Wish/Starless Night Photoshoot
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Artist: OLIVIA inspi’ REIRA
Product Code: CTCR-40245/6
Release Date: 2006.10.11
First Press: Sticker/Cell Phone Charm
Debut Ranking: #6
Label: cutting edge |
Oliva Lufkin, more commonly known as OLIVIA or Livi amongst her fans, returned to the Japanese music scene with a completely revamped style. A factor leading to this change was the fact that Olivia started creating music for the anime version of NANA and took the stage name of OLIVIA inspi’ REIRA. Consequently Livi’s music moved towards a more commercial direction and was created to fit the persona of Reira. After the success of “a little pain“, Olivia released her 10th single titled “Wish/Starless Night“.
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Promotional image from [Primary Flowers] booklet
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Title: Primary Flowers
Artist: Kanon
Release date: 2005.06.22
Product Code: SICL-110
Label: Sony Music Japan International
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Almost a year after signing the contract with Sony Music Japan International in 2004, Kanon released her first full album [Primary Flowers] which, under various circumstances, failed to bring her true potential to light in the industrious year of 2005. Despite the dismal performance presented in the charts, Kanon remained true to her ‘New Age’ style and consequently gave an honest introduction of herself through the classical music offered in [Primary Flowers].
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Dragonfly promotional photo
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Artist: Hitomi Shimatani
Product Code: AVCD-31135/6
Release Date: 2007.02.21
Debut Ranking: #15
Label: avex trax
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It is certainly no secret that Hitomi Shimatani has one of the most majestic vocals in the J-Pop industry. For this reason her management has conveniently taken advantage of her talent and Hitomi has become a genre chamaleon. She has sung bubblegum pop, gospel, enka, ethnic and most recently classical mixed with pop – her crossover genre. This genre was well received within the classical communities and earned her various awards and invitations to participate in prestigious events. For this reason Hitomi became synonymous for elegance and classiness and started appealing to a more mature generation.
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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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