Blue are an English boy band consisting of members Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan. The group formed in 2000 and released three studio albums before announcing a hiatus In late 2004. In January 2011 the group reformed and represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with the song "I Can", coming in 11th place with 100 points. In 2013 it was confirmed that the group would be joining The Big Reunion, in which six groups from the past reform for a one-off gig. On 27 March 2013, the group announced they would embark on their first headlining tour later on in the year, their first tour in nearly ten years.
Nana Kitade is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the Gothic & Lolita Bible, as well as featured in Neo and Kera magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America.
I Scream is the second studio album by Nana Kitade. It was first released at December 6, 2006 through Sony Music Japan. The album peaked at #150 on the Oricon chart. A special limited edition came with the CD, bonus alarm clock, special socks greeting card, and special Christmas card with message hand-written by Kitade herself.
18: Eighteen is the debut studio album by Nana Kitade. It was originally released August 24, 2005 in Japan. The album peaked at #16 on the Oricon chart and charted for five weeks. On September 7, Kitade held a special one-man live show, which was titled Nana Kitade Live Showcase '18: Eighteen', in Shibuya-Ax. First press editions of the album included a ticket to the live show and handshake event. On December 7, she released a DVD called Nana Kitade: 18Movies. The DVD consists of all her music videos up until this point, clips from her one-man live show, commercials for her releases, and a studio recording of "Kesenai Tsumi". The album was released in the United States on July 11, 2006 through Tofu Records due to increased popularity overseas.
Cutie Bunny is the second EP by Nana Kitade, released July 12, 2006. It mostly consists of opening themes for various anime shows and covers of other artists' songs. The EP peaked at #79 on the Oricon chart. The full title of the EP is "Cutie Bunny: 菜奈的ロック大作戦♥ コードネームはC.B.R.".
Berry Berry Singles is an album by Nana Kitade, released in November 2007. It is her first compilation album, and it features the singles "Kesenai Tsumi", "Kiss or Kiss", and "Antoinette Blue", along with other songs for nine songs total. It also features three bonus tracks including a reworking of "Kesenai Tsumi" and "Alice" with former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman and a cover of Daisy Chainsaw's "Love Your Money". The limited edition includes a bonus DVD with documentary footage of Kitade's performance in Paris and an interview of her and Marty Friedman.
"Kesenai Tsumi" is the debut single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade. The song was used as the first ending theme in the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. The single reached #14 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-two weeks, selling a total of 65,525 copies.
"Utareru Ame" is the second single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade. The title track was used as the closing theme song to TV Tokyo's Japan Countdown for the month of January 2004. The first press edition of the single came with a mini pin-up poster. The single reached #55 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of three weeks. This single has sold a total of 5,249 copies.
"Pureness/Nanairo" is Nana Kitade's fourth single and her first double A-side single. It debuted at #60 and charted for three weeks on the Oricon Charts. The song "Pureness" was featured as the first ending theme to the Shounen anime Beet the Vandel Buster.
Slave of Kiss is the first EP released by Nana Kitade. "Kiss" is a cover of a Princess Princess song of the same name. A month later, the song was placed on the Princess Princess tribute album, "14 Princess ~Princess Princess Children~" as track #2. The EP includes an English version of Kitade's fifth single, "Kiss or Kiss". The A-side of this EP track #4 "sweet frozen kiss" is featured on her second album "I scream". The EP reached #79 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for a total of one week. At this point of her career, Kitade drastically changed her clothing to Gothic Lolita for the "Kiss" video.
"Kanashimi no Kizu" is Nana Kitade's sixth single. It debuted at #26 and charted for 5 weeks on the Oricon Charts. Kanashimi no kizu was the theme song of PS2 game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo.
"Antoinette Blue" is the ninth single released by Nana Kitade. It was used as the fourth ending theme for the anime D.Gray-man. The first press of this single comes with trading cards and stickers from D.Gray-man. The title is a reference to Marie Antoinette, who was famous for having a grey-blue diamond ring. The single gained moderate success and lead-up to her first best of album entitled, Berry Berry Singles. The single reached #34 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for a total of five weeks. Two years Later it was featured on her 2009 3rd full-length album Bondage as track #4.
"Suicides Love Story" is the tenth single released by Nana Kitade. It was used as the ending theme for the anime Persona: Trinity Soul. The single reached #64 on the Oricon chart, remaining on the chart for two weeks.
"Tsukihana" is the 12th single released by Nana Kitade. It is used as the opening theme for the anime Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae. The first press of the normal edition comes with a "Correspondence from Hades "Melancholy Postcard". The limited edition comes in a gorgeous box, and contains a pink straw doll cell phone charm. Track two, "Kagami no Kuni no Aria", is featured in the Japanese release of horror film My Bloody Valentine 3D.
"Kibou no Kakera" is the eighth single released by Nana Kitade, and the second single from her album, I Scream The song gained attention after being featured as the 1st opening song for "PowerPuff Girls Z". It was being featured on the original soundtrack. "Pieces of Hope" reached #64 on the Oricon singles chart and charted for 2 weeks.
"Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" is a J-pop song by the Japanese band Supercell, written by Ryo. Supercell released it as their debut single in August 2009 by Sony Music. The title track was the ending theme song to the 2009 Bakemonogatari anime series, and the B-side track "Love & Roll" was the theme song for the 2009 Cencoroll anime film. A music video was produced for "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari", directed by Hirohisa Sasaki. Lyrically, the song deals with an unrequited love.
Perfectly Dirty is the debut EP released by Nana Kitade's band, The Teenage Kissers. The EP's first single, "Ghost Bitch", was released physically February 20, 2013, and digitally June 16, 2013. The song "Violent Lips" was used in a commercial for the EP which appeared on MTV Japan starting September 17, 2013. A music video for the song "Black Skinny Bird", directed by Ryoji Aoki, debuted on MTV Japan on September 19, 2013. The EP was released in Japan on October 16, 2013 and internationally on October 30, 2013. Copies of the EP purchased from Tower Records came with a bonus 16 page photo book titled, Out of Control. The EP peaked at #224 on the Oricon albums chart and charted for one week.
"Last Snowdome" is the 14th single released by Nana Kitade. The single was released December 19, 2016 during Kitade's Rainer Hall Christmas Live 2016 event. The single was later made available for purchase on her official site. The single was released in two versions. A vinyl version containing only the single, and a limited metal box edition containing the single on CD, a heart-shaped guitar pick, and a Christmas card signed by Nana Kitade.
Party on the Dancefloor is the second live album released by pop group Steps. The album was recorded during the band's Party on the Dancefloor Tour. The album was released in June 2018.
Violet Blaze is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Nana Kitade, and her first solo album in eight years.
