This article is translated from an interview done with Otsuka Ai by Oricon Style.
Translation by sljinu
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Bea's UP feat. Otsuka Ai
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Artist: Ai Otsuka Product Code: AVCD-31412/1 Release Date: 2008.05.21 Highest Ranking: #4 Genre: Pop Label: avex trax Format: CD+DVD |
Five months after the under appreciated Pocket was released, a new single Rocket Sneaker/OnexTime was announced. Rumors started early March, with a variety of bizarre names appearing, the most common being ‘Ai no Kagaku/STAR’. Ai’s official site would announce the new single in April, effectively silencing all rumors.
Tegomass, L-R: Tegoshi Yuya, Masuda Takahisa
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Artist: Tegomass Product Code: JECN-130,132 Release Date: 2007.5.16 Highest Ranking: #2 Label: Johnny’s Entertainment Limited Edition: DVD |
After the release of Tegomass’ first single “Miso Soup“, it was announced that Tegomass would become the supporters for the 2007 Japanese High School Volleyball Tournament. Fans were encouraged that Tegomass would become more than a one time temporary unit; this was cemented when it was announced that Tegomass would also sing the opening and ending themes for the anime Lovely Complex and would release an accompanying single.
B-Pass Nov. '07 feat. Otsuka Ai
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Artist: Otsuka Ai Product Code: AVCD-31322/3 Release Date: 2007.07.11 Highest Ranking: #5 Genre: Pop Label: Avex Trax Limited Edition: CD+DVD |
“Pocket” (ポケット/Poketto) was first heard by the fans attending Ai’s Autumn 2006 LOVE IS BORN ~3rd Anniversary 2006 tour~; a year later it was finally released as a single. Pocket was actually on the preliminary tracklist for her LOVE PiECE album but was later removed. In fact, Ai herself told excite that “well, in the beginning, there weren’t any plans to release the song, Pocket.”
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Artist: HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR Product Code: SECL-654/2 Release Date: 2008.06.25 Genre: Rock/Pop Label: SME Records Highest Rank: #20 Format: CD, CD+DVD Limited Edition: CD+DVD version |
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).


