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 hey.. i've got another question.. cenxa na kung makulit ako.. ask ko lan, magkaiba ba pag ngrelease ng single at album ang isang artist sa japan?.. kc ive been downloading some music like for instance ung sa arashi.. nadownload ko ung happiness with 2 other songs.. then my nkita akong album which include step and go tsaka ung mga nadownload ko na..i mean magkaiba ba ung pag release ng singles tsaka album?... just curious kc gusto ko sanang mghanap ng orig cds eh..

Good question, aoi29-san.

Ang ginagawa kasi nila, nag-rerelease sila ng singles. Halimbawa, isang CD, tatlong kanta lang. Minsan isang lyrics lang yun, pero iba't-ibang member nung band ang kumanta kaya umabot sila ng tatlong tracks.

Tapos after releasing few singles, pinag-cocompile nila ito para maging album. Galing ng marketing. Hehe. Kung ikaw nga naman yung fan, mapapabili ka ng singles tapos album kung gusto mong talaga.

arigatou for answering my question! ^_^.. oo nga eh..napansin ko din kasi ung kay YUI.. 4 songs per CD tapos biglang may album which includes all the other songs na narelease na.. ayos sila! kung uber fan talaga ko mamumulubi talaga ako... 

 uhm, itong question ko maski ata sa mga korean artists ganito din..halimbawa, actress siya tapos magrelease ng album, ibang name na yung gamitin nya..ganon ba talaga??tsaka bakit??

^ Were you referring to Sawajiri Erika (na naging...Amane Kaoru)? Feeling ko ginagawa nila ito as a marketing strategy for whatever movie or series they are promoting. Para mas may retention sa memory ng public. Yun pa lang naman ang nakikita kong reason, hehe.  

dagdagan ko lang yung dun sa singles and albums ^___^   artists release CD singles before albums.  usually, 3-4 singles ang nirerelease and then tsaka magkaka-album  ^__^   yung songs na makikita sa single ay makikita sa album. pero may instances kung saan hindi lahat ng kanta sa single ay napupunta sa album.  kaya minsan, worth it din mag-dl/order ng singles kasi yung iba ay may b-side tracks ^___^

@Eurydice-san ^__^  si Erika rin ang pumasok sa isip ko eh ^__^  as an actress, she's known as Erika Sawajiri. as a singer, nakilala muna xa as Kaoru Amane and then ngayon, ERIKA.  i think gusto nilang ma-determine agad ng mga tao ang profession nila gamit yung name na yun  ^__^  gets? xenxa malabo yung sagot ko ^__^  ayun.  pero hindi naman ganun parati yung nangyayari ^___^  iilang artists lang ^___^

Meron din naman re-cut singles, meaning songs na previously ay album track na ni-release separately as a single. I think hindi ito ganon ka-common, pero it does happen. I think this is more common in the States and in Australia.

Anyhoo, ako may question:

Alin yung JPOP girl trio na may Tagalog or Filipino sa lyrics? Hindi ko na kasi ma-alala. Atsaka, meron kayong songs nila? Hehe! Just curious. 

Maneki Neko:

^ Were you referring to Sawajiri Erika (na naging...Amane Kaoru)? Feeling ko ginagawa nila ito as a marketing strategy for whatever movie or series they are promoting. Para mas may retention sa memory ng public. Yun pa lang naman ang nakikita kong reason, hehe.  

maalala ko lang.. diba kaya lang ng release ng album as amane kaoru si erika is because of the drama taiyou no uta? la lang... ^_^ 

^ Yup, that's right. After nun, di na nya ginamit ang name na yun, if I recall correctly.  

aoi29:

maalala ko lang.. diba kaya lang ng release ng album as amane kaoru si erika is because of the drama taiyou no uta? la lang... ^_^ 

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