indigo la End kicks off fifth anniversary of major debut with new album!

After the release of their latest single “はにかんでしまった夏” (“Hanikande Shimatta Natsu”), four-member rock band indigo la End announced the release of a brand new album titled 濡れゆく私小説 (Nere yuku Watashi Shosetsu) for October 9. This will be the latest album release by the group since PULSATE back in July of last year and will be used to commemorate the fifth anniversary of their major debut.

Nere yuku Watashi Shosetsu will drop with ten tracks total and be available through two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a CD + DVD limited edition. The DVD will include indigo la End’s one-man live concert which took place at Tokyo’s Hibiya Kokaido live house this past week. Popular actress Igeta Hiroe lent her likeness to be featured on the cover of the standard edition. 

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ONEMAN HALL TOUR 2019「Shinjitsu」

2019年10月26日 Osaka’s COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA

2019年10月27日 Fukuoka’s Fukuoka Convention Center

2019年11月8日 Gunma’s Takasaki Foundation Center

2019年11月10日 Miyagi’s Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai

2019年11月15日 Kanagawa’s Yokohama Kannai Hall

2019年11月17日 Hokkaido Sapporo Cultural Center

2019年11月24日 Okayama’s Shirits Shimin Bunka Hall

2019年11月29日 Aichi’s Nagoya Civic Hall

2020年1月30日 Tokyo’s Nakano Sun Plaza Hall

2020年1月31日 Tokyo’s Nakano Sun Plaza Hall

Along with the album, indigo la End also announced a brand new hall tour simply titled ONEMAN HALL TOUR 2019『心実』(Shinjitsu), taking place from October 26 to the end of January next year (schedule for the entire tour at right).

Unfortunately there are no pre-order links as of now but we will update this space when there are. In the meantime check out their latest music video “Hanikande Shimatta Natsu” below!

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Music Corner Week 13: CHANMINA

CHANMINA is a 19-year-old  trilingual Japanese-Korean rapper and singer-songwriter who got her start at an early age. She was brought up learning piano, ballet, vocals, and dance during childhood which lead her to self-produce everything, including songwriting, track production, and choreography. In her sophomore year of high school she produced two songs, “MISEINEN feat. MESHI” and “Princess”, both of which were highly rated and resulting in her becoming an overnight hit. In February 2017, CHANMINA made her major debut with “FXXKER” followed up by “LADY”, which hit number 1 on the LINEMUSIC hip-hop/rap charts. She followed all of this with her debut album Miseinen which made #59 on the Oricon charts.

CHANMINA’s music style is the perfect flavor of hip-hop mixed with dance tunes and her rap style is lit. She can’t only rap, either; her singing capabilities and her amazing songwriting, along with eye-popping music videos and catchy tunes, make her stand out from the rest. Her song “Doctor” resonated with me most due to its lyrics and message, as she discusses how everything is the same in a “cookie cutter” sort of world wherein it’s hard to stand out for who you are in fear of others’ judgment. The track, however, teaches you it’s okay to be different and not to be the same as everyone else even though there is so much societal pressure to be cookie cutter. What else I love about “Doctor” is its catchy beat and I find the video unique in its own way. Not to mention, you remember this song once you hear it. 

CHANMINA currently has one studio album, Miseinen; one mini album, CHOCOLATE; and one single, “i’m a pop”. Her second album Never Grow Up will be out on August 7. You can visit her official website and follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you like what you heard, check out her debut album Miseinen, mini album CHOCOLATE, and latest single “I’m a pop”. You can also pre-order her second album Never Grow Up as well!

Check out “Doctor” below! And a little hint, English subtitles are available for “Doctor” as an option!

New GReeeeN album comes with CD player

Pop rock/hip-hop group GReeeeN revealed they will be releasing their ninth album, Dai Ku, September 25. It will be released in three editions; the standard edition will be CD-only while the limited edition Types A and B will both be CD + DVD. The DVD will feature a total of six music videos with some special extra content. Limited edition type A, however, will also include an original CD player—with batteries included! You can pre-order your copy of Dai Ku here.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type A

Limited edition Type B

You can check out GReeeeN’s “Sobito” in the video below.

CHANMINA is back and she will Never Grow Up!

Japanese-Korean trilingual rapper and singer-songwriter CHANMINA showed up she will Never Grow Up with her latest release out August 7!  Never Grow Up will be her second album and her first full-length album since Miseinen debuted over two years ago!! It will contain several previous songs such as “Doctor”, “PAIN IS BEAUTY”, “I’m a pop”, and “Call”. Never Grow Up will contain fourteen tracks in total and will grace us with two editions. The limited edition includes a DVD with eight live tracks from CHANMINA’s concert held March 29 at Zepp Tokyo and it will also feature a bonus track exclusive to this edition.

Never Grow Up 

CD regular edition

CD+DVD limited edition

Track listing:

CHANMINA「Never Grow Up」

CD:

1 Call

2 I’m a Pop

3 PAIN IS BEAUTY

4 Never Grow Up

5 Yesterday

6 君が勝った

7 My Own Lane

8 GIRLS

9 Can U Love Me

10 Like This

11 Doctor

12 CAFE

13 アーカイブに保存した曲

14 SAD SONG -Bonus Track-

DVD:

Live track set list TBA.

Check out CHANMINA’s latest promotion video “Call” that just dropped!

Erika Nishi hopes to inspire fans with latest album!

After the successful release of her latest track “BITTER”, singer-songwriter Erika Nishi announced the release of her second album Love Me for October 2.The news came as a surprise announcement during her Make my day! vol.6 live event which took place at Tokyo’s WALL&WALL this past weekend. The album will be used to commemorate her fifth year as a solo artist. Nishi commented about the theme of the album, stating, “I wanted to convey the simple theme of ‘love yourself’ with this album and, while that might be fairly difficult at times, I hope that my songs will give you that feeling of love as my fans have done for me.”

Love Me will drop with recently released tracks “ROMANCE” and “BITTER” and feature ten tracks total. Like with several of Nishi’s previous releases, the album will be available through a CD-only standard edition. Unfortunately, though, there are no pre-order links as of now but we will update this space when there are. In the meantime check out her latest lyric video for “BITTER” below!