New Songs

Hitomi, who has put her twitter account on hold, has recently posted on her blog that she has participated in two new songs! One of the songs, unfortunately, can only be heard by playing a game known as "REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA". The other song, titled "New World" is a collaboration song. Like the other song, though, the CD is exclusive to a certain vendor and can only be bought in Japan.

Source: TAKAHASHI HITOMI : 【HITOMI TAKAHASHI】お知らせ

WUJA BIN BIN 2015.02.20 Live

【 WUJA BIN BIN 】2015.2.20 BETRAYAL vol.7 ~KOENJI HIGH 7rh ANNIVERSARY~ 2015.2.20(fri) @ KOENJI HIGH OPEN: 6:00PM / STARTS: 7:00PM adv.￥3000 / door.￥3500 LIVE : WUJA BIN BIN / Jimanica Band Set

New Song!

At her most recent live on June 29th, Hitomi debuted a new song with the artist KATO TARO. Unfortunately, there's no news of whether this will ever see the light of day, but it's at least good to know that the possibility of a new release is there.

Second Live of 2014

Aside from her participation in the group WUJA BIN BIN, Hitomi has only held one live this year. Fortunately, she has announced via her Blogger that she will be holding her second live of the year! Here are the details:
Title: 【TAKAHASHI HITOMI to KATO TARO】Alive 2014 VS Special~440(four forty)12th Anniversary~
Date: June 29th, 2014
Time: From 7:00pm
Location: live bar 440 in Daizawa, Tokyo

Live at Urban Francu on 2014.4.21

Continuing her lives with KATO TARO, Hitomi will once again be forming at Ebisu BATICA on April 21st, 2014 from 6:00pm. Source

Live at BATICA

For those living in Tokyo, Japan, Hitomi will be performing a short live at a local club in Tokyo (the same place she appeared at at her last live). She will be performing with TARO KATO, a former-BEAT CRUSADERS member.

:: Information ::
1/17/2014 at Ebisu BATICA
Opens at 6pm

Live Appearance

This is...quite late, but two weeks ago Hitomi had her first live of sorts since 2011. While not a full live, Hitomi appeared with ex-BEAT CRUSADER band member KATO TARO on November 26th at Urban Troica in Ebisu, Tokyo. I'm hoping this is a good sign, and we'll be getting more things from her in the future.

Recording?

According to a new twitter post, it seems Hitomi has entered the recording studio and is currently recording an unnamed song! Despite having left her management company, it's unknown if she is still signed to Sony Music or not (though her official site is still up and running). Let's hope that this is a good sign for a new single!

Long Time, No See!

So, as you may have noticed, I haven't updated this blog in over a year. Yeah, sorry about that...

In any case, with the closing of her official fan club, it was announced that Hitomi had voluntarily decided to leave her record label and management company. So...yeah, she officially quit as a solo artist.

However, she did reopen her Twitter account, which reveals that she's been active lately as a live vocalist for the big band WUJABINBIN.

Quitting Music?

Over the past few months, it has become more and more apparent and likely that Takahashi will be quitting the music business. In a recent blog post she made (her blog is now unavailable for some reason), she bid "see ya later" to everyone with hopes that she can see us again. Also, her official fan club has shut down, and she is no longer promoted by Stardust (Stardust lists she terminated her contract with them for personal reasons). Her quitting music has not been confirmed yet, but, also due to very low sales, it seems likely that she may have also been dropped by her label.

Song List Update

In wake of the downtime that has come after the release of Takahashi's 3rd album, I have taken the time to update the Song List page with all songs from "PICORINPIN". Expect the rest of her songs to appear very soon.

Takahashi Hitomi LIVE 2011 "PICORINPIN" Setlist

Last Friday Takahashi held her first one-man live in 3 years, and the list of songs she sang has been revealed:

01. Fire Ball
02. Graduation
03. MUSIC
04. neon sign
05. walkin'
06. Coffee Milk
07. Kagami no Naka no Fairy-Tale
08. Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol
09. Koisuru Pierotti
10. Yoru no Melody
11. Poolside
12. Watashi no Shoujo
13. Dilemma
14. Wo Ai Ni
15. ROLLING
16. CALL ME
17. Otenkiame
-Encore-
18. evergreen

Radio & Television Appearances

Continuing with her promotion of her new album, Takahashi will be appearing on more radio stations as well as a television program.

KBC Radio "VEROQ" - October 18th @12:05am~12:30am
FM Fukuoka "STAND UP! MORNING" - October 24th @ 6am~8am
FM Fukuoka "MOVING MONTHLY STYLE" - October 24th @ 9:30pm~9:55pm
Music Japan TV "MJTV INSIDE TIPS" - October 24th (Repeats from October 24th~October 30th)
FM Osaka "MUSIC COASTER" - October 24th @ 6pm~8pm
FM Osaka "Squash!" - October 27th @ 5am~8am

bounce Interview Translation

I've finally translated (a rough translation mind you) the bounce interview!

Radio Appearance

Takahashi will be appearing on Date fm's "Listen" on October 12th starting at 5:30pm (Japan time).

Magazine Appearance

Takahashi will be appearing in the following magazine, where she will be interviewed:

"2 YOU MAGAZINE" (October 30th Release)

Live Guest!

Takahashi will be appearing as a live guest to the live event of "mimitto VS H ZETTO M". Details are below:

MINAMI WHEEL 2011
Day: October 15th, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 9:15pm
Place: THE LIVE HOUSE soma
Cost: 3 day ticket 6,500 yen / Saturday 1 day ticket 3,500 yen
Contact Information: FM 802 Listener Center 06(6354)-8020

And Even More Radio Appearances

Takahashi's promotion for "PICORINPIN" picks up even more with a large amount of new radio appearances:

CROSS FM "green life" - October 10th @ 12:10pm
LOVE FM "Stylish Life" - October 10th @ 4:00pm
FM Fukuoka "Hyper Night Program GOW!!" - October 10th @ 5:15pm

Toukai Radio "Shiny Morning" - October 11th @6:15~6:30am
FM Osaka "LOVE FLAP" - October 11th @2:40pm
e-radio "Rookies" - October 11th @5:30pm
a-station "DELICIOUS DONUT" - October 11th @8:10pm

CBC Radio "Wakasa Keiichi no Supoon" - October 16th @5:00pm~7:00pm

CBC Radio "Saturday Teens Night Nagaoka" - October 22nd @9:00pm~10:00pm

Toukai Radio "Morning Terrace" - October 25th @6:00am~6:15am

More Radio Appearances

The "PICORINPIN" promotion continues with more radio appearances:

FM Aichi "Kuro-chan no Only One Duffle" - October 6th @4:30pm
FM NORTH WAVE "Candy Friday" - October 7th @ 1:10pm
FM NORTH WAVE "BRAND-NEW TUNE" - October 9th @8pm~9:30pm
HBC Radio "Sapporo Bishoujo Zukan" - October 29th @ 8pm~8:30pm

Radio Promotion

Takahashi will be appearing on a few more radio programs as promotion for her new album.

First was "Kakiin" on October 3rd. Unfortunately I was too slow in updating, and the radio program (which can be streamed online no matter where you live) has already ended.

The others are:

AIR-G "leaf" - October 4th from 2pm~2:20pm
FM-NORTHWAVE "KING BEAT" - October 4th from 4:15pm~4:35pm