w-inds Teases A New Strip with Latest Release!

“Strip” Digital Jacket Cover

The dance and vocal group, w-inds.’s early released streaming song “Strip” has been released across alll digital streaming platforms. This song will be in the track of their original album called, 20XX “We are”, which will be released on Wednesday the 24th of November. “Strip” is the second song of the newly reborn w-inds., which now consists of Ryohei Chiba and Keita Tachibana. This song is the latest creation since the release of their first song “Beautiful Now” which was released last December.

This song is produced by Keita Tachibana. In this song you can see their sincere attitude towards the music and the way they still keep evolving even after 20 years of their exciting career. They have always been inquisitive in creating their own music and they put their determination into this song to show that they will be fighting just as they are.If you read their lyrics it is obvious that they have been developing their skills.

On the Official YouTube channel of w-inds. the music video of the song “Strip” has been released. The two members from w-inds. and 6 other back-up dancers are showing their very sophisticated and solid dance. The choreography was done by Sota(GANMI). You can see this especially in the scene where the dancers are sitting on the chairs and dancing like they are trying to take off the past which has bound them, which is a must see.

20XX “We are”, will be their 14th album and it will be released 3 years since they released their last album 100 as an original album. And this is the first original album as the newly reborn w-inds. which restarted as two members. 

This album is planned to include 10 songs including “Beautiful Now” and “Strip” and all songs are produced by Keita Tachibana continuously from the previous album.

The tracks of the new album will be released soon. As it is to celebrate their 20th anniversary of w-inds. this album has been raising fans' expectations. Be sure to check out the music video for “Strip” below along with the streaming link for the track here!

Music Corner Week 92: Baby Kiy

Baby Kiy is a singer-songwriter that made her debut in July 2017 with the mini album RAINBOW. She is known for her lyrics as she bases them off experiences she has while traveling as it helps her write lyrics that are influenced by different cultures. She has gained a big following among women in a similar generation as her due to the consideration of girls’ feelings described in her lyrics make them easily relatable. Baby Kiy’s husky voice combined with her thoughtful lyrics led her to making her major debut with avex in 2019 with the digital single “Stay Together”. From there on, Baby Kiy has garnished much success with fans, 90% of those being mainly women. Many of Baby Kiy’s songs have a clam beach like vibe that grabs your attention.

Baby Kiy has a unique voice and style that captured my ear immediately when I hear her track “Silent moon”. “Silent moon” starts off with the ocean as the background then leads right into her playing the guitar with her husky vocals then turns into more of an upbeat pop style track. “Hey Darling” is a beautiful pop-rock track that has an easy listening feeling as Baby Kiy shows off her vocals skills along with her composing and lyrical talent. While many of Baby Kiy’s tracks are more pop-rock, there are several like “Hummingbird”, “Before the sunshine”, and her newest track “Seventeen Calls (#Just Sound Good 2020 Version) feat. Michael Kaneko gives off the beach vibe feel. “Seventeen Calls (#Just Sounds Good 2020 Version) is such a nice and peaceful track, plus Baby Kiy and Michael Kaneko make for a wonderful collaboration.

Baby Kiy currently has two studio albums, Never get enough (2018) and All About You (2019); three EPs, RAINBOW (2017), Don’t Let Me Go (2019), and Silent moon (2021); and seven digital singles including her latest “Seventeen Calls (#Just Sounds 2020 Version) feat Michael Kaneko. Check out Baby Kiy’s official website, Twitter, and Instagram, along with the music video for “Silent moon” below!

Music Corner Week 91: Three1989

Three1989, more commonly known as THREE, is an ’80s soul-pop trio band that consists of Shimo (keyboardist), Shohey (Vocalist), and Datch (DJ). The name of the band comes from the fact that all three members were born in 1989. The group got its start in 2015 but released their first single “High Times” in October 2016. Three1989 released their first album in August of 2017, which was titled Time Line. Since then, they have released three albums with their latest album THE BEST THREE1989 -Don’t Forget Dancing- in January of this year. This album not only served as their major-label debut with Avex Entertainment but also as a sort of compilation album with it being a re-recording of their most popular songs. 

Three1989 has a really cool sound that brings you right back to the ‘80s and also adds a funky freshness to it. Shohey doesn’t have the widest vocal range but he knows how to play to their style, which accentuates the composition. In their latest single “Natsu Bouke” you hear their unique sound, which has that 80’s flair. “Ajisai”, which also dropped earlier this year, is a mid-tempo track while, ”She Is Moonlight” is slower tempo track that resembles a ballad in some segments. For example, the BPM is perfect and the keyboard in the background adds a nice unique feel to this track. When I’m listening to Three1989 I feel like I am taken back to the 80s, despite not growing up during that era, their music captures the essence of that time period perfectly.

Three1989 is currently signed under Avex Entertainment and they keep all their latest news on their official website. You can also follow their official Twitter account as it stays up to date on all their latest activities. Lastly, be sure to check out their song, “She Is Moonlight” posted in the video below.

showmore Seeks More Answers in Upcoming Album!

Duo showmore announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, seek, October 6. This will be the latest album release by the vocalist since too close to know back in December of 2019 and will be their third album overall. Seek contains a total of nine songs including the latest song, "marble", which was released digitally in June. Bassist Shotaro Tamaki  and drummer Taihei will also be participating as recording members, with Shin Sakiura, A.G.O, TiMT of PEARL CENTER, and Mime, Breaking Atoms participating as producers. The album will be released with only a CD-only standard edition. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out their latest music video “marble” along with the pre-order link for seek below!

Standard edition

the shes gone Brings Their Unique Sound With Upcoming Album!

SINCE Jacket Cover

Three-member rock band the shes gone announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, SINCE, October 20. This work will include a total of ten songs, including the representative song “想いあい” (”Omoiai”), which has exceeded 14.85 million views on YouTube, and their latest song "線香花火” “Senko Hanabi”, which was released digitally on August 18. Furthermore, with this album it was decided that this tour would be the band's largest one-man tour, with its finale to be held at Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO) in Tokyo before its closure next year.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video for “Senko Hanabi” along with the pre-order links for SINCE below!

Standard edition