Release on 30 July 2008

Album + DVD (Japan Version) / Album + DVD (Hong Kong Version) / Album + DVD (Korea Version)

Album (Japan Version)

J-pop diva Amuro Namie 安室奈美恵 hits the music entertainment industry in full power with her first best of albums in six years. Amuro Namie's Best Album features seventeen tracks from her 2002 smash hit Wishing On The Same Star all the way to WHAT A FEELING, New Look, and Rock Steady from her 60s 70s 80s single. This compilation also includes two new songs: Sexy Girl, the theme song for the upcoming NHK drama Otome no Punch, and Amuro Namie 安室奈美恵's latest cosmetic CM song Do Me More.

This edition comes with a DVD featuring the music videos of all songs that are included in this Best Fiction album. First Press releases come with a B2-sized poster.

Official website: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/amuro/index.html

"wa は" is an important element of basic grammer.

It can be used in 2 ways like "what about..." and "as for...".

Example: 

i) "Are wa?  あれは(wa)？" meaning "what about that?"

ii) "Kare wa sensei desu.  かれは(wa)せんせいです。/ 彼は(wa)先生です。" meaning "As for him, he is a teacher."

NOTE that wa in this case are written as は(ha) rather than わ.

わ is used only to form the words like "I - watashi わたし" , "We - watashitachi わたしたち", "Understand - wakarimasu わかります" , etc

Let's start learning "wa は" in more examples now~

Released on 25 June 2008

SINGLE + DVD(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)                Single + DVD (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)

Arashi 嵐 has continuously been scoring Oricon No. 1 from their year 2004's Pika**nchi Double to their February smash hit Step and Go. Now Arashi 嵐 sings their way into the hearts of fans again with the new single One Love which will lead people to sing along with Arashi 嵐. The song is the theme to the new Toho/TBS big-screen co-production Hana Yori Dango Final starring Inoue Mao and Arashi 嵐's Matsumoto Jun .

First Press Limited Edition comes with a DVD.

Official Website: http://www.j-storm.co.jp/arashi/index.html

Release on 11 June 2008

Single + DVD (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version)     Single + DVD (Japan Version)

J-pop diva Koda Kumi(こだくみ 倖田來未) returns with her new single MOON. This single MOON comes with a total of 8 tracks which consist of the original version and the instrumental version of the songs Moon Crying, That Ain't Cool, Once Again and Lady Go!.The main song on this release is the ballad Moon Crying which has received many positive feedbacks. Moon Crying is also the theme song for the ABC TV Asahi drama Puzzle. Fans can also look forward to the groovy up-tempo tune That Ain't Cool, on which Koda Kumi(こだくみ 倖田來未) collaborated with Fergie from the American hip hop, pop and rap group Black Eyed Peas. It was written and composed by Japan's high caliber reggae artist Pushim.

The Japan version of this single Moon comes with a DVD that contains music videos, including That Ain't Cool featuring Fergie which is directed by Fatima Robinson, plus the making of the footage.

Officlal website: http://rhythmzone.net/koda/index.html

Before we move on to attend more Japanese lessons, let's take a look on how we can use the Japanese words that you have learnt in Japanese lessons 6, 7, 8 and 9 regarding days, dates, month, year and number through the following conversations examples.

Note that you may change the names of the person involve in these conversations, Summer-san and Winter-san and Autumn-san, to other people's name and to your own family members.

Let's start learning Japanese in conversations now~