Tomori Kusunoki – Forced Shutdown (Mini Album)

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Voice artist-singer-songwriter Tomori Kusunoki, who made her impressive major label debut in August 2020, has released “Forced Shutdown” her second mini-albumi. This time, Tomori Kusunoki herself wrote all the lyrics and compositions for the songs on the EP with four songs rich in variety.

Release Date: April 28, 2021

Tracklist:

1.Forced Shutdown
2.sketchbook
3.Akatoki (アカトキ; The Time Between Midnight and Dawn)
4.Vanilla (バニラ)
5.Forced Shutdown -Instrumental-
6.sketchbook -Instrumental-
7.Akatoki -Instrumental-
8.Vanilla -Instrumental-

OVERALL RATING: 3 stars

Aira Yuuki – Blessing (Single)

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Aira Yuuki to release the first single in four years. Featured as an intro theme song for the TV anime series “Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu.”

Release Date: April 28, 2021

Tracklist:

1.Blessing
2.トレノワール
3.Blessing (Off Vocal)
4.トレノワール (Off Vocal)

OVERALL RATING: 3½ stars

JO1 – CHALLENGER (Single)

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“CHALLENGER” is the third single released by JO1.

Release Date: April 28, 2021

Tracklist:

Limited Edition A:

1.Born To Be Wild
2.Speed of Light
3.Design
4.Tsutaerarerunara (伝えられるなら; If You Can Tell)

Limited Edition B:

1.Born To Be Wild
2.Get Inside Me
3.Design
4.Tsutaerarerunara (伝えられるなら)

Regular Edition:

1.Born To Be Wild
2.Kimi no Mama (君のまま; As You Are)
3.Design
4.Tsutaerarerunara (伝えられるなら)

OVERALL RATING: 3 stars

Riko Azuna – Chance! & Revenge! (Single)

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Intro theme sung by Riko Azuna is released from the TV anime “Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy” which will start airing in April! This is Riko Azuna’s 6th single!

Tracklist:

1.Chance! & Revenge!
2.恋なのかも
3.Chance! & Revenge! (instrumental)
4.恋なのかも (instrumental)

OVERALL RATING: 3 stars

Miku Ito – No.6 (Single)

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The intro theme for the TV anime “Sentoin Hakenshimasu!”which will start airing in April 2021 is Mirai Ito’s eighth single.

Tracklist:

01 No.6
02 気づかない?気づきたくない?
03 No.6 (off vocal ver.)
04 気づかない?気づきたくない? (off vocal ver.)

OVERALL RATING: 3 stars

Anna Thompson – Centerpiece (EP)

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Rising star Anna Thompson is ready to embark on a new journey with her debut EP Centerpiece. With a viral song on TikTok already under her belt, Thompson’s latest single “Dreams About Him” will introduce listeners to her personal sound set to put her on the map.

“Dreams About Him” came to life from Thompson’s personal experience and spurred the theme for the rest of the EP. The seven-track EP features her previously released track “Telepathically,” “Like That,” and her TikTok viral song “Get Me High.” Centerpiece marks the next step in her career.

Tracklist:

01.Dreams About Him
02.Like That
03.Wasted
04.Never Enough for Me
05.Telepathically
06.Get Me High
07.Coffee

OVERALL RATING: 4 stars

ENHYPEN – Border : Carnival (Mini Album)

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Border : Carnival (stylized in all caps) is the second mini album by ENHYPEN. It was released on April 26, 2021 with “Drunk-Dazed” serving as the album’s title track.

Tracklist:

1.”Intro : The Invitation”
2.”Drunk-Dazed”
3.”Fever”
4.”Not For Sale”
5.”Mixed Up (별안간)”
6.”Outro: The Wormhole”

OVERALL RATING: 4 stars

AB6IX – Mo’ Complete : Have a Dream (EP)

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Mo’ Complete : Have a Dream is the fourth EP by AB6IX. It was released on April 26, 2021 with “Close” serving as the album’s title track.

Tracklist:

1.”Headline”
2.”Close (감아)”
3.”Lululala (룰루랄라)”
4.”Merry-Go-Round (회전목마)”
5.”A Long Winter (아직도 겨울)”

OVERALL RATING: 4 stars