LATEST KOTOKO NEWS

Last Updated: 29-11-06

(Source: YesAsia.com)

Album: KOTOKO's third album, UZU-MAKI, which was pushed to be released Dec. 13, is on pre-order at YesAsia.

Last Updated: 24-11-06

(Source: I've Sound Explorer)

Album: KOTOKO has NOT already released UZUMAKI (it was pushed to Dec. 13), but if you've been having trouble accessing the net like I have here is the tracklist:

1. Introduction
2. UZU-MAKI
3. saidaa (Sider) (?)
4. haru (Spring)
5. shasou no shirabe (The Investigation of the Car Window)
6. tsuyo no butokai (Moonlight Ball)
7. iruka (Dolphin)
8. akisou (?) (A Refreshing Fall) (?)
9. midori no sekai (Green World)
10. fuu no michi, gitaa no kanaderu oka de (Playing My Guitar by a Hill, on a Maple Street) (?)
11. being
12. Goodbye Dear
13.sekka no shinwa -in X'Mas mix- (The Myth of Snowflakes -in X'Mas mix-)

New Year's Eve Countdown LIVE: Exclusive members of KOTOKO's website get to hear her do a countdown to New Year's (12/31) on a special page that only they can access!

*They will be notified the details immediately.

In the third OVA of "Maria-sama ga miteru" (Marimite) (The Virgin Mary is Watching You) there will be a new ending song (ED). The credits are:

Title: kirei senritsu (Beautiful Melody)
Lyrics: Konno Oyuki
Composer: Marty Friedman
Arranger: Unknown
Vocal: KOTOKO

KOTOKO YOKOHAMA ARENA CONCERT NEWS: Goods will go on sale 12/01. You can go here to buy them (Japan only...)

Also, the true members of "OUTER" will be announced as guests on 12/01...

Outer: TAKASE Kazuya/NAKAZAWA Tomoyuki/OZAKI Takeshi/Itagaki Hitaki (?)

NEW SONG: It's already been decided that KOTOKO will sing the theme song for the game "Twinkle Crusaders" by the game company Lillian and I've will be in charge...of the music (?).

KOTOKO YOKOHAMA ARENA CONCERT NEWS: The CD that will be given out will contain a new song: Title: Symphony~hoshitachi no shi~ (Symphony~Poem of the Stars~)
Lyrics: TAKASE Kazuya (?)
Composer: TAKASE Kazuya (?)
Arranger: TAKASE Kazuya
Vocal: KOTOKO

Last Updated: 18-11-06

PERSONAL WEBMASTER NEWS: The bad news: I had a spinal tumor (the tumor was in my spine.) My cognition has been affected (English (spelling, speaking) is as if spoken by a non-native speaker). I cannot feel my (from my point of view) left leg, my left side, my left breast (sorry to say that!), and nod my neck alot. My typing skills are not so good, neither is my hand writing. More information

I will update when I feel like it. I am still recovering.

Last Updated: 19-10-06

(Source: I've Sound Explorer) Album: KOTOKO's third album, which will be relased on Nov. 15, will be called "UZU- MAKI"

Last Updated: 12-10-06

(Source: I've Sound Explorer)

SINGLE: (Release date moved up!) The ending to the "Maria-sama ga miteru" (Marimite) (The Virgin Mary is Watching You) is called, "Chercher" (pronounced "shal-sh-eh") with music/lyrics done by C.G. Mix, and is going to be released on Wednesday October 25, 2006 (in Japan). The coupling song is "月夜の舞踏会" (tsuyo no butokai (Moonlight Ball) with words by TAKASE Kazuya and music arranged by NAKAZAWA Tomoyuki.

Latest Update: 24-09-06

(Source: I've Search)

LYRICS: In the issue of Cobalt 2006 in October, there will lyrics to KOTOKO's song "Chercher" (pronounced "shal-sh-eh") and an interview.

Latest Update: 03-09-06

(Source: I've Sound Explorer)

ALBUM: This fall, in November, on Wed. 15, 2006, KOTOKO’s 3rd album goes on sale.

Latest Update: 27-08-06

(Sources: I've Sound LJ Community and I've Sound Explorer)

SINGLE: The ending to the "Maria-sama ga miteru" (Marimite) (The Virgin Mary is Watching You) is called, "Chercher" (pronounced "shal-sh-eh"). The short version can be downloaded, here

(Source: I've Sound Explorer)

NEW SONG: KOTOKO announced at her KOTOKO LIVE TOUR 2006 SUMMER that she was doing the theme song to the movie, "riaru onigokko" (Real *Onigokko). The movie will come out in 2007.

*onigokko = The game of "tag"

Latest Update: 08-08-06

(Source: I've Search)

SINGLE: The ending to the "Maria-sama ga miteru" (Marimite) (The Virgin Mary is Watching You) is going to be released on November 29, 2006. The coupling song is still unknown. KOTOKO will collborate with Martin Fieldman on the song.

Latest Update: 03-08-06

(Source: I've Search and I've Sound Explorer)

SINGLE: The ending to the "Maria-sama ga miteru" (Marimite) (The Virgin Mary is Watching You) is called, "Chercher" (pronounced "shal-sh-eh"). The release date for KOTOKO's new maxi single, ""Chercher" (first edition CD, which comes with a DVD (which contains the PV (promotional video/music video) for Marimite will have four tracks (the vocal and karaoke for "Chercher" and an unknown song) be on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 (Japan) and will cost 1,890 yen. The regular edition will be 1,260 yen. The song that will come with "Chercher" is unknown at this time. Last Updated: 19-07-06

(Source: I've Search)

TOUR: KOTOKO Summer LIVE TOUR 2006 Good Details

From July 20 (July 19 in USA), the goods will be out in Japan.

These include:

Tour Pamphlet (with DVD) - 4,000 yen
Technical Specifications： B4 size／All color 16 pgs.
DVD Contents：This year's reflective documentary compilation of overseas live concerts!

The live and making of the concert in "Anime North 2006" in Toronto, Canada
The live and making of the concert in "A-KON.17" Dallas, Texas

Tour T-shirt - 3,000 yen
Color：Black (One type)
Size: XL/L/M/S

SONG: As reported before, KOTOKO is singing the ending to the OVA (Original Video Animation), "Maria-sama ga miteru" (The Virgin Mary is Watching You).

Song Title: Unknown
Lyrics: KONNO Oyuki
Composition: Unknown
Arrangement: I'VE
Vocal: KOTOKO

INTERVIEW: TECH GIAN September 2006

KOTOKO is going to be interviewed in this month's *"Tech Gian", "I've Talk Jam in TG." In the DVD will be a reference to all of her songs. Reina will be featured in October.

Last Updated: 13-07-06

(Source: I've Search and KOTOKO web)

ALBUM and CONCERT: This fall, KOTOKO’s 3rd album goes on sale and the Yokohama Live concert is also happening. The album will be on sale at the Yokohama concert.

Live Detail:

06/12/01 – December 01, 2006 (Friday) Yokohama Arena

[Doors Open] 17：30 [Start] 18：30 [End] 20：30 （Estimates Only）

Advanced Sale: ￥6,000 (Tax included) [Day of] ￥6,500 (Tax included)／All seats designated

Advanced Sale

FC (First sale of tickets)　'06/08/25 （Fri.） 12:00 ～08/27（Sun.） 18:00
Loppi (Sale) '06/09/25 （Tues.） 12:00 ～

　 General Buying: '06/10/22 （Sun.） 10:00～
Lawson (roosonchiketto) usually sales play guides with their tickets (?)

Last Updated: 09-07-06

SITE: Updated KOTOKO's member page

Last Updated: 07-07-06

(Source: I've Sound Explorer)

SONG: For the Chanter theme song, "a piacere", KOTOKO did the lyrics and vocals with arrangement and composing by TAKASE Kazuya.

Last Updated: 04-07-06

(Source: Chanter Site)

SONG: KOTOKO is singing the theme song, "a piacere" to the game "Chanter." The ending, "Harmony~boku no uta todoitara~" will be sung by SATO Hiromi.

Last Updated: 03-07-06

(Source: I've Sound Explorer, I've Search)

SONG: KOTOKO is singing the ending to the OVA (Original Video Animation), "Maria-sama ga miteru" (The Virgin Mary is Watching You). More details are not available at this time.

Last Updated: 13-06-06

KOTOKO DVD: According to The Right Stuf, there is going to be a KOTOKO DVD released on July 4, 2006. It will be 105 minutes at a price of $19.98 (retail)

From The Right Stuf:

"Catch an infectious dose of J-pop/techno/trance from premier music artist KOTOKO, the vocalist and songwriter behind many current anime theme songs. Recording at the peak of her Japan tour in the winter of 2004, watch KOTOKO as she performs your favorite songs like: "Suppuration -core-" and "Re-sublimity" from Kannazuki no Miko, "Shooting Star" from Please Teacher! or "Chi ni Kaeru" from Starship Operators.

KOTOKO knows how to put on an entertaining show, as she rocks a sold-out concert venue with her wide variety of music, going from "low trance" songs to rock anthems like "Oboeteteiiyo" and then transitioning with ease to soothing songs like "Fuyu no Shizuku."

DVD Features: Dobly Digital 5.1 Surround Audio, Linear PCM Uncompress Stereo.

Last Updated: 09-6-06

(Source: I've Sound Explorer) KOTOKO will be singing the theme song, "loose" to the game "Scarlett" [sic!] by Nekoneko Soft. It is featured in the demo movie to the game.

loose
Lyrics: KOTOKO
Composer: TAKASE Kazuya
Arrangement: NAKATSUBO Atsuhiko
Vocal: KOTOKO

Last Updated: 03-5-06

KOTOKO will be appearing in Canada at Anime North

Anime North is proud to present:

"KOTOKO Live"

Saturday, May 27, 2006.

655 Dixon Road
Doubletree International Plaza
Time 3:30 pm

A-KON: Friday Night June 9, 2006 at A-Kon 17

Last Updated: 07-4-06

KOTOKO will be appearinbg at A-KON 2006

Last Updated: 01-8-05

Most news is translated from I've Search and I've Sound Explorer by "ika".

January 02, 2006:

akemashite omedetou! (Happy New Year!) KOTOKO's birthday is this month, around the 15th or so. If you did not she released a CD in the last year called "glass no nabikaze" (Wind of Glass).

August 01, 2005:

(Source: Neowing)

KOTOKO's fourth single is coming out soon, "421 -a will-." The special edition of the CD will have a music video (PV (Promotional video) and a making of the video and for the first time, will have a poster attached.

(Source: I've Sound Explorer)

On Saturday, August 9th (Japan), more information will be released about the ending song to "tsuyokisu" (Deep Kiss) by Candy Soft. The company has plans to release the ending song on August 26th, 2005 (Japan).

Isolation Lyricist: KOTOKO
Composer and Arranger: C.G mix
Singer: Reina

On July 29th (Japan), the "omamagoto" game by g-clef, released the demo movie of the game, featuring the song:

O-ma-ma-go-to
Lyricist, Composition, Singer: KOTOKO
Arrangement: C.G mix

July 02-03, 2005:

(Source: I've Sound Explorer and the candysoft webpage (which is an adult PC game page)

From the "ane, chanto shiyou yo!" (Let's Do It Properly, Big Sis!) series, comes "tsuyokisu" (A Big Kiss) by CANDYSOFT which will feature an opening and ending from I've. The opening Mighty Heart ～aru hi no KENKA~itsumo no koigokoro～ (Might Heart (The Day of the Fight, Always Possessing a Loving Heart) will be composed, with lyrics, and sung by KOTOKO, with the arrangement by 羽越実有. (if anyone can help on this name, please email yukikanou(at)hotmail(dot)com.) The ending, unknown title at this time, will be sung by Reina. The CD/game will come out in the latter part of August!

(Source: I've Sound Explorer)

On Sunday, September, 11, 2005, KOTOKO is wrapping up a second live, public, tour for "gurasu no kaze" (What Anime Expo translates to, "Flap Wing") at the Tokyo Welfare Pension Assembly Hall (kouseinenkin kaikan).

Tickets for every show are: 4,800 yen ($42.9 US dollars) (conversion as of July 3rd, 2005)

The doors open at 16:00 (4:00 PM) and the show starts at 17:00 (5:00 PM)

Tour:

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2005 (US: Friday, August 26, 2005)
Place: Osaka, Japan
Venue: NHK Osaka Hall
Doors Open at: 17:00 (5:00PM)
Starting of concert: 18:00 (6:00PM)

Date: Saturday, September 03, 2005 (US: Friday, September 02, 2005)
Place: Nagoya, Japan
Venue: Aichi-ken Kinrou Kaikan (Aichi Exertion Hall)
Doors Open at: 17:00 (5:00PM)
Starting of concert: 18:00 (6:00PM)

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2005 (US: Friday, September 09, 2005)
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Kouseinenkin Kaikan (Tokyo Welfare Pension Assembly Hall)
Doors Open at: 17:00 (5:00PM)
Starting of concert: 18:00 (6:00PM)

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2005 (US: Friday, September 10, 2005)
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Kouseinenkin Kaikan (Tokyo Welfare Pension Assembly Hall)
Doors Open at: 16:00 (4:00PM)
Starting of concert: 17:00 (5:00PM)

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