Hahaha this cover is really cute xD. Yeah a little bit on the weird side… but who else could pull of a pink bunny costume but her?

Ehh for me Nakumonka was kind of average. It’s another ballad, but not as good as YELL, their previous release. It’s a pretty typical Ikimono Gakari ballad with light guitars and tons of strings. It’s a nice listen, but nothing too special. What I did enjoy, however, was the bridge; the electric guitar is much more pronounced in its solo. The bridge and final chorus definitely hold the most power of the song. Unfortunately, Nakumonka follows the regular ballad format, so it feels like you’ve already heard the song before you even finish it. It’s beautiful yet average… paradox?

Next we have Orion. What’s this fascination with “Orion?” Brown Eyed Girls are doing the same thing too. Orion opens with harmonica (sadly, I’m not much  a fan of this instrument), but it’s pretty much absent for the song. Orion is another ballad (two ballads on the same single??) and a little more laid-back than Nakumonka. I love the detail of the guitar work during the verses too. This song has a particular folksy feel to it, and we all know that kind of song works with Ikimono Gakari.

Overall: Both are nice songs… but neither is strong enough to stand as an A-side. Sorry =/. Nevertheless, I still await the new album this December!

Rating: 7/10

Track list:

1. Nakumonka
2. Orion
3. Nakumonka -instrumental-

ceilah, bingung!!! ya udah ngepost ini ajah!!

ni lagu nongkrong di chart urutan 25 di jpop asia. yah, karena ini band yang nyanyiin soundtracknya NARUTO yang Blue Bird, mungkin udah pada tahu tentang band ikimono gakari ini. . .!!!

Desde 2004, a revista Oricon Style conduz uma pesquisa anual, com cerca de 20,000 fãs, pedindo para nomear os artistas favoritos deles. Desde então, só Hikaru Utada e aiko ficaram no 1º lugar, mas, dessa vez, o Mr. Children (foto) chegou ao topo, propulsionado pela popularidade do mais recente álbum da banda, “SUPERMARKET FANTASY”. Segue abaixo o Ranking deste ano.

1. Mr.Children
2. Hikaru Utada
3. Masaharu Fukuyama
4. Arashi
5. Kobukuro
6. Ikimonogakari
7. aiko
8. ayaka
9. B’z
10. Southern All Stars

Fonte: Tokyograph

Créditos e imagem: JStation

EXILE - ganhadores do Best Hits Kayousai de 2009

O tradicional evento de premiação Best Hits kayousai 2009 foi transmitido ontem, dia 26 de novembro pela Yomiuri TV.

Atualmente em sua 42ª edição, o evento colhe votos de internautas para decidir os melhores do ano em duas categorias principais: Gold Artist (para os artistas principais) e Rookie Artist (artista revelação).

O ganhador deste ano foi o grupo EXILE, pela segunda vez consecutiva e quarta no total, eles  que concorreram com a lista de artistas abaixo:

Ikimono Gakari
AKB48
Girl Next Door
Kumi Koda
JUJU with JAY’ED
Tohoshinki
AAA
Kana Nishino
Perfume
Kiyoshi Hikawa
BIG BANG
Yuzu
Remioromen

O prêmio de revelação do ano foi para Yusuke, que concorreu junto com Takeshi Tsuruno e a dupla Tatsuya-kun to Mayumine (que tem feito um grande sucesso por causa do Maneki Neko Duck!)

Confira abaixo os artistas que se destacaram no evento.

Obs: Assistam logo antes que os vídeos sejam deletados!

EXILE

Tohoshinki (DBSK)

Koda Kumi

Perfume

Yusuke

AAA

Yuzu

Big Bang

Ikimono Gakari

AKB48

Fonte: aramatheydidnt, MOSHI MOSHI

Créditos: Jstation

Tracks:

1. Nakumonka (なくもんか)

2. Orion (オリオン)

3. Nakumonka -instrumental-

Nakumonka is ikimono-gakari’s 16th single and it was released on November 11th, 2009. This single reached #6 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and it has sold 24,631 copies. The title track was used as the theme song for the movie Nakumonka.

This really hasn’t been their year. I haven’t been real pleased with the stuff they’ve been releasing after their last album, My song Your song. But it’s safe to say, this is my favourite song by them out of the three singles they’ve released this year. Nakumonka is ANOTHER ballad from the trio and it’s a lot more interesting than the previous two. Kiyoe doesn’t sound dead, and the arrangement is really pretty, with all the flowing strings and whatnot. Hopefully their album will be packed with all the good songs they’ve been saving.

Orion has harmonica, and the usual. Nothing exciting about it, but that’s okay since I’m never really liked their B-sides. I will say that it’s the most “exciting” one so far, but that’s about it. It HAS grown on me though, so that’s a plus.

Overall Grade:

Bleach (BLEACH, ブリーチ, burīchi^?) est un manga de Tite Kubo de type shōnen.

La série est encore en cours de prépublication dans le magazine hebdomadaire Weekly Shonen Jump. Actuellement, 33 volumes édités par Shueisha sont sortis au Japon dont 28 sont disponibles en français édités par Glénat.

Adapté en dessin animé par le Studio Pierrot, la série télévisée est en cours de diffusion sur TV Tōkyō les mercredis à 19h30 depuis le 5 octobre 2004. Pour le moment (29 aout 2008), 185 épisodes ont été produits ainsi que deux OAV et deux films.

Source: Wikipédia

OPENINGS

→ Bleach – Single OP1- *~Asterisk~

Name: OP1 Single – ~Asterisk
Artist: Orange Range
CD Release: 2005/02/23
Tracks:
01. *~Asterisk~
02. Mission in Taisakusen
03. Spiral
04. *~Asterisk~ Romantic Version
Download: Click Here (23.23 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP2- D-tecnoLife

Name: OP2 Single – D-tecnolife
Artist: UVERworld
CD Release: 2005/07/06
Tracks:
01. D-tecnoLife
02. Mixed-Up
03. ai ta Kokoro
04. D-tecnoLife (TV Size)
Download: Click Here (32.61 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP3- Ichirin no Hana

Name: OP3 Single – Ichirin no Hana
Artist: High and Mighty Color
CD Release: 2006/01/11
Tracks:
01. Ichirin no Hana
02. Warped Reflection
03. Ichirin no Hana ~Huge Hollow Mix~
04. Ichirin no Hana (Less Vocal Track)
Download: Click Here (22.29 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP4- Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

Name: OP4 Single – Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
Artist: Beat Crusaders
CD Release: 2006/09/06
Tracks:
01. TONIGHT,TONIGHT,TONIGHT
02. I WANNA GO TO THE DISKO
03. E.C.D.T
04. EVERYBODY HATES MY GUITAR SOUND
Download: Click Here (30.15 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP5- Rolling star

Name: OP5 Single – Rolling star
Artist: YUI
CD Release: 2007/01/17
Tracks:
01. Rolling star
02. Winter Hot Music
03. I remember you ~YUI Acoustic Version~
04. Rolling star ~Instrumental~
Download: Click Here (30.47 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP6- ALONES

Name: OP6 Single – ALONES
Artist: Aqua Timez
CD Release: 2007/08/01
Tracks:
01. ALONES
02. Akatsuki
03. Mr. Road Runner (DJ Mass’Skate Sonic* Remix)
04. ALONES (Instrumental Mix)
Download: Click Here (37.99 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP7 - After Dark

Name: OP7 Single – After Dark (アフターダーク)
Artist: Asian Kung-Fu Generation
CD Release: 2007/11/07
Tracks:
01. After Dark
02. Yuigahama Kite
Download: Click Here (16.50 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP8 - CHU-BURA

Name: OP8 Single – CHU-BURA
Artist: Kelun
CD Release: 2008/07/02
Tracks:
01. CHU-BURA
02. BOY’S DON’T CRY
03. ASAYAKE UMBRELLA
04. CHU-BURA -INSTRUMENTAL-
Download: Click Here (39.43 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP9 – Velonica

Name: OP9 Single – Velonica
Artist: Aqua Times
CD Release: 2009/01/14
Tracks:
01. Velonica
02. Kanadeai
03. Kaori
04. Velonica -Instrumental-
Download: Click Here (23.88 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP10 – Shoujo S

Name: OP10 Single – Shoujo S
Artist: SCANDAL
CD Release: 2009/06/17
Tracks:

01. Shoujo S
02. Natsu neiro
03. FUTURE
04. Shoujo S (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (33.66 MB)

→ Bleach – Single OP11 – Anima Rossa

Name: OP11 Single – Anima Rossa
Artist: Porno Graffitti
CD Release: 2009/11/25
Tracks:

01. Animarossa
02. Shoukibo na Haiboku
03. Jaken Nishinaide
Download: Click Here (32.01 MB)

ENDINGS

→ Bleach – Single ED1 – Life is Like a Boat

Name: ED1 Single – Life is Like a Boat
Artist: Rie Fu
CD Release: 2004/09/23
Tracks:
01. Life is Like a Boat
02. Voice
Download: Click Here (19.85 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED2 – Thank You!

Name: ED2 Single – Thank You!
Artist: HOME MADE KAZOKU
CD Release: 2005/01/26
Tracks:
01. Thank You!!
02. HOME SWEET HOME (Reborn)
Download: Click Here (11.93 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED3 – Houkiboshi

Name: ED3 Single – Houkiboshi
Artist: Younha
CD Release: 2005/06/01
Tracks:
01. Houki Boshi
02. Ashita, Tenki ni Nare.
03. Omoide ni Dekinai
04. Houki Boshi – instrumental
Download: Click Here (37.86 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED4 – Happy People

Name: ED4 Single – Happy People
Artist: Skoop on Somebody
CD Release: 2005/09/07
Tracks:
01. happypeople
02. Eien no Hoshizora
03. Summer Love
Download: Click Here (20.14 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED5 – Life

Name: ED5 Single – Life
Artist: YUI
CD Release: 2005/11/09
Tracks:
01. LIFE
02. crossroad
03. Tomorrow’s way ~YUI Acoustic Version~
04. LIFE ~Instrumental~
Download: Click Here (22.92 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED6 – My Pace

Name: ED6 Single – My Pace
Artist: SunSet Swish
CD Release: 2006/05/01
Tracks:
01. My Pace
02. Suna no Objet
03. My Pace (Original Karaoke)
Download: Click Here (18.81 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED7 – Hanabi

Name: ED7 Single – Hanabi
Artist: Ikimono-gakari
CD Release: 2006/05/31
Tracks:
01. HANABI
02. Amai Nigai Jikan
03. Momen no Handkerchief
04. HANABI -Instrumental
Download: Click Here (24.85 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED8 – MOVIN!!

Name: ED8 Single – MOVIN!!
Artist: Takacha
CD Release: 2006/07/12
Tracks:
01. MOVIN!!
02. Ame ni mo… Kaze ni mo…
03. Live in Takacha V
04. Suiyoubi
05. MOVIN!! (Acoustic Version)
Download: Click Here (28.23 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED9 – Baby It’s You

Name: ED9 Single – Baby It’s You
Artist: JUNE
CD Release: 2006/11/15
Tracks:
01. Baby It’s You
02. Discotheque Romantic
03. LOVE
04. Baby It’s You (less vocal)
05. Discotheque Romantic (less vocal)
Download: Click Here (52.29 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED10 – Sakura Biyori

Name: ED10 Single – Sakura Biyori
Artist: Mai Hoshimura
CD Release: 2007/03/07
Tracks:
01. Sakura Biyori
02. Wonder Land
03. Yoru Tsuki
04. Sakura Biyori (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (32.22 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED11 – Tsumasaki

Name: ED11 Single – Tsumasaki
Artist: Ore Ska Band
CD Release: 2007/05/09
Tracks:
01. Tsumasaki
02. Pinocchio (LIVE @ Sakai Shimin Kaikan)
Download: Click Here (28.79 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED12 – Daidai

Name: ED12 Single – Daidai
Artist: chatmonchy
CD Release: 2007/09/05
Tracks:
01. Daidai
02. COsmo Town
03. Real
Download: Click Here (26.67 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED13 – Tane wo Maku Hibi

Name: ED13 Single – Tane wo Maku Hibi
Artist: Atari Kousuke
CD Release: 2007/11/14
Tracks:
01. Tane wo Maku Hibi
02. Michi no Tochuu
03. Kotoba wa Iranai
04. Chikyuu Kyoudai
Download: Click Here (51.52 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED14 -Kansha.

Name: ED14 Single – Kansha.
Artist: RSP a.k.a Real Street Project
CD Release: 2008/02/06
Tracks:
01. Kansha.
02. Ai to Yuujou ~Cypress Ueno is mine
03. Homie
04. Kansha. -instrumental-
Download: Click Here (39.58 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED15 – Orange

Name: ED15 Single – Orange
Artist: Lil’B a.k.a MIE&AILA
CD Release: 2008/06/18
Tracks:
01. Orange
02. lil luv
03. Orange (Kira Kira House Mix)
Download: Click Here (22.48 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED16 – Gallop

Name: ED16 Single – Gallop
Artist: pe’zmoku
CD Release: 2008/07/09
Tracks:
01. Gallop
02. Ryuusei Gun
03. Misshitsu
04. Nica’s Dream
05. Mousha no Tabiji (Re-constructed by pe’zmoku)
Download: Click Here (61.32 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED17 – Hitohira no Hanabira

Name: ED17 Single – Hitohira no Hanabira
Artist: Stereo Pony
CD Release: 2008/11/05
Tracks:
01. Hitohira no Hanabira
02. Nyaami
03. Yuukan na Funny Friends
04. Hitohira no Hanabira -instrumental-
Download: Click Here (31.36 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED18 – Sky Chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi he~

Name: ED18 Single – Sky Chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi he~
Artist: Tsuji Shion
CD Release: 2008/02/25
Tracks:

01. Sky chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi he~
02. Brand new day
03. Candy kicks (Acoustic Version)
04. Sky chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi he~ (Instrumetnal)
Download: Click Here (37.79 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED19 – Kimi wo Mamotte, Kimi wo Aishite

Name: ED19 Single – Kimi wo Mamotte, Kimi wo Aishite
Artist: Sambomaster
CD Release: 2008/06/10
Tracks:

01. Kimi wo Mamotte, Kimi wo Aishite
02. Akashi
03. Boku wa Jiyuu
04. Kimi wo Mamotte, Kimi wo Aishite (BLEACH Version)
Download: Click Here (34.80 MB)

→ Bleach – Single ED20 – Mad Surfer

Name: ED20 Single – Mad Surfer
Artist: Kenichi Asai
CD Release: 2008/08/26
Tracks:

01. Mad Surfer
02. SAD PARTY
Download: Click Here (21.46 MB)

MOVIE THEMES

→ Bleach – Movie 1 Theme – Sen no Yoru wo Koete

Name: Movie 1: “Memories of Nobody” Single – Sen no Yoru wo Koete
Artist: Aqua Timez
CD Release: 2006/11/22
Tracks:
01. Sen no Yoru wo Koete
02. Sen no Yoru wo Koete (Instrumental Mix)
Download: Click Here (21.82 MB)

→ Bleach – Movie 2 Theme – Hikaru no Rock

Name: Movie 2: “The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru” Single – Hikaru no Rock
Artist: Sambomaster
CD Release: 2007/12/12
Tracks:
01. Hikari no Rock
02. Hikari no Rock (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (18.62 MB)

→ Bleach – Movie 3 Theme – Koyoi, Tsuki wa Miesu tomo

Name: Movie 3: “Fade to Black, I Call Your Name” Single – Koyoi, Tsuki wa Miesu tomo
Artist: Porno Graffitti
CD Release: 2008/12/10
Tracks:
01. Koyoi, Tsuki ga Miezu tomo
02. Koyoi, Tsuki ga Miezu tomo (Instrumental Track)
Download: Click Here (18.48 MB)

Naruto Shippūden (ナルト- 疾風伝, Naruto Shippūden^?) est la suite de la version animée de la série Naruto, elle même tirée du manga Naruto créé par Masashi Kishimoto.

La diffusion a commencé le 15 février 2007 sur la chaîne japonaise TV Tōkyō.

Source: Wikipedia

OPENINGS

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single OP1 – Hero’s Come Back!!

Name: OP1 Single – Hero’s Come Back!!
Artist: nobodyknows+
CD Release: 2007/04/25
Tracks:
01. Hero’s Come Back!!
02. Ca Latte
03. Oh Happy Days
04. Hero’s Come Back!! (instrumental)
Download: Click Here (39.97 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single OP2 -Distance

Name: OP2 Single – distance
Artist: LONG SHOT PARTY
CD Release: 2008/01/23
Tracks:
01. distance
02. Night Scoop
03. distance (NARUTO Ver.)
04. distance (Less Vocal)
Download: Click Here (25.09 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single OP3 – Blue Bird

Name: OP3 Single – Blue Bird
Artist: Ikimono-Gakari
CD Release: 2008/07/09
Tracks:
01. Blue Bird
02. Natsu iro Wakusei
03. Blue Bird (instrumental)
Download: Click Here (31.10 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single OP4 – CLOSER

Name: OP4 Single – CLOSER
Artist: Inoue Joe
CD Release: 2008/12/17
Tracks:
01. CLOSER
02. GRAVITY
03. Kangae Taku nai ~ Can a guy take all night?
04. CLOSER -NARUTO Opening ver.-
05. CLOSER -”Kerioki” ver.- (KARAOKE)
Download: Click Here (48.05 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single OP5 – Hoatru no Hikari

Name: OP5 Single – Hotaru no Hikari
Artist: Ikimono-Gakari
CD Release: 2009/07/15
Tracks:
01. Hotaru no Hikari
02. Omoide no Sukima
03. Hotaru no Hikari (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (30.25 MB)

ENDINGS

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED1 – Nagare Boshi ~Shooting Star~

Name: ED1 Single – Nagare Boshi ~Shooting Star~
Artist: HOME MADE Kazoku
CD Release: 2007/03/07
Tracks:
01. Nagareboshi ~Shooting Star~
02. Yonaka ni Kaita Love Letter
03. Nagareboshi ~Shooting Star~ (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (31.24 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED2 – Michi ~ to you all

Name: ED2 Single – Michi ~ to you all
Artist: aluto
CD Release: 2007/07/11
Tracks:
01. Michi ~ to you all
02. Kaze to Tada Mae wo Mita
03. Haribote Tsumiki
04. Michi (violin version)
Download: Click Here (40.01 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED3 – Kimi Monogatari

Name: ED3 Single – Kimi Monogatari
Artist: little by little
CD Release: 2007/12/05
Tracks:
01. Kimi Monogatari
02. Potato to Coke
03. EDEN
04. Kimi Monogatari (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (42.41 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED4 – Mezamero! Yasei

Name: ED4 Single – Mezamero! Yasei
Artist: MATCHY with QUESTION?
CD Release: 2008/01/23
Tracks:
01. Mezamero! Yasei
02. Midnight Shuffle ‘08 remix
03. Mezamero! Yasei (Original Karaoke)
04. Midnight Shuffle ‘08 remix (Original Karaoke)
Download: Click Here (39.81 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED5 – Sunao na Niji

Name: ED5 Single – Sunao na Niji
Artist: surface
CD Release: 2008/04/30
Tracks:
01. Sunao na Niji
02. Jounetsu My Soul
03. Juu
04. Sunao na Niji -TV Edit-
Download: Click Here (33.61 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED6 – Broken Youth

Name: ED6 Single – Broken Youth
Artist: NICO TOUCHES THE WALLS
CD Release: 2008/08/13
Tracks:
01. Broken Youth
02. Natsu no Yuki
03. GUERNICA
Download: Click Here (42.55 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED7 – Long Kiss Goodbye

Name: ED7 Single – Long Kiss Goodbye
Artist: HALCALI
CD Release Date: 2008/11/12
Tracks:
01. Long Kiss Good Bye
02. Flash
03. Long Kiss Good Bye (Instrumental)
Download: Click Here (29.88 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED8 – BACCHIKOI!!!

Name: ED8 Single – BACCHIKOI!!!
Artist: DEV PARADE
CD Release: 2009/03/11
Tracks:

01. Bacchi Koi!!!
02. GODS N’ DEATH
Download: Click Here (14.51MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED9 – Shinkokyuu

Name: ED9 Single – Shinkokyuu
Artist: SUPER BEAVER
CD Release: 2009/06/03
Tracks:

01. Shinkokyuu
02. Manin Densha
03. Kyoukaisen
04. Douhyou
Download: Click Here (35.31MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED10 – My ANSWER

Name: ED10 Single – My ANSWER
Artist: SEAMO
CD Release: 2009/08/05
Tracks:
01. My ANSWER
02. Fukeiki Nante Buttobase!!
03. Go!!
04. My ANSWER (instrumental)
05. Fukeiki Nante Buttobase!! (instrumental)
06. Go!! (instrumental)
Download: Click Here (47.16 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Single ED11 – Omae Dattanda

Name: ED11 Single – Omae Dattanda
Artist: Kishidan
CD Release: 2009/11/11
Tracks:
01. Sayonara Sekai
02. Omae Dattanda
Download: Click Here (15.60 MB)

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS

→ Naruto Shippûden – Original Soundtrack 1

Name: Original Soundtrack 1
CD Release: 2007/12/19
Tracks:

01. Shippuuden
02. Douten
03. Kikyou
04. Sengunbanba
05. Denkousekka
06. Ninmu
07. Utsusemi
08. Shutsujin
09. Ikari
10. Akatsuki
11. Aikouhen No
12. Hitobashira Chikara
13. Kodoku
14. Hakubo
15. Himetaru Toushi
16. Kokon Musou
17. Rakujitsu
18. Hyakkaryouran
19. Shitsui
20. Anun
21. Kouchaku
22. Hisou
23. Taiji
24. Kaii
25. Kenkonitteki
26. Keisei Gyakuten
27. Nakama
28. Shippuu Kumikyoku
Download: Click Here (158.31 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Original Soundtrack 2

Name: – Original Soundtrack 2
CD Release: 2009/12/16
Tracks:

Download: Click Here ( MB)

OTHERS

→ Naruto – NARUTO ALL STARS

Name: NARUTO ALL STARS
CD Release: 2008/07/23
Tracks:

01. Distance (Naruto All Stars Version)
02. R*O*C*K*S (Naruto All Stars Version)
03. Scenario (Naruto All Stars Version)
04. Nagareboshi~shooting Star~ (Naruto All Stars Version)
05. Yura-Yura (Naruto All Stars Version)
06. Tsubomi (Naruto All Stars Version)
07. Mazamero! (Naruto All Stars Version)
08. Kimi monogatari (Naruto All Stars Version)
09. Re: Member (Naruto All Stars Version)
10. Pinocchio (Naruto All Stars Version)
Download: Click Here (87.25 MB)

MOVIE THEMES

→ Naruto Shippûden – Movie 1 Theme – Lie-Lie-Lie

Name: Movie 1 Single – Lie-Lie-Lie
Artist: DJ OZMA
CD Release: 2007/08/01
Tracks:
01. Lie-Lie-Lie
02. Let me dance
03. Lie-Lie-Lie (instrumental)
04. Let me dance (instrumental)
Download: Click Here (34.15 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden – Movie 2 Theme – No Rain No Rainbow

Name: Movie 2: “Bonds” Single – No Rain No Rainbow
Artist: Home Made KAZOKU
CD Release Date: 2008/07/23
Tracks:
01. No Rain No Rainbow
02. Frontier
03. I Wish
Download: Click Here (34.05 MB)

MOVIE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS

→ Naruto Shippûden Movie 1 – Original Soundtrack

Name: Movie 1 – Original Soundtrack
CD Release: 2007/08/01
Tracks:

01. Response of souls song
02. Reincarnation
03. Night attack
04. Will-o’-the-wisp
05. Rogue
06. High waves
07. Shrine maiden
08. Tension
09. Moonlight talk
10. Flight
11. Water dragon
12. Winds and clouds
13. Water Above Cut
14. Violent fluctuation
15. Mineralization
16. Lightning speed
17. Veritable pandemonium
18. Big and sudden change
19. Hero
20. Head wind
21. Light of a firefly
22. Rain from a cloudless sky
23. Military affairs effigy
24. Autumn light chrysanthemum
25. Decisive battle
26. Underground spring
27. All kinds of spirits and goblins
28. Wailing
29. Recollection
30. Determination
31. God’s will
32. Heaven-shaking event
Download: Click Here (66.22 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden Movie 2 – Original Soundtrack

Name: Movie 2 – Original Soundtrack
CD Release: 2008/07/30
Tracks:

01. Ao Shigure
02. Takanami
03. Shinkou
04. Chou Kemono Gikaku
05. Orochi
06. Tsuki Hana
07. Zanshou
08. Hachi Suzume
09. Kageboushi
10. Fundo
11. Hikou Toshi
12. Hakai Jutsu
13. Kandatsu
14. Zetsubou
15. Henka
16. Kami Nou
17. Douhyou
18. Byakuya
19. Hiryuu
20. Todoroki
21. Rei O
22. Yami Meikyuu
23. Shissou
24. Dakuryuu
25. Raimei
26. Shikkoku
27. Meiun
28. Kizuna
29. Kazabana
Download: Click Here (120.19 MB)

→ Naruto Shippûden Movie 3 – Original Soundtrack

Name: Movie 3 – Original Soundtrack
CD Release: 2009/07/29
Tracks:

01. Fang
02. Flying Light
03. Silent Song
04. Distant Thunder
05. Wanderer
06. Evening Moon
07. Fire Drops
08. Howl
09. Memory
10. The Mark
11. Evening Primrose
12. Blaze
13. Coursing Cloud
14. Fire Run
15. Reflection Fire
16. Night Stroll
17. Sand Cloud
18. Scene of Violence
19. Dead Sea
20. Supremacy
21. Fairy-Tale Book
22. Vicissitude
23. Hidden Leaves
24. Glorious Clarity
25. River
26. Burned Down
27. Forced Twilight
28. Hiruko
29. Breeze from the Flapping of Wings
30. Sacred Fire
31. Blind Animal
32. God of War
33. Flames
34. Evening Calm
35. Summer Breeze
36. Journey
Download: Click Here (51.27 MB)

Track Listing

1. Nakumonka
2. Orion
3. Nakumonka -instrumental-

1. Nakumonka

Nakumonka sadly ends the A-sides of the era in a very disappointing way.  I mean did we really need another ballad from the trio…Does “Futari” and “YELL” fill that gap fine enough?  Oh well, I actually don’t find anything about Nakumonka to make it stand out besides the songs melancholic feel (which once again, been proved with previous A-sides in the era.  So much for ending nicely for the era huh?

2. Orion

I’m not sure why the J-pop world is hopping on to name their songs Orion after Mika started it.  Not that I don’t mind right now but let’s just hope it doesn’t become a wildfire like “Ai no Uta” did.  Now ikimono-gakari’s Orion does remind me of their previous B-side “Omoide no Sukima” in which the song has a bit of harmonica before turning itself into a ballad tune.  At least that made it different to said song.  Still, a another ballad song isn’t the direction I didn’t want this song to go and I’m once again bored and not liking the song.

ikimono-gakari finishes their era in a very boring manner.  Nakumonka and Orion just doesn’t live up to their more memorable songs of the current and last era.  It just seems their lacking something this era besides “Joyful” and “Hotaru no Hikari”.  I wished they pick up and hopefully have great tracks lined up for the album next.

Ikimono Gakari I have realized is of an aquired taste and you either like them or you don’t. The first track I heard by them was HANABI and I loved it, but it seems like I’ve been out of the loop for awhile and now I’m trying to get myself reacquainted with their style and its proving to be quite difficult, especially when I am at a loss as to what to say, because I didn’t grasp the song enough. Nakumonka I Will Not Cry isn’t so much a ballad as it is a down-tempo track, so I guess there’s a difference between the two. The arrangement stays pretty much in the background and gives off an somber air, its not bad, but its not interesting either. I thought Kiyoe’s vocal performance was pretty nice, not anything stand out, but it worked. I like this a bit more than YELL, but it was pretty slow even for a down-tempo.

Orion seems to be a pretty popular title nowadays, but I’m honestly becoming bored with it. The b-side starts off on a pretty loud note with the harmonica which gave it a very country feel, it tapers off from that a little, but the harmonica is still present. I thought it was a nice mellow sound on the ears, but just like in the previous does nothing to really stand out. Kiyoe’s vocal performance was pretty much the same, I didn’t see any difference from this performance and the one in Nakumonka. Hopefully this stays a b-side, because despite it being nice in its own way, its pretty boring. I guess this is the single for those who like this type of sound or are fans of Ikimono Gakari, but I personally thought it was a pretty dull end to this era.

Nakumonka

Release date: 2009.11.11
Genre: Pop / Rock
Language: Japan
Bitrate: 320k

01.Nakumonka
02.Orion
03.Nakumonka-instrumental-

download link :
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I haven’t listened to Ikimono Gakari in  a while, but I have heard their first two albums and just want to play a little catch up before their fourth album drops. This is the latest single and the a-side YELL turned out to be not quite what I expected it to be, because with a title like that I was honestly expecting it to be more up-tempo and its not that I’m disapointed, its just that I don’t really know what to feel about this. It bores me, but I found it tolerable in sense that I would listen to again, because its not a bad song, its just not really all that interesting. The arrangement is pretty all right, it does what it should, but I didn’t really feel anything while listening to it and felt pretty detached from it. I also don’t really like Kiyoe’s vocal performance, because though I’m partial to her voice it sounds a bit grating and pulled me out of the song, so I couldn’t really connect with it on an emotional level and was at the end left feeling nothing, but acute confusion. This is an all right a-side, not their best effort though.

The b-side Joyful is a bit more like it, but I don’t too much like it either, if only because of the repetition of it. It just seems like all I heard was that weird, though oddly catchy and endearing chorus. This sounds like something inspired by Otsuka Ai, because it has that odd buoyancy that makes her more eccentric tracks so endearing. This was an all right single, but its also pretty unmemorable at the same time.

YELL

*yawn* Been up all night but found some interesting info to pass the time.  Here you go:

ikimono-gakari will be releasing a new album approximately one year since their last.  Currently untitled, it is set for Dec 23 and should include the five A-sides released this year.

Kalafina is said to be releasing a new single in Jan 20 titled Hikari no Senritsu.

YUI new single, still untitled, is expected to come out Jan 20.

abingdon boys school will release their new album, currently untitled, on Jan 27.  It will contain 12 tracks, including all of their A-sides from BLADE CHORD up to From Dusk Till Dawn.

GACKT’s new single will be a double A-side single titled ZAN/Setsugetsuka ~The end of silence~ and both songs will be used as OP and ED theme for the Sengoku Musou 3 game.  Still expected to be released on Dec 9.

Well that’s all the news I have for now but I’ll be sure to update on anything when new info pops up.

1. KinKi Kids – Swan Song(160,407)
2. UVERworld  – Kanashimi wa Kitto (51,743)
3. Nana Mizuki – Mugen (44,718)
4. Morning Musume – Kimagure Princess (36,274)
5. AKB48 – River (16,943)
6. Ken Hirai – Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru (13,653)
7. Hilcrhyme – Shunkanshuuto (13,548)
8. BoA – BUMP BUMP! feat. VERBAL (m-flo) (10,805)
9. Kana Nishino – Motto… (10,460)
10. B’z – MY LONELY TOWN (9,987)
11. Plastic Tree – Sanatorium (7,672)
12. Aki Toyosaki – love your life (6,999)
13. Sheryl Nome starring May’n - pink monsoon  (6,601)
14. Kalafina – progressive (5,339)
15. JASMINE – No More (5,287)
16. Ikimonogakari – YELL / Joyfull (4,410)
17. Sukima Switch – Golden Time Lover (4,207)
18. JAM Project – Bouken Ou ~ Across the Legendary kingdom ~ (3,972)
19. Kra – bird (3,899)
20. AAA – Hide-away (3,726)

Kinki Kids easily grab themselves the top spot.  Great sales also for UVERworld and Nana Mizuki also.  Dissapointing sales for Morning Musume, as this is the second lowest selling single of the band’s career, as well as the last single featuring member Koharu Kusumi.  BoA is down in 8th this week (but she never was a strong single seller).  Lots of singles also still up there from last week (and weeks before in B’z’s case).

Finally here, Nakumonka by ikimono-gakari.  Enjoy and remember this single comes out Nov 11.

Song review:  Honestly, ikimono-gakari is really sticking to the soft/ballad like rock song formula a lot.  That said this song is good to listen to because it features a bit of everything the band does with this type of music, for example guitars, strings, bells, piano, drums.  Kiyoe sounds great here since her voice really works with the tempo.  A heartfelt song indeed.

Final Thought:  As far as ballads from this band goes, this is probably the best of the era since they put a lot of work into it, at least more than Futari and YELL.  If I sound a bit bored it just that after so many releases an album is due.  Seriously, I can tell this will beat My song Your song hands down.

Now as for other artist news, Meisa Kuroki will relase a new mini-album titled ATTITUDE on Jan 1. 

Rock band SUPER BEAVER will release their major debut album titled Kofuku Kibo on Nov 25.  It will contain 13 tracks, including the single songs Shinkokyu, Futatsu no Tabiji, and Shiawase.  The album will be relased in two editions (limited and regular).

school food puishment’s new single light prayer has, according to the label website, had its release date set back for Dec 2, a week after originally plan but still available for preorder.

Kana Nishino’s new single, set to be relased on Dec 2 has been titled Dear…/MAYBE.  In case your wondering, yes it is a double A-side single.

FLOW’s new single Sign has finally been given a release date, Jan 13.  After being used for a theme song for “NARUTO” this October, a four month wait seems crazy.

Versailles has annouced that their album, now titled Jubilee, will be released Jan 20.  The album was originally set for Sept but the bassist Jasmine You suddenly passed away thus postponing it.  Anyone who the new bassist is?

Well that’s it for news.  I’ll update on any info as soon as it pops up.

screenshot from IG's website

Hey guess what folks! Another single from the fabulous Ikimono Gakari. The PV for Nakumonka is currently on the youtube. Don’t know how long it will be up, so enjoy it while you can! This found thru their facebook link.

Check out their website for more information. Don’t forget to Preorder the single from yesasia.com

Hoje não vim escrever muito.
Estava respondendo para uma nova amiga no twitter, sobre j-pop e resolvi postar um dos singles que foram lançados há pouco tempo, que eu gostei bastante. A banda chama Ikimono Gakari e o novo single chama-se Yell. Está entre um dos meus preferidos e não sai da minha playlist pessoal, se quiserem alguém quiser as músicas, comente ou mande e-mail que eu envio.

Ikimono Gakari - Yell

Conteudo:
1. YELL
2. Joyful (じょいふる)
3. YELL -instrumental-
4. Joyful (じょいふる) -instrumental-

Videos:
YELL

JoyFull

Tracks:

1. YELL

2. Joyful (じょいふる)

3. YELL -instrumental-

4. Joyful -instrumental-

YELL / Joyful is ikimono-gakari’s 15th single and it was released on September 23rd, 2009. this single reached #2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and it has sold 68,732 copies.

ikimono-gakari have been pumping out the singles lately, haven’t they? I mean, this is their 3rd single this era and there’s already a 4th on the way! They’ve been on the more serious/depressing side as well. YELL is a lot like Futari for me, since I found a bunch of similar stuff in it that I did the first single of the era. That being said, I liked this song a tad more than Futari, but like I said in the review for it, I felt it was a little on the boring side, which is exactly how I feel about YELL. My love for ikimono-gakari died out after My song Your song came out, and these singles have made little effort to make me enjoy them fully again. I’m hopefully their next single, Nakumonka, will bring back the ikimono-gakari I knew and loved.

It’s obvious that I liked Joyful more. It’s been a while since they’ve done a plain fun song, and that’s exactly what this track is. This song doesn’t let up and it has a consistent drumline, and it was extremely catchy. This song doesn’t really have much structure, though. It’s still a fun song to go crazy with and this is something I’m looking for in their next single since it’s what they excel at as a group.

Overall Grade:

Last week Tsutaya asked viewers to name the first group that comes to mind when asked: Name the first group that comes to mind with 3 people.

The results are in, and we were kind of disappointed. w-inds. was in the lead for a while, but fellow groupmates Shuuchinsin managed to come out on top.

1 Shuuchisin
2 Yajima Biyositsu
3 Chat Monchii
4 w-inds.
5 Ikimono gakari
6 Pabo
7 Perfume
8 Rin tosite sigure
9 THE ALFEE
10 TM NETWORK

While twelve did make it, the rest do not count as to even 1%. At the number eleven and twelve spot are BREAKERZ and YMO.

source: tsutaya

Well you know how it is… they jump the shark (like HEROES after s1 or s2). After a certain song or album, you just now at that moment they sold out and that you’re never going to hear that “artist” ever again. I hate people who say oh you’re only saying that because they went major & main-stream or whatever but honestly… I’m just basing it on the sound or the soullessness of it.

I’ll post links to a song in case you never heard their “real” music and only heard their crap music they released after increase in popularity or whatever.  I wish they would go back to where they are or leave whatever they are right now but honestly… I just think they’re dead. The fame & the money just suffocated the music. We get the most boring, crappy lyrics, and gay songs. It’s just gotten to the point that after some relesae that I downloaded that I deleted shortly after I decided to never download this artist again.  Thta’s what DEAD means to me as far as artists go. If someday they release something with a song title that’s decent I may give them a chance but honestly I really don’t see it.

IKIMONO GAKARI

sidetalk: When I first found out about them with the sakura thing with the indie I was pleasantly surprised. Then I try to delve into Japanese Indie which there isn’t much of ?  So on one of their first 2 albums they had amzing songs and maybe 1 dud or 2 (basically indie GOLD). Like,  here’s AMAZINGNESS from the 1st or 2nd album that I think they’ll never return… probably at this rate with these retarded song titles. I think it started with BLUE BIRD.  IF SO, ever since they did that song to NARUTO they’ve been turning to shit. These songs are so boring and soulless compared to their first 2 albums. the sad part is their 3rd album sold more than the 1st 2 albums combined even (or close to it from the wiki). their 3rd album is so BAD. There’s like only 1 good song which is THIS. and I’m annoyed that the top plays on imeem are the shitty anime songs of theirs when their 1st 2 alubms are so AMAZING> SERIOUSLY download/buy ‘em. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED>They made me start saying I like J-indie… well that style.

AND I HOPE TO DEAR GOD that school food punishment doesn’t turn to shit too after they did the ending of the song to that SHITTY ANIME (yes IT IS SHITTY. johnns lol wut. & it’s just so boring after the first ep… hell the first ep is pretty boring too & the characters are just flat). The song they did for that anime is good I think but the single that released for that had this other song that I didn’t care for & it also had this annoying remix of a song they did before.

I looked up and found that Ikimono gakari did do songs for other animes. But i think it’s more like they gave a song on their album as opposed to writing it so it’ll be used on the opening. I don’t know.

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PLEASE DON’T COMMENT ABOUT SOME JPOP ARTISTS SAYING THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED because in my opinion they sucked from the start (I don’t like jpop so the chances are HIGH). To die, they have to be alive first.

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OMG I listened to the song higaneshi (linked above) by ikimono gakari & I understand the lyrics well/hear it really well.　in fact i was puzzleｄ by the lyrics at that time　ｌike　大体三日間でひと月の疲れを癒してる… I don’t know, it just looked confusing at the time but now it’s like why was i confused? (actually I decided to add a couple lines of the lyrics to the SRS & trust me I CANNOT do that with their “3rd album songs” those lyrics are just downgrade)  It also seemed to be a lot faster to me then, now it’s like… i wish this song was was faster.  It’s been god knows hwo long since I heard this song … a year or so or maybe less. I love it when I can feel my progress in my japanese studies… AND I never looked up what the band name means and then eventually I connected tabemono and ikimono and ~~gakari/kakarichou etc. hell it’s not really studying anymore… mostly FUN so. AJATT FTW

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OH WAIT there’s another one…

YUI

Gawd she’s terrible now-a-days. All the singles she’s been releasing has been really terrible. I can just judge from the song title. they’re so boring and cliche and juts ugggggggh. I mean technically she wasn’t “alive” at first since her first album was rather bad. I don’t remember there was one good song on it. but the whole album was just boring with the melody, with the lyrics, and especially the english. the english/engrish wasn’t boring but it was really FORCED. That’s why I especially can tell that her new songs suck even before hearing them with the title which is in english… which don’t even sound that cool. Her second album is better and it’s just with her style of music you have to evolve…. otherwise it gets really BORING and as far as i can tell she is fallllllling to crapp music. it’s always the goddman anime that makes artists turn to crap? lol. well she did some song for bleach and then i think the 2nd time she did it, you knew she was just gone. she’s DEAD>

“YELL” is Ikimono Gakari’s 15th single, released on September 23, 2009. It is used in the drama “Boku no Imouto” (My Little Sister).

Yell began in a completely different direction than what I had expected. I was anticipating some sort of wild  song with blaring brass and heavy guitars.   Yell however, uses techniques usually employed in ballads. The song opens with a melancholy piano motif. Kiyoe’s vocals are calm and plaintive. Listening to the chorus  I can easily picture this song as a theme for a drama. The song takes a bit of a different direction at the bridge. The strings set the stage for a major key, and they are soon followed by an upbeat section with Kiyoe and background vocals. The harmonies were perfect. The bridge is a nice respite from  the sad (albeit beautiful) theme of the song.

Joyful takes a course I was expecting in Yell. I don’t like Joyful as much though. The song features rapid piano chords, guitar motives,  and bubbly voice from Kioye. The song uses a lot  of synth elements, especially during the chorus. Although I didn’t like Joyful as much as I did Yell, it’s still a solid song and a nice distinction from the title track.

Overall: A very strong single from Ikimono Gakari. It shows the breadth and musicianship of Ikimono Gakari nicely, and I can’t wait for more of their releases.

If you liked this, try these by Ikimono Gakari: Tayumu Koto na Kinagare no Naka de, Boogie Woogie

Rating: 8.5/10

Tracklist

1. Yell

2. Joyful (じょいふる)

3. Yell: Instrumental

4. Joyful: Instrumental

[2009.09.23]
YELL / Joyful

tracklist:

01- YELL
02- Joyful
03- YELL (Instrumental)
04- Joyful (Instrumental)