I just love Byakuya no Okami. Take-chan is so handsome and manly. We were hoping he would have his Birthday Live concert next year but I guess he is busy with the other concerts. We really enjoyed his Birthday Live concert this year. I just loved his singing of Byakuya no Okami at the NHK Kayo Concert. He was just awesome and fabulous! I have it on DVR so I can see him every night or whenever I want to.

My daughter and I just love Take-chan's Kazoekirenai Omoi. We would like to buy his single karaoke CD when ready.

A fantastic collection of Murata songs that will allow you to appreciate his unique singing style. A must for any classic enka collector.

I've been listening lately to a lot of Hibari Misora, the "Queen of Enka," so I was quite happy to hear about this album from Yuki Maeda, the one singer I know of who could even remotely be considered the heir to Misora's title. I've been listening to Yuki for years, but only when she's been featured in a larger Hello! Project concert or when her singles and music videos are included in H!P's annual Petit Best collections. (She was sadly absent from last year's Petit Best 10.) Even though she's been performing for ten years, this is, surprisingly, her first CD album. And it's a great one. One beautiful song after another for a total of 16 tracks. Some of them are clearly enka songs, described by journalist Mark Schilling in The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture as "sad, soulful Japanese ballads." Others have more of a pop inflection, while still being enka-flavored. Some hark back to folkloric "matsuri" (festival) songs. In track 14, "Kaze Kaikyou," Yuki even vocalizes drum sounds. My favorites are the ones with the most interesting background music. #7, "Sarasara no Kawa," has lovely melodious flute accompaniment. #8, "Nishi Shinjuku de Atta Hito," has soft guitar accompaniment. #11, "Kaeri Sobireta Furusato wa," is just an achingly beautiful enka song and arguably the best on the CD. #13, "Tsuki Ressha," features guitar and an instrument that sounds a little like an accordion, but nicer. #15, "Zanza Koi Shigure," is a soft, gentle song with evocative string accompaniment. I don't know if the music is live or, like most H!P recordings, conjured up on a keyboard and then played back for the vocalist. I'm guessing some scores are "canned," while others are live. I wouldn't have minded an upbeat song or two. Track 5, "Tokyo, Yoimachigusa," comes the closest, offering a festival song with traditional inflections, but a somewhat fast beat and electric guitar, a very nice mix of old and new. (The music, however, sounds canned.) #6, "Tokyo Kirigirisu," is more of a pop song, with a pleasant beat, but I can't help recalling how Yuki stepped up to the plate when she was part of Salt5 in 2003 and they performed H!P's sole hiphop anthem, "Get Up! Rapper." Yuki worked it. In any event, this long-awaited album is as full of riches as I'd hoped it to be and occupies a special niche in my J-pop collection. I just hope we won't have to wait ten years for the next one.

nice item fast shipping would buy from again would recommond to buy from had no problems with shipping to canada

Fantastic voice! Great music!I just had to have this album immediatley, this has to be one of my favourites. I love you,Meiko!

Hikawa Kiyoshi san is the best enka performer in my opinion. He is a great singer and he is wonderful in this concert as always.

Thank you very much for your fast service. I like Itsuku Hiroshi-songs. At the age of fifteen I was living in Kyoto and heard "yokohama, tasogare" etc. Now I enjoy listening this album.

Enka videos often lack originality but this DVD is pretty cool, since Kiyoshi is so sympathetic and his video is very well shot and energic (let alone the song itself, which deserves a review on it own). Of course this DVD doesn't feature any extra content (only Genkai Funauta's PV and its karaoke version) like some others artists do with a making of for example, but it's still a good purchase for Hikawa's fans.

possibly the best CD I've ever bought! At first I didn't know what to expect and to tell the truth I had only bought the CD for Tetsuya Watari's Kuchinashi no Hana. I did however listen to the whole CD and it has got such a great selection of talented artists on it. For a varied view on 70's enka, you should nae must buy this CD

This album is superb from start to finish, Meiko has a voice that propells you to a different world, so sensual and warm, I too first heard her voice in Kill Bill, so taken back by the song Shura no Hana (The Flower Of Carnage), I just had to have this album immediatley, I'm a fan of all genres of music but this has to be one of my favourites from my world music collection, 5/5 stars Meiko

it is very happy to have this dvd, cause it is the first time to have the ikuzo yoshi karaoke dvd, so i can learn the japanese song too. i hope next time have more like this type of dvd. actually i the fan of ikuzo yoshi, i always want to sing his song in the party, which is celebrate the birthday or next year. so end of this year i will sing all his song. finely i hope ikuzo yoshi have more of this type karaoke dvd to release.

SUGOI, SUGOI, SUGOI . . . what else can I say Hikawa-kun SUBARASHI album again! Daisuke Hikawa-kun so of course I love the new album!!!

I've always wanted an Enka cd, and i was so happy to have found Kiyoshi Hikawa! This is my first cd of his, and i'm so happy to have gotten it. His voice is so powerful and i love the way he sings. He is my fav Enka singer, and i can't wait to have all of his cds. I wish he released more songs with CROSS CLOVER, his voice suits all genres. Nice Kiyoshi!!! ^^

I fell in love with her voice on the 'KILL BILL'soundtrack.Now I've seen her movies as well I think she's great!I listen to this quite a lot,usually on quiet Sunday mornings to relax.None of the tracks are bad,this style of music could be from any era,a bit like 'ENYA'and dosen't sound'Dated'.A good buy.

The songs are nice enough to buy.....it is well made "enka" style song....Especially Abayo is very much enjoyable song indeed....

Kiyoshi's concert was excellent - just as Volumes 1 thru 5 were. I look forward to his next Konoyoru concert.

I bought this just from hearing the track from kill bill which says a lot right from the get go. I don't think it's all that special in terms of music from that era but it does what it does very well. I really like her for her though. I mean like her character is very interesting to me the way she sings it draws me in. Beware though, lyrics are pretty depressing... still buy it ;P

It was Quentin Tarantino who introduce me to her music while watching the snow fighting scene in his movie "Kill Bill". Since then, I've been a fan of Japan Pop music and even more....

If you ask most people in Japan who they think the greatest Enka singer of all time is, they would say Misora Hibari. This disc contains two songs: "Kawa No Nagare No You Ni" and "Ai San San." Both are absolutely beautiful and have great melodies. "Kawa No Nagare No You Ni" was Misora's last hit song before she died, thus it is counted as one of the greatest Japanese hits of all time. I would definitely recommend buying this disc. Not only does it contain two classic hit songs, but it also contains karaokes, so you can sing along. Who could ask for more?