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Originally Posted by Martzb @ JPM

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Hitoto Yo
New Album "KEY"
2008/03/05
COZA-297/8 (3,150円; limited edition CD+DVD)
COCP-34761 (2,940円; regular CD only)

CD+DVD is limited to 100,000 copies.

-Features 12 songs, including Tsunaide Te, Tadaima and Ukeirete.
-Features a DVD with the PVs for these songs, along with live footage.

she also has a new single out tomorrow

2008.01.30
Hitoto Yo 11th single
"Ukeirete" (受け入れて)
COCA-16074　\1,260(incl.tax)

1. Ukeirete (受け入れて)
2. Kuuchuu Buranko (空中ブランコ)
3. Megumu (芽ぐむ)

samples @ her official site

Hitoto Yo is taiwanese-japanese singer, she's best known for her ballads but her music is a mix of traditional ethnic, jazz & pop elements. And for her voice, she has a beautiful wavering vibrato. her music shares similarties with mika nakashima's music.

her popularity in japan is on the rise, her 3 original albums all sold in the 200k-500k range but her recent collection album called BESTYO shipped million copies (closing in on 800k sold on oricon)

so, if you like mika nakashima or pop-ballads with a traditional twist check out Hitoto's music

fun fact about Hitoto: if you digitally edit her music by lowering the tempo by ~20% she'll sound like Ken Hirai!

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