CHU-LIP promotional photo
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Artist: Ai Otsuka
Product Code: AVCD-31177/8
Release Date: 2007.02.21
First Press: Sticker
Debut Ranking: #2
Label: avex trax
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Ai Otsuka, affectionately nicknamed as Ai-chin by her fans is quite well known for her unique, bizarre and hyper releases. It has almost become a tradition for Ai-chin to release an upbeat single in the beginning of the year, which is highly anticipated by her fans. After four months of musical inactivity, Ai Otsuka discarded her “girl next door” image and returned with her new creation, “CHU-LIP”.
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Photoshoot promoting 'Kaihoku'
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Artist: Hitomi Shimatani
Product Code: AVCD-30151
Release Date: 2000.09.27
Debut Ranking: #28
Label: avex trax
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Approximately a year after her debut in the music market, Hitomi Shimatani returned with a new single called “Kaihoku”. This single was a definite turning point for Hitomi’s career, as this release was her debut in the J-Pop scene.
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Kumi posing as Lenne in her second album 'grow into one'
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Artist: Koda Kumi
Product Code: RZCD-45080
Release Date: 2003.03.05
Debut Ranking: #6
First Press: Limited Sleeves
Label: avex trax
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Up till 2003, Koda Kumi was a “nobody” in the music scene. Most of her singles struggled to chart and she had only released one unpopular album. Koda Kumi was poorly promoted, didn’t bother about the creative aspect of music and was considered as overweight by Japanese strandards. Consequently Kumi resigned herself to remaining an underground singer and barely cared about what avex told her to release. Her record label had no confidence in her and Kumi knew that her career was doomed. However, Square Enix, noticed Kumi’s vocal potential and collaborated with avex to release a single for Final Fantasy X-2.
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Arashi @ PICT UP vol.4, image courtesy of Arashirin
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Love so sweet
Artist: Arashi
Product Code: JACA-5052/5053
Release Date: 2007.02.21
Debut Ranking: #1
First Press: Bonus Track
Label: J-One Records
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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.
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mihimaru GT promoting “Itsumademo Hibiku Kono melody/MAGICAL SPEAKER” on excite
mihimaru GT is a duo group which specialises in urban and pop genres, which they have conveniently combined in a genre which they christened J-Hip-Pop. However they also release heartfelt ballads. For this reason their style is extremely different from the typical urban counterparts. mihimaru GT focus on enjoying the moment, humourous and cute themes and have a positive message without having loads of sexy women prancing around. Another interesting aspect is that mihimaru GT are responsible over the whole creative process of their music.
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