Utada Hikaru will sing theme song for Innocent Love
Good news for Hikki fans, or Maki fans, and especially good news for me as I’m a fan of both. I’ll be uploading Innocent Love.
Hikaru Utada will be singing the theme song for the drama series “Innocent Love,” which stars popular actress Maki Horikita. This will be Utada’s first song for a drama in Fuji TV’s prized Monday night time slot since “Can You Keep A Secret?” for the 2001 hit “HERO.”
This past spring, Utada sang the theme for the popular drama “Last Friends.” That show’s production staff are also working on “Innocent Love,” and they decided to offer her another tie-in. But rather than requesting a new song, they chose the ballad “Eternally,” originally recorded for her second album “Distance” in 2001. The producers reportedly felt that the song strongly matched the image of the drama.
Apparently, the song will use a re-edited version of the original vocal recording. It was remixed at a London recording studio to emphasize the vocals more, resulting in a new version titled “Eternally -Drama Mix-.”
The song will be released digitally and as a chaku-uta, starting on the drama’s premiere date of October 20. Currently, there are no plans for a CD release.
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(Oricon) Top sale albums/singles for the first half of 2008
2008 FIRST HALF SINGLE RANKING TOP 25
01 Aoyama Thelma feat. Soulja - Soba ni Iru ne
02 KAT-TUN - DON’T U EVER STOP
03 KAT-TUN - LIPS
04 Shuchishin - Shuchishin
05 Arashi - Step and Go
06 Sugimoto Masato - Waremokou
07 NEWS - Taiyou no Namida
08 Amuro Namie - 60s 70s 80s
09 GReeeeN - Kiseki
10 NEWS - SUMMER TIME
11 Kanjani8 - Wahaha
12 JERO - Umiyuki
13 Hey!Say! JUMP - Dreams come true
14 B’z - BURN -Fumetsu no Face-
15 Hamasaki Ayumi - Mirrorcle World
16 SMAP - Dangan Fighter
17 EXILE - Pure / You’re my sunshine
18 SMAP - Sono Mama / White Message
19 Aqua Timez - Niji
20 V6 - way of life
21 Hikawa Kiyoshi - Genkai Funauta
22 Maizu Tsukasa - No more
23 Shimizu Shota - HOME
24 Ketsumeishi - Deai no Kakera
25 L’Arc~en~Ciel - DRINK IT DOWN
2008 FIRST HALF ALBUM RANKING TOP 25
01 EXILE - EXILE LOVE
02 Kobukuro - 5296
03 EXILE - EXILE CATCHY BEST
04 Utada Hikaru - HEART STATION
05 DREAMS COME TRUE - AND I LOVE YOU
06 BUMP OF CHICKEN - orbital period
07 Koda Kumi - Kingdom
08 Hamasaki Ayumi - GUILTY
09 Shibasaki Kou - Single Best
10 YUI - I LOVED YESTERDAY
11 Various Artists - Ai no Uta
12 Tokunaga Hideaki - Vocalist 3
13 Hirai Ken - FAKIN’ POP
14 Aoyama Thelma - DIARY
15 Various Artists - R35 Sweet J-Ballads
16 Perfume - GAME
17 Bank Band - Soushi Souai 2
18 Superfly - Superfly
19 Arashi - Dream “A”live
20 Kobukuro - ALL SINGLES BEST
21 HY - HeartY
22 Tokunaga Hideaki - Vocalist
23 aiko - Himitsu
24 Oda Kazumasa - Jikou Best 2
25 KAT-TUN - KAT-TUN III -QUEEN OF PIRATES-
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Oricon SINGLE WEEKLY TOP 30 (2008.06.23)
01. VERB - GLAY
02. MOON - Koda Kumi
03-1. Gekidou - UVERworld
03-2. Just break the limit! - UVERworld
04. resonance - T.M.Revolution
05. Kiseki - GReeeeN
06. C\C (Cinderella\Complex) - High-King
07. Mou Ichido… feat. BENI - Dohzi-T
08. SKY - Ohashi Takuya
09. CHAOTIC BELL - Angelo
10. Niji - Aqua Timez
11. Aishiteru - Shimizu Shota
12-1. Koiuta -Koiuta- - Tackey & Tsubasa
12-2. PROGRESS - Tackey & Tsubasa
13. O2 - ORANGE RANGE
14. Genkai Funauta - Kiyoshi Hikawa
15. Dreams come true - Hey! Say! JUMP
16. Shuchishin - Shuchishin
17. 88 - LM.C
18. Prisoner Of Love - Utada Hikaru
19. Crazy World feat. AI - Anna Tsuchiya
20. Yoku Aru Hanashi ~Mofuku no Onna Hen~ - Kou Shibasaki
21. Namida wo Todokete - Tortoise Matsumoto
22. Tsu・Yo・Ga・Ri - Kome kome Club
23-1. Kissing you - BoA
23-2. Sparkling - BoA
23-3. Joyful Smile - BoA
24-1. Shiawase no Monosashi - Mariya Takeuchi
24-2. Ureshikute Samishi Hi (Your Wedding Day) - Mariya Takeuchi
25. Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~ - JYONGRI
26. Umiyuki - JERO
27. Wajima Asaichi - Kaori Mizumori
28. Chou - V6
29. DON’T U EVER STOP - KAT-TUN
30. Hana - jealkb
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Oricon SINGLE WEEKLY TOP 30 (2008.06.16)
01. Kiseki - GReeeeN
02-1. Koiuta -Koiuta- - Tackey & Tsubasa
02-2. PROGRESS - Tackey & Tsubasa
03. 88 - LM.C
04. Aishiteru - Shimizu Shota
05-1. Kissing you - BoA
05-2. Sparkling - BoA
05-3. Joyful Smile - BoA
06. Yoku Aru Hanashi ~Mofuku no Onna Hen~ - Kou Shibasaki
07. Tsu・Yo・Ga・Ri - Kome kome Club
08. Niji - Aqua Timez
09. O2 - ORANGE RANGE
10. Namida wo Todokete - Tortoise Matsumoto
11. Dreams come true - Hey! Say! JUMP
12. Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~ - JYONGRI
13. Niji ga Kieta hi - Motohiro Hata
14. Chou - V6
15. WORD OF THE VOICE - FLOW
16. DON’T U EVER STOP - KAT-TUN
17. Prisoner Of Love - Utada Hikaru
18. Shuchishin - Shuchishin
19. Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi - ON⁄OFF
20. Kizuna - Hi-Fi CAMP
21-1. Shiawase no Monosashi - Mariya Takeuchi
21-2. Ureshikute Samishi Hi (Your Wedding Day) - Mariya Takeuchi
22. Taisetsu na Mono - AI
23-1. Diamond Crevasse - Sheryl Norm starring May’n
23-2. Iteza Gogo Kyuuji Don’t Be Late - Sheryl Norm starring May’n
24. Discovery - Mamoru Miyano
25. Odore - Micro
26. LIFE - Kimaguren
27-1. START - Masataka Nakagauchi
27-2. sun will shine again - Masataka Nakagauchi
28-1. Wasure Mono - Sakai Masaaki
28-2. Saike na heart - Sakai Masaaki
29. Umiyuki - JERO
30. regret - Mai Hoshimura
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First kiss (320k)
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「First Kiss」収録曲 （）内は発売年
01. 宇多田ヒカル「First Love」（1999年）
02. 椎名林檎「ここでキスして」（1999年）
03. 今井美樹「PRIDE」（1996年）
04 Every Little Thing「Time goes by」（1998年）
05. DREAMS COME TRUE「なんて恋したんだろ」（1999年）
06. CHARA「やさしい気持ち」（1997年）
07. the brilliant green 「There will be love there－愛のある場所－」（1998年）
08. 鬼束ちひろ「眩暈」（2001年）
09. hitomi「there is…」（1999年）
10. 矢井田瞳「My Sweet Darlin’」（2000年）
11. 松任谷由実「Hello, my friend（1994年）
12. 華原朋美「I’m Proud」（1996年）
13. globe「Can’t Stop Fallin’ in Love」（1996年）
13. 相川七瀬「Sweet Emotion」（1997年）
14. GO!GO!7188「こいのうた」（2000年）
2008年05月21日発売 / 2,500円 (税込) / TOCT-26557
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2008 (2008.05.31)
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MC: Cyril
LIVE:
Mariah Carey - I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time
EXILE - 24karats feat. DOBERMAN INC (VMAJ Version)
Simple Plan - When I’m Gone
FERGIE - Big Girls Don’t Cry
ayaka - Okaeri
Wada Akiko & Kochi - MOTHER’S KISS SONG
ORANGE RANGE - O2
NELLY & FERGIE - Party People
Winners:
Best Male Video — Ne-Yo - Because of You
Best Female Video — FERGIE - Big Girls Don’t Cry
Best Group Video — m-flo loves Hinouchi Emi & Ryohei & Emyli & YOSHIKA & LISA - love comes and goes
Best New Artist Video — Hata Motohiro - Uroko
Best Video of the Year — EXILE - I Believe
Best Rock Video — RADWIMPS - Order Made
Best Pop Video — AVRIL LAVIGNE - Girlfriend
Best R&B Video — Amuro Namie - Hide & Seek
Best Hip Hop Video — RIP SLYME - I.N.G
Best Reggae Video — Shonannokaze - Suirenka
Best Dance Video — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - Do it Again
Best Video from a Film — Utada Hikaru “Beautiful World” from EVANGELION:1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE
Best Collaboration Video — Koda Kumi - LAST ANGEL feat. Tohoshinki
Best Album of the Year — EXILE - EXILE LOVE
Best buzzAsia from Japan — AI - I’ll Remember You
Best buzzAsia from Korea — Cherry Filter - Feel It
Best buzzAsia from Taiwan — Andy Lau - One
Best Karaokee! Song — EXILE - Toki no Kakera
MTV Video Vanguard Award — MARIAH CAREY
MTV Rock The World Award — Kobayashi Takeshi & Sakurai Kazutoshi
RED HOT AWARD — INFINITY 16