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Ai Otsuka - LOVE PUNCH

September 18th, 2005 by eyn · 13 Comments · ★★★★☆

LOVE PUNCH, Ai Otsuka’s debut album, was released on 2004.03.31. This album debuted at #3 on the Oricon album chart, which is an impressive feat considering that she had only been in the industry for 6 months, and was also facing strong competition from more experienced artists such as L’Arc~en~Ciel and Utada Hikaru…

HEAVEN

September 16th, 2005 by Rinoa · 12 Comments · ★★★★★

Ayumi Hamasaki’s 37th single “HEAVEN” was recently released on the 14th September 2005. Apart from being Ayumi Hamasaki’s 3rd single for this year, it is also the theme song for the highly anticipated movie “SHINOBI -heart under blade-”.

Mahiru no Tsuki

September 3rd, 2005 by Rinoa · 4 Comments · ★★★½☆

The title “Mahiru no Tsuki” means Midday Moon. I believe this ballad reflects Hitomi’s career. It gives you the feeling of reminiscence and transition. This ballad is simple and delicate in itself. Even if the tone of this ballad is not emotional it is beautiful in its’ simplicity.

Hitomi Shimatani

September 1st, 2005 by Rinoa · 13 Comments

Hitomi Shimatani is a relatively popular singer in the J-Pop scene. She’s considered to be one of the most beautiful women in the J-Pop industry. Hitomi has never been the greatest moneymaker for Avex, but she has always been in the top 15 artists, which is excellent in itself…

Namie Amuro Biography

August 31st, 2005 by Spyro · 16 Comments

Namie Amuro was born at Naha, Okinawa prefecture, on 20th of September 1977. Her parents divorced while she was only a toddler, leaving her mother responsible for bringing up Namie and her 3 siblings all alone. The low funds of the family didn’t prevent Namie from chasing her dreams to be a star…