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Ai Otsuka - PEACH/HEART

September 4th, 2008 by Erika · 10 Comments · ★★★★½

PEACH/HEART” was released on July 25, 2007 and sold over 157,000 copies, placing its sales higher than “CHU-LIP”, Ai’s first single of the year.

Arashi - We can make it!

September 23rd, 2007 by Erika · 11 Comments · ★★★½☆

Arashi’s latest single We can make it! was released on 2 May 2007, Arashi’s second single of the year and nineteenth single as a group. The single consists of three songs, one of which is featured as the theme song for Matsumoto Jun’s new dorama, Bambino!

Shuuji to Akira - Seishun Amigo

May 3rd, 2007 by Erika · 21 Comments · ★★★★½

With the conclusion of the popular school dorama “Nobuta wo Produce”, the stars of the show, Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa have formed a temporary unit and released a single consisting of the show’s theme song as well as a solo from both boys. Using their characters from the show Shuuji to Akira’s single debuted as the #1 selling single and was at the top of the Oricon Chart’s 999 top singles chart in 2005.

Arashi - Love so sweet

March 2nd, 2007 by Erika · 39 Comments · ★★★½☆

Arashi’s highly anticipated single “Love so sweet” was released on 21 February 2007, Arashi’s first single of the year. After the debut of their title song “Love so sweet” on the popular dorama “Hana Yori Dango 2” all of Japan anxiously awaited the release of this single.