Itsudemo, Itsumademo

The 104th Final Term Fes x LIVE in Link! Like! Love Live! marked the final performance of Kozue Otomune, Megumi Fujishima, and Tsuzuri Yugiri as part of the group. After winning in Love Live against the Edel Note duo, it is time to say goodbye to Hasunosora's beloved senpais. This latest single serves as a parting gift from the trio.

Itsudemo, Itsumademo

The Hasunosora Girls High School Idol Club's sixth single is titled "Itsudemo, Itsumademo". This song made its world premiere at the 104th Final Term Fes x LIVE virtual event as seen in the "Link! Like! Love Live!" app and it's their way to bid farewell to the group's beloved senpais Kozue Otomune, Megumi Fujishima, and Tsuzuri Yugiri.

Not only the titular song is featured but it also has an additional song titled "いったん".

As Kozue, Megumi, and Tsuzuri served their purpose, what comes next for Kaho Hinoshita and the rest of the club as the series approaches the "105th Term"?

Nijiiro☆Lumiere

The Nijigasaki High School Idol Club has introduced the Monthly Songs project, similar to Aqours' monthly birthday song singles. Each month, one of your favorite members will get a chance to shine. For the April edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project, Kasumi Nakasu is here.

Nijiiro☆Lumiere

For the April edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project, Kasumi Nakasu is here, voiced by Mayu Sagara. She takes over the April edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project with her featured song "Nijiiro☆Lumiere". This 4th installment includes this featured track and the additional song titled Hello! OK??

Next month...Kanata Konoe.

The Sweetest Time

The Nijigasaki High School Idol Club has introduced the Monthly Songs project, similar to Aqours' monthly birthday song singles. Each month, one of your favorite members will get a chance to shine. For the March edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project, Ayumu Uehara takes over.

The Sweetest Time

Ayumu Uehara, voiced by Aguri Onishi, takes over the March edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project with her featured song "The Sweetest Time". This third installment includes this featured track and the additional song titled "Secret".

Next month...Kasumi Nakasu.

TRACK LISTINGS:

01. The Sweetest Time

02. Secret

03. The Sweetest Time (Off Vocal)

04. Secret (Off Vocal)

POPIGENIC

Hot on the heels of the BanG Dream franchise's 10th anniversary, the band that started it all, Poppin'Party, is back with their third album titled POPIGENIC.

POPIGENIC

The album features a total of 12 songs, including new tracks such as "雨上がり、キミと" ("After the Rain, You"), "Hanasaku Mirai ni" ("To a Blooming Future"), and "DOKI DOKI SCARY," all of which enhance the story of the smartphone game "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!" Additionally, it includes the energetic rock song "TARINAI," which gained popularity during live performances, and "Introduction," written by Ayase. This album showcases the broad range of musicality that makes Poppin'Party (Popipa) so appealing.

Among these tracks, the standout song is "Tomorrow's Door," created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Popipa's formation. This heart-throbbing piece is filled with sparkling moments and exciting references, including a motif from their first song, "Yes! BanG_Dream!"

The limited edition of the album includes a Blu-ray featuring footage from Poppin'Party LIVE 2024: "Poppin'Canvas ~Autumn of Art, Autumn of Music!~," held at Kawaguchiko Stella Theater on Monday, October 14th, 2024 (a national holiday).

This album is a must-have for the Bandori fanatics who still have a heart for Poppin'Party while getting ready for the BanG Dream franchise's 10th anniversary this 2025.

TRACK LISTINGS:

1.Tomorrow's Door

2.イントロダクション

3.TARINAI

4.DOKI DOKI SCARY

5.Photograph

6.夏に閉じこめて

7.ぽっぴん'どりーむ！

8.星の約束

9.新しい季節に

10.トレモロアイズ

11.雨上がり、キミと

12.花咲く未来に

Driving Music Vol. 130

Road-tripping to Daytona to witness the start of the new NASCAR season? While on the move, enjoy the latest batch of my Driving Music playlist to enjoy.

1) La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf - from the Toyota Taiwan Tercel commercial

2) Just Might Fall in Love by Eria Fachin, Caron Nightingale, & Lou Bartolomucci - from the Ford Taiwan Escape commercial

3) Instant Crush by Daft Punk & Julian Casablancas - from the Renault 5 E-TECH commercial

4) Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling -from the Peugeot e-5008 commercial

5) Esperar Prá Ver by Evinha - from the Dacia Jogger commercial

6) Leave You Far Behind by Lunatic Calm - from the Subaru New Age Impreza commercial

7) Tue Love by Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly - from the Philippine Rabbit Bus Co. "God Bless The Newlyweds" commercial

8) Stars by Simply Red - from the Subaru Impreza Sport Wagon commercial

Driving Music from Leopaul's Blog is the segment that solves every car enthusiast's questions about the title of the song of car commercials...with the risk of MATCHED THIRD PARTY CONTENT on their status. It's your jam. Drive to the Music You Love.

Starry Night Serenade

The Nijigasaki High School Idol Club has introduced the Monthly Songs project, similar to Aqours' monthly birthday song singles. Each month, one of your favorite members will get a chance to shine. For the February edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project, Emma Verde takes the spotlight.

Starry Night Serenade

Emma Verde, voiced by Maria Sashide, takes over the February edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project with her featured song "Starry Night Serenade". This second installment includes this featured track and the additional song titled "ドリーム☆シューター".

Next month...Ayumu Uehara.

TRACK LISTINGS:

01. Starry Night Serenade

02. ドリーム☆シューター

03. Starry Night Serenade (Off Vocal)

04. ドリーム☆シューター (Off Vocal)

Driving Music Vol. 129

 

The Philadelphia Eagles may have been crowned champions of Super Bowl LIX, but do you know who the real champions of the Big Game are? That's right! The commercials! 

Whether it's bears, dragons, wild golden girls, the HATE word, grocery mascots, aliens, cowboy heads, the origin of football, flying mustaches, or flying eyebrows,—this year's Big Game ads were uniquely entertaining. The same applies to the car-related Game Day ads!

Anyway, with the Super Bowl well and truly over, it's time for a Super Bowl-inspired addition to your Driving Music playlist to raise some eyebrows, or mustaches for that matter. Still not saying this is the best but let's get over it.

1) Call Me the Breeze by Lynyrd Skynyrd - from the Nissan USA Armada "Adventure Bigger" commercial

2) Panama by Van Halen - from the Ram Trucks' "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" commercial

3) Wake Up by Young Franco & Master Peace - from the Mazda USA CX-50 Hybrid commercial

Driving Music from Leopaul's Blog is the segment that solves every car enthusiast's questions about the title of the song of car commercials...with the risk of MATCHED THIRD PARTY CONTENT on their status. It's your jam. Drive to the Music You Love.

Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3 Original Sound Track - The beginning of the Superstar

The final season of Love Live! Superstar!!, aired on NHK ETV in the fall of 2024 for 12 episodes, marked the conclusion of the adventures of Liella!, the school idol unit representing Yuigaoka Girls High School. This final chapter of Liella's story featured Wien Margarete's revenge plot, which unfolded as Kanon Shibuya left Liella! to form a new group called TomaKanoTe alongside Margarete and the newly enrolled Tomari Onitsuka. 

The storyline followed the girls on their trip to Shanghai and the showdown at Yuigaoka that led to Liella!'s unification. It also addressed the fate of the founding members after graduation and Liella!'s last challenge to defend their title. The story culminated with the original five members of Liella! performing the song that started it all.

Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3 Original Sound Track
The beginning of the Superstar

With the story of Liella! well and truly over, the original soundtrack has arrived, making it a must-have for fans who have been part of Liella's final chapter from start to finish.

It's a two-disc OST featuring all of the background music heard in the show, curated by Yoshiaki Fujisawa. The OST also includes TV-sized versions of Liella songs, especially the opening and closing theme songs.

It's their way of saying thanks for watching the final season of the Love Live! Superstar!! TV series.

Liella!'s story is finished but the world of Love Live! will continue...

White Delight

The Nijigasaki High School Idol Club has launched their Monthly Songs project, similar to Aqours' monthly birthday song singles. Each month, one of your favorite members will have the opportunity to shine. Kicking off this exciting project for January is Mia Taylor, voiced by Shu Uchida.

White Delight

Mia Taylor is the first member of Nijigasaki to be featured in the project. Her song for January is "White Delight." The inaugural release in the NIJIGAKU Monthly Songs lineup includes this featured track and an additional song titled "Joy is All Around."

Next month...Emma Verde.

TRACK LISTINGS:

01. White Delight

02. Joy is All Around

03. White Delight (Off Vocal)

04. Joy is All Around (Off Vocal)

Liella no Uta 3

 Drawing inspiration from a certain NHK show, Liella no Uta is a special post-show music program aired after the Love Live! Superstar!! TV series. This is where the Liella girls get their five minutes of fame over the course of 12 episodes.

Liella no Uta 3

The final set of songs as heard from the Liella no Uta post-show segment has arrived featuring all songs performed by your favorite Liella members. All of the songs are composed by Yasuhiro Obata, arranged by Yuya Mori, and lyrics by Junko Miyajima.

Margarete and Tomari perform the song "dolce" and ""11th moon" while Kinako, Mei, Shiki, and Natsumi perform "Summer Escape!!", Kanon, Keke, Chisato, Sumire, and Ren perform " ひとひらだけ", and the rest of the Liella members perform "結ぶメロディ".

Enjoy all of the songs heard from the special post-show music program and thank you for watching the final season of Love Live! Superstar!!  

Ai♡ScReam!

There's something new to chew on: it's AiScReam! This trio consists of Ruby Kurosawa from Aqours (voiced by Ai Furihata), Ayumu Uehara from the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (voiced by Aguri Onishi), and Shiki Wakana from Liella! (voiced by Wakana Ookuma). They are the presenters of the Love Live! Series All Night Nippon GOLD monthly radio show.

Ai♡ScReam!

AiScReam's debut single is titled "Ai♡ScReam!" Avid listeners of ANN can now enjoy AiScReam's music through the first two songs featured in the ANN radio show trio. In addition to the title track, there is a bonus song called "ICE LIMIT." The single even includes an audio drama segment featuring AiScReam!

Those who pre-ordered it can win tickets for the AiScReam-sponsored live event happening this September.

Now chewing in your neighborhood.

TRACK LISTINGS:

01.愛♡スクリ～ム！

02.あまくてたのしい♡AiScReamラジオ！

03.ICE LIMIT

04.愛♡スクリ～ム！(Off Vocal)

05. ICE LIMIT(Off Vocal)

Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora～11 Ver.～

This is how the Love Live! Superstar!! saga ended. The song that started it all is the same song that ended it.

Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora～11 Ver.～

Liella!'s journey began with this song and ended with the same song. In the series finale, the debut song was enhanced with the new 11-member version. Fans who witnessed the end of Liella's story now get to listen to this song from start to finish.

Those who've already pre-ordered it will receive a chance to win a ticket for the "Love Live! Superstar!! Liella! 6th LoveLive! Tour ~Let's be ONE~" Miyagi Performance Day.2.

Thanks for the memories, Liella!

TRACK LISTINGS:

01.始まりは君の空 ～11 Ver.～

02.始まりは君の空 ～11 Ver.～(Off Vocal)

Egao no Promise/Superstar!!

In the climax of the final season of "Love Live! Superstar!!", the fates of the founding members of Liella! after graduating from Yuigaoka Girls High School have been decided. The second-batch members have vowed to follow in their footsteps with Kinako Sakurakoji taking over Ren Hazuki's role as student council president. Tomari Onitsuka and Wien Margarete have decided to remain in the group, having grown fondness with their new friends. With their fates decided, Liella! has one loose end to finish: defending their title. With Liella! emerging victorious, the founding members bid their juniors farewell after graduation.

The songs heard from episodes ten and eleven from the final season of "Love Live! Superstar!!" have arrived.

Egao no Promise/Superstar!!
(Episode 10 Version)

Egao no Promise/Superstar!!
(Episode 11 Version)

Episode 10 saw the girls perform the song "Egao no Promise" and in the penultimate episode of the final season saw the full force of Liella! perform the song "Superstar!!". The full versions of these songs are yours to listen but there's more because the Egao no Promise version features the 11-member version of the song as heard from the first season, "Wish Song" while the Superstar!! version features an additional song titled "君・街・空・星".

Congratulations, Liella! You accomplished your mission and will be remembered forever.

Driving Music Vol. 128

 

Christmas is officially over, but you still have until the end of next week to enjoy your ongoing holiday break. As you enjoy road trips in the final days of 2024, it's time to jot down the latest batch of Driving Music to listen to while enjoying 2024's final days.

1) Traveling Shoes by Sweet Honey in the Rock - from the 1988 Daihatsu Mira Turbo TR-XX Commercial

2) Flashdance...What A Feeling - from the Honda Philippines City Type Z commercial

3) Unstoppable (We Are) by SICK INDIVIDUALS - from the Lexus "Dance of F" commercial

4) I Wanna Be A Cowboy from BOYS DON'T CRY - from the Suzuki Alto Twincam commercial

5) Fear for Nobody by Maneskin - from the Honda ZR-V commercial

6) All I Need by Jake Bugg - from the BMW 5-Series commercial

7) Initials B.B. by Serge Gainsbourg - from the Alpine A290 commercial

Driving Music from Leopaul's Blog is the segment that solves every car enthusiast's question about the song's title in car commercials—with the risk of MATCHED THIRD PARTY CONTENT on their status. It's your jam. Drive to the Music You Love.

Sangoshou no Kioku

Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Kanketsu-hen Chapter 1 is the first chapter of the movie trilogy that serves as the true ending for the girls' adventure. In this movie, the girls are in Okinawa, taking on a new challenge; the School Idol GPX (Grand Prix). Ayumu Uehara, Kasumi Nakasu, Shizuku Osaka, Kanata Konoe, Emma Verde, and Zhong Lanzhu are chosen to take part in the event where school idols across Japan clash to become "the most popular school idol right now".

Sangoshou no Kioku

The original soundtrack for the first chapter of the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club movie is now available. This two-disc OST features most of the background music from the film, along with movie-sized versions of the insert songs and solo renditions of the movie’s theme song, "Doko ni Itemo Kimi wa Kimi." 

This OST is a way of expressing gratitude to fans for watching the first chapter of the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club movie.

TRACK LISTINGS:

DISC 1:

1. トロピカルプール

2. ENTRY

3. Rise Up High! (MOVIE size)

4. スクールアイドルGPXスタート！

5. ここまで来たよ！

6. ウキウキワクワクストリート

7. Daydream Mermaid (MOVIE size)

8. 天との出会い

9. 絃

10. Chill in...

11. ウキウキワクワクビレッジ

12. Flavors

13. 友情の絡まり

14. Cara Tesoro (MOVIE size)

15. 胸の内に秘めたもの

16. 仲直り

17. 同じ想い

18. SIDE BY SIDE

19. PHOENIX (MOVIE size)～Stellar Stream (MOVIE size)

20. どこにいても君は君

21. そして次回は？

DISC TWO:

1. どこにいても君は君 (桜坂しずく Ver.)

2. どこにいても君は君 (近江彼方 Ver.)

3. どこにいても君は君 (エマ・ヴェルデ Ver.)

4. どこにいても君は君 (中須かすみ Ver.)

5. どこにいても君は君 (鐘 嵐珠 Ver.)

6. どこにいても君は君 (上原歩夢 Ver.)

7. どこにいても君は君 (朝香果林 Ver.)

8. どこにいても君は君 (宮下 愛 Ver.)

9. どこにいても君は君 (優木せつ菜 Ver.)

10. どこにいても君は君 (天王寺璃奈 Ver.)

11. どこにいても君は君 (三船栞子 Ver.)

12. どこにいても君は君 (ミア・テイラー Ver.)

Eikyu hours

Aqours, the school idol unit, was formed in 2015 as the second generation of the Love Live! franchise. They quickly rose to fame with the success of Love Live! Sunshine!!. Now, as they celebrate their 9th anniversary, it's time for Aqours to bid the world farewell with a series of Finale concerts.

The official anthem of Aqours Finale LIVE has arrived, marking the end of the era for Aqours.

Eikyu hours

This latest single from Aqours not only features the titular song but also the additional song as heard from JR Central Tokaido Shinkansen 60th Anniversary Oshi Tabi Collaboration, 僕らの旅は終わらない. 

The Limited Edition features a Blu-Ray disc featuring the music video of the titular song and its BTS. Not only that, but those who pre-ordered it will receive a random promo card from the upcoming Love Live! Official Card Game and a chance to win a ticket for the upcoming Aqours Finale Love Live! ~Eikyu Stage~.

Aqours heroes, once and always, and now forever in our hearts. 

Zettaiteki LOVER/Dazzling Game

In the middle stages of the final season of "Love Live! Superstar!!," the rivalry between Liella and TomaKanoTe momentarily paused when Tang Keke returned to her hometown of Shanghai. The girls were summoned to Shanghai to perform at the city's school idol festival. During this event, it was revealed that Keke's future after graduating from Yuigaoka Girls' High School had been determined. As a result, both teams performed in front of an enthusiastic Chinese audience. While this could signal the potential for a unified Liella, it's not quite definitive yet. Back at Yuigaoka, during the school's festival, the showdown sparks the beginning of a newly unified Liella.

The songs heard from episodes six and eight from the final season of "Love Live! Superstar!!" have arrived and this is your only way to listen to the latest insert songs from the latest adventure.

Zettaiteki LOVER/Dazzling Game
(Episode 6 Version)

Zettaiteki LOVER/Dazzling Game
(Episode 8 Version)

Episode Six saw the girls perform the song "Zettaiteki LOVER" while Episode Eight saw them perform "Dazzling Game". The full versions of these songs are yours to listen but there's more because the Zettaiteki LOVER version features an additional song titled "QUESTION99" while the Dazzling Game version features "真っ赤。"

With the unification of Liella as an 11-member group complete, will they achieve their final goal of defending their title? The third season of "Love Live! Superstar!!" airs every Sunday on NHK ETV.

Himitsu no AiPri: Atsumete! Secret Memories

Hold on to your Nintendo Switch, kids, because Himari Aozora and all of your favorite AiPri pals have arrived with fun and games in store for you!

Himitsu no AiPri: Atsumete! Secret Memories

The world of Himitsu no AiPri has landed on the Nintendo Switch with Himitsu no AiPri: Atsumete! Secret Memories. A game where AiPri fans get the chance to relive iconic AiPri anime moments in the comfort of their homes.

Although this Switch game has nothing in common with the AiPri arcade games, sadly, players can master their favorite AiPri songs such as P.O.P.P.Y by Himari Aozora, シークレット・ドリーム by Mitsuki Hoshikawa, Perfect☆STARs by Quartet STAR, We're The World by Secret Friends∞, GIRA GIRA STAR by Chii Mamiya, and more. What's interesting is that up to four players can play.

Aside from the rhythm game mechanics, you can also enjoy mini-games with your friends such as pose-matching, school clean-up, collecting chicks, and avoiding Principal Victoria's spotlight.

As you progress through the game, you can unlock extras such as character profiles, character designs, AiPri cards, and various extras. Keep on playing to unlock tons of goodies!

While this Switch game is unrelated to the AiPri arcade games, it is still a fun party game for four players that lets you enjoy your love for AiPri. It's a good thing that you've kept your Nintendo Switch for this moment. The secret...is the friends you've made along the way while playing this AiPri game.

PriPara Song♪ Collection Melody Moments

Although the PriPara series concluded with the finale of Idol Time PriPara, its reputation as the greatest of all time (GOAT) in the Pretty Series remains strong. Fans attending past Pretty Series concerts were surprised by the performance of never-before-heard songs from the PriPara universe.

PriPara Song♪ Collection Melody Moments

The PriPara Song♪ Collection Melody Moments album features 13 songs that made their debut from past concerts including SoLaMi Smile's ウィー・ラブ・プリパラ！, DressingPafé's Breaking Bloom!!!, DARK NIGHTMARE's DARKNESS SOUL, Cosmo Hojo's Burn! Cosmic Liberty, and more.

This album is proof that PriPara is Pretty Series' GOAT and what a way to wrap up PriPara's 10th anniversary celebration. As the saying goes, they're not done yet...

TRACK LISTINGS:

01.ウィー・ラブ・プリパラ！

02.Breaking Bloom!!!

03.ストロベリー・バレット・ナイト

04.DARKNESS SOUL

05.オレーザービーム

06.Burn! Cosmic Liberty

07.NonSugar × Age

08.以心伝心パンチライン

09.L'amour en Tricolore ～ラムール・アン・トリコロール～

10.パルプス・ノンフィクション♪

11.ぽわぽわ♡NURSE？

12.シリアル・ドリーマー!!!

13.Stay Tuned

Idol Land PriPara Song♪ Collection OPEN DREAM LAND!

The Idol Land PriPara app game's anime segments saw Laala Manaka and Amari Katasumi join forces to truly save Idol Land from its impending doom. Throughout their adventures, they've reawakened Shuka Hanazono's PriPara career as well as Yui Yumekawa, made a chance encounter with a giant vocal doll named Pololo, a showdown between Amari and Mario, and ultimately, saving Idol Land. That's everything.

Having enjoyed the songs heard from the Idol Land PriPara app game's anime segments, a mini-album featuring full versions of the Idol Land PriPara songs has arrived with some of it.

Idol Land PriPara Song♪ Collection
OPEN DREAM LAND!

This mini-album features some of the songs as heard from the Idol Land PriPara app game such as the theme song titled "OPEN DREAM LAND!" by SoLaMi Smile, Chaotic Hurricane by Amari, Chocolate Ice Cream Tornado by Mario, and more.

It's a way of saying thanks for watching the anime segments of the Idol Land PriPara app game. The story may be finished but the fun continues while you're still around IDOL LAND so make the most of it!

TRACK LISTINGS:

01.OPEN DREAM LAND!

02.カオティックハリケーン

03.チョコレートアイスクリーム・トルネード

04.My Way Star☆

05.リープ・トゥ・ザ・ゴールデン・イヤー！！！

06.ポォロン♪あまやどりのうた

07.究極合神アマリオン －破滅と創造の狂想曲－