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Band NEGOTO is getting ready to release their second album “5” and revealed the cover jackets. The album is the final of their 4-month consecutive release project that celebrates the group starting serious “nonsense” (negoto) as the members finish up their college and university educations. Album “5” hits stores February 6th 2013 – more details follow..

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Band NEGOTO has announced their second album “5” as the last of their 4-month consecutive release project. The album includes five singles, new songs, and more for 13 total tracks. The consecutive release project and release of the new album celebrates the college graduation of the band members of NEGOTO and marks the start of their efforts as a serious band with many live events in Japan and Korea scheduled for this year. Album “5” will be in stores February 6th 2013 – read on for more release details….

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NEGOTO has announced their 6th single “Tashikana Uta” – the third release of their 4-month consecutive release project. The new single, described as the rock band’s first ballad, has a tie-up as ending theme for Fuji TV’s talk show Uchikuru!? (Come to my House!?) hosted by Shoko Nakagawa. Single “Tashikana Uta” will come on one Limited edition and is scheduled for release January 23rd 2013. Read on for more release details and pre-order link…

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NEGOTO has updated the details for single “greatwall” – the next single of their 4-month consecutive release project. The band also announced a Japan-wide 23-performance tour that begins February 15th. Their new single “greatwall” and 6th overall is available on one Limited Pressing edition which hits stores December 5th – updated release details follow…

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NEGOTO has announced the next single of their 4-month consecutive release project. No title yet and not much in the way of details other than its release date of December 5th. The new single will be the band’s 6th overall and follows their 5th single that kicked off this consecutive month of releases “nameless” which just dropped today. Their 6th single comes in one Limited Pressing edition and hits stores December 5th – read on for more release details…

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NEGOTO has updated the release details for their new single “nameless” which kicks off a 4-month consecutive release schedule. The girls are planning to release new singles on November 7th, December 5th, and January 6th 2013 – then on February 2nd 2013 they will release their second album. Their 5th single “nameless” comes in one Limited Pressing edition and hits stores November 7th – read on for more release details…

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New tribute compilation album “SHE LOVES YOU” lead and arranged by YUI, features many popular female artists and groups covering selected YUI songs. The album features YUI covering her own “CHE.R.RY” bossa nova style, SCANDAL covering “How crazy”, Shoko Nakagawa covering “Rolling star”, Eir Aoi covering “GLORIA”, Stereopony covering “again”, and more. The album releases October 24th – read on for more details…

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NEGOTO has updated the release information on their new single “Lightdentity / Re:myend!” – full track list and cover jackets have been revealed. The two main songs on the single have a tie-ins – “Lightdenity” is CM song for Nasufuru Tenshoku nurse job recruitment and single “Re:myend!” will be featured as theme song for animation movie After School Midnighters (Hokago Middonaitazu). The group’s 4th single will hit stores on August 8th – updated information and video clips from the song tie-ins follow…

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Band NEGOTO has announced their 4th single, a double-a side single “Lightdentity / Re:myend!” with both songs having a tie-in. Song “Lightdenity” has tie-in as commercial message theme song for Nasufuru Tenshoku nurse job recruitment. The second song on this double-A side single “Re:myend!” will be featured as theme song for animation movie After School Midnighters (Hokago Middonaitazu). The single is set for release on August 8th – more details follow…

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Topping the single charts is rock group B’z with “GO FOR IT, BABY ~ Kioku no Sanmyaku ~” – the song is featured as CM theme for pepsi NEX and sold over 143,000 copies. The second spot goes to duo from from SUPER JUNIORDonghae & Eunhyuk and their dance single “Oppa, Oppa” selling over 68,000 copies (release details). Rounding out the top 10 is the new single from Negoto – “sharp #” – featured as opening theme to anime Mobile Suit Gundam AGE – (release details).

On the album charts solo artist Yusuke tops with his album “Ano..Namida ga Arukara Ai ga Arundesukedo” selling over 38,000 (release details). Last week #1 drops one spot into second Kis-My-Ft2 with their first album release “Kis-My-1st” selling another 22,000 (release details).

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,

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Negoto new single "sharp♯" was previously announced here and we’ve got updated release details. Featured as the second opening theme to anime Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (eps 16-30) it is set for release on April 4 2012. The pop-alt rock single comes in a Limited Pressing edition with special anime inspired jacket cover and a Regular CD edition – each edition also has a different track list. Full release details follow,

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