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JUNNA new album “20 x 20” out on December 9th!
20 x 20 (regular edition cover)
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Singer JUNNA is releasing her second solo album on December 9th! 20 x 20 will contain 11 tracks total, and is being released shortly after the singer’s 20th birthday. The album will include the singles “IRU IMI,” “Ima,” and an album version of “KONO YUBI TOMARE.”
The album release trailer and several music videos are available on JUNNA’s official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
OAU best-of album “Re:New Acoustic Life” out on December 9th!
Re:New Acoustic Life (album cover)
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Folk/pop group OAU is releasing a best hits album on December 9th! Titled Re:New Acoustic Life, the album includes 17 songs spanning 15 years of the band’s history, including 13 re-recorded songs from the era where the band was named OVERGROUND ACOUSTIC UNDERGROUND. Currently, the band name is OAU, and several songs on this album are from their eponymous album released last year. “Saigo no News” is a cover of a Inoue Yosui song.
KEIKO debuts solo album “Lantana” on December 2nd!
Lantana (regular edition cover)
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Singer KEIKO, of Kalafina trio fame, is releasing her first album as a solo artist! Lantana is the singer’s debut on the Avex label, and will contain 11 total tracks. The album is produced by veteran composer Kajiura Yuki, whom KEIKO has worked with since before she joined Kalafina.
The music video to “Nana shoku no Finale,” written by KEIKO herself, is available on the Avex label’s YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
BoA 10th album “Better” out in December!
Veteran South Korean singer and producer BoA is releasing her 10th original (South Korean) studio album in December! Titled BETTER, the album commemorates 20 years of BoA’s career as a best-selling South Korean solo artist, who has also topped the Oricon charts with six consecutive number 1 albums in Japan. While BETTER is being released on December 1st in South Korea, it may not be available to listeners in Japan and other areas until later in the month. The album will contain 11 tracks total.
BoA’s record label SM Entertainment has released an almost half-hour video commemorating the artist’s 20th anniversary on their YouTube channel, which can be previewed below.
Rei new album “HONEY” out on November 25th!
Honey (album cover)
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Singer-songwriter Rei is releasing a new album this month! HONEY will be the blues guitarist’s second full length album. It will contain 12 tracks total, including the songs “Categorizing Me” and an album mix of “What Do You Want?”
Music videos to “Categorizing Me” and “What Do You Want?” are available on Rei’s official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
GARNiDELiA new album “Kishikaisei” out on Nov 25th!
Kishikaisei (album cover)
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GARNiDELiA is releasing their new album on November 25th! Kishikaisei will be the duo’s first album on the Universal Music Label and commemorate the 10th anniversary of their career. The album will contain 11 songs total, including “star trail” and the title track “Kishikaisei.”
The album trailer and music videos to “Kishikaisei” and “star trail” are available on GARNiDELiA’s official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
Fujikawa Chiai new album “HiKiKoMoRi” out on Nov 24th!
HiKiKoMoRi (regular edition cover)
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Singer-songwriter Fujikawa Chiai is releasing her third album on November 24th! The album, titled HiKiKoMoRi, will contain 11 songs including “Bakemono to yobarete,” the ending theme to the animated TV show Munou na Nana, and “Ari no mama”, used as the theme song of the movie Kasouken no Onna.
UPDATED 2020-11-14: The music videos to “Bakemono to yobarete” and “Ari no mama” are available on Fujikawa’s official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list.
Shinano Yae debuts with album “Seken Shirazu” on Nov 18th!
Seken Shirazu (album cover)
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Singer-songwriter Shinano Yae is releasing her debut album on November 18th! Titled Seken Shirazu, the album will contain 10 total tracks, including 6 digital singles “16-sai,” “Shita wo kande shineru hodo ni wa,” “Liar,” “Hajimete no Kiss,” and “Loser” plus 4 previously unreleased tracks.
Several lyric videos/lyric films are available on Shinano Yae’s official YouTube channel, and some can be previewed below the track list.
Taeyeon releasing new mini album “#GirlsSpkOut” on November 18th!
#GirlsSpkOut (regular edition cover)
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Singer Taeyeon is releasing her second Japanese mini album on November 18th! #GirlsSpkOut will contain 5 songs total. The title track is a mid-tempo R&B tune featuring rapper Chanmina. “I do” is a slow, groovy song that the singer has performed at live concerts but is previously unreleased on CD.
The music video to “#GirlsSpkOut feat. Chanmina” has been posted to YouTube by SM Entertainment, Taeyeon’s music label, and “I do” has been posted by Universal Music. The accomplished South Korean singer, a member of the break-out Kpop group Girls Generation, has released 2 solo albums and several mini albums in South Korea, and one mini album in Japan thus far.
POP ART TOWN new album “Sensation” out on November 18th.
Sensation (album cover)
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Indie pop/funk band POP ART TOWN is releasing their second album on November 18th! Titled Sensation, the album will contain 8 tracks total, like the band’s prior album SWEET! SWEET? SWEET! This album will include 2 digital singles, “Girls Don’t Cry” and “Akkenai.”
Short audio clips to the two digital singles are available on POP ART TOWN’s official YouTube channel, and can be previewed below the track list. UPDATED 2020-11-14: the full release trailer for the album has been posted to the band’s Youtube channel as well.
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