Rei Yasuda Will Not End In New Single

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Singer and artist Rei Yasuda announced she will be dropping a brand new single titled “Not the End” which is set to be released February 24. The new single is being used as an insert song for the romance drama 「君と世界が終わる日に」(Kimi to Sekai ga Owaru hi ni) which is co-produced by NTV and Hulu. Also on the single will be the song “amber” which is being used as the main theme for the drama film「おもいで写眞」(Omoide Shashin) which was released on January 29. The film stars Mai Fukagawa, who plays a woman who moves back to her hometown and forms a relationship with an older woman which gets her to see pictures in a new way. “Not the End” will be released in two editions including a standard CD-only edition and a limited edition which will include a bonus Blu-ray. The full track listing is posted below along with the pre-order links. Be sure to check out Yasuda’s song “through the dark” posted in the video below.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

Rei Yasuda「Not the End」

CD

01. Not the End」

02. amber

03. Not the End -piano ver.-

04. Not the End -Instrumental-

05. amber -Instrumental-

Limited Edition Blu-ray

・「Not the End」Music Video

・「Not the End」Behind The Scenes

Rei Yasuda Takes Us Through The Dark in New Single

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Artist Rei Yasuda announced she will be releasing a brand new single titled “through the dark”, which is set to drop May 27. “Through the dark” is being used for the fantasy anime Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE as the ending theme. Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE started airing on April 6. 

“through the dark” is being released in three editions total including a standard CD-only edition, a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD, and a limited pressing edition which will come with a bonus Blu-ray. The DVD will feature the music video along with a making-of video and the Blu-ray will feature a creditless ending for Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE. Preorders are posted below along with a complete track listing. Lastly, Yasuda uploaded the music video for “through the dark” on YouTube, also available below.

Standard edition

Limited edition

Limited pressing edition

Rei Yasuda「through the dark」

Limited Edition

CD

01. through the dark

02. through the dark （Instrumental）

DVD

01. 「through the dark」Music Video

02. 「through the dark」Making Video

Standard Edition

CD

01. through the dark

02. through the dark （Instrumental）

Limited Pressing Edition

CD

01. through the dark

02. through the dark （Instrumental）

Blu-ray

・TV Anime「Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE」Creditless Ending 

Rei Yasuda Gives Fans A Glimpse Into Re: I

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Japanese pop vocalist Rei Yasuda gives fans a glimpse into her upcoming third album Re: I with a teaser trailer. The trailer includes samples of all 12 tracks from Re: I, which will be released March 18. The full track listing and covers have also been revealed. You can read more about the release in our previous coverage of Rei-san’s album.

Rei Yasuda/Re: I

CD-only regular edition

CD + Blu-ray Limited edition

Track listing:

CD:

CD-only regular edition

CD-only regular edition

  1. アシンメトリー

  2. fortunes

  3. Answers

  4. over and over

  5. Sunny

  6. bring back the colors

  7. 赤信号

  8. dazzling tomorrow

  9. Classy

  10. blooming

  11. きみのうた

  12. Re:I

CD+Blu-ray limited edition

CD+Blu-ray limited edition

Blu-ray:

  1. Message (Music Video)

  2. Classy (Music Video)

  3. きみのうた (Music Video)

  4. Sunny (Music Video)

  5. blooming (Music Video)

  6. dazzling tomorrow (Music Video)

  7. over and over (Music Video)

  8. アシンメトリー (Music Video)

  9. through the dark (Instrumental Teaser Video)

Music Corner Week 37: Rei Yasuda

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Vocalist, model, and radio host, Rei Yasuda got her start in the music industry back in 2006 when she was chosen to be portrayed as Lumi, the lead vocalist in the virtual band Genki Rockets. Rei-san continued with Genki Rockets until she graduated high school to pursue a solo career. It is in 2013 when she debuted under Sony Music Japan with the single “Best of my love” which was used as the second ending theme song to the popular anime Space Battleship Yamato 2199. “Best of my love” made it to #21 on the Oricon charts.

Rei-san’s smooth voice, multicultural background, love for music, and early experience have made for a fantastic combination. Not only does Rei sing, but she is a model for Nylon Japan and has her own radio program called Girls City Music which has been running since 2016. Despite her music being categorized as pop, don’t let that fool you; she has a talent for portraying emotions in her songs smoothly and her bilingual skills make for a nice, smooth transition from Japanese to English flawlessly.

Several of Rei Yasuda’s tracks latch onto you like a snapping turtle as her voice has a power to it that is memorable despite most of her tunes being more poppy. Her vocal capability stands out in tracks such as “Passcode 4854”, “Brand New Day”, and “Mirror”, where the songs have a pop based feel, but due to her smooth powerful vocals you listen to her voice flow with the melody and the catchy chorus. Her latest song “Asymmetry” is an upbeat track which has nice piano and from there it adds many other instruments making it an upbeat dance song that puts you in good spirits, and Rei-san’s vocals flow perfectly with the beats. In her ballad “Ashitairo” her emotions come across so clearly through her control and display of her vocal capabilities which can’t help but move you.

Currently Rei Yasuda has two studio albums released, Will and PRISM, with a third, Re:I, set for release March 18! Rei-san also has 13 physical singles and 3 digital singles as well, with her latest, “Asymmetry”, having dropped last November. With many amazing releases under her belt, Rei shows us she is not slowing down.

You can check out her official website, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter to keep up with her latest news. You can also listen to and purchase her music on CDJapan, YesAsia, Amazon Music, Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, and more!

Rei Yasuda Surprises Fans With New Album in Over Four Years!

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Japanese pop vocalist Rei Yasuda announced to fans on her regular radio show JA Zennogoku COUNTDOWN JAPAN that she will be bringing her long-awaited album titled Re:I March 18! Re:I will be Rei-san’s first album in over four years and will be her third album overall. It will include all her singles from May 2017 up to November 2019 such as  “Kimi no Uta”, “Sunny”, “blooming”, “over and over/dazzling tomorrow”, and her latest, “Asymmetry”, which was used as the opening theme song for the popular drama Moto Kare Mania. Many of Rei Yasuda’s tunes have been used in popular drama and anime such as Natsume no Yuujin Cho (Kimi no Uta), Layton Mystery Tanteisha-Katori no Nazotoki File- (blooming), Kindaichi Case Files (Passcode 4854), and Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (Mirror), to name a few.

Re:I will be released in two editions, a CD + Blu-ray and a CD-only regular edition and will include a total of 12 tracks. The full track listing for both editions has yet to be determined. However, the CD + Blu-ray limited edtion will come with a 24-page photo book while the CD-only regular edition will include a 16-page photo book. Check out pre-order links and Rei-san’s latest video “Asymmetry” below!

Rei-san also announced that she will be holding a one-man live, Invisible Stars, February 7 in Tokyo at EX THEATER ROPPONGI. If you are in Tokyo make sure to check it out!

Re: I CD + Blu-ray Limited edition

Re: I CD-only regular edition

CD Track Listing

  • Kimi no Uta (きみのうた; Your Song)

  • Sunny

  • blooming

  • over and over

  • dazzling tomorrow

  • Asymmetry (アシンメトリー)

  • fortunes

  • 12 Tracks Total

Blu-ray Track Listing

  1. TBA