Sakamoto Maaya will release her new album "Kyou Dake no Ongaku" on November 27."Kyou Dake no Ongaku" is Sakamoto's tenth original album, and her first album release since "FOLLOW ME UP" four years ago. All songs on the album are brand new that follow the theme "Music of Today - when you listen to it today, it will have a different meaning when you listen to it tomorrow." Musicians who took part in the album include Kawatani Enon (Gesu no Kiwami

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Recochoku have updated their weekly charts for the week of July 25th to July 31st. Check out the top ranking digital singles, albums, and music videos for this week below! - < Digital Single - Weekly Ranking > 01 - "U.S.A." - DA PUMP 02 - "HANABI" - Mr.Children 03 - "Gyakkou" - Sakamoto Maaya 04 - "Sounen JUMP" - Southern All Stars 05 - "Lemon" - Yonezu Kenshi 06 - "Heads or Tails" - EXILE 07 - "Sekai wa Anata ni W

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Sakamoto Maaya has revealed the short PV for her new song "Gyakukou" (July 25 release). "Gyakukou" is the theme song for the smartphone game 'Fate/Grand Order,' and fans were eagerly waiting for its release. In the video, you can see scenes of Sakamoto singing in the rain and melancholically laying down on a bed. Source & Image: natalie

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Sakamoto Maaya's new single "Gyakukou" will be released on July 25. The singer just released her single "Hello, Hello" on May 23. "Gyakukou" was written by Sakamoto as the second theme song for smart phone game 'Fate/Grand Order,' composed by Izawa Ichiyou (the HIATUS), and arranged by Izawa and Eguchi Ryo (la la larks). It will also include "Kouhaku," which is the theme song for arcade game 'Fate/Grand Order Arcade,' and the first theme song fo

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Sakamoto Maaya's new single "CLEAR" will be released on January 31. Composed by Ikimonogakari's Mizuno Yoshiki, "CLEAR" is a number that was written as the opening theme for TV anime 'Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card', which starts in January. As the coupling track, the single will include "Record," a song composed by Dojima Kohei, and a live version of "Platinum", which was performed at Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima back in June.Source &

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Singer Sakamoto Maaya will hold her first solo concerts overseas in March of next year.The last time Sakamoto performed overseas was back in 2007 when she participated as a guest in Kanno Yoko's South Korea concert. Her upcoming schedule includes March 17 at Taipei International Convention Center in Taiwan and March 24 at AsiaWorld-Expo Runway11 in Hong Kong. More details regarding the concerts will be revealed later. Source & Image: natalie

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Sakamoto Maaya has announced that her new album "FOLLOW ME UP" will be released on September 30. She will also hold a nationwide tour called "LIVE TOUR 2015 - 2016 FOLLOW ME UP" beginning in November. The album and tour is a part of the singer's project to commemorate her 20th year in the music industry. Her 9th album "FOLLOW ME UP" is said to condense her 20-year career. In addition to 8 already released songs, it will include 7 brand new s

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Sakamoto Maaya has unveiled her latest artist photo as well as jacket covers for her tribute album "REQUEST", which is set for an April 22 release.To commemorate Sakamoto's 20th debut anniversary, various artists including the band apart, KIRINJI, Watanabe Mayu (AKB48), TRUSTRICK, SUGIZO, Suzuki Shoko, Tomita Lab, Negicco, Arai Akino, RASMUS FABER, and Magokoro Brothers will be covering her original songs. The motif of the album jackets is "

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Sakamoto Maaya has unveiled the short PV for her new song "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitteiru 5-tsu no Houhou".   "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitteiru 5-tsu no Houhou" will be released together with "Shikisai" as the singer's new double A-side single on January 28. It was picked up as the opening theme for the TV anime 'Koufuku Graffiti' which will begin its broadcast next month. Iwasato Yuho wrote the song's lyrics

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Sakamoto Maaya has announced a project to commemorate the 20th anniversary since her debut! In spring of 2015, she will release a tribute album called "REQUEST", and on April 25, she will hold her 20th anniversary live "FOLLOW ME" at Saitama Super Arena.The participating artists for her tribute album will be announced at a later date. In the meantime, it was revealed that her 20th anniversary live will feature appearances from Kanno Yoko and 

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