Koda Kumi after her hugely popular best compilation album, BEST ~first things~, returns to release twelve singles in twelve weeks. Her first single in this series “you” provides us with a heartbreaking ballad along with a summer flavoured song which has topped the charts and attracted a lot of attention.
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Koda Kumi - you
February 7th, 2006 by Rinoa · 5 Comments · 
BoA’s “Everlasting”
January 29th, 2006 by spellcheck · 8 Comments · 
Pop princess BoA released her 18th and first single of 2006, “Everlasting”, on January 18th. After the less-than-successful fall singles “make a secret” and “Dakishimeru” (“Holding You”), many speculated about the quality and potential success of this new single…
Bold&Delicious/Pride
December 30th, 2005 by Rinoa · 10 Comments ·
Ayumi Hamasaki, the popular diva in Japan releases her fourth single in 2005 titled “Bold&Delicious/Pride”. With a catchy funky song and a passionate ballad, along with two remixes, Hamasaki has again produced an excellent single full of emotions and energy which has definitely attracted many people’s attention at the end of this year.
HYDE’s debut: “evergreen”
December 16th, 2005 by Leanne · 10 Comments ·
In 2000, much to fans’ surprise, L’Arc~en~Ciel announced that they were going to be on a brief hiatus. hyde was the last of the members to release solo material, and his can be considered as the most experimental of the group. In October of 2001 he released his debut single as HYDE titled “evergreen”. No doubt many fans of the band were surprised at the direction HYDE had chosen for his solo project. Let’s see how the (then) new HYDE fairs.
YUI’s “LIFE”
December 4th, 2005 by spellcheck · 22 Comments ·
… Unlike her 1st and 2nd singles, “feel my soul” and “Tomorrow’s way” (respectively), “LIFE” is an upbeat song with a slight country feel. In addition, this song was chosen as the ending theme song of the popular Japanese anime “Bleach”. …
