Kalafina x Tanimura Shinji ~ Alcira no Hoshi (short version PV & cover art released)

Universal Music Japan has released a short version MV for the soon to be released Tanimura Shinji x Kalafina collaboration.  It's the same section of the song that they released for the preview earlier.  The videos are updated though and it's quite lovely. 

Well, it's not exactly an outstanding MV by any means, but I like it mostly because it shows Kalafina at work in the studio and recording together.  They seem happy and relaxed.  So it made me smile.

NOISEMAKER ~ A-Sketch Showcase- live in Singapore, Millian soft opening

Last night, I went with a couple of friends to the opening of a new live house + nightclub called Millian in Singapore.  We were there partly to check out the place and to check out this Japanese band called NOISEMAKER.

The band was brought in to perform at the soft opening of Millian.  And it was a free live so we thought, we'll check it out since we like Japanese music, we like lives and from what we could tell from the music videos on YouTube, they seem interesting.

Millian is located at St. James Power Station.  Now if, you have never been to St. James Power Station, it might be a little tricky finding the place.  We got a little lost, not terribly, but there's no signage once you get to the building, so instructions would be useful. So I'll give some simple instructions here, should any of you ever need to find Millian, you will be able to.

『Fate/Grand Order』×『空の境界』コラボCM

ufotable released a CM announcing the Fate/Grand Order x Kara no Kyoukai collaboration today.  Man!!! Shiki looks sooooooo badass in this video. :)

Fate/Grand is a mobile game which isn't available in the Android Play Store for Singapore.  Although there are ways and means to get it to work on an Android phone which isn't tied to the Japan Play Store, my mobile phone won't run it properly so I've never played it.  From what I can tell, it seems that Shiki will be available as one of the servants in the Assassin class.

Ieiri Leo ~ Obake no Namida - web only 30s trailer

This is kind of cool for Ieiri Leo fans. :)  If you do read the blog, you'll know that in an earlier post about my experience at Ieiri's Zepp DiverCity live in Tokyo, I also talked about her new song Obake no Namida.  At that point in time, I said that it would probably be hard for international fans to see the MV for that song because it's for NHK's Minna no Uta program and will screen on NHK.

Well, that hasn't changed.  BUT what they did release is a special web only 30sec video clip that previews the Obake no Namida song.




Ieiri fans should watch this. :)  Because the little girl in the video clip is Ieiri herself. It's edited from home videos of her when she was a child.  She was a very cute child.  Not that she's not cute now, just that she had really pinch-able cheeks as a kid.  I'm certainly not going to be trying to pinch her cheeks now. :)

My CDs of Hello to the World have shipped.  :)  I'm not sure when I'll get them.  I was kinda broke then, so I picked one of the cheaper methods of shipping.  So it'll be a while before the CDs reach me. If I'm lucky, it'll reach me by the end of next week.  If not, fingers crossed, it'll be here by the following week.  Can't wait. :)

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu ~ 5th Anniversary World Tour - Singapore

Maybe about 2 weeks ago, KPP said during an interview that Singapore will be one of the stops during her 5th Anniversary World Tour.  And now the details have been released.

Her live will be held on the 13th May (Friday) 8pm at the Esplanade Theatre.  Wow!! That's a nice location.  The ticket prices are also very decent and cheaper than her previous concerts in Singapore too.

CLICK ME to go to SISTIC booking page

She's coming as part of a larger festival called the Super Japan - Japanese Festival of Arts 2016. Here's the link to information on the rest of the acts in the festival.  CLICK ME.

I'm going to try and go with my friends. While I do listen to electronic music and bubblegum pop, they aren't not my favourite genre.  But I don't mind KPP.  Her lives are quite fun and I have several friends who like her so it's fun to go together. :)

NOISEMAKER ~ free concert in Singapore

[ MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ]Exclusive VIP Event at MILLIANWe are inviting you, our fans,to the soft opening of MILLIAN,a...
Posted by Amuse Inc. Asia on Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Oh!!! I almost forgot to talk about this.

Japanese music fans in Singapore should really take note of this event.  Amuse is a Japanese entertainment company that manages various artistes.  They manage several artistes that have thrown lives in Singapore before and I quite like them because they are one of the few Japanese entertainment companies that actually seem interested in marketing to the South East Asian market.  THANK YOU!!!

Ieiri Leo & 家入レオ LIVE at Zepp 2016 ～two colours～ -- impressions of the live

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It's no secret that I rather like Ieiri Leo.  Although I'm not as crazy about her as I am about Kajiura Yuki, FictionJunction or Kalafina, I still like her enough to buy her albums and singles.  Kajiura Yuki's mixed genre work and the lovely and complex harmonies brought to live by some quite capable vocalists will likely reign supreme in my heart for quite some time yet because it's an unusual mix and I like it largely because of that.

Now usually, I'm not a fan of the average Japanese female pop star because they tend to be pretty high pitch and some of them sound quite thin to me.  But some of the garage rock girl bands aren't too bad even if some of them can be a little too high pitch for me too.  I had a particular fondness for Stereopony but they broke up. :(  I used to be fonder of Scandal in their earlier days too because I felt they sounded edgier then, now they sound too J-Pop and a little higher pitch then I like.