Asian music "what's on your mind" thread III

[KarenPang]

^ AAA no doubt has come a very long way from their humble beginnings as backup dancers until what they were able to achieve now , be it solo or group wise

[KarenPang]

UVERworld's new single is released this week & instead of the full PV , Sony only decided to release a short PV version , as per norm -_-

I don't understand Sony's logic , if the PV is included in the single's DVD I can understand but the fact that it's not , I don't get it

Let alone UVERworld is notorious for not including their PVs in either their singles or albums and it's long overdue for them to put out another PV collection release , same with SID

Anyway I think Touch off will be something I would like full version wise seeing that UVERworld's music can be way too experimental for my liking

And it's extremely rare for a Rock band to have a member that plays the saxophone where he was only a temporary member prior to UVERworld making him a full time member of the gorup

[KarenPang]

Frankly I'm quite shocked that Touch off is the 3rd back to back UVERworld single I can genuinely say that I like

Before ODD FUTURE , the last UVERworld single I still liked up to now was I LOVE THE WORLD and prior to that , it was back in 2010 with NO.1 o_O

And NEWS + Kisumai should stop releasing albums on a yearly basis as the quality of their music suffered in process

That's already sadly evident in NEWS's latest album WORLDISTA which look set to be my least favourite since QUARTETTO :x

[KarenPang]

My sister has won the ticket balloting for ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5x20 !

Damn that's even better than winning the lottery as fanclub members are only able to win tickets for 1 date despite the maximum 3 dates balloting option imposed but that's J&A for you

[Yoake]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Sekai no Owari's new double album is really good!
And releasing double albums (seperately) definitely is a trend now.

Glad to see that someone is listening to SEKAI NO OWARI here. The albums are good but I prefer Eye over Lip.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by Yoake

Glad to see that someone is listening to SEKAI NO OWARI here. The albums are good but I prefer Eye over Lip.

I prefer Eye, too!
But as usual Lip is selling better - the Japanese often have a different taste than me.

[Yoake]

Originally Posted by Corvina

I prefer Eye, too!
But as usual Lip is selling better - the Japanese often have a different taste than me.

I would say that Japaneses prefer bright songs over dark songs. That might be why they prefer Lip in that case.

[Earth_maiden]

Originally Posted by Yoake

Glad to see that someone is listening to SEKAI NO OWARI here. The albums are good but I prefer Eye over Lip.

I LOVE Sekai no Owari! I bought the two new albums and I love their concert that comes with the Eye album. They made a huge train for the set. I love how visual they are with their live concerts.

[KarenPang]

I don't support Otsuka Ai anymore but still it was so nice to see her perform with Kuraki Mai on this week's MUSIC FAIR

And both ladies sung each of their respective songs together side by side which's so cool but Secret of my heart collaboration wise , I still prefer Kuraki & DAIGO's duet together x)

That said both of them sung Planetarium together really well , somehow the music style suits Kuraki more

[KarenPang]

KAT-TUN's Kame will be releasing his 1st solo single in May !

Why this has not happened sooner , I have no idea but better late than never

And among the B-sides included in Rain is Plastic Tears which I'm going to lose it super big time , hahahahahahahaha

That said I'm so looking forward to watch Kame's 1st solo concert . 1582 onstage , going to lose it again on that xD

[KarenPang]

Was hoping it was an April Fools prank but Janne Da Arc has announced today that they're officially disbanding after the departure of bassist ka-yu

Frankly I'm not surprised . I'm more surprised that it took JDA so long to at last made a proper formal announcement on this

Then again for them to announce this of all days , it's quite insensitive cos others are hoping it's a joke but since other news site have already begin posting about this , sadly it's legit ._.

[KarenPang]

Congrats to Kato Miliyah's marriage & her 1st journey to motherhood

[KarenPang]

I was so surprised & ecstatic that Kis-My-Ft2 filmed their new PV in my country !

When I saw shots of the Singapore Flyer , Marina Bay Sands & my country's skyline in the HUG & WALK PV preview snippet , I was so psyched about it

natalie.mu wrote that 100 dancer extras took part when they danced together with Kisumai in the big open field behind Gardens by the Bay

That said , I'm so thrilled J&A did this , just a bit bummed out I wasn't able to have the chance to see Kisumai upclose & personal but knowing J&A like to keep things on the low , I'm not surprised

[KarenPang]

So psyched on the various different news that were announced after BREAKERZ LIVE 2019 ~Heisei Saigo no DAIGO's BIRTHDAY~ finished today

I already assumed BREAKERZ would announce something today & for them to announce not 1 but 3 different big news , it's so awesome

And I so want to see the new unit D.A.S dance onstage although I don't want to see DAIGO dance so awkward lmao

[Corvina]

The a-nation dates were just revealed - and there are no Tokyo dates:
07/20 Aomori
07/27 Mie
08/03 Fukuoka
08/17-18 Osaka

Maybe they're going to announce them later?
The Rugby World Cup is taking place at the Ajinomoto Stadium, but that's September 20 - November 02.

[KarenPang]

The new set of rules & regulations that J&A issued with regards to the resumption of ARASHI's 5x20 tour is so ridiculous it's not funny as it puts fans at so much disadvantages especially international fans

I just hope next month when my sister & her friend go see ARASHI perform , they will be allowed into the venue if not it will be a horrible wasted trip on their part

[KarenPang]

Golden Bomber's Utahiroba Jun is frankly the last person I expected him to be a new dad let alone when he got married a few years ago

But eh good for him , at least his 1st born child is a girl & not a boy I can't imagine a mini version of Utahiroba Jun running amok given the band's onstage over the top antics

[KarenPang]

Tabiolds wrote that Kanjani∞'s Ryo will be leaving the group

If so omg what a terrible feeling it's

J&A just cannot seem to catch a break . So much for thinking last year was bad

[Bigtop]

So, yeah...

Originally Posted by Solarblade

Kalafina has officially disbanded - http://www.spacecraft.co.jp/kalafina/

And one of my favorite artists - an Okinawan (to be specific, from Ishigaki) duo named Yanawaraba - has announced they're disbanding as well, though it won't happen until the end of 2020, on the same day Arashi is scheduled to go on hiatus (31 December 2020).

やなわらばーが2020年12月31日をもちまして解散することになりました。
突然の発表となり、申し訳ございません。

They're citing Aizato Rio's marriage and childbirth as the primary factor for disbanding, after twenty years as a group with Ishigaki Yuu (formed back in 2000 or 2001!).

http://www.ya-na.net/information/detail.html?id=2578

[TeamAyu2004]

Why did Kana is going on hiatus :*(