I love the song and the PV. But I would love it if there was more from the dancing parts.
It is so rare to see him doing some dance moves. >_<

the single already available for download at jpopsuki...

I gave a listen to 'love' single. I always come back to him since I find him sexy and he has a good voice, but Im not much of a fan 'cause I prefer female vocalists in general.

love is kinda, not quite interesting, nice song, but nothing mind blowing, so Id give it 3/5, Song for you is just how I like it, midtempo-ballad, perfect beat, 5/5
まっすぐに has amazin' beat also, but its in a lighter 'mood', 5/5

Im pleased plus he looks adorable on its cover and in PV

love just reached the 16 on the charts and sold 7.102

it could be higher (just like miliyah's single) but at least he made the top 20, as well. :yes hopefully "BELIEVE" could do so much better!

shota's gonna release a new single on 10/26! :D

waiting in anticipation for it & this will be his 10th overall solo single release to date www

SHOTA to release “YOU & I” on US iTunes!

Fans of Shimizu Shota will be happy to know that the R&B singer will be releasing his single, “YOU & I” on US iTunes!

He will go under the name SHOTA in the iTunes music store. The song “YOU & I” is a joyful up-tempo love song recorded in NYC last fall and will hit the US iTunes Store on September 20th. The song became a campaign song for Sony Walkman and it is also being featured on FCI, the largest Japanese broadcaster’s theme song for US morning program, ‘The Morning Eye‘.

“After his Apollo debut in 2007 and the encore appearance the following year, SHOTA re-visited NYC in search of a brand new sound. He met and vibed with several accomplished piano players for inspiration namely Onaje Allan Gumbs, a seasoned Jazz/R&B pianist who has worked with such legends as Woody Show, Nat Adderly Cassandra Wilson, Betty Carter, among others. Onaje welcomed SHOTA during his sound check at Joe’s Pub, the downtown hang-out for the music lovers. SHOTA and Onaje immediately clicked and jammed to a few songs.

Shimrit Shoshan is a young and vibrant female jazz pianist originally from Israel, and has been in the New York jazz circuit for last ten years. Shimrit met SHOTA at an uptown dance studio where they kept improvising over Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye. Finally, Selan, the keyboard prodigy from Brooklyn who is also known as a musical director for Adele, and a supporting musician for Kelis, Kanye West, Rihanna and old school veterans like CHIC, Roy Ayers, Leon Ware and Roberta Flack, gave SHOTA an extra kick. They recorded “You & I” right after their first encounter and also performed at a special live concert in Tokyo titled ‘Live in the Dark’.

The song was premiered at the pitch black auditorium unique because the audience cannot see anything, only hear the acoustic live performance of the two: Selan’s blind touched piano and SHOTA’s crystal voice. The specially invited guest audience was wowed by their performance, SHOTA really shook them with his brand new sound. The rest was history…

The song, “You & I”, carries forward SHOTA’s pure and genuine sentiment, grabbing your innocent heart”.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/09/sho...-on-us-itunes/

omg i know that FCI morning program! i have the channel that has that on in the morning. i should wake up early just to hear it, lol. :P

good for shota to finally be on iTunes!! although i think "GOODBYE" would be a better choice of song, maybe. :laugh

SRCL-7779
Shota Shimizu/New Single (Title is to be announced)[w/ DVD, Limited Edition] CDA
1500 yen US$19/77.94 Release Date:2011/10/26
Description:Eleventh single release from Shota Shimizu. This edition includes a bonus DVD featuring a music video of "love" and a trailer for "COLORS TOUR 2011." *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRCL-7779

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SRCL-7781
Shota Shimizu/New Single (Title is to be announced)[Regular Edition] CDA
1165 yen US$15/77.94 Release Date:2011/10/26
Description:Eleventh single release from Shota Shimizu.
First Press Details:application card (valid only in Japan)
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRCL-7781

I hope new single will be more interesting.

I hope it wouldn't be the case where the B-sides are more superior than the A-side once more lmao

that's what I had for love . I only find the main song OK but the 2 B-sides were much more enjoyable for me

yay..i'm so ready...

i would be sooo shocked if it was another song like "GOODBYE". but i doubt that will happen, lol. :P either way, i look forward to the new single. :D

^ This lol. He shouldn't have released such a flawless song early in his career, because now I always have high expectations for him...

yeah, pretty much that.

even the album tracks in COLOURS are somewhat better if not more superior sounding than the singles included which were included , LMAO =_=

Title of Shota's new single is called Mada Owaranai

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SRCL-7781

nice title! i guess it'll be a ballad? :P

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posted by blue490246 @ JPC.