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Tegomass - Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song~

July 10th, 2008 by oroitsme · 1 Comment · ★★★★☆

“Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song~”, Tegomass’ 2nd single, was used as the ending theme to the Lovely Complex anime. It’s a calming and soft love ballad backed with both synthesizer and orchestral sounds.

Ai Otsuka - Pocket

July 9th, 2008 by DJAeon · 1 Comment · ★★★★½

em>Pocket(ポケット/Poketto) was first heard by fans back in 2006 at Ai’s LOVE IS BORN ~3rd Anniversary 2006 tour~, and a year later it was finally been released! “Well, in the beginning, there weren’t any plans to release the song, Pocket” Ai told excite; Pocket appeared on the preliminary tracklist for LOVE PiECE but was later replaced.

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - HOT LIMIT

July 4th, 2008 by 1337rice · 4 Comments · ★★★★☆

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR’s latest single is out, but will it be their last? On July 2, 2008, lead singer Maki (20) announced that she will be leaving HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR at the end of the year because of the marriage with DREAMS COME TRUE leader Nakamura Masato (49).

JYONGRI - Love Forever

July 2nd, 2008 by 1337rice · 4 Comments · ★★★★☆

About a month ago, JYONGRI released her 5th single, Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~. Today, she releases her 2nd album called Love Forever. It currently sits at #13 on the ranking chart.

Kuu’s ‘Moon’

June 25th, 2008 by DJAeon · 9 Comments · ★★★★½

Most quad a-sides are quite good, when released by Kuu. This single is no exception. To add extra hype, tie-ins with American star, Fergie and Raggae artist, pushim, were announced. As a result, first day sales have surpassed all of Koda’s previous releases of the same type.