News: Kagrra, / Untitled New Album [2007.02.14]

Kagrra, will release their 3rd major album on Valentine's Day next year.

Artist: Kagrra,
Release: untitled new album
Label: PS Company / Columbia Music Entertainment
Date: 2007.02.14

Limited Edition
CD + DVD
Catalog Number: COZA-249～250
Price: 3,800 yen (tax in)

Normal Edition
CD
Catalog Number: COCP-34117
Price: 3,150 yen (tax in)

Supposedly, the album will only have 9 tracks. Kagrra,'s previous album releases contained 10 to 12 tracks. 9 tracks is almost a mini-album, not a full-length album. I really hope they add more tracks since the details haven't been finalized yet.

News credit to the Kagrra, LJ community.

News: ガゼット (the GazettE) / Hyena [2007.02.07]

Gazette will delight us with another single release early next year. What surprises will they have in store for us?

Artist: ガゼット (Gazette)
Release: Hyena
Label: PS Company
Date: 2007.02.07

Optical Impression
2 tracks + DVD
1.Hyena
2.千鶴
Catalog Number: KICM-91192
Price: 1,680 yen (tax in)

Auditory Impression
3 tracks
1.Hyena
2.千鶴
3.Defective Tragedy
Catalog Number: KICM-1192
Price: 1,260 yen (tax in)

Look forward to it!

News: Get Kagrra, to Perform in the US!

The Japanese Student Network (JSN) here in the United States will organize an event called Tokyo Night 2007 on March 31/April 1 in Los Angeles, California.

Q: What is Tokyo Night?

Our objectives of Tokyo Night are to promote a spirit of unity among those of different backgrounds, and to introduce them to both traditional and popular Japanese culture. We are also committed to helping young aspiring artists to expand their creative possibilities in the U.S. We will produce a synthetic entertainment event for our anticipated more than 2, 800 attendees by combining latest club music, visual arts and a fusion of Japanese goods and services. We strongly believe that it is important to create goodwill between people of different backgrounds: our goal remains to promote understanding and respect for differences along with a will to work together to achieve similar goals as members of the same society in order to advance harmony. These are the major themes for upcoming Tokyo Night 2007.

According to the related threads on Batsu J-Rock Forum, JSN is now in serious talks with Kagrra,'s management about the possibility of performing at Tokyo Night, but they must bring in an audience of 2000 or more. If you're pretty damn sure you can make it, please let the organizers of the event know. Bring our beloved Kagrra, to the US! (Please note that Tokyo Night is a 18+ event.)

Related Batsu threads...
Tokyo Night 2007: http://batsu.org/viewtopic.php?t=17562
Bring Kagrra, to Tokyo Night 2007: http://www.batsu.org/viewtopic.php?t=18851

News: アリス九號. (alice nine.) / HELLO, DEAR NUMBERS [2007.01.24]

Artist: アリス九號. (alice nine.)
Release: HELLO, DEAR NUMBERS Tour Final at Shibuya Kokaido Public Hall (live DVD)
Label: PS Company
Date: 2007.01.24

Limited Edition
Concert disc + bonus disc (making of, interview)
Catalog Number: KIBM-90129
Price: 6,090 yen (tax in)

Normal Edition
Concert disc
Catalog Number: KIBM-129
Price: 3,990 yen (tax in)

I'm surprised how affordable this new live DVD release is. It's only 2/3 the price of Gazette's Nameless Liberty DVD. Now I'll actually consider buying it. Or should I wait another year or so until alice nine. performs at Budokan (actually, knowing alice nine., it'll be probably be less than a year)? But by then, the band will be way too famous/popular for their Budokan DVD to be as affordable as this one.