AAA is a 7 member Japan group who debut in 2005 with single Blood on Fire, soundtrack of Initial D movie.
After released 2 singles in 2010 such as Heart and Soul, Aitai Riyuu / Dream After Dream, AAA released their twenty fifth single titled Makenai Kokoro. The regular CD-Only edition comes with an extra track, "WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement~", which is a cover of H Jungle With t's 1995 debut A-side.
The title track was used as the theme song for the drama Gakeppuchi no Eri.
Singer : AAA
Single : Makenai Kokoro
Released Date : 18 August 2010
Label : avex trax
Track List :
1. Makenai Kokoro (負けない心)
2. Day by day
3. WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement - (WOW WAR TONIGHT～時には起こせよムーヴメント～)
4. Makenai Kokoro (Instrumental)
5. Day by day (Instrumental)
Watch AAA single Makenai Kokoro (負けない心) PV video here
After success with their last single "Ponytail to Shushu" on May 2010, Japan idol group AKB48 produced their 18th single "Heavy Rotation".
In the Single are two new songs; the Senbatsu A side and Undergirls B side, as well the two tie-in songs used in the 7-11 CM and the Kagome Koreichi CM. The CMs and full songs are below the jump.
Actually what made AKB48's new single more attracted is their cover. On the Type-A jacket, Oshima Yuko, Maeda Atsuko, and Shinoda Mariko are the cover girls, and on the Type-B jacket is a solo picture of Oshima. All the girls are only wearing lingerie and looks like an AV Actress. Are the members want to follow their mate Riko Yamaguchi (Rina Nakanishi) who turned into an AV star ?
The members in Issho ni Koreichi! Video differ according to type.
Type A: Oshima Yuko, Shinoda Mariko, Watanabe Mayu, Kojima Haruna, Miyazawa Sae, Matsui Rena, Takajo Aki, Ono Erena, Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Miho, Kuramochi Asuka, Komori Mika, Maeda Ami
Type B: Maeda Atsuko, Itano Tomomi, Takahashi Minami, Kashiwagi Yuki, Matsui Jurina, Kasai Tomomi, Minegishi Minami, Kitahara Rie, Oota Aika, Nito Moeno, Sato Sumire
Singer : AKB48
Single : Heavy Rotation ヘビーローテーション
Released Date : 18 August 2010
Label : King Records
Type-A CD Tracklist
1. Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション)
2. Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Under Girls)
3. Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ)
4. Heavy Rotation off vocal ver. (ヘビーローテーション off vocal ver.)
5. Namida no Seesaw Game off vocal ver. (涙のシーソーゲーム off vocal ver.)
6. Yasai Sisters off vocal ver. (野菜シスターズ off vocal ver.)
Type-A DVD Tracklist
1. Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション) (Music Clip)
2. Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Music Clip)
3. Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ) (Music Clip)
4. 2nd AKB Election Document Video Part 1 (第2回 AKB48総選挙 ドキュメント映像 (前編))
5. Issho ni Koreichi! (いっしょにこれイチ! )
Type-B CD Tracklist
1. Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション
2. Namida no Seesaw Game （涙のシーソーゲーム) (Under Girls)
3. Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン)
4. Heavy Rotation off vocal ver. (ヘビーローテーション off vocal ver.)
5. Namida no Seesaw Game off vocal ver. (涙のシーソーゲーム off vocal ver.)
6. Lucky Seven off vocal ver. (ラッキーセブン off vocal ver.)
Type-B DVD Tracklist
1. Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション) (Music Clip)
2. Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Music Clip)
3. Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン) (Music Clip)
4. 2nd AKB Election Document Video Part 2 (第2回 AKB48総選挙 ドキュメント映像 (後編))
5. Issho ni Koreichi! (いっしょにこれイチ! )
Theater Version Tracklist
1. Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション)
2. Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム)
3. Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ)
4. Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン)
After success with his previous single Hatsukoi last year, Japan male singer Masaharu Fukuyama (福山雅治) comes back with his 26th single Hotaru / Shounen. Although Masaharu Fukuyama now is currentyl busy with his NHK Taiga drama Ryomaden, he still continues his music career.
Single “Hotaru” is the theme song for the TV drama Mioka, “Shounen” was used as the REGZA commercial song and “Revolution//Evolution” was used as a tied-in song for Asahi Super Dry Beer.
Singer : Masaharu Fukuyama
Single : Hotaru / Shounen
Released Date : 11 August 2010
Label : Universal Music
Ikimonogakari (いきものがかり) is a Japanese rock band debuted in 1998. The groups consits of : Kiyoe Yoshioka (Vocals), Hotaka Yamashita (Guitar and harmonica), Yoshiki Mizuno (Guitar and vocals).
Their new single "Kimi ga Iru" is their third single in 2010 after Nostalgia and Arigato. Single Kimi ga Iru was used as the theme song for the second season of the drama "Hotaru no Hikari", which, coincidentally, shares the same name as the band's fourteenth single.
Singer : Ikimono-gakari
Single : Kimi ga Iru
Released Date : 04 August
Label : Sony Music Entertainment
Tracklist
1. Kimi ga Iru (キミがいる; You're Here)
2. Kimi ga Iru -instrumental-
Watch Ikimonogakari new single Kimi ga Iru キミがいる video here
Japan Popular group SMAP relesed their 45th single titled "This Is Love". The title song is produced by LOVE PSYCHEDELICO, using the theme “universal everyday love”, which is right up the alley with the band’s ideal of love and peace.
The coupling song "Glamorous" is written by Komuro Tetsuya. "This is Love" took the number-one spot on the Oricon weekly singles chart, selling around 276,000 copies
Singer : SMAP
Single : This Is Love
Released Date : 10 August 2010
SB Version Tracklist
1. This is love
2. Glamorous (グラマラス)
3. Love & Peace Inside?
4. This is love (back track)
5. Glamorous (back track) (グラマラス (back track))
6. Love & Peace Inside? (back track)
SS Version Tracklist
1. This is love
2. Glamorous (グラマラス)
3. Secret Summer
4. This is love (back track)
5. Glamorous (back track) (グラマラス (back track))
6. Secret Summer (back track)
Yusuke (遊助) is a Japanese actor and singer famous for his songs Lion and Kaizokusen.
Yusuke released his fifth single "Mitsubachi" contains 5 tracks. The main track is Mitsubachi which was used as the ABC Mart CM Song. Another songs are "Kyou no Hana" CM Song of Marukoe Eki Misa, and the theme song for the TV Show Zoom!! Super.
Singer : Yusuke (遊助)
Single : Mitsubachi (ミツバチ)
Released Date : 28 July 2010
Label : Sony Music Entertainment
Track List :
1. Mitsubachi (ミツバチ; Honey Bee)
2. SUMMER TIME
3. Kyou no Hana (今日の花; Today's Flowers)
4. Mitsubachi -instrumental- (ミツバチ)
Watch Yusuke new single ミツバチ (Mitsubachi) PV Video here
Namie Amuro just received an Award for "Best Artist From Asia" in 2010 and now released her34th single "Break It / Get Myself Back". This single is considered better than her previous album "Past < Future".
Single Break It is a CM Song for Coca Cola Zero while "Get Myself Back" was used as the CM song for Recochoku.
Both videos in Namie new single see she is doing the whole Sasha Fierce bit, with “Break It” being the slick, uptempo slice of pop, while “Get Myself Back” treads the ballad territory, with the video depicting Namie waltzing down the beach and playing in a pretty green field.
Singer : Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵)
Album : Break It / Get Myself Back
Released Date : 28 July 2010
Label : avex trax
Track List :
01 Break It
02 Get Myself Back
03 Break It (Instrumental)
04 Get Myself Back (Instrumental)
Watch Namie Amuro in Coca Cola Zero Cm Making song "Break It" Video
This year is a busy year for Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. After released Best Friend and Aitakute Aitakute in first mid of 2010, Kana Nishino continue her work with her eleventh single titled "If".
Single If was used as the ending theme song for the Naruto Shippuuden movie, Naruto Shippuuden 4: The Lost Tower.
Singer : Kana Nishino
Single : If
Released Date : 04 August 2010
Label : Sony Music Entertainment
Tracklist
1. if
2. I'll be there
3. Beautiful
Watch Kana Nishino new single If [Naruto Shippuuden The Lost Tower Theme Song] video here
Yamashita Tomohisa (山下 智久), member of Japan Group Band NEWS released his third solo single "One in a Million", after topping chart last year with single "Loveless".
The single also featuring his collection of Spanish-in-the-title pop hits with the side track Kuchizuke de Adios.
Singer : Yamashita Tomohisa
Single : One in a Million
Released Date : 28 July 2010
Label : Sony Music Entertainment
Tracklist:
01 One in a million
02 口づけでアディオス
03 My Dear
04 World is yours
05 Flavor Favor For You
06 One in a million (Instrumental)
Watch Eng sub Yamashita Tomohisa (Yamapi) new single One in a million video
