Takako Uehara New Release - Turkish Belly Dance no Kokoro ni Fureru (Feb 25, 2010 on sale)

Takako will release a new DVD featuring her trip to Turkey and her belly dance lesson. This documentary will include a bonus footage of 30 min.

Total running time: 122 min.

You can buy it in:

CDJapan



http://speedisback.heavenforum.com/speed-f1/

elly news + Takako blog update

elly ch "...& smile" 8th broadcasting will be on 1.31 and will show parts of "Tokyo board of education symposium" (Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai) done on January 24. elly sang a unpublished tune called "ゆりかご" (Yurikago).

Vision Factory Website

also Takako updated her blog.

She looks so happy ^__^



http://takako.vision-blog.jp/

VISION FACTORY COMPILATION～阿久悠、作家生活40周年記念～ (Edit: New Tracklist)

Yu Aku died in 2007 and this upcoming album is a tribute. SPEED will be sing 2 songs in this album ^^

Vison Factory artits will be performing songs that Yu Aku wrote.

Release:2008.12.03
V.A / VISION FACTORY COMPILATION ～阿久悠、作家生活40周年記念～ (Aku Yu, sakka seikatsu 40 shuunen kinen)
AVCD-16161 \ ￥3,000

【12 songs in total】

01. もしもピアノが弾けたなら (moshimo piano ga hajike ta nara) / 観月ありさ

作曲：坂田晃一　編曲：旭 純

02. ジョニイへの伝言 (Johnny he no Dengon) / SPEED

作曲：都倉俊一　編曲：中塚武

03. 鳥の詩 (tori no shi) / 夏円 from NEXT GENERATION

作曲：坂田晃一　編曲：DJ Cool-K, 佐久間誠

04. 狂わせたいの (kuruwase tai no) / 脇菜々香・中島弥咲・門元穂果 from NEXT GENERATION

作曲：都倉俊一　編曲：Lil’

05. 朝まで待てない (asa made mate nai) / FUNGO

作曲：村井邦彦　編曲：FUNGO, 佐久間誠

06. 五番街のマリーへ (Goban Gaino Mariee) / SPEED

作曲：都倉俊一　編曲：中塚武

07. 絹の靴下 (kinu no kutsushita) / AKINA

作曲：川口 真　編曲：佐々木　章

08. 天使になれない (tenshi ni nare nai) /　北口和沙 from NEXT GENERATION

作曲：都倉俊一　編曲：則行大将

09. マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ (Mona Lisa Monday Club) / MAX

作曲：都倉俊一　編曲：Ryosuke Nakanishi aka studio-R

10. 水中花 (suichuuka) / 知念里奈

作曲：井上忠夫　編曲：本山清治

11. 若草の髪かざり (wakakusa no kami kazari) / Vanilla Mood

作曲：馬飼野俊一　編曲：Vanilla Mood

12. 気絶するほど悩ましい (kizetsu suru hodo nayamashii) / ISSA

作曲：梅垣達志　編曲：今井大介

Buy it in CdJapan

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/speed/news.html

Thanks to Identity for the cover ^^

News - SPEED in Best Hit Kayousai 2008

SPEED will be performing in Best Hit Kayousai on november 27th in Osaka-jo Hall, it will be broadcasting by Yomiuri TV.

Source: http://www.visionfactory.jp/news/news_archives/0811191930_speed.html

EDIT 11.24

Special guest will be SPEED with Namie Amuro, info add today in Best Hit Kayousai official website. 

http://www.ytv.co.jp/besthits/enquete/index.html

SPEED in Kouhaku Uta Gassen

SPEED will be a guest in the next Kouhaku Uta Gassen, in 1999 they were in that show with one of highest ratings (55,5 %).

Source: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/081125/gnj0811250506016-n2.htm

Credits: Zoe@jpopmusic

EDIT 11.25

Mezamashi TV News



http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html

SPEED #5 in Avex Website Access Ranking

SPEED keeps doing good marks, now they are #5 in avex website access ranking.

Go SPEED! #1 soon! ^^



http://avexnet.jp/

SPEED avex website: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/speed/index.html

Credits: Mrken

Hiroko Shimabukuro Happy Christmas 2008

Hiroko Shimabukuro Happy Christmas 2008

Schedule

Performance Date: 12/24 (Wednesday)
Location: Shibuya O-EAST
Hour: 18:15
Curtain: 19:00

Tickets on sale

here now are accepting pre-order!
Registration period: 11/13 (Thursday) to 11/27 (Thursday)

http://www.flipside.co.jp/pc/senko/hiro.html

Source: hiro official Webiste

News *Updated 11.13

Takako was in Rajikaru today. She was talking, playing and promoting Ashita no Sora.

SPEED in MUSIC FAIR

Guests 11.22: SPEED x PERFUME, Halcali and Lil'b

Dream crossover SPEED X PERFUME + HALCALI、Lil'B
all 11 members performing body & soul and white love

http://otogumi.fujitv.co.jp/lovekp/E20081112002.html

Charts Updates

http://speedisback.blogspot.com/search/label/Charts

Vote for SPEED

http://www.ntv.co.jp/best-artist/

Translated Form 

NTV Best Artist: 
Q1: Three artists/groups that you think represent the J-music world (three different ones, do not type in the same group/artist in more than one field).
Q2: A memorable/favourite song of an artist you mentioned in Q1 (remember to mention both the group/artist and the song name!) and if you wish, the memories you have about the song.
Q3: A question you'd like to ask someone you mentioned in Q1 (remember to mention the group/artist).
Q4: Three different groups/artists that are "in"/rising right now.
Q5: A collaboration you'd like to see

Write your name, choose your agegroup and gender (male:female), and click either submit (the button on the left) or reset (the button on the right).

elly ...& smile

elly 3rd episode of ...& smile will be broadcasted on 11.15

SPEED in Toyota Sound of my Life

SPEED will appearing at the live recording of the radio show Toyota Sound in My Life which will take place at the Shibuya Tokyo FM Spain-saka Studio on 11.15 at 15:00 hrs.

Other Radio Info.

11.18 SPEED in ON8 / Bay FM (20:00～21:00)


Special Thanks :Vick +  Identity

Official TV Schedule (Updated 11.11)

TV Schedule

11.07 NTV　 MUSIC FIGHTER 24:50～25:45　（Akarui News + Ashita no Sora）
11.08 TBS　 Ousama no Brunch 9:30～14:00　（BRUNCH MUSIC BOX guest）
11.08 TBS　 CDTV 24:55～25:40　（Ashita no Sora + Comment）
11.09 NTV　 Music Lovers　 23:30～23:55　（SPEED Special Live + Talk）
11.12 SPACE SHOWER TV　 SPACE SHOWER MUSIC UPDATE 17:00～19:00 （Talk)
11.12 Fuji TV　 Ongaku Banzuke ～Vegas～ 26:38～27:08（Talk）
11.13 NTV　 Rajikaru 9:55～11:25
11.13 TVK　 Channel a 22:00～22:55 *New
11.13 NHK　 MUSIC JAPAN 24:10～24:40　（Ashita no Sora + Talk）
11.13 TV Tokyo ＰＶＴＶ 25:00～25:30　（Ashita no Sora PV）
11.14 TV Asahi Music Station 20:00 (Ashita no Sora + Talk)
11.14 NHK Koiuta 2008 *New
11.15 Fuji TV　 Mezamashi doyoubi 6:00～8:30（Talk）
11.23 Fuji TV　 Shin Domoto Kyoudai　 23:15～23:45（Talk + Live）

Source: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/speed/

SPEED on Yokohama FM

SPEED were guest in tre-sen a radio show of Yokohama FM. In radio website are pics and a review of SPEED visit.



http://www2.fmyokohama.co.jp/tre-sen_08/2008/11/1106_speed_guest1.html

tre-sen blog

Yahoo! Japan Interview + Photo Gallery

In Yahoo! Japan you could see a comment from SPEED + a photo gallery from making of Ashita no Sora Music Video and also a interview ^^





http://magazine.music.yahoo.co.jp/pow/20081104_001/

Making of Ashita no Sora

In Vision Factory Webiste is available making of Ashita no Sora

http://www.visionfactory.jp/movie/index.html?vf_web=comment=speed_cmnt_081001

INFO - November TV Schedule

TV Station Website listed TV Schedule for 2 first weeks of november, SPEED will be in many music shows so we'll have a lot of Ashita no Sora lives ^^

Partial TV Schedule

11.07 - MUSIC FIGHTER (NTV)

11.08 - CDTV (TBS)

11.09 - Music Lovers (NTV)

11.12 - Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke JET (Fuji TV)

11.13 - MUSIC JAPAN (NHK)

11.14 - Music Station (TV Asahi)

11.14 - Koiuta 2008～Autumn＆Winter～ (NHK)

Source: http://tvstation.jp/special/artist/htm/speed.htm

Note: Also we have to wait Official Website TV Schedule, surely will have more TV Shows ^^ I'll add here too when that happen.

Edit:

11.22 - Music Fair 21
11.23 - Domoto Kyodai (Thanks to sumigolf for the info ^^) source: Japan Guide Magazine

INFO - Ashita no Sora PV will be on air 10.28

MTV will play SPEED new PV, Ashita no Sora on 10.28!!!

MTV Japan selection

2008/10/28 08:00-10:00

SPEED 「あしたの空」

http://www.mtvjapan.com/tv/playlist.php?hour=6

we can't wait to watch it!!!

INFO - Takako in 252 seizonsha ari episode ZERO

252生存者ありepisode.ZERO 

Takako new dorama is about hanshin eathquake. 

Takako will play to Mana Mizuki, she is a one of resque team members.

"I played a woman, but her job is so hard especially in this disastrous situation. I wanna express her passion for this job no matter if you are a woman or a man. This job is much harder than I expected. I was trying to show the strong passion of resque team so far. This uniform makes me brace myself every time I wear it..."

http://dogatch.jp/blog/news/ntv/0810163056.html

Translated by STONE for SPEED is Back

NEWS - SPEED in Music Lovers

SPEED will be a guest in Music Lovers (NTV)

This show will be recorded in november 5th in Tokyo (undecided place).

http://www.ntv.co.jp/mlovers/

Source. Vision Factory

MAGAZINE

SPEED will be in many magazines for Ashita no Sora Promotion.

MAGAZINE

10.14 CD Data
10.23 JUNON
10.24 BLT
11.04 Tokyo ichi shuukan
11.05 TV pia
11.05 biito furiiku
11.10 Dance Style
11.11 Tokyo Walker
11.14 orisuta
11.15 songs
12.01 Cawaii

Source: SPEED Official Website

Internet Promotion

SPEED Vision Factory Website Updated

http://www.visionfactory.jp/artist/speed/index.html

Livedoor Promo Pic + Article

http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3858748/

Oricon Article

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/58997/full/

SPEED Radio Live Show (10.20 Start!)

SPEED will appear in All night Nippon with a radio live show after an interval of five years.

This is the first time that they will be in that station and of course will be a live broadcasting.

theme of their first program will be "I become an adult" and you can send mails talking about it.

e-mail address is speed@allnightnippon.com

Source: All Night Nippon

SPEED - Ashita no Sora Promo Start!

SPEED is promoting their new single. CD DATA was choosen and a new message was recorded
^^

Here is the CD DATA Message:



Also Takako's blog was updated ^^

http://takako.vision-blog.jp/