人生は五十歳から始まる。

(jinsei wa gojuusai kara hajimaru)

More new releases from MISIA

Posted by redracer on May 2, 2008

The release spree to celebrate J-Pop diva MISIA’s 10th Anniversay continues …

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50,000 page views !!!

Posted by redracer on April 29, 2008

50,000 has come surprisingly quickly after 40,000 :-)

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New single releases for June 2008

Posted by redracer on April 26, 2008

Five new releases have been announced by major artists for June 2008 …

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Posted in AI, Anna Tsuchiya, BoA, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Hitomi Shimatani, J-Pop, Jyongri, Kumi Koda | 1 Comment »

New releases from big-name artists

Posted by redracer on March 15, 2008

The next couple of months sees a number of new releases from popular artists like Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, Ai Otsuka, Sowelu, mink, melody. & MISIA ….  Read the rest of this entry »

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New album & single from Kumi Koda

Posted by redracer on February 23, 2008

Late in January, Kumi Koda released her 6th full length studio album & her 39th single …

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40,000 page views

Posted by redracer on February 14, 2008

It doesn’t seem so long ago that I was crowing about 30,000 views …

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Most popular posts for 2007

Posted by redracer on January 13, 2008

If you are interested in statistics, here is a list of the most popular posts for 2007 - the first year of this blog …

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Posted in Ami Suzuki, Ayumi Hamasaki, Food, Hitomi Shimatani, Kumi Koda, Life in Australia, Mika Nakashima, Namie Amuro, Sowelu, hitomi, melody. | No Comments »

2007 J-Pop awards

Posted by redracer on January 6, 2008

Here are MY awards in a number of different categories for 2007, many of which will never be seen in any mainstream awards list.    Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Ai Otsuka, Akina Nakamori, Ami Suzuki, Ayumi Hamasaki, Clazziquai Project, Foxxi misQ, Hikaru Utada, Hitomi Shimatani, J-Pop, Jamosa, Jyongri, Kumi Koda, Mika Nakashima, Miki Imai, Misato Watanabe, Namie Amuro, Yuki Koyanagi, ZARD, m-flo, melody., misia | 3 Comments »

Ayumi Hamasaki - new album ‘Guilty’

Posted by redracer on January 6, 2008

Supposedly due for release on the 1st January 2008, but seemingly already available before Xmas 2007, this is Ayumi’s 9th studio album.

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sowelu - latest single ‘Hikari’

Posted by redracer on January 5, 2008

Released on 19th December, this is sowelu’s 16th single.

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New single release from MISIA

Posted by redracer on January 5, 2008

MISIA is due to release a new single (sort of) in March …

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Happy New Year for 2008, and 30,000 page views !!!

Posted by redracer on December 27, 2007

Thanks again to all the regular readers, my view count has topped the 30,000 mark on Xmas day !!!

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Hitomi Shimatani cover album

Posted by redracer on December 26, 2007

Once again Hitomi has changed direction slightly, and her latest album is a cover album of songs all originally done by MALE artists !!!

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J-Pop releases for Feb 2008

Posted by redracer on December 11, 2007

4 artists have announced new releases for February 2008 …

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Posted in Ami Suzuki, BoA, Hikaru Utada, Hitomi Shimatani, J-Pop | 1 Comment »

New album & single from Kumi Koda

Posted by redracer on November 27, 2007

Of course with the Xmas & New Year period approaching, it is not a surprise that Kumi Koda has just announced her next single & album releases …

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