Archive for January, 2008

The YKDB Forum is Down…

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

The bandwidth has been exceeded *__* If anything it looks like a good sign that a lot of people have been visiting the site. Please don’t let it be a hacker doing a DoS attack.

Anyway, if the bandwidth has naturally been exceeded, then it should be back at the start of next month.

Kanno Featured in Keyboard Magazine

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Kanno is featured in the Artist Discography section of the March 2008 issue of Keyboard Magazine. The magazine was released yesterday, January 28, 2008.

Price: Y760 (approx 7 USD)
Available through Amazon.

Sources: coma, Keyboard Magazine Official Site

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Hair and Skincare CM Release

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008



click the image to go the item’s Amazon page
As previously reported, Yoko Kanno has made the music to the Hair and Skincare CMs, whose vocalist is Hajime Chitose. It will be released in an album Image 7 as the second track, entitled “Megumi no Ame (Blessing’s Rain)”.

Details:

Title: Image 7
Release Date: February 6, 2008
Price: ¥ 2,730 (approx. 25.41 USD)
Purchase through: Amazon

I am looking forward to this release, it’s certainly good music.

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Kirin Beer Brand CM

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Click the image to view the CM video gallery page

New CM! It’s been a while since we’ve heard any ounce of news from Kanno, but considering the busy former year, the lull was very much welcome. Not to last too long, I hope :)

Product: Kirin Beer Brand
Song Name: Ninnin no Naka no Hokori (Everyone’s Pride Inside)
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Lyrics:
Tsumire Iwashi
Singer: Kiseru

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Who Exactly Sings as Sheryl Nome?

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

It has been known that Aya Endo is the vocalist for Sheryl Nome, but there’s still no news on who exactly sings as Sheryl Nome. Is it safe to say it’s her? Does anyone know if Aya Endo sings, and it is her voice in that song?

In one of the newest news in macrossf.com, the entry to Don’t be Late is written like this:

And the vocalist for the song is named as Sheryl Nome, alongside the real names of the lyricists, arranger and composer. This is also the entry seen in the ending crawl of the animation’s first episode broadcast.

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