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Reina & The Blue Valentines, who released their first album "Lady or Girl?" last February, now offer a live album that comes with both CD and DVD. This is of their first one-man show that was held on April 25, 2015.

A second one-man show will be held on release day November 3 at Shibuya Milky Way, starting at noon! Details here.

Reina & Blue Valentines "First Recital in Shibuya"
野佐怜奈とブルーヴァレンタインズ 「ファースト・リサイタル in 渋谷」

CD
1. katte ni Destiny
2. uragiri no machikado
3. Space Camera
4. Star Ocean
5. Pistol to onna
6. Romantic konya
7. ai no Lost And Found
8. China Blue
9. warui onna
10. Rock'n'Roll Drive
11. hoshi furu oka
12. kyō wa sayonara

DVD
1. Space Camera
2. Romantic konya
3. ai no Lost And Found
4. China Blue
5. warui onna
6. Rock'n'Roll Drive
7. hoshi furu oka

Apricot Sounds ACDS-2
Out 11/3, ¥2778 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships within Japan only

"hoshi furu oka" (Original album version)

Perfume has a brand new single out now! The group celebrates this year its 15th anniversary!

The limited edition includes a bonus track (a newly recorded version of "Imitation World") and instrumentals, a DVD, and comes in special packaging.

Perfume "STAR TRAIN"

CD (Limited edition)
1. STAR TRAIN
2. TOKIMEKI LIGHTS
3. Imitation World
4. STAR TRAIN -Original Instrumental-
5. TOKIMEKI LIGHTS -Original Instrumental-
6. Imitation World -Original Instrumental-

DVD (Limited edition only)
1. STAR TRAIN -Video Clip-
2. Perfume View

Limited edition (CD+DVD, with bonus tracks & special packaging)
Universal Music UPCP-9012
Out now (10/28), ¥1850 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, YesAsia, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships within Japan only

CD (Regular edition)
1. STAR TRAIN
2. TOKIMEKI LIGHTS

Regular edition (CD only)
Universal Music UPCP-5008
Out now (10/28), ¥926 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, YesAsia, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships within Japan only

"STAR TRAIN" teaser clip

Previously sold exclusively at shows, synth dance pop unit Kit Cat's first mini-album "Scratch You!" has been officially released, including a bonus DVD of a show held at Chelsea Hotel in Shibuya on August 19. The album includes a cover of Tom Tom Club's "Wordy Rappinghood".

Kit Cat's first one-man show will be held on November 3 at Shimokitazawa Shelter.

Kit Cat "SCRATCH YOU!" (CD+DVD)

1. Hang Around
2. teenage summer
3. oshaberi majo (Wordy Rappinghood)
4. Fairy Tale ☆ Twin Tail
5. SPACE CAT WALK

POPLOT CHEERING-0008
Out 10/14, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
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† Tower Records ships within Japan only

"Hang Around"

"oshaberi majo (Wordy Rappinghood)"

Techno-pop idol Aira Mitsuki (Twitter), who just got back from a hiatus last month with single "Lightsaver", has another brand new single out now! This is produced by DJ'TEKINA//SOMETHING (SoundCloud, aka Yuyoyuppe), and "Lililiy☆Nation" is a cover of a song he wrote that originally used Vocaloid. Title track "Animo!" is a brand new song.

A CD edition will be available on Amazon Japan from November 7 and is said to also include another cover, of DJ'TEKINA/SOMETHING's "Hope". Also, previous single "Lightsaver" has also just been released as a CD on Amazon Japan including exclusive bonus track "F.F.C.".

Aira Mitsuki "Animo!"
アイラミツキ 「Animo!」

1. Lililiy☆Nation
2. Animo!
3. Lililiy☆Nation (instrumental)
4. Animo! (instrumental)

MOtOLOiD
Out now (10/29)
Sample/buy:

"Lililiy☆Nation (short ver.)"

"Animo! (short ver.)"

Singer Izumi Ookawara (Qypthone) has a new solo song out today on iTunes! The catchy song was written by herself, arranged with Ishigaki Kentarō (also of Qypthone) and Oonishi Mami, and recorded with a full band and brass section.

Izumi Ookawara "Precious Days" (Download)
大河原 泉 「Precious Days」

Delicatessen Recordings
Out now (10/28)
Sample/buy: (World), (Japan)

Also check out these other recent singles:
"Strawberry Jam"
"Polka dot on the paper"

Negicco has a brand new live DVD out now! This is of a band-backed show held at outdoor venue Hibiya Yaon held last August 16. The show included 22 songs, with special guest Tajima Takao joining for "Sunshine Nihonkai" sung in the encore.

Photos of the show can be seen on this report at Natalie.

Negicco "Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo Road of Negiiiiiii ~Negicco One Man Show~ 2015 Summer"
Negicco 「日比谷野外大音楽堂 Road of Negiiiiiii ～Negicco One Man Show～ 2015 Summer」

1. Triple! WONDERLAND
2. Negative Girls!
3. hadashi no Rainbow
4. 1000% no kataomoi
5. Life Is Candy Travel
6. tokimeku MERMAID
7. Party ni tsuite.
8. Summer Breeze
9. Route Seven no kioku
10. Cream Soda Love
11. oyasumi
12. futari no yūgi
13. BLUE, GREEN, RED AND GONE
14. jiyū ni
15. hikari no Spur
16. attōteki na Style
17. sayonara Music
18. tokimeki no Headliner
19. Negicco kara kimi e
20. Sunshine Nihonkai
21. nee Vardia
22. tokimeki ★ My Dream

T-Palette Records TPRD-0014
Out now (10/20), ¥5000 (excl. 10% tax)
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Teaser

hitomitoi has a brand new album out now! Producers and musicians include Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryusenkei), Dorian, Kashif (PPP, Jintana & Emeralds), LUVRAW (ImageCluv), Crystal ((((sssurrounddd))), Jintana & Emeralds) and mabanua. This is the follow-up to album "Snowbank Social Club" (2014) and mini-album "Pacific High / Aleutian Low" (2014).

A show will be held at Billboard Tokyo on Monday October 26 featuring special guest LUVRAW. Details here.

hitomitoi "The Memory Hotel"
一十三十一 「The Memory Hotel」

1. Overture
2. The Memory Hotel
3. sono me wa, Hypnotic
4. Mystery Train
5. bō-kyaku-hi-kō
6. Surrenderer
7. Mon Fatal Amour
8. Canaria kibun de
9. Lonely Woman
10. Labyrinth ~kaze no machi de~

Billboard Records HBRJ-1021
Out 10/7, ¥2600 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, YesAsia, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†, (Japan ^‡), Spotify
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‡ How to buy from iTunes Japan?

"Labyrinth ~kaze no machi de~"

Digest clip

Nomoto Karia has created a self-produced photo book of herself as captured by five photographers: Leona Tamura, Ani Watanabe, Takanori Fujishiro, Shigeo Shidara and Rowland Kirishima.

All photographers adopted distinctive themes and techniques giving the splendid full-color 80-page book a lot of variety, from intimate bedroom shots to a rooftop sunset session, creative dresses made from kimono textiles, and even experimental projections on her nude body.

The book comes in hardcover and has an art book quality. Aside from online stores, it is also available at Karia's own eyewear shop Face Code in Kyoto.

Nomoto Karia "KARIA NOMOTO F" (Book)

B5 / 80 pages / Color / Hardcover

Ronsosha ISBN: 4846014622 (978-4-8460-1462-9)
Out now (10/15), ¥2300 (excl. tax)
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A brand new compilation from Crue-L Records is out today! All songs are either previously unreleased, or available for the first time on CD. The whole was compiled and mastered by Takimi Kenji, with design by Emori Takeaki (tone twilight).

All songs can be sampled at Amazon or HMV.

Various Artists "Crue-L Cafe II Compiled by Kenji Takimi"

1. Tomoki Kanda / Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Hikaru & Miyashita's Naha City Free Feel 2 Edit)
2. Crue-L Grand Orchestra vs TBD / Barbarella's Disco
3. Magic Touch & Laura Ingalls / New York City Woman
4. Fran-Key / Soredesho
5. The Beauty / Do You Remember The First Time
6. Being Borings / LolloL (Crimea X Remix)
7. 9dw / Bassa Marea
8. Crystal / Heavenly Overtone (Vakula Remix)
9. Crue-L Grand Orchestra / (You are) More Than Paradise (Theo Parrish Translation Long Version 2)

Crue-L Records KYTHMAK-155DA
Out 10/10, ¥2300 (excl. 10% tax)
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Shoko, a multi-artist based in London and Tokyo, has a first full-length album out now! Kaji Hideki, her husband, wrote all songs except for a cover of Saint Etienne's "London Belongs to Me". The album was recorded in Tokyo, Malmö (Sweden) and London, with three songs co-arranged by and recorded with Eggstone.

A book titled "London Fashion Style Book" (Amazon) by herself was also published this week.

Release special site

Shoko "A Love Letter to London"

1. The Flowers Of Kew Garden
2. Hope and Anchor
3. I Love Me, I'm Me
4. Worlds's End
5. After the Rain in London
6. Hoxton Square Coffee Shop
7. Princess Afternoon Tea
8. Pearly Dewdrops Sleep
9. Black and White
10. Nice Day for Strawberries
11. Mushroom
12. We Are in the Light
13. London Belongs to Me

Cutting Edge CTCR-14870
Out now (10/7), ¥3000 (excl. 10% tax)
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† Tower Records ships within Japan only

"Hope and Anchor" (Short ver.)

"London Belongs to Me"