Abingdon Boys School, a relatively new Japanese Rock Band which made their official debut on September 3 2006, which was just barely a year, is slowly rising the ranks of fame. Their first single "Innocent Sorrow" was released and was used as an opening theme for D.Gray Man a relatively popular manga and anime series... Continue Reading →
It's sometimes quite amazing that whenever you hear a particular song that you are familiar with being featured in an anime opening, or an advertisement and then suddenly it becomes your overnight favourite. It happened to me quite a number of times. Songs that seems "just ok" or "average" suddenly becomes your favourite when you... Continue Reading →
I went to Orchard on Monday this week, to get myself a copy of Maroon 5's latest album at HMV. After shopping around for a bit, i went to take a peek at Cineleisure's Nike Shop, to look for some sports accessories when i came upon a surprising advertisement poster throughout the entire length of... Continue Reading →
So i got to listen to the official soundtrack of the movie as part of the sneak peak, just to get a feel of how the movie is gonna be like when it comes out. So far i heard that the premier went really well and that the movie has generally been well received from... Continue Reading →
I was looking through the various TV channels that are broadcasted in Tokyo when i came across TV Tokyo Channel website. TV Tokyo is one of the broadcasting channels that specialises in anime broadcasting. From there I came across TV Tokyo Anime website and i was greeted with a flood of overflowing imagery of various... Continue Reading →
This is a little bit old news, but Olivia Lufkin, the singer who has been contributing songs for the hit manga/anime title, NANA will be performing in Paris on the 6th of July. With the recent upsurge in her popularity, due to the anime series as well as her record album, this would definitely be... Continue Reading →
Ive never really complained about the naruto openings or endings that ive seen so far. They are visually stimulating, upbeat and really nice to watch. But sometimes the music that accompanies the opening or ending sequences sucks, and it just ruins everything. Let me give you an example of a rather good opening sequence. I... Continue Reading →
Gosh! How can i miss this!? Its been revealed that Kiss & Cry will be Utada's latest single! No date has been set yet, however it is slated for a summer release. A preview can be heard here: The song will be her 19th japanese single and is already been featured in Nissin's 5th television... Continue Reading →
Though I'm not a big fan of Mika Nakashima , due to the fact that her voice is more suited for jazz/blues kinda songs, and those two genres arent really my cup of tea. With her rather soothing, smokey voice, its rather unique amongst the other Japanese music singers out there right now. Of all... Continue Reading →
Seirei no Moribito is another newly released anime series, that would probably be among the best in the this year's Spring lineup. It tells of a story of a wandering bodyguard who in a suddent turn of events, was forced to protect the son of the second wife of the emperor from assassins. The assassins... Continue Reading →
Midnight shopping every last Friday of the month at Orchard, i managed to buy Yui's latest album! Entitled "Can't Buy My Love", its her second full album to be released and its been met with tremendous success, surpassing sales records of her first album entitled "From Me To You". ~Tracklist~ 1. How crazy 2. Rolling... Continue Reading →
Romeo X Juliet, the latest anime series released recently is based on William Shakespeare's classic play, Romeo and Juliet. What is fascinating about this title however is the opening song. For the first time, i heard the Japanese Version of "You Raise Me Up" that you commonly hear is sung by Josh Groban and Westlife.... Continue Reading →
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