Mika with fumika

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDeaBGEW0AAnIdJ.jpg:small

https://twitter.com/fumika_tweet/sta...41598013403137

Nakashima Mika Premium Live Tour 2017 setlist that took place yesterday at Fukuoka's IMS Hall

01.JOY
02.ベストフレンド
03.LIFE
04.Dear
05.HELPLESS RAIN
06.Blood
07.16
08.ORION
09.メロディー
10.僕が死のうと思ったのは
11.雪の華
12.あなたがいるから
13.TRUE EYES

Encore

14.You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me
15.ひろ
16.Alone

http://setlist.mx/concerts/236242

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BWKb3JJgmXj/

Complete polar opposites

she looks scary on the second picture Oo

ROOTS ~Piano & Voice~ covers & finalised tracklist

CD

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/img/commo...7061212420.jpg

CD + DVD

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/img/commo...7061212280.jpg

（CD）
M1. メロディー（玉置浩二）
M2. 命の別名（中島みゆき）
M3. 幻（柴田淳）
M4. SAY YES（CHAGE and ASKA）
M5. あなたのキスを数えましょう～You were mine～（小柳ゆき）
M6. ひろ（amazarashi）
M7. 空も飛べるはず（スピッツ）
M8. 祭りのあと（桑田佳祐）

（DVD）
台湾初ワンマンライブ
「MIKA NAKASHIMA 15TH ANNIVERSARY BEST LIVE IN TAIPEI」＆ ライブドキュメント映像

Without text

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http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/52944/2

:luv2

The covers are nice & the concept of Mika holding a blue rose while lying down on the piano is based on her own idea

I'M CRYING, THEY'RE GORGEOUS

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Her legs position not works for me... Other than that, LOVE it.

MIKA... never EVER disappoints with the presentation. O_O

omg, the cover reminds me her old KATE CMs.

On August 9, Mika Nakashima will release a new cover album titled “ROOTS ~Piano & Voice~”, her second one after 2014’s “Zutto Suki Datta -ALL MY COVERS-“. As the title suggests, the focus will be on piano arrangements of the songs and Nakashima’s distinguished voice.

Unlike “ALL MY COVERS” that features some songs that were released by the singer previously, the covers on “ROOTS” are all new and the roster of the covered artists includes Miyuki Nakajima, Spitz and amazarashi. Incidentially, amazarashi covered Nakashima’s “Boku ga Shinou to Omotta no wa” for her tribute album last year.

http://aramajapan.com/news/music/mik...F%BD%9E/77972/

Wow! Those covers are simply amazing. I almost regret not byuing this album. Even if I love her music, I am simply not a fan of cover albums and I doubt that Roots album can change it in any way :)

I echo the same sentiments as you , it's frankly a bit of a shame as ROOTS ~Piano & Voice~ covers are great but unfortunately I'm not familiar with any of the material in the tracklist

2 recent pics that Mika posted on her LINE blog

https://obs.line-scdn.net/0hk0vqCbDM...tIIjxzcQ/small

https://lineblog.me/nakashimamika/archives/8343591.html

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https://lineblog.me/nakashimamika/archives/8344506.html

Hey is this image available any larger? It's GORGEOUS!! :heart

http://www.billboard-japan.com/commo...2944/image.jpg

https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/276489rootspc.jpg
a bit bigger

^Thanks!! :D

Mika wrote on her LINE blog that recording for all songs in ROOTS ~Piano & Voice~ have been completed

https://obs.line-scdn.net/0hOWskA7TZ...99enIPSg/small

https://lineblog.me/nakashimamika/ar...44803.html?t=1

These covers might be her best covers. There are here and there some covers I like in her discography but that's the first time that I'm totally charmed by one of them.

For me, it is the second best. MUSIC album cover is still one of the best covers I´ve ever seen :)

Gorgeous covers ****

It's so tough to pick favorite MIKA covers.

I love every one of her album covers. She has literally never released a studio album with an ugly cover IMO.
I also think RESISTANCE and Oborozukiyo ~Inori have two of her most beautiful covers.
I really like the covers for RELAXIN'.

I also really love the single covers for:
STARS
One Survive
Helpless Rain (!!!)
Love Addict
Yuki no Hana (!!!)
SEVEN
Hi no Tori (!!!)
LEGEND (!!!)
Sakurairo Mau Koro (!!!)
Hitori
GLAMOROUS SKY
Cry No More
MY SUGAR CAT
LIFE
Eien no Uta (!!!)
ORION
CANDY GIRL
ALWAYS
Ichiban Kirei na Watashi wo (!!!)
Dear (!!!)
LOVE IS ECSTACY
Hatsukoi (!!!)
Boku ga Shinou to Omotta no Wa (!!!)
Hanataba (!!!)
Forget Me Not
Koi wo Suru (!!!)

ANNNND
FILM LOTUS I, III, VII, VIII... are all among my absolute favorites.

All in all, I think MIKA is the absolute best artist at the packaging for her releases. Her covers are almost always worth paying for just for the cover itself. If I could just buy posters of her single and album release covers, I would absolutely do it for every one. So many of them are quite breathtaking.