Akari Kito Brings A New View With Upcoming Mini-album!

Voice actress-turned-vocalist Akari Kito announced that she will be releasing a brand new mini-album, Kaleidoscope, August 4. Famously known as Nezuko Kamado in the popular anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibai, Kito looks to shake up the industry even more with her first mini-album. Not much information was given about the release at the time of reporting but it will come with five tracks and it was commented that it will feature one particular instrument as the lead per track. The mini-album will drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition, a limited edition which will come with an additional Blu-ray, and an anime edition which is also CD-only. The Blu-ray will include the music video and behind-the-scenes making-of for the lead track “No Continue”.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out a preview of her music video for “キミのとなりで” (“Kimi no Tonaride”) along with the pre-order links for Kaleidoscope below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition

Anime edition

Akari Kito「Kaleidoscope」

CD

・No Continue

Along With 4 Other Tracks

Limited Edition Blu-ray

・「No Continue」MUSIC VIDEO

・「No Continue」MV撮影 MAKING

Karin. Brings the Truth to Light With Latest Release!

To hype up the release of her upcoming mini-album, vocalist Karin. released her track “信じること” (“Shinjiru Koto”) across all digital music streaming platforms along with its music video on her YouTube channel. A part of her digital mini-album solitude minority which will be released May 12, this will be the latest release by the artist since her album solitude ability back in March. The music video, directed by Yuka Eda, uses a short film scene produced with the motif of solitude ability and its lead role is played by Marika Ito of Nogizaka 46 fame. In addition, Karin. makes an appearance throughout the music video, going to the place where it appears in the short film and singing.

solitude minority is being billed as Karin.’s last release during her teen years and she’s said that she hopes to make it an unforgettable one. It will include five tracks and will be made available across all music streaming platforms.

As we look forward to the upcoming mini-album be sure to check out the music video in question below along with the digital streaming link for “Shinjiru Koto” here!

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solitude minority Digital Jacket Cover

Karin.「solitude minority」

01. 生きるのを辞めた日

02. さよならの続き

03. おまじない

04. ハリネズミ

05. 信じること

AJICO Brings the Connections Again in over 20 Years!

Long running duo AJICO announced that they will be releasing a brand new mini-album, 接続 (Setsuzoku) on May 26th. This release was long awaited as it was since July of 2001 that they had released anything in physical form with the album AJICO SHOW. The release will also have the two original support members Kenichi Asai, and Kyoichi Shiino joining them as well. It will release with four tracks total and come with two editions: a CD-only standard release and a limited edition that will come with a bonus DVD. The DVD will feature their long to be forgotten performance at Shinjuku Liquidroom back in November of 2000. To hype up the release as well, AJICO has dropped a teaser for the mini-album on their YouTube channel.

Be sure to check out the teaser along with the pre-order links for Setsuzoku below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

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Setsuzoku Jacket Cover

AJICO「Setsuzoku」

01. 地平線 Ma

02. 惑星のベンチ

03. 接続

04. L.L.M.S.D

Limited Edition DVD

AJICO Premium Live 2000.11.30 at Shinjuku Liquidroom

01. 深緑

02. すてきなあたしの夢

03. 美しいこと

04. 金の泥

05. GARAGE DRIVE

06. メロディ

07. 青い鳥はいつも不満気

08. カゲロウソング

09. フリーダム

10. 波動

11. 庭

Yayuyo Introduces Drummer and Unveils Second Mini Album!

Formerly three member female rock group Yayuyo have welcomed Drummer Su-chan to the group officially and announced they will be releasing their second mini album THE ORDINARY LIFE on June 16th! While concluding their Tomei-Osaka tour “Yayuyo Nice to meet you one man tour 2021 ~with the 40th Anniversary of eggman” at Music Club JANUS in Osaka, Yayuyo made the announcement that Su-chan, who had been supporting them as their drummer, was officially joining the group making them four members.

THE ORDINARY LIFE will release in a CD-only standard edition and will contain a total of five songs. It will include the track “Haru no Machi de”, which was used as the PR video for the Kanko school uniform. Currently, the pre-order links and track listing have not been revealed yet but in the meantime you can check out Yayuyo’s latest music video “Kimi no Tonari” below!

Yume Takeuchi Ventures into the Music Industry with Debut Mini-Album!

“Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo” Jacket Cover

Actress Yume Takeuchi announced that she will be making her music debut with the release of her mini-album Reve on May 5th as a Village Vanguard exclusive. For those who are new to Takeuchi, she is an actress and talent who is a regular on NHK E-tele "Otosan to issho" and will make her dream come true with this release. Famous producer Satori Shiraishi, who produces and provides music for many artists, will take charge for the debuting artist and promises to be one that will never be forgotten. To hype the announcement Takeuchi had also released a cover of Tomoyo Harada’s hit track “時をかける少女” (“Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo”) across all digital streaming platforms.

Takeuchi commented on the debut saying “I think this album will be my starting point as for the my new path in the music industry, and I think that what we have cultivated various experiences that is expressed in each song. Not only will you enjoy listening to the songs, but I hope you will leave my precious first mini-album in your heart.”

 As we look forward to the upcoming release, be sure to check out the a snippet of her cover for “Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo” below along with the streaming link here!