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Old 12th June 2018, 08:14 AM
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Her new single hasn't come out yet, yet miwa has just announced that she's going release a best album - "miwa THE BEST" - this coming July?

http://www.miwa-web.com/info/archive/?493884
https://natalie.mu/music/news/278885
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2109902/full/
Okay, I do have some more details. (Rest assured the first photo from the announcement aren't the covers - these below are the covers!)

Two CDs, plus DVD/BD (yes, there's a BD!) will feature miwa clips vol.2 - another round of miwa music video compilations!

miwa THE BEST is scheduled to release 11 July 2018. They've also opened up a special site!


Special limited edition (2CD+BD, plus LP-sized jacket and a T-shirt!)
Pre-order on CDJapan (limit one per customer)


Limited edition (2CD+DVD)
Pre-order on CDJapan


Regular edition (2CD only)
Pre-order on CDJapan

Tracklisting
Quote:
DISC1
  1. don't cry anymore
  2. リトルガール
  3. chAngE
  4. オトシモノ
  5. 春になったら
  6. 441
  7. FRiDAY-MA-MAGiC
  8. 片想い
  9. ヒカリヘ
  10. ホイッスル〜君と過ごした日々〜
  11. ミラクル
  12. Faraway
  13. Kiss you
  14. Faith

DISC2
  1. 君に出会えたから
  2. 希望の環(WA)
  3. 月食〜winter moon〜
  4. fighting-φ-girls
  5. 360°
  6. 夜空。feat.ハジ→
  7. ストレスフリー
  8. あなたがここにいて抱きしめることができるなら
  9. Princess
  10. シャンランラン
  11. 結-ゆい-
  12. シャイニー
  13. We are the light
  14. アップデート
  15. Unchained Love
  16. アコースティックストーリー
  17. めぐろ川 -original ver.-

DISC3 "miwa clips vol.2" (BD/DVD)
  1. ヒカリヘ
  2. ミラクル
  3. Delight
  4. Faraway
  5. Faith
  6. キットカナウ
  7. 希望の環(WA)
  8. fighting-φ-girls
  9. あなたがここにいて抱きしめることができるなら
  10. We are the light
Wow, ten more miwa MVs coming to Blu-ray. Can't wait to see it in pure 1080p instead of HDTV-rips (from SSTV, M-ON!).

Any thoughts?

Spoiler:
At least she doesn't have to compete with KAT-TUN's new album "CAST" on the following week (18 July), because if miwa had to compete with them, even if it was a best album, she would be screwed for a #1 Oricon run because she would be competing with a Johnny's artist, and you know what happens when anyone competes with certain Johnny's artists such as KAT-TUN...

(However, she's competing with Daichi Miura and 2PM's Junho (though mini-album, but still), so I'm not putting high hopes on miwa getting #1 with this, which is unfortunate, but oh well.)

Personal thoughts: But I'm kind of at odds of purchasing this. My interested version is the BD version, but it's quite pricey at $70-$75, depending on the fluctuating USD-to-JPY exchange rate, and that doesn't even include the shipping (and I intend to use DHL express shipping, which is costly enough, but I'd use that for such expensive releases like this). Also, I've already got a Leo Ieiri single (scheduled to release on August 1st) on preorder as well, so I may be facing a bit of a budget crunch. It's a little bit risky considering I have yet to buy an actual miwa CD (although it was close in 2015 when I wanted to order the "ONENESS" album until I changed my mind) and that would put me into buying more miwa CDs (because my mind says that once I buy a new CD from an artist, then I'm going to buy future CDs from that artist), which would be costly considering I've already gotten enough artists on my CD buying list (okay, actually Rina Katahira pulled out of Sony Music Artists and Pony Canyon just recently, so I'm not sure if I want to replace Rina Katahira with miwa at the moment). As I mentioned before, I'm in a bit of a budget crunch, but I'm trying to get a job, though, so this could change; however, I'm also aiming to buy some new computer parts as well since I still have the same computer...from the time miwa debuted to the J-pop world back in 2010. And I'm expecting to spend $1500 on new computer parts if I want to upgrade my computer to my specifications, including shipping and tax!

Last edited by Bigtop; 12th June 2018 at 08:26 AM.
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