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KarenPang 23rd December 2011 07:44 AM

NINKI index for Agaruneku!

01 508.20 EXILE / EXILE ATSUSHI - EXILE JAPAN / Solo
02 28.30 girl next door - Agaruneku!
03 19.00 ZARD - ZARD ALBUM COLLECTION ~20th ANNIVERSARY~
04 17.40 Tsujii Nobuyuki - Carnegie Hall Debut LIVE
05 14.30 PE'Z - Himawari
06 14.00 Jay Chou - exclamation mark
07 13.00 Jackie Evancho - Dream With Me In Concert

tokyoxjapanxfan 23rd December 2011 03:57 PM

ahahaha the gap between them is HUGE! haha but top 3 would be awesome :)

Btw, all the album previews are up on their site :)

Beauty4123 23rd December 2011 06:14 PM

i'm happy that they at least got #2, lol. :P

Yoake 28th December 2011 05:25 PM

You can download the album here: http://www.j-mp3.info/2011/12/girl-next-door.html

Kacku 29th December 2011 03:04 PM

^Thanks for the link!

I'm very disappointed with the new content. T_T Such a step down from Destination and the recent singles' quality.

tokyoxjapanxfan 29th December 2011 03:26 PM

Thanks for the link. Downloading now. :)

Utena 29th December 2011 10:11 PM

very average album for me.. the only song I liked was kiss kiss kiss and it was not even a good song lol.. my own path wasn't that bad either, but the chorus ruined it for me. snowflakes was kind of nice but so déjŕ-vu.

tokyoxjapanxfan 29th December 2011 11:47 PM

^ Agreed. I feel like I enjoyed it while listening to it, but now several hours later, none of the songs stuck. I can't remember any haha.

Yoake 30th December 2011 09:15 AM

I think as you.
None of the songs are really GREAT!

KarenPang 31st December 2011 05:15 AM

I wasn't expecting Agaruneku ! to sound as great as Destination imo :x . To put out 2 albums within 1 year is very rushing to me

Then again I will still get Agaruneku ! since well you know LOL . I want their PVS in DVD rip too >_<

KarenPang 2nd January 2012 01:47 PM

Back covers of both CD + DVD A & B of Agaruneku !

A

http://img239.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...7jwggr6972.jpg

:laugh :laugh :laugh @ Chisa , so cute xD

B

http://img383.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...ybdui20503.jpg

Love Chisa's outfit on the top left *__*

Trading cards which're included as 1st press bonus items

http://img369.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...eghhv42685.jpg

http://img357.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...9wgl878433.jpg

Those're adorable even though I can't help it feels like a rip of BRZ's GO :3

Beauty4123 2nd January 2012 07:19 PM

the back cover of CD+DVD A & those trading cards are so cute! :heart

KarenPang 7th January 2012 02:01 PM

Oricon Weekly - Albums (26/12/2011~1/1/2012)

11~30:

11 *12,431 Ketsumeishi - Ketsu no Arashi ~Aki BEST~
12 *12,392 Ketsumeishi - Ketsu no Arashi ~Fuyu BEST~
13 **9,571 JUJU - DELICIOUS
14 **9,017 Various Artists - Kotoba ni Dekinai ~Oda Kazumasa Best Covers~
15 **8,885 Perfume - JPN
16 **8,798 Lady Gaga – BORN THIS WAY
17 **6,342 Bakemonogatari -「Bakemonogatari」Ongaku Zenshuu Songs&Soundtracks
18 **5,577 Sandaime J Soul Brothers - TRIBAL SOUL
19 **5,523 girl next door - Agaruneku!
20 **4,921 Rihanna – Talk That Talk
21 **4,821 Soundtrack - Meitantei Conan Theme Kyoku Shuu 4 ~THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 4~
22 **4,780 Lady Gaga - Born This Way The Remix
23 **4,736 Shoujo Jidai – THE BOYS
24 **4,606 Che’Nelle – Luv Songs
25 **4,540 Adele - 21
26 **3,915 ZARD – ZARD ALBUM COLLECTION ~20th ANNIVERSARY~
27 **3,862 Various Artists - V.I.P. -Hot・R&B/Hip Hop/Dance Tracks 8-
28 **3,731 MISIA - MISIA no Mori Forest Covers
29 **3,715 AKB48 – Koko ni Ita Koto
30 **3,583 Ikimonogakari – Ikimonobakari ~MEMBERS’ BEST SELECTION~

Poor gnd , gone are the days when charting in the top 10 for them wasn't a problem unlike now ._.

Well at least my copy is 1 of the 5,523 that was sold :3

Beauty4123 7th January 2012 08:10 PM

at least the album made the top 20, right? :shrug still, a top 10 position would have been great.

Bigtop 8th January 2012 01:36 AM

But I'm not sure what's going on right now...what's so different about it today???

adantatu2 8th January 2012 04:35 AM

oh no!!! poor guys, i hope they can keep with avex

KarenPang 8th January 2012 06:24 AM

as a fan of them from their debut single Guuzen no Kakuritsu til now , it's really sad to see their spiral downfall be it when comes to sales or the fact that they can't even secure top 10 positions in Oricon's charts as easily as before ._.

It's kinda ironic that they mentioned they changed the band's name to lower caps last year in line with their 3rd anniversary because seems to me after they've done it , that was like the beginning of an end which sucks D:

I really don't know what their next step might be but frankly I wouldn't be surprised if a best album might get announced ? I dread to see the day when they will disband ;__;

===

I received my CD + DVD A copy of Agaruneku ! & here're the scans of the additional photos included in the album



Compared with Destination , I prefer the concept for Agaruneku ! a lot more even though it's still a rip off to BRZ's GO but at least in here , it's much more colourful & vibrant looking

Chisa's so adorable & cute as a button :D ^___^

NintendoHTF1242 8th January 2012 01:02 PM

Maybe people just don't care anymore.

And ugh, why can't CHISA take more (if not all) solo pictures? Her two other band members are so fug.

OogoeDiamond 9th January 2012 03:19 AM

if they disband right now for Daisuke it will be like DAT all over again - Chisa solo would be interesting but I am worried she could sell even worse

Beauty4123 9th January 2012 04:49 PM

thanks for posting those scans, karen! the photoshoot for this album is just so cute. :heart

Kawaii25 10th January 2012 04:52 PM

Yeah... well gnd announced a best album... Dx

BEST ALBUM「Single Collection」3/7 Release

They are planning too release it in March. I just hope they will keep releasing after that. I mean why would they change their name in the first place if they are already planning a disband Dx. I don't know It just doens't make any sense to me.

I just hope they will survive this bad time somehow... :/

Beauty4123 10th January 2012 05:16 PM

hopefully they'll still release singles after this BEST album. i don't want gnd to disband. :(

Kawaii25 10th January 2012 05:25 PM

^

You're right! Please, gnd don't disband. As long as there are fans like us all! There is still hope for hem! :3
And besides I remember they wrote something on their blog among this line "Please keep listening to our music this year too".

I think it was this sentence:
そんな皆さんには、ぜひ2012年の年明けに聴いていただきたい

I'm not sure. Maybe someone who can read Japanese can explain it better to us. So this may mean that they're not planning to disband. Atleast that's giving me still some hope! GND never give up! :D

KarenPang 10th January 2012 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kawaii25 (Post 2801051)
Yeah... well gnd announced a best album... Dx

BEST ALBUM「Single Collection」3/7 Release

They are planning too release it in March. I just hope they will keep releasing after that. I mean why would they change their name in the first place if they are already planning a disband Dx. I don't know It just doens't make any sense to me.

I just hope they will survive this bad time somehow... :/

aw man this's what I'm dreading to see/hear but turns out it's going to be a reality ._.

And I really hope they wouldn't disband anytime soon , not this year , especially since I know they will be touring in a bid effort to promote Agarenku !

Not so sure if I will be buying their 1st best album , I kinda doubt I might since I already have all their albums

I might if they decided to include extra bonuses that're not found in their stuff :shrug

Kawaii25 11th January 2012 12:58 PM

I may have some good news. Chisa just wrote on their blog that they were recording new songs! :D
So with some luck they will not disband. I mean Ayumi Hamasaki-san, AAA, ELT etc had best albums too and they are still releasing. I hope it's going to be the same for gnd!. :yes

OogoeDiamond 11th January 2012 04:01 PM

or maybe just new songs for best album? at this state I bet that avex put anything at this album - if they dont get more attention and sales with it - its dead end

Utena 11th January 2012 05:40 PM

good, I'll buy the best for sure so I'll get all my fav tracks in one cD ♥

Kawaii25 11th January 2012 06:41 PM

^
^

Yeah that's a possibility too... well I still hope they will keep releasing as gnd. And if they really disband, I hope that Chisa goes solo (atleast)... :/

KarenPang 14th January 2012 10:56 AM

performance of snowflakes on Happy Music



Chisa looks like a doll , literally

Beauty4123 14th January 2012 06:09 PM

lovely performance. :heart

wildconnetta 15th January 2012 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kawaii25 (Post 2801061)
^

You're right! Please, gnd don't disband. As long as there are fans like us all! There is still hope for hem! :3
And besides I remember they wrote something on their blog among this line "Please keep listening to our music this year too".

I think it was this sentence:
そんな皆さんには、ぜひ2012年の年明けに聴いていただきたい

I'm not sure. Maybe someone who can read Japanese can explain it better to us. So this may mean that they're not planning to disband. Atleast that's giving me still some hope! GND never give up! :D

The last part means 'Please keep listening to us in 2012'.
:)

KarenPang 15th January 2012 02:57 PM

I'm guessing their upcoming tour will be promo to support their new best album ? :O

girl next door live tour 2012 ~Best Collection~ 各地チケット一般発売開始!!

girl next door live tour 2012 ~Best Collection~ 各地チケット一般発売開始です!
チケットをまだ購入していない!って方はぜひ!この機会に!
「アガル!」をテーマに盛り上がる事、間違いなしのライブツアー!
お友達もお誘い合わせの上、ぜひ起し下さい! 会場で待ってマス♪

Tour dates

Spoiler:


2月3日(金) 新潟 Live Hall GOLDEN PIGS RED STAGE 18:30/19:00
キョードー北陸 025-245-5100
一般券売開始 1月14日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.kyodo-hokuriku.co.jp/sche...st.php?id=3342

2月5日(日) 長野 CLUB JUNK BOX 16:30/17:00
キョードー北陸025-245-5100
一般券売開始 1月14日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.kyodo-hokuriku.co.jp/sche...st.php?id=3342

2月10日(金) 栃木 HEAVEN'S ROCK 宇都宮 18:30/19:00
キョードー東京 0570-064-708
一般券売開始 1月21日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://kyodotokyo.com/gnd0210

2月18日(土) 岡山 IMAGE 17:00/17:30
キャンディー・プロモーション岡山 086-221-8151
一般券売開始 1月21日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.candy-p.com/?item=perform...012_02&ref2=12

2月19日(日) 広島 NAMIKI JUNCTION 16:30/17:00
キャンディー・プロモーション広島 082-249-8334
一般券売開始 1月21日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.candy-p.com/?item=perform...012_02&ref2=13

2月24日(金) 兵庫 VARIT. 18:30/19:00
キョードーインフォメーション 06-7732-8888
一般券売開始 1月28日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.kyodo-osaka.co.jp/schedule/E009334-1.html

2月26日(日) 大阪 umeda AKASO 16:30/17:00
キョードーインフォメーション 06-7732-8888
一般券売開始 1月28日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.kyodo-osaka.co.jp/schedule/E009335-1.html

3月2日(金) 福岡 DRUM Be-1 18:30/19:00
キョードー西日本 092-714-0159
一般券売開始 2月4日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.kyodo-west.co.jp/artist_page.php?a_id=944

3月4日(日) 香川 高松DIME 16:30/17:00
デューク高松 087-822-2520
一般券売開始 2月4日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.duke.co.jp/

3月11日(日) 愛知 E.L.L. 16:30/17:00
サンデーフォークプロモーション 052-320-9100
一般券売開始 2月18日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.sundayfolk.com/livlog/5z6lcye/

3月17日(土) 宮城 仙台Rensa 17:00/17:30
チケットGiP 022-222-9999
一般券売開始 2月18日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.gip-web.co.jp/p/con_sai.p...4347&artno=995

3月18日(日) 福島 CLUB #9 16:30/17:00
チケットGiP 022-222-9999
一般券売開始 2月18日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.gip-web.co.jp/p/con_sai.p...4348&artno=995

3月20日(火・祝) 北海道 PENNY LANE 24 16:30/17:00
ウエス 011-614-9999
一般券売開始 2月18日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.wess.jp/pc/

3月24日(土) 静岡 Live House 浜松 窓枠 17:00/17:30
サンデーフォークプロモーション静岡 054-284-9999
一般券売開始 2月25日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://www.sundayfolk.com/livlog/5zp1spi/

3月30日(金) 東京 Shibuya O-EAST 18:00/19:00
キョードー東京 0570-064-708
一般券売開始 2月25日(土)~ チケット販売情報はこちら!
http://kyodotokyo.com/gnd0330

elaniel 15th January 2012 04:02 PM

Avex have always had a tendency of putting best of albums out after a 3rd album. (Ayu, Every Little Thing, MAX, dream, BoA)

I wouldn't worry too much about the best of, I'd worry more about their sales.
Then again, a lot of other Avex artists have been around a LONG time with poor sales. IE: m.o.v.e and dream (over 10 years each).

New album has sort of been disappointing to me. I did love their a-nation performance though on the DVD. I loved the giant pink costumed character in the back doing the entire routing (very impressed as that can't be easy dressed in that). I want a plushie of that character to go with my a-nation Blue Teddy :)

Beauty4123 15th January 2012 04:33 PM

it's good that their gonna promote the best album with this tour. that means gnd will still be together! :)

Kawaii25 20th January 2012 01:21 AM

Yeay! That's good news! Never give up gnd! :D I hope this year is going to be a year full of good sales! *hopes*

elaniel 20th January 2012 10:30 AM

Single Collection (March 7th release)

CD&DVD: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-38439

CD only: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-38440

First pressing is a cardboard slipcase.

KarenPang 20th January 2012 12:32 PM

much as I want to get this to support them , somehow I don't think I will since I have all their albums

somemore , it's not really a big incentive to just include a new remix version of Guzen no Kakuritsu :x

KarenPang 22nd January 2012 03:03 PM

The tracklist for Single Collection has been revealed

初のシングル集「Single Collection」 2012.03.07発売決定致しました!

デビューから3年間を駆け抜けてきたgirl next doorの集大成とも言える「Single Collection」の発売が決定!

全曲タイアップ付きのヒットシングル14曲に加え、さらにデビューシングル「偶然の確率」のD ave Ford Mix音源を追加収録。

DVD付きには全曲のMusic Videoを収録!  みなさん!おたのしみに~♪

2012.03.07(水) 発売 『Single Collection』

【CD+DVD】
AVCD-38439/B
¥3,990(税込)

【CD収録曲】
●偶然の確率
●Drive away
●情熱の代償
●Seeds of dream
●Infinity
●Be your wings
●Orion
●Freedom
●Ready to be a lady
●運命のしずく~Destiny's star~
●Silent Scream
●ダダパラ!!
●ROCK YOUR BODY
●ブギウギナイト
●偶然の確率 (Dave Ford Mix)[初収録]
全14曲15ヴァージョン収録予定

【DVD収録内容】約70分収録予定
◆偶然の確率(Music Video)
◆Drive away(Music Video)
◆情熱の代償(Music Video)
◆Seeds of dream(Music Video)
◆Infinity(Music Video)
◆Be your wings(Music Video)
◆Orion(Music Video)
◆Freedom(Music Video)
◆Ready to be a lady(Music Video)
◆運命のしずく~Destiny's star~(Music Video)
◆Silent Scream(Music Video)
◆ダダパラ!!(Music Video)
◆ROCK YOUR BODY(Music Video)
◆ブギウギナイト(Music Video)

【CD ONLY】
AVCD-38439/B
¥3,150(税込)
【CD収録曲】
●偶然の確率
●Drive away
●情熱の代償
●Seeds of dream
●Infinity
●Be your wings
●Orion
●Freedom
●Ready to be a lady
●運命のしずく~Destiny's star~
●Silent Scream
●ダダパラ!!
●ROCK YOUR BODY
●ブギウギナイト
●偶然の確率 (Dave Ford Mix)[初収録]
全14曲15ヴァージョン収録予定

初回限定仕様(2形態共通)
■スリーブ

初回限定封入特典(2形態共通)
■2形態購入者限定プレゼントキャンペーン応募券

※girl next doorオフィシャルファンクラブNEXT DOORオフィシャルショップ, mu-moショップでのオリジナル特典付きのご予約は後日ご案内いたします。

===

Honestly I'm not very happy with the tracklist as a lot of under-rated A-sides have been axed out AGAIN

Which includes
  1. Shiawase no Jouken
  2. ESCAPE
  3. FRIENDSHIP
  4. Wait for you
  5. Kaze no Capsule
  6. Shiawase no Hakari
  7. Hoshizora Keikaku

Meh , already Wait for you , Shiawase no Hakari & Hoshizora Keikaku weren't included in their studio albums & then this happen again :grumpy

Somehow I'm not really motivated to get Single Collection just to hear an updated remix for Guzen no Kakuritsu :x

tokyoxjapanxfan 26th January 2012 12:45 PM



A 15 second commercial was uploaded to You Tube and you can see a cover at the end of the clip, I believe... haha

elaniel 26th January 2012 02:14 PM

Such an ugly cover. I could knock that up in 10 seconds. It's a nice photo behind, but then they plaster the single covers on it as well as massive text. Ugh.

Still buying it, as I'm a huge fan of theirs and having all their PV's on one disc will be nice rather than having to switch between albums and singles.

Calico 26th January 2012 05:40 PM

I also wouldn't worry too much about a disbanding, as somebody said avex likes best albums after three albums (and this is their fifth). Standard contracts seem to be 3 albums (including a best of) so unless this is a five album contract...well, even then, avex has a habit of holding on to "mediocre" acts for a long time until they themselves pretty much want to quit/retire. (And even then mediocre is a stretch, top 20 still isn't bad at all in the realm of the world.) For all we know they might pull in pretty good live revenue.

elaniel 26th January 2012 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calico (Post 2808655)
I also wouldn't worry too much about a disbanding, as somebody said avex likes best albums after three albums (and this is their fifth). Standard contracts seem to be 3 albums (including a best of) so unless this is a five album contract...well, even then, avex has a habit of holding on to "mediocre" acts for a long time until they themselves pretty much want to quit/retire. (And even then mediocre is a stretch, top 20 still isn't bad at all in the realm of the world.) For all we know they might pull in pretty good live revenue.

I wouldn't say GND's live revenue is that good. Their concerts are in extremely small arena's and they haven't released a single DVD of their concerts that wasn't combined with their albums.

Girl Next Door just need to get back to the Infinity/Freedom sound as that really worked for them.

KarenPang 27th January 2012 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 2808536)


A 15 second commercial was uploaded to You Tube and you can see a cover at the end of the clip, I believe... haha

eew such a cheap cover which's so terrible

anyway looks like I will not be getting this . It's pointless anyway since I have all their albums in CD + DVD's :x

Kacku 27th January 2012 07:18 PM

Why does avex have to be so cheeeap? :( Would it really be such a chore for them to put at least some of the secondary a-sides on the collection album? I know I would be much more motivated to buy it if it contained gems like Shiawase no Jouken and Hoshizora Keikaku and not just all the things they absolutely have to put there for the sake of calling it "complete".

That said, I might still buy it one day, should I get the money somewhere. It's not like the tracklist is bad the way it is (Jounetsu no Daishou, Infinity, Orion, Destiny's Star and the recent singles all on the same disc? Yes, please), but it could be better.

Utena 27th January 2012 11:10 PM

if THAT's the cover, I'm so not buying this **** and I'll get the rest of the albums off yahoo auctions instead :X

KarenPang 28th January 2012 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kacku (Post 2809036)
Why does avex have to be so cheeeap? :( Would it really be such a chore for them to put at least some of the secondary a-sides on the collection album? I know I would be much more motivated to buy it if it contained gems like Shiawase no Jouken and Hoshizora Keikaku and not just all the things they absolutely have to put there for the sake of calling it "complete".

That said, I might still buy it one day, should I get the money somewhere. It's not like the tracklist is bad the way it is (Jounetsu no Daishou, Infinity, Orion, Destiny's Star and the recent singles all on the same disc? Yes, please), but it could be better.

yeah I agree with what you said . Their Single Collection doesn't sound complete to me in any single way & as I've listed in the previous page , here're the A-sides which're not included
  1. Shiawase no Jouken
  2. ESCAPE
  3. FRIENDSHIP
  4. Wait for you
  5. Kaze no Capsule
  6. Shiawase no Hakari
  7. Hoshizora Keikaku

It's very wasted if you ask me , especially since already Wait for you , Shiawase no Hakari & Hoshizora Keikaku weren't included in their studio albums & then this happen again :irked

Somehow I'm not motivated to get Single Collection just to hear an updated remix for Guzen no Kakuritsu :x & the cover artwork is already not helping either ._.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Utena (Post 2809067)
if THAT's the cover, I'm so not buying this **** and I'll get the rest of the albums off yahoo auctions instead :X

lol Mylene you're just missing Agaruneku ! & I'm sure in future YesAsia if not CDJapan will sell it off at a discounted price , so just wait on that haha

KarenPang 28th January 2012 07:00 AM

SINGLE COLLECTION covers

CD

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1...extdoorsin.jpg

CD + DVD

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1...extdoorsin.jpg

Promo pic

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/7...rlnextdoor.jpg

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2...daysnews_photo

promo pic >>>>>>>>>>>>> the covers

I don't even need further words to say just how cheap if not awful looking the cover artwork are :tired

Utena 28th January 2012 07:04 AM

what the hell? Are they serious?

tokyoxjapanxfan 28th January 2012 10:32 AM

well, there are sleeve cases for the first press editions, so there will be the alternate covers underneath. However, I think the promo picture is even bad.

Blah, this release seems so strange.

I don't think they're disbanding, but I think Avex has completely given up on them.

Midori-chan 28th January 2012 11:24 AM

I really LOVE their music! :heart I mean, it's really nice feel good music and it always makes me happy when I'm done, but I hate how AVEX treats this band.

Chisa-chan is really talented in my eyes. She can sing and she can dance. I think this band has much more potential than everybody gives them credit for, they just need a chance to prove themselves, but AVEX obviously doesn't think that way.


The covers for the "'Single Collection" are ugly, ugly, ugly! I mean, the pic itself looks great, but the pink and yellow backgrounds look wrong and don't even get me started on the font covering all of the cover! :headache

Kacku 28th January 2012 11:29 AM

Whoever came up with those covers apparently wasn't in their right mind. Pink and yellow with a monochrome picture of the group? Eeeew. And that text, who the hell thought it would be a great idea to have it partly cover their faces? And why exactly do they need the thumbnail-sized single covers on there? This is just all kinds of wrong.

At least the promo pic is nice... except for the godawful yellow background. Whyyyyy.

Midori-chan 28th January 2012 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kacku (Post 2809234)
Whoever came up with those covers apparently wasn't in their right mind. Pink and yellow with a monochrome picture of the group? Eeeew. And that text, who the hell thought it would be a great idea to have it partly cover their faces? And why exactly do they need the thumbnail-sized single covers on there? This is just all kinds of wrong.

At least the promo pic is nice... except for the godawful yellow background. Whyyyyy.

Maybe it was the same person who came up with the covers for Tohoshinki's last album "TONE", because they have the same ugly concept! :irked

KarenPang 28th January 2012 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 2809222)
well, there are sleeve cases for the first press editions, so there will be the alternate covers underneath. However, I think the promo picture is even bad.

Blah, this release seems so strange.

I don't think they're disbanding, but I think Avex has completely given up on them.

Considering that I've been their fan from the very beginning til now , to see avex giving up on them slowly bit by bit , it's very saddening to say the least ;_;

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midori-chan (Post 2809231)
I really LOVE their music! :heart I mean, it's really nice feel good music and it always makes me happy when I'm done, but I hate how AVEX treats this band.

Chisa-chan is really talented in my eyes. She can sing and she can dance. I think this band has much more potential than everybody gives them credit for, they just need a chance to prove themselves, but AVEX obviously doesn't think that way.

The covers for the "'Single Collection" are ugly, ugly, ugly! I mean, the pic itself looks great, but the pink and yellow backgrounds look wrong and don't even get me started on the font covering all of the cover! :headache

you can't put all the blame on avex , it's not as though they didn't spend a lot of promo if not a fortune on gnd :x

You just take a look at their PVs from their 1st 2 albums & their debut album had promo tie in's for every single song & that includes even the interludes

it's easy to put all the blame to avex but the thing that backfired was that I feel they overpromoted gnd in their early days & at that time I feel their songs were OK but not great

It's only much later on they released some of their best material to date & Destination was really fantastic but sadly as their peak period for their stuff goes up , the budget for their PVs goes down ._.

Midori-chan 28th January 2012 01:15 PM

^ And who is to blame for it if not AVEX?

They are the ones who manage GND. They are the ones who employ songwriters to write their songs and directors who shoot their PVs.
It's also AVEX who decides which group/singers get promoted a lot and which don't. And if they overpromote a group, then it's also their fault.

So I don't really see how I cannot blame AVEX!

KarenPang 28th January 2012 01:28 PM

yeah but putting all the blame on avex doesn't seem to be an illogical reason . It's not as though they never tried to promote gnd when they 1st debuted in 2008

When I became their fan in the very beginning from their debut single Guuzen no Kakuritsu til now , avex really pushed them a lot . They were on a lot of major TV variety shows (HEYx3 , MUSIC STATION & even scored an invitation to perform at Kouhaku) & promo was really over the top

I think it all boils down to the way the public receive their music as well . It's no point having all the top of the line promo in the world but if the public doesn't buy the type of music you release , then it defeats the whole purpose of everything

I suspect avex already knew the guys & girl were not as profitable as they thought they might be , that's why from Freedom onwards , their budget for everything has been scaled down in a very drastic manner & they rather use their allocated resources to other avex artistes that will bring in more financial returns for the company :x

Midori-chan 28th January 2012 02:20 PM

^ I never said that I put all the blame on AVEX. Of course it's important how people receive their music, but when I look at how much their sales have declined over the years, I think that AVEX should have interfered much earlier.

adantatu2 28th January 2012 10:03 PM

Ughh pink+yellow, really ugly covers, at least when they release the best for alan they make decent covers, why they can spend some yens on GND's covers??
anyway, i hope they can get huge sales

Calico 29th January 2012 04:50 PM

Today I went to bookoff and scored both NEXT FUTURE and Destination for 750 yen each. For newer albums like these (especially Destination) that's really ridiculously cheap. And it was all the copies they had of them that were that much, not just a couple to imply physical faults or something. It seemed like they had so many copies of these albums (that people resold to Bookoff) that they're desperate to get rid of them. =\

tokyoxjapanxfan 30th January 2012 06:58 AM

I've also been their fan from the beginning. :(

On my Tower Record point card, the first time I used it was on September 9th, 2008, which is the day I bought their debut single.

One of the big reasons I enjoyed their music was the amount of effort put into their videos and photo shoots. I mean, GIRL NEXT DOOR was an amazingly well put together album.

But Avex can't keep spending money on a group that isn't returning a profit. If anything, they had a 2 year contract that had very specific details about their budget and once that contract ended, it's probably much different in terms of how much money they will have spent on them.

I mean, all of their first several videos were shot abroad... LA, Czech Republic, Alaska, NYC...

While I'll still follow them, I seriously have to keep my expectations low...

Midori-chan 30th January 2012 11:33 AM

^ My first GND-song was "Drive Away". I randomly found it on "YouTube" and immediately fell in love with it! :heart

I also don't like their recent stuff as much as their older songs, but some of their new songs are quite nice too!

My favourite recent song from them is "Twitter ~ silent scream ~"! EVERYTHING about this song/PV is perfect! :smitten
I can't understand why the sales were so bad! :no

KarenPang 1st February 2012 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 2809864)
I've also been their fan from the beginning. :(

On my Tower Record point card, the first time I used it was on September 9th, 2008, which is the day I bought their debut single.

One of the big reasons I enjoyed their music was the amount of effort put into their videos and photo shoots. I mean, GIRL NEXT DOOR was an amazingly well put together album.

But Avex can't keep spending money on a group that isn't returning a profit. If anything, they had a 2 year contract that had very specific details about their budget and once that contract ended, it's probably much different in terms of how much money they will have spent on them.

I mean, all of their first several videos were shot abroad... LA, Czech Republic, Alaska, NYC...

While I'll still follow them, I seriously have to keep my expectations low...

I think the biggest problem was that avex should not have invested a lot of $ on the guys & girl in the beginning , especially since with the type of music they does , it's not something that will sit well with everyone

I know they were formed to celebrate avex's 20th anniversary but still , this's no excuse . Even other avex artistes didn't had this massive big huge promo in their early hey days unlike gnd :3

Also , gnd didn't really have any big major hits from their discography . I don't even know how will a casual fan of them react if you were to ask them about gnd in general :x

KarenPang 2nd February 2012 03:01 PM

they will release their 15th single on 30th May D: ;_;

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omg 30th May is so very far away D: D: D: D: but I'm very happy that after releasing SINGLE COLLECTION , they will still continue to release new material T_T

adantatu2 3rd February 2012 04:02 AM

Really good news !!

KarenPang 3rd February 2012 12:18 PM

preorder links for their new single are already up o_o

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_c...tml?key=460195

KarenPang 24th February 2012 02:40 PM

Their website has been updated with that rather ugly awful yellow background for SINGLE COLLECTION :x

http://girlnextdoor.jp

At least in http://girlnextdoor.jp/profile/ , they look pretty good but Chisa looked like Minnie Mouse to me :x

tokyoxjapanxfan 26th February 2012 09:12 AM

oh my god. that is most possibly the most insulting color yellow I have ever laid eyes upon. T_T

It's soooo obnoxious!

KarenPang 7th March 2012 03:34 PM

SINGLE COLLECTION has leaked out

http://www.j-mp3.info/2012/03/girl-n...ollection.html

tokyoxjapanxfan 7th March 2012 05:21 PM

It debuted at #13 on Oricon.

Honestly, what the heck is the point of releasing a BEST ALBUM when you don't promote it?!

People need to be reminded!

Wow, this was a big fail on Avex and gnd's part, haha.

Bigtop 7th March 2012 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 2827801)
It debuted at #13 on Oricon.

Honestly, what the heck is the point of releasing a BEST ALBUM when you don't promote it?!

People need to be reminded!

Wow, this was a big fail on Avex and gnd's part, haha.

:thud

Yeah, what's going on with GND? Why are they steadily falling down???

Utena 7th March 2012 08:18 PM

#13 for this shiiit it already too much IMO lol.

KarenPang 7th March 2012 11:15 PM

So I'm currently listening to Guuzen no Kakuritsu (Dave Ford Mix) right now since this's the only 'new' track in SINGLE COLLECTION

omg am I the only 1 that feels Chisa's vocals is kinda ... weird in here ? o_o that or I'm just so used to the original version for Guuzen no Kakuritsu D:

But yup I stand corrected , this's a best album I don't really have any incentive in getting :x

tokyoxjapanxfan 9th March 2012 02:35 PM

gnd are doing two promotional things related to people who purchased the best album.

The first is the chance for the members of gnd to come to your house with a signed poster (mu-mo buyers only, 5 people total. The first winner was posted on Chisa's blog), and the second is to win pieces of clothing Chisa wore in jacket covers or music videos (10 winners, you have to send in verification of your purchased copy to Avex, and there are some pictures on their official site in the News section).

To be honest, that -actually- caused me to consider buying a copy.

Oh, I forgot to say this. The cover itself is just the yellow/pink picture. The sleeve case is clear with the title and the single's jacket history printed on it. Once you take the sleeve off it's just the good picture. :P

KarenPang 9th March 2012 03:23 PM

well at least they're still making every small effort in anyway possible to promote SINGLE COLLECTION

Damn I would love to win if not own some of Chisa's outfits that she wore in their earlier PVs , especially for Jounetsu no Daishou & also Guuzen no Kakuritsu :O

Speaking of Guuzen no Kakuritsu , I don't like the Dave Ford Mix of it D: something about the updated version is just really .... strange if not weird to me

Chisa's vocals on there doesn't sound very good . That or I'm just so used to the original take for Guuzen no Kakuritsu haha

Frankly even if SINGLE COLLECTION had great covers , I wouldn't buy it simply because I'm not pleased with the tracklist :no

Packaging for the CD + DVD

http://img237.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...rqq3782047.jpg

http://img237.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...gkl0h82047.jpg

http://img237.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...n2mui82047.jpg

That yellow coloured background is still very X.X but that's 1 awful slipcase cover LOL

the back cover

http://img385.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...vaguh57136.jpg

setsuka 14th March 2012 11:39 PM

does anyone have a DL link for their debut album

I deleted most of my files X___X and I can't find that album since it is called Girl Next Door....keep getting porn instead, lol

KarenPang 15th March 2012 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by setsuka (Post 2833227)
does anyone have a DL link for their debut album

I deleted most of my files X___X and I can't find that album since it is called Girl Next Door....keep getting porn instead, lol

LOL

I have all their studio albums so I definitely can help you :yes

what file specs do you want me to rip their self titled debut album for you ? 320kpbs ? :confused

setsuka 15th March 2012 12:32 AM

any is fine but 320kp would be great

thanks!

KarenPang 15th March 2012 01:26 PM

here you're as promised , their self titled debut album that's ripped & uploaded from my copy

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?r5uu49m5rb6zn55

===

Oricon Weekly - Albums (5/3/2012~11/3/2012)

*1 83,264 276,141 Ikimonogakari - NEWTRAL
*2 69,887 *69,887 JIN AKANISHI - JAPONICANA
*3 42,246 *42,246 SCANDAL - SCANDAL SHOW
*4 24,471 *24,471 HY - PARADE
*5 15,308 *15,308 capsule - STEREO WORXXX
*6 *9,255 **9,900 BIGBANG – ALIVE
*7 *9,145 **9,145 MONKEY MAJIK - Somewhere Out There
*8 *8,955 **8,955 9nine - 9nine
*9 *8,770 179,136 Yuki Saori & Pink Martini – 1969 (Total since 11/12/12: 246,561)
10 *8,486 **8,486 BUCK-TICK - CATALOGUE ARIOLA 00-10

11~30:

11 *8,190 BUCK-TICK - CATALOGE VICTOR→MERCURY 87-99
12 *7,698 Adele - 21
13 *7,164 Nakajima Megumi - Be With You
14 *7,132 AI - INDEPENDENT
15 *6,584 Alexandra Stan - SAXOBEATS
16 *6,350 ayaka - The beginning
17 *5,990 Fullmetal Alchemist - Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi THE BEST
18 *5,783 MBLAQ - BLAQ MEMORIES -BEST in KOREA-
19 *5,386 Hirahara Ayaka - Doki!
20 *4,933 Whitney Houston – Ultimate Whitney
21 *4,466 Matenrou Opera – Justice
22 *4,426 Daisuke - Boku ni Dekiru Koto
23 *4,267 DEAD END – Dream Demon Analyzer
24 *4,251 EXILE / EXILE ATSUSHI - EXILE JAPAN / Solo
25 *4,235 KAT-TUN - CHAIN
26 *4,156 girl next door – SINGLE COLLECTION
27 *3,886 KARA - Super Girl
28 *3,875 CRAZY KEN BAND - ITALIAN GARDEN
29 *3,865 L'Arc~en~Ciel - BUTTERFLY
30 *3,722 Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth

Bigtop 15th March 2012 04:39 PM

#26!?

:thud

What the!?

setsuka 16th March 2012 02:19 AM

\o/
thanks so much,this album is so awesome

KarenPang 16th March 2012 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by setsuka (Post 2834290)
\o/
thanks so much,this album is so awesome

you're welcome & outta the 4 albums they've released so far , Destination is my fave since it contains some of their best sounding singles to date imo

KarenPang 14th April 2012 05:21 PM

photos of the group in an Ultraman Saga post movie promo event

http://blog.m-78.jp/wp-content/uploa...0f24d02c6a.jpg

http://blog.m-78.jp/wp-content/uploa...1a85317660.jpg

http://blog.m-78.jp/2012/04/15/%E6%9...3%B3-rock-day/

I guess they sang Unmei no Shizuku ~Destiny star~ since they were the ones that provided the theme song for the previous movie before Ultraman Saga ie. Ultraman Zero :x

tokyoxjapanxfan 23rd April 2012 03:14 PM

Their new song (not sure if it's the a-side or b-side) is being used as an ending theme to a show called Burosa ... I have no idea what this show is haha.

Quote:

テレビ朝日 毎週火曜 深夜25:51からの新番組「ブロサー」のEDテーマに決定!
テレビ朝日 毎週火曜 深夜25:51~絶賛放送中
新番組「ブロサー」エンディングテーマにgirl next door新曲「プレシャスフレンド」(5月30日発売予定)が決定しました!
みなさん!お見逃しなく~♪
And it's title is プレシャスフレンド (Precious Friend). Hope news of this single gets clearer haha. It's been so long since we've had the announcement.

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they will be performing at this event Q PROJECT Presents HARAJUKU SOUND COLLECTION on 3rd May :O

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KarenPang 27th April 2012 02:28 AM

since you mentioned Precious Friend will be the title of their new single , I guess this will be the B-side track ? :O

they have just released a short PV version for a new song titled signal



They collaborated with Every Little Thing’s Igarashi Mitsuru for the very first time. It will be used as the theme song for NTV’s morning news program, ‘Sukkiri!!‘, in May

really like what signal has to offer *_____* , it's quite different from their usual stuff & as usual , Chisa looks very good T_T

tokyoxjapanxfan 27th April 2012 04:21 AM

Ah I meant I wasn't sure if it was the a side or b side. This is probably the a side :-)

Sounds good! Video doesn't seem too interesting but the song seems nice!
Thanks for posting!

Solarblade 27th April 2012 08:59 PM

It seems that signal is the A-side and Precious Friend isn't anymore...

KarenPang 28th April 2012 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solarblade (Post 2857477)
It seems that signal is the A-side and Precious Friend isn't anymore...

yeah I think so as last I recall , gnd has never made a PV for a B-side with regards to their past singles

not that I know of anyway

Solarblade 28th April 2012 06:10 AM

^
They made one for Kaze no Capsule and Shiawase no Hakari....BUT the single was known to be a triple a-side before the last minute change to just Ready to be a lady.

KarenPang 28th April 2012 05:13 PM

ok it has been confirmed , their new single is indeed titled signal :D

tracklist & the beautiful covers *______*

CD

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gnal_cd_jk.jpg

【CD収録曲】全3曲5ヴァージョン収録

1. signal
2. プレシャスフレンド ; Precious Friend
3. ダダパラ!! ; Dadapara !! (JAPANATION Remix)
4. signal(Instrumental)
5. プレシャスフレンズ(Instrumental)

CD + DVD PV ver

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...l_cddvd_jk.jpg

【CD収録曲】全2曲4ヴァージョン収録

1. signal
2. プレシャスフレンド
3. signal(Instrumental)
4. プレシャスフレンズ (Instrumental)

【MUSIC VIDEO盤 DVD収録内容】
1.signal (Muisc Video)
2.making of signal

CD + DVD live ver

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...al_live_jk.jpg

【CD収録曲】

1. signal
2. プレシャスフレンド
3. signal(Instrumental)
4. プレシャスフレンズ (Instrumental)

【LIVE盤 DVD収録内容】

らじネクDX ~特別編 part1~ 

1. snowflakes
2. 七つの文字 ; Nanatsu no moji
3. 風のカプセル ; Kaze no Capsule

http://girlnextdoor.jp/discography/

omg @ at the CD + DVD PV ver cover *_____*

ugh Chisa why you so gorgeous T_T T_T T_T T_T

preview snippets of the tracks have been uploaded on the website too & wow , Chisa looks very much like Yuna Ito during Yuna's era when she promoted Precious o_o

KarenPang 30th April 2012 08:32 AM

forgot to add this yesterday but signal will have a triple tie in , promo wise o_o

「signal」トリプルタイアップ決定

日本テレビ系 「スッキリ!!」 5月テーマソング
日本テレビ系 「音龍門」 特選アーティスト #015
日本テレビ「ポシュレデパート深夜店」5月オープニングテーマ

That's a lot , I never seen a single A-side being used for so many tie in's . Ok maybe I have but not very often haha

Utena 1st May 2012 02:25 PM

beautiful promo picture ♥
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/78...01newsGND1.jpg

KarenPang 1st May 2012 02:28 PM

omg *____*

That's 1 of their best promo pics in a very long time <3

Zemus 7th May 2012 07:44 AM

Signal PV rip is up in the download section. As for the PV itself, I figured it's not worth uploading because you can easily find it in other websites.

KarenPang 7th May 2012 09:00 AM

didn't surprise me that I like the full song for signal since I really liked the preview

but yeah I like it , it's nice & quite different from their usual stuff

tokyoxjapanxfan 8th May 2012 04:16 AM

Thanks for the rip. :)

I downloaded the video from jpopsuki, but it won't play for me, even on VLC player... keeps saying there's an error :(

But the song is really... breezy and summery. I wish the PV reflected that...

It does sound exactly like ELT though. As if it was just an unreleased song haha. It doesn't sound current (which isn't a problem for me) but not sure how casual listeners will think.

KarenPang 8th May 2012 07:15 AM

I downloaded the PV last night & it's very average , no wonder Zemus didn't want to upload the PV lmao D:

I will upload the download links for the signal PV after this but it's something that I like & you're right , it does sound like something ELT might do

but in a way , I'm glad for once , they allow someone outside of the group to compose their stuff , as it's not fair to rely soley on Daisuke Suzuki to compose everything from their debut til now :3

EDIT - signal pv is up for download -> http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113703

Beauty4123 10th May 2012 06:48 PM

"signal" sounds nice! and the covers are so beautiful! my favorite is the CD+DVD PV version. chisa is gorgeous! :heart

Calico 10th May 2012 10:17 PM

Yeah, it sounds overall very 90's ELT. Which isn't bad, of course, but it kinda sounds dated XD; I'd be surprised if it did well.

KarenPang 11th May 2012 03:29 AM

they will be performing on this year's a-nation :)

Asia Progress F

2012年8月10日(金)東京都 国立代々木競技場第一体育館ほか
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http://natalie.mu/music/news/69187

KarenPang 17th May 2012 04:50 AM

so relieved that their website has finally been updated with the signal layout !

http://girlnextdoor.jp/profile/

Chisa looks so gorgeous in her profile pic *__*


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