Top Avex artists sing first a-nation theme song
Avex's annual outdoor music festival a-nation will have its first official theme song this year, sung by 11 of the label's top acts. The song, titled "THX A LOT," was written by producer Tetsuya Komuro (51).
Held every year since 2002, a-nation is a nationwide outdoor concert tour featuring Avex artists. This year, the participants include Ayumi Hamasaki, TRF, hitomi, Every Little Thing, Do As Infinity, Kumi Koda, Ai Otsuka, Ami Suzuki, AAA, GIRL NEXT DOOR, and ICONIQ. (A complete list can be found on the a-nation website.) Those 11 artists will unite under the name "a-nation's party" to sing the "THX A LOT" theme song.
Although "THX A LOT" will be heard at each of the six concerts (starting with Ehime on August 7), the song will be performed live by all of the artists only at the Tokyo concerts on August 28-29. It will be available as a chaku-uta download starting on August 7, and it is planned for inclusion on Komuro's solo album this fall.
In other Avex-related news, it has been learned that Komuro's group globe will be restarting activities. August 9 marks the group's 15th anniversary, and they will commemorate it with a special release on September 29.
Meanwhile, Kumi Koda has been chosen to sing the new theme song for the "Crayon Shin-chan" anime series. Starting with Friday's episode, her song "Hey baby!" will be heard during the show's opening sequence. No release date for the song has been announced yet.
source: TOKYOGRAPH