Gray's Ongaku Go For February 2021

Picking it up after Ken, and Luna, we’re another month down in 2021 and we at Ongaku to You would like our readers to know what has been filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms with Apple Music being featured on this site.

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“Lost In Paradise (feat. AKLO)” by ALI

I’ve been watching Jujutsu Kaisen and this is one hell of a way to end the show. This is a fun song that is easy to listen to on repeat. It has a great saxophone solo in the middle and a great rap bridge to back it up. The fact that Ken picked them for Music Corner is a bigger boon, I had such a blast listening to them.

Check out “Lost In Paradise” here, along with the official music video below.

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“Boku Wa Boku Wo Suku Ni Naru” by Nogizaka46

This track is honestly not a stand-out for the group, but I really missed them last year for the most part, and so while this is not the most exciting song they have released, I’ve been really enjoying listening to it. I’m excited to see what 2021 has in store for these girls. The melody is pretty catchy, and the girls’ harmony is still excellent.

Check out “Boku Wa Boku Wo Suku Ni Naru” here, along with the official music video below.

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“Zeal of Proud” by Roselia

This tune was a nice surprise that really hit me. There was a point in my life where I only listened to rock music and I guess I just got burnt out so now I don’t listen to that much rock for fun, but “Zeal of Proud” is really good. This is easily my favorite song that I’ve heard by Roselia. I really have enjoyed just going back and listening to this song on repeat.

Check out “Zeal Of Proud” here, along with a preview for the track below.

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“Everlasting Sky” by Beverly

I recently just finished watching Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One, which this song served as the ending theme to, and I’ve had it on repeat ever since. I love this song so much; I love Beverly’s vocals that are in this song. Also, this song is used to maximum effect in the closing moments of the movie and, honestly, it was hard to sit there and not cry.

Check out “Everlasting Sky” here, along with a preview of the official music video below.

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“endless journey” by lol

What a wonderful surprise this song has been. This number dropped a few days ago and I’ve had it on repeat ever since. This tune to me is classic lol with a catchy melody and fun lyrics. Also, as usual, Honaka has a great rap break in the song. This is a great way to start off the new year and I’m excited to see what they do next.

Check out “endless journey” here along with the official music video below.

Ken's Ongaku Go For February 2021

With the month of love upon us that means a slew a new artist for us to enjoy. We at OTY would like our readers to know what was filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms, with Apple Music featured on this site.

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“Encore” by YOASOBI

To be honest, listening to “Encore” changed my view about YOASOBI full turn. I wasn’t a fan of “Yoru ni Kakeru” so vocalist Ikura’s come hither take on this track was something that I really appreciated and finally understood why they were popular. Its lyrics absolutely hit me in a way that just stuck with me especially throughout the Valentine’s Day season. While YOASOBI hasn’t completely sold me like other artists to buy the work that the song is accompanied to, they sure made me look forward to their upcoming releases.

Check out music video for “Encore” below, along with the streaming link for the song here!

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“Suspect” by hololive IDOL PROJECT

Furthering my rabbit hole into the hololive v-tuber project and off the heels of their first live concert Bloom, I had absolutely enjoyed my time with the Floral Circlet series of songs that the company released leading up to the concert. Featuring members roboco-san, Aki Rosenthal, and Ayame Nakiri, this electronic-pop track is brought beautifully with each member’s vocal range. This coupled with famous composer Kyota, “Suspect” became a song that I absolutely fell in love with upon my first listen. With the announcement of the physical album Bouquet dropping in the summer I can’t wait to be lured by the track once again.

Check out the preview for “Suspect”, below along with the track here!

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“ZEAL of proud” by Roselia 

Now I had my ups and down with Roselia since “Fire Bird” back in 2019, but “ZEAL of proud” brought back the reason why I fell in love with them in the first place. With Aina Aiba’s vocals on point in collaboration with other members joining in throughout the song, it ended up becoming one of, if not the top release in 2021 for me. While me still loving the BanG Dream!! project was in question last year, “ZEAL of proud” has cleared any hesitation that I had from here till the end.

Be sure to check out the preview for “ZEAL of proud”, along with the streaming link for the song here!

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“Thinkin about us” by SIRUP

With the Valentine season being this month, the attraction to love songs is second to none and “Thinkin about us” was one of those tracks that for one reason or another I kept in my rotation. The lyrics just speak to the listener and do a great job of telling the story that he has crafted. Also, the more lax composition that is sprinkled throughout the track shows how much of an amazing vocalist SIRUP actually is. While this was released near the end of a monumental 2020 that he had musically, I know that SIRUP won’t be slowing down anytime soon and I can’t wait for the next release.
Check out the audio video for “Thinkin about us” below, along with the track here!

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“Low Key” feat SIRUP by RUNG HYANG

Now this was a new pick up, as RUNG HYANG is a vocalist that just showed up on my radar a couple weeks back. While she’s an amazing vocalist on her own right, her collaboration with SIRUP is what put her on the radar for me. The simple and elegant composition that draws in the listener is just top tier and both vocalist’s smooth and soft spoken style that is sprinkled throughout is just the cherry on top. While this was the majority of a collaborative effort by SIRUP and RUNG HYANG, I can’t wait to see what 2021 has in store for HYANG and she will most definitely be a future Music Corner artist. 

Be sure to watch “Low Key feat. SIRUP” below, along with the streaming link for the song here!

Ken’s Ongaku Go for July 2020

As we pass the first half of a rather depressing 2020, the rise of digital releases and artists make this year an unforgettable one for the music industry. We at Ongaku to You would like our readers know what was filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms with Apple Music being featured on this site. 

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“Fire Bird” by Roselia 

With the release of Roselia’s second album ‘Wahl’, one the best songs of 2019 for me has been creeping back up again. The high energy drum compositions and overall theme of the song is arguably the best that the band has ever produced, and shows that Roselia will still be the main pillar in the BanG Dream!! franchise. While buying the collector’s edition for the album helps push the urge on being in my heavy rotation, it’s hard to argue that Roseila will fall anytime soon. 

Be sure to check out “Fire Bird” here

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“Float Away” by I Saw You Yesterday

When I had initially reported on this track, I was awestruck by how different this band was compared to the recent bands we covered for Music Corner. With its mesmerizing rhythm that draws you into vocalist’s unforgettable style, “Float Away” is one of those tracks that even if you listen to other great songs done by the band you’ll always be drawn back to it. 

Check out “Float Away” here

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“HOPELESS ROMANTIC” by SIRUP

This was a highly anticipated release by an artist that I absolutely love, and for me this song was an absolute daily listen for me throughout the month. The lyrics and composition just spoke to me and stopped my hands from pushing pause. “HOPELESS ROMANTIC” shows just how talented SIRUP really is, and while other tracks on the list I might listen to once or twice throughout the day, “HOPELESS ROMANTIC” always kept me going back every single time. 

Be sure to check out “HOPELESS ROMANTIC” here along with the music video below!

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“Precious Love” by EXILE ATSUSHI

This was actually a late edition throughout the month as I had covered an article about ATSUSHI, and as I was writing that article my absolute favorite song by him popped into my head and drew me to play it over and over again. ATSUSHI’s vocals and composition are picture perfect and delivers everything I would want in a ballad. While EXILE might be famous for the impressive dance choreography and high energy compositions, their ballads are what I look forward to the most by them. 

Check out “Precious Love” here along with the music video below!

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“On My Way” by in-d

While looking forward to his newest EP Outdoors, in-d was a pleasant surprise to be introduced to this past month. One of the stand out hits came from his last EP Indoors “On My Way”, which when I had first heard it, absolutely fell in love with. A lot of that love came from the simple yet enticing composition produced by VaVa that just brings you in and makes the listener forget about everything except the beat. While still young in his career, in-d is an artist that will only get better with his craft and rise to the top of the charts soon enough. 

Check out “On My Way” here along with the music video below!

Roselia Shows Off their Choice with Upcoming Preview!

Bushiroad’s multimedia project “BanG Dream!” released the preview for their band Roselia’s upcoming new album. The album will be titled ‘Wahl’ and will be released on July 15th. This will be the band’s second album and will be the latest release done by the band since ‘BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 4’ from back in May. The preview gives a small clip of the upcoming album along with the first look at new tracks “Avant-grade HISTORY”, “Break your desire” and “UNIONS” Road” along with the album’s stunning new artwork. As previously reported, ‘Wahl’ will be released in two editions; a standard CD-only edition and a CD+Blu-ray Limited Edition. Both editions will come with twelve tracks total and the Blu-ray will include footage of their live solo “Flamme/ Wasser”, which took place at FujiQ Highland back in August of last year (which Ken went to!) along with a 52-page photo book.

Be sure to check out the preview along with the pre-order links for Wahl below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition 

Roselia「Wahl」

CD

1 R

2 BRAVE JEWEL

3 Determination Symphony

4 FIRE BIRD

5 Safe and Sound

6 Avant-garde HISTORY

7 Break your desire

8 Re:birth day

9 Neo-Aspect

10 約束

11 "UNIONS" Road

12 Song I am.

Limited Edition Blu-ray  

Flamme & Wasser 

52 Page Photo book

Bushiroad Announces New Singles And Album For Their BanG Dream! Project!

Bushiroad’s multimedia project “BanG Dream!” announced during their @Hello, Happy CiRCLE Broadcaster YouTube show that they will release a brand new album called BanG Dream Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.1. As its title implies, the album will feature the cover songs that were used in the BanG Dream Girls Band Party! app game, and it will be released on June 27th. The album will feature full recordings of the cover songs.

Poppin’ Party--one of the bands in “BanG Dream!”--will also be releasing their 10th single, “二重の虹（ダブル レインボウ）/最高(さあ行こう)！ (“Double Rainbow/ Sa Ikou”)”, on July 11th.

Roselia will also be having a new single titled “R”, their 6th single overall, scheduled for release on July 25th. This will be the first single to have Yuki Nakashima take over the voice for the character Lisa following former voice actress Yurika Endo’s retirement.

You can pre-order all three CDs here!