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Junpei Shiina Concert Info

Here’s the latest on Junpei Shiina live in concert in January. Check it out.

Mon. Jan. 7
Greatful Days
@Loop Annex in Shibuya

See Concert Information for more details.

Dezille Brothers Trio

Junpei Shiina, Tomoyasu Takeuchi and Swing-O of Dezille Brothers will be playing a series of shows as a trio, like a detached after-school soul force. They'll make stops in Yokohama as well as Kobe, Kakogawa and Okayama on a circuit round the Sanyo region. These are can't miss shows that will reveal yet another side of Dezille. See Concert Information for details.

Dezille Brothers Trio Travels
Tues., June 11 Yokohama at GrassRoots
Fri., June 21 Kobe at Kobe 108
Sat., June 22 Kakogawa at Kachakacha
Sun., June 23 Okayama at Shiroshita Kokaido

*Comments from Junpei Shiina
Hello everyone, Junpei Shiina here. I want to tell you about Dezille Brothers Trio Travels. A smidgeon loose just as the tour title would suggest, vocalist Shiina, guitarist Tomoyasu Takeuchi and keyboardist Swing-O are coming to a city near you. If the regular activities of Dezille Brothers are curricular, the trio is an after-school extracurricular bonanza. Class is over, you leave the schoolhouse, you loosen up the collar on the school issued attire and head to where you can stretch out a little with good friends--this is the idea (as an aside, when I was in high school, going to Mister Donuts was a something of an adventure). The easygoing feel of after-school hours is the major premise, but there are nerves too, from being tightened at the waist; it feels something like that. For me personally, I’m very excited to be performing as a trio. The places where we'll be playing are all firsts for Dezille (the members often go to GrassRoots in Yokohama, but not as Dezille), so many in the crowd may be experiencing Dezille soul for the first time. We plan to perform our hearts out so that everyone, newbies and veterans alike, will have a great time. We hope you can join us.

See you at the shows!

Sheena Ringo Writes Theme Song for New Fuji TV Drama

Sheena Ringo has written the theme song for a new Fuji TV drama that began in April. The first episode of the drama “Duck, Travels To Kyoto: The Diary of the Proprietress of a Venerable Inn” aired on Tuesday, April 9. It is about a woman with an elite professional career who ends up taking over management of her family’s inn and struggles to restore it as the new proprietress. The new song penned for the drama is titled “Couleurs Perfum,” and we look forward to seeing how it fits in with the drama’s worldview.

“Couleurs Perfum” will be released as a new Sheena Ringo single on Monday, May 27. Details can be found here.

Duck, Travels To Kyoto: The Diary of the Proprietress of a Venerable Inn
Thursdays, beginning April 9
9:00 p.m. - 9:54 p.m. on the Fuji TV network
Starring Nao Matsushita, Kippei Shiina
Theme song “Couleurs Perfum” by Sheena Ringo
Program site

Official YouTube Channels Launched

Official Sheena Ringo and Incidents Tokyo channels were launched on YouTube on May 27. Fans, new and old, foreign and domestic, will now have the opportunity to enjoy a masterful selection of Ringo and Incidents music videos.

Official Sheena Ringo YouTube Channel

Official Incidents Tokyo YouTube Channel

3rd JAPRIDE Coming Up This Year

Dezille Brothers will be performing at this annual event in June, dubbed JAPRIDE and organized by Dezille Brothers guitarist Tomoyasu Takeuchi. This year marks the third year of the concert, which gathers together some of Takeuchi’s musician friends. There will be three shows nationwide, in Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi. We hope to see you at a location near you. See Concert Information for details.

JAPRIDE Vol. 3
Tues., June 18 Kariya at Cafe Nation (Aichi)
Wed., June 19 Umeda at Noon+Cafe (Osaka)
Thurs., June 27 Aoyama at Cay (Tokyo)

Sheena Ringo Pens Theme Music for New ETV Program

Sheena Ringo has been tapped to provide the theme music for a new television program on NHK E starting in April. The new “cross-interview” program, called “Switch Interview: Experts,” takes two people in different fields and has them interview each other to explore their differences and find common ground. We look forward to seeing how Ms. Ringo’s new song "La Solitude de l'aube (Kodoku no Akatsuki)" will be used in this new program.

Switch Interview: Experts
Airing Saturdays starting April 6
NHK E, 10:00 p.m- 11:00 p.m.
Theme music by Sheena Ringo
Hosted by Seiji Rokkaku and Yo Yoshida
Program site

Song Written by Sheena Ringo for Yoko Maki Appearing on CD

"Fortune Hill Road (Saisakizaka)," a song written by Sheena Ringo for the movie Sayonara Keikoku starring Yoko Maki, will be released in CD format sung by Ms. Maki herself. For the actress, it represents the first CD released under her name. There is also a bonus DVD that includes the video shot for the single. The release date is Monday, May 27, which is the anniversary of Sheena Ringo's major label debut. Tower Records will be the exclusive outlet, so you can pick up the CD at any one of their nationwide stores or on Tower Records Online. The jacket photo has also been completed.

Yoko Maki New Single
Fortune Hill Road (Saisakizaka)
Featured as ending theme of the film Sayonara Keikoku
On sale Monday, May 27, 2013
CD+DVD QIAG‐70074 1,380 yen (w/tax)
Only available at Tower Records and Tower Records Online
Check Tower Records Online for release details
Performed by Yoko Maki
Music and lyrics by Sheena Ringo

CD Tracks: M-1 Fortune Hill Road M-2 Fortune Hill Road (Spring Green Mix)
DVD Video: Fortune Hill Road Music Video

Sayonara Keikoku (Film)
Opens nationwide on Saturday, June 22
Cast includes Yoko Maki, Shima Onishi, Anne Suzuki, Arata Iura, Hirofumi Arai and Nao Omori
Directed by Tatsushi Omori
Based on the novel “Sayonara Keikoku” by Shuichi Yoshida

Incidents Tokyo “Channel Guide” App Released

In February 2012, ‘Channel Guide,’ the first and last official Incidents Tokyo book, went on sale online and at concert venues during the band’s final tour, Domestique Bon Voyage, and it sold out almost instantly. So now, we’re happy to announce the release of a smartphone app version of the book. It features the unique expressive capabilities and conveniences of digital medium, so in some regards the app eclipses the print edition. We hope you check it out.

Smartphone App
Channel Guide: The Official Incidents Tokyo Book
Released Wed., Aug. 29
Price: 2,800 yen (w/tax)
・iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 5.0 or later
・Android terminals with Android 2.2 or later

Downloads and details are available here.

Incidents Tokyo ‘Golden Time’ DVD/Blu-ray Released on Feb. 27

‘Golden Time,’ a new collection of music videos from Incidents Tokyo is set for release on February 27 on DVD and Blu-ray. It includes ten songs rigorously selected from the band’s masterworks, along with videos making their collection debut and a re-edited version of “Put Your Camera Down”--it is truly a splendid assortment that lives up to its billing. It will be released at the same time as the CD box set ‘Hard Disk.’

Music Video Collection on DVD/Blu-ray
Golden Time
DVD: TOBF-5767 3,400 yen (w/tax)
Blu-ray: TOXF-5767 4,100 yen (w/tax)

See Discography for more details

New video up and streaming
The much heralded “Put Your Camera Down (New Clip),” with the full force of both the new and old band members, is currently available for viewing. You can see it here.

Buy a copy and get bonus stickers
If you buy early, you’ll receive a special sheet of stickers as a bonus, but only while supplies last. Here’s a visual.
*The stickers are not available at all stores and online outlets, so be sure to inquire before you reserve or purchase your copy.