eill Proves Her Infinite Possibilities on the Cover of ‘PLASTIC LOVE’!

“PLASTIC LOVE” Digital Jacket Cover

eill has been rocking the music industry with her latest release of “PLASTIC LOVE” this past week. This song is originally from the album “VARIETY” by Mariya Takeuchi which was first released in 1984. This cover song is available to listen to through major music streaming services. The arrangement is made by the producer Yaffle, who is one of the leading figures in the Tokyo music scene. The tempo of the song is slightly slower than the original one and the arrangement is just perfect - it's not overdone too much or not enough. The usage of digital effects is quite catchy and has an amazing effect on the vocals. Most of all, eill's delicate voice cannot be forgotten once you hear it and her singing is very delicate, causing a great impression that will stay with you. The lyrics and melody of the original song, which was first released in 1984, is still fresh. Of course the arrangement by Tatsuro Yamashita is just great but at the same time eill’s version of “PLASTIC LOVE” has brilliant balance as a pop song in 2021.

To begin with, the combination of eill and the song “PLASTIC LOVE” is an interesting one. As many media have already mentioned, the revival of Japanese “city pop” music has been viral in many countries recently, and ‘PLASTIC LOVE’ by Mariya Takeuchi is one of the songs which started this trend. The official YouTube music video of “PLASTIC LOVE” by eill has been watched over 770.000 times (as of October 2nd). Many comments have been written in English and other languages, including Korean rather than Japanese.

Be sure to check out the music video for eill's “PLASTIC LOVE” below along with the track here!

tricot Goes Beyond with an Upcoming Album and a Return to Europe in an Upcoming Tour!

Four-member rock band tricot will return to Europe and the United Kingdom after an absence of three years and three months for the WALKING × WALKING TOUR 2021-2022.  After completing a tour of Japan, they will travel to Europe to play 18 shows in nine countries from March 30 through April 22. The full list of dates is below. For ticket details, visit the official website of each venue directly.

The band will also release their first full-length album in 14 months on December 15, titled Jodeki. The album will feature 24 songs, including Japanese TV series theme song “INAI”, “BAKURO” and “Dogs and Ducks”. Twelve of the songs will be instrumentals, and the CD + DVD and CD + Blu-ray sets will include video footage from the June 5 headline concert ‘tricot BAKURO’. The CD + Blu-ray set will also include a music video and behind-the-scenes footage.

Ahead of the album launch, tricot are planning a series of digital releases. On October 20, “WALKING” will be released as the lead track. “WALKING” is the fourth and final song in a series of digital releases following “INAI”, “BAKURO” and “Dogs and Ducks” and this time the cover artwork features an eye-catching pop-art illustration of tricot drummer Yusuke Yoshida, designed by vocalist Ikkyu Nakajima.

Between all of these releases, tricot will be rocking fans with new music through the end of 2021!

Be sure to check out the pre-order links for Jodeki along with the European tour dates below!

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IN EUROPE

March 30, 2022 (Wed) Brighton Komedia (UK)

April 1, 2022 (Fri) Leicester Firebug (UK) 

April 2, 2022 (Sat) Leeds Headrow House (UK)

April 3, 2022 (Sun) Glasgow Stereo (UK) 

April 5, 2022 (Tue) Manchester YES (UK) 

April 6, 2022 (Wed) Sheffield O2 Academy2 (UK) 

April 8, 2022 (Fri) Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach (UK) 

April 9, 2022 (Sat) Bristol The Exchange (UK) 

April 10, 2022 (Sun) London The Garage (UK) 

April 12, 2022 (Tue) Paris Point Ephemere (France) 

April 13, 2022 (Wed) Brussels Botanique (Belgium) 

April 14, 2022 (Thu) Amsterdam Melkweg (Netherlands) 

April 16, 2022 (Sat) Copenhagen Loppen (Denmark) 

April 18, 2022 (Mon) Prague Futurum (Czech Republic) 

April 19, 2022 (Tue) Budapest Turbina (Hungary) 

April 20, 2022 (Wed) Banska Bystrica Zahrada (Slovakia) 

April 21, 2022 (Thu) Bratislava Nova Cvernovka (Slovakia) 

April 22, 2022 (Fri) Barcelona Sala Bóveda (Spain)

Further details: https://tricot-official.jp/live/tour.php?id=1002045

MindaRyn Reaching for Daylight in Her Upcoming Release!

Vocalist MindaRyn, who is a Thai anisong singer who gained popularity through her anisong cover videos, and her YouTube channel has nearly 1 million subscribers. She made her major debut in Japan last year, and her latest single “Like Flames” music video has been viewed over 4 million times on YouTube. Her long-awaited 4th Single “Daylight” will be released on February 23, 2022!

The title track “Daylight” is a cool, emotional rock song about solitude and the warmth that surrounds it. This is set to be the opening theme song of the 2nd season of Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest, a TV anime that starts in January 2022. This will be the first official theme song sung by MindaRyn with full English lyrics.

In addition, the title track of MindaRyn’s 3rd single “Shine,” which is the ending theme song of Sacks&Guns!!, will be available early on October 15 at midnight. The “Shine” music video will premiere on MindaRyn’s YouTube channel at the same time.

Reincarnated as a Slime season 2 aired in July 2021, Sacks&Guns!! will air in October, and Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest will air next January, meaning that MindaRyn will have three consecutive works with an anime-tie.

MindaRyn had commented about the release stating “‘Daylight’ is a cool, emotional rock song about solitude and the warmth that surrounds it. This will be my first anime theme song with all of the lyrics in English! I hope you’ll listen to it many times and savor the feelings in the lyrics.”

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out MindaRyn’s latest music video “Shine” along with the pre-order links for “Daylight” below!

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CAELAN of INTERSECTION Bring Fans Together With Solo Debut Single!

“Forever With You” Digital Jacket Cover

CAELAN from Japanese-American mixed-culture boyband INTERSECTION had released his first solo single “Forever With You” back on October 8 across all digital music streaming platforms.

CAELAN’s popularity has exploded across Asia since his appearance in February 2021 on CHUANG2021, the massively successful Chinese version of hit audition show PRODUCE 101, where viewers were mesmerized by his world-class performance ability and unique personality. The show generated some 5 billion views, and CAELAN’s account on Chinese social media platform Weibo reached 1.77 million followers.

CALEAN has since become a major celebrity in China, where he has appeared in commercials for national brands, graced the covers of high-fashion magazines as a style icon, and won the grand prize in the Idol category at this year’s InStyle Icon Awards in Shanghai.

His incredible team of songwriting and production collaborators on debut solo single “Forever With You” includes j.Que, the Grammy-nominated super-producer who has crafted hits for Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Beyoncé, as well as David Arkwright, the red-hot songwriter behind Bella Poarch’s hit ‘Build A Bitch’, and songwriters Kinderr and Theo Ross Rosenthal. The result is a song that captures the sound of “now”. CAELAN himself has co-written the Chinese-language version of the lyrics and designed the cover art.

The music video has a rich and textured cinematic feel, with a grand scale that shows CALEAN singing on a mountaintop surrounded by nature and in a car filled with flowers, dressed stylishly in vivid colors and giving off an intense presence. The story of the video expresses his experience of embarking on a new path, learning to put growing pains behind him as he becomes an adult and finds his true identity as “himself”.

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“This song is for vibing out, jamming, singing along, and partying. 

This song is a great song for when you drive on the road and just want to bop your head through something.  I hope the people who can relate to the lyrics can also sing out with their full heart as much as I did. I want to say a special thank you to the songwriters and everyone who has helped with this song. 

There was a lot of hard work put into this. I hope everyone can have fun with this song.” - CAELAN

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Be sure to check out the music video for “Forever With You” below along with the streaming track here!

GARNiDELiA Brakes into A New Code with Upcoming Album!

Popular duo GARNiDELiA, a unit of two members consisting of MARiA and toku, announced that they will release their first  album since they transferred to the label Pony Canyon, called Duality Code. This is their fifth Original album . They also announced that they will have a live performance tour in 5 cities in Japan from the 5th of December.

GARNiDELiA is a unit consisting of female vocalist MARiA and composer toku. They made their major debut in 2014 and they have worked for many collaborations with anime series in the past. After they transferred to Pony Canyon they released individual solo works for a year. They just restarted their activity together from this new album. On the day of their debut anniversary the release of this new album was told to their fan club members through a streaming program before it was revealed to the media.

As the title of the album “Duality” suggests, the two individual talents and beliefs were put into this creation once again. Their 5th album will be the one in which GARNiDELiA restarts their 12th year of career. This album will include 12 songs including “Otome no Kokoroe” which is the opening theme song of TV anime Taishou Otome Fairy tale and “Haruga Kitayo” ‘which is the opening theme song of TV drama Douse Mou Nigerarenai.“Haruga Kitayo” was released for streaming from September 17 prior to the releasing of the album because of the broadcasting of the drama. “Otome no kokoroe” has also been released for streaming to meet the date of the broadcasting of the anime this past week and the music video has been also released.

They also announced that they are going to have a live performance tour in Japan called, GARNiDELiA stellacage tour 2021→2022 “Duality Code”, which will start from December 5th at CLUB CITTA‘. They will visit 5 cities on tour and they have revealed their new visual for this. 

Please check GARNiDELiA’s latest creation and live performance!  GARNiDELiA has upgraded through transfering the record label and worked collaboration across different genres as solo artists in 2021.