NEWS

NEWS is an acronym for North, East, West and South . . . the members hail from those locations . . . funny that. =P NEWS is made up of eight members (there used to be nine, but one guy left; Moriuchi Takahiro) -- the leader Yamashita Tomohisa, Nishikido Ryo, Uchi Hiroki, Masuda Takahisa, Tegoshi Yuya, Kusano Hironori, Koyama Keiichiro and Kato Shigeaki. They debuted as a group in 2003.

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SINGLES

NEWS Nippon

2003.11.07 ~ 192kbps

East Version West Version
01 NEWS Nippon 01 NEWS Nippon
02 Arigatou Ima 02 Private Hearts
03 NEWS Nippon (Original Karaoke) 03 NEWS Nippon (Original Karaoke)
04 Arigatou Ima (Original Karaoke) 04 Private Hearts (Original Karaoke)

24.4MB


24.7MB

Comment: I don't like "NEWS Nippon". =P The PV disturbs me, too . . .

Kibou ~Yell~

2004.05.12 ~ 192kbps

Limited Edition Regular Edition
01 Kibou ~Yell~ 01 Kibou ~Yell~
02 Stand Up 02 Stand Up
03 Good News! 03 Good News!
04 Kibou ~Yell~ (Original Karaoke) 04 LET'S GO TO THE PLANETS
05 Stand Up (Original Karaoke)
06 Good News! (Original Karaoke)

35.9MB


22.7MB

Comment: I love "Kibou ~Yell~"! =) It's one of their best singles, right up there with "Cherish" which I heart to death. =P Fuck Kusano has a brilliant voice. :o I loved him before this single, 'cause he was a big fan of Kazuya. XD But his solo line in this song was what really made me heart him. He should have more solos. x_x

Akaku Moyuru Taiyou

2004.08.11 ~ 192kbps

Limited Edition Regular Edition
01 Akaku Moyuru Taiyou 01 Akaku Moyuru Taiyou
02 Wasurenaisa ~LIFE GOES ON~ 02 Wasurenaisa ~LIFE GOES ON~
03 DREAMS 03 BEACH ANGEL
04 Akaku Moyuru Taiyou (Original Karaoke)

24.9MB


18.7MB

Comment: An upbeat techno song! It's good, but I'm not as into it as I am about "Cherish" or "Kibou ~Yell~". It's far better than "NEWS Nippon", though. =P Most people like this song, and you probably will too~ =P

Cherish

2005.03.16 ~ 192kbps

Limited Edition Regular Edition
01 Cherish 01 Cherish
02 Party Time 02 Party Time
03 SHOCK ME 03 Devil or Angel
04 Cherish (Original Karaoke)

22.4MB


15.5MB

Comment: It's "Cherish"! =P BEST NEWS SINGLE EVER. PERIOD. =P Is it over-rated? I don't know . . . but it IS better than the other singles, any way you look at it. =P GOD DAMN THIS SINGLE MADE ME LOVE TEGOSHI! =P

TEPPEN

2005.07.13 ~ 192kbps

Limited Edition Regular Edition
01 TEPPEN 01 TEPPEN
02 Yume no Kazu Dake Ai ga Umareru 02 Yume no Kazu Dake Ai ga Umareru
03 NANDEx2 DAME 03 NANDEx2 DAME
04 TEPPEN (Original Karaoke) 04 Fiesta

23.2MB


22.7MB

Comment: I quite like the cover for the Regular Edition, lol. Except for the large Yamapi badge of course. I think I like "Fiesta" more than "TEPPEN", as well. =P Actually, I like all the B-sides, even though they're not A-rated songs or anything. =P Although, no doubt a lot of people would've bought this single for the non-a cappella version of "Yume no Kazu Dake Ai ga Umareru", instead of for "TEPPEN" itself, lol. =P

Sayaendou / Hadashi no Cinderella Boy

2006.03.15 ~ 192kbps

Limited Edition Regular Edition
01 Sayaendou 01 Hadashi no Cinderella Boy
02 Hadashi no Cinderella Boy 02 Sayaendou
03 Hadashi no Cinderella Boy (Original Karaoke)
04 Sayaendou (Original Karaoke)

11.3MB


22.7MB

Comment: I really like "Sayaendou". It's probably my favourite NEWS single. o_O;;

Hoshi wo Mezashite

2007.03.21 ~ 192kbps

Limited Edition Regular Edition
01 Hoshi wo Mezashite 01 Hoshi wo Mezashite
02 Boom! Boom! POWER 02 Boom! Boom! POWER
03 Akai Hana 03 Best Friend
04 Hoshi wo Mezashite (Original Karaoke)

17.2MB


22.9MB

Comment: Hmm . . . it's pretty, I guess . . . if not a bit bland.

ALBUMS

touch

2005.04.27 ~ 192kbps

Limited Edition Regular Edition
01 Kibou ~Yell~ 01 Kibou ~Yell~
02 Kirameki no Kanata e 02 Kirameki no Kanata e
03 Akaku Moyuru Taiyou 03 Akaku Moyuru Taiyou
04 I ZA NA I ZU KI 04 I ZA NA I ZU KI
05 LOVE SONG 05 LOVE SONG
06 Zutto 06 Zutto
07 High TEN! 07 High TEN!
08 Koi Yake 08 Koi Yake
09 Shissou Friday Night 09 Shissou Friday Night
10 Say Hello 10 Say Hello
11 Cherish 11 Cherish
12 Yawarakana Mama de 12 Yawarakana Mama de
13 NEWS Nippon 13 NEWS Nippon
14 Yume no Kazu Dake Ai ga Umareru (A cappella) 14 Yume no Kazu Dake Ai ga Umareru (A cappella)
15 Stand Up (Rock Version)
16 Cherish (Ryoji Remix)

89.7MB

Comment: It's an OK album . . . there are only a few other tracks besides the singles that are actually any good. =P My picks would be, in track order, "Kibou ~Yell~", "Akaku Moyuru Taiyou", "Cherish", "Yawarakana Mama de" and "Yume no Kazu Dake Ai ga Umareru" . . . =P You know what I find cool? The fact that this album is named "touch" -- and Kazuya's parents named him after a character in an anime called "Touch"~! Yes, I'm even Kazuya-minded in the NEWS section of the site. =P

PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS

NEWS Nippon

2003.11.07


46.9MB

Comment: As I said before, this PV disturbs me. =P I don't know why . . . Moriuchi in a space suit . . . scary stuff. =| I don't know, the whole song and PV irks me the wrong way. =P

Kibou ~Yell~

2004.05.12


47.8MB

Comment: Love! Love! Love! =P I like their white clothes, not their roses outfit though. ¬_¬ But most of all . . . KUSANO'S SOLO LINE! Shit that boy can sing. So much potential! But instead Johnny likes us to suffer listen to Yamapi solos. Kusano's solo line is around the 3:10 mark (it's the screencap! =P) . . . it made me fall in love with him. =) When I watch this PV, I start off by listening to that part. XD Why yes, I am very lame. =)

Akaku Moyuru Taiyou

2004.08.11


46.2MB

Comment: Whee! I don't know what to say! =P Download it if you like the single, ne. It's a screencap of Ryo because I love Ryo~ (It's even more evident if you visit the Kanjani8 section . . . =P)

Cherish

2005.03.16


44.4MB

Comment: CHERISH! =P I screencapped Tegoshi because I thought I should show love for him. XD Even though I REALLY wanted to screencap Ryo 'cause . . . fuck how hot did he look in this PV. :o XD But I figured I'd screencapped Ryo enough. =P Before this PV came out, I used to dislike Tegoshi . . . I'd like cringe whenever I saw his face on someone's avatar. =P But his voice is so refreshing! Especially in a band where only a few people can sing. Like the solo line of Kusano's in "Kibou ~Yell~" one specific solo line of Tegoshi's made me like and love him, and that's the part that's screencapped! =P It's around the 1:50 mark . . . I don't know why I fell in love at that instance. XD Tegoshi and Kusano are by far the best singers in NEWS, followed by Ryo (in my opinion anyway :D). I cringe when I hear Yamapi or Uchi sing. This PV would've been GREAT if that middle part of the fangirl being awed by Yamapi was kept out. Just my opinion. =P

TEPPEN

2005.07.13


44.3MB

Comment: To me, "TEPPEN" is like a step backwards for NEWS . . . a step back towards the likes of "NEWS Nippon". I only slightly like this song better than "NEWS Nippon". The PV is very carefree and playful. They're playing in water . . . yep. Nothing else to say. =P

Sayaendou (version one)

2006.03.15


42.4MB

Comment: "Sayaendou" is a really cool song. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the PV. D: It sucks, in other words. NEWS do NOT appear in this PV at all . . . it just uses images from the recent One Piece movie. I used to love One Piece. So I was going to screenshot my favourite character, Sanji (the blonde cook :D). But then the island caught my attention . . . IT'S KAME!!!!!! XDDD ::cough:: Anyway, I was really looking forward to more Ryo pr0n. =( Ah well, he still has Kanjani8 . . . =) Oh, and if there's one thing I hate about One Piece, it's how Nami and Robin's breasts just seem to get bigger and bigger each episode . . . -_- I'm surprised they haven't fallen over yet.

Sayaendou (version two)

2007


42.7MB

Comment: This PV includes video from their concert and a cute little cartoon story of them. Ryo's the pirate with the green bandana . . . what, DON'T YOU SEE THE RESEMBLANCE? (Don't worry I don't either. :p) This PV is much better than the original one. :D

Hoshi wo Mezashite

2007.03.21


41.4MB

Comment: I liked the colour tone in the sceenshot. Too bad I wanted to cap everyone in NEWS but Ryo wasn't in a shot with all of them in the setting screencapped . . . Er, yeah. Isn't he hot? =) I wonder if his brothers are hot . . . if they are, I want one of them. XD;