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BLUE BIRD

June 26th, 2006 by Rinoa · 9 Comments · ★★★★½

J-Pop Diva, Ayumi Hamasaki is well known for her exciting and lively summer singles. This year was certainly no exception. Her 40th single was announced to be released in June as a multiple A-track release. Following up the tradition of her summer singles, the songs are upbeat, colourful and contain a summery theme.

Best of KAT-TUN

May 26th, 2006 by Lesca · 97 Comments · ★★★★☆

KAT-TUN, a 6-person boy band, is one of the highest profile Japanese boy bands around to this date, despite only debuting recently. With good looking members who not only sing but act as well, the boys of KAT-TUN have charmed not only the Japanese, but people from overseas.

Issai Gassai Anata ni A-GE-RU

May 19th, 2006 by Lainay · 7 Comments · ★★½☆☆

Biyuuden has released a new single on May 10th, titled Issai Gassai Anata ni A-GE-RU. This is definitely not your ordinary Biyuuden single: It’s an upbeat, cutesy pop song, not one of their usual mid-tempo mature songs. Will this style work for them? Let’s see!

Ai Otsuka - Frienger

April 30th, 2006 by eyn · 15 Comments · ★★★★★

“Frienger”, Ai Otsuka’s 11th single, was released on April 12, 2006, approximately 7 months after the release of her 10th hit single, “Planetarium“. For those of you who are curious about the title, “Frienger” is a word combining “friend” and “ranger”, which relates how a friend is like a ranger who will always fight for you whenever you’re in trouble.

Gackt - DIABOLOS

March 24th, 2006 by Spyro · 5 Comments

Gackt’s 8th full solo album was released on 21st of September. It didn’t top the chart but wandered for some time around #4. After the dissatisfaction that “Love Letter” brought about to many of his fans, because of the long unvaried love-ballad theme, Gackt returns with a totally promising album, to restore any of his declining fame about his talent at composing and singing…