Really, this week was AWESOME in terms of releases; so many good ones! My favorites:

Ikimonogakari - Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi [Single]
Info: Official // wiki.theppn
Support: Global Yesasia // US Yesasia

01. 花は桜君は美し (Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi) 02. 最後の放課後 (Saigo no Houkago) 03. 花は桜君は美し (Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi) -Instrumental-

WOW, this is such a good song! I normally can’t handle too much Ikimonogakari in one sitting, but this song I’ve had on repeat since I first heard it! Such a pretty song, and as we’re in the home-stretch of winter, even more appropriate! Have the translation, kanji, and romaji if you’re interested!

mihimaru GT - diverge [Single]
Info: Official // wiki.theppn
Support: Global Yesasia // US Yesasia

01. diverge 02. ええがな (Eegana) 03. diverge (Instrumental) 04. ええがな (Eegana) (Instrumental)

I liked diverge when I listened to the PV, but I wouldn’t have guessed it would become such a favorite so quickly from that. I love the piano, and the melody, and really everything about the song. And of course, Eegana is quite good to as a b-side, though diverge is definitely awesome. I haven’t loved one of their songs so much since PUNKISH!

Tsuchiya Anna - cocoon [Single]
Info: Official // wiki.theppn
Support: Global Yesasia // US Yesasia

01. cocoon 02. u 03. Guys (Cd Only)

Ahhh, the way they layer her voice in cocoon gives me the goosebumps in that “whoa…” kinda way. I LOVE the chorus, and I’m really happy with this single, since I didn’t like Bubble Trip at all.

I’d love to go through all of the stuff this week that was awesome, but I’ll just mention the rest briefly:
CHEMISTRY - Face to Face [Album]: CHEMISTRY can be a little repetitive sometimes, but honestly this is just a really solid album. And hey, my favorite song Yakusoku no Basho is on there! WOO!
Koda Kumi - Kingdom [Album]: Yeah, yeah, everyone and their dog is writing about this one. I like the album, and it should come to my hot little hands in about 2 weeks. ‘Nuff said.
Stephanie - Friends [Single]: I didn’t really like her winter single, but in this one she really shows off the strength of her voice. Nice!
the pillows - Tokyo Bambi [Single]: although I like Ladybird girl better, this is still a great song, and fun too!