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SCARECROW on the move

Aug. 13, at Shinjuku MARZ

June 5,6   Birthday Live concert at Shibuya O-west

May 3, 4   "XXX" concert at morph Tokyo

With the painting by Mr. Akihiko Iwanami...

Special acoustic event at April 22, Ueno Royal museum

Akasaka BLITZ live concert on November 5

Kuroda's 10th anniversary  concert for his solo activity will be held at Akasaka BLITZ on November 5.

Details are coming soon!

Did you know?

From May, "Radio Fantom" is upgraded to "Tee Vee Fantom".  The program  is broadcast live on "USTREAM".  You can check it the program by searching "All Day Nippon". 

Also, Kuroda's label "Leap Record" updates many Kuroda's promotion videos on You Tube. 

New album "ALWAYS" in stores on June 30.

New single "Ready Go"  in stores

Kuroda's new single "Ready Go " is in stores on June9. 

"Ready Go" " Ai no Traveler" (Love Traveler), " Hoka ni Nani mo Iranai"( The only thing I wish for)

New Album is now on progress

Kuroda is now working on his new album.   A New single "Ready Go" will be out on June 9 prior to new album.  The album will be out on June 30.  And much more!

Live concerts

May 3,4 "XXX" at morth Tokyo

June 6, Birthday Concert 

July 4, "Fukuoka Logos" at Fukuoka Drum Logos

July 31, Nagoya ELL

Aug. 1 Osaka Umeda AKASO

Aug. 7 Fukuoka Be-1

Aug.8 Okayama CMK

Aug.14 Sendai darwin

Aug.15 Niigata CLUB JUNK BOX

Aug.22 Sapporo cube garden  

SCARECROW 2nd Album  "Royal straight flush"

 Their 2nd album is finally will be in stores on Oct. 21.

1.WereWolf

2.fly

3.Communication Break down

4.Maybe I don't cry

5.SLAY

6.Yogoreta Te no hira(Dirty palms)

7.Smile

8.Chapter ZERO

9.Senya Ichiya (Arabian nights)

10.Jump

11.NO NAME

12 Surrender Like a Merrygogound

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Live Decade" on iTunes store!

Kuroda's sound archives from his live concerts are now being issued for his 10th anniversary. Live sound archives are issued weekly, one tune is being picked up each week.  On Kuroda's official homepage, they accept your request which tune you want to hear from the live archives.     

SCARECROW's second album is now on process   SCARECROW is now recording their 2nd album.  It is be in stores in summer, 2009. 

Thrill vacance(s) with Kuroda in Paradise Phuket Feb.19-24, Feb.21-26 This time, fan meeting event will be held at Phuket, Thailand. There will be a sight seeing, shopping at a super-market with kuroda, and party, and breakfast with him and more! * This event was changed to Hawaii, due to the unstable social condition of Thailand. 

Kuroda, gold medalist! at Chika-zukit GearSCARECROW held a event "Chika-Zukit Gear" at Tsuma-koi resort in Shizuoka.SCARECROW members had the games such as quiz, pin-pong, and Kuroda got the first prize.The boobee was Hideki-san, and he wore a pumpkin costume at the stage in October.

Kuroda's new album "Frontier"

A mini-album "Frontier" will be out on May 14.1.ONE END2.Good luck Matenrou (skyscraper)3.Hana (flowers)4.Look Up Days5.Tsuioku no R&R star (R&R star of recollection)6.Frontier

Ken chan out of luck? (From the magazine ARENA 37℃)

This is the abstract from the interiew of Kuroda VS Ken chan.The interview starts that Ken chan always not in luck except when he is composing music and on stage.  SCARECROW's staffs told him that he should have little luck in daily life such as enjoying good foods, etc.  But he hasn't experienced such luck neither.  Ken cha is kind of a person that "Oh, this good food is almost over now....."Ito  "I'm not in luck such as being born in a family of Apple Computer"Kuroda " That's tough as well as lucky"The interviewer, Ms. Yuka Saito told Ken chan that living as a musician itself is a big luck.  And Ken chan was convinced by that.  Also, there was an episoce on the stage, Ken chan was nearly hit by BASSIE's bass, and he missed, it was counted as luck. As for the activity as SCARECROW, They are now composing new music for their next stage. Kuroda " Singing songs composed by Hideki san and BASSIE was new for me, and I'm looking forward to singing their songs again"SCARECROW OFFICIAL FAN CLUB " RED SOFA" startsOfficial fanclub " RED SOFA" starts on January 1, 2008.Shibuya Q vision Jack!Scarecrow's commercial messages are on Shibuya Q vision on Nov. 10during afternoon to evening.QUAD in iTune Stores!All of the titles of QUAD are in iTune Stores!They are available in English.     SCARECROW'S  new CD Second single CD will be in stores on Sep. 19. The title is "HOT ROAD" and "Lion-Make Up Irony". Also, their first album QUAD will be in stores on Oct. 31.  SCARECROW'S  New album is now recording SCARECROW members are now recording for their first album.  It seems that the number of the song is increasing but they are at a loss how to deal with them for the album.  Ken-chan said on the web radio RADIO GEAR "The one way is very absurd, the other way is somewhat standard and  continues to the next activities" SCARECROW'S first single "Steal your misery" On April 18, SCARECROW's first single will be in stores. 1 Steal your misery 2 CAPSULE  BUNNY  3 Tomorrow Special edition (with DVD) will be in stores on April 25. Birthday live concert with Kuroda Band! On June 6, Kuroda will hold a live birthday concert as usual.  The event will be performed with Kuroda Band.  Kuroda 's new band SCARECROW Kuroda started his new activity, "SCARECROW".  It is the band's name, and Kuroda performs there as a vocalist.  Members and schdules are yet to be announced.  Their opening event is scheduled on September 24.  It seems like that a part of SCARECROW's sound is completed, and Kuroda's solo activity is going to stop for a while.  Small acoustic live concerts at CD shops!

To promote Kuroda's new album "unchanged", he will have a small live concerts at the CD shops below. 

6/22   18:00 -   Osaka Virgin Mega Stores Umeda

7/30   13:30/15:00- 　Kawasaki La Citta Della fountain square

8/6     14:00-    Virgin Mega Stores Nagoya minato

8/12   14:00-    Sapporo Ongaku-dokoro

"unchanged"pre-market listening campaign on web radio

Kuroda's new album "unchanged" will be broadcasted on 2 web radio stations.  "mumix" and "luv music".  It is a pre-market listening campaign without registration.  It starts on May 16.  You can find the link at Kuroda's official web site, 66mk.com.    

Kuroda's new album "unchanged" is completed!

the album is put on sale on May 31

Song lists

1. idioms

2.Kaiketsu Love Me Tender

3.Spare keys and the knife

4.CLOVER

5.Fly me to the wind valley

6.Time of forgetting

7.Volcano

8.A narcissist doesn't sleep

9.CELL 

Kuroda's new album is finally completed.  The title is "Unchanged". 

New CDs !

New single " CELL" will be put on sale -- April 25    New Album, May 31

Kuroda's new single " CELL" is said to be a powerful , deep-insighted ballad.

And new album is yet untitled, but it is said to be a colorful, simple, good-quality one.  There is a  privilage for those who reserved the album. 

Just for fun

VOICE TRAINING WHILE GOLFING? 

In Kuroda's official site, 66mk.com, I found a funny small movies in " Schedule Logs" page on March 11.  The movie's title was "voice training", but, Kuroda is enjoying golf at a recording studio...  Everybody can enjoy the movie, so,

if you want to see it, please jump from "Fantom66" link on 66mk.com. big top page.  Quick Time Player is required to play the movie.

News

KURODA MICHIHIRO MILANO STAY

From Februrary 9 to 14, Kuroda's fan event "MILANO STAY" was held in Milan, Italy.  Fan could enjoy a little chat with Kuroda while walking the galleria of Duomo, joining a tea party at the old cottage, watching a football game match, and sightseeing in Milan.  The last supper at milan was served at Kuroda's favorite restaurant while enjoying  small quizzes. 

KURODA's 6th album is now on process 

Kuroda started creating his 6th album.  His theme is being simple and following his feeling.  The album will be put on sale in early summer, if things go smoothly.

Kuroda's activities (Autumn)

Live Acoustic concert

Sep.3  morph Tokyo

Sep.27 SHIBUYA BOXX ( substitute for SCARECROW's concert)

SCARECROW's concert tour

Oct.24 Osaka Umeda AKASO

Oct.25 Nagoya E.L.L

Oct.31 SHIBUYA BOXX

Nov.1  SHIBUYA BOXX

Nov.15 Fukuoka DRUM SON

Dec. 5 SHIBUYA AX

Kuroda's activities ( summer )

September 19,20

SCARECROW's special live,"An experiment result"

at Shibuya BOXX

August 19-20, 20-21

Kuroda's specail fan meeting event

Hideaway holiday in Yumura, Yamanashi

July 12

SCARECROW's special event "Voyage"

Kuroda solo

June 7, Birthday live acoustic style(Shibuya O-West

June 6, Birthday live with Kuroda band(Shibuya O-West)

May 4, acoustic live at morph Tokyo

SCARECROW 2009

New year special Shibuya O-EAST

SCARECROW's live "GLASS TUBE"

Dec.23, 24 SHIBUYA BOXX

Nov.24 SHIBUYA BOXX

Oct.1st

SCARECROW on Tokyo Citizen's day event

SCARECROW's live "GLASS TUBE"

Oct.18,19 SHIBUYA BOXX

Sep.27,28 SHIBUYA BOXX

Aug. 23,24 SHIBUYA BOXX

Jul. 23, 24  SHIBUYA BOXX

LIVE FANTOM FRONTIER

May 24 Nagoya E.L.L

May 35 Osaka BIG CAT

June 6 Shibuya O-West

June 7 Shibuya O-West

Live XXX

May 5 at morph Tokyo

matinee 15:45/16:30

soiree    18:45/19:30

SCARECROW live tour DEVOUR final

Feb. 23  Tokyo STUDIO COAST

SCARECROW New Year live concert

2008 Jan.1  Shibuya O-East

SCARECROW Xmas live at Shibuya BOXX

Dec. 23 18:00

Dec.24 15:30/18:00 

Kuroda solo Live concert XXX

Nov. 15 morph Tokyo

SCARECROW LIVE TOUR

Nov. 25  Sendai

Dec. 1    Nagoya

Dec. 8    Fukuoka

Jan. 26,27 Nagoya

Feb. 2   Hiroshima

Feb. 3  Osaka

Feb. 10 Sapporo

SCARECROW SPECIAL EVENT

    Nov. 10 Shibuya AX

SCARECROW GLASS TUBE

    Sep. 23, 24  Shibuya BOXX

SCARECROW Live  LOVE ROCK 07

   Sep.15  Kawasaki CLUB CITTA (17:00)

   Sep.16 Osaka Nanba Hatch (17:00)

SCARECROW Live concert GLASS TUBE

Aug. 27  Shibuya BOXX

Jul 22    Shibuya BOXX (16:30/19:00)

Jul 23    Shibuya BOXX (19:00)

4/18 Shibuya O-East  18:30/19:00

5/10 Osaka BIG CAT  18:00/18:30

5/12 Nagoya E.L.L   18:00/18:30

5/13 Nagoya E.L.L  16:30/17:00

GLASS TUBE COUNT DOWN at Shibuya BOXX

5  Mar. 1  17:30

4  Mar. 1  20:00

3  Mar. 2  17:30

2  Mar. 2  20:00

1  Mar. 11  16:30

Final  Mar. 11  19:00

Kuroda Waku Waku Holiday Cairns

Feb. 15-19

SCARECROW's  live concert Glass Tube

Jan. 12   17:30/20:00

Jan. 13   16:30/19:00

at Shibuya BOXX

Christmas Free Live in Kawasaki

December 25

La Citta Della Kawasaki Fountain circus

SCARECROW pre－debut live series at Shibuya BOXX

December　１０ (15:30/18:00)

November　２２ (17:30/20:00)

November　２１ (17:30/20:00)

November 7 (17:30/20/00)

September 24

Scarecrow on stage at Tokyo Game Show 2006

Makuhari Messe