MV Ayaka Hirahara "Not a Love Song"

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Mai Fukui "Yakusoku no Basho" 約束の場所, Ps3 Music Theme, Final Fantasy XIII-2

Mai Fukui - Yakusoku no Basho

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a video game for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, set three years after the events in FFXIII. Currently on release in Japan and due for release in US on January 31st and Eu on February 3rd 2012. 

Whilst Western Audiences will have the same theme music (New World" by Charice) for both Xbox 360 and Ps3, in Japan there are two distinct theme songs for the game.

The Xbox 360 release is "New World" by Charice, while the PlayStation 3 release is "Yakusoku no Basho" 約束の場所, "The Promised Meeting" by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Fukui.

Mai Fukui Official Website (Japanese)

FFXIII-2 Wallpaper on this blog and on  Beauty Re-Rendered

FFXII-2 Official Website (Japanese)
US Version
EU Version

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Beautiful Days

CD+DVD Available from Playsia.com
A six-track mini-album includes the long-selling hit Ikutabi no Sakura and Final Fantasy X III-2 theme song Yakusoku no Basho. In addition to the five new songs, Beautiful Days also features a new acoustic version of Mai's debut single Ai no Uta as bonus track.

Lecca "Right Direction" MV Full Video

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Cosplay Meiko Sakine by Kipi

Kipi Fansite

Meiko Sakine is a character from the Vocaloid phenomenon (see below)
Following the arrival of Miku Hatsune to the series, Meiko became largely "unappreciated" a problem remedied by producers with the release of her first single "Honey" (see Video)
Meiko appears as a default Model with MikuMikuDance Software and a character in the PSP game "Project Diva"

What is Vocaloid?
Vocaloid aka ボーカロイド Bōkaroido, is a singing synthesizer application, to aid in the promotion of the Vocaloid songs , an independent freeware program, MikuMikuDance was developed. Commonly abbreviated to MMD aka VPVP, the program allows  users to animate and create their own 3D animation movies

See also Miku Hatsune

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Delilah "Go" Music Video and Rak Session

British singer Delilah's debut single “Go” a stunning, inspired and emotional re-imagining of Chaka Khan's 1983 classic "Ain't Nobody" released as a single on 6 September 2011 and title track from her 4 track digital EP with same title. Suffice it to say I downloaded the ep within minutes of watching the video. Official Vid volume is low, but the second "Rak session" ramps it right up there.

Itunes link 

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Vocaloid MikuMikuDance Miku Hatsune

"Levan Polka" to be precise.

Vocaloid aka ボーカロイド Bōkaroido, is a singing synthesizer application, with Vocaloid 3 due for release any time now

To aid in the promotion of the Vocaloid songs themselves, an independent freeware program, MikuMikuDance was developed, commonly abbreviated to MMD aka VPVP, that lets users animate and create 3D animation movies, originally produced for the movies of Vocaloid Hatsune Miku. Miku Hatsune/ Hatsune Miku is a Japanese female vocalist from VOCALOID 2

How popular is Miku? checkout my new buddies video on Toyota's endorsement of the character

Miku Hatsune and Toyota from MikuMikuDance Arabic

VPVP Website english 

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Boa "Love Letter" PV

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Susumu Hirasawa "The Girl in Byakkoya" Paprika Theme

Closing Theme to 2006 Movie Paprika*. Susumu Hirasawa is a Japanese electropop-artist, best known for his soundtracks to the anime series and Sega Dreamcast game Sword of the Berserk and the score to Paranoia Agent

*Paprika is a Japanese animated science fiction film based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel Paprika, about a female research psychologist involved in a project to develop a device that will permit therapists to help patients by entering their dreams.

Paprika Limited Edition DVD (2discs) on Playasia.com

"Sky-color Days" 空色デイズ Shoko Nakagawa

[JR-F] Shoko Nakagawa - Sorairo Days from Jerónimo Barraco Mármol on Vimeo.

Opening Theme to Japanese anime television series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Premier aired on April 1, 2007 and is scheduled for twenty-six episodes. Konami has announced that they will make a video game to accompany the series, for the Nintendo DS

Gurren Lagann Official Website Japanese
Gurren Lagann (Gainax) Japanese
Gurren Lagann (Konami) Japanese

Shōko Nakagawa is a female Japanese idol and multi-talented celebrity (an actress, voice actress, illustrator, singer and blogger).

Wikipedia Bio
Official Website
Shoko Nakagawa Blog


CD+DVD single from Playasia.com

Gurren Lagann 1: Region 2 DVD (Limited Edition)

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Otsuka Ai "Kingyo Hanabi"

Ai Otsuka - Kingyo Hanabi - GMX Video
Broadcast, live and Video versions of Kingyo Hanabi (Goldfish Fireworks), which is Ai Otsuka's 5th single. It was released by avex trax on August 18, 2004. It became the theme song of the Japanese television program "Super TV". 50,000 limited edition copies were released which included a picture book drawn by Ai.

Otsuka Ai Official Website

Cd from Playasia
Cd+DVD from Playasia

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Shy'm "Tes Parti"

Shy'm t'es parti by 3rd single from the album Mes Fantasies.
Official Website
Myspace
Skyblog

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Angela Aki "Home"

Debut Single "HOME" released september 2005, thanks to James for the heads up.

single available from Playasia.comLive concert DVD from Playasia.comRegion 2, Europe, including France, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa

Angela Aki Official Website
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Angela Aki Sakurairo

5th single released on March 7, 2007

Official Website

single from Play-Asia.com

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Utada Hikaru Flavor of Life

"Flavor Of Life" was released on February 28, 2007. The single is Hikaru's first drama tie-in since SAKURA drops. "Flavor Of Life - Ballad Version-" was featured as the insert song for the second season of the popular Japanese drama, Hana Yori Dango.

Utada Hikaru aka Hikki, has been hailed as one of the most successful pop singers in Japanese music history. She has sold an estimated 35,000,000 records in Japan as of the end of 2006, making her the 9th most successful musical act ever in Japan.

Japanese Toshiba site
Chinese Emi Site
US Universal Records



Flavor of life from Playasia


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Mell "Red Faction" Theme to Black Lagoon

Opening Theme to anime series Black Lagoon, performed by MELL.

Black Lagoon
Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman, His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he’s sent by his company to the tropical seas of Eastern China to deliver a disc and yes you guessed it as luck would have it, his boat gets hijacked by a band of mercenaries that were hired to steal the disc he is carrying. "Rock" (as he is nicknamed by his captors) catches the interest of the only female merc "Revy" as she thinks he’s worth a ransom, she decides to take him hostage. However, the disc turns out to be more trouble than its worth, and complicates things both for Rock, and the mercenaries.

The first season of Black Lagoon consists of episodes 1 to 12. The second season consists of episodes 13 to 24 and is labeled Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage.

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Black Lagoon Official Japanese Website

Single Available from Playasia

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Angelic Layer Theme Music Atsuko Enomoto

Atsuko Enomoto Be my Angel jpop
Uploaded by magik-man

Battle Doll Angelic Layer is a 26-episode anime series titled based on a popular Japanese Manga. Angelic Layer is related to the series Chobits, and like it, deals with the relationship between humans, human-created devices, toys, and godlike power. Atsuko Enomoto, the seiyu* for Misaki, also sang the opening theme song.

*Seiyu: is a Japanese voice actor. Seiyū work in radio, television and movies, perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies, provide narration, and work as anime and video game character actors. Japan currently produces 70% of the animated series in the world, as a result seiyū are able to achieve fame on a national level and maintain full time careers performing voice overs.

Video upped by magik man

Angelic Layer on Wikipedia
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Yui "Rolling Star"

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Madonna and Tori Caught a light sneeze

Madonna video edit to Tori Amos singing "Caught a Light Sneeze"

Video loading is eratic both here and on  videoutopia's page, for more recent work from kiko visit the following link
October 2011
It was stunning while it lasted, unfortunately the video mix is no more, I've left the link to the original poster, just in case they re-up the track.  Apologies :(

From Kiko on videoutopia

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Tainaka Sachi "Saikou no Kataomoi"

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Blood+ Music Video "Aozora No Namida"

Music video of Production I.G.'s new anime Blood+, featuring Hitomi Takahashi's song Aozora No Namida. Blood+ anime series is based on the animated film, Blood the Last Vampire. The anime series begins decades after the film and revolves around Saya Otonashi, a seemingly ordinary high school student who lives with her adopted family. From Balrog on youtube

Blood+ Vol 1 Region 2 DVD
(Europe, including France, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa)

Blood+ Final Piece PSP game

Blood+ Ps2 import game

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