November 2005 "Cover version of Eki" Hideaki Tokunaga released his cover album Vocalist on 14 September, 2005. He has a cover version of Eki. Vocalist TITLE Vocalist VOCAL Hideaki Tokunaga LABEL UNIVERSAL MUSIC FIRST LIMITED EDITION ( CD + DVD ) Catalogue : UMCK-9126 Price : 3,800 yen ( tax in ) NORMAL EDITION ( CD only ) Catalogue : UMCK-1195 Price : 3,000 yen ( tax in ) CRIMSON Title : Crimson Date of Release : 24th December, 1986 ( Wed ) Serial No: Vinyl : LP: L-12650 ( 2,800 yen / 24 Dec, 1986 ) Cassette Tape : CT : LKF - 8150 ( 2,800 yen / 24 Dec, 1986 ) CD : 32XL - 190 ( 3,500en / 24 Dec, 1986 ) WPCL - 421 ( 2,400 yen / 17 July, 1991 ) WPC6 - 8191 ( 1,500 yen / 25 April, 1996 ) Highest Position : 4-week no. 1 Label : Warner Pioneer Copies sold : 601,000 Song List : MIND GAME Eki Yakusoku Pink Champagne OH NO, OH YES! Exotica Mosaic no Shiro JEALOUS CANDLE Aka no Enamel Mick Jagger ni Hohoemio REMARKS Hideaki Tokunaga covers 13 songs from female singers in this cover album "Vocalist". Akina's "Eki" is one of the chosen songs. "Eki" is from Akina's 12th album "Crimson" which was released on 24 December, 1986. Eki is the second track of this album. Many people think that the original singer of "Eki" is Mariya Takeuchi. She is a singer song writer. She wrote "Eki" and "Oh No, Oh Yes!" for Akina in 1986. She also sings these two songs in her album and released Eki in 1987 and Oh No, Oh Yes in 1988 as the title songs of her singles. Single : Eki / MOON-753 / 28 November, 1987 Album : Request / 32XM-46 / 1987 Hideaki also covers some songs that Akina has covered in this cover album : Ihoujin ( Zero album ~ utahime II ) Cosmos ( Zero album ~ utahime II ) Dance wa Umaku Odorenai ( Utahime ) "NHK's poll" On 21 November, NHK released the result of the "Poll of the Favourite Songs". The result consists of 200 songs, 100 from the male singers and 100 from the female singers. The poll was held from 1 August to 31 October. Each voter could vote for 3 songs out of the 600 chosen songs from 1946 to 2004. Akina's 2 chosen songs, Kazarijanainoyo Namidawa and DESIRE - Jounetsu, were in the top 100 of female singers. Congratulations! Data About The Poll of The Favourite Songs Number of Voters 1,511,481 Total Vote 3,759,996 Age Groups of Voters Under 19 : 17.8 % 20 - 29 : 18 % 30 - 39 : 17.7 % 40 - 49 : 15.5 % 50 - 59 : 14.6 % 60 - 69 : 11.4 % Over 70 : 5 % Ratio of Voter Gender Male : 59.9 % Female : 40.1 %

October 2005 "Listen to Akina songs on RTHK Radio 2" Eric Hang who is a guest DJ of RTHK Radio 2 is a die hard Akina fan. He is one of the DJs of a radio programme "Go With Boys And Girls - Love Actually". He plays Akina's song at the end of his programme every time. The details of the show are as follow : Programme : Go With Boys And Girls - Love Actually Channel : RTHK Radio 2 Time : 14:00 - 16:00 ( every Saturday ) Remarks : Eric's programme starts after 15:30 news report. Eric's programme has been on air for 4 times, he played the following Akina's songs : Solitude ( 17 September, 2005 ) kinku ( 24 september, 2005 ) Jukkai - 1984 ( 1 October, 2005 ) Shojo A ( 8 October, 2005 ) If you want to listen to Akina's song on the radio, stay tune! "Fanclub Magazine Vol. 17" The latast issue of Akina Fanclub magazine has been released. It was posted at Nakano Shinbashiekimae Post Office on 3 October, 2005. The detail are as follows : Front Cover : Akina on stage at Club eX Page 1 : Akina's message Page 2 : Information of Akina Nakamori Dinner Show 2005 Page 3 : Akina talks about her Special Live 2005 Page 4 : Akina's photo of Special Live 2005 - Empress at Club eX Page 5 : Song List of Special Live 2005 Page 6 : Empress at Club eX 17 different key holders as gifts for the audience. The key holders are letters and figures "AKINA NAKAMORI 2005" Costume of Empress at Club eX Page 7 : Vote of Fans's favourite Akina album Resonancia ( 356 ) I hope so ( 327 ) Cruise ( 212 ) Crimson ( 182 ) Stock ( 120 ) Shaker ( 102 ) VAMP ( 87 ) Unbalance + Balance ( 71 ) La Alteracion ( 62 ) Fushigi ( 33 ) Page 8 : G Project ( a 2-year project will be released in 2006 ) Page 9 : Original Goods No. 01 - Bathrobe - 20,000 yen No. 02 - 5-File Set - 2,000 yen No. 03 - Key holder - 2,000 yen No. 04 - AN Logo T-shirt ( black / white ) - 3,500 yen Page 10 : Fanclub Information Back Cover : Akina on stage at Club eX "Jewel Ballads" Pony Canyon will release a compilation, Jewel Ballads. One of the songs is Akina's ballad. The details are as follows : Jewel Ballads Title Jewel Ballads Release Date 19 October, 2005 Code PCCA-02189 Price 2,310 yen ( tax in ) Remarks A collection of female artists' love songs Track 3 : "Yokan" by Akina Nakamori. This is a renewal version of 1995. This 75-minute compilation has 16 songs from 16 female singers. Booklet with 5,300 words gives information about the chosen songs.

September 2005 "Poll of Viewers's Favourite Songs" NHK is conducting a poll to find out "The Most Popular songs" before holding the 56th Kouhaku Utagassen on 31 December, 2005. The poll began on 1 August and will end on 31 October. NHK has released the result of the poll from 1 August to 30 September. 396,930 viewers have voted for their favourite songs. Akina's 2 chosen songs are on the top 30 chart. Akina on the Top 30 of the poll POSITION SONG 10 DESIRE - Jounetsu Year : 1986 No. : 417 12 Kazarijanainoyo Namidawa Year : 1984 No. : 382 The Poll Of The Most Popular Songs PERIOD 1 August - 31 October WAY OF POLL Each viewer can vote 3 songs. All kinds of songs can be voted. The vote from the personal computer and the cellular phone at the end of August. VENUE broadcasting stations and branches, and business centers broadcasting station executes NHK Studio Park NHK Cultural Center and NHK Broadcast Museum SONGS 600 songs The 600 songs are chosen from 2,000 songs from 1946 to 2004. Akina's song : Kazarijanainoyo Namidawa Year : 1984 No. : 382 DESIRE - Jounetsu Year : 1986 No. : 417 ENQUIRY Viewer Call Center : 0570-066-066 RESULT Release in November

August 2005 "The 56th Kouhaku Utagassen in 2005" NHK will hold The 56th Kouhaku Utagassen on 31 December, 2005. Before the show, NHK is conducting a poll to find out "The Most Popular songs". The detail are as follows : The Poll Of The Most Popular Songs PERIOD 1 August - 31 October WAY OF POLL Each viewer can vote 3 songs. All kinds of songs can be voted. The vote from the personal computer and the cellular phone at the end of August. VENUE broadcasting stations and branches, and business centers broadcasting station executes NHK Studio Park NHK Cultural Center and NHK Broadcast Museum SONGS 600 songs The 600 songs are chosen from 2,000 songs from 1946 to 2004. Akina's song : Kazarijanainoyo Namidawa Year : 1984 No. : 382 DESIRE - Jounetsu Year : 1986 No. : 417 ENQUIRY Viewer Call Center : 0570-066-066 RESULT Release in November

July 2005 "The Legendary Collection" SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINTMENT has released "The Legendary Collection" in Hong Kong recently. The collection includes over 20 albums which were released in the 1980s. Most of them are released in CD format for the first time. One of the compilations is from Yolinda Yau. It was very common for Hong Kong singers to sing cover versions of Japanese songs in the 80s. Yolinda sangs two cover versions of Akina's songs in her album "A Dance Without A Partner". Album Title : A Dance Without A Partner Singer : Yolinda Yan First Release Date : 1988 Recent Release Date : 25 July 2005 Catalogue: 82876715852 ( 25 July, 2005 ) Label : SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINTMENT Remarks : Yolinda sang two cover versions of Akina's songs Track 3 : Sunk Ship ( cover Akina's Nanpasen ) Track 4 : Don't want to be with you ( cover Akina's Tango Noir ) "Fanclub Magazine Vol. 16" The latast issue of Akina Fanclub magazine has been released. It was posted at Nakano Shinbashiekimae Post Office on 26 July, 2005. The detail are as follows : Front Cover : Akina at Tokyo National Museum Page 1 : Akina's message Page 2 : Information of Akina Nakamori Special Live 2005 - Empress at Club eX Page 3 : Interview - Akina talks about her Special Live 2005 Page 4 : Akina's photo Page 5 : Akina at Tokyo National Museum Page 6 : 2004 - 2005 Dinner Show stage costume design drafts by Akina Page 7 : Present of Akina Nakamori Special Live 2005 - 17 different key holders for 17 shows TV appearance - Akina is a guest of TBS TV programme "Bakuten", one of the presenters is wearing TATTOO costume and talks with Akina Page 8 : Questionnaire from FAITHWAY. 5 lucky fans who finish the questionnaire will get a present. Page 9 : Message from Akina Fanclub Goods : No. 01 - Cell phone strip - 1,500 yen No. 02 - Key holder - 2,000 yen No. 03 - Bathrobe - 20,000 yen Page 10 : Fanclub Information Back Cover : Exhibit of Tokyo National Museum "Cyber News" Cyber news web sites Sanspo and Nikkan Sports reported Akina's concert on 18 July. The details are as follows : Sanspo Nikkan Sports "Empress at Club eX" Akina's official web site, Faithway has released the official concert goods. The details are as follows : Official Goods of Special Live 2005 Empress at ClubeX ITEM PRICE 5 Clear Files 2,000 yen Original AN T-shirt 3,500 yen Original Strap 1,500 yen AN Key Ring 2,000 yen Bathrobe 20,000 yen Akina performed 12 songs on her first show ( 7 July ) of her special live tour 2005 ~ Empress at Club eX. She chose 1 song from "Uta hime", 2 songs from "Zero Album ~ Uta hime II", 3 songs from "Uta hime III ~ Shuu maku", 2 songs from other singers, 1 song from her album "Anniversary" and 3 songs from her singles. Akina Special Live 2005 Empress at ClubeX Song List ORDER SONG REMARKS 1 Watashi wa kaze from the album "Uta hime" released on 24 March, 1994 2 Kasa ga nai from the album "Uta hime III ~ Shuu maku released on 6 December, 2003 Talk 3 Wakare no yokan from the album "Zero Album ~ Utahime II" released on 20 March, 2002 4 Adieu from the album "Zero Album ~ Utahime II" released on 20 March, 2002 5 Odoriko from the album "Uta hime III ~ Shuu maku" released on 6 December, 2003 Talk 6 Kiss originally sung by Original Love Akina has never released this song in her albums. 7 Asylum from the album "Anniversary" released on 1 May, 1984 8 Southern Wind Akina's 8th single released on 11 April, 1984 Talk 9 Mado from the album "Uta hime III ~ Shuu maku" released on 6 December, 2003 10 Riverside Hotel originally sung by Inoue Yosui Akina has never released this song in her albums. 11 Kazarijanainoyo namida wa Akina's 10th single released on 14 November, 1984 Talk 12 Akai hana Akina's 45th single released on 12 May, 2004 "Happy Birthday" Akina was born on 13 July, 1965. She celebrates her 40th birthday this year. Business as usual, she holds her birthday concert on her birthday. The venue of the concert is Club eX of Shinagawa Prince Hotel this year. Only 450 lucky fans can go to the concert. Happy Birthday to our Utahime, Akina. "Online News" LiveDoor and Excite have reported some articles about Akina in July. The writer is Nashimoto ( photo on the right ). The topic is "The Show Business in the Past 40 Years". Nashimoto wrote 5 articles about Akina. The details are as follows : The Show Business in the Past 40 Years Volume of Akina ISSUE LIVEDOOR EXCITE 1 Volume 1 Volume 1 2 Volume 2 Volume 2 3 Volume 3 Volume 3 4 Volume 4 Volume 4 5 Volume 5 Volume 5 "LIVE 2005" According to CN Play Guide, Akina will hold 17 concerts at ClubeX at Shinagawa Prince Hotel from 7 July to 17 July. Only 450 lucky fans can be the audiences of each concert. Concert tickets can be booked through telephone and the Internet soon. Empress at Club VENUE Club eX of Shinagawa Prince Hotel Address : 10-30, Takanawa 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8611, Japan Phone : 81-3-3440-1111 ( Shinagawa Prince Hotel ) 03-5421-7855 ( ClubeX ) Fax : 81-3-3441-7092 DATES 7 July ( one show ) 8 July ( two shows ) 9 July ( two shows ) 10 July ( one show ) 11 July ( one show ) 12 July ( one show ) 13 July ( two shows - birthday concerts ) 14 July ( one show ) 15 July ( two shows ) 16 July ( two shows ) 17 July ( two shows ) TIME First Show ( 17:00 - 20:15 ) Second Show ( 21:30 - 22:45 ) Duration of the show : 75 minutes CAPACITY 450 PRICE 1st Floor - 12,000 yen 1st Floor - rear pair seats - 24,000 yen 2nd Floor - Balcony - 12,000 yen All tickets include a present TICKET Telephone Booking : 03-5802-9999 Start at 10:00 am on 4 June The Internet reservation : CN Play Guide CN Play Guide - Akina Start on 4 June CN card members CN cellular phone members CN members need application. REMARKS It is the first time for Akina to hold her summer concert tour only at one venue, Club eX at Shinagawa Prince Hotel. Club eX is theater-in-the-round, in a circular multipurpose hall with a central stage. The Balcony "box seats" for viewing relaxation. Akina will perform on a round stage, she faces the audiences in all direction. Only 7,650 fans can attend the 17 concerts. "TV Appearances in July" Akina will be a guest of the following TV programmes in July during her Special Live 2005. TV Appearance in July DATE CHANNEL REMARKS 9 July TBS Programme : Bakuten Date : 9 July, 2005 ( Saturday ) Time : 19:00 - 19:56 20 July NTV Programme : 100 million people's question ! Try to smile ! Date : 20 July, 2005 ( Wednesday ) Time : 19:00 - 19:58

June 2005 "UNIVERSAL MUSIC DVD Campaign 2005" UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN will hold a DVD Campaign 2005. 55 Japanese DVDs will be in stores again as a limited low-price version. 2 DVDs of Akina will be released on 29th June in this DVD Campaign. You can book the DVDs on Tower Records. The details are as follows : Title : Akina Nakamori Live Tour 2003 ~ I hope so Date of release : First issue : 17th December, 2003 Second issue : 29th June, 2005 Serial No : UMBK-1073 ( First release ) UMBK-9119 ( Re-issue ) Price : 5,800 yen - first version ( 6,090 yen / tax in ) 3,200 yen - re-issue( 3,360 yen / tax in ) Distributed by UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN Song List : Part One Kaze no hate ( from album "I hope so" ) Utsutsu no hana ( from album "I hope so" ) Tsumugi uta ( from album "I hope so" ) Days ( new single ) Part Two Eki ( from album "Crimson" ) Nukumori ( Side B song of single "1/2 no Shinwa" ) Ranbi ( from album "Cruise " ) Yokan ( from album "Bitter & Sweet" ) Slow Motion ( Akina's first single ) Blue On Pink ( Side B song of single "Liar" ) SOLITUDE ( Akina's 14th single ) LIAR ( Akina's 24th single ) Part Three Okibi ( from album "FUSHIGI" ) Marionette ( from album "FUSHIGI" ) Gekka ( Akina's 32nd single ) Bara Hitoyo ( Side B song of single "AL - MAUJ" ) Nanpasen ( Akina's 20th single ) Part Four ~ Encore La Boheme ( Side B song of single "DESIRE" ) I hope so ( from album "I hope so" ) Running Time : 100 minutes Remarks : The TV crew filmed Akina Nakamori's concert at Tokyo Kokuai Forum on 11 July, 2003. The first issue DVD goes with a 14-page photo book. DVD only Apasionado Date of release : First release : 10th July, 2002 Second issue : 23rd June, 2004 Third issue : 29th June, 2005 Serial No : UMBK-1073 ( First release ) UMBK-9105 ( Second issue ) UMBK-9105 ( Third issue ) Price : 4,000 yen - first version ( 4,200 yen / tax in ) 2,800 yen - second and third issue ( 2,940 yen / tax in ) Distributed by UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN Song List : In Spain #1 ~ The off-shot in Spain The Heat ~ musica fiesta : one-minute-40-second TV Promotion Video In Spain #2 ~ interview and off-shot in Spain. The Heat ~ musica fiesta ( In Spain ) The Heat ~ musica fiesta ( Promotion Clip ) In Tokyo ~ off-shot and interview Missed U ( Promotion Clip ) In Spain #3 ~ interviewed in the off-shot in Spain. Running Time : 45 minutes Remarks : The first limited edition goes with a 16-page booklet which contains a lot of unreleased photographs. Low-price version was released on 23 June, 2004 and 29 June, 2005. It costs 2,800 yen ( tax out ). The 16-page booklet is not included. "A TV Show Guest" According to a magazine TV Station - Kanto Version ( Vol 24 / 11 - 24 June ), Akina will appear on TBS on 18 June. Akina on TBS TV Station TBS Programme Entame Catch Date 18th June, 2004 ( Saturday ) Time 03:10 - 04:00 Information about TV Station : Title : TV Station Issue : Vol. 24 ( 11 - 24 June ) Price : 270 yen Publisher : Diamond Published Bi-weekly ( Wednesday ) Category : TV and entertainment

May 2005 "A TV Show Guest" According to TBS, Akina will be a guest of a TV show. Akina on TBS TV Station TBS Programme Entame Catch Date 14th May, 2004 ( Saturday ) Time 02:10 - 03:00 Remarks Akina was dressed in black. The talk was filmed in a museum in Tokyo. Akina appeared for about 7 minutes. Akina introduced herself for 3 times in the programme as the talk was divided into seversal parts. Akina talked about her 2005 LIVE at Club eX in the show. Video of "Nanpasen" and "Ruriiro no chiyu" from "AKINA NAKAMORI MUSICA FIESTA TOUR 2002" was aired during the talk. T-shirts with autography of Akina were given to lucky TV-viewers as presents. "23rd Anniversary" Our Utahime, Akina Nakamori celebrates her 24th anniversary in her show business on 1 May. 23 years! Can it really be that long? Before her debut, Akina had three attempts at "Star Tanjo", in 1979, 1980 and 1981. She sang Yamaguchi Momoe's "Yume Saki Annai Nin" on her third attempt on 18 November, 1981. She won the contest. Then she went to America to have her studio recording of her debut single and album in March 1982. On 1st May, 1982, her debut single "Slow Motion" released. The highest position of "Slow Motion" on Oricon Single Chart was 30. Akina's first album "Prologue" released on 1 July, 1982 and the highest position was 7. Her second single "Shojo A" released on 28th July, 1982. It reached number 5 on the chart and it was Akina's first top 10 single. Akina's third single "Second Love" released on 10th November, 1982. It topped the Oricon Single Chart for 6 weeks. Akina was the most popular singer since the release of "Second Love".

April 2005 "Guest of a radio show" Akina will a guest of a radio show on 22 April. The details are as follows : Akina in a radio show Radio Station Nippon Broadcasting Frequency AM 1242 Programme Demon Kogure's All Japan Ragebegas Date 22 April, 2004 Time 22:00 - 24:00 Stay tune! "Mini vinyl single" According to the latest issue ( No. 35 / 15 April, 2005 ) of a Hong Kong magazine "TEA", a mini turntable has been in stores in Japan since 2004. The mini turntable is a product of a Japan toy company. Although not many mini vinyl singles have been released, Akina's song is a must for all collectors. Her first single "Slow Motion" released as mini vinyle single is avaliable now. The portable vinyl player for 8-ban record is released by Bandai. It costs 3,129 yen, and you can get 5% off on Amazon. Each record is packed in a box and costs 350 yen ( without tax ). According to Gundamer, Bandai has only released several sets of 8-Ban records. Each set consists of 16 different vinyl singles. The details are as follow : Checkers Discography Asahi Sonorama Selection Part I Onyanko Club Single Memories Part I Ponkikki Hit Parade Oldies' The Best The information from the web show that Bandai has never released Akina's 8-ban record. If you have information about this release, please send an e-mail to me. "50 Best Selling Artistes in Japan" A music programme on Asahi TV, Music Station has released a list of 50 Best Selling Artistes in Japan recently. Akina is one of the singers and ranks 16 on the chart. 25.1 million copies have been sold since her debut on 1 May, 1982. Part of the chart is shown as below : The 50 Best Selling Artistes in Japan POSITION SINGER / BAND COPIES SOLD ( MILLION ) 1 B'z 71.64 2 Mr. Children 46.22 3 Southern All Stars 44.68 4 Ayumi Hamasaki 41.03 5 Dreams Come True 40.03 6 Yuming Matsutoya 37.79 7 GLAY 35.80 8 ZARD 35.45 9 Hikaru Utada 32.16 10 CHAGE & ASKA 31.22 11 Seiko Matsuda 29.26 13 SMAP 28.40 15 Namie Amuro 25.75 16 Akina Nakamori 25.10 31 Momoe Yamaguchi 16.19 "A Hong Kong singer imitates Akina" A 22-year-old Hong Kong female singer, Yan Ng was interviewed in a radio show on 7 April in Hong Kong. She said that she would imitate Akina in her concert held in May. She has collected some information about Akina. Yan found the jacket photo of Akina's CD "Resonancia" which was released on 22 May, 2002. Akina is nude and her breasts and the lower half of the body are covered by the hands and feet of the male models in the photo. Yan said that the photo was beautiful and she wanted to take a photograph like Akina in her upcoming album. When Yan Ng had an interview, the reporters took her photos. She posed like Akina. Information about "Resonancia": Date of Release : 22 May, 2002 ( Wed ) Serial No: UMCK-1111 ( 2,913 yen ) Highest Position : 15 Released by Universal Music Song List : Carnaval Eyes on you Carmesi The Heat ~ musica fiesta ~ ( album version ) Missed U Resonancia ( Interlude ) The wind and the sun Ibiza Deseo Lost words Siesta ( Interlude ) It's brand new day ( URU Latin Mix ) Bonita terra "Fanclub Magazine Vol. 15" The latast issue of Akina Fanclub magazine has been released. It was posted at Nakano Shinbashiekimae Post Office on 29 March, 2005. The detail are as follows : Front Cover : Akina on stage of her Dinner Show 2004 - 2005 Pages 1 - 2 : Akina 2004 -2005 Dinner Show Report Page 3 : FNS Music Festival - 30th Anniversary Report ( 1 December, 2004 ) Page 4 : Best Ten 2004 ( 30 December, 2004 ) Page 5 : HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP - Bowling Competition Page 6 : HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP ( Akaihana ) & Questions of 100 million people Page 7 : Official goods Goods No. O1 : Bath robe ( 20,000 yen ) Goods No. 02 : Mouse pad ( 2,000 yen ) Goods No. 03 : Black T-shirt - Empress ( 3,500 yen ) Goods No. 04 : Mobile phone strip ( 1,500 yen ) Goods No. 05 : Key holder ( 2,000 yen ) Goods No. 06 : Calender 2005 ( 3,500 yen ) Page 8 : FanClub & official website Information Page 9 : Message from Akina Page 10 : Akina Nakamori Special Live 2005 ~ Empress at CLUBeX Back Cover : Best Ten

March 2005 "Piano Solo / Nakamori Akina" Shinko Music Entertainment has published a piano score book of Akina Nakamori. The details are as follows : Title : Piano Solo / Akina Nakamori Release Date : 16 March, 2005 Price : 2,500 yen ( without tax ) Publisher : Shinko Music Entertainment Code : ISBN4-401-01632-7 Contents : Slow Motion ( p.4 - 7 ) Shojo A ( p.8 - 11 ) Second Love ( p.12 - 15 ) 1/2 no shinwa ( p.16 - 20 ) Kita Wing ( p.21 - 25 ) Jukkai ( 1884 ) ( p.26 - 29 ) Kazarijanainoyo Namidawa ( p.30 - 34 ) Meu Amore... ( p.35 - 38 ) Sand Beige - Sabaku he ( p.39 - 42 ) DESIRE - Jounetsu ( p.43 - 48 ) Eki ( p.49 - 52 ) TANGO NOIR ( p.53 - 56 ) Nanpasen ( p.57 - 60 ) TATTOO ( p.61 - 64 ) Mizunisashita Hana ( p.65 - 68 ) Everlasting Love ( p.69 - 71 ) Yoruno dokokade - night shift ( p.72 - 75 ) Gekka ( p.76 - 79 ) Genshi, Onna wa Taiyo Datta ( p.80 - 85 ) Tokyo Rose ( p.86 - 91 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW -Tsuki ni Hoero ( p.92 - 95 ) APPETITE ~ HORROR PLANTS BENJAMIN ( p. 96 - 100 ) It's brand new day ( p.101 - 105 ) Cosmos ( p. 106 - 108 ) The Heat ~ musica fiesta ~ ( p.109 - 112 ) I hope so ( p.117 - 120 ) Akai hana ( p.121 - 124 ) Hajimete deatta hi no youni ( p.125 - 127 ) Remarks : No photos of Akina.

February 2005 "A new book about Akina" According to Amazon, a new book has been published and part of it is about Akina. Title : People who live by themselves Author : Oiwake Hideko Publisher : Shobunsha Day of release : February, 2005 Page : 209 Price : 1,800 yen ( without tax ) Code : 4-7949-6656-3 Remarks : This book consists of 15 chapters. Each chapter is about a well-known person and his/her life. Chapter 7 is about Akina, a singer. The heading of her chapter is "It is healed by singing". The articles of this book has been published in a magazine "AERA". The writer, Oiwake Hideko made the amendment and this became her new work. "TV Appearance" Akina will be a guest of the following TV programmes in February. TV Appearance in February DATE CHANNEL REMARKS 9 February NTV Programme : 100 million people's question ! Try to smile ! Date : 9 February, 2005 ( Wednesday ) ) Time : 19:00 - 19:58 14 February Fuji TV Programme : HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ Date : 14 February, 2005 ( Monday ) Time : 20:00 - 21:00 Performance : Akina sang "Akaihana" in the show. Game : Akina teamed with one of the programme presenters and Seiko played with the other presenter. They played bowling. Akina and Seiko were not good at playing it. Finally, Akina team won. Akina got 100,000 yen as the prize. Viewing rate : 15.4% ( the highest viewing rate since autumn 2004 and the third highest in the last 2 years )

January 2005 "TV Appearance" Akina will be a guest of the following TV programmes in January. TV Appearance in January DATE CHANNEL REMARKS 19 January NTV Programme : Sokuho! Uta no Daijite Date : 19 January, 2005 ( Wednesday ) Time : 19:58 - 20:58 "Desire" topped the winter chart of 1986 24 January Fuji TV Programme : HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ Date : 24 January, 2005 ( Monday ) Time : 20:00 - 21:00 Akina was the guest of "The Legend - Part I". Akina talked with the two presenters happily. A video review of Akina's best hit singles was one of the part of the show. Most videos were from "Yoru no Hit Studio" and "84 FNS Music Festival". The second part of the show broadcast some video of frightening Akina. Akina cried at that shocking moment such as in a fake robbery. The show got 15.6% viewing rate. 31 January Fuji TV Programme : HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ Date : 31 January, 2005 ( Monday ) Time : 20:00 - 21:00 Akina was the guest of "The Legend - Part II". Akina talked about "Star Tanjo". She sang "Yume Saki Annai Nin" in her third attempt. Akina said that the staff of production house had given her a piece of advice before her debut -- make her front teeth more beautifully. "Akina Dinner Show 2004 - 2005" Akina holds 5 dinner shows from 2004 to 2005. She performs the following songs in the shows : Part One TATTOO Appetite Aibu Blonde Tango Noir MC Part Two Shikisai no blues Koi no yokan Jet'aime ( originally sung by Yoko Tubokura ) MC Aiwa kagerou Part Three Moonlight Shadow Jukkai ( 1984 ) Meu amor e'... Kazarijanainoyo Namidawa Shojo A ( D.D. version ) DESIRE ( D.D. version ) Akina sings "Jet'aime" in her dinner show. She never releases this cover version in her album. The original singer of this song is Yoko Tubokura. It was released on 27 January, 1993. Akina sang "China Town" in her dinner show last year. She never releases this song in her album too. Akina Dinner Show 2004 - 2005 DATE CITIES HOTEL & TICKETING 21 December Yakohama Yokohama Prince Hotel Price : 40,000 yen Dinner : 18:30 - 20:00 Show : 20:00 - 21:15 Tel : 045-751-1111 22 December Tokyo Hotel New Otani Price : 44,000 yen DInner : 19:00 - 20:30 Show : 20:30 - 21:45 Tel : 03-3265-1111 All the tickets of the Internet reservation have been sold out. 24 December Osaka Rihga Nakanoshima Inn Price : 40,000 yen DInner : 18:30 - 20:00 Show : 20:00 - 21:15 Tel : ( 06 ) 6448-1121 http://eee.eplus.co.jp 7 January Nagoya The Westin Nagoya Castle Price : 43,000 yen ( 200 seats only ) Dinner : 17:00 - 18:00 Show : 18:00 - 19:15 Tel : ( 05 ) 5333-5339 FAITHWAY 10 January Tokyo Hotel New Otani Price : 44,000 yen DInner : 19:00 - 20:30 Show : 20:30 - 21:45 Tel : ( 05 ) 5333-5339 FAITHWAY "Dinner Show Original Goods" The following original goods are available at the Dinner Show venues : Bathrobe ( AKina origibal design ) / 20,000 yen Akina 2005 Calender ( 8 pages ) / 3,500 yen Key holder / 2,000 yen T-shirt / 3,500 yen Mouse Pad / 2,000 yen Mobile phone strap / 1,500 yen Postcard Set ( 3 posters ) / 1,000 yen