Tuesday, May 24, 2005
>> A True Duo
I bet you know what a duo is, right? But do you know what a true duo is? We just need to look at the true duo of Chiharu and Ayano of Kiroro for the best example. Back in January we announced Chiharu’s marriage and the duo’s plan to lay low for a while from the J-pop music scene (incidentally, they released a CM song in the meantime — I guess you can’t get away from it that easily :p). Now it’s Ayano’s turn to announce her own wedding plans to restaurant producer “A” (heh) and she’s also three months pregnant! Man, this is quite exciting (yes, I have no life) as she joins Namie Amuro, Eriko Imai (ex-SPEED) and YUKINARI (DA PUMP), as J-pop stars who have (or will be having) children. Can we already predict the next Okinawan J-pop wave to return 10 years from now? Congrats Ayano!
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
>> DA PUMP and Sahara
DA PUMP’s new single “Like Thisâ€? has been chosen as the theme song for the Japanese release of the Hollywood film “Saharaâ€? starring Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz and Steve Zahn. It’s been about nine months since the group last released a single — especially with the car accident involving SHINOBU (25) — so this’ll be a big release for them. “Like Thisâ€? will be released on June 8th. [Via Yahoo! Japan]
>> Orange Rock @ Orange County
Get ready to rock! Green Brain presents “Orange Rock @ Orange Countyâ€? on Friday, June 17, a concert that will feature an all-Japanese line-up of indie rock bands. Performing will also be BLEACH: the “3 Japanese Girls from Okinawaâ€?. Check out Green Brain’s blog for more information on this event.
[posted with ecto]
