"Be Together" is a song from Japanese band TM Network, written by Mitsuko Komuro and composed by Tetsuya Komuro, it was included in their fifth album Humansystem. Despite the fact that it wasn't released as a single and was not popular at its initial release, the 1999 cover made by Ami Suzuki the song became very popular in Japan, and it has since been covered by several artists.
Contact is Minori Chihara's second solo album. It was first announced to be released at a press conference held during August 16, 2007 as part of her singing career revival and contains the title tracks from her two CD singles: Junpaku Sanctuary and Kimi ga Kureta Anohi. Its first pressing is a "Silver Limited Edition" including a foil slipcase and quad-fold digipak. A follow-up thirteenth track "Contact 13th" was released with the PV DVD Message 01 on December 26, 2007 on an extra CD included in the package. It is unknown if this track will be included in subsequent printings of the Contact album in the future.
Kimi ga Kureta Ano Hi is the second CD single by Minori Chihara. The single placed 20th on the Oricon charts after its debut.
Message 01 is Minori Chihara's PV DVD. It also includes a bonus follow-up track to the album Contact on a separate CD as well as material related to the promotion of her career in the DVD.
Aira Yūki is a female Japanese singer signed to the record label Lantis. She began her career in 2007 and since then has primarily sung songs that were used for theme music in anime. She released her debut album Reflection on July 2, 2008. Her second album Eternalize. was released on June 9, 2010.
Ameagari no Hana yo Sake is the fourth CD single by Minori Chihara. The single placed 17th on the Oricon charts in the same month it debuted.
Paradise Lost is the fifth CD single by Minori Chihara. The single was used as the opening theme song to the anime Ga-rei -Zero- in which she voices the main character Kagura Tsuchimiya. Subsequently, in the 6th episode of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya-chan, the character Yuki Nagato sang a muted version of Paradise Lost at the end of the episode. The single placed 15th on the Oricon charts in the month it debuted.
Parade is Minori Chihara's third solo album. The album contains all three CD singles released in the same year: Melty tale storage, Ameagari no Hana yo Sake, and a modified version of Paradise Lost. Its release promotion featured a "Dream Limited Edition" including an alternate album cover and a photo picturebook. Bonus items such as B2 posters and polaroid prints were also included upon purchase of the album at specific chain stores included in the promotion. Parade placed 16th on the Oricon charts after its debut.
Tomorrow's Chance is the sixth CD single by Minori Chihara. The single was released under GloryHeaven, a joint label division between Lantis and Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc. and placed 12th on the Oricon charts in the month it debuted. The limited first edition pressing of the single included a numbered voucher for purchasing reserved seats to her 「Minori Chihara Live 2009 "Summer Camp"」 event, held on August 1 and 2, 2009.
Precious One is the seventh CD single by Minori Chihara. The single was released under GloryHeaven, a joint label division between Lantis and Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc. and placed 5th on the Oricon charts in the month it debuted.
"Yasashii Bōkyaku" is the eighth CD single containing 4 versions of the titular song by Minori Chihara. The single was used as the ending theme to The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, in which Chihara again reprises her role as Yuki Nagato. It won the Best Singing Award at the fifth annual Seiyu Awards held in 2011 in Tokyo for Chihara's performance. A promotional video for the song was released January 27, 2010 on Lantis' official YouTube channel.
Zaq is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and composer signed to Lantis.
AiRI is a Japanese singer signed to Lantis. She is best known for performing "Dreamer", the opening theme to the anime Tari Tari, She was previously known under the stage name UR@N. and the song "Dream Scramble", which is used as the opening theme to the anime Keijo.
"Defection" is the 11th CD single by Minori Chihara. It was released simultaneously with her 12th single, "Key for Life." The single ranked 9th on the Oricon charts in the week it debuted.
Key for Life is the 12th CD single by Minori Chihara. It was released simultaneously with her 11th single, Defection. The single ranked 10th on the Oricon charts in the week it debuted.
The following is an overview of the year 2007 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2007 in music.
