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In a new post, Yuki Kajiura gave details of the April 5 2008 concert at Shibuya O-WEST.

The event will be called Yuki Kajiura LIVE VOL#1, and include vocalists Yuriko Kaida, KAORI, KEIKO, and WAKANA. The latter three have worked in the FictionJunction project, and performed songs in Tsubasa Chronicle and the new Hokuto no Ken. Yuriko Kaida has been working with Yuki for a very long time, usually in the chorus for FictionJunction, and was the main vocalist on the Noir OST. Yuki also says that we can expect more independent live performances from her in the future, and that this is the beginning of a long series.

Date: Saturday April 5, 2008
Time: 18:00, doors open at 17:30
Location: Shibuya O-WEST, in Tokyo, Japan
Admission: ￥３，５００ in advance, ￥４，０００ at the door

Ticket sales begin Saturday, February 23, 2008, and can be purchased from e-plus, Lawson Ticket, Ticketopia, and at O-WEST.

At the end of the post, Yuki included an example of the awesome conversations in Kajiuran that will occur between her (as the MC), and her singers during the show:
Yuki Kajiura: ASOREVIIDA? RIITA? SAMANNAARIIA?”
Vocalists: “SARIITA! RIIDA! YANMAAYANMAA!”

(She then says that was a joke, it won’t actually happen. I wouldn’t mind if it did though :D)
Hahahaha Yuki you are so cute!! <3

Zuiyon pointed out that the Kalafina website now has a Flash version, with a lot more pages. It introduces what looks like two new singers to the project (none of them seem to have names). Other features include a guestbook, mobile access links/downloads, and more photos of the special edition box. Interestingly, the discography page has several tabs, including “single”, “album”, “SA-CD”, and “Video”. This means that we can expect them to make all of these some time in the future! 😀 Strangely, the special edition “Oblivious” CD is filed under “album” rather than “single”, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a real album planned, right? 😉 Well there is always the Videos to look forward to as well ^_^

In a new blog post Yuki reminds us all that the Oblivious single is out today! (And Zuiyon did a neat fanart for the occasion.) 🙂

Also, Yuki Kajiura is scheduled for some live shows this spring! 😀

The first performance is
Saturday, April 5, at Shibuya O-West – (Time TBA)

Then, two more concerts in collaboration with Sound Horizon, titled “Revo(Sound Horizon)＆梶浦由記 Presents『Dream Port 2008』”, or just “Dream Port 2008”:

Tuesday, April 29 at Kobe World Memorial Hall – 17:00
Tuesday, May 6 at Pacifico Convention Center in Yokohama – 17:00
Times are of course in Japan time, and doors open 1 hour before the concerts begin (16:00)

And it seems that FictionJunction something will be involved :3

[EDIT Jan. 30 2008] Yuki just confirmed in her blog that it will be FJY

The Kalafina website now contains two more samples of songs from Kara no Kyoukai, Like ‘oblivious’ was written for the first movie, ‘君が光に変えて行く’ will be for the theme for the second movie and ‘傷跡’ for the third (all three will be on the ‘oblivious single’). There is also a short TV ad with some scenes from Kara no Kyoukai and brief pans of the Kalafina singers. Internet Explorer is required to watch the video. Don’t hesitate to ask if anyone wants the songs ripped :3

Thanks a lot to Zuiyon for telling me about this! ^_^

[EDIT] i am such a doofus i forgot to put the link to the page and enable comments. wtf.

[EDIT] testing….

As you all know from earlier, Yuki made an appearance at Eminence’s “A Night in Fantasia 2007: Anime Edition”. Someone has managed to post videos of the concert on Youtube!

Here is the master list of all the Yuki videos of the concert:

• Storm and Fire
• Break the Sword of Justice
• Lullaby
• Sakura
• Hear Our Prayer
• Melodie
• Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
• Lamentation
• Mai
• Femme
• The Dreamers
• Xenosaga II Opening Theme

There is also a Q&A with Yuki at the concert here, where Yuki reveals the true source of her inspiration: Her coffee and tea!

Non-Yuki Bonus: Dream of Love from DDR Suprnova 2
Could it be the same Kaori Nishina from so many of Yuki’s songs?