[News] 15th CD Single Release; 1st Digital EP; ABCZa 2024; + misc
Hello everyone,
So sorry for the huge delay on this post, something came up irl and I fell behind on everything :x
Anyway, after their Tokyo concert dates the staff twitter account (Z Project) posted a bunch of announcments, including:
・Their 15th CD Single
・Their first Digital EP
・Their concert will be streamed on U-NEXT
It was announced that A.B.C-Z will be releasing their 15th single, called Hiri Hiri Sasete (ヒリヒリさせて), on 27th November!
From the OHP:
A.B.C-Z's long awaited 15th single "Hiri Hiri Sasete" is set to be released on November 27th.
It's an aggressive dance number with lyrics by Mori Hiromi, music by Makaino Kouji and arranged by Hoshino Yasuhiko, with choreography by TAKAHIRO, who is teaming up with the group again after 6 years.
There will be 3 versions of the CD and details of each version can be found under the cut, along with links where you can preorder. If you are able to, please consider actually buying a copy and supporting ABC-Z!
First Press Limited Edition A (CD+DVD) ¥1,815 (tax incl.)
＜CD＞
01.「ヒリヒリさせて」(Hiri Hiri Sasete)
02. 「You can make it!!!」
03.「You can make it!!!」-Inst.-
＜Bonus DVD＞
・Making of Jacket Shooting
・WAI WAI STAY (Odaiba Bouken-Ou 2024 Mezamashi Live)
＜Enclosed Privilege＞
Let's Stream It Card
(Streaming period: 10:00 JST 26 Nov 2024 ∼ 15 Dec 2024)
・「ヒリヒリさせて」Dance Clip
・Making of「ヒリヒリさせて」Music Clip
Photobook style Booklet
Preorder: Amazon.co.jp with Bonus, without Bonus / HMV
First Press Limited Edition B (CD+DVD) ¥1,815 (tax incl.)
＜CD＞
01.「ヒリヒリさせて」(Hiri Hiri Sasete)
02.「残光」(Zankou)
03.「残光」-Inst.-
＜Bonus DVD＞
・I want to Rajiraji
〜Back then, I used to hear songs on the radio〜
FM has flown away from here...
In search of the sounds from those days, let's all rajiraji.
To listen carefully for the faint sounds, let's rajiraji.
Can the new stars ABC-Z really rajiraji with everyone!?
Let's rajiraji!
[T/N] I think "rajiraji" might be a play on the single title's "hiri hiri"?
Preorder: Amazon.co.jp with Bonus, without Bonus / HMV
Regular Edition (CD Only) ¥1,210 (tax incl.)
＜CD＞
01.「ヒリヒリさせて」
02.「Irresistible Love」
03.「Starting Line」
04.「ヒリヒリさせて」-Inst.-
05.「Irresistible Love」-Inst.-
06.「Starting Line」-Inst.-
Preorder: Amazon.co.jp with Bonus, without Bonus / HMV
Some sites also have a bundled set of all 3 versions available for preorder:
・Amazon.co.jp: There's no bundle available but to buy all 3 versions (with preorder bonus) is approx. ¥4,840 (tax incl).
・HMV (¥4,840 tax incl.).
Additionally, each version of the single has a preorder bonus available from CD Shops when you preorder, on a first-come first-served basis as supplies are limited. You can see previews of the bonuses here.
★ Limited Edition A: Let's Announce It Sticker ver.A
★ Limited Edition B: Let's Announce It Sticker ver.B
★ Regular Edition: Let's Announce It Sticker ver.C
Note:
※ The bonus for each version is a different design.
※ Not all shops offer the bonuses, so check before you buy!
I'm assuming that after release the single will be available on streaming etc, so I'll add the link for that and the PV on youtube here, when that happens.
🎵 You can find the single on Spotify here!
🎦 You can watch the PV for Hiri Hiri Sasete on Youtube here!
At the moment there's not a lot of other details available about the single, but I will update this post as more info is revealed! Updated!
ETA 20241117: You can now listen to previews of all the songs on the OHP!
Additionally, ABC-Z have released their first Digital EP, from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-, available since 30th September!
As far as I can tell, it seems to be 4 member re-recordings of some of their (5 member) songs. And since this one is titled with "-Ⅰ-" I'm guessing there may be more in future :) Details and links to streaming under the cut.
Digital EP
＜Tracklist＞
01. オリジナルストーリー(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-) (Original Story)
02. Enamel Slow(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
03. ONE MORE KISS(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
04. fragrance(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
05. Finally Over(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
The OHP gives a list of various streaming links here but for ease of use, you can find it on Spotify here! Or if you are able to, you can buy it on iTunes here (it's AU$10.95, so probably similar (or less, haha) in other currencies?).
Small aside, but don't forget that you don't only have to buy things physically to support ebi these days! You can stream them, watch the PVs on Youtube, buy from iTunes, etc (but don't feel pressured to have the kpop mentality of streaming things 24/7 :x).
Also, a question from me: I like to link relevant things/info in these posts for ease of access, so with streaming now I've been including spotify links since I feel like most people use that, but are there other services (apple/youtube/etc) people use that they would like to see directly linked as well? Or just keep it simple?
It has also been announced that ABC-Z's "Concert Tour 2024 F.O.R" will be exclusively streamed on U-NEXT (a Japanese streaming service). It will be available from 18:00 JST on 16th November, until 23:59 on 30th November. Details can be seen here. This is (sadly) probably only useful info for anyone living in Japan though, as I'm not sure there's any way to watch U-NEXT from overseas. At minimum it would need a Japanese IP address, but I think it also requires a JP-issued card to pay, and/or a JP phone number/address :(
Speaking of concerts however, the global version of the Family Club Store that I've previously mentioned is up and running now! You can find it here. So if you live in a country serviced by EMS and have money to burn, now you can, lol. You can find ABC-Z's shop photo page here, sadly they don't seem to have concert goods available (yet... the JP site has them on sale from 4th Nov so if you're interested, keep an eye out on the global site!)
And finally, I don't think I've posted about this yet, but ABC-Z are doing ebiza again this year! It's called ABCZa 2024 "Daikinboshi (BIG VENUS) ~Toki wo Koete~" (ABC座2024『大金星（BIG VENUS） ～時代（とき）を超えて～』; 大金星 is read "Big Venus" and 時代 is read as "Toki"). It will run in Tokyo's TOKYO DOME CITY HALL from 25 Nov to 8 Dec, Osaka's COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WW Hall from 12~16 Dec, and Aichi's Ai Plaza Toyohashi from 26~28 Dec. This year's show will also have an appearance by Uchi Hiroki ^^ J-net, OHP.
I think that's everything? Or at least, I hope I haven't missed anything else OTL
[ETA] I think they updated info about the single yesterday while I was finishing this post xD So I've updated this now too!
Also, Tottsu has made an appearance on 4U's latest Youtube video, you can find it here (and under the cut)!
So sorry for the huge delay on this post, something came up irl and I fell behind on everything :x
Anyway, after their Tokyo concert dates the staff twitter account (Z Project) posted a bunch of announcments, including:
・Their 15th CD Single
・Their first Digital EP
・Their concert will be streamed on U-NEXT
It was announced that A.B.C-Z will be releasing their 15th single, called Hiri Hiri Sasete (ヒリヒリさせて), on 27th November!
From the OHP:
A.B.C-Z's long awaited 15th single "Hiri Hiri Sasete" is set to be released on November 27th.
It's an aggressive dance number with lyrics by Mori Hiromi, music by Makaino Kouji and arranged by Hoshino Yasuhiko, with choreography by TAKAHIRO, who is teaming up with the group again after 6 years.
There will be 3 versions of the CD and details of each version can be found under the cut, along with links where you can preorder. If you are able to, please consider actually buying a copy and supporting ABC-Z!
First Press Limited Edition A (CD+DVD) ¥1,815 (tax incl.)
＜CD＞
01.「ヒリヒリさせて」(Hiri Hiri Sasete)
02. 「You can make it!!!」
03.「You can make it!!!」-Inst.-
＜Bonus DVD＞
・Making of Jacket Shooting
・WAI WAI STAY (Odaiba Bouken-Ou 2024 Mezamashi Live)
＜Enclosed Privilege＞
Let's Stream It Card
(Streaming period: 10:00 JST 26 Nov 2024 ∼ 15 Dec 2024)
・「ヒリヒリさせて」Dance Clip
・Making of「ヒリヒリさせて」Music Clip
Photobook style Booklet
Preorder: Amazon.co.jp with Bonus, without Bonus / HMV
First Press Limited Edition B (CD+DVD) ¥1,815 (tax incl.)
＜CD＞
01.「ヒリヒリさせて」(Hiri Hiri Sasete)
02.「残光」(Zankou)
03.「残光」-Inst.-
＜Bonus DVD＞
・I want to Rajiraji
〜Back then, I used to hear songs on the radio〜
FM has flown away from here...
In search of the sounds from those days, let's all rajiraji.
To listen carefully for the faint sounds, let's rajiraji.
Can the new stars ABC-Z really rajiraji with everyone!?
Let's rajiraji!
[T/N] I think "rajiraji" might be a play on the single title's "hiri hiri"?
Preorder: Amazon.co.jp with Bonus, without Bonus / HMV
Regular Edition (CD Only) ¥1,210 (tax incl.)
＜CD＞
01.「ヒリヒリさせて」
02.「Irresistible Love」
03.「Starting Line」
04.「ヒリヒリさせて」-Inst.-
05.「Irresistible Love」-Inst.-
06.「Starting Line」-Inst.-
Preorder: Amazon.co.jp with Bonus, without Bonus / HMV
Some sites also have a bundled set of all 3 versions available for preorder:
・Amazon.co.jp: There's no bundle available but to buy all 3 versions (with preorder bonus) is approx. ¥4,840 (tax incl).
・HMV (¥4,840 tax incl.).
Additionally, each version of the single has a preorder bonus available from CD Shops when you preorder, on a first-come first-served basis as supplies are limited. You can see previews of the bonuses here.
★ Limited Edition A: Let's Announce It Sticker ver.A
★ Limited Edition B: Let's Announce It Sticker ver.B
★ Regular Edition: Let's Announce It Sticker ver.C
Note:
※ The bonus for each version is a different design.
※ Not all shops offer the bonuses, so check before you buy!
I'm assuming that after release the single will be available on streaming etc, so I'll add the link for that and the PV on youtube here, when that happens.
🎵 You can find the single on Spotify here!
🎦 You can watch the PV for Hiri Hiri Sasete on Youtube here!
At the moment there's not a lot of other details available about the single, but I will update this post as more info is revealed! Updated!
ETA 20241117: You can now listen to previews of all the songs on the OHP!
Additionally, ABC-Z have released their first Digital EP, from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-, available since 30th September!
As far as I can tell, it seems to be 4 member re-recordings of some of their (5 member) songs. And since this one is titled with "-Ⅰ-" I'm guessing there may be more in future :) Details and links to streaming under the cut.
Digital EP
＜Tracklist＞
01. オリジナルストーリー(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-) (Original Story)
02. Enamel Slow(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
03. ONE MORE KISS(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
04. fragrance(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
05. Finally Over(from Z to ABC-Ⅰ-)
The OHP gives a list of various streaming links here but for ease of use, you can find it on Spotify here! Or if you are able to, you can buy it on iTunes here (it's AU$10.95, so probably similar (or less, haha) in other currencies?).
Small aside, but don't forget that you don't only have to buy things physically to support ebi these days! You can stream them, watch the PVs on Youtube, buy from iTunes, etc (but don't feel pressured to have the kpop mentality of streaming things 24/7 :x).
Also, a question from me: I like to link relevant things/info in these posts for ease of access, so with streaming now I've been including spotify links since I feel like most people use that, but are there other services (apple/youtube/etc) people use that they would like to see directly linked as well? Or just keep it simple?
It has also been announced that ABC-Z's "Concert Tour 2024 F.O.R" will be exclusively streamed on U-NEXT (a Japanese streaming service). It will be available from 18:00 JST on 16th November, until 23:59 on 30th November. Details can be seen here. This is (sadly) probably only useful info for anyone living in Japan though, as I'm not sure there's any way to watch U-NEXT from overseas. At minimum it would need a Japanese IP address, but I think it also requires a JP-issued card to pay, and/or a JP phone number/address :(
Speaking of concerts however, the global version of the Family Club Store that I've previously mentioned is up and running now! You can find it here. So if you live in a country serviced by EMS and have money to burn, now you can, lol. You can find ABC-Z's shop photo page here, sadly they don't seem to have concert goods available (yet... the JP site has them on sale from 4th Nov so if you're interested, keep an eye out on the global site!)
And finally, I don't think I've posted about this yet, but ABC-Z are doing ebiza again this year! It's called ABCZa 2024 "Daikinboshi (BIG VENUS) ~Toki wo Koete~" (ABC座2024『大金星（BIG VENUS） ～時代（とき）を超えて～』; 大金星 is read "Big Venus" and 時代 is read as "Toki"). It will run in Tokyo's TOKYO DOME CITY HALL from 25 Nov to 8 Dec, Osaka's COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WW Hall from 12~16 Dec, and Aichi's Ai Plaza Toyohashi from 26~28 Dec. This year's show will also have an appearance by Uchi Hiroki ^^ J-net, OHP.
I think that's everything? Or at least, I hope I haven't missed anything else OTL
[ETA] I think they updated info about the single yesterday while I was finishing this post xD So I've updated this now too!
Also, Tottsu has made an appearance on 4U's latest Youtube video, you can find it here (and under the cut)!
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