MELODY 11.28

http://i.imgur.com/CTzsi.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/60bQv.jpg

http://www.shimizushota.com/special/

SRCL-8173
Shota Shimizu/Melody[Regular Edition] CDA
2913 yen US$36/80.85 Release Date:2012/11/28
Description:Shota Shimizu covers popular songs of Japan.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRCL-8173

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SRCL-8171
Shota Shimizu/Melody[w/ DVD, Limited Edition] CDA
3333 yen US$41/80.85 Release Date:2012/11/28
Description:Shota Shimizu covers popular songs of Japan. This edition includes a bonus DVD with music video(s) (subject to change). *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-8171

Tracklist
1. 白い恋人達
2. レイニーブルー
3. Aitai
4. 366日 feat.仲宗根泉（HY）
5. Forget-me-not
6. 夏の終りのハーモニー feat.大橋卓弥（スキマスイッチ）
7. 素直
8. even if
9. 誰より好きなのに
10. let go ～maison de m-flo～
11. 化粧
12. 三日月
13. 今夜はブギー・バック（SMOOTH RAP） feat.加藤ミリヤ＆SHUN

Aitai radio rip
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xut...zu-aitai_music

RAINY BLUE radio rip
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xum...iny-blue_music

Songs sung by the original artistes as per say :

• 366 Nichi (Shota Shimizu feat. Nakasone Izumi) (original: HY)
• Mikazuki (original: ayaka)
• Aitai (original: Kato Miliyah)
• Shiroi Koibito Tachi (original:Kuwata Keisuke)
• Rainy Blue (original: Tokunaga Hideaki)
• Natsu no Owari no Harmony (Shimizu Shota & Ohashi Takuya) (original: Inoue Yosui & Anzen Chitai)

Not very sure for the rest though . is even if originally sung by Ken Hirai ? :confused If so , omg I really want to hear Shota's take on it as even if is a classic Ken Hirai song >3<

And yay for both Forget-me-not & let go ~maison de m-flo~ cos I really like these 2 songs in COLOURS xD

MELODY's DVD tracklist

omg he's covering Miliyah's song? Finally a cover that I can look forward to.

^ the radio rip is already out.
I didn't like it that much, it's nice but it's missing something..

NINKI index for MELODY

Albums

01 501.90 Mr.Children - [(an imitation) blood orange]
02 201.60 Shoujo Jidai - GIRLS' GENERATION II ~Girls & Piece~
03 94.20 UVERworld - THE ONE
04 43.60 Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
05 30.50 Shota Shimizu - MELODY
06 26.80 Hilcrhyme - LIKE A NOVEL
07 22.30 Kariyushi 58 - 5
08 19.90 MUCC - Shangri-La
09 18.20 PITBULL - Global Warming

Strong competition...
can't wait to hear the album

MELODY has already leaked out

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116371

And honestly I really like Shota's take on ayaka's Mikazuki . His version of Ken Hirai's even if was only OK to me as it sounded exactly the same as the original

SRBL-1556
Shota Shimizu/Naturally Tour 2012[Limited Edition] DVD
4800 yen US$58/83.33 Release Date:2013/01/09
Description:Live DVD from Shota Shimizu features the final-day performance of his "Naturally Tour 2012" held at Nippon Budokan on July 23, 2012. Also includes interview with him after the concert. This edition includes a booklet with photos featuring concert(s).
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRBL-1556

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SRXL-39
Shota Shimizu/Naturally Tour 2012[Blu-ray] Blu-ray
5300 yen US$64/83.33 Release Date:2013/01/09
Description:Live Blu-ray from Shota Shimizu features the final-day performance of his "Naturally Tour 2012" held at Nippon Budokan on July 23, 2012. Also includes interview with him after the concert.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRXL-39

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SRBL-1558
Shota Shimizu/Naturally Tour 2012[Regular Edition] DVD
4300 yen US$52/83.33 Release Date:2013/01/09
Description:Live DVD from Shota Shimizu features the final-day performance of his "Naturally Tour 2012" held at Nippon Budokan on July 23, 2012. Also includes interview with him after the concert.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRBL-1558

Oricon Weekly - Albums (26/11/2012~2/12/2012)

*1 530,235 530,235 Mr.Children - [(an imitation) blood orange]
*2 138,888 475,122 Matsutoya Yumi - Matsutoya Yumi 40 Shunen Kinen Best Album Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to。
*3 116,963 116,963 Shoujo Jidai - GIRLS' GENERATION II ~Girls & Piece~
*4 *95,441 *95,441 UVERworld - THE ONE
*5 *28,848 *28,848 Shimizu Shota - MELODY
*6 *20,570 223,935 JUJU - BEST STORY ~Life Stories~
*7 *19,850 *78,716 Kato Miliyah - TRUE LOVERS
*8 *19,635 *19,635 Shiro Sagisu - Shiro SAGISU Music from "EVANGELION 3.0" YOU CAN(NOT) REDO.
*9 *18,603 200,560 JUJU - BEST STORY ~Love Stories~
10 *14,446 *96,429 Taylor Swift – Red

Cover for the Tour DVD:

http://i.imgur.com/3RBgR.jpg

Setlist:

Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (7/1/2013~13/1/2013)

*1 26,983 705,211 Arashi – ARASHI ARAFES
*2 11,350 *11,350 Yuzu - LIVE Music Clip Shu 「Rokkasen 2-NI-」
*3 *9,921 **9,921 the GazettE - the GazettE 10TH ANNIVERSARY THE DECADE LIVE AT 03.10 MAKUHARI MESSE
*4 *5,894 **5,894 Shimizu Shota - Naturally Tour 2012
*5 *2,565 *28,016 Utada Hikaru – Sakura Nagashi
*6 *2,418 *81,317 Mr.Children - Mr.Children TOUR POPSAURUS 2012
*7 *2,264 *24,148 Momoiro Clover Z - 「Momokuro Natsu no Baka Sawagi SUMMER DIVE 2012 Seibu Dome Taikai」 LIVE DVD
*8 *2,075 *16,047 AKB48 – AKB48 in TOKYO DOME -1830m no Yume- SINGLE SELECTION (Total since 28 Nov 2012: 29,214)
*9 *1,850 *40,549 SMAP - GIFT of SMAP CONCERT'2012 (Total since 5 Dec 2012: 173,216
10 *1,838 *13,434 Kashiwagi Yuki – 1st Solo Live –Nete mo Semete mo Yukirin World-

Shota is teaming up with Miliyah Kato for the 4th time in releasing another collaboration single , titled LOVE STORY

SRCL-8260
Miliyah Kato X Shota Shimizu/New Single: Title is to be announced[w/ DVD, Limited Edition] CDA
1500 yen US$16/94.79 Release Date:2013/04/17
Description:Collaboration single of Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu is a love song. Includes four tracks total. Comes with a bonus DVD and a pocket calendar (A). *The DVD disc is encoded for region 2 (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and no subtitles are included.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRCL-8260

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SRCL-8262
Miliyah Kato X Shota Shimizu/New Single: Title is to be announced[Regular Edition] CDA
1165 yen US$12/94.79 Release Date:2013/04/17
Description:Collaboration single of Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu is a love song. Includes four tracks total.
First Press Details:a pocket calendar (B)
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=SRCL-8262

Ok wow unexpected xD

Shouldn't they release a collaboration album as the next music step ? :laugh

Promo picture

http://i49.tinypic.com/i2n5e8.jpg

Covers are out



New promo pic

http://i48.tinypic.com/302uk4i.jpg

LOVE STORY PV preview



LOVE STORY samples Oda Kazumasa's best selling single Love Story wa Totsuzen ni and will be used in a tie-in with Coca Cola (as seen in the new promo pic xD)

And it's a no brainer that to me the promo pics are better than the covers . The covers are very abstract if not random o_O

But the LOVE STORY PV preview looks promising & Miliyah looks great

The song is not bad, just the cover...is so ewww

LOVE STORY PV
http://jpopsuki.tv/video/Miliyah-Kat...d7e03a9b25f9c3