Ikimonogakari brings fans extra holiday gift with new album!

Popular three-member pop rock group Ikimonogakari announced that they will be dropping a brand new album, WE DO, December 25. Kicking off the group’s twentieth year anniversary, WE DO will be their latest album since FUN! FUN! FANFARE! back in 2014, with planning for this album going back to November of last year. Dropping with a bombastic thirteen tracks, the album will include recently released singles “SING!”, “STAR LIGHT JOURNEY”, and “太陽” (“Taiyo”) and will be released with a single-disc standard edition and two-disc limited edition. The second disc will include the live concert rip of their latest Fan Class tour that took place back in May at the famous Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo.

IkimonoMatsuri 2020 ~Kessei 20nen Dayo!! OwaishimaSHOW!!~

09/19/2020 Shizuoka’s Ecopa Arena

09/20/2020 Shizuoka’s Ecopa Arena

09/26/2020 Fukuoka’s Marine Messe

10/03/2020 Mie’s  Mie Prefectural Sun Arena

10/04/2020 Mie’s  Mie Prefectural Sun Arena

10/14/2020 Osaka’s Osaka Castle Hall

10/15/2020 Osaka’s Osaka Castle Hall

10/21/2020 Kanagawa’s Yokohama Arena

10/22/2020 Kanagawa’s Yokohama Arena

11/07/2020 Kanagawa’s Pia Arena MM 

11/08/2020 Kanagawa’s Pia Arena MM

11/14/2020 Miyagi’s Sekisui Heim Super Arena

Ikimonogakari also announced that they will be holding an anniversary tour lovingly called いきものまつり2020 ～結成20周年だよ!! お祝いしまSHOW!!!～ (IkimonoMatsuri 2020 ~Kessei 20nen Dayo!! OwaishimaSHOW!!~). The tour currently will span across six prefectures and seven venues (full schedule and location info available at right).

Pre-order WE DO in the links below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition

Asian Kung-Fu Generation announces new Blu-ray

Rockband ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION revealed they will be releasing the final performance of their recent tour ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Tour 2019 Home Town December 4. The performance was at the Yokohama venue and the set list is centered around their latest album Home Town. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Tour 2019 Home Town is being released in both a DVD edition and Blu-ray edition and features a total of twenty-five tracks. Be sure to check out the full track listing below along with pre-order links.

DVD

Blu-Ray

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ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION「ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Tour 2019 Home Town 」

01. クロックワーク

02. ホームタウン

03. レインボーフラッグ

04. 君の街まで

05. 荒野を歩け

06. ライカ

07. 迷子犬と雨のビート

08. UCLA

09. モータープール

10. ダンシングガール

11. ラストダンスは悲しみを乗せて

12. サーカス（Acoustic）

13. 大洋航路（Acoustic）

14. ブルートレイン（Acoustic）

15. グラスホッパー

16. 八景

17. イエロー

18. Easter

19. センスレス

20. スタンダード

21. さようならソルジャー

22. ボーイズ&ガールズ

23. Dororo

24. 今を生きて

25. 解放区

EXID brings a Bad Girl for You in upcoming single!

Korean five-girl pop group EXID announced they will be releasing their second Japanese single titled “Bad Girl for You” which will drop in stores December 25, right in time for the holiday season. “Bad Girl for You” is the first single after their debut album TROUBLE which came out in April. It is produced by DJ Taku Takahashi of the infamous tripod m-flo and is written by up-and-coming Japanese R&B single eill. “Bad Girl for You” will come in three badass editions: a CD + DVD limited edition Type A, CD + DVD limited edition Type B, and a CD-only regular edition. Type A comes with a DVD featuring the music video for “Bad Girl for You” and the making-of and Type B comes with a DVD featuring their 2019 Japan tour. The first press edition of each comes with a randomly selected trading card (of five different kinds). Check out the track listing and pre-order links below!

Also, with the release of their newest single, EXID launched a pop-up shop at the Shibuya 109 in Tokyo for a limited period from November 2-4 to commemorate their second single.

CD+DVD Limited edition Type A

CD+DVD Limited edition Type B

CD-only regular edition

“Bad Girl for You” track listing:

CD:

01. Bad Girl for You

02. TBA

DVD Type A:

Bad Girl for You music video

Bad Girl for You making of video

DVD Type B:

2019 Japan Tour

Music Corner Week 28: FAKY

FAKY is a Japanese five-member pop dance and vocal unit under the avex trax sublabel rhythm zone. They got their start in 2013 on YouTube with their debut track “Better Without You”. After this debut they began releasing songs digitally in January 2014 and released their first digital mini album later that year. In 2015 they revamped their style and sound as well as introduced a new member to the group. Currently the members consist of Mikako, Taki, Akina, Lil’ Fang, and Hina. They utilize their bilingual skills in many of their songs with the perfect mixture and flow of Japanese and English.

FAKY brings a fun fresh flavor to the Japanese pop scene. Each girl brings something unique, whether it be style or vocals. In their song “Candy” they bring an enjoyable musical style with the addition of a trumpet mixed with some great beats for a fun attractive party tune with R&B influence. Their strong vocals are showcased along with the harmonies in the chorus. FAKY’s debut song “Better Without You” is a heavy dance song which has EDM and Eurobeat influence in it with amazing vocals and a catchy chorus. In their song “SUGA SWEET” you hear a sweet R&B/pop tune that is easy on the ears and reminds you of a perfect mix of a sugary pop song with an R&B twist due to the composition and vocal capabilities. FAKY’s newest bop “ANTIDOTE” has a very different vibe, a pop tune with a reggae twist.

FAKY currently has two digital mini albums, The One and Candy; one physical mini album, Unwrapped,; one physical single, “four”; a live digital album; and twenty-four digital singles currently. You can follow FAKY on their official website, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Also check out their latest music video “ANTIDOTE” below, which was written by J-rapper Awitch!

Carry Loose announces first single

Up-and-coming female idol group Carry Loose revealed they will be dropping their very first single February 11 of next year. Carry Loose is a four-member group consisting of girls from other idol groups. Pan Lunalyfi and YUiNA EMPiRE are both former members of BiS although YUiNA EMPiRE is originally from EMPiRE. Uluru Le was promoted up from WAgg and Yumeka Naukana who auditioned for the last spot in the group. Carry Loose is being produced by SCRAMBLES, who produced groups BiS, BiSH, and EMPiRE, just to name a few. The group already dropped their debut album Carry Loose back on October 22. The official title of the new single has yet to be revealed.