* J-pop Song of the Week *
L'arc~en~ciel "ghost in my room"
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WELCOME TO J-POP CHAMP AT :dalogo:

A group created for people that enjoy Japanese music.
Bringing them together to form a community that share two things in common...
The love for J-pop and art...
We will also have information on Korean pop and Chinese pop. >D Its cool too.
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last updated: 09/02/04
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CONTENTS

updates
joining & posting
members [link]
Member fan art & art contest
Pop music charts [link]
News covering as follows
Celeb news [link]
upcoming cd releases
upcoming dvd releases
on tour
Latest fads and fashion
links
Affiliates [link]
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= JAPANESE
= KOREAN
= CHINESE
= MISC. information
= newly posted information
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CLUB UPDATES
9/02/04 Its been months!!! I've been away for the summer!! But Jpopchamp is back up again! Total page update! And new layout! Welcome new members!
Members If you find any j-pop news that you would like to share with your fellow j-pop members. Don't be shy to note the club about it. Note the club and we will gladly post your information with your name next to it.
Thanks for helping out!!

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JOINING & POSTING

To join, all you have to do is send in a note saying you want to join,
the only requirement is that you love Japanese music.
You also have to put the club icon in your journal/signature/whatever.
...if your not sure how, let me know.

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JPOP CHARTS ORICON 8/29/04
1. Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy - Arashi
2. Katachiarumono - Shibasaki Kou
3. Kingyo Hanabi - Otsuka Ai
4. Heart Of Gold - Exile
5. Akaku Moyuru Taiyo - News
Albums
1. [si:] - Domoto Tsuyoshi
2. Explorer - Toshiba Makihara
3. Best Blue's - Porno Graffitti
4. Best Red's - Porno Graffitti
5. Shonannokaze - Ragaa Parade - Shonannokaze

KOREAN AND CHINESE POP CHARTS Pop music charts [link]
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LATEST ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Celeb news [link]
9/10/04 Korean Blockbuster 'Taegukgi' to be Released in US. The movie will be...............continue [link]
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NEW CD RELEASES AND UPCOMING
(JAPANESE)

9/8/2004
UTADA
Set to release album EXODUS

9/23/04
Bird soon to release a new album called "Vacation"
Here's the tracklist:

1 -(natsu wo reserve)
2 -(komorebi to waltz)
3 -(KINI collector)
4 -(hibiscus)
5 -(kami wo hodoite)
6 -(yuugure no shounen)
7 -(sunset driver)
8 -(coral garden)
9 -(yokubou no whirlpool)
10 -(gekkabijin wa nemuru)

9/29/04
Kahala Tomomi
New single "Anata ga ireba"

10/14/2004
Hayashi Asuca new single
Contains the main theme to the Takarazuka Revue's 2004 tour "Kaze to tomoni sarine (Gone with the Wind).

10/20/2004
Uehara Takako
New Single
『Galaxy Legend』　
(Theme to the anime "Uchu Kokyoshi (Space Symphony) Metel."Written by Taro Hakase. C/w written by Bonnie Pink)

11/25/04
BEST / Imai Eriko
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(KOREAN) New releases
*8/21/2004 Dong Bang Shin Ki 2nd single - The 2nd Story Book 'The Way U Are'
*8/24/2004 Groove All Stars vol.1
*8/25/2004 Dessiples - It's Comming New Day!
*8/26/2004 Kim Jang Hoon Single (Feat. Jo PD)
*8/26/2004 Loveholic vol.2 - Invisible Things
*8/28/2004 Vanilla Voy (Single album)


(KOREAN) Upcoming releases
*9/10/2004 Lee Soo Young vol.6
*9/15/2004 Park Jung Hyun Vol.5
*9/20/2004 Baek Ji Young vol.5 - La Fiesta Caliente
*9/30/2004 J vol.5
*9/30/2004 Shinwa -TITLE TO BE DETERMINED (CD+DVD)(Japan Version)
*9/30/2004 DJ DOC vol. 6
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(CHINESE) New releases
*8/27/2004 Miriam 2004 CD+VCD ~ Miriam Yeung
*8/27/2004 See The Future ~ JS | Justin Chen |
*8/30/2004 Faye Wong From Beginning (9 CDs Package) + Faye Wong Best Boxset 5 in 1 + To Love ''All-In'' (DVD+CD) (Special Version)
*8/31/2004 -Various artist- 2 Love
*8/31/2004 Summer ~ Vibration
*9/1/2004 Final Jurisdiction (DSD)


(CHINESE) Upcoming rELEASES
*9/10/04 Black & White (New + Best Selection) ~ Jacky Cheung
*9/10/2004 The Next Eternity ~ Jeff Chang
*9/15/2004 Stephanie Cheng New Cantonese Album
*9/17/2004 A-mei Chang New Mandarin Album
*9/30/2004 Joey Yung New Cantonese Album
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MOVIES DVD NEW RELEASES AND UPCOMING
9/14/2004 One Missed Call (Korean version)
9/24/2004 Three Of A Kind
10/09/2004 One Missed Call (Overseas Version)
10/08/2004 Quill (Overseas Version)
10/02/2004 The Twins Effect II
11/15/2004 Taegukgi (Overseas Version)
1/31/2004 Three...Extremes
2/23/2004 Face (Overseas Version)
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J Music TOUR<u/>
To be updated
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FASHION IN JAPAN
Gah, those people are insane.
But if your really curious here is a good link to check out, I go there often myself to keep up on the latest trends [link]
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Sources yesasia & the oricon