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Tracklist of "Best of Hero" 01. Best of Hero (theme song of the TBS TV drama "Gachibaka") 02. Cuz you'll know that you're right 03. Best of Hero ~Instrumental~ |
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Update of the music and lyric sections |
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always & Same PV, & Chance for you live snapshots have been added always snapshots (PV) Same snapshots (PV) Chance for you (live from "Like a fuse of love live tour) |
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2006/06/03 at live door [diary at live door] What’s Up!! Recently, the weather has become hotter. Because this is a season that easily causes sunburn, I try my best to have counter-measure against the sunburn. I’m doing recording and photographing everyday, and so I’m fully occupied. Yes!! The new song “Diamond Wave?will be released on June 21. Please wait. This time the music is like refreshing summer. The chorus part is using various devices to make the song delightful. I really want to sing and dance with everybody!! With this kind of song, I will certainly do human wave at the live concert. From June 3 the theme song is on air at “Sports Urugusu? so everyone please check it out. New song release, live tour, this year I’m also being surrounded by music. |
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"Diamond Wave" c/w Safest Place preview [listen] |
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Photo gallery 10, 11, 12 uploaded Enter Photo Gallery PV Snapshots uploaded: Ashita e kakeru hashi, My Story Your Song, Love, needing |
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"Diamond Wave" 32sec Preview [Listen] (wma format) |
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Photo gallery 6, 7, 8, 9 uploaded (400 photos) Enter Photo Gallery |
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Photo gallery 3, 4, 5 uploaded (300 photos) |
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2006 live tour's title "Mai Kuraki LIVE TOUR 2006 DIAMOND WAVE" |
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---track info--- 01. Diamond Wave (lyrics: Kuraki Mai / music & arrangement: Tokunaga Akihito) 02. Safest Place (lyrics: Kuraki Mai / music: Ohno Aika / arrangement: Ikeda Daisuke) 03. Diamond Wave ~grand bleu mix~ Release Date: June 21, 2006 |
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Whole music section has been updated with available links Photo gallery 01 / 02 open (200 photos) more coming soon Former pv / cm snapshots section is under the Photo section now 2006 live tour schedule from August 11 to October 28 - 36 live concerts |
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New single "Diamond Wave" will be released on June 21.2006 (The theme song of Nihon TV's Sports Urugusu) It will be on air on June 3, 2006 |
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Cuz you’ll know that you’re right [Lyric] / [JLyric] |
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Best of Hero PV [Snapshots] |
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Best of Hero [Lyric] / [JLyric] |
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Best of Hero [DL1] / [DL2] Cuz you'll know that you're right [DL1] / [DL2] (Format: wma) |
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Lyric translations Growing of my heart [translation] Seven nights [translation] Winter Swear [translation] |
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Mai's live performance at Kohaku 2005 [DL] (format: wma) |
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There is a change of release date for Mai's live tour DVD. The on-sale date is changed from Feb 15 to Feb 22, 2006. It contains last year Japan national live tour final, and it is also a memorial live of Mai's birthday performance on Oct 28, 2005 at Japan Budoukan. Emotional suprise scenes and documentary image are also to be included into two-DVD. Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2005 LIKE A FUSE OF LiVE and Tour Documentary of "chance for you" DVD Release Date: Feb 22, 2006 Length: 155 min |
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Best of hero preview (format: wma) |
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Tracklist of "Best of Hero" 01. Best of Hero (theme song of the TBS TV drama "Gachibaka") 02. Cuz you'll know that you're right 03. Best of Hero ~Instrumental~ |
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One fan's link added  Simply Wonderful -inoffizielle Kuraki Mai Fan Site!- A german Mai.K fan site - Chat, downloads, detailed profile & additional informations, ... |
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Mai's performance snapshots at Kohaku 2005 |
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New single "Best of Hero" will be released on Feb 8, 2006 This is the theme song of the TBS TV drama "Gachibaka" that starts airing on Jan 19, 2006 |
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DVD of Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2005 Like A Fuse Of Love will be released on Feb 15, 2006 |
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Music section's new layout |
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On December 31, 2005, Mai will be at the 56th NHK Kohaku show for the third time in a roll. Info from NHK |
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"Growing of my heart" ranks at the number 7 at weekly Oricon Chart with a total of 38,000 copies being sold (info from oricon style) |
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Growing of my heart [Lyric] [Japanese] Seven Nights [Lyric] [Japanese] Winter *Swear [Lyric] [Japanese] |
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4 mai pics [here] (800 X 600px) |
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"Growing of my heart" is currently at the number 4 spot on Oricon Chart |
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Growing of my heart [DL] Seven Nights [DL] Winter * Swear [DL] (wma format) |
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Growing of my heart PV snapshots |
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 Thai Mai- Mai Kuraki Fanbclub in Thailand |
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NHK Kohaku (the Japanese famous annual music event being held at the end of each year) is currently running a vote for the top 30 songs for its 56th show. Voters can choose 3 old songs (plus one recent hit) that they like from 600 songs (songs as early as 1945). Mai's "Love, day after tomorrow" (her debut Japanese single) is one of the songs on the list. The vote started back in September 30 and will end at October 31, 2005. Currently "Love, day after tomorrow" sits at number 24. I already voted for Mai. If you want to support Mai, you can vote here. However, the site is in Japanese only. I will update the news after the vote ended |
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All the links from the music section have been updated. They should be working now |
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(length - 1:26 / format - wma) |
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 A Jpop ranking site |
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Simply Wonderful A great Mai's site with news, lyrics, scans, downloads and more |
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New single "Growing of my heart" 3 songs will be included in the single. "Growing of my heart" is an upbeat song from the new opening of the animated series " Detective Conan" 1. Growing of my heart Lyric: Kuraki Mai Music: Ohno Aika 2. Seven Nights Lyric: Kuraki Mai Music: Ohno Aika 3. Winter *Swear Lyric: Kuraki Mai Music: Micheal Africk |
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She got the ideas for her newest album "Fuse of Love" from her last year's live tour. The fans, the backstage musicians and the staffs, so many people with love supported together to sing. And also identical to the everyday life, it is what people can sense from the bottom of their hearts. These crowed feelings of gratitude, the love that gives people the strength to face forward expresses in the form of music. The title means love's fuse. The axis of love, the feeling of solidarity and friendship were furthermore in " I sing a song for you" depicted as at the time when feeling of sad news, the wounded person want to turn towards the supplication of humane love at the near sentiment. Of all the song lyrics that Mai wrote, the various love cross-section rose to the surface vividly. With the possess of the undulation of modernistic R&B and the old disco sound, the coming of the tune of the ballad at the the end composites tender feelings. On the other hand, the direction of the new song is rock style with strong guitar and gorgeous synthesizer that makes up the energy of the tune. Because of the persisted feeling of always being a challenger, regarding to Mai, it is the type of song about the feeling of nervousness during a wrestle in the new life situation. (info at YOMIURI ONLINE) |
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3 songs will be included in the single. |
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(info at Oricon) |
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(info at Oricon) |
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01. Honey feeling for me [Romanized] [Japanese] 02. P.S MY SUNSHINE [Romanized] [Japanese] 03. You Look At Me ~One [Romanized] [Japanese] 04. Kakenukeru Inazuma [Romanized] [Japanese] 05. Don't Leave Me Alone [Romanized] [Japanese] 06. Love, Needing [Romanized] [Japanese] 07. Dancing [Romanized] [Japanese] 08. Tell Me What [Romanized] [Japanese] 09. LOVE SICK [Romanized] [Japanese] 10. Ashita e Kakeru Hashi [Romanized] [Japanese] 11. I Sing A Song For You [Romanized] [Japanese] 12. Chance For You [Romanized] [Japanese] |
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01. Honey, Feeling For Me 02. P.S MY SUNSHINE 03. You Look At Me ~One 04. Kakenukeru Inazuma 05. Don't Leave Me Alone 06. Love, Needing 07. Dancing 08. Tell Me What 09. LOVE SICK 10. Ashita e Kakeru Hashi 11. I Sing A Song For You 12. Chance For You (info from HMV) |
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c (info from HMV) |
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The release date is still the same: August 24, 2005 The album will include her previous 4 singles "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi", "Love, needing", "Dancing", and "P.S MY SUNSHINE" with 8 other new songs. |
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(further offical info will be announced on mai's official site) |
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Mai now holds the record of having all 21 of her singles in the top-ten since her debut according to the female artists ranking record (infomation from Oricon Style - Japanese) |
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Tell me your way [romanized] [Japanese] |
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See the PV online at bestyz.com 2003 Sea Breeze CM - version 1 2003 Sea Breeze CM - version 2 2002 Sea Breeze CM |
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There will be 16 performances in 14 places in Japan See the schedule (More infomation at H.I.P - Japanese) |
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The gradually turning of Sakura blossom into leaf and the sunlight signal the becoming of Summer. She asked if everyone has grown accustomed to the living of the start of new life. She lives her life everyday with enjoyment and she's is also happy about the release on June 1. (Japanese message at livedoor) |
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(Japanese message at livedoor) |
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1. P.S. My Sunshine Lyric: Kuraki Mai Music/arrangement: Okamoto Hitoshi (from Garnet Crow) 2. Tell me your way Lyric: Kuraki Mai Music: Goto Kouji 3. P.S. My Sunshine ~Day Track Version~ Lyric: Kuraki Mai Music: Okamoto Hitoshi Arrangement: Nakano Yuki Release Date: June 1, 2005 |
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Just click right into the site and the music will start automatically. Click on the note at the bottom for restart. |
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Time: every Saturday morning from 6:30 to 8:30 in Japan Mezamashi Doyoubi Official site |
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Mai has acheived 20 consecutive singles at the top 5 ranking of the Oricon weekly single chart since her first debut Oricon site |
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through the River [Romanized Lyric] [Japanese Lyric] You look at me ~one [Romanized Lyric] [Japanese Lyric] |
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Mai wore a blue kimono as she smiled and hold on to her graduation certificate.  Information and pics from yahoo headlines and Sponichi |
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Some contents of the interview (not all of the questions and answers): This time the song has a 80's groove with R&B dance feel and Mai said that the first time she heard the tone of this song is last year in April and right away she thought that this would be a great song in concert where everyone could sing along. It has a feel of lively motion and she thought the time to release this song is at the season when something has a new start. She will graduate from university in March, so this is an appropriate time to release this song about her turning point. This time the content of the song is reassuring. What is the most important value that the lyric is trying to convey? Mai answered that overall the lyric is trying to express a positive view. The theme is the releasing of her inside feeling and sensation. Is there any connection of the song with Mai's precious song, "Love, needing"? Mai said that it is difficult to find a connection, since the previous work is a long time love song and this song is full of vigor and energy. What is the most important thing that the lyric of "You look at me ~one" is trying to convey? Mai said that when someone is at painful darkness, one will be squashed in the world of lonely isolation and lose sight of oneself. Why did the decision is made for the PV to have photographing in L.A? Mai answered that "Dancing" is really a vigor song and the beginning of spring of NY is cheerfulness due to splendid rainfall and so it makes a vitality performance in the PV. Finally Mai said that she really enjoyed very much working with the director who is a local resident there. The PV expresses a wonderful reflection of the cross over of the language barrier and music. Go here for the whole interview in Japanese |
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