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new Suntory TV ad

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:19:13 +0000

Seiko and Nobuyuki Tsujii, a blind pianist, are featured on a new Suntory commercial for “Boss Silky” coffee. It will be aired starting on 5/15, release date for the product.

Click here to view the new ad!

Fuyu no Album (Winter Album)

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:31:52 +0000

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First collaboration with Mariya Takeuchi

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:36:15 +0000

A new single “Tokubetsu na Koibito” (A Special Lover), written and produced by Mariya Takeuchi, will be released on 2011/11/23.

Though Seiko and Mariya have been in the music industry for a long time, the first encounter between the two legends did not take place until July last year. Seiko requested Mariya to write a song for her 30th anniversary.

Seiko’s 76th single is the first song written by another female artist since “Shanghai Love Song” for which Akiko Yano provided the lyrics in 2000.

“Bi Method” Vol.2

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:38:06 +0000

Seiko is on the cover of “Bi Method” Vol.2 by Kadokawa Magazines which was released today (9/28). The “mook” (Janglish for “magazine” + “book”) also features Seiko’s message as well as photos.

She was also on the cover of Vol.1 which was published back in June.

New TV ad with Kyôko Koizumi

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:50:54 +0000

Fujifilm’s “ASTALIFT”, for which Seiko is the image character, will release a new TV ad on 2011/09/01.

This new version, “Shôgeki no Deai” (A Shocking Encounter), will feature Seiko and Kyôko Koizumi, who was one of the top idols in the 1980s and 1990s.

This is the first time Seiko and Kyôko saw each other for almost 20 years, let alone being on a same TV ad. The clip can be viewed here.

Seiko’s first Taiga Drama

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:05:58 +0000

Seiko will be starring in the NHK Taiga Drama, “Taira no Kiyomori“.

Matsuda will play the role of Lady Gion (Gion no Nyougo), an expert in song and dance entertainment, who watches over Kiyomori in his early childhood days. Afterwards, she changes her name and appears as the singing teacher who consults Kiyomori and Emperor Shirakawa.

“I want to do my best to play the wonderful role of Lady Gion,” commented Seiko. Meanwhile, producer Tomoaki Iso stated, “Arguing the influential characters on equal terms, the role is essential, as she is a mother-figure for Kiyomori. Matsuda-san is perfect, because she doesn’t lose her radiance.”

“Taira no Kiyomori” starts in January 2011.

Official Drama Site (in Japanese)

Official Cover Album Part 3

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:38:07 +0000

“MemorieS ~ Bitter Sweet Pineapple ~”, the third of the Chiaki-produced official cover album series, will be released on 2011/8/24.

It will feature 10 female artists/groups with Tomoyuki Tajiri (of “note native”), cargo, and DATASPEAKER as the sound producer. The selections are releated to the summer.

	title	artists
1	Miami 5:00am	Chiaki
2	Lemonade no Natsu	Konomi Fujimura
3	Madras Check no Koibito	momo
4	Nagisa no Balcony	marina
5	Vacancy	MARiA
6	Tengoku no Kiss	Haruka Suwa
7	MAUI	Aimi
8	Aoi Sangoshō	Mayu Kudō
9	Natsu no Tobira	Reina Miyazaki, Rika Mayama, Mirei Hoshina, & Hinata Kashiwagi
10	Sleeping Beauty	Hamar

Seiko at the Hollywood Bowl!

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:17:08 +0000

Seiko will be one of the guest performers for a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring Quincy Jones.

Quincy Jones featuring the Global Gumbo All-Stars and Friends
2011/09/07 (Wed) 8:00pm
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA

Guests:
The Brothers Johnson
Patti Austin
Richard Bona
Paulinho Da Costa
Nathan East
Seiko Matsuda
Alfredo Rodriguez
Nikki Yanofsky
The Quincy Jones Big Band
Gloria Estefan (special guest)

Click here for more information.

Summer tour kicks off

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:26:39 +0000

Seiko, who celebrated her 30th anniversary as a singer last year, kicked off her summer concert tour “Cherish” on 2011/6/12 at Saitama Super Arena.

This tour mainly consists of the songs from the album “Cherish”, released on 6/1. The opening day had Sayaka Kanda joining her mother.

The tour will have 11 shows at 7 locations until 2011/8/7 at Marine Messe Fukuoka.

Seiko & Sayaka on the radio

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:21:07 +0000

Seiko and Sayaka will be the guest hosts for the “All Night Nippon Gold” which will be aired on 6/2.

They have appeared on the television programs together since “The Best Ten 2003″, but this will be the first time on radio. “It’s kind of awkward to be with her in a studio like this”, says Seiko. On the other hand, Sayaka says, “we can talk face to face on the radio, and it’s more like our normal conversation”.