Avex announces compilation, drama project to celebrate 20th anniversary

Tokyograph News · 03-31-2008, 05:10 AM

This summer, Avex plans to release a compilation mix album to celebrate its 20th anniversary, which is officially on April 11. Tentatively titled "20 Nen 200 Kyoku," the collection is said to fit 200 of the company's biggest hits on 4 CDs. In all, the included songs have shipped a total of 200 million copies (counting singles and albums).

In conjunction with the album, Avex is producing a series of drama shorts that will be aired on TV Asahi (Kanto Local). The series' title is a play on words - "Otome" normally means "maiden," but the name is written as "音女," which are the characters for "sound" and "woman."

The drama consists of 2-minute episodes, with each one being an individual story that is themed around one of the songs on the compilation. Only about 100 of the songs are planned to be used. Episodes will air late at night Monday through Thursday (at roughly 1:23am), starting on April 7. Since 4 episodes will be broadcast each week, the project is scheduled to last for approximately 6 months.

Each week will feature an Avex artist or talento. The first week will star Ami Suzuki, with the first episode themed around Nanase Aikawa's "Yume Miru Shoujo Ja Irarenai" and the second based on Every Little Thing's "Mata Ashita."

misono will star in the second week. Other participating artists include TRF's YU-KI, AAA's Misako Uno, and actress Yuri Nakamura (formerly of YURIMARI).

While the compilation is scheduled for release this summer, Avex also has plans to distribute the dramas through DVD and the internet. No target sale date for the DVD has been announced, but it will reportedly include special cuts of the dramas, each lengthened by a couple minutes. The regular episodes will be available online at the project's website one week after broadcast.

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**migimaru** · 03-31-2008, 05:55 AM

Story updated. According to Nikkan Sports (link), the compilation is a mix album (so they're not full songs), which is how all 200 songs fit on the CDs.

The Nikkan Sports article also has a few more details:
- Narumi Konno is another artist appearing in the dramas.
- The dramas will air at 1:23 until May 1, then after that they will air at 1:15.
- 50 of the songs are by Western artists.
- The other two songs that are being used for Ami Suzuki's dramas are hitomi's "LOVE2000" and BoA's "Shine We Are!"

03-31-2008, 05:10 AM	#1
Tokyograph News Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	Avex announces compilation, drama project to celebrate 20th anniversary This summer, Avex plans to release a compilation mix album to celebrate its 20th anniversary, which is officially on April 11. Tentatively titled "20 Nen 200 Kyoku," the collection is said to fit 200 of the company's biggest hits on 4 CDs. In all, the included songs have shipped a total of 200 million copies (counting singles and albums). In conjunction with the album, Avex is producing a series of drama shorts that will be aired on TV Asahi (Kanto Local). The series' title is a play on words - "Otome" normally means "maiden," but the name is written as "音女," which are the characters for "sound" and "woman." The drama consists of 2-minute episodes, with each one being an individual story that is themed around one of the songs on the compilation. Only about 100 of the songs are planned to be used. Episodes will air late at night Monday through Thursday (at roughly 1:23am), starting on April 7. Since 4 episodes will be broadcast each week, the project is scheduled to last for approximately 6 months. Each week will feature an Avex artist or talento. The first week will star Ami Suzuki, with the first episode themed around Nanase Aikawa's "Yume Miru Shoujo Ja Irarenai" and the second based on Every Little Thing's "Mata Ashita." misono will star in the second week. Other participating artists include TRF's YU-KI, AAA's Misako Uno, and actress Yuri Nakamura (formerly of YURIMARI). While the compilation is scheduled for release this summer, Avex also has plans to distribute the dramas through DVD and the internet. No target sale date for the DVD has been announced, but it will reportedly include special cuts of the dramas, each lengthened by a couple minutes. The regular episodes will be available online at the project's website one week after broadcast. Link to article Last edited by migimaru : 03-31-2008 at 05:53 AM.

03-31-2008, 05:55 AM	#2
migimaru ミギ丸 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 736	Story updated. According to Nikkan Sports (link), the compilation is a mix album (so they're not full songs), which is how all 200 songs fit on the CDs. The Nikkan Sports article also has a few more details: - Narumi Konno is another artist appearing in the dramas. - The dramas will air at 1:23 until May 1, then after that they will air at 1:15. - 50 of the songs are by Western artists. - The other two songs that are being used for Ami Suzuki's dramas are hitomi's "LOVE2000" and BoA's "Shine We Are!" Last edited by migimaru : 03-31-2008 at 05:58 AM.

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