FEMM Releases A Brand New Music Video for “Outta The Clouds” A Groovy R&B Song About What They Have Felt During the Pandemic.

Tokyo Ex Machina Jacket Cover

FEMM is a mannequin duo best known for their girls’ anthem “Fxxk Boyz Get Money” which earned them a big fanbase in Europe and the world. Their 1st album “Femm-Isation” charted on Billboard Chart’s “World Albums” in the US, as well as winning a nomination for HMV’s “Best Indies Album” across England.
They dropped a surprise release of “Tokyo Ex Machina” featuring world renowned creators from Europe to Asia such as Jenna Andrews who has worked on BTS’s “Butter”, One Direction, John Ryan who has worked with Maroon 5 and Rita Ora as well as.Danny L Harle who has worked with Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama. “We Got Each Other” from the album was produced by Kool Kojak known for his work with Doja Cat and more. The agents (FEMM’s fans) around the world were in shock as FEMM revealed their first ever smile (though it was in their dream) in the music video released together with the album.
This groovy R&B song “Outta The Clouds” is the 2nd music video from the album which is available across all digital music streaming platforms. This song was produced by Woo Min Lee who has worked with TWICE, ITZY and NiziU. The music video was directed by Masashi Muto, a Japanese filmmaker who is tag teaming with FEMM for the first time. FEMM were dressed in a pop and girl-like visuals in "We Got Each Other”, while in this video, they took a different approach with beauty oriented looks on their facial expressions and hair makeups.
The video portrays FEMM’s strong message of how they believe that once this Covid 19 pandemic and the struggles with invisible walls of acrylic shields and vinyl curtains are gone, the fog will clear and there will be a brighter sight before us. Be sure to check out the music video in question below!

Hikaru Utada Shares “Face My Fears (A. G. Cook Remix)” Music Video on YouTube Premiere

Hikaru Utada’s latest album BAD MODE debuted at #1 on digital charts in Japan and also significantly ranked in various charts in 21 countries and regions around the globe. The album will soon be available on CD, including the Single-run Limited Edition, on February 23.

While we wait eagerly for the CD release, Hikaru has shared the music video for one of the bonus tracks from the album, “Face My Fears (A. G. Cook Remix),” back on February 10!

The music video has been released to celebrate the launch of the KINGDOM HEARTS series cloud versions on Nintendo Switch. Created by the video production team from REAL ROCK DESIGN, it features famous scenes from the series edited anew to sync with the music. A world-wide audience has been sending rave comments since the video release was announced, as proof, once again, of the global popularity of the Kingdom Hearts series and its theme song.

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The original “Face My Fears (English Version) / Hikaru Utada & Skrillex　“KINGDOM HEARTS III” Opening Theme Song” charted in the US Billboard Hot 100, and the new version was remixed by A. G. CooK, who co-produced “One Last Kiss” and “Kimini Muchuu,” also on the album BAD MODE, turning out the brand-new banger.

The album will include three versions of the song: Japanese and English versions of the original and the A. G. CooK remix. Check out all of them!

Hikaru Utada is proactively interviewing with various media not just in Japan but also overseas including Billboard and MTV NEWS for her new album, BAD MODE.
Now we are super excited to announce that they will be interviewed on Apple Music's radio station, Apple Music 1's program The Zane Lowe Show for the first time! The episode starts streaming live at 3AM (JST) on February 11! Fans can enjoy Apple Music radio wherever they listen to Apple Music as well online. The episode will be available to listen to on-demand after it airs. 

Zane Lowe has interviewed many of the world's top artists, including Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, and Kanye West, so be sure to tune in on the convo and check out what they talk about! Be sure to check out “Face My Fears (A.G. Cook Remix) below!

Yuko Ando’s Brings the Shocking News with Latest Music Video!

The album version of the song “Shock/Shogeki by Yuko Ando, which is the ending theme song of the popular anime Attack on Titan,The Final season Part 1 has been released. It is great timing because the TV anime Attack on Titan,The Final Season Part 2 has just started to air and has been getting so much attention.

When Attack on Titan, the Final Season Part 1 began, fans who had watched the music video of the song “Shock/Shogeki” noticed that Yuko Ando was not singing the last lyrics of the song. So people have been curious about this mysterious missing line.

The reason why the last line of the lyrics was not sung at that time was because the story was still continuing after Attack on Titan, The Final season part 1, and the last line was too revealing to include at that time. But since the original manga has finally ended when Yuko Ando released the album, she recorded this same song again with the last line of the song added, and she included the whole completed song into her new album.

Are there any other songs which can be the theme song for Attack on Titan rather than the song “Shock/Shogeki” ?

Please check Yuko Ando’s new album to find out ! 

It seems that there are more songs about Attack on Titan sung by Yuko Ando, rather than “Shock/Shogeki” which was the ending theme song of Attack on Titan,The Final Season Part 1.

“Children of the Forest/ Mori No Kora” and “Goodbye Halo” are also songs Yuko Ando tried to create for the world of Attack on Titan. When she first released the album in November there was no official information about the connection between these two particular songs and anime story.

But through some interviews Yuko Ando herself admitted that she created these songs after she read the manga Attack on Titan. It is quite obvious when you read the lyrics that she created the songs inspired by the story. Many fans of the song “Shock/Shogeki” pointed out that the song “Goodbye Halo” is about Eren and Mikasa on SNS.

Both the opening and ending songs of Attack on Titan are great as usual and please enjoy the final season of the TV anime Attack on Titan with the great songs by Yuko Ando. She hopes to complete the world of Attack on Titan with her song by adding the missing words. Be sure to check it out below!

Music Corner Week 104: Ryukku to Soine Gohan

Ryukku to Soine Gohan is a three-piece pop-rock band that formed in November of 2017 in Tokyo. This young next-generation band is making a ton of waves by making the nostalgic sound very adaptable towards new audiences. The mellow but catchy composition grabs the listener and entices them to keep on listening. While they might not be changing the game so much for older listeners, it’s very important that bands like this spring up to continue building that foundation in pop-rock.

Vocalist Yuu Matsumoto's calming vocals mesh so well with the overall melody that I don’t think their style would pop to me as much as it would without him. Songs like “Home”, ”Umi wo Koete” really show off their foundation of their style that really shines. They aren’t a one-trick pony either, as their more high-paced composition tunes such as “Seikatsu” and “Normal” show off their range. 

Ryukku to Soine Gohan released five singles in 2020 and 2021 and one EP in 2020, with their first album Neo Neo in December of 2020. Be sure to check out their official website, Twitter, and Instagram along with the music video of “Home” below!

Ryukku to Soine Gohan Stars 

Akari Miyazawa- Drums

Hidetaka Doumen- Bass

Yuu Matsumoto- Vocal/Guitar

Makoto Furukawa Goes All Out with Latest Single!

Makoto Furukawa, a popular voice actor known for various game and anime roles such as Ronaldo in The Vampire Dies in No Time and Sherlock Holmes in Moriarty the Patriot, will be releasing his 4th single “Ware, Bara ni Insu” on February 16, 2022. To hype up the upcoming release Furukawa dropped a new artist photo, the single’s cover art, and a teaser trailer.

The single’s title song, “Ware, Bara ni Insu,” is the opening theme of the currently running anime Requiem of the Rose King.

Requiem of the Rose King is a dark fantasy based on a manga by Aya Kanno that is in turn based on Shakespeare’s plays Henry VI and Richard III. The manga has sold a total of 1.8 million copies to date. The lyrics for “Ware, Bara ni Insu” were written by Arika Takarano of ALI PROJECT, and combined with the voice of Makoto Furukawa, the song perfectly expresses the world of the anime.

The single will be released in two editions featuring different coupling songs. “First light,” the coupling song of the Artist Edition, was written by Makoto Furukawa himself, while “Hikari no Kairo,” the coupling song of the Anime Edition, was written by Saori Kodama, making for two very different versions of the single.

Be sure to check out the trailer for the release along with the pre-order link for “Ware, Bara ni Insu” below!

Artist edition

Anime edition

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"Ware, Bara ni Insu" Artist Edition Jacket Cover

"Ware, Bara ni Insu" Anime Edition Jacket Cover

Makoto Furukawa「Ware, Bara ni Insu」

Artist Version

1. Ware, Bara ni Insu

Lyrics: Arika Takarano (ALI PROJECT)

Composition: Takuya Sakai (Arte Refact)

Arrangement: Taishi Kawai (Arte Refact)

2. first light

Lyrics: Makoto Furukawa

Composition: Yuki Honda (Arte Refact)

Arrangement: Taishi Kawai (Arte Refact)

3. Ware, Bara ni Insu - Instrumental -

4. first light - Instrumental -

Anime Version

1. Ware, Bara ni Insu

Lyrics: Arika Takarano (ALI PROJECT)

Composition: Takuya Sakai (Arte Refact)

Arrangement: Taishi Kawai (Arte Refact)

2. Hikari no Kairo

Lyrics: Saori Kodama

Composition: Takuya Sakai (Arte Refact)

Arrangement: Takuya Sakai (Arte Refact)

3. Ware, Bara ni Insu - Instrumental -

4. Hikari no Kairo - Instrumental -