Miyavi's 'Fan's Best' Album Tracklist Revealed

miyavi fans bestMiyavi let his worldwide fanbase select the track list for his upcoming greatest hits album, 'Fan's Best.' The resulting top ten songs from the Japanese superstar's studio-recorded song library, and his own additional bonus selections--which includes five live performances of some of his more popular tunes--comprise the new record.

The album's tracklist has finally been revealed to fans. In a recent MySpace blog, Miyavi says that the selections were "interesting," and he hopes that fans continue to listen to all of his works from the past six years, as they are precious to him.

'Fan's Best' will be released on March 24 in Japan. You can find the complete track list after the jump.

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w-inds. New Album 'Another World' to be Released on March 10

w-inds Another WorldJPOP male trio w-inds. is set to release their 8th album since their 2001 debut. The March 10 Japanese release, titled 'Another World,' will feature both of their 2009 hit singles, 'New World' and 'Rain is Fallin'.' There's a total of 15 songs listed on HMV Japan's webpage for the disc. Fans will also see the expected inclusion of 'Truth ~ Saigo no Shinjitsu,' a collaboration wtih American R&B artist Ne-Yo, who composed the single for the group.

A limited first edition version of the release will also include a DVD that will feature videos of six of the album's songs. Also included is an application for attendance to 'w-inds. NEW ALBUM 'Another World' Premium Event.' You'll find the full track listing for both the CD and DVD after the jump.

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JPOP Group Hangry & Angry Announce First European Tour

Hangry & AngrySince their 2008 debut, female Japanese duo Hangry & Angry have put on a few shows away from their home country, but this year they'll kick off their first official European tour. Their latest album, 'Sadistic Dance,' was released in 20 countries worldwide, and now they'll support that release with 4 dates in Europe.

Natalie reports that their tour starts in May. The tour will take the duo to Finland, United Kingdom, France and Germany. You can see the full tour schedule after the jump.

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Monkey Majik's First 'Sakura' Single Features Amazing Cover Art

monkey majok sakuraJPOP group Monkey Majik will release their thirteenth single and their very first sakura (cherry blossom) song on March 10th. The single will include a standard and acoustic version of the song 'Sakura' as well as a b-side titled 'With you.' A special version of the single will also include a DVD featuring seven performances from their ongoing national tour.

Perhaps even more notable than the release of this spring song is its cover art, just released this week. As seen on Natalie, the single's cover features Canadian Monkey Majik founder Maynard Plant in a traditional Japanese top knot and a full-back cherry blossom tattoo. It's quite serious, but the flipside image also features the rest of the band members, and it ends up being quite comical.

Japanese Twitter Users Concerned About Being Charged for Tweeting Lyrics

It all began when Tomohito Kinose, one of the creators of popular Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga, dropped a tweet from his personal Twitter account last week. He warned that tweeting Japanese song lyrics would incur usage fees. Even though Kinose did not provide any other information, the message seemed to warn that copyright collection agency JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers) was watching and waiting to collect.

It turns out that Kinose recently held a live workshop that said the users' tweets are actually public banter and are likely subject to copyright law. CNNgo says that JASRAC is now considering how to proceed with this issue, reminding us that this is the same agency that arrested a 73-year-old restaurant owner for singing Beatles songs in his own shop.

Arashi Breaks Record for Most Wins at Japan's Gold Disc Awards

ArashiJPOP boy band Arashi took top honors at Japan's 24th Gold Disc Award show. Asahi reports that the group was given the grand prize of Artist of the Year, but they also broke the record for single awards given with nine other prizes.

The group took home top honors with the Album of the Year award for their collection 'All the BEST! 1999-2009,' as well as Single of the Year 'Believe/kumori nochi kaisei.' If that wasn't enough, Arashi also received another album award, four other single awards and a best DVD award, all based on sales data.

X Japan Relocates to Los Angeles, Plans Debut U.S. Concert Before Lollapalooza


Japanese rock band X Japan continues to show that they're serious about growing their American fan base. We reported earlier that the band will perform at Chicago's Lollapalooza Music Festival this August. Now the four members are moving to the Los Angeles area as their new base, and they plan to hold a "simple" live concert before their big Lollapalooza performance.

The other Japan-based band members will now join Yoshiki, who has been living in L.A. for over ten years now. This was revealed at a Japanese launch event for the Yoshiki's jewelry brand, where band guitarist SUGIZO joined Yoshiki as a surprise guest to make the announcement. According to ANN, Lollapalooza will not be their first U.S. appearance, as the band is working to set up a smaller live performance in the Los Angeles area first.