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
After released their 9th single One Room Disco last year, Japanese female Group Perfume (パフューム) from Hiroshima Perfume released their 11th single titled Voice.
Single Voice will be used as “Nissan no Omise de!” Campaign commercial song. Otherwhile, the other single “565″ was used as in the Light Pool phone commercial by KDDI iida.
Singer : Perfume
Single : Voice
Released Date : 11 August 2010
Label : wint
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 2010
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
