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Saturday, October 31, 2026

GLAY - Yogoretaeiyuu

Cover for CD , CD + DVD & CD + Blu-ray editions

1) Yogoretaeiyuu
2) NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
3) RADIO STAR
4) Dead Or Alive（from LAWSON 50th Anniversary presents GLAY Special LIVE）
5) Yogoretaeiyuu（from LAWSON 50th Anniversary presents GLAY Special LIVE）
6) HELLO MY LIFE（from LAWSON 50th Anniversary presents GLAY Special LIVE）
7) KISSIN' NOISE（from HIGHCOMMUNICATIONS TOUR 2026 "GLAY-complete BEST"）
8) HIGHCOMMUNICATIONS（from HIGHCOMMUNICATIONS TOUR 2026 "GLAY-complete BEST"）

Yogoretaeiyuu is GLAY's 64th single which was released last month on 23rd Sept .

GLAY's previous single release was last Dec's Dead Or Alive .

Yogoretaeiyuu was written & composed by guitarist HISASHI who was inspired by the struggles of the protagonist in the Yogoreta Eiyu film .

2 B-sides are included in Yogoretaeiyuu . The 1st B-side NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN was written & composed by vocalist TERU .

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN used as the opening theme for Daiya no Ace actⅡ -Second Season- anime and this's GLAY's 6th song that was used to promote the Daiya no Ace anime series .

GLAY's 18th album Tabi Suru Riyu o Machinagara was released on 21st Oct & Yogoretaeiyuu was included as track 3 in the new album .

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Shota Shimizu - By your side

By your side is a song by Shota Shimizu which was released last month digitally on 23rd Sept .

Shota's latest new song focuses on love , just like his previous love theme tracks such as Koi Uta & My Boo .

Lyrically By your side focuses on important people who are no longer with you .

Unlike Shota's previous song Mermaid which took me a while to decide if I like it or not I surprisingly did not have that much resistence towards By your side .

Despite the presence of autotune yet again in By your side it's quite there're evident music elements of both Koi Uta & My Boo . It felt like Shota took the best parts from both songs & in the process the final output became By your side .

It reminds to be seen if Shota will release anything new before the year end . But the release of By your side shows what 1st drew me to listening to his music years ago ie. ballads with little if not 0 traces of autotune in them .

Saturday, October 10, 2026

SPYAIR - Take Flight

Take Flight is a song by SPYAIR which was released digitally last month on 27th Sept .

Promo wise , Take Flight was chosen to be used as the theme song for the 2026-27 SV.LEAGUE which's Japan's top-tier volleyball league .

The digital cover of Take Flight features Bokuto Kotaro from the Haikyu!! manga/anime series . Furudate Haruichi who created Haikyu!! specially created the digital cover for SV League's 2026-27 season .

Despite not being used to promote Haikyu!! it's quite evident Take Flight has musical influences from past SPYAIR songs that were used to promote the Haikyu!! anime which to me is not a bad thing .

In fact I do enjoy Take Flight & I will not be surprised if SPYAIR drew inspirations from their Haikyuu! anime provided songs when they created Take Flight .

SPYAIR's new album BEST OF ANIME will be released on 21st Oct but Take Flight will not be included in the release .

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

CD Review :: NEWS - KMK

CD + DVD A & CD + Blu-ray A

CD + DVD B & CD + Blu-ray B

1) 3 Nen Mae no Kimi e -Interlude-
2) WE ARE NEWS -Episode 1-
3) KMK
4) The boys rock you all!
5) Yogen -Interlude-
6) TokinoHazama
7) Koizora
8) Tatata
9) Endless Repeat -Interlude-
10) Onisan Kochira
11) Summer Cider
12) Yell
13) Noise no Mukou -Interlude-

CD only version

14) DROP (Koyama Keiichiro)
15) Lost in the rain... (Masuda Takahisa)
16) Hands (Kato Shigeaki)

CD + DVD A & CD + Blu-ray A version bonus track

- KMK (METROCK 2026 ; 2026.05.17 Ver.)

CD + DVD B & CD + Blu-ray B version bonus track

- 4+FAN (Gobugobu Festival 2026 Ver. ; 2026.06.07)

KMK is NEWS' 16th album & it was released on 29th July .

NEWS' last album release was last Aug's Henshin .

No singles preceeded KMK . 2 album tracks received music videos in KMK .

- KMK (song) ; 1st released digitally on 18th May

- The boys rock you all!

Songwriters & producers who contributed their expertise to KMK included eill , her0ism , miwa , MONJOE , ☆Taku Takahashi & Zettakun .

KMK also features 4 interludes narrated by voice actor Tsuda Kenjiro , who guided listeners through a story centered on messages from the future .

Among the highlights in KMK are the Summer song Summer Cider , the ballad Koizora , the city pop-inspired Tokino Hazama & Onisan Kochira , a playful track based on the Japanese folktale Momotaro with each member taking on a different role .

NEWS' latest album release KMK is designated as the 1st chapter in a new 3 part album release series leading toward NEWS' 25th anniversary in 2028 .

KMK was created with the concept of travel . Visually KMK imagines the time NEWS has walked so far & a new journey that is about to begin for them .

Thursday, September 24, 2026

ayaka - WELL-come

3 CDs

3 CDs + DVD & 3 CDS + Blu-ray

WELL-come is 1 of 3 new songs included in ayaka's 20th anniversary best album 20 Lights -The Collection- that was released on 9th Sept .

A video was made for WELL-come but it's not included in the physical release of 20 Lights -The Collection- & ayaka does not appear in the video .

WELL-come was created & chosen to be used as the tie-in song for a new commercial for staffing service Levwell , starring actress Nao . The song carries a positive message inspired by ayaka's belief that taking a step forward can create a new path .

The music video was produced as the "Levwell CM Version" featuring Nao in a story incorporating footage from the commercial along with additional scenes .

ayaka shines exceptionally in ballads & this's no exception for WELL-come which's a nice contrast against OK! GO! , the other new song available in 20 Lights -The Collection- .

For me I like how empowering WELL-come is & you can feel how emotionally connected ayaka sounds like in this song .

ayaka no doubt has come a long way since she debuted with I believe 2 decades ago . Here's to the next musical chapter of her career !

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

SPYAIR - We Are One

We Are One is a song by SPYAIR which was released digitally last month on 26th Aug .

SPYAIR's latest new release is the official theme song for this year's JUST LIKE THIS 2026 outdoor concert .

We Are One is not catchy on 1st listen but nonetheless it's still a sincere mid tempo driven song that title wise it says it all when comes to SPYAIR viewing their fans .

With 2026 coming to an end soon it will be nice if SPYAIR can release another new song to conclude the year . If not a new release to kick off 2027 will be the next alternative .

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Mika Nakashima - Inori, Owareba

CD + Blu-ray

1) Inori, Owareba
2) Inori, Owareba -TV Size-
3) Inori, Owareba -Instrumental-

Inori, Owareba is Mika Nakashima's 51st single & it was released last month on 26th Aug .

Mika's latest single offering was released 2 months+ since her previous single Hikari .

Promo wise Inori, Owareba was used as the ending theme no. to promote the Mushoku Tensei III ~Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu~ anime .

Before the single's physical CD release , the A-side was 1st released digitally on 4th July .

A video was made for Inori, Owareba but it's not included in the physical release of the single .

1 of Mika's musical strengths lies in Rock & Inori, Owareba falls in this category . While it's not 1 of her best Rock sounding songs Inori, Owareba is nonetheless a grower .

This November marks Mika's 25th anniversary in the business . Hopefully before the year ends she will do something else to commemorate this landmark milestone of hers .