Review by Emmanuelle

As usual, KOKIA delivers a magnificent song sung with her brilliant vocals and cute tune. The second song is equally wonderful. However...please, KOKIA...release a full-length album. I have played Uta ga Chikara to death and I need a new KOKIA CD to love. I can only hope that this single means a new full-fledged CD is in the works. I hope it is released soon. I cannot get enough of KOKIA. She's so perfect!

LOVE that Kokia has new material coming out. This is her second single this year! I am dying for an all-new full-length Kokia album release. Please...enough with the singles already. They are always pleasant (although I haven't heard this one yet), but an album is MUCH desired by fans like me who are in love with Kokia music.

what can i say about this album...it is so unique and is a step away from all the mainstream music thats pouring down on japanese listeners... if u like music by asuka hayashi or chihiro onitsuka then by all means get this album....her voice is highpitched but whereas other artists sound annoying kokia leaves u wanting for more

The first best album released by KOKIA. Basically due to a lot of reasons, most songs are from albums since "Remember me", and it only includes one song each from "songbird" and "trip trip". From this perspective she (and her fan who only buy this album) missed a lot of best songs, but all songs in this album are awasome. This album not only included all the A-sides and those songs with promotion (aka tie-up), but also from her selection, just like "Watashi no taiyou" (M-6), "Utau hito" (M-10), "I believe ~Umi no soko kara~" (M-14). And the Eagles cover, "DESPERADO" (M-8) is a great yet rare song. Some of the songs are newly recorded to fit the atomsphere of this album, like "Yume ga chikara / Brave Warrior" (M-9), and "Arigatou ... (the pearl edition)" (M-15), which you can listen these songs from a different perspective. In general, this is an introductory album for new KOKIA fans (I think core fans will have their own selections...), and you can listen to her deeply by collecting other singles and albums.

This is a must get for Hito-fans. She is so fine--just look at that cover!! Her concert tour along with her PVs as well as interviews featured. 10/10!!

Yeah!! Love this mini-album!! It really shows her talent. I mean, look at it this way~ Amairo no Kami no Otome~accapella is on there (the original is the number 1 karaoke song in jp)---Itsuno hi ni ka (no. 10 on oricon top) and her Poinsettia is beautiful!! Listen to this album and see why she is voted no. 1 Best Singer Award!! This mini-album is currently no. 5 on the Oricon Album Top too (i'd say number 1)!! And this is only a mini-album~ Enough details, just buy it!!

This is a very good album, not a single boring song. I really like the tracks with the Far Eastern-flavoured melodies such as "Mata ne" and "Viola". I highly recommend it to those who like pop music in general, ie. ballads, active/upbeat tunes and in between.

This is a great album. i mean, i know shimatani redoes a lot of her old songs but this cd is one you can't miss out on. the crossover versions of the songs are great (except for shanty... guys voices in the backround was kind of strange). the 5 old songs kept the same beats but are tweaked it with a little bit of classical. the five new songs are can be very upbeat or soft and sweet. the only disappointment was that there wasn't a crossover version for her other hits angelus, amairo no kamino, or viola. it's a shame there's only 10 songs on this cd.

When I received this album I honestly listened to almost nothing else for about 2 months! I still listen to this CD a lot. All of the songs on this album are excellent! There were a few that stood out though: all of the great songs from her singles: Falco, Mermaid, Garnet Moon, and Mahiru no Tsuki. Frame (track 12) was a memorable song, actually writen by Hitomi Shimatani herself. My favourite song from the whole album was Mona Lisa (track 7), I could listen to that song all day long and not be bored. Buy this album, it is so great!!!

This is a special concept concert, when pop meet classic, This a Live, as you watched the VIdeo, U fell like U listen a CD too, Hitomi Shimatani once again proves her worht as a live singer. She sung with an orchestra, not a band and her Voice very clear, didn't change, same quality like you listened her voice from a CD. A wonderful DVD filled with impressive Hitomi, She looked elegant and beautiful different looked with her past concert. even only 11 song in this DVD, but I think worth every penny, unforgettable songs, and Viola crossover version in it, ...and The bonus content, it shows Hitomi as a person, she is very polite and nice to her crew.... must see....

Her music sounds always fresh, especially live performance which shows the great power of Shimatani voice-always pure and strong. She is worth listening and watching:)

I'm really happy with this CD. It has my favorite songs all on one CD, which is great. Not to mention the DVD with 15 music videos - which is a HUGE plus, seeing as how I've only seen a few of them before this. This is a must-buy for any BoA* fan (unless you have all her other CDs.. There's no point since it's all old songs)!

Both songs Haru Machibito and Camellia-Kameria- are beautiful, and Hitomi sings them brillantly. The lyrics are very uplifting themselves, and so is the music. I recommend this single, and the only song that didn't catch my attention was Sky High but it was already on the Heart and Symphony album. But buy this single, you'll love it!!

If you have not heard of Ayaka Hirahara, or only know her from her hit "Jupiter", i encourage to check this album out because that is not the only great song she has sung. every track on this album is great, much more entertaining than her first album.You HAVE listen to this album!