Macaroni Enpitsu Turns a New Leaf with Upcoming Single!

Four-member rock band Macaroni Enpitsu announced that they will be releasing a brand new single, “はしりがき” (“Hashiri Gaki”) April 21. This will be the latest physical release by the band since their E.P. 愛を知らずに魔法は使えない (Ai wo Shirazuni Mahou ha Tsukaenai) back in November of last year and will be their first major label single since signing to Toys Factory last year.

In this work, in addition to the title song that is the theme song of the animated movie 映画クレヨンしんちゃん 謎メキ！花の天カス学園 (Movie Crayon Shin-chan Mystery Meki! Hana no Tenkas Gakuen), the theme song of "JR SKISKI 2020-2021 Campaign," "Merengue," and 5 FM radio station listen to the radio theme song “裸の旅人” (“Hadaka no Tabibito”). The single will come with five tracks total and will drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition, a Crayon Shin-chan edition that is also CD-only, and a limited edition that will come with a bonus DVD. The DVD will feature footage from Macaroni Enpitsu’s one man live that took place at Kanagawa’s Zepp Yokohama in January. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video for their track, “Merengue” along with the pre-order links for “Hashiri Gaki” below!

Standard edition

Crayon Shin-chan edition

Limited edition

Macaroni Enpitsu「Hashi Gaki」

CD

01. はしりがき

02. listen to the radio

03. 裸の旅人

04. メレンゲ

05. はしりがき（カラオケVer.）

Limited Edition DVD

マカロック振替配信ワンマン ～Zepp横浜から希望を込めて～（※副音声付き）

01. 夜と朝のあいだ

02. 遠心

03. ボーイズ・ミーツ・ワールド

04. Mr.ウォーター

05. たしかなことは

06. ヤングアダルト

07. あこがれ

08. この度の恥は掻き捨て

09. 愛の手

10. ワンドリンク別

11. MUSIC

12. mother

13. 愛のレンタル

14. 恋人ごっこ

15. hope

Macaroni Enpitsu Goes Major With Magical Release

Music Corner alumni Macaroni Enpitsu has announced they will be making their major-label debut with their upcoming EP Ai o shirazu ni mahō wa tsukaenai which will be released on November 4. The news came via an undistributed live concert that was held on September 3. The record label that the band has signed on with is Toy's Factory Inc. which is the fourth largest record label in Japan. Regarding the decision to sign on to the record label, the band’s lead vocalist, Hattori, stated, “We have made important choices in order to get good music farther…”

The full details of Ai o shirazu ni mahō wa tsukaenai will be released at a later date, but what has been revealed if that there will be six songs total and there will be a limited edition that comes with a DVD that will feature a full-length movie. Below is the video that the band put out concerning the news. Stay tuned for further details!

"a-nation" – Japan's Largest Summer Music Festival Announces Five Stages to Stream Worldwide August 29. Star-Studded 2020 Lineup Includes ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura, KODA KUMI, And Many More!

a-nation online 2020” will celebrate its 19th year by broadcasting worldwide on August 29, featuring over 50 Japanese and international artists including ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura, KODA KUMI, SUPER JUNIOR, BACK-ON, SuperM, The World Standard (Wasuta), FAKY, and more.

a-nation is the largest summer music festival in Japan and has amassed over 6.1 million festival-goers since beginning in 2002. This year's festival due to the ongoing crisis will shift online, featuring five stages from all over Asia. Performances from the "Blue Stage", "Green Stage", and "Yellow Stage" will be available to digital ticket holders, as well as free broadcasts from the "Purple Stage" and "White Stage" on Avex’s YouTube channel and LINE respectively.

a-nation 2020 full lineup: https://a-nation.net/ Comprising a star-studded lineup for each of the stages, audiences can tune into the spectacular one-day-only event to enjoy an experience that is uniquely and truly "a-nation". Tickets are now on sale.

a-nation "Purple Stage" teaser video

ARTIST LINEUP (in alphabetical order)

Blue Stage (Ticketed)

Amuyi (呂薔) / ayumi hamasaki / EMPiRE / FAKY / Fei (王霏霏) / Gemma (吳映潔) / GENIC / Kalen Anzai / KODA KUMI / Kohmi Hirose / MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN / Naomi (王菊) / Novelbright / SuperM / Sae Otsuka / VOGUE

Green Stage (Ticketed)

BACK-ON / BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE / BuZZ / Da-iCE / DA PUMP / HAO (石承鎬) / I Don't Like Mondays. / JADE / Julius (刘维) / lol /Daichi Miura / SKY-HI / STAMP / SUPER JUNIOR / Wayne Huang (黃偉晉)

Yellow Stage (Ticketed)

Beverly / Chou Tokimeki♡Sendenbu / EXO-SC / GENIN WA JIBUN NI ARU / HARAMIchan / James Lu (盧子 杰) / M!LK / Peter Fish / PIKOTARO / Red Velvet / SEAMO / Timo Feng (冯提莫) / TRF / Yoanna (孫尤 安)

Purple Stage (Free) @ avex YouTube Channel

Aina The End / GOLDEN BOMBER / HAN-KUN from SHONAN NO KAZE / macaroniempitsu / Mosawo / riria / Taisei Miyakawa

White Stage (Free) @ avex LINE Channel

AATA / Baby Kiy / EMIKO SUZUKI / Hiro Ishibashi (MC) / IKINIGE / kolme / Leola / MaRuRi to Ryuga / Project 88 / Rei©hi / RUN Girls, Run! / Sakuramen / The World Standard (Wasuta) / THREE1989 / Tomoko Matsumoto (dj mapi) / Yu. (張瑀)

a-nation online 2020 - August 29, 2020

• Streaming Doors Open 14:00 (JST)

• Streaming Start 16:00 (JST)

Performance Stages

• Blue Stage (Ticketed)

• Green Stage (Ticketed)

• Yellow Stage (Ticketed)

• Purple Stage (Free) *YouTube

• White Stage (Free) *LINE

-- Timetables will be released at a later date.

Each ticket is valid to stream all 3 ticketed stages (Blue, Green, and Yellow)

* On-demand / delayed viewing is not available.

Ticket Agent: Beyond LIVE (details in English)

-- Information also available in Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Spanish)

https://www.vlive.tv/product/ds00u00u00000236?lang=en

Ticket inquiries: event@user-support.jp

Music Corner Week 45: Macaroni Enpitsu

Macaroni Enpitsu is a four-member rock band out of Kanagawa that formed in 2012. All the members of the band went to and met at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music located in Kanagawa. In June of 2012, they performed their first live event at one of the university’s on-campus events and made the band official from that day forward. Lead by Runosuke Kono who goes by the nickname Hattori the group would go on with RECORDS BUDDY in 2015. The band would stay with RECORDS BUDDY until 2017 which then had switched to TALTO / Muffin Discs record label whom they are still with today.

Listeners can really hear these guys went to music school with a lot of their songs, performed expertly they aren’t afraid to experiment with new sounds, but still manage to find a middle ground that is also fun and enjoyable. They also have a wide amount of range and talent that they are able to execute really well. Hattori has a simple but elegant voice that really captures the listeners’, “hope” is a great example as it will strike a cord with first-time listeners. The composition at first sounds simple but there is a lot going on in the background that pulls the song together. Another track that I recommenced for listeners is “Blueberry Nights”. It piano introduction kick it off the song and holds it to a nice and upbeat composition before transitioning to a more intense chorus in which it’s guitar work is just superb. 

Hattori not only does the vocals but he also does the guitar for the band and writes all the music with the help of the base player Kenya Takano, who is also the group’s resident anime fan. Yoshiaki Tanabe is the other guitarist in the band and is responsible for the shredding guitar the listener sometimes hears. Lastly, the band’s keyboardist is Daiki Hasegawa. The original for the drummer left in 2017 and has never been replaced. Instead, the band has four people who they rotate out. The band’s Official Site posts all the latest news for the band along with their official Twitter page. They also just drop their second album titled hope so if you like what you hear be sure to give that a listen to.