Death Records; “Tissue”, a song that has a comforting feeling of weakness; and the title track Jodeki, which offers a playful message from tricot as they are today. The 12 songs collected on this album form a dense work that shows a side of the band that can truly be considered “tricot 2021”.

The band made the bold decision to make the instrumental versions of all the songs and their lyrics available ahead of the album’s release, before anyone had a chance to actually hear most of the songs with vocals included. This led fans to make surprised comments on social media such as, “Will all of those lengthy lyrics for “KAYOKO” really fit into the song?” and, “It’s incredible that tricot can make these songs work so well with just the music”.

The album jacket shows vocalist Ikkyu Nakajima’s pet dog Wicket standing proud in a dog-fighting cape embroidered with the album title, Jodeki. Be sure to order your copy Jodeki below, along with the streaming link here!

Standard edition 

Limited edition DVD

Three∞Loop to Release Slow Loop ED “Shuwa Shuwa”!

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Slow Loop Key Visual

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As announced by Three∞Loop in their recent YouTube livestream, “Shuwa Shuwa”, the ending theme of the TV anime Slow Loop, will be released as a single on February 23, 2022. Slow Loop will begin airing on Japanese TV on January 7, 2022.

Three∞Loop is a group consisting of the main voice actresses of Slow Loop: Rin Kusumi (playing Hiyori Minagi), Natsumi Hioka (playing Koharu Minagi), and Tomomi Mineuchi (playing Koi Yoshinaga).

“Shuwa Shuwa” will be released in two editions: a limited first edition and a standard edition. Both will feature original anime cover illustrations, and the limited first edition will come with a bonus CD containing the Slow Loop soundtrack by Takuro Iga, who is well-known for his work on slice-of-life anime. The single will have two songs: “Shuwa Shuwa” and “Yuru Yurariru”. The title song “Shuwa Shuwa” was written and composed by up-and-coming singer and songwriter Asako, and as the title suggests, it is a refreshing, cider-like pop tune. The coupling track “Yuru Yurariru” is a slow good night song.

In addition to the single’s release date, a new artist photo and CD cover art was also revealed. Please check out the adorable photo, which shows just how close the three artists are along with the trailer for Slow Loop below!

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Limited edition 

Hikaru Utada Announced Online Concert!

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The wait is almost over. Here’s the update fans have all been waiting for. The online concert titled "Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios" will be streamed on the artist's birthday, January 19.

The studio concert was recorded at Air Studios, the legendary recording studio in London, with the concept of performing the songs for the first time from Hikaru Utada’s brand-new album BAD MODE, releasing on January 19. Performing the majority of songs from an album on the very day of its release will be a first for Hikaru Utada.

For this performance, Utada gathered a group of renowned musicians led by bassist Jodi Milliner, the band master for their tour in 2018. The session is recorded and mixed by sound engineer Steve Fitzmaurice, who also worked on the new album. Video was directed by David Barnard, whose filmography includes Radiohead's "In Rainbows - From Basement" and Eric Clapton's "LOCKDOWN SESSIONS". The idea is that the online show allows you to immerse yourself in the ultimate performance with the best sound and video in the most comfortable space of your choice.

It's a rare opportunity for fans everywhere and the artist themselves to share and celebrate the release of the first new album in 3 years and 7 months, so don't miss it!

"Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios" Official Website
https://www.utadahikaru.jp/livesessions2022/

Title: Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios
Date: January 19, 2022
Open 7pm (JST) / Start 8pm (JST)　Ends 9:00pm (JST) tbc
Archive Streaming: Available through January 23, 2022 11:59pm (JST)     

Price: Viewing Ticket (includes Digital Invitation Card): 2,800JPY (incl. tax)
Ticket Sales: From December 9, 2021 12pm/Noon (JST) to January 23, 2022 10pm (JST) *All Platforms

Streaming Platform (Outside Japan):
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