Tomodachi no Wow Single

Still a month away from the release of "Tomodachi no Wow!" on 5/23. As has been mentioned in comments the single is being used for the end credits for the children's program "Shimajiro no Wao!" (rather good timing considering Yumi is due to be a mom).

I did some scrounging and translations for the track list (and will correct this as better information becomes available):

1. Tomodachi no Wow!
2. Tomodachi no Wow (Let's play, Shimajiro! Version)
3. Tomodachi no Wow! (Karaoke)
4. Tomodachi no Wow! (TV ending)

The deluxe edition comes with sheet music and a DVD of the video. The sheet music is an interesting touch, but to me this is somewhat lackluster deluxe single.  I think the best deluxe singles Puffy has released have been with songs from concerts.  The price delta is about 335 yen (or a touch over four dollars), so there is not much of a push to pick the deluxe over the single based on what I see.

On first blush I am not sure if four versions of "Tomodachi no Wow!" are enough to get me excited about the single. However I am willing to be proven wrong and I am looking forward to hearing the song.

Big Yumi News

Great news from Puffy! Yumi is going to be a mother this summer!

Having children is perhaps the most challenging thing we can do in this life, it is also often the most personally rewarding. I am overjoyed for Yumi and her husband and wish then all the best!


Yumi is well along and looking quite healthy via the fitness blog a guest posted shared in comments.

I figured this would be a possibility in the very near term, and according to jpopasia Yumi is planning on doing all things Puffy for the time being. Ami showed that parenting and Puffy can operate in harmony, so I am not too worried about the future of Puffy.


P.S. I can surmise so many people know about my being a fan of Puffy that several people threw this news item my way today!
(photo credit to Curvy Body)

Asia no Junshin Karaoke

Just a quick update before I get the new single info posted up. I stumbled across this karaoke version from the film Boat on YouTube today and was chortling through out.

Tomodachi no Wao!

Puffy has a new song, "Tomodachi no Wao!", coming out in April for the new show "Shimajiro no Wao!" which airs Mondays on TV Tokyo. Looks like it was written just for the program and I am not sure if a single is being released. I will follow up on that, but I would suspect that at the least "Tomodachi no Wao!" will show up on an album or as a b-side. Takkyu Ishino has written the music and collaborated with Puffy for the lyrics.



Also Puffy will appear at the end of episodes with the "Kodomo Challenge" characters. (I could use some more information about that...)

In April, Puffy will take to the stage for a concert celebrating Ki/oon's twentieth anniversary at the Liquid Room in Tokyo. More info can be found at http://www.kioon.com/20/


P.S. Sorry for the lackluster updating for the site, I have been busy with a career change and that has shifted my time and energy around in ways that are not very conducive to writing. I am getting back in the swing of things, so bear with me and thanks for all the great comments and news.

Ami and Yumi Recording

Not much to say, right at the moment. Will hopefully start banging out more album reviews but I have a few ideas percolating in my brain for the months ahead... in the mean time via Puffy's Facebook account was news they are recording. As to what... that is a good question.


I know... not much.

We will have to see what this year brings for Puffy.