YUKI, antigua vocalista de Judy and Mary, ha vendido 21.461 copias de su último single, “Playball”, llegando así al tercer puesto de la lista de ventas de singles de Oricon en la semana del 30 de abril al 6 de mayo. El single incluye el tema “Sakamichi no Melody” de la actualmente en emisión Sakamichi no Apollon.
Fashion retailer UNIQLO has launched a new UNIQLO WAKE UP alarm clock app. The alarm music, which is automatically created based on the weather, time, and day of the week, was co-written by 51st annual Grammy nominee Cornelius, aka Keigo Oyamada, and Yoko Kanno. More after the jump.
Anime composer Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Kids on the Slope) has worked with movie director Shunji Iwai (All About Lily Chou-Chou, Alice & Hana) on an NHK-published music video to support reconstruction from the March 2011, earthquake. Both creators are from the affected Miyagi prefecture. More on the plans after the jump.
Fans of Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe and composer Yoko Kanno's new collaboration, Sakamichi no Apollon, will not have to wait long for its soundtrack. The anime adaptation of Yūki Kodama's josei manga hits Japanese TV in April, and the soundtrack is already scheduled for an April 25th release. More after the jump.
Staff for the spring anime Sakamichi no Apollo has been announced and fans of Cowboy Bebop should hold on to their knocks. Hit the jump for the promotional video and details!
The Kōhaku Uta Gassen is a Japanese New Year's entertainment institution, like the Times Square ball drop, but four hours long. This year anime/game composer Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Macross F) has penned the opening theme to the festivities. More after the jump.
Macross creator Shoji Kawamori's weird, spiritual combining mech show returns for a new series, set 12,000 years after the original in Aquarion EVOL. The latest trailer not only previews the show, but also popular anime composer Yoko Kanno's latest theme. Check it out after the jump.
Music distributor Flying Dog has posted a trailer for the DVD/Blu-ray release of Yoko Kanno produced Macross F Super Dimensional Super Live Cosmic Nyaan. The collection compiles the December 22, 2010 Nippon Budokan and December 24 Kobe Port Island Hall Macross F ~Merry Christmas Without You~ live performances. Check it out after the jump.
In recent interviews and performances, Cowboy Bebop composer Yoko Kanno has given up on the pretext that vocalist Gabriela Robin is a separate person. In 2009, she sung Robin's part of Turn A Gundam's "Moon" in concert. Now, a new interview is hinting at the pseudonym's origin. More after the jump.
The 10th annual AniFest in Teplice, Czech Republic will be hosting anime director Shinichiro Watanabe and his musical collaberator on Cowboy Bebop and Macross Plus, Yoko Kanno.