J-Pop Artist of the Week #45 [Pop/R&B]: BREATHE (Week of May 19th-25th)

[Mandilinn]

Welcome to J-Pop Artist of the Week! The purpose of this thread is to help those of you who want to get into J-Pop but aren't quite sure of where to start. Each week a different artist will be featured, so make sure to check back every week! If you have any suggestions or requests for future things you'd like to see in the thread, please PM me or leave suggestions in the J-Fanturd.

 

This week's artist:

 

BREATHE

 

Members: Tada Kazuya (left), Miyata Satoshi (right)

 

BREATHE is a Japanese pop-R&B duo managed by LDH agency and signed to rhythm zone label. Both members become finalist of the EXILE Presents Vocal Battle Audition 2 ~Yume wo Motta Wakamonotachi e~ in 2010. After that, producer Matsuo Kiyoshi formed the group. They debuted on December 21st, 2011 with the double A-side single "Aikagi/White Lies".

 

 

Since they only have one single and an album out, I'm going  to list all their songs. Make sure to name your favorites so people can listen to those first!

 

Debut PV "Aikagi" ("Master Key")

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Cover Album

Lover's Voices

 

Lovers Again (Original: EXILE)

KISS OF LIFE (Original: Ken Hirai)

Best Friend's Girl (Original: Sandaime J Soul Brothers)

You Go Your Way (feat. Imaichi Ryuuji and Tosaka Hiroomi from Sandaime J Soul Brothers) (Original: CHEMISTRY)

Ti Amo (feat. BENI) (Original: EXILE)

Futatsu no Kuchibiru (Original: EXILE)

Point of No Return (Original: Chemistry)

Winds (Original: Kubota Toshinobu)

Kono Yoru wo Tomete yo (Original: JUJU)

LOVE OR LUST (feat. Washio Reina and Muto Chiharu from FLOWER)) (Original: Ken Hirai)

Still (Original: FLOWER)

53F (feat. Suzuki Masayuki) (Original: Suzuki Masayuki)

Only Human (Original: K)

PIECES OF A DREAM (Original: Chemistry)

 

Official One Hallyu BREATHE Thread

 

 BREATHE is releasing their second single "So High" on June 12th, 2013.

 

 

 

You can purchase this single on Yesasia, HMV, and CD Japan!

 

Previous Featured Artists:

 

2012

 

 

 

Kana Nishino
Exile
Miliyah Kato
Daichi Miura
Yuka Masaki
Sakanaction
Shiina Ringo and Tokyo Jihen
(SPECIAL WEEK) Zainichi Korean Artists
Kanjani8
Kalafina
Spyair
E-Girls
w-inds.
BRIGHT
Yuya Matsushita
AAA
Jasmine
ONE OK ROCK
MiChi
(SPECIAL WEEK) Top 3 Highest-Selling Japanese Rock Bands
(SPECIAL WEEK) The Queens of J-Pop
Tetsuya Komuro
Seiko Matsuda
Ken Hirai
Lecca

 

 

 

2013

 

J Soul Brothers

AI

GIRL NEXT DOOR

Chemistry

AISHA

m-flo

MISIA

BACK-ON

Akina Nakamori

Keisuke Kuwata

JUJU

ARASHI

Mika Nakashima

Lead

(SPECIAL WEEK) Artists Who Used to Be Idols

TRF
alan

ALI PROJECT

Hitomi Shimatani

 

Because of what happened with the previous forums, I have to track down and archive all the old posts. They will be available soon! If you would like info on a certain artist on the list, please let me know so I can archive that one and get it to you.

 

As always, please keep all suggestions/videos under spoilers to avoid lag!

[Guest Kami_removed]

weird pick 

[sergel]

I think i heard the name before, but this is the first time i'm hearing their songs. I like them tho.

 

And was that one album a cover album?

[Mandilinn]

I think i heard the name before, but this is the first time i'm hearing their songs. I like them tho.

 

And was that one album a cover album?

 

Yeah. It did have "Aikagi" on there, though.

[Miiko]

Awesome duo <33

 

edit: Here are some performances from VBS/Vocal Battle Stage 2012~

 

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy83a8_breathe-best-friend-s-girl-vbs-2012-3-7-shibuya-ax_music#.UZnGKD5i1ds << w/JSB's vocalists

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy839t_breathe-å›ãŒå¥½ãã§-vbs-2012-3-7-shibuya-ax_music#.UZnGLj5i1ds

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy834e_breathe-call-my-name-vbs-2012-3-7-shibuya-ax_music#.UZnGOj5i1ds

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy833o_breathe-love-love-love-vbs-2012-3-7-shibuya-ax_music

 

[straycat]

Those guys are amazing~ Thank you, Mandilinn, for featuring them.

 

Another original song by them is Kimi ga Suki de. It'll be available in the CD-only version of their new single. They did sing it live though (second video Miiko posted) or you can watch them sing the full version (fancam)

 

 

 

or a radio rip

 

http://tumblr.straycat.me/post/42463161529/breathe-kimi-ga-suki-de-radio-rip-this-one-has

[Sotsugyou]

Breathe....  

[Psy]

Awesome duo <33

 

edit: Here are some performances from VBS/Vocal Battle Stage 2012~

 

 

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy83a8_breathe-best-friend-s-girl-vbs-2012-3-7-shibuya-ax_music#.UZnGKD5i1ds << w/JSB's vocalists

 

...

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy833o_breathe-love-love-love-vbs-2012-3-7-shibuya-ax_music

I've heard 'Best Friend's Girl' so many times that it's hard to hear it sung by any other Artist.

 

As much as I do like LDH, I have a strong preference for the more up-beat acts so I can't say that I enjoy Breathe as much as I enjoy 3JSB. Having said that, I am surprised by how much I enjoyed that 'Love Love Love' performance.