Tokyo-Nights: For the Week [03.18.09]
For the Week is your weekly look into the newest releases in Japanese music. Every week I take a listen to as much as I can and choose what I feel is the best or most passable new material. You can expect around 2-5 singles and 1-3 albums to be featured per column depending on the volume of releases for the week. This column isn't about me trying to make opinions for you, just lead you in the direction of what I think were the better efforts of the week.
This is the week of 03.18.2009 and it is only marginally better than last week.
The Closure of Tokyo-Nights
While this may seem as unfortunate news to some, Tokyo-Nights will be closed as of March 27, 2009. After 5 long years stemming back to February 3, 2004, we've been there for some really great times in the Japanese music community. Like all good things, however, the site has come to an end. Should you have any questions, please message me at unimatrixprime at gmail dot come. Thanks for all the memories!
BoA - BEST&USA
AlbumFull Album Inside
Four years since the release of the chart-topping BEST OF SOUL, BoA will be releasing her second best album on 2009.3.18. The best album will be expected to include her singles from DO THE MOTION to the upcoming Eien, as well as the previously revealed new version of Meri Kuri, a new recording of VALENTI, and a new untitled track which features Crystal Kay and VERBAL from m-flo.But wait! That's not all!
In answer to BoA's US debut, the best album will be packaged with BoA's American debut album!! The package, titled BEST&USA will released in three formats: Best+USA+2DVD, Best+USA, and Best-only. The first of the two DVDs will include music clips of singles since DO THE MOTION, while the second DVD, in addition to including the music video for Eat You Up, will also include offshots of BoA's activities in America.
BENI - Kiss, Kiss, Kiss
SingleOut 04.08.2009
Following a well-received first single under the Nayutawave Records, Arashiro Beni, now working under the stage name BENI, will be releasing her second single, Kiss Kiss Kiss, on 2009.4.8. The song is described as a spring love song that portrays the nervous feeling of a girl upon a possible new romance. The song will be used as the CM song for the upcoming Biore commercial.More info to come.
Ayumi Hamasaki - NEXT LEVEL
AlbumOut 03.25.2009
To close her 10th anniversary celebrations in the music industry, Japanese pop diva, Hamasaki Ayumi, is scheduled to release her10th studio album! With the release of her 44th single just around the corner (Rule / Sparkle), Ayu's new album, NEXT LEVEL, will drop a month later and for the first time in Japan's music industry history, Ayu will be releasing her upcoming album in USB format, as well as the standard physical CD formats (2CD+DVD, CD+DVD and CD-Only).
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