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Old 14th May 2020, 09:07 PM
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^yay! I’ve been waiting for this for a long time! Did they get uploaded in HD (upscale probably) like Ayu’s PVs or are they just dvd quality?
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Old 15th May 2020, 04:36 AM
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^ They're upscaled
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Old 15th May 2020, 05:08 AM
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^ They're upscaled
That's great! It's so annoying on the dvd when they put widescreen video into the square video format so it's only a small video on full screen...that never made any sense to me
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Old 18th May 2020, 10:03 PM
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I wasn't aware Ken started an Instagram! I just kind of stumbled upon it by accident.

It's a shame that he (like Kumi) isn't able to properly celebrate a major anniversary year. Hopefully he'll be able to at least have a tour or arena event before years end.
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MTV Japan aired MTV UNPLUGGED KEN HIRAI last Sat

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Ge411W7P8

Still a great concert . At the time in 2003 when Ken performed at MTV Unplugged in New York , he was the 3rd Japanese artist to perform

MTV UNPLUGGED KEN HIRAI setlist

Spoiler:
1) Kimigayo
2) KISS OF LIFE
3) the flower is you
4) Strawberry Sex
5) Missin' you ~It will break my heart~
6) Come Back
7) Sekai de Ichiban Kimi ga Suki?
8) Memories
9) You've Got a Friend (Carole King)
10) Ue o Muite Arukou (Sakamoto Kyu)
11) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) Feat nivea
12) Catch Ball
13) LAKuEN
14) even if
15) Ooki na Furudokei
16) Ring
17) LIFE is...
18) Gaining Through Losing
19) Love Love Love


Even back then , Ken's decision to cover certain classic songs has Ken's Bar elements which's not surprising as MTV UNPLUGGED KEN HIRAI was released on the same day as Ken's Bar 1

Let alone up to now , Ken still prefers to perform LIFE is... over LIFE is... ~another story~
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Old 20th May 2020, 05:32 AM
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^ Just watched and it was a really great little show. I think they didn't broadcast the full setlist though...I really wanted to see gaining through losing
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Old 20th May 2020, 07:04 AM
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^ Just watched and it was a really great little show. I think they didn't broadcast the full setlist though...I really wanted to see gaining through losing
Oh yeah sorry about that , cos the total duration for MTV UNPLUGGED KEN HIRAI is about 119 mins , not 45 mins+

Luckily you can watch the full MTV UNPLUGGED KEN HIRAI via https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1sx...01061452039127

Part 3 of the link features Ken & his backup musicians exploring New York and his backup musicians are more or less the same folks that have worked with him pretty much from Day 1 until now
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Old 21st May 2020, 04:08 AM
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^ Thank you, I'm excited to see the full show! Was it part of any dvd? Yes, I recognized his band members, pretty amazing how they're still working together. I think it's a great thing.
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Old 21st May 2020, 06:59 AM
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^ Thank you, I'm excited to see the full show! Was it part of any dvd? Yes, I recognized his band members, pretty amazing how they're still working together. I think it's a great thing.
Yep MTV UNPLUGGED KEN HIRAI had a physical DVD release & it was released on the same day as the 1st issue of Ken's Bar 1

MTV UNPLUGGED KEN HIRAI

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Ke...aphy/DFBL-7059

Ken's Bar 1

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Ke...aphy/DFCL-1122

Ken's Bar 1 subsequently was reissued 6 years later as a Blu specs disc

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Ke...phy/DFCL-20007

And yes it's so great that Ken's backup musicians have stuck with him for a really long time
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Old 22nd May 2020, 02:10 PM
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^thanks for the info!
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Ken's staff commented that Kaibutsu-san PV has received more than 10 million views since the PV was released 2 months ago

https://twitter.com/KEN_HIRAI_staff/...31526717423616

Wow & for Ken's standalone PV , no surprises that his most viewed PV on YouTube is POP STAR
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Old 22nd June 2020, 02:21 PM
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^ great news that they are allowing the PVs to stay online. Can’t wait to watch the 15th anniversary show, I haven’t seen it in a long time.
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Yeah agree , strange that the other PVs of Ken have not been uploaded yet , maybe Sony will do that soon ?

I have the Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary Special!! Vol.4 concert stored inside my hard disk , I also should rewatch that concert again soon x)
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^ Hopefully they will. The 15th Anniversary Youtube concert video is in HD. I just started watching it so it could just be upscale...is it available on blu-ray or is this special for youtube since they upscaled his PVs also?
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^ Hopefully they will. The 15th Anniversary Youtube concert video is in HD. I just started watching it so it could just be upscale...is it available on blu-ray or is this special for youtube since they upscaled his PVs also?
No the Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary Special!! Vol.4 concert has not been released in Blu-ray format , with it being included in the CD + DVD A of JAPANESE SINGER

In fact , it's the 1st concert that's included as part of Ken's studio albums

Prior to JAPANESE SINGER , Ken's past studio albums only had 1 version release

While for the 35 PVs uploaded on Ken's YouTube , his 1st 23 singles' PVs have not been released in Blu-ray format

If you buy the 3 CDs + Blu-ray version of Utabaka 2 , the PVs in the Blu-ray are from Bye My Melody until Non Fiction
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Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary Special!! Vol.4 concert has been reuploaded via bilibili

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1XV411r7GQ
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Old 26th June 2020, 05:34 AM
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^ That's weird. I watched the whole video and didn't notice any problems with it. Did they say what the problem actually was?
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^ That's weird. I watched the whole video and didn't notice any problems with it. Did they say what the problem actually was?
no the staff didn't really elaborate what the issues were regarding the 1st time when Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary Special!! Vol.4 was uploaded on Mon

I also was surprised when they talked about this matter yesterday
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Update on Spotify: Ken's entire single catalogue is now on his Spotify page! Finally! No longer just albums. Yay!
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Update on Spotify: Ken's entire single catalogue is now on his Spotify page! Finally! No longer just albums. Yay!
Yay! Great news!
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