Ai Nakajima's first full album "Curiosity" after her return will be released on February 14, 2018! FC event report also arrived!

The release date for Ai Nakajima's first full album since her return is set for February 14, 2018.

Ai Nakajima made her voice acting debut in 2008 as Ranka Lee in "Macross F," and in 2014 she played the main character Megumi Aino/Cure Lovely in "Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! in 2014, as the main character Megumi Aino/Cure Lovely in "Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! In addition, as a singer, many of her songs topped the charts, butshetook a break from singing after her last live performance "Thank You" at the Seinenkan in March 2014.Then on December 1, 2016, she announced that she would resume her activities as a voice actor and singer in earnest for the first time in almost three years, starting in 2017;on December 11, she held a free live concert at Odaiba Venus Fort's Church Square,andtickets forher one-man live concert in June 2017sold out immediately. Since then, they have continuedto gain momentum in their activities, includingparticipation in Animelo Summer Live 2017 andthe opening theme song for the fall anime "Neto Mitsume no Susume.

At a fan club event held at Laforet Museum on Saturday, December 2, it was announced that they will release their first full album after their return on February 14, 2018.

The album title is Curiosity. The album, which features producer Mitsuyoshi Tamura of Tamura Seisakusho, will be a 12-song album and will include nine new songs, including the album lead song "Submarine," with lyrics by Seiichi Shindo of Porno Graffiti and music and sound production by Rasmus Faber The details of each song will be released at a later date. Details of each song will be released at a later date.

In addition, in conjunction with the release of the album, a tour of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka will begin in March 2018!　Expect more details to follow.

The official report of the fan club event "With You and Love" held on December 2 (Sat.) has also arrived, so we will introduce it here as well.

Official Report】
■Ai Nakajima Fan Club Event "With You and Love"
Date: Saturday, December 2, 2017
@ Laforet Museum Harajuku Daytime Session Report

The first fan club event after the establishment of the official fan club "LOVE with YOU" was held at Laforet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo, on December 2 (Saturday). The first fan club event after the launch of the official fan club "LOVE with YOU" was held at Laforet Museum in Harajuku, Tokyo, with a daytime and a nighttime session. Here is a report on the daytime event!

Mamegu appeared on stage wearing the costume from her single "Saturday Night Question. This was the first time for her to wear this costume in front of the audience. she said, smiling at her fans. The event consisted of two parts: a talk session and a live performance. First, the talk part started with the participants sitting on chairs on the stage.

The first part was "Talking about memories of the year 2017. In this section, the participants looked back on three events that left a lasting impression on them this year.

The first was "Twitter!" . He talked about the episode when he received more than 10,000 "likes" and retweets when he tweeted an announcement of his return to work, which "brought tears to my eyes.

The second was, "I'm rubbin' it in! At her first live performance after her return to the stage, held at the Shinagawa Stellar Ball on June 4, she confessed that she slipped on the floor as she was about to go on stage. He said he "showed the best balance in my life" and managed to get on stage without falling.

Number three was "Dr. Matsumoto!" On October 6, she recounted how thrilled she was to be a guest at the "Kazamachi Garden de Ahimasu" event for Takashi Matsumoto, the lyricist of "Hoshinema Kukou," and reminisced about her memories of Mr. Matsumoto.


The next corner was "Live TALK with YOU Radio. It was an open recording of the fan club-only web radio "TALK with YOU!

In this corner, the "Best Moment of 2017!" was solicited in advance from fans. emails. In response to everyone's e-mails, he shared his memories of Hakodate during the jacket shoot for his 2nd album "Be With You" and the birth of his cat when he was 10 years old.

When asked about her "ideal marriage" in a further e-mail question, Mamegu replied, "At the time of my hiatus, there were rumors about my marriage, but I am still in the stage of dreaming of marriage, so don't worry! (laugh). He then went on to say that his ideal marriage partner would be someone who would let him be free. In the end, however, she said, "I'm still going to enjoy my single life! He said.

The last part of the talk session was "Give me a heart-throb!　The ideal Christmas championship ♡".
The last part of the talk session was "Give me a thrill!" The audience was asked to choose a line they would like their lover to say to them when they are looking at Christmas lights, and then Mamegu himself delivered the line. Here, Mamegu set a red catsuit she bought in the Philippines in her hair. It made her look prettier than usual.

She said, "I look prettier than usual because I'm with you, right?
It's cold, so let's hold hands, shall we?"
She was shy and smiled as she earnestly delivered sweet lines such as, " Hey, look at me, too,"
I was so embarrassed and shy that I was not sure if I was charged with excitement or not.　I was charged with embarrassment and shyness.


The live part was followed by a stage where the audience could fully enjoy the mature Mamegu.
The band was an acoustic set with Tatsuya Nishiwaki (keyboard), Tomoya Matsumoto (percussion), and Yuya Komoguchi (guitar). Mamegu appeared on stage again, dressed in black, and continued with "Aimo - Bird People" and "Lanka's Sock Song.

The mystical "Aimo - Bird People" and the cute Christmas song, Lanka's "Socks' Song." are songs that are difficult to include in a set list at a regular live performance. The concept of this acoustic live performance was "songs that are not performed in the one-man live show.

The third song, "Hoshiwatari," was a character song from the TV anime "Baskash! character song from the TV anime "Baskash! It is a solo song by Citron (a member of the popular idol unit "Eclips"), played by Mamegu.
She also tried her hand at covering Negicco's "Root Seven's Memory," a song she says she is a big fan of. She said she loved the song so much that she was so nervous before singing it that her hands were drenched in sweat.

The fourth song was "Watashi ni kiru koto (What I can do)," from their first album. The fifth song was "Gravity of Love," the top song from their third album. While the quiet "Watashi ni kiru koto" was wonderful, the groove of "Ai no gravitation" was the highlight of the show. The acoustic set made this song even more intense and mature. Above all, Mamegu, who swayed his body and sang enthusiastically, was just too cool.

The last song of the live was "Hagurete Kotori to Yoake no Sora (A stray little bird and the dawn sky)," a coupling song of the new single "Saturday Night Question. With everyone clapping their hands, they sang the song with smiles on their faces.


After the concert, there was a pleasant surprise!
After the live, Mamegu herself announced the release of her first new album in four years, "Curiosity," followed by a tour of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The album will be released on February 14, Valentine's Day. The lead song, "Submarine," was written by Haruichi Shindo (Porno Graffitty) and composed and arranged by Rasmus Faber.

It's a great song!" said Mamegu. We are going to run headlong into 2018, so please support us and please continue to be friends with us! The fan club event ended with these cheerful greetings.

Text: Takashi Suzuki
Event Photo: Yoshihito Kiba

Product Information
Ai Nakajima "Curiosity
Release date: February 14, 2018
・Price:
　First edition: 3,800 yen (excluding tax)
　Includes Blu-ray with music videos of new songs "Submarine", "Watashi no Sekai" and "Saturday Night Question".
　Normal Edition: 3,000 yen (tax not included)

＜Included songs
Includes new song "Submarine" (lyrics by Haruichi Shindo (Porno Graffitti), music composed and arranged by Rasmus Faber),
"Watashi no Sekai", "Saturday Night Question" and 12 other songs.

Event Information
LIVE Tour
<Nagoya
Date: Friday, March 30, 2018
Venue: Zepp Nagoya
＜Osaka
Date: Sunday, April 1, 2018
Venue: Zepp Osaka Bayside
＜Tokyo
Date：April 8, 2018 (Sun.)
Venue: Zepp Tokyo

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