Release on 26 March 2008

Japan's queen of pop, Hamasaki Ayumi , is back bringing along some of her favourites hits in an all new remixes that cover the period from her 2003 released album Memorial Address all the way to her latest album GUILTY. This latest entry in the ayu-mi-x series arrives as follow-up to Hamasaki Ayumi RMX WORKS from ayu-mi-x 5 non stop mega mix that was released over four years ago. Providing addictive work by YOJI, Carl Craig, and BLACK STROBE. ayu-mi-x 6 -SILVER- comprises of 12 remixes including GAME, Together When... and fated.

Hamasaki Ayumi's offcial website: http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/index.html

Release on 19 March 2008

First Press Limited Edition(Japan Version)                          Normal Edition(Japan Version)

Beautiful and talented Kuraki Mai releases her first music work in this year(2008). This is a double A-sided singles 夢が咲く春  /  ゆめがさくはる(Yume ga Sakuharu) and You and Music and Dream. Both songs are penned by Kuraki Mai . Mid-tempo dance 夢が咲く春  /  ゆめがさくはる(Yume ga Sakuhara)  has a light beat and catchy music. You and Music and Dream  is the song for the latest installment of TBS's nature program Mystery Mother Planet.

In line with the nature theme, the CD jacket is printed on enviromental friendly paper. This is the first First Press Limited Edition that comes with an eco bag(in yellow, orange and green color).

Kuraki Mai's offcial website: http://www.mai-kuraki.com/

Release on 12 March 2008

Hirai Ken , the Japanese R&B pop star, has finally come back to the music entertainment world after his last released compilation album Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95 - '05 Utabaka in the year 2005. Considering this album Fakin' Pop as Hirai Ken's seventh album after his last original album SENTIMENTALovers dated November 2004. 

Fakin' Pop includes year 2005's POP STAR, plus Elegy and 君の好きなとこ / Kimi no Sukinatoko, both released at the beginning of year 2007.

Today, the Japanese tibits that is on learnsimplejapanese.com's menu is Meiji's Pupurun(ぷぷるん) sweets. Pupurun(ぷぷるん
) sweets is actually jelly-like gummy sweets; looks like fruit juices wrap in a thin layer of sweet sheet. Pupurun(ぷぷるん) sweets comes in 3 flavors: Apple in red packaging, Lemon in yellow packaging and Grapes in green packaging. From the photo below, it seems that the packaging is a zip bag. So if you can't finish the whole packet, you can zip it up and keep it! That's so thoughful of the Japanese!

Photo taken from the their official website.

Released on 20 February 2008

The popular Johnny Entertainment's 5 members boy band, Arashi, releases their 21st single this year 2008, "Step and Go". This single's B-side is the song for C-1000 Lemon Water（C1000レモンウオーターTVCMソング）, of which Arashi advertises last year.

This edition comes with a bonus track, the C1000 Lemon Water（C1000レモンウオーターTVCMソング） CM song "ふゆ（冬）を抱（だ）きしめて ( Fuyu wo Dakishimete)".