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The final single from Tokyo Purin’s Takashi Makino will be released on the 30th. Because Makino’s battle with lung cancer made it difficult for him to sing, other Avex artists lent their talents to the single beginning in January. Unfortunately, Makino passed away in February before the track could be finished. The final single, “ashita watte irareru you ni” (quick and dirty translation: “so that we can smile tomorrow” [?]) will feature the likes of Ayu, Koda Kumi, Erika Sawajiri, and Tetsuya Komuro.

It's so great that so many of the prominent avex artists are doing this. I really love the positive feeling and it's a really pleasant song. It's a bit of a downer once you get to know of how this song was produced though.

Kinda bittersweet I guess.