@pixelcats Yep! There is so much more in the music industry of each country beyond the “idols”. And there are also a lot of former idols who we haven't heard from… as an “idol”… that are actually still actively singing.
I wish more people expand beyond the idol industry. It's a good starting base, especially if a foreign music industry (and language). But there are so much more beyond it.
All of Namie Amuro's music has been scrubbed globally online. Gone from YouTube, YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
No word on if this is on Amuro's side or AVEX. But Amuro hasn't been seen or heard from in over 5 years.
If you have her CDs, rip them now for backup. If you don't... well however you decide to acquire her music going forward, this is a judgement free zone.
@nazokiyoubinbou@pcas@jpop While everything is speculation. The fact it was pretty much 5 years after the fact, it must come down to some thing with rights.
I'm assuming her and AVEX had a contract length, and it either has to be renegotiated, or one side would need to buy the other out.
But Japanese companies are notoriously silent about things like this, and Amuro completely disappeared post-retirement. So its either hope for a quiet resolution or just realize it may be a long time, it may be gone for a long time. :(
@youronlyone there's #KpopMonday which starts at roughly midnight Korean time every Monday with a weekly theme. If there's another dedicated Kpop weekly running, I can't think of it right now.
I generally don't like covers but this one is so well executed, with an orchestra!
ofc I expect nothing less from Hazuki who is the #1 LUNA SEA fanboy. I also appreciate his choice to cover Forever & Ever bc it's not really a "popular" ballad in terms of LS lore, most people would default to I For You or Gravity.
After grabbing vinyls on Friday, I found some well known #CityPop artists' albums on Saturday. I grabbed 3 Tatsuro Yamashita albums, and 4 Mariya Takeuchi albums.