Resonant Blue: Tsunku Ver.

Tsunku is to release an online version of Morning Musume’s 36th single Resonant Blue. It’s a little odd I have to admit but not awful. You can download a full radio-preview over at Some Boys! Blog. Check it out!

Oh also congratulations to him and his wife on the birth of their twins, didn’t make a post about that.

2nd Tsunku Compilation Album (2007-12-05)

I intended to buy the first and have yet to do so and already Tsunk is releasing another compilation album to mark fifteen years in the music industry. Again, four discs of many of his produced works. Having a quick look over the contents of the disc, discs a-c are again mostly Hello! Project stuff though with some TNX, like Canaria Club’s Seishun Banzai! and Gyaruru’s debut single. Disc 4 is Sharan Q mainly. A good purchase if you want to bulk up your Hello! Project / TNX / Sharan Q collection.

Details (TNX Website)

Tsunku Best Sakuhinshu Vol.1 Sharan Q – Morning Musume Tsunku 15th Anniversary Album

To celebrate 15 years of Tsunku produced goodness a compilation album is being released containing work from many Hello! Project artists, THE Possible, Tokito Ami, EE Jump, Sharan Q and many other artists Tsunku has worked with inclduing his duet with Hamasaki Ayumi.

This isn’t exactly new news but I decided to report on it now that CD Japan is taking preorders for the album which is spanned over four discs with a staggering 58 tracks. What’s more the first pressing of the compilation comes with an 88 page photobook and a “postcard.” All this for only 6300yen which is about £27.13 ($54.07). I’m seriosuly considering picking this up even although I have a copy of most of the Hello! Project tracks I’m a stickler for collectables.

The Tracklist (From Some Boys! Blog):

Disc A: (female)
01. LOVE Machine (Morning Musume.)
02. The Peace! (Morning Musume.)
03. Seishun Jidai 1. 2. 3! (Pucchi Moni)
04. Memory Seishun no Hikari (Morning Musume.)
05. Do It! Now (Morning Musume.)
06. Koko ni Iruzee! (Morning Musume.)
07. Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru (Tanpopo)
08. 22sai no Watashi (Abe Natsumi)
09. Thanks! (GAM)
10. Glass no Pumps (Goto Maki)
11. Shiroi Tokyo (ZYX)
12. Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi (Fujimoto Miki)
13. Shiawase Desu ka? (Sexy 8 )
14. Love Namida Iro (Matsuura Aya)
15. Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~ (Morning Musume.)
16. I Know (Matsuura Aya)

Disc B: (female)
01. Chokotto Love (Pucchi Moni)
02. Love ~Since 1999~ (Hamasaki Ayumi & Tsunku)
03. Souda! We’re Alive (Morning Musume.)
04. Aoi Sports Car no Otoko (Aoiro 7)
05. Last Kiss (Tanpopo)
06. Momoiro Kataomoi (Matsuura Aya)
07. Tsuki to Taiyou (Taiyou to Ciscomoon)
08. Ottottoto Natsu deze! (EE JUMP)
09. DANCE & CHANCE (Coconuts Musume.)
10. Uchuu de La Ta Ta (Taiyou to Ciscomoon)
11. Aa Ii na! (W)
12. Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no (7 Air)
13. Ki ga Tsukeba Anata (Matsuura Aya)
14. THE Manpower!!! (Morning Musume.)
15. FIRST KISS (Aa!)

Disc C: (female)
01. Renai Revolution 21 (Morning Musume.)
02. Akai Nikkichou (Akagumji 4)
03. BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT! (Pucchi Moni)
04. Mini Moni. Telephone! Ring Ring Ring (Mini Moni)
05. Mini Moni. Hinamatsuri (Mini Moni)
06. Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (Tanpopo)
07. Uwaki na Honey Pie (Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto (Morning Musume.))
08. Te wo Nigitte Arukitai (Goto Maki)
09. Sentimental Generation (Tokito Ami)
10. Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai (Berryz Koubou)
11. ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL (H.P. All Stars)
12. Kousui (Melon Kinenbi)
13. Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~ (Morning Musume. Otome Gumi)
14. HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? (Morning Musume.)
15. Young DAYS!! (THE Possible)

Disc D: (male)
01. Zurui Onna (Sharan Q)
02. Iiwake (Sharan Q)
03. Namida no Kage (Sharan Q)
04. NICE BOY! (Sharan Q)
05. Powersong (Sharan Q)
06. Oira ni Horecha Kega Suru ze! (Enari Kazuki)
07. Minna de WAHAHA (TOKIO)
08. FOREVER ~Anata ni Aitai~ (Tsunku)
09. Mite Okure! MY LOVERS (Jinnai Takanori)
10. Ashita ga Kuru Mae ni (FUJIWARA)
11. STOP -Nakanai de- (7 HOUSE)
12. Omae Yanai to Akanen (Sakuraba Yuichiro)

External Links

• TNX Discography Page
  
• CD Japan Purchase Page
• Official Announcement and Tracklist

July 11th Releases

• Abe Natsumi: 2007 Haru 25 ~Vingt-Cinq~ – The DVD release of Abe Natsumi’s Spring 2007 concert which guest stars Iida Kaori
• Berryz Koubou: Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba Single V – The DVD release of Berryz Koubou’s 14th single containing the PV and alternate versions.
• °C-ute: Meguru Koi no Kisetsu – °C-ute’s second major single due to be released in a regular edition and a special edition with a DVD. This will be the new theme to the anime Robby to Kerobbi.
• Morning Musume: Alo-Hello! 2 Morning Musume DVD – The second Morning Musume idol DVD with the Alo-Hello! title. This was originally scheduled to be released on 20th June 2007.
• THE Possible: Kingyo Sukui to Hanabi Takai Single V – The DVD release of Kingyo Sukui to Hanabi Takai.
• THE Possible: Natsu no Tropical Musume Single V – The DVD release for Natsu no Tropical Musume.
• Various Artists: “the popular music” – A compilation of popular songs covered by various artists including Tsunku.

Quite a big day of releases today, the most notable being C-ute’s 2nd major single: Meguru Koi no Kisetsu. None of today’s releases appeal to me greatly, Morning Musume’s 2nd Alo-Hello! DVD looks quite good though, C-ute’s 2nd single I’m not so sure about. Quite a few Single Vs released today too, have never bought a Single V before and won’t ever unless the PV is spectacularly brilliant or I really love the artist. Abe Natsumi’s latest concert is out on DVD too, though I’m not a big Nacchi fan. Finally, Tsunku is included in a compilation album of covers, not too sure what it’s all about to be honest.