tricot Brings Us to You with Upcoming Single!

Four-member rock band tricot announced that they have released a brand new single “おまえ” (“Omae”) on all digital music streaming platforms. This is the latest release done by the band since their major label album “真っ黒” (“Makkuro”) back in January and is the first single release of 2020. This release also kicks off the band’s tenth year anniversary in the music industry and promises to be a summer tune that matches the gratefulness that they have received from the fans over the years. 

Check the band out on Apple Music and Spotify along with a music video for “Makkuro” below!

Reign Of The Kings: EXILE SHOKICHI vs CrazyBoy

EXILE SHOKICHI (EXILE, EXILE THE SECOND) and CrazyBoy (aka ELLY of Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE) have released their music video for “FLY LIKE A DRAGON” and announced the single “KING&KING” will be drop on October 7th! “FLY LIKE A DRAGON” is part of a special collaboration single “KING&KING” which began in 2014 at the live performance 「"THE SURVIVAL" IN SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 10DAYS」with the special showdown of 「Nidaime J SOUL BROTHERS VS Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS」. “KING&KING” is a renewal of this live performance and showdown from 2014. In May this live project was supposed to be held at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was canceled. This upcoming release of the single “KING&KING” was supposed to also be released at the same time as the live performance; instead, the release of the collaboration track “FLY LIKE A DRAGON” got scheduled for July 24th where LDH announced the release of the single “KING&KING” at the conference before they debuted the music video for “FLY LIKE A DRAGON”.

The single will be available on October 7th in two editions: a CD+DVD Limited Edition and a CD-standard edition. The CD+DVD Limited Edition will feature the music videos for “FLY LIKE A DRAGON” and “AFTER PARTY”. Both editions will come with a total of four tracks. Pre-order links are below along with the tracklisting and the music video for “FLY LIKE A DRAGON”.

EXILE SHOKICHI x CrazyBoy「King&King」

• CD+DVD Limited edition

CD-only standard edition

Track listing:

CD

01. FLY LIKE A DRAGON
02. AFTER PARTY
03. RAKUEN
04. CHASIN'

DVD

01. FLY LIKE A DRAGON（Music Video）
02. AFTER PARTY（Music Video）

Da-ICE Shows They Are Just Dreamers With Upcoming Single!

Popular five-member boy group Da-ICE announced they will be dropping a brand new single, “DREAMIN’ ON”, August 26. Part one of their promised six-month consecutive release, this release will be latest since their album FACE back in April and will be their eighteenth single overall. The group also announced that the track will be used as the next theme song for long-running pirate anime ONE PIECE.

The single will drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition and two CD+DVD limited editions simply titled Type A and Type B. Keeping on the ONE PIECE train, Type A will include a cover of the hit track “We Are!” as its B-side track along with the music video of “DREAMIN’ ON” and footage from their TV special THE SENSE OF SIGHT on the DVD. Type B’s DVD will include a special medley of “DREAMIN’ ON” and footage of their solo recording from the B-side of this edition, “FIVE 2020”.

Check out the music video for “DREAMIN’ ON” along with the pre-order links for all three editions (and an exclusive bundle edition) for the single below!

Standard edition

Limited edition Type A

Limited edition Type B

Bundle edition

Da-iCE「DREAMIN' ON」

Limited Edition Type A

CD

01. DREAMIN' ON

02. ウィーアー！

03. DREAMIN' ON（Instrumental）

DVD

・Da-iCE TV Special～THE SENSE OF SIGHT～

・DREAMIN' ON（MUSIC VIDEO）

・DREAMIN' ON（MUSIC VIDEOメイキングドキュメント）

Limited Edition Type B

CD

01. DREAMIN' ON

02. FIVE 2020

03. DREAMIN' ON（Instrumental）

DVD

・DREAMIN' ON Special Medley（DANCEマルチアングルMOVIE）

・FIVE 2020（Solo Recording MOVIE）

TAIKI REC ver. / TORU REC ver. / YUDAI REC ver. / SOTA REC ver. / HAYATE REC ver.

Standard Edition

01. DREAMIN' ON

02. Found it

03. DREAMIN' ON（Instrumental）

04. Found it（Instrumental）

・Da-iCE × Vo-iCE Vo.1

Nana Mizuki Announces 40th Single!

Popular voice actress and vocalist Nana Mizuki has announced that she will be releasing her 40th single on October 7th! The title of the single is to be determined, however, it will be a double A-side and include “FIRE SCREAM” as one of the leading tracks. “FIRE SCREAM” is being used as the theme song for the smart phone game “Senki Zesshou Symphogear XD UNLIMITED” which is related to the anime of the same name. Nana-san also happens to be a seiyuu for the “Senki Zesshou Symphogear” franchise and voices the character of Tsubasa Kazanari. She has also sung the theme songs for the anime series and the smart phone games for the franchise. “FIRE SCREAM” was composed by Noriyasu Uematsu, written by Nana Mizuki, and arranged by Daisuke Kikuta. Noriyasu Uematsu has also composed the theme songs for the anime series Sympogear. More information on Nana-san’s 40th single will be announced later along with pre-order links! Stay tuned and check out her track “METANOIA” below to get hyped for “FIRE SCREAM”!

Music Corner Week 54: DREAM MAKER

DREAM MAKER is a male vocal group that comes from Kansai that originally started out as six-members. The group is now made up of 4, with each member writing and composing the songs they perform. They are SHUNGO, YASU, RYOTA, and RYO. SHUNGO is the youngest member who enjoys watching movies while staying current on the news. YASU enjoys baseball while RYOTA enjoys anime, manga, and cafes. Lastly, RYO enjoys driving and looking at new musical equipment.

These guys have a great ability to harmonize and come together as one.  “Passion!” is the catchphrase of the group and the listener can feel that in each note sung. In their song “alive”, each member gets a moment to shine and come together for the chorus where they add their vocals to the melody creating a fun hook that pulls the listener in.

DREAM MAKER has released nine singles and one album since their debut in 2017. They have been busy this year having just recently streamed their tour DREAM MAKER LIVE TOUR 2020 DREAM × DREAM which is currently on their YouTube page. Visit their official website for their latest news along with their Twitter account. Lastly, be sure to check out their song “alive” where you can hear and see their passion for yourself.