All I can do is offer a summary. Hikki's singing about a friend of hers that's moved away, but she doesn't have to worry about her because she's already "making love" in her new city.

If you didn't already know so, Making Love was written by Hikki for a friend who--surprise!--moved away.

I didn't see anything about this after a search of the thread, so I'll go ahead and post it.

I just discovered a way to download new popular J-pop (don't laugh at me) by searching for torrents with the keyword Oricon. I was shocked at how easy it was, as a search of Oricon at Isohunt.com resulted in plenty of torrents of recent singles. The first post says nothing about this, so I thought maybe it should be added.

isohunt.com.....

most people would just go to jpopsuki.com

No Glay? That's a sin! :P

BTW, the group I Wish no longer exist since the beginning of the year. Their last album released in 08 Feb this year was to be their last album. May need to update the first post of this thread. Kawashima Ai would still be continuing her music career as a single artist (she has released 2 albums since).

joey: Yes, I'm aware of the situation with I Wish and Kawashima Ai. That first post is in need of a serious overhaul, artists missing, updates and what-not, but the thing is it's a huge job. That took me ages to do back when I had a large amount of free time. I don't these days and am very busy so I apologise but for now it's going to have to remain somewhat out of date.

hm, what if we make a wiki for this, aside from just updating the first post?

but then, that's a larger job. >_<

You have already done a really great job in the first post OmagnusPrime, so much details and information. A really good introduction for people who want to get into Jpop.

How about just linking the artist to the wikipedia, like what they are doing in the classical music sheet thread in the concert hall. This way all the information concerning each artist would be current.

Actually that has already happened. All the information I wrote in that first post became the beginning of THEPPN Wiki. I didn't get much credit for it at the time, and it's obviously expanded a huge amount since then, but that did happen. I might revise my first post to link to that site and other information resources and provide a little guidance but that'll still take some effort that I can't spend right now.

Question: I've been trying to get a hold of Ayumi Hamasaki's Arena Tour 2005. Does anyone have it or can find me a torrent for me? I've looked for awhile but haven't found a working one. They're all dead. Thanks.

Not sure about BT but if you don't mind downloading using emule or edonkey, there is a page that has all her stuff here:
http://lib.verycd.com/2005/12/10/0000078942.html
Well, the file names are in Chinese but the contents are still in Japanese....

I have downloaded a few things from there and the source is quite good.

Dare I suggest you actually buy the DVD: CDJapan | YesAsia

I've had yifei's album arrive today, along with the Tokyo Friends The Movie: Music Collection, which turns out to be a CD+DVD, plus some cool looking badges. Woot.

Can't watch it without a region 2 dvd player which I do not have. Otherwise, I would, I promise you.

Multiregion DVD players are dead cheap these days. Although I'm fortunate enough in region 2 (UK) I have a Sony multiregion player I got years ago and it was very reasonably priced back then (and reasonably priced for the UK at that). You should look into getting one if you want get future Japanese DVDs, like concerts and the DVDs that come with albums/singles, etc.

If you're looking to just play DVDs on your computer, go and visit http://www.dvdidle.com and think about buying the DVD Region Free + CSS Free Lite package, which is only about $25. I've been using the program for three years now and I have had no issues at it with all. It's definitely worth the investment, considering it is a painless install, it's cheaper than buying a multi-region player (although the gap is probably closing), and saves you the hassle/danger of having to manually change region on your PC (which you can only do so many times).

Yes, I did try a cracked version of it first as well >_> It did not work, which led me to actually buy the program, haha.

That's true, I use AnyDVD from SlySoft which is equally effective. If you're happy watching stuff on your PC then definitely a good idea.

buy a region free dvd drive
it works just as well ^____^

edit// ooh yeah OP!!! What's on the dvd for the tokyo friends movie music collection???? IF THE MOVIE COMES WITH IT I SWEAR I WILL BUY IT RIGHT NOW!!!

I'm dying by not watching the movie without english subtitles....

I think it just comes with PVs/footage of Ai singing tears, Yumekui, and Friends.

ah craps...

does anyone feel my pain???
I'm slowly dying without watching that movie!!!

You could make yourself feel better with YUI's latest single, I remember you. The song is a continuation of sorts from Good-bye days (and by extension Taiyou no Uta), so it's nice to see that acting as Amane Kaoru had a pretty huge impact on YUI. The song's also pretty damn good (and the single comes with the acoustic version of Good-bye days!).

And of course, I wouldn't be talking about I remember you if I didn't have it uploaded. Ta-da!

Ah, I feel it. It's hitting me in the face right now. :(

Not 100% sure as it's all still sat in its wrapping on my desk at the moment. I think soulsteelgray is correct though.

As for I remember you, well I've got into lots of details with various people about that song and I'm pretty sure I've mentioned stuff here too but don't recall fully. It's a song inspired by YUI's work on "Taiyou no Uta" and as a way for her to say goodbye to the character. The PV is a collaboration with the director from the film and the keen eyed will spot the non-too-subtle use of same locations.

It's a gorgeous song and a great PV and I can't wait for my copy (limited edition woot) to arrive. I also have the Premium Edition of the DVD on order. ;)

Taiyou no Uta!!! I have that movie sitting in my room right now....
YUI is the main lead right?
ahhhhhhhhhhhh I'm so excited seeing her act!!!!

I'm still agonizing over Tokyo Friends the movie....

She is indeed, and she's wonderful in it (if you need English subs I have some I worked on that I can send).

Speaking of YUI, my copy of I remember you arrived today. Limited edition including DVD and even a packet of seeds too. <3

I also got my copy of GAM's debut single too. ^^

She's absolutely wonderful in it, which is more than I can say for Sawajiri Erika's interpretation of the character in the drama.

Speaking of which, is anyone else puzzled by Taiyou no Uta's success on the Oricon charts?

The answer to your query is this: "1 litre of tears"

I don't know Sawajiri Erika at all but I know she's in that and that people loved her in it. Another sob-story character and she's got people invested in it. It's clever marketing and good work so I can't say I'm surprised by its success at all.