Afterwords: I wrote this blog 2 to 3 weeks ago (have to space out blogs of similar category or to give way to blogs with higher priority). Had it not for Ayumi Hamasaki’s double “Black” and “White” best albums that took up the 1st and 2nd position in the Singapore HMV chart, Yuna Ito’s album would have topped the chart as predicted.
Okay, let’s see how well you know my blogs. If I say “Nana” … you say …
Japanese movie would be correct. Mika Nakashima would also be correct. Previously, Mika Nakashima released an album inspired by the Japanese movies “Nana” and “Nana 2”. Inside the Nana soundtrack, there is another singer who has contributed to one track. She has acted in the movie as well. And her name is …
Yuna Ito is correct. I knew you are smart. Still very young in the music scene, Yuna Ito is a half-Japanese and half-Korean American citizen. That explains why in her debut album “Heart”, the English pronunciation is unlike any of her Japanese peers. In fact that is one of the reasons that got me interested in her music. Singing-wise, her voice tends to be thin (I remember Cynthia screamed from the bedroom one day saying: Oh My God, her voice is so thin … how she “loves” J-Pop). Song-wise, all commercial stuffs that can easily keep you delighted with repeated listens. With the limited Japanese music exposure here in Singapore, I am almost certain that Yuna Ito’s Heart will stay in our local HMV chart for a while. Do note that this album does not come with a Chinese translated lyrics like many do.
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