DECO*27 announces 3rd full album, ‘Love Calendar’

DECO*27 has announced that he will be releasing his third full album ‘Love Calendar‘ on July 25.

The album is reported to tell the story of two high school students who have fallen in love for the first time. ‘Love Calendar’ will detail the ups and downs of their relationship with vibrancy and life within the “maelstrom of love” through its 12 tracks.

The songwriter charmed fans with the expressiveness in his songs. marina (ex-Girls Dead Monster) features in the album as well. The guitar portions are, naturally, played by DECO*27 himself, while drums will be provided by Fukuda Yoko (BOOM BOOM SATELLITES) and bass by Nikamoto Ryosuke (Yuukei Rampage).

It has also been revealed that voice actress Yuuki Aoi, who gained popularity as the voice behind the main character of the hit anime ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica‘, will be participating in the album as a guest vocalist. Yuuki has previously worked with DECO*27 on the songs “Tokei Kanransha” and “Sugar Loop“, both of which were composed, written, and arranged by DECO*27 and were included in her mini-album ‘Petit Pas‘ earlier this year. Yuuki will provide fresh vocals for DECO*27’s song “Kisou Honnou“.

Source: Tokyohive

SNSD reveals two different promotional pictures for “Paparazzi”

Korean idol group Shoujo Jidai (SNSD) has unveiled two different promotional pictures for their upcoming fourth Japanese single “Paparazzi“, which will be released on June 27th.

As tokyohive previously reported, the single will be the group’s first Japanese single in approximately a year and two months. To promote their new single, Shoujo Jidai has unveiled two different pictures, which represent the limited and regular editions of “Paparazzi”.

The limited edition promo picture shows the idol group standing in the street seen in the music video for the song as the girls avoid the paparazzi on their way to the stage. The set for the music video is said to have taken a full week to construct, and required 120 staff members to shoot plus an additional 300 people to serve as extras. The other picture, their artist photo for the regular edition version of the single, shows a stylishly-dressed Shoujo Jidai posing for the camera.

“Paparazzi” is said to be a strong dance tune packed with the girls’ distinctive flavor. To connect with the title of the song, the girls have added a special ‘camera shutter’ move into the choreography and will be chased by the media all over the world to represent the theme in multiple ways.

Source: Tokyohive