Do you know ‘ZARD’?

‘ZARD’ have been one of most popular artists in Japan.

Unfortunately, Izumi Sakai who is a vocalist and lyricist of ZARD passed away in an accident on May 27th,2007.

Their most popular song ‘Makenaide (Don’t be defeated)’ has been cheering up Japanese people.

Please search ‘ZARD’ and listen their music,
Golden Best-15th Aqua Summer/ZARD

2CDs + 1DVD
Disk 1:
1. Good-bye My Loneliness（1st SL）
2. Nemurenai Yoru Wo Daite（4th SL）
3. IN MY ARMS TONIGHT（5th SL）
4. Makenaide（6th SL）
5. Kimi ga Inai（7th SL）
6. Yureru Omoi（8th SL）
7. Mou Sukoshi Ato Sukoshi…（9th SL）
8. Kitto Wasurenai（10th SL）
9. Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukaretemo（11th SL）
10. Oh my love（5th AL OH MY LOVE）
11. Konnani Soba ni Irunoni（12th SL）
12. Anata wo Kanjite Itai（13th SL）
13. Ai ga Mienai（15th SL）
14. SAYONARA ha Ima mo Kono Mune ni Imasu（16th SL）

Disk 2:
1. My Friend（17th SL）
2. Kokoro wo Hiraite（18th SL）
3. Today is another day（7th AL’TODAY IS ANOTHER DAY’）
4. Don’t you see!（19th SL）
5. Eien（22nd SL）
6. My Baby Grand – Nukumori ga Hoshikute – （23rd SL）
7. Unmei no Roulette Mawashite（25th SL）
8. Get U’re Dream（32nd SL）
9. Motto Chikau de Kimi no Yokogao Mite Itai（37th SL）
10. Kyou ha Yukkuri Hanasou（39th SL）
11. Hoshi no Kagayaki yo（40th SL）
12. Natsu wo Matsu ‘SAIL’ no youni（40th SL）
13. Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete（42nd SL）

and special DVD.

Search ‘ZARD’ at Amazon.com

May 30, 2007. recommend. Leave a comment.

Japenese 20 Hit Albums – Week May 28, 2007

Japanese popular music hit chart “ORICON”

Weekly Album Ranking 20 (Status/ Album Title/ Artist Title/ Genres/ Release Date)

(May 28,2007)

1:new!/ Minutes to Midnight/ Linkin Park/ Rock/ May 16,2007
(Special Edition (with DVD))
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Tracks))

2:down/ B-SIDE/ Mr. Children/ Rock/ May 10,2007
2-disc with 20 previously unreleased in albums which coupling with their hit singles.

3:new!/ It Won’t Be Soon Before Long/ Maroon 5/ Rock/ May 16,2007

4:new!/ Come on Stand up!/ Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi/ Rock/ May 16,2007

5:down/ The Best Of mihimaru GT/ mihimaru GT/ Pop/ May 2,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

6:down/ The Best Damm Thing/ Avril Lavigne/ Pop/ April 18,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

7:down/ R35 Sweet J-Ballads (Amazon.co.jp)/ Various Artists/ Pop/ April 25,2007

8:down/ Because Of You/ Ne-Yo/ R&B/ April 25,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

9:new!/ ALL!!!!!!/ 100s/ Rock/ May 16,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD)(Amazon.co.jp))

10:down/ Can’t Buy My Love/ YUI/ Pop/ April 4,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

11:down/ All Singles Best/ KOBUKURO/ Pop/ September 27,2006
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

12:down/ Dancehall Lovers Best/ Various Artists/ Reggae/ April 18,2007

13:new!/ Because I Love It (International Edition)/ AMERIE/ R&B/ May 16,2007
(UK Edition)
(Asian Edition)
(Japanese Edition)
International Edition & UK Edition includes 2 bonus tracks:’1 Thing’ and ‘Losing U’.
Asian Edition includes 3 bonus tracks:’1 Thing’, ‘Losing U’ and ‘Take Control (feat. Seven)’.
Japanese Edition includes 4 bonus tracks: ‘1 THING’, ‘LOSING U’, ‘TAKE CONTROL’ FEATURING SE7EN (BONUS TRACK) and ‘TAKE CONTROL’ (OLD NICK MIX).

14:down/ HOME/ Me. Children/ Rock/ March 14,2007

15:down/ AI am BEST(with DVD)/ Ai Otsuka/ Pop/ March 28,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

16:down/ Kiki(Joyful)/ Kou Sibazaki/ Pop/ April 25,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

17:down/ Volta/ Bjork/ Pop/ May 2,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

18:down/ Favourite Worst Nightmare/ Arctic Monkeys/ Rock/ April 18,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with 2 Bonus Tracks))

19:down/ DISCO R35 for Disco King & Queen/ Various Artists/ Disco/ April 4,2007

20:down/ DJ Kaori’s Block Party Platinum Mix/ Various Artists/ Hip-Hop/ April 27,2007

May 26, 2007. Chart. Leave a comment.

Japenese 20 Hit Singles – Week May 28, 2007

Japanese popular music hit chart “ORICON”

Weekly Single Ranking 20 (Status/ Song Title/ Artist Title/ Genres/ Release Date)

(May 28,2007)

1:new!/ Ashita Hareru Kana?（Is it fine tomorrow?)/ Keisuke Kuwata/ Rock/ May 16,2007

2:new!/ Kiss – Kaerimichi no love song – (Love Song on my way home)/ TEGOMASU/ Pop/ May 16,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

3:new!/ SUMMER TIME LOVE/ EXILE/ R&B/ May 16,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

4:new!/ HOWLING/ abingdon boys school/ Rock/ May 16,2007
(The singer of this group is Takanori Nishikawa previously known as T.M. Revolution!)

5:down/ Eien no Tsubasa(the Eternal Wings) / B’z/ Rock/ May 15,2007

6:new!/ Kuchibiru kara Romantica(Romantic things form the lips) c/w That’s Right/ AAA/ Pop/ May 16,2007
(Limited Edition A (with DVD), Limited Edition B (with DVD))

7:down/ Kiyoshi no So-Ran-Bushi (Solan song by Kiyoshi Hikawa)/ Kiyoshi Hikawa/ Enka/ May 15,2007

8:new!/ Aiuta (A song of Love)(amazon.co.jp)/ GReeeeN/ Pop/ May 16,2007

9:new!/ Shura(A way to live tough)/ DOES/ Rock/ May 16,2007

10:down/ Abayo (So Long!)/ Kiyoshi Hikawa/ Enka/ May 9,2007

11:down/ Sen no Kaze ni Natte(Be the Tousand Winds)/ Masashi Akikawa/ Classical Pops/ May 24,2006

12:down/ Shiori(Bookmark)/ Aqua Timez/ Pop/ May 9,2007

13:new!/ Dramatic/ Base Ball Bear/ Pop/ May 16,2007

14:down/ We Can Make It!/ Arashi/ Pop/ May,8 2007

15:down/ Hotaru(Firefly) c/w RUN/ Remioromen/ Rock/ May 09,2007

16:down/ Cry Baby/ SEAMO/ Hip-Hop/ April 18,2007

17:down/ Tsubomi(a bud)/ Kobukuro/ Pop/ March 21,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

18:up!!/ Yumekaze (the Wind in a Dream)/ Hiroshi Itsuki/ Enka/ May 9,2007

19:up!!/ Hana (A Flower)/ Kousuke Atari/ Pop/ April 11,2007

20:new!/ Makka na Ito (the Red Thread)/ Plastic Tree/ Pop/ May 16,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

May 24, 2007. Chart. Leave a comment.

Japenese 20 Hit Albums – Week May 21, 2007

Japanese popular music hit chart “ORICON”

Weekly Album Ranking 20 (Status/ Album Title/ Artist Title/ Genres/ Release Date)

(May 21,2007)

1:new!/ B-SIDE/ Mr. Children/ Rock/ May 10,2007
2-disc with 20 previously unreleased in albums which coupling with their hit singles.

2:down/ The Best Of mihimaru GT/ mihimaru GT/ Pop/ May 2,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

3:down/ The Best Damm Thing/ Avril Lavigne/ Pop/ April 18,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

4:down/ Because Of You/ Ne-Yo/ R&B/ April 25,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

5:-/ R35 Sweet J-Ballads (Amazon.co.jp)/ Various Artists/ Pop/ April 25,2007

6:down/ Can’t Buy My Love/ YUI/ Pop/ April 4,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

7:down/ All Singles Best/ KOBUKURO/ Pop/ September 27,2006
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

8:UP!!/ Dancehall Lovers Best/ Various Artists/ Reggae/ April 18,2007

9:new!/ United Abominations/ MEGADEATH/ Rock/ May 9,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

10:down/ Kiki(Joyful)/ Kou Sibazaki/ Pop/ April 25,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

11:-/ HOME/ Me. Children/ Rock/ March 14,2007

12:down/ AI am BEST(with DVD)/ Ai Otsuka/ Pop/ March 28,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

13:down/ Volta/ Bjork/ Pop/ May 2,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

14:down/ DJ Kaori’s Block Party Platinum Mix/ Various Artists/ Hip-Hop/ April 27,2007

15:UP!!/ DISCO R35 for Disco King & Queen/ Various Artists/ Disco/ April 4,2007

16:down/ Favourite Worst Nightmare/ Arctic Monkeys/ Rock/ April 18,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with 2 Bonus Tracks))

17:-/ Shokotan-Cover Anison ni Koi wo site (Fallin’ love with Anime song)/ Shoko Nakagawa/ Pop, Anime/ May 2,2007
(Special Edition (with DVD))

18:down/ DJ Kaori’s Block Party Gold Mix/ Various Artists/ Hip-Hop/ April 27,2007

19:down/ cartoon KAT-TUN II You/ KAT-TUN/ Pop/ April 18,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

20:new/ Digital Shugi(Digitalism)/ Digitalism/ Pop/ May 9,2007
(Japanese Edition)

May 17, 2007. Chart. Leave a comment.

Recommended Japanese Indies Artist

We rocommend Japanse indies group “Zboned Zubon”.
Their concert tickets are hardly to get….
Most popular Japanese indies artist are they, now!!

It will be released their 6th album “JOY” on May 22,2007.
This album includes 2 discs, 6-song CD and 3-song DVD

You can watch their promotional video of the song “HOME”.

And you can also get other Zboned Zubon’s CDs in Amazon.com.
“LOW RISE“(September 11,2003)
“LONG SKIRT“(December 1,2004)

REO TSUCHIYA, male vocalist and their leader, is also a member of vocal group “RAG FAIR“
We think that you can understand his two faces to listen both groups’ music.

May 17, 2007. recommend. Leave a comment.

Japenese 20 Hit Singles – Week May 21, 2007

Japanese popular music hit chart “ORICON”

Weekly Single Ranking 20 (Status/ Song Title/ Artist Title/ Genres/ Release Date)

(May 21,2007)

1:new! / Eien no Tsubasa(the Eternal Wings) / B’z/ Rock/ May 15,2007

2:new!/ Abayo (So Long!)/ Kiyoshi Hikawa/ Enka/ May 9,2007

3:new!/ Kiyoshi no So-Ran-Bushi (Solan song by Kiyoshi Hikawa)/ Kiyoshi Hikawa/ Enka/ May 15,2007

4:new!/ Hotaru(Firefly) c/w RUN/ Remioromen/ Rock/ May 09,2007

5:new!/ Shiori(Bookmark)/ Aqua Timez/ Pop/ May 9,2007

6:down/ We Can Make It!/ Arashi/ Pop/ May,8 2007

7:new! / Hoshizora no Spica (Spica in the Starry Skies) Yukari Tamura/ Anime Song/ May 17,2007

8:down/ Sen no Kaze ni Natte(Be the Tousand Winds)/ Masashi Akikawa/ Classical Pops/ May 24,2006

9:new!/ small world/ kannivalism/ Rock/ May 9,2007
(Limited Edition A (with DVD))
(Limited Edition B (with another DVD))

10:new!/ Giniro no Sora(The Silver Sky)/ redballoon/ Rock/ May9,2007

11:down/ Happy *=/ Kirari Tsukishima(starring Koharu Kusumi) with Morning Musume./ Anime/ May 2,2007

12:down/ Cry Baby/ SEAMO/ Hip-Hop/ April 18,2007

13:down/ Tsubomi(a bud)/ Kobukuro/ Pop/ March 21,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

14:new!/ MIRAI – Kaze no Tsuyoi Gogo ni Umareta Sonnet -(The Future – An sonnet on a gusty afternoon)/ Naotaro Moriyama/ Pop/ May 9,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

15:new!/ Too Far Away – Onna no Kokoro -(a woman’s heart)/ Natsumi Abe/ Pop/ May 9,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

16:down/ Awakening Emotion 8/5 c/w my brand new way/ Eiji Wentz and Teppei Koike/ Pop/ April 25,2007
(Another jacket edition)

17:down/ Brand New Song/ Kinki-Kids/ Pop/ April 25,2007
(Limited Edition)

18:new!/ KOI-NO-UTA (A LOVE SONG)/ Nobuteru Maeda/ Rock/ May 9,2007

19:new!/ Gravitation/ Angela/ Anime/ May 9,2007

20:new!/ Yumekaze (the Wind in a Dream)/ Hiroshi Itsuki/ Enka/ May 9,2007

May 17, 2007. Chart. Leave a comment.