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01.31.07 
Tracklist: 1.Sakebi Inori 2.Wake me up! 3.Irodori 4.Houkiboshi 5.Another Story 6.PIANO MAN 7.Motto 8.Yawarakai Kaze 9.Feiku (Fake) 10.Poketto Kasutanetto 11.SUNRISE 12.Shirushi 13.Toori Ame 14.Anmari oboetenai ya Source: Official Site 01.30.07 OCN and goo are combining to form "MUSICO" which is a phone downloading service. It says that they're going to have Japanese and Western artists and that in the middle of February they're going to offer special Mr.Children content, like a special article, early audition footage, promotional videos, etc... which will be given away for free to subscribers. Source: CNET Japan 01.30.07 Which song would you like to listen with your love on on Valentine's Day? Overall: 01. Kokushou Sayuri - Valentine Kiss 02. Mr.Children - Kimi ga suki 03. Mr.Children - Shirushi 04. Mr.Children - Dakishimetai 05. Dreams Come True - LOVE LOVE LOVE Female ranking: 01 - Mr.Children - Kimi ga suki 02 - Mr.Children - Dakishimetai 03 - Kokushou Sayuri - Valentine Kiss 04 - Dreams Come True - LOVE LOVE LOVE 05 - Mr.Children - Shirushi Male ranking: 01. Kokushou Sayuri - Valentine Kiss 02. Mr.Children - Shirushi 03. Mr.Children - Kimi ga suki 04. Shounan no Kaze - Junrenka 05. ayaka - mikazuki Source: ORICON 01.28.07 FAKE sold 281,000 copies its first week Source: ORICON 01.25.07 - Mr.Children will also (or has already) appeared in the following magazines: Oricon style No.1/22 [Released on January 12] WHAT'S IN? [Febuary issue. Released January 13th] LuckyRaccoon [Feb 25, 2007 issue] Cover issues: WHAT'S IN? [March issue. On sale February 14th] SWITCH [March edition. On sale February 20th] Oricon style No.3/19 [On sale March 9th] And Sakurai will be in the following magazine: Rockin' on JAPAN [March edition. On sale February 20th] (Sakurai only on issue) The show will be re-airing on the 26th category: best group video Sources: MUSIC@DX | SPACE SHOWER VIDEO AWARDS 01.21.07 Sakurai has been ranked the topped lyrist and composer for December 2006 Kobayashi Takeshi & Mr.Children have been ranked #1 for top producer for December 2006 ORICON has made a special page for FAKE: I haven't had time to skim through it so I don't know what it's saying.. okay wait... it says in their that shirushi was sung nicely while FAKE was sung violently.... hahahahahaha.. umm it also says that FAKE's theme is the idea of a lie that is believed... like you believe your own lies. Additionally you're suppose to listen to the song with your heart and soul. They also quote Sakurai's post that I had posted here about him talking about what is real and fake in the world. Sources: ORICON (lyricist) | ORICON (composer) | ORICON (producer) 01.21.07 An article looking back on the groups career... I skimmed through it and it says May 2007 will be their 15th Anniversary, and that people who listen to Mr.Children say the songs bring back certain memories. The article looks back at the theme songs they did for TV shows and movies, and just like I had posted Sakurai's explaination of FAKE, they also make note that the lyrics to FAKE are based on the theme of human lust and conflict that can also be seen in the movie. Finally, according to the article there is a lot of hype around FAKE right now and it has been getting a lot of attention because of its lyrics. Source: Yahoo Japan! 01.15.07 Best Drama songs of 2006: 2. Shirushi - Mr.Children Koda Kumi, SMAP, KAT-TUN, etc... all got spots with Koda Kumi having two spots on the chart Most successful drama songs: 01. Kome Kome Club - Kimi ga iru dake de (1992) : 2.895.000 [Sugao no mama de] 02. CHAGE & ASKA - SAY YES (1991) : 2.822.000 [101 Kaime no Proposal] 03. Mr.Children - Tomorrow never knows (1994) : 2.766.000 [Wakamono no Subete] 04. Oda Kazumasa - Love Story wa totsuzen ni (1991) : 2.588.000 [Tokyo Love Story] 05. SMAP - Sekai ni hitotsu dake no Hana (2003) : 2.573.000 [Boku no ikiru Michi] 06. Dreams Come True - LOVE LOVE LOVE (1995) : 2.489.000 [Aishiteiru to itte kure] 07. CHAGE & ASKA - YAH YAH YAH (1993) : 2.419.000 [Furikaereba Yatsu ga iru] 08. Mr.Children - Namonaki Uta (1996) : 2.309.000 [Pure] 09. Amuro Namie - CAN YOU CELEBRATE ? (1997) : 2.296.000 [Virgin Road] 10. Fujii Fumiya - TRUE LOVE (1993) : 2.023.000 [Asunaro Hakusho] Four of Mr.Children songs have been listed in the Male Top 50. They have the most videos in the top 50 listed. Source: ORICON | Koi Uta 01.11.07 #1 - Amazon.co.jp (has been for the past week) #10 - Neowing.co.jp (was #4 a couple of days ago) #1 - HMV.co.jp (has been for the past week) #1 - Rakuten.co.jp (has been for the last couple of days) #1 - 7andy.jp (has been since put up for for pre-order) #4 - towerrecords.co.jp (has been for a couple of days) #1 - jbook.co.jp (has been since being up for pre-order) 01.4.07 http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/40591/ http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/40781/ http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2007/01/09/0000210662.shtml http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000029256 http://listen.jp/store/musicnews_17221.htm 01.03.07 Mr.Children 13th ALBUM「HOME」 Including 14 Songs 2007.3.14 Release TFCC-86221 3,059 yen (tax Include.) First Press: 40 minute Documentary DVD - Additionally the site's layout has been updated - Mr.Children Official Tour website  Source: Official Site 01.03.07 
01.01.07 Best single of 2006 : 01 - ayaka - mikazuki 02 - KAT-TUN - Real Face *03 - Mr.Children - Houkiboshi 04 - SEAMO - Mata Aimashou 05 - SMAP - Arigatou 06 - TOKIO - Sorafune 07 - Shounan no Kaze - Junrenka 08 - Porno Graffitti - Haneuma Rider *09 - Mr.Children - Shirushi 10 - ELLEGARDEN - Salamander Best album of 2006: 01 - Kobukuro - ALL SINGLES BEST 02 - aiko - Kanojo 03 - YUKI - Wave 04 - ayaka - First Message 05 - Remioromen - HORIZON 06 - B'z - MONSTER 07 - ELLEGARDEN - ELEVEN FIRE CRACKERS 08 - Angela Aki - HOME 09 - mihimaru GT - mihimagic 10 - Domoto Koichi - mirror Source: ORICON <-- Back to main news page - OLD NEWS - |
