Japanese Thread

[MIINA]

 

MIINA your private message box is full, you will have to delete some so I can send you something.

 

Ok, I did:thumb_yello:

[MIINA]

from inter fm

about Wednesday and Thursday

 

9.16(wed) MIKA 特集 Part.1

9.16(mon)の【Disc Of The Day】では…待望の2nd アルバムが日本先行発売に！！

MIKA のニューアルバム『THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH』をピックアップ！

番組独占インタビューもオンエア♪

( 17 (thu) の【Disc Of The Day】でも

アルバム『THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH』特集＆インタビューオンエアしますよ ～☆)

[vinorosso]

Blue Sky and MIINA , finally you got the album!!

 

How is it?

I don't listen to most of his new songs yet. Even when I watched YT, I have put off the sound for TOMORROW:biggrin2: I'm so excited to get it tomorrow.

 

And congratulations, Blue Sky!!!

Is that yours that Mika replied on Twitter?

I'm so happy too:wink2:

 

Thank you for the info, MIINA!!!

I have lots of funs tomorrow. I can't sleep tonight:biggrin2:

Edited September 16, 2009 by vinorosso

[Blue Sky]

Yes, that was his tweet to me when he saw our pictures!

 

I watched space shower tonight with Mika's interview.

Wasn't such a special interview, but I did record it from the TV. I will try to post it.

 

I am so tired and emotional, I can hardly type!!

[vinorosso]

Yes, that was his tweet to me when he saw our pictures!

 

I watched space shower tonight with Mika's interview.

Wasn't such a special interview, but I did record it from the TV. I will try to post it.

 

I am so tired and emotional, I can hardly type!!

 

Sweet dreams , BS:wink2:

otsukaresama desita !! oyasumi ☆☆☆

[Blue Sky]

I know Miina couldn't get Space shower channel, so just in case anyone else couldn't see the show/interview, here it is in 3 parts.

 

I had to record directly from the TV, sorry. We are technologically backward in our house. At the beginning it said MIKA in LONDON, so this was not filmed in Japan.

 

Pt. 1

Pt. 2

Pt. 3

Edited September 16, 2009 by Blue Sky

[Blue Sky]

http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000053109

 

MIKA、Twitterで「おごるから店で会おう」とつぶやき、380万円大盤振る舞い

MIKA : 2009-09-15

 

MIKAが先日、Twitterにて「(ロンドンにある)Ground Floor Barで今夜パーティーだ。僕が飲み物代をおごる。午後6時30分に店で会おう。これは本気だよ」と書き込んだ。

 

どうなったか。当然のように次々と人々が集まり、約300人ものファンでいっぱいとなったという。MIKAは気前よく、すべてのファン達にお酒を振舞い、 支払いはなんと380万円。全て自腹でご馳走したんだとか。MIKA、きみは凄い男だ。繊細でデリケートなイメージが前面に出ていたMIKAだが、この 男っぷりに、これまでのイメージが180度ひっくり返ったという人も多いことだろう。

 

パーティーが終わった後にも、「今夜来てくれた人達全員にすごく感謝するよ。ここ数年間で一番面白いパーティーになった。」と再びTwitterでつぶやくMIKA。芸術家ってすごい。

 

そんなMIKAの待望のセカンド・アルバム『ザ・ボーイ・フー・ニュー・トゥー・マッチ』は、9月16日に日本先行発売となる。リリース前のため編集部で も音の確認は出来ていないが、煌びやかでカラフルなサウンドは、このアートワーク同様、健在のことだろう。前作を超えるともっぱらの噂の『ザ・ボーイ・ フー・ニュー・トゥー・マッチ』、前作を上回るセールスが期待できるところだ。

 

MIKA、そんな君にかんぱーい。

[Droopsy]

Can anyone hear this interview?

http://www.interfm.co.jp/eve/blog/2009/09/15/21/55/

[Blue Sky]

Yes, just listened to it.

 

For such a technologically advanced country, the lack of internet radio, & lack of podcasts is crazy!

 

I don't even have the set up to record from an actual radio. But they gave Mika's new album lots of airplay, GGG, Dr John, BIOTG, I see you, WAG...forgot the others...and tomorrow they will do the other half of the interview.

 

She said Mika answered the questions with about 5 minutes talk per question, so they couldn't fit it all into one show:naughty:

He talked about everything we know about the album already, but he was talking during July when the album still had one more week until the final changes were finished.

 

He said how as a family they had lost everything 2, no 3 times in their lives, their home, their TV etc. He talked about how sad his teenage years were with bullying etc. And how that continued till he was 18 or 19...or even now...

He sad WAG is actually a very sad song. But with happy music...

 

Maybe some other Japanese fans heard it?? They can fill in the gaps. I will let you know if a recording appears...

 

Don't be deceived by the sweet face of the DJ, she was playing Kings of Leon, Prodigy, Muse etc as well as Mika. http://www.interfm.co.jp/eve/

[MIINA]

I know Miina couldn't get Space shower channel, so just in case anyone else couldn't see the show/interview, here it is in 3 parts.

 

I had to record directly from the TV, sorry. We are technologically backward in our house. At the beginning it said MIKA in LONDON, so this was not filmed in Japan.

 

Pt. 1

Pt. 2

Pt. 3

 

Thank you Blue sky!

first I thought this was an old interview in Japan...he was wearing orange clothes again.

 

 

Yes, just listened to it.

 

For such a technologically advanced country, the lack of internet radio, & lack of podcasts is crazy!

 

I don't even have the set up to record from an actual radio. But they gave Mika's new album lots of airplay, GGG, Dr John, BIOTG, I see you, WAG...forgot the others...and tomorrow they will do the other half of the interview.

 

She said Mika answered the questions with about 5 minutes talk per question, so they couldn't fit it all into one show:naughty:

He talked about everything we know about the album already, but he was talking during July when the album still had one more week until the final changes were finished.

 

He said how as a family they had lost everything 2, no 3 times in their lives, their home, their TV etc. He talked about how sad his teenage years were with bullying etc. And how that continued till he was 18 or 19...or even now...

He sad WAG is actually a very sad song. But with happy music...

 

Maybe some other Japanese fans heard it?? They can fill in the gaps. I will let you know if a recording appears...

 

Don't be deceived by the sweet face of the DJ, she was playing Kings of Leon, Prodigy, Muse etc as well as Mika. http://www.interfm.co.jp/eve/

 

I've just heard it:thumb_yello:

[Blue Sky]

I guess Universal thinks Icecream and MIKA go together now???

MIKA×コールド・ストーン・クリーマリー

 

ハッピーなアイスクリームショップ「コールド・ストーン・クリーマリー」では、

MIKAの新アルバム『THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH』をオススメCDにしてくれています！

下記店舗ではMIKAを聴きながらハッピーなアイスが食べられるから、元気になれること間違いなし！

店頭でMIKAのステッカーを配布中なので、コールド・ストーン・クリーマリーに急いで！

※ステッカーは枚数限定となっております、無くなり次第配布終了となりますのでご了承ください。

 

MIKAのBGMが流れる店舗はこちら：

【東北地方】

宮城県　仙台パルコ店

【関東地方】

東京都　　　六本木ヒルズ店

渋谷マークシティ店

丸ビル店

南町田店

神奈川県　横浜ランドマークプラザ店

港北東急店

埼玉県 越谷イオンレイクタウン店

三井アウトレットパーク入間店

千葉県 ららぽーと東京BAY店

流山おおたかの森店

栃木県　　　佐野プレミアムアウトレット店

那須ガーデンアウトレット店

【東海地方】

静岡県 静岡パルコ店

御殿場プレミアムアウトレット店

岐阜県 土岐プレミアムアウトレット店

三重県　　　三井アウトレットパークジャズドリーム長島店

イオンモール岡崎店

愛知県 名古屋パルコ店

名古屋名鉄店

MOZOワンダーシティ店

【関西地方】

兵庫県 阪急西宮ガーデンズ店

【九州地方】

福岡県　 キャナルシティ博多店

佐賀県 鳥栖プレミアムアウトレット店 2009.9.16更新

 

 

and the official release announcement:

本日日本先行発売日！！！

 

 

待望のセカンド・アルバム『ザ・ボーイ・フー・ニュー・トゥー・マッチ』が遂に

日本先行発売で本日リリース！！

前作から勢いが止まらないポップ・チューンは今作もハッピー度100%のカラフルなアルバム！

 

2009.9.16更新

[vinorosso]

Hi!

Finally I got the album today!

I fully realized Mika's talent again.

 

On the TRANSPORTER, Marty Freidman said about Mika, ' he knows how to use his fantastic voice. And he also knows what is the pop music. He can express the best way of the pop music.' And he said ' I like Mika. I'd like to talk with Mika, especially about J pop:biggrin2:' His words to Mika made me so glad.

 

As I was concentrated on the album too much around 8:00pm, I completely forgot to listen to the interFm. Can we listen to the #2 tomorrow? I will !

[lovepupbandit]

Konnichiwa! Watashi wa Dani Desu, Nihon ga daisuki desu!!

 

Hello! My name is Dani, I love Japan!!

 

I hope I said that okay, I'm currently learning to speak Japanese, so I'm not very good I don't live in Japan, but I really love their culture and language, and of course their music! <3

[Blue Sky]

I uploaded the Music on TV show which is recorded direct from the TV again (sorry, but better than nothing!)

[MIINA]

I guess Universal thinks Icecream and MIKA go together now???

MIKA×コールド・ストーン・クリーマリー

 

ハッピーなアイスクリームショップ「コールド・ストーン・クリーマリー」では、

MIKAの新アルバム『THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH』をオススメCDにしてくれています！

下記店舗ではMIKAを聴きながらハッピーなアイスが食べられるから、元気になれること間違いなし！

店頭でMIKAのステッカーを配布中なので、コールド・ストーン・クリーマリーに急いで！

※ステッカーは枚数限定となっております、無くなり次第配布終了となりますのでご了承ください。

 

MIKAのBGMが流れる店舗はこちら：

【東北地方】

宮城県　仙台パルコ店

【関東地方】

東京都　　　六本木ヒルズ店

渋谷マークシティ店

丸ビル店

南町田店

神奈川県　横浜ランドマークプラザ店

港北東急店

埼玉県 越谷イオンレイクタウン店

三井アウトレットパーク入間店

千葉県 ららぽーと東京BAY店

流山おおたかの森店

栃木県　　　佐野プレミアムアウトレット店

那須ガーデンアウトレット店

【東海地方】

静岡県 静岡パルコ店

御殿場プレミアムアウトレット店

岐阜県 土岐プレミアムアウトレット店

三重県　　　三井アウトレットパークジャズドリーム長島店

イオンモール岡崎店

愛知県 名古屋パルコ店

名古屋名鉄店

MOZOワンダーシティ店

【関西地方】

兵庫県 阪急西宮ガーデンズ店

【九州地方】

福岡県　 キャナルシティ博多店

佐賀県 鳥栖プレミアムアウトレット店 2009.9.16更新

 

 

and the official release announcement:

本日日本先行発売日！！！

 

 

待望のセカンド・アルバム『ザ・ボーイ・フー・ニュー・トゥー・マッチ』が遂に

日本先行発売で本日リリース！！

前作から勢いが止まらないポップ・チューンは今作もハッピー度100%のカラフルなアルバム！

 

2009.9.16更新

 

WOW! They recommend TBWTNM at the shops and use his album for BGM!

AND they give us MIKA's sticker at the shops!!

 

Hi!

Finally I got the album today!

I fully realized Mika's talent again.

 

On the TRANSPORTER, Marty Freidman said about Mika, ' he knows how to use his fantastic voice. And he also knows what is the pop music. He can express the best way of the pop music.' And he said ' I like Mika. I'd like to talk with Mika, especially about J pop:biggrin2:' His words to Mika made me so glad.

 

As I was concentrated on the album too much around 8:00pm, I completely forgot to listen to the interFm. Can we listen to the #2 tomorrow? I will !

 

It started after 8pm. I think you can hear it if you make ready to listen around 7:50.

 

Konnichiwa! Watashi wa Dani Desu, Nihon ga daisuki desu!!

 

Hello! My name is Dani, I love Japan!!

 

I hope I said that okay, I'm currently learning to speak Japanese, so I'm not very good I don't live in Japan, but I really love their culture and language, and of course their music! <3

 

Konnichiwa Dani!

Please feel free to ask questions about Japan you want to know.

We(I think BS is the best solver:teehee:)will help you if we can.

 

I uploaded the Music on TV show which is recorded direct from the TV again (sorry, but better than nothing!)

 

Thank you! I understood how important made this PV for him.

[MIINA]

■Bay FMで特集!!

 

■放送日程■

9/19（土）１３：００～１５：００

番組名 ：『COUNTDOWN RADIO』

DJ：ALAN J

MIKA新作アルバム特集

番組内でレアなＭＩＫＡ特製オリジナルグッズのプレゼントコーナーがあります！

是非お聴きのがしなく！

 

2009.9.17更新

 

Don't miss it! we have the chance to get MIKA's original goods!(sticker again?)

 

 

 

■ニュー・シングル「ザ・ガールズ」着うた®・着うたフル®本日発売！ダウンロードして待ち受けFLASHをゲット！

 

 

ニュー・アルバム『ザ･ボーイ・フー・ニュー・トゥー・マッチ』発売記念！シングル「ザ・ガールス」、「ウィー・アー・ゴールデン」をダウンロードした方は、待ち受けFLASHをゲットできます！

[販売サイト] ﾕﾆﾊﾞｰｻﾙ ﾐｭｰｼﾞｯｸ公式携帯ｻｲﾄ / レコチョク / Music.jp / dwango.jp / [音楽をモーラ]mora（着うたフルのみの取り扱い）/ JOYSOUND / オリコン / TSUTAYA プレミア/ YAMAHA My Sound

[待ち受け画像が付く販売サイト] ﾕﾆﾊﾞｰｻﾙ ﾐｭｰｼﾞｯｸ公式携帯ｻｲﾄ / レコチョク / Music.jp / dwango.jp / [音楽をモーラ]mora（着うたフルのみの取り扱い）/ TSUTAYA プレミア / YAMAHA My Sound

 

2009.9.16更新

 

I already got this flash for my mobile phone.

It's a jacket of the album but some characters are moving in there. lovely!

[Blue Sky]

So I listened to Part 2 of Inter FM's Evening session Interview with Mika.

 

In summary:

Touring taught him the importance of an effective beat and so the bass line and beat is much stronger now.

The chorus is bigger and harder.

Much more conscious of embracing pop, unapologetically pop.

 

The new album has the gamut of feelings, very happy and very sad.

It sounds like multiple people singing on the album, but it is "only me" singing in different styles, he said. He loves to make very hard hitting lyrics with joyful music, which is kind of his signature.

He is fascinated with the magic "in between"; In between childhood and adulthood (adolescence), in between happy and sad...but if the sadness is set to a catchy tune it has hope, and all sadness needs hope...

The interviewer asked about musicals!!

He said he was approached by a big US studio to do a musical, but he will most likely turn it down, because his show is his musical.

Now that he has a combination of 2 albums he will be able to create an interesting show will all the theatrical things he has wanted to do since he started working at the age of 12....etc....

He wants to bring the big show to japan, with all its theatrics.(no mention of dates:sneaky2:)

It will be a show of his youth, from childhood, through adolescence, complete with all its dreams and nightmares.

 

They played Rain, Blue Eyes, Dr John and I can't remember what else, quite a few tracks were running as BGM during the interview.

 

[end report]

 

[Droopsy]

Yes, just listened to it.

 

For such a technologically advanced country, the lack of internet radio, & lack of podcasts is crazy!

 

I don't even have the set up to record from an actual radio. But they gave Mika's new album lots of airplay, GGG, Dr John, BIOTG, I see you, WAG...forgot the others...and tomorrow they will do the other half of the interview.

 

She said Mika answered the questions with about 5 minutes talk per question, so they couldn't fit it all into one show:naughty:

He talked about everything we know about the album already, but he was talking during July when the album still had one more week until the final changes were finished.

 

He said how as a family they had lost everything 2, no 3 times in their lives, their home, their TV etc. He talked about how sad his teenage years were with bullying etc. And how that continued till he was 18 or 19...or even now...

He sad WAG is actually a very sad song. But with happy music...

 

Maybe some other Japanese fans heard it?? They can fill in the gaps. I will let you know if a recording appears...

 

Don't be deceived by the sweet face of the DJ, she was playing Kings of Leon, Prodigy, Muse etc as well as Mika. http://www.interfm.co.jp/eve/

 

So I listened to Part 2 of Inter FM's Evening session Interview with Mika.

 

In summary:

Touring taught him the importance of an effective beat and so the bass line and beat is much stronger now.

The chorus is bigger and harder.

Much more conscious of embracing pop, unapologetically pop.

 

The new album has the gamut of feelings, very happy and very sad.

It sounds like multiple people singing on the album, but it is "only me" singing in different styles, he said. He loves to make very hard hitting lyrics with joyful music, which is kind of his signature.

He is fascinated with the magic "in between"; In between childhood and adulthood (adolescence), in between happy and sad...but if the sadness is set to a catchy tune it has hope, and all sadness needs hope...

The interviewer asked about musicals!!

He said he was approached by a big US studio to do a musical, but he will most likely turn it down, because his show is his musical.

Now that he has a combination of 2 albums he will be able to create an interesting show will all the theatrical things he has wanted to do since he started working at the age of 12....etc....

He wants to bring the big show to japan, with all its theatrics.(no mention of dates:sneaky2:)

It will be a show of his youth, from childhood, through adolescence, complete with all its dreams and nightmares.

 

They played Rain, Blue Eyes, Dr John and I can't remember what else, quite a few tracks were running as BGM during the interview.

 

[end report]

 

 

Thank you for the updates! Idd too bad there aren't podcasts or anything...

 

Wow, I can't wait to see the show, I think it's going to be very... big, way more stuff going on than the first tour!

 

And I guess the musical he's been talking about was the one with Hugh Jackman? Too bad!

[Queenie]

Iona, you´re my hero

[vinorosso]

So I listened to Part 2 of Inter FM's Evening session Interview with Mika.

 

In summary:

Touring taught him the importance of an effective beat and so the bass line and beat is much stronger now.

The chorus is bigger and harder.

Much more conscious of embracing pop, unapologetically pop.

 

The new album has the gamut of feelings, very happy and very sad.

It sounds like multiple people singing on the album, but it is "only me" singing in different styles, he said. He loves to make very hard hitting lyrics with joyful music, which is kind of his signature.

He is fascinated with the magic "in between"; In between childhood and adulthood (adolescence), in between happy and sad...but if the sadness is set to a catchy tune it has hope, and all sadness needs hope...

The interviewer asked about musicals!!

He said he was approached by a big US studio to do a musical, but he will most likely turn it down, because his show is his musical.

Now that he has a combination of 2 albums he will be able to create an interesting show will all the theatrical things he has wanted to do since he started working at the age of 12....etc....

He wants to bring the big show to japan, with all its theatrics.(no mention of dates:sneaky2:)

It will be a show of his youth, from childhood, through adolescence, complete with all its dreams and nightmares.

 

They played Rain, Blue Eyes, Dr John and I can't remember what else, quite a few tracks were running as BGM during the interview.

 

[end report]

 

 

Thank you so much for your report, Blue Sky.

I was looking forward to listning to the interview, but I could't go home from my job in time:tears: So I'm so happy to find your report. Thank you:thumb_yello:

We can see his theatrical show in Japan before long . WAH---Y!! We want to know the tour date soon, don't we?

[vinorosso]

■Bay FMで特集!!

 

■放送日程■

9/19（土）１３：００～１５：００

番組名 ：『COUNTDOWN RADIO』

DJ：ALAN J

MIKA新作アルバム特集

番組内でレアなＭＩＫＡ特製オリジナルグッズのプレゼントコーナーがあります！

是非お聴きのがしなく！

 

2009.9.17更新

 

Don't miss it! we have the chance to get MIKA's original goods!(sticker again?)

 

 

 

 

 

■ニュー・シングル「ザ・ガールズ」着うた®・着うたフル®本日発売！ダウンロードして待ち受けFLASHをゲット！

 

 

ニュー・アルバム『ザ･ボーイ・フー・ニュー・トゥー・マッチ』発売記念！シングル「ザ・ガールス」、「ウィー・アー・ゴールデン」をダウンロードした方は、待ち受けFLASHをゲットできます！

[販売サイト] ﾕﾆﾊﾞｰｻﾙ ﾐｭｰｼﾞｯｸ公式携帯ｻｲﾄ / レコチョク / Music.jp / dwango.jp / [音楽をモーラ]mora（着うたフルのみの取り扱い）/ JOYSOUND / オリコン / TSUTAYA プレミア/ YAMAHA My Sound

[待ち受け画像が付く販売サイト] ﾕﾆﾊﾞｰｻﾙ ﾐｭｰｼﾞｯｸ公式携帯ｻｲﾄ / レコチョク / Music.jp / dwango.jp / [音楽をモーラ]mora（着うたフルのみの取り扱い）/ TSUTAYA プレミア / YAMAHA My Sound

 

2009.9.16更新

 

I already got this flash for my mobile phone.

It's a jacket of the album but some characters are moving in there. lovely!

 

Thank you for the infos, MIINA:thumb_yello:

 

I won't miss to listen it this time:biggrin2:

ps Our 2nd Golden week has come!!!! (from 19th ~ 23rd of Sep:biggrin2:)

[MIINA]

Thank you for the infos, MIINA:thumb_yello:

 

I won't miss to listen it this time:biggrin2:

ps Our 2nd Golden week has come!!!! (from 19th ~ 23rd of Sep:biggrin2:)

 

Silver week!

 

■本日店着！！

ＭＩＫＡ『Songs For Sorrow』EP直輸入盤が限定1000枚発売開始！！

 

 

本日ＭＩＫＡの『Songs For Sorrow』ＥＰが発売されます！

ＭＩＫＡのカラフルでポップな世界を画いたハード・カバー・イラスト集+4曲入りＣＤが入ったゴージャスなパッケージです。

世界で1万枚限定生産されているこのレア商品がなんと国内限定1000枚発売されます！！

 

 

osoiyooo!!

[MIINA]

interview

http://www.bounce.com/interview/article.php/5486/ALL/

[MIINA]

ELLE エル・ジャポン　Oct

Short interview. only one page.

 

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こんにちは　みなさん！

I wonder what bonus track does the Jp ver. have?

The last time was Your Sympathy right? I love that track but I unfortunately missed it, I'm not going to let myself missing any great bonus tracks again.

ありがどう～