Posted in January 2006

Akina’s most well-known 2 songs

from my "interviews" with the Japanese 大学生 that I meet in school…about 5 of them…, I asked them the following qns:

 1. Do you know who is 中森明菜?

2. If yes, name me 2 songs that you know of hers.

and the result is that all 5 of them know who is 中森明菜…some said idol..some said she won the Record Taisho before..others said that she sings beautifully!

and interestingly, all 5 of them could only name the following 2 songs of hers:

1. Desire

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2. 飾りじゃないのよ涙は

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This clearly shows (together with last year’s 好き唄 that these 2 songs remains to be the best-known songs of Akina by any japanese..even @ the age of 20-26…all 5 of them could hum the tunes and lyrics for me…which I think is not bad!

They often sing these songs in カラオケ.

Reported by 乱火 from 大阪 

Meu Amore

hope everyone’s new year was great! here’s a wonderful performance of Meu Amore.

Happy Lunar New Year!!

CNY.jpgHallo everyone!

Happy Lunar New Year ^0^/

Wishing all ~~ good fortunate, great health in the coming year of the dog.

旺旺!!

 

Geri is a VAMP fan

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found this and thought it was pretty apt to post it here. haha. 

Best Finger [ Blue & Yellow ] & misc…

here is a pic of the BLUE palm for BEST FINGER that I managed to buy here:

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and here is a yellow one that I found on the net:

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and here are 3 other albums that I bought here for listening…:

(Top,Left,Right) : コブクロ、一青窈、徳永英明

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コブクロ:this album has 桜、ここにしか咲かない花 and other songs…quite an enjoyable one. Title of album is [ NAMELESS WORLD]

一青窈: Album [&] …also contains her singles…かざぐるま、影踏み、指切り….also not too bad…

徳 永英明:[Vocalist]…this one is a cover album…which he sings 駅、ハナミズキ、時代、涙そうそう、異邦人、秋桜、ダンスはうまく踊れない、オリビアを聴きながら。。pretty jazzy…his voice is a love-hate thing…so it all depends…overall, also quite a nice album…

that’s all from 乱火、update from 大阪 

Idea for Anniversary Release

In 2004, Iwasaki Hiromi released a special box set to commemorate her 30th Anniversary.  I think the concept of that box set ("Hiromi Iwasaki 30th Anniversary Box") is one that Akina might consider as she marks her 25th year.

30box.jpgThe set features 7 CDs of re-mastered recordings and 3 DVDs of video content.  All of Hiromi’s single A-sides as well as a selection of B-sides and albums tracks are contained on 4 of the CDs.  The other 3 CDs include a collection of favorite songs (fan requests), an assortment of rare tracks (duets, etc.), and a live best selection.

The DVDs feature a concert ("Pyramid Live"), promotional videos, and a selection of TV performances, including rare "Star Tanjo" clips.

The discs are housed in a nice box and accompanied by a booklet containing photos, discography, and other information.

Not to knock "Best Finger"; I just think Akina’s 25th year warrants a lot more.  It would be great if she has a release along these lines!

AyuReady?

Akina gets on Ayu’s programmme. It’s interesting to see these two J-pop Queens from two separate generations sing Akina’s hit single “DESIRE”. Notice Ayu’s in an all white get up (get up, get up, get up) and Akina’s in all black.

here’s the other duet they sang together. quite an apt choice i feel – Shojo A – A-yumi & A-kina.

SMAP Spoof

member from SMAP spoofs China’s 12 Girl Band.

no boundaries

proof that Akina’s music travels far and wide.

Akina’s "Aibu" will be included in THE GREATEST HITS-小室哲哉作品集 S- which will be released on 22 Feb. Disc 1. Track 12. yeah! more royalty fees! kachingggg. there will actually be two double-disc versions. the aforementioned released by the Sony, and the other by Avex Trax.

Kuchibiru No Privacy at FNS

here’s a really great clip of Naoko Kawai winning an award for best singer at FNS. keep a lookout for Akina who’s in the background, and obviously a fan of the song!

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