The StyleJapan Report

Ikimono Gakari’s fourth album has been listed for release on December 23 of this year. The album is as of yet untitled.

YUI’s next single, as of yet untitled, will be released on January 20.

Kalafina’s next single will be released on January 20, 2010, and is called Hikari no Senritsu (melody of light).

Here is the track list for alan’s second album, my life, to be released on November 25:

1. reflection ~overture~
2. Swear
3. One
4. Mitsumete Itai
   I Want to Look at You
5. Namida (Smooth Jam Mix)
6. Lost Child
7. Butterflies
8. Essence of me
   EDIT: Track added on 29.10
9. Call my name
10. Shiroi Tsubasa
    White Wings
11. Nobody knows but me
12. BALLAD ~Namonaki Koi no Uta~
13. Kuon no Kawa
14. my life

Though it has a horrible title, I am happy to announce that flumpool is finally releasing their first album, what’s flumpool!?, on December 23, 2009. The track list is already available:

1. Calling
2. Hoshi ni Negai wo
   Wish Upon a Star
3. Mitsumete Itai
   I Want to See You
4. MW ~Dear Mr. & Mrs. Picaresque~
5. Boku wa Guuzen wo Matte Iru Rashii
   It Seems I Am Waiting for a [Miracle, Chance, Luck, etc.]
6. Kaiten Mokuba (Merry-Go-Round)
7. Shasou
   Car/Train Window
8. Hills
9. Natsu Dive
   Dive [into] Summer
10. LOVE 2010
11. Quville
12. Saigo no Page
    The Last Page
13. Kotoshi no Sakura
    This Year’s Cherry Blossoms (heartbreaking ballad, I hope!)
14. Time Capsule
15. Siren
16. Frame (Album Version)

abingdon boys school’s new single, From Dusk Til Dawn, from the second season of Darker than Black (the gemini something something; great series, by the way), will be released on December 16.

Namie’s long-awaited album, as of yet untitled, will be released on December 16. It will contain 12 songs, and the DVD will have 8 tracks (including the PVs for the two last A-Sides). The track list, missing one track, has been released (this may not be the correct order, either):

1. WILD
2. Dr.
3. MY LOVE
4. COPY THAT!
5. FAST CAR
6. BAD HABIT
7. LOVE GAME
8. Steal my night
9. Shut Up
10. The Meaning Of Us
11. Defend Love

avex’s titles are becoming repetitive.

Ayumi Hamasaki’s next single, You were…/BALLAD, will be released on December 16. Here is the track list:

1. You were…
2. BALLAD
   If this is an alan cover, I will shoot this woman.
3. RED LIFE ~for TA~
   RED CLIFF ~by alan but for TA~, you mean?
4. You were… (Music Box mix)
5. You were… (Instrumental)
6. BALLAD (Instrumental)
7. RED LIFE ~for TA~ (Instrumental)

New’s latest song, as of yet untitled, is set to be released sometime next year. It will be an acoustic song. It is not known whether it will be physical or digital.

According to Rie fu’s blog, she is planning to release her next album early next year, but is still discussing it with Sony.