GREEEEN

NOTE: the guy in the middle [yeah, you can CLEARLY see his face] is NOT part of GREEEEN

In February, three members of the popular band GReeeeN took the national dental exams. On Tuesday, member navi revealed on his blog that both HIDE and 92 (“Kuni”) passed the test, though he himself did not.

The other member of the group, SOH, is still enrolled in university. Together, the four members have chosen to keep their faces hidden from the public until they have all obtained their dentistry license.

The four-member band GReeeeN has been asked to do their first theme song for a television drama series. The song, titled “Kiseki,” will be used in the TBS baseball drama “ROOKIES.”

GReeeeN started writing the song in February, the day after 3 of their members took the national dental exams. All 4 members were dentistry students until these 3 graduated this past January.

“Kiseki” goes on sale May 28, though ringtones will be available starting on April 19, the day “ROOKIES” premieres.

Singer-songwriter YUI and pop group GReeeeN have been separately tapped to provide theme songs for Fuji TV’s “Mezamashi” programs, starting in April.

YUI’s currently untitled song will be used on “Mezamashi News,” which airs in the early morning Monday to Saturday. Meanwhile, GReeeeN’s “Chikyugo” will appear on “Mezamashi Saturday,” which airs on Saturday mornings.

SOURCE: TOKYOGRAPGH

YUI

YUI’s 1st single for 2008, “Namidairo” is the theme song for a new Asahi TV drama “ 4 Shimai Tantei Dan” An impressive number created through combining an acoustic guitar sound with strings.

A song about the heart’s suppressed feelings

[Oricon] It’s only been about 5 months since “Love & Truth”, right?

[YUI] Yeah, after the live performance last year at the Budokan, I started to seriously write music. I had written the chorus at the time I debuted. Then I finished the song by writing the A and B melody lines as well as the lyrics. Even though I wrote this a few years ago, I still remembered this particular chorus line.

[Oricon] On that note, do the chorus line and other unfinished parts on your demo tape have temporary titles on it?

[YUI] I did… Through not on this song, but I labeled things like “inner power”. (laughs). “inner power” was like trendy at the time. But later when I look back, I’m like “what’s this??”. I forgot what that file is. The temporary name for “Namidairo” (color of tears) was “getsume” (moon light)! With that image in mind, it became a song that has a dark to mood. I thought using strings and acoustic guitar together would bring out the mood of the mysterious tale.

[Oricon] In the lyrics, I noticed the phrase “daijoubu” is heard throughout the song.

[YUI] I think it’s almost like a daily happening where I say it’s okay when it’s really not okay. I wonder if everyone else also felt the same. Maybe we’re becoming more docile.

[Oricon] What was on your mind when you came up with “Namidairo” as a title?

[YUI] I wondered if it was possible to have feelings the color of tears. More than the tears shed, our hearts have become fragile as the color of tears.

[Oricon] Your second song, “I wanna be” is unexpectedly a rock song.

[YUI] I wanted to continue with the gentle feelings when I wrote the lyrics. Over the new year when I was looking at the schedule for 2008, I became a little anxious. Then I started to focus on playing guitar and writing songs instead. The lyrics reflect that moment in time when I felt down.

[Oricon] You recorded an acoustic version of “Love & Truth” as your third song.

[YUI] Since I started from the streets, I felt I wanted to deliver an acoustic version of myself. I was able to clearly bring out the chords and melody lines.

SOURCE: TOKYOGRAPGH

AQUA TIMEZ

The band Aqua Timez has been given the task of providing the theme song for the third “Gokusen” drama series, which starts on NTV on April 19. The song, called “Niji,” will go on sale May 8.

Meanwhile, Mariya Takeuchi will sing the theme for TBS’s “Around 40.” Titled “Shiawase no Monosashi,” the song will also feature starring actress Yuki Amami as part of the chorus. The single goes on sale May 21.

SOURCE: TOKYOGRAPGH

ORANGE RANGE

ORANGE RANGE will release its new single “O2 ~Oo Tsuu~” on May 28. This will mark the first time ORANGE RANGE member YAMATO takes the lead vocal for a song.

“O2″ will be the opening theme to the TBS anime series “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2″ that starts on April 6. In addition, the show’s ending theme is also done by ORANGE RANGE, titled “Shiawase Neiro.” However, it will not be released with the “O2″ single.

ORANGE RANGE is starting their “ORANGE RANGE devil pop showcase tour 008″ on April 3rd at Niigata LOTS.

SOURCE: TOKYOGRAPGH

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