[Miliyah Kato] invites you to embrace LIBERTY in thread #7

[thinkingoutloud89]

decided, that it is not remastered.
I still love the new Sayonara Baby, but that Yozora Remix is the worst.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Originally Posted by lovethatkuu&ayu

Sony did her dirty on her 15th anniversary. They could have picked a quieter release date and secured her a top 10 album.

A mess.

To compare Femme Fatale debuted at #8 with 4,883 copies sold. So at least she did sell a bit more even though the position is much lower...

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

^That's cold comfort. I just got my copy in the mail, and Miliyah along with her staff put in some effort in this release.

It's a damn shame that Sony Japan didn't even TRY to do right by her.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by lovethatkuu&ayu

Sony did her dirty on her 15th anniversary. They could have picked a quieter release date and secured her a top 10 album.

A mess.

That wouldn't have changed anything about the sales, just cosmetics.

I'm simply happy for her she can go on and is having a Budokan live next year!
Actually surprised about this, considering she's only doing small tours in recent years.
Should have happened sooner.

[blackmage]

Wow, this thread has been dead for a while.

If you guys haven't watched, Miliyah has started posting her performing while playing keyboard on her IGTV (so far three). I assume she's doing this at her home since she started it cause of the Stay At Home request. Her second video had her baby cooing off camera and her beaming with happiness everytime he cooed at her, sooooo cute.

[Diva_br]

A TRIBUTE AND A COVER ALBUM ARE ANNOUNCED!!

『INSPIRE』 (the tribute album) it will be released at October 28th with three different versions: Normal CD and two CD+DVD.

The participant artists are Shota Shimizu, LiSA, AiNA THE END (BiSH), Mao Abe, Lilas Ikuta and more...

The tracklist will be announced later!

CD+DVD (A)
SRCL-11500～2
9,300円(税別)/10,230円(税込)
24 pages booklet and a special package
LIVE DVD / Miliyah Kato 15th Anniversary tour 2019 "GEMINI" @ Akasaka BLITZ
A "dog tag" (with the logo of 'INSPIRE')
3 photocards with autograph
A special code to access to special content *Only buying the copy from her fanclubs


CD+DVD (B)
SRCL-11503～4
5,664円(税別)/6,230円(税込)
24 pages booklet
LIVE TOUR close contact document
1.The Documentary Film of Miliyah Kato at 15th Anniversary tour 2019 "GEMINI"
Miliyah Kato "M BEST II" production close-up document
2. "M BEST II" Jacket Shooting Making Film Produced by Hiroshi Fujiwara
3. "Aitai with Shinya Kiyozuka" Recording Making Film Arranged & Piano by Shinya Kiyozuka
4. "SAYONARA Baby feat. SKY-HI" Music Video Making Film with SKY-HI
One Photo Card
A special code to access to special content *Only buying the copy from her fanclubs

CD
SRCL-11505
3,300円(税別)/3,630円(税込)
20 pages booket
A special code to access to special content *Only buying the copy from her fanclubs

MILIYAH COVER

It will be realesed at November 25th
The tracklist will be announced!

https://www.miliyah.com/topics.php#1971
https://miliyah.lnk.to/COVERWN

[thinkingoutloud89]

finally!

[Kacku]

I'm really excited for both of these releases! I hope we get some cool song choices for the cover album and some surprising cover versions for the tribute album.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

The participants in her tribute album aren’t very exciting so far...

I’m also guessing AI and/or Thelma, lol.

Unfortunately her peers at her peak are now not very active haha.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^so far I think this is a very strong choice, just probably not your cup of the. BiSH and LiSA are still very much selling, Shota was an obvious choice and the other may be friends, people that inspired her or the other way around.
Big names would just be there for a selling reason.

Can we make a guess already who will be covering Aitai (Shota?)

[Gustavopc]

After she did those covers on her instagram I was hoping she'd get inspired for a cover album, but having a tribute album as well is really great. I hope she releases ayu's A Song for xx in her cover album

As for the tribute album, I wouldn't be surprised with AI on it, it's also her 20th anniv so she can promote herself and Miliyah while at it, would be a nice move.

[thinkingoutloud89]

taken from Thelmas and Mikas thread:

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Aoyama & other artistes will participate in a Kato Miliyah tribute album

INSPIRE will be released on 28th Oct to celebrate Miliyah's 15th anniversary in the business

More details will be announced soon

https://natalie.mu/music/news/397946

So basically everyone she collaborated with (and Sony artist). Just waiting for Wakadana here

[Kacku]

Tracklist for INSPIRE:

01. 瑛人×yama (EITO x yama) - Love Forever (※Produced by Enon Kawatani)
02. 幾田りら (Lilas Ikuta) - Aitai
03. LiSA - WHY
04. Kizuna AI - HEART BEAT
05. 春茶 (Harutya) - Lonely Hearts
06. アイナ・ジ・エンド (Aina the End) - 20-CRY-
07. 中島美嘉 (Mika Nakashima) - リップスティック (Lipstick)
08. 仲宗根泉 (HY) (Izumi Nakasone) - 愛が降る (Ai ga Furu)
09. 阿部真央 (Mao Abe) - Last Love
10. AI - 勇者たち (Yuushatachi)
11. 青山テルマ (Thelma Aoyama) - UNIQUE
12. 清水翔太 (Shota Shimizu) - 愛は変わらず (Ai wa Kawarazu)

There are previews for the songs up on Youtube.

[chocopockymaster]

The production sounds cheap as hell tbh.

Thelma’s is the only one I like so far...I was really keen to hear the preview for AI’s cover but of course that’s the one they didn’t upload smh

[Diva_br]

sound like those generic cover albums ._.
maybe with the full versions my opinion will change, maybe.

[thinkingoutloud89]

Sounds fine to me, just like what I expected. It’s very Sony havy, so probably more of a contract/rights thing than her project.

[thinkingoutloud89]

https://youtu.be/QuZOykbGBvI

new song, sound pretty olds-school miliyah, but in a good way.
It has only 60 views after 2 days. so sad!

[Chibi-Chan]

I don't like the previews so far, they sound way too generic. But then again, the songs chosen are already generic and boring. Miliyah has way better songs,the tracklist itself is already uninspiring and far from what the album title suggests.

Also, the new song is the kind of music I never liked and always found boring.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^woha, i think the new song sounds great. As for the songs on INSPIRE, Yuushatachi is my all time fav Miliyah song 8and i will probably get it tattooded) - WHY, Last Love, Ai ga furu, Lipstick and Lonely hearts are all exceptional great songs too (not to mention the others are also great). They are all pretty "Miliyah-ish" songs - but work more through her it seems. Mika Nakashima did a really bad Job tho.

[Chibi-Chan]

^Personally I prefer songs like Rakuen, Watashi no na wa innocence, Femme Fatale, Atashi no saibou, Utakata no hibi, This is my party, Tengoku no door, Shounen shoujo, Kamisama, Reisei to jounetsu no aida, Nemurenu yoru no sei de, Meikyuu etc. and think those songs are Miliyah at her most creative. I don't know, I just don't like the typical sound she is known for, never was my cup of tea and I will probably find it forever utterly boring. For me personally there is nothing creative to this sound and those songs sound like your typical Nishino Kana song everyone could put out. Same goes for the new song. But tastes are different.