Leo Ieiri (家入レオ) is getting ready to release her new single CHOCOLATE and recently revealed the jacket covers and preview music video. Her 6th single comes on three editions that hit stores January 29th 2014. Updated details and preview music video for Chocolate follows.
Singer and songwriter Leo Ieiri (19, 54th Japan Record Award Best Newcomer 2012) graduated from high school this past spring (2013). She released her 5th single Taiyo no Megami on November 6th 2013 with the title track featured as theme song for Fuji TV drama Umi no Ue no Shinryojo and coupling track Kimi ni Todoke tie-up as theme song for CM campaign for the School Corporation and Professional Capital Medical schools.
Congratulations to Leo Ieiri for her nomination of single Taiyo no Megami for the 55th Japan Record Award in the category of “Excellent Work” (Yushu Sakuhin). She’s up against: AAA (Koine to Amazora), AKB48 (Koisuru Fortune Cookie), Kana Nishino (Sayonara), Ikimonogakari (Egao), and others. Good luck to all at the year end awards that will be held December 30th 2013 and broadcast on TBS TV (more details at website – link below).
Upcoming live events include the Leo Ieiri 2014 3rd One-Man Tour with 14 performances planned starting March 1st 2014 at Landmark Hall Yokohama and finishing up April 26th 2014 at NHK Hall Tokyo. More details at her official website (link below).
Single Chocolate comes on three editions that each include a different part (16 songs total) of recent live performance at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo November 28th 2013,
– Limited A CD-only with part 1 of live event 2nd One-man Tour ~ Kimi ni Todoke ~ Tokyo held at Zepp DiverCity, 6 songs. Bonus sticker type-A with comment from Leo Ieiri (printed).
– Limited B CD-only with part 2 of live event 2nd One-man Tour ~ Kimi ni Todoke ~ Tokyo held at Zepp DiverCity, 6 songs. Bonus sticker type-B with comment from Leo Ieiri (printed).
– Limited C with DVD that includes music video for title track. CD includes part 3 of live event 2nd One-man Tour ~ Kimi ni Todoke ~ Tokyo held at Zepp DiverCity, 4 songs. Bonus sticker type-C with comment from Leo Ieiri (printed) and deluxe box packaging (image below).
Selected stores add a bonus b2-size poster to purchases of either edition (while supplies last).
Watch the preview music video for CHOCOLATE after the release details.
Leo Ieiri – CHOCOLATE – release date January 29th 2014
Limited A [CD] (¥1000)  |
Limited B [CD] (¥1000)  |
| [CD] 1. Chocolate 2. Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2013.11.28 (part 1 – Second Dream – Last Stage – Fake Love – Shine – Ijiwaruna Kamisama – Wake you up 3. Chocolate (off vocal) |
[CD] 1. Chocolate 2. Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2013.11.28 (part 2) – Say Goodbye – Hello – Lady Mary – Bless You – Taiyo no Megami – Kokoro no ka-ta 3. Chocolate (off vocal) |
Limited C [CD+DVD] (¥1500)   |
|
| [CD] 1. Chocolate 2. Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2013.11.28 (part 3) – Who’s that – Linda – Sabrina – Kimi ni Todoke 3. Chocolate (off vocal) [DVD] 1. Chocolate (music video) |
