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cloud♥honey 22nd August 2008 12:51 AM

Eck, what a mess of PV and song. At least, there was SOFFet there to save the choruses of the song. It's serious guys, this song is a tremendous fail. It's just terrible and not listenable. My love for Sami is gone with the wind now~

song for courageous people :|

CHE.R.RY 22nd August 2008 12:54 AM

^ That's depressing :O. I don't think the song is a TOTAL mess, but from the preview I was kind of thinking it'd be a little different from her other stuff. I just want something in a different style...even though I'm not sure how that would sound on Samii's voice.

cloud♥honey 22nd August 2008 01:14 AM

She'd do something like Yukiboshi again. Her voice fits with upbeats like that. :D

CHE.R.RY 22nd August 2008 01:16 AM

^ Well Yukiboshi was cute, but sort of boring to me for some reason :/...I want an upbeat and fast-paced pop/rock track. Now THAT would be interesting :D.

Beauty4123 22nd August 2008 01:19 AM

yukiboshi is the only single i love from satomi. well, and tabibito too, lol. i miss her singles from last year. :weep

CHE.R.RY 22nd August 2008 01:28 AM

^ I find Tabibito odd because it sounds nothing like her other music. But another song like that would also be nice :yes.

cloud♥honey 22nd August 2008 01:35 AM

the songs i like from her:

Tabibito
Hyaku Renka
Tooku Hanaretemo
Yukiboshi
Soshite Boku wa Tohou ni Kureru
Issho ni -Peaceful Mix-
Hometown
Hikari yo, bla bla bla
Mou Ichido Hajimeyou

:P

CHE.R.RY 22nd August 2008 01:43 AM

The songs I like:

Tabibito
Ichiban Yasashii Kaze
Kono Mune ni Zutto
Hometown
Kimi yo...
Hyaku Renka
Issho ni
Soshite Boku wa Tohou ni Kureru
Kagami Iro
Diary
Mou Ichido Hajimeyo
Yuumachikaze

My biggest complaint about Samii is that a lot of her songs are 'cute' and 'nice' to me, but not 'amazing'. None of those songs fit into the 'amazing' category, but are nevertheless my current favorites.

Judging from her sales, I'm thinking that it's not just me who thinks this.

Beauty4123 22nd August 2008 01:46 AM

i totally forgot hyaku renka. i love that song. so my favorite 3 singles would be tabibito, hyaku renka, and yukiboshi/soshite...(forgot the name, lol) but issho ni..is okay too, just not the best. and after that, i don't like any of satomi's new music. but i'll watch the new PV now and i'll see how it is.

AyuGAME 22nd August 2008 02:23 AM

i think the song is alright...although i want something fresh from her

AyUta 22nd August 2008 03:31 AM

you guys are all crazy :laugh
*still needs to watch the PV*

drewbilation 22nd August 2008 03:39 AM

I think, so far, "arigatou" is the only a-side of hers that isn't any good. a lot of her album tracks are kinda dull, too, but "HOMETOWN" and a few others are very good. she just needs to go back to that traditionalish sound of her first two singles or completely change her sound to something a bit more... listenable? I'm not sure of the word I mean to use, but something more interesting, I guess.

and I do like "yuumachi kaze." it's nothing terribly outstanding, but compared to "arigatou," it's almost like another "tabibito" lolz.

Beauty4123 22nd August 2008 03:49 AM

well, i watched the PV before. it's definately better than arigatou (:irked) i liked that SOFFet were in the video. the song's nice, but i'll listen to it more so it can grow on me. but honestly, it's not THAT boring, surprisingly. i just want more fast tracks. satomi's having more ballad singles, than like, yuna ito, lol.

AyUta 22nd August 2008 03:57 AM

I like the song, better than arigatou as everyone has been saying. :irked but you know, I like samii as a ballad singer, I myself am sooo into ballads, so I don't want her to change all that much, which I doubt she'd do.

CHE.R.RY 22nd August 2008 04:08 AM

^ As much as I would love to see a style change, I agree that she probably wouldn't do it :(. Oh and if I remember correctly AyUta, you also wanted to see something different from her at one time :P...Change of heart???

AyUta 22nd August 2008 04:12 AM

^ definitely lol but i would like to hear more traditional influence. that's about it.

Mirai Noah 22nd August 2008 03:44 PM

Hmm, the song's alright. Not my favorite song by her, but better than "Arigato."

sora-kara 23rd August 2008 05:41 PM

thanks for uploading it!
i rather like it. its not as fantastic as i was hoping for, but its sweet and light and breezy.
it suits her voice very well. the pv was a bit blah, but the song wasnt half bad. :)
it reminds me of 'hometown' from 'garden'.
and i love that song, so its alright by me. ^_^

the only thing that threw me off was that guys hair. o_O what the hell is that about?
im hoping for something a little more varied from the rest of the single. but so far this song is well above 'arigatou'. and even 'issho ni'.

drewbilation 3rd September 2008 11:47 PM

track four is titled "積み木 (tsumiki)."

AyUta 4th September 2008 01:50 AM

^ I believe that is translated as 'blocks', correct? I think I'm right XD Ionno.

kakumei 19th September 2008 05:02 PM

http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3827076/

satomi will be singing the ending as well as the theme song for the new RPG game, "幻想水滸伝ティアクライス" (genso suikoden tierkreis) http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/genso/t...html?ref=genso

and

01. 夕街風 [ Listen WMP ]
02. 月が見ている [ Listen WMP ]
03. 青い花 [ Listen WMP ]
04. 積み木 [ Listen WMP ]

Beauty4123 19th September 2008 06:43 PM

cool, a video game? this song BETTER be upbeat. but if it's an ending, it'll probbably be slow :eviltongu

howtousesexy 19th September 2008 07:23 PM

I've been meaning to try her out since she's on the rhythm zone sub-label (yeah, I have a thing for artists on that. :innocent ). Just wanted to ask, is she like urban pop or what?

drewbilation 19th September 2008 07:45 PM

^ nope, she's sorta folksy-pop.

howtousesexy 19th September 2008 07:48 PM

Hmm, alright. I'll probably try out Garden anyways.

AyUta 20th September 2008 01:00 AM

You'll like Garden if you're into major ballads :heart Especially Hometown.

&Thanks for the previews!

sora-kara 20th September 2008 01:28 AM

6damnit..those previews NEVER work for me! ;_____;

AyUta 20th September 2008 01:56 AM

OMG I LOVE the previews! :luv2

sora-kara 20th September 2008 03:21 AM

i finally figured out how to get the previews to work
hahah

they sound pretty good. : )

i like i like. sounds like a promising single.
kinda lite and summery for a fall release though...

apple-pi 20th September 2008 04:07 PM

MAN, I ADORE THESE PREVIEWS :heart
I think this'll be a pretty solid single, Yuumachikaze has been growing one me too. At first I didn't like it much and was just sad it was another ballad, but it's really not bad (Yuumachikaze>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Arigatou)

I thought I'd be losing all my interest in Samii if she didn't stop releasing ballads, but I guess not. It would still be GREAT if she could do something really NEW for a change, but it seems I can still love her as a ballad artist after all :heart
It was probably just that Arigatou was so so so so bad that it kinda freaked me out :tired

And aren't game theme songs usually alternative-sounding? Like KOKIA's Follow the Nightingale, and there's a bunch of experimental indie artists that pratically release game music solely. That could be promising...

CHE.R.RY 21st September 2008 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sora-kara (Post 1636507)
6damnit..those previews NEVER work for me! ;_____;

Man same here :(...I really wanna hear!!!

apple-pi 26th September 2008 01:18 AM

OMG. I'm SO impressed with this single.
I swear, even though they're all ballads, they all just seem so different & unique. I love every single damn track in it. Yuumachikaze sounds to me so much infinetely better now than back when the PV leaked.

I think my favorite song is Tsuki ga Miteiru, it's gorgeous. Though Yuumachikaze and Aoi Hana follow REALLY closely behind. Tsumiki is great too, and I love its arrangement, but the composition seems to be lacking something... I love it, but not as much as the other 3 tracks.

Man, I've put this release on repeat and have been looping it for some time now. Samii isn't really for everyone, I guess some people may consider her music boring... but it just sounds so... high quality. At least this single does.

:heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart

AyUta 26th September 2008 04:36 AM

^ I couldn't agree with you more :heart That single was amazing IMO. I just love her vocals in ballads...they're perfect <3 and yes her material does sound very high quality. I think my fav song is Aoi Hana.

kakumei 9th October 2008 03:43 PM

http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3853094/
http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3853239/

genso suikoden tierkreis news, satomi performed at KONAMI's booth during "Tokyo game show 2008"

new songs named:
"Tears in the Sky" opening theme, "ティアクライス ~希望のトビラ~" ending theme

news says the new single featuring the tracks will be released December 17th, a day before the game's release.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8346/tlnp2ea6.th.jpghttp://img185.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/3978/tlnpdc6.th.jpghttp://img374.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif

(lots more pics at the news links)

Beauty4123 9th October 2008 03:45 PM

LOVE the titles.

drewbilation 10th October 2008 01:37 AM

the promo shot = gorgeous.

AyUta 10th October 2008 02:42 AM

omg Sammi is so kawaii! >_<

Mirai Noah 10th October 2008 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drewbilation (Post 1660344)
the promo shot = gorgeous.

Word. She looks great!

sora-kara 15th October 2008 03:43 AM

i just recieved my copy of the single (cdjapan takes forever to arrive o_O)
but damn that single is great!

i loved aoi hana. thats a style of music that i think satomi could do really really well.
im liking this direction for her. : )

but i have a question....which is the first press cd only cover?
ive seen a few places that have conflicting information...and i want to know if i actually got the first press like i was supposed to.

AyUta 15th October 2008 04:20 AM

^ This is the first press CD-Only cover.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...ZCD-46008B.jpg

sora-kara 15th October 2008 05:54 AM

^thats weird.
i was told id be getting the first press from cdjapan. thats what all the order stuff says...but i didnt get that cover....:/

AyUta 16th October 2008 01:41 AM

Wha? That IS weird. What cover did you get exactly????

apple-pi 16th October 2008 11:19 PM

^Wiki.ThePPN says that full-body pic is the first-press CD-Only cover... but I just checked Samii's blog, and apparently that might not be true... there's a notice about the new single at the top of the blog, before the posts. The notice shows 2 covers, one marked as "[CD+DVD] 初回盤、通常盤", and one marked as "[CD] 初回盤".
According to J-Talk, the japanese bit (初回盤) translates into:
初回 (n) first time;
盤 (n,n-suf) record; tray; shallow bowl (com);
...which I guess means "first press". And the cover marked that way is this:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/6...cd46008xi8.jpg
"通常盤" also seems to mean "regular press", which makes sense, since CD+DVD has the same cover for both.

EDIT: BTW, isn't this pic adorable?
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5508/up57206jg0.jpg

Beauty4123 16th October 2008 11:23 PM

OMG cutest picture ever.

AyUta 17th October 2008 08:30 AM

AW! :heart She looks CUTE! I just adore her pretty little face :heart

sora-kara 17th October 2008 09:52 PM

Thats the cover i got!
its super cute!

i was just confused because its really close to the +dvd cover, and every place said something different.
oh but the sticker on the front says "初回盤 jacket", so i guess i did the the first press. :P
yay!

its a great single too. :)

~Amy~ 22nd October 2008 02:42 AM

Tears in the Sky Preview
http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/genso/t...#/download/34/

It's at the end of the trailer. ^_^

apple-pi 23rd October 2008 01:20 AM

^Thank you! I'm not feeling the preview much right now. But it might grow on me, like Yuumachikaze did... well, I haven't even heard the full song lol.
(and I think that game looks so cool xD)

Mirai Noah 23rd October 2008 01:55 AM

I like the verses more than the chorus, but my computer keep freezing, so I didn't get to hear the song in a very steady stream.

AyUta 23rd October 2008 02:44 AM

Thanks for the trailer! I think it sounded very nice for a first preview :yes It seemed to fit the game perfectly. (Also the game looks fun :laugh It reminds me of Legend of Dragoon, which is a good thing! :D)

I :heart you Samii~!

Her voice is just so relaxed and light, that it's extremely pretty and gorgeous.

~Amy~ 23rd October 2008 04:06 AM

Yeah, the game does look pretty cool... o.o
Can't really hear the song that much but so far it sounds like it'll be good. ^_^

drewbilation 23rd October 2008 09:54 PM

for those of you who have heard the preview, is the song upbeat? or at least atypical of her style lately?

bondingo 23rd October 2008 09:59 PM

It's pretty typical Satomi in my opinion. Calming and pleasant, but nothing mind-blowing.

AyUta 24th October 2008 07:25 AM

Yeah, calm and mid-tempo if I remember correctly. It sounds like a nice song though, something you'll most likely grow to love after a few listens.

sora-kara 27th October 2008 05:18 PM

mmm im liking the preview.

the song has a good groove to it, and it feels like the production/arrangement has some more depth to it than her latest singles.
i thought i felt a bit of that folk pop to it....
i hope so!
:D
i have to go and pre-order this single...

Beauty4123 13th November 2008 03:18 PM

from JPM

Quote:

New single track list:

【CD】
01. Tears in the Sky (「幻想水滸伝ティアクライス」オープニングテーマ)
02. ティアクライス 〜希望のトビラ〜 (「幻想水滸伝ティアクライス」エンディングテーマ)
03. Tears in the Sky -ゲームオープニング Edit-
04. Tears in the Sky -Instrumental Ver.-
05. ティアクライス 〜希望のトビラ〜 -Instrumental Ver.-

【DVD】
01. “Tears in the Sky” Music Video
02. “Tears in the Sky”「幻想水滸伝ティアクライス」オープニングムービー
03. “ティアクライス 〜希望のトビラ〜” スペシャルムービー Produced by「幻想水滸伝ティアクライス」
04. “高杉さと美 premium LIVE -garden party-” Digest part.3

 ★Bonus Movie★ ※初回盤のみ収録
03. Making of “Tears in the Sky” Music Video

AyUta 15th November 2008 08:20 PM

^ Thanks for the tracklist Lisa! :D

Beauty4123 16th November 2008 05:14 AM

no problem :D

also from JPM


Mirai Noah 16th November 2008 05:02 PM

^ Pretty

Chiharo 16th November 2008 06:59 PM

She's so beautiful!

apple-pi 16th November 2008 07:43 PM

Ah, thanks for the photo! She looks really beautiful there! I love her outfit. (that's the Red Cliff premiere in Japan?)
And thanks for the tracklist too, haha XD
Is the -game opening edit- a remix of the song, or just a short version? It would suck if it's just a short version :eviltongu I often even like her remixes better than the originals, haha :laugh (Hyaku Renka -Tribal Mix-, Issho ni -Peaceful Acoustic mix-, Yukiboshi -Cubismo Grafico remix-...)

howtousesexy 16th November 2008 07:56 PM

She looks gorgeous at the Red Cliff carpet! :love

AyUta 16th November 2008 09:34 PM

Aw, doesn't Sammi have the cutest little face? :laugh She's so gorgeous! :heart

kakumei 18th November 2008 04:54 PM

CD
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1557/cdspp0.jpg

CD DVD
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/3744/cddvdsiz5.jpg

also new layouts up as well, with PV preview, etc
http://takasugi.tv/index.html

howtousesexy 18th November 2008 04:55 PM

Hmm, they're pretty nice. :)

Chiharo 18th November 2008 05:26 PM

The covers look lovely.
But I just wish that she could release something more winterish now...

apple-pi 18th November 2008 09:30 PM

Yeah, they're pretty good~ not as good as RELATION, but definitely better than Arigatou and Issho ni.

I like CD-only better :yes

Beauty4123 19th November 2008 03:51 AM

nice covers :) satomi looks pretty. the song's a bit on the boring side, though. but i think it sounds a bit more upbeat than usual? :shrug so there's only one PV, right? not 2?

AyuGAME 19th November 2008 05:05 AM

i used to like her...but...OMG!!! her song is so boring...

AyUta 19th November 2008 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kakumei (Post 1708051)

Oh! I LOVE the CD-only cover :heart
She looks beautiful. As for the PV preview, it looks kind of boring >_<;

kakumei 19th November 2008 04:42 PM

CD
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/61/scdez1.jpg

CD DVD
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1816/sdvdwh4.jpg

Mirai Noah 19th November 2008 06:55 PM

The covers are pretty. :D

AyUta 19th November 2008 07:54 PM

:heart Oh so gorgeous :heart

Temari_2 20th November 2008 05:19 AM

The covers do look great.

sora-kara 20th November 2008 10:37 PM

hm...i like them more after seeing the bigger covers.
i like the cd only one better.

i guess i should get on ordering that soon...
theres no first press stuff for this one eh?

Temari_2 29th November 2008 02:37 AM

The music video is out everyone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_LF5Pa6Qs

Beauty4123 29th November 2008 03:05 AM

thanks! i'll check it out.

~Amy~ 29th November 2008 05:35 AM

Awww satomi looks so pretty! ^_^ lol it looked like the wind could have blown her away in some of the beach scenes... e.e :P

AyUta 30th November 2008 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Temari_2 (Post 1721033)
The music video is out everyone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_LF5Pa6Qs

Wow, thank you so much! :hi5 This made my day :heart

EDIT: I made a rip from the PV if anyone would like it :)
http://www.mediafire.com/?oqkgwzk0zmy

She looked beautiful in the PV, and the song was nice :yes

Beauty4123 14th December 2008 02:24 AM

NEW ALBUM!

Quote:

Satomi's 2nd album will be released on 2009/02/11. It will come in CD and CD+DVD editions and will include "Tears in the Sky", "Yuumachikaze", "The Dream Goes On" plus more. The DVD includes 4 music videos and a Live Digest.
http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=RZCD-46126

sora-kara 14th December 2008 03:34 AM

^awesome.
:D

im hoping itll be a step up from her first.
but im still gonna pre-order it.
fer sher!

i wonder if theres going to be any fun first press stuff. :)

AyUta 14th December 2008 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 1741053)

O.M.G....thank you Lisa! :D
That was FAST Satomi! I LOVE YOU!!!!! :roflmao I HAVE to buy this :shakehead

apple-pi 14th December 2008 12:32 PM

OMG YAY new album!!

but also OH CRAP, there's too much stuff coming out at the same time when I just happen to be broke.

But anyway. YAY! They only included Yuumachikaze from RELATION, and I loved all songs, but then again... that means more new tracks, I think I can just treat RELATION as an EP of sorts.

And I'm really happy they included Mahou no Kagi! I love that song. Though I wonder whether it's the original or her solo version. Solo would be more fitting, but it sounds kinda empty .___.

BTW, am I hallucinating or is Tears in the Sky... upbeat...?

EDIT: also. is it just me, or is that album description totally ignoring Arigatou? If Arigatou is not included, I think I'll cry tears of happiness.

Beauty4123 14th December 2008 01:36 PM

hopefully arigatou won't be included, lol. i really dislike that song :yes

btw, when is satomi's new single released? or was it already released? i forgot. :P

AyUta 14th December 2008 08:09 PM

^ It's supposed to be released on the 17th :D

Beauty4123 14th December 2008 08:14 PM

okay, thanks! i just totally forgot the date, lol. :tipsy

apple-pi 14th December 2008 08:36 PM

^Oooh! True, it's released on the 17th! I had forgotten the date too... but now I remember, I like the 17th because Ayu, Samii and Ataru are all releasing new singles on that day... thanks AyUta! =D

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 15th December 2008 02:51 AM

Yeah, new Satomi album. Hopefully Arigatou won't make an appearance <.<

AyUta 15th December 2008 05:05 AM

LOL no problem guys :P
Ayu and Ataru...well, we all know Ayu will knock Samii out :laugh but who is Ataru? Are they/he/she famous or...?

Alessia_Tateno 15th December 2008 08:29 AM

Ataru Nakamura was a man and now she is a woman ^^ And yeah she is famous but her sales are low actually. I like both Ataru and Satomi but I hope Satomi makes so upbeat songs in the future...

apple-pi 15th December 2008 12:59 PM

Yeah, Ataru went through sex change surgery before the begginning of her singing career... I think she was kind of famous back when she released Tomodachi no Uta, which had a drama tie-in... but lately I think she has around the same popularity as Samii? I love her music :heart

LOL obviously Ayu will be taking 1st place on that day XD no competition whatsoever. but it's a good release date for me haha.

And yeah, I hope too that Samii will get to do more upbeat music in the future... though like I said, I think Tears in the Sky sounds kinda upbeat, doesn't it? Anyway, I just hope her new album will be more varied then the 1st. On her debut, other than the single tracks, the tracks were all ballad that pretty much followed the same formula... there were many tracks I enjoyed (Ichiban Yasashii Kaze, Kagami-iro, the FLUTTER of WINGS...) but it was overall kinda forgettable...

But if this new album sounds like RELATION, I'll be very happy.

sora-kara 15th December 2008 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apple-pi (Post 1742979)


But if this new album sounds like RELATION, I'll be very happy.

word.
RELATION was a great release.

even if it doesnt follow that type of feeling, im at least hoping for more material in the same vein as 'Aoi Hana' or 'Mou Ichido Hajimeyou'.
Those are her best tracks since 'garden'.

apple-pi 15th December 2008 08:14 PM

^I've listened to Mou Ichido Hajimeyou a couples of times, but didn't pay much attention to it since I was just kinda trying to avoid that whole single.

Maybe I should try it out again lol XD

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 16th December 2008 03:31 AM

^ To me, Mou Ichido Hajime you should have been the single since it's more upbeat and a pretty good song.

AyUta 16th December 2008 07:08 AM

If this album IS like RELATION, that would be awesome! That's my favorite single from her so far.

AyUta 19th December 2008 06:52 AM

So, how did you guys like the new single? :D

apple-pi 19th December 2008 12:12 PM

^Honestly, it's kinda boring :no especially after RELATION. It might still grow on me though.

and no remix T_T

howtousesexy 19th December 2008 12:20 PM

the single was so-so, i was expecting better to be honest..

hope the new album is good though

sora-kara 19th December 2008 09:37 PM

i havent listened to it yet.
i think im getting it for christmas! :O

apple-pi 19th December 2008 10:00 PM

New single's grown on me a little now. Especially the b-side. It's that "epic" sounding kind of ballad, hard to go wrong with that lol, at least for me~

And I'm sure Tears in the Sky will sound better when it's placed on the album. I don't think it can really stand alone as a single though~


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