miwa shows us why she is THE BEST with latest Blu-ray and DVD!

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Popular Japanese vocalist and guitairst miwa will be bring her “THE BEST” tour to Blu-ray and DVD with a bonus CD June 26! miwa’s THE BEST tour began September 2018 and ended March 2019. This release, titled “miwa concert tour 2018-2019 “miwa THE BEST””, will come in two gorgeous editions: a Blu-ray + CD and a DVD + CD. Both editions will feature miwa’s two-day concert at Budokan with a documentary film and the CD will contain twelve selected tracks from both concerts. More details regarding the track listing will become available at a later date but you can grab your copy early on CDJapan at the below links!

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USAGI Production and VTubers invite fans to their virtual world!

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Up-and-coming music production team USAGI Production announced that will release a Virtual YouTuber (“VTuber”) Compilation Album futuristically titled VirtualREAL.00 which will drop June 23. There will be eight VTubers that will participate in the album such as AZKi, somunia, and Wani no Yaka,  just to name a few. The whole of the album will be comprised of original tracks written and composed by USAGI Production’s amazing DJs/music producers. 

VirtualREAL.00 will drop with eight tracks total—one for each VTuber—and will also have a digital release dropping a month earlier on May 22. Fans who wait for the physical release, however, shall be rewarded with three additional tracks. For fans who only want to purchase songs from only their favorite VTuber they can make their choices at 250 Yen per song.

After the physical release of VirtualREAL.00 USAGI Production will also be having a DJ live event release party on June 23  and June 26 at the popular music chain Tsutaya in Ebisubashi, Osaka and Shibuya, Tokyo respectively. Five out of the eight VTubers are set to appear in the Osaka location along with three DJs and VJs (Visual Jockeys). Meanwhile, the the Tokyo location will feature seven out of the eight VTubers with three DJs and two VJs. Check out more information about the event here.

Finally check out all the VTuber and their respective YouTube Channels in the images below!

LOVEBITES rocks us with live Blu-ray and CD!!!

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All-female Japanese power metal band LOVEBITES announced a dual live Blu-ray and CD release of their Daughters of the Dawn Live in Tokyo 2019 tour, scheduled for July 10! LOVEBITES was formed in 2016 by former Destrose members Haruna (drummer) and Miho (bassist) who later recruited Midori (guitarist), Miyako (supporting guitarist and keyboardist), and Asami (vocalist)

Daughters of the Dawn -Live in Tokyo 2019- features the concert that was held at MyNavi BLITZ Akasaka January 27 and will feature a sizzling seventeen tracks on Blu-ray and DVD! Audio commentary and bonus footage of the members showcasing the instruments used in the tour will also be available. The CD will also contain the same tracks from the tour!

Dive into the dawn by pre-ordering your copy today on CDJapan :

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Power up with LOVEBITES’ latest track below:

Kaori Ishihara unleashes the storm!

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After the very successful release of her first live Blu-ray concert, voice actress Kaori Ishihara announced she will be releasing her third single “Tempest”, which will be released July 17. “Tempest” is being used as the opening theme to the upcoming fantasy anime Mao Sama, Retry!, which Ishihara stars in and is scheduled to air in July.

“Tempest” will come raining in with two editions. The Standard Edition will be CD-only while the Limited Edition will be supercharged with a DVD with both the music video of “Tempest” and a making of said music video. If you are interested in pre-ordering you can do so below.

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Lastly, if you are interested in getting to know who Kaori Ishihara is you can check out her second single below, “Ray Rule”.

Kenshi Yonezu wishes to show part of his world with latest collaboration!

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Singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu announced that he will be composing the main theme song for upcoming animated movie 海獣の子供 (Kaijyu no Kodomo), the theme eerily titled “海の幽霊” (“Imi no Yurei”). 

“Imi no Yurei” isn’t the first track that Yonezu has contributed for an animated film; his first was “打上花火” (“Uchiage Hanabi”) for the movie 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？ (“Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miruka? Yoko kara Miruka?”). For that track he worked with vocalist Daoko. His work in Kaijyu no Kodomo will be the first instance in which he will serve as a solo act.

Opening June 7, Kaijyu no Kodomo is based on the hit manga of the same name and will be animated by famed animation studio STUDIO4℃, which promises to give fans of Daisuke Igarashi’s hit series something that will be looked upon with the highest regard.

Yonezu, who is also a fan of the manga in the past, commented that he is honored to be a part of the movie and looks forward to the finished project. He will not be alone in the project as Igarashi will be composing the lyrics alongside him and Igarashi stated that he was happy that Yonezu was attached to the project and hopes bring out the best in Yonezu with “Imi no Yurei”.

Check out the trailer for Kaijyu no Kodomo below!