Author Topic: [04/23] The Return of the Mikitty: New Single "Okitegami" (DL P.1) (Read 51338 times)

JFC · « **Reply #60 on:** February 17, 2008, 01:58:29 AM »

Quote from: Jeani on February 16, 2008, 10:36:42 PM

why cassette ???
Oh my god O_o

Quote from: wakaba_doll on February 17, 2008, 01:53:05 AM

Have to throw in my 2 cents about the cassette thing~ that is beyond random. Like who even owns a cassette player anymore?

A lot of older people in Japan have cassette players and still prefer them over CDs. Unlike N.America, the demand for them is obviously still high there, so the industry is giving the people what they want.

wakaba_doll · « **Reply #61 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:11:29 AM »

^ Ah~ learn something new everyday

At least we can still get it on CD!

BigDnm01 · « **Reply #62 on:** February 17, 2008, 05:39:26 AM »

Quote from: wakaba_doll on February 17, 2008, 01:53:05 AM

Have to throw in my 2 cents about the cassette thing~ that is beyond random. Like who even owns a cassette player anymore?

A lot of older people in Japan have cassette players and still prefer them over CDs. Unlike N.America, the demand for them is obviously still high there, so the industry is giving the people what they want.
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well that's understandable, i guess.

Quote from: Reanimation on February 15, 2008, 05:48:01 AM

CD：PKCP-2036 税込 1,200円
CT：PKSP-2036 税込 1,200円

same price? i would've thought that a cassette would be alot cheaper...

btw, does cassette tape rank on Oricon? or is it too old fashioned? will it combine with the CD sales?
Fans will probably buy both... hope it counts.

but even if i buy a cassette, i have no cassette player.... need to buy it.

tiny · « **Reply #63 on:** February 17, 2008, 10:00:59 AM »

About 20% of the Japanese population is over the age of 65. That's a nice, large target audience, isn't it?

Jeani · « **Reply #64 on:** February 17, 2008, 12:12:03 PM »

I thought...only younger people buy the song

doinkies · « **Reply #65 on:** February 17, 2008, 11:10:46 PM »

Quote from: JFC on February 17, 2008, 01:58:29 AM

Quote from: Jeani on February 16, 2008, 10:36:42 PM
why cassette ???
Oh my god O_o

Quote from: wakaba_doll on February 17, 2008, 01:53:05 AM
Have to throw in my 2 cents about the cassette thing~ that is beyond random. Like who even owns a cassette player anymore?
A lot of older people in Japan have cassette players and still prefer them over CDs. Unlike N.America, the demand for them is obviously still high there, so the industry is giving the people what they want.

Think of it this way. If releasing this single on both CD and cassette will get Miki's voice out there to the old people, and if her singing touches their hearts...that would be pretty awesome.

The younger Mikiwotas, on the other hand, will probably not bother with the cassette.

eglue · « **Reply #66 on:** February 18, 2008, 05:10:15 PM »

man i havent even seen a casette in i dont know how long.

jompuan · « **Reply #67 on:** March 04, 2008, 04:19:26 PM »

ﾐｷﾃｨ､再ｽﾀｰﾄは堀内と!

競作ｼﾝｸﾞﾙ｢置き手紙｣を発売(4月23日)する藤本美貴&堀内孝雄が､都内でﾏｽｺﾐに向けの発表会を行う｡

http://www.so-net.ne.jp/totte/time/2.html

Risastar · « **Reply #68 on:** March 05, 2008, 09:26:02 AM »

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/52594/full/

BigDnm01 · « **Reply #69 on:** March 05, 2008, 01:15:30 PM »

i saw a small clip about it and they mention her bf. what was that about?
this vid that i d/l on H!O tracker
(TV) Fujimoto Miki - Okitegami preview FNN news 08.03.05

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #70 on:** March 06, 2008, 08:47:17 AM »

why cassette tapes? they should just release it in vinyl. >_>

I'm sure people still have those, record players and vinyl are still around and selling.

No company really even manufactures cassette players anymore.

tiny · « **Reply #71 on:** March 06, 2008, 04:27:21 PM »

Press conference including Miki and Horiuchi Takao performing a short part of the song: http://www.dohhhup.com/movie/KBaJ1n61Pz5TTfNvYsAEauXs8xs9s0Jt/view.php

The Miki performance from that press conference: http://www.dohhhup.com/movie/u369QuW10vzibXdFa9zbVqrIQnD83gMg/view.php

Jeani · « **Reply #72 on:** March 06, 2008, 10:23:22 PM »

I like the song very much ^^

yokoso · « **Reply #73 on:** March 07, 2008, 05:01:11 PM »

For this sort of thing, I pretty much would expect a cassette version.

Believe it or not, it's not just the 65+ age group that has cassette players.. quite a lot of middle aged peeps still got em too and it's not odd at all to see a cassette release for folk/traditional releases. Most of my friends' parents or my own (older) family members still use em too.. also for children. No, they're not still walkin around with a boombox rofl- they also have the standard CD players, etc but the cassette is still chugin along for different purposes.

Vinyl records are still VERY popular but it's almost a totally different demographic.

To try to make more sense out of it instead of my verbal diarrhea, just as an example.. I still use vinyls, cassettes, cds AND of course, my iPod. But it's like.. I could never listen to let's say, Morning Musume on vinyl (even though I own it) because it feels utterly misplaced. Yet at the same time, I could also never listen to Ramsey Lewis or Mieko Hirota (60s singer) on CD for the exact same reason. I personally know a lot of older folks also apply this same sensibility. My grandparents were a perfect example of this before they died. They had a CD player like everyone else.. plus the standard cassette player and record player. Again, they would almost exclusively listen to different things on each respective player. If there was a release for like, traditional music on cassette, they'd grab the cassette. They'd even go as far to buy like a cheap cassette bootleg version if they could or even had me buy a CD and record it onto cassette for them. This isn't something rare at all. ><

ferrar1 · « **Reply #74 on:** March 08, 2008, 06:03:06 AM »

I thought she was a lil nervous in that performance, not exuding her usual self confidence.

Still it has been toooooooo long since i saw her on TV so its indescribable how happy i am.

Linus · « **Reply #75 on:** March 12, 2008, 05:57:14 AM »

Okitegami is nothing special, it's even boring, BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I can't wait to hear the full song and see how does it perform on charts. Very few, very very few enka songs have success on Oricon. You have to be either consecrated, featured in Kohauku, or the first black enka singer ever. Having ruled out these options, what is left for Miki is her loyal fanbase anxiety, that I see capable of buying Okitegami even if it was a monologue.

Why? Because Miki pwns in bed, in music, and in everything she does in this life.

Linus · « **Reply #76 on:** March 16, 2008, 02:07:57 AM »

When did this forum turn into a Victoria's Secret shop?

WHATEVER.. Miki was featured tonight on TBS show 「ブロードキャスター」 (Broadcaster) 22:00～23:24 ~~-I'm uploading-~~ Camera man likes her legs as much as we all do. A clear subliminal petition to bring back GAM! In two minutes they went over her whole career, idol, morning musume, girlfriend, now enka singer. Promotion for her new single kicks off high

3/15(土) TBS「ブロードキャスター」 22:00～23:24 Download link

JFC · « **Reply #77 on:** March 16, 2008, 04:05:30 AM »

^ Way to go camera dude!

tiny · « **Reply #78 on:** March 21, 2008, 06:08:55 PM »

The c/w is announced as the HMV site: 遠い恋人 (Tooi Koibito, Distant Lover)

http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2695108

shurastriker · « **Reply #79 on:** March 21, 2008, 06:19:36 PM »

Quote from: StreakInTheSky on March 06, 2008, 08:47:17 AM

why cassette tapes? they should just release it in vinyl.

imagine how awesome (and big) can be the cover for Mikitty version

the song isn´t bad... in her perfonmance she was a bit nervous but give her a couple of shows more and she will be super great as usual...

lol Miki sama owns every thing she ~~grope~~ do