Wakana 3rd Album “Sono Saki e” Tracklist Revealed & Billboard Lives Announced
Following a number of announcements back in mid-March, we now have a new batch of exciting news. As teased yesterday by Wakana, we finally get all the tracklist details. To accompany these news, a short snippet of 「明日を夢見て歌う/Asu wo Yume Mite Utau」from last year’s「Wakana Classics 2022 ~Christmas Special~」 was posted to YouTube. In addition, there will be two Billboard Lives held in July to celebrate the release of the album.
Title: 明日を夢見て歌う/Asu wo Yume Mite Utau
Lyrics:Wakana
Composition&Arrangement:Satoshi Takebe
Track 8 of the album and track 10 of the bonus DVD. The full version of this live performance will be included as bonus feature on Type A of Wakana’s 3rd album “Sono Saki e”.
Thoughts: Wow, my memory officially sucks. I had zero recollection of the song. I remember writing in my live report that the song wasn’t very memorable and I still stand by that statement (there’s too little buildup towards the chorus imo) but it’s more pleasant than what I recall (especially the melody in the beginning and Wakana’s singing overall). I know I compared it to Takebe’s other song “Kimi Dake no Stage” in terms of my feelings for it but they do not really sound anything alike and I suspect that this one will grow on me once I get to hear the whole song a few times (especially this acoustic live version which has such a lovely arrangement).
『そのさきへ』 Tracklist and Featured Composers/Artists Revealed
Thoughts: The track titles have got me very intrigued. “Rapa Nui” sounds like it could be the song that’s completely different from anything Wakana has done before (as she hinted towards in one of her Instagram posts). Then again, they are already labeling it as Wakana’s “Hanamizuki” due to everyone involved in the making so it might just be a ballad. Maybe it was a reference to KEMONO, although I assume that’s gonna be a pretty standard ballad too seeing as it features a pianist. Wish there were more lyrics by Wakana but I take whatever I can get. Interesting choice to include an interlude. The title track must be really good to deserve its own interlude/instrumental. Would have preferred a new song of course but oh well, this might turn out to be super lovely. Happy to finally see Ato Hitotsu on an official release, it was long overdue.
「Wakana Billboard Live 2023 ~そのさきへ~』
In celebration of the album release, Wakana will be holding Billboard Lives in Yokohama and Osaka.
【Ticket price】
Service Area:¥9,000- / Casual Area:¥8,500-
Pre-order of FC tickets is scheduled to start on April 22nd. Club BBL member advance tickets will be available from May 12th and general reservations will be accepted from May 19th onwards.
Thoughts: Ohhhhhh! The Osaka Live is so close to YK’s Saitama concert. Now I am really considering making a trip. But damn, I think flights will be super expensive. T_T Looks like I might need to fork out 2k for a roundtrip (direct flights). And it will be stinking hot in Japan. Will have to think this through properly. But now with those overseas tickets available for YKL Vol#18, it would almost be a shame to not use that opportunity.
Music Video for Butterfly Dream Coming Up
Wakana teased in a tweet reply that she shot a MV for “Butterfly Dream”. *weeee* So excited! I am surprised they are not doing a video for the album title track “Sono Saki e”. Maybe they will do one for that as well? It’s a shame though that this won’t be included on the album. But then again, they will use for a YouTube promo so that’s always a good thing
The cover art for THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER R/LOCK ON! 07 ストリート・ランウェイ album has been released and the album is set to be released on the 3rd of August 2022. Alongside the title song, it will also feature respective solo versions and full versions of previous covers
BONUS TRACK
Tr.05 Street Runway (M@STER VERSION) ~Akira Sunazuka Solo Remix~
Tr.06 Street Runway (M@STER VERSION) ~Mirei Hayasaka Solo Remix~
Tr.07 Street Runway (M@STER VERSION) ~Yuko Hori Remix~
Tr.08 Street Runway (M@STER VERSION) ~Riina Tada Solo Remix~
Tr.09 Street Runway (M@STER VERSION) ~Asuka Ninomiya Solo Remix~
Tr.10 Street Runway (GAME VERSION)
Singer(s): Akira Sunazuka, Mirei Hayasaka, Yuko Hori, Riina Tada, Asuka Ninomiya
Sumire Morohoshi to Sing the Ending Theme of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, a New Anime Starting in January 2023
Sumire Morohoshi to Sing the Ending Theme of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, a New Anime Starting in January 2023
On October 30, 2022, on the anniversary of her debut as a singer, Sumire Morohoshi announced that she will be singing the ending theme song for Sugar Apple Fairy Tale. The title of the song will be “Kanaeru” (Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato / Composition: Naohiro Minami / Arrangement: NAOKI-T). This will be her first release in two years and nine months, since her previous single “Tsumujikaze.” The release…
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Yesterday, I went to see 【Billboard Live presents Piano Duo Session#2 Ayaka Hirahara×Satoshi Takebe ~ Ayaka Hirahara 20th Anniversary Special ~】 at Billboard Live Tokyo! ! \(^o^)/ Takebe-san and Aya-san's doing a live together😳✨ It was amazing…!!😭😭 I was crying the whole time (T-T) When you combine Takebe-san's amazing ability to play any song beautifully on a piano and Aya-san's gorgeous, versatile singing voice from another dimension, it is an experience that’s truly out of this world😭✨ They are celebrating their 45th and 20th anniversary respectively❗️ Amazing...😳 The 70 minutes flew by and I had such a great time☺️♡
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Billboard Live are more relaxing than normal concerts, they make you love music even more♪ By the way, the other day, we announced the song titles for my 3rd original album "Sono Saki he" which will be released on May 31st😊There is still time until the release so we didn’t want to reveal more than the titles of all the songs, I am sure everyone is working hard to imagine what the songs could sound like based on their titles🤣🤣 Anyway, please be patient a little while longer and just stare at the titles! 😂
◆Tracks included in my 3rd Original Album "Sono Saki he"◆
For the first time, the album was produced entirely by Satoshi Takebe-san. I've been working together with Takebe-san for almost 5 years now but I still get nervous 😳 I'm sure he himself would be surprised and just ask "why!?" but there is just that special [Takebe Aura] around him. It’s just so unique😂
During the production period I was able to meet Takebe-san a lot, I got to see how his work progressed at a tremendous speed, and I learned a lot. There were a lot of different composers and artists involved, some I had never collaborated with before, others I had the pleasure of working with before. Regarding some of the songs, we have 「明日を夢見て歌う」 which Takebe-san composed for my Billboard Live two years ago and I wrote the lyrics for. Then there is 「Flag」, a song for the mobile game Memento Mori's and dedicated to the character "Florence". Yoshiko Hanzaki-san wrote 「標」 for me, it contains all of my feelings for my father. And finally we have 「あとひとつ」 included on a CD, it’s a song that Takebe-san wrote for me at the very beginning of my solo career and I've been singing it for a very long time...
I think I've already told everyone about these songs😊 There are still many other things I want to share with you about the other songs but for the time being please just try to enjoy looking at the full tracklist *laughs* I would like to continue revealing small details little by little as we get closer to the release date! 😘
On a side note, we have decided to hold a live to celebrate the release of the album! \\\\٩( 'ω' )و //// I'm looking forward to it 🥺💕
『Wakana Billboard Live 2023 ~そのさきへ~』
7/6 Billboard Live Yokohama
7/20 Billboard Live Osaka
And tomorrow is my first online sign event for those who pre-ordered the album!😊 You can watch the broadcast on Victor YouTube channel! The video will be archive until April 23rd! Please check it out〜\(^o^)/