Ayumi Hamasaki’s recent album, released on New Year’s Day has raised many eyebrows and has again topped the charts. Hamasaki has portrayed an experimental and powerful side of herself as she produced a variety of genres within this album. This album focuses more onto her career, her take on feminism and life itself.
(miss)understood
February 13th, 2006 by Rinoa · 12 Comments · 
Chieco Kawabe - Candy Baby / Mermaid
February 8th, 2006 by Rinoa · 13 Comments ·
Chieco Kawabe’s fourth single in 2005, which was a double A single provided a more experimental and daring side of this young artist. With her use of English phrases inserted in the lyrics and her sweet vocals Chieco provides us with an excellent single with an upbeat, catchy song and a soothing and emotional ballad.
Koda Kumi - you
February 7th, 2006 by Rinoa · 5 Comments · 
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.
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…
1 Litre of Tears
January 1st, 2006 by Jason · 938 Comments
This dorama is about a girl who was diagnosed with a disease called “Spinocerebellar Degeneration” when she was 15 years old. She kept writing in her diary to remember her experiences until she could no longer hold a pen. Aya wished to live until the end of her life, and the purpose of writing in the diary was to remind herself to not give up…
