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HALLCA announces marriage and pregnancy
HALLCA, founding member and former leader of Especia has announced on her X account that she is pregnant and married. She is expected to give birth this summer.
Congratulations to HALLCA!
KAGAMI & Monari Wakita | TIME MACHINE
From the EP 'TIME MACHINE' (2025)
Monari to be a featured vocalist on KAGAMI's new EP
Monari Wakita will be a featured vocalist on Dutch duo's upcoming EP Time Machine.
Monari will be featured on the song Time Machine and Ankoru.
Kan Sano, kiki vivi lily, and Natsu Summer are among other featured acts on the EP.
Time Machine by KAGAMI will be released digitally on Friday, 11 April 2025 via Dontaku Records. Pre-save the release here!
Gakkyokuha Idol Guidebook
Especia will be featured in the upcoming book "Gakkyoku-ha Idol Guidebook" (楽曲派アイドル・ガイドブック ももクロ以降のアイドルソング再考) written by Narimatsu Tetsu and Tanaka Haruka.
The book catalogues 200+ idols from the gakkyoku-ha idol movement, which focused on musicality, from the Idol Warring Period or the "Idol Sengoku Jidai" of the 2010s.
The book will also include some of the group's contemporaries such as BiS, lyrical school, Negicco, amongst others.
Interviews with curators from the movement such as Utamaru, Gyuzo, and Yoshida Go are also included.
HALLCA | WAVE
Monari Wakita redebuts as a lead vocalist for the band YIKO
Former Especia member Monari Wakita will redebut as a lead vocalist for the 7-piece pop-rock + funk-soul band "YIKO".
Their debut self-titled EP "YIKO" is set to be released on 11th of December 2024.
The lead track "Doukashiteru" will be released digitally on Friday, 29th of November 2024. The song "Choutenjiku" will be released the following week on Friday 6th of December 2024.
Monari will be supporting the other lead vocalist Satori, who has formerly been part of the bands THE NAMPA BOYS and Healthy Dynamite Club.
The band also includes guitarist Love Unlimited Shimadan and keyboardist KAYO-CHAAAN who both have supported Monari's solo endeavours as session and live musicias.
YIKO will be making their debut performance at Shibuya LUSH on the 26th of January 2025.
YIKO are:
Vocal, Guitar: Satori Vocal: Monari Guitar: Love Unlimited Shimadan Keyboards: CHAAN Bass: Matsuda Naoto Naoto Percussions: Shake Airman Drums: Tensai Dakadon
YIKO / YIKO Release date: 11 December 2024 Catalog number: HCCD9623 Price: 2,530 yen Format: CD Label: VIVID SOUND / HIGH CONTRAST
Tracklist:
どうかしてる (Doukashiteru)
超天竺 (Choutenjiku)
あの夏へ (Ano Natsu e)
utopia
動物たちの夜 (Doubutsu-tachi no Yoru)
monster
MINMI featuring Especia | Saturday Night
Composed by Schtein&Longer and Gumboots Lyrics written by Chika Sannomiya
Monari Wakita | FRIEND IN NEED
Live with DORIAN and KAYO-CHAAAN (2023)
Mia Nascimento | Blue light (EP)
Snow White
summer me winter me
Forget
All songs composed by Mia Nascimento and Yoshihiko Seki
ESPECIA | Over Time (Lead Vocal: Erika Mori)
Especia on Kanjam (6 August 2023)
Monari Wakita announces marriage
Founding Especia member Monari Wakita has announced her marriage to her longtime partner.
Monari has also announced that her contract with VIVID SOUND's management has ended as of the 31st of December 2023. She has plans to continue her music activities in 2024 through an agent contract.
Below is a translation of Monari's announcement:
To all the important people who always support me, This is my final piece of news for 2023! It's something very personal, but I've gotten married with my longtime partner. I am truly filled with gratitude for all the support and encouragement from so many people since I started my music career at 17, as I moved from Osaka to Tokyo to follow my dreams, and as I went solo after leaving the group. I will still continue to sing. It was my 2023 resolution to release as many works as I could in the year. I am moved to tears that I've been able to release everything that I had in the end. I have one other piece of news. My management contract with VIVID SOUND has expired as of 31 December 2023. I have plans to work with an agent from here onward. I am very grateful to all of the staff who worked with me. Since I came to Tokyo, we have overcome so many things together. We've made so many memories laughing together, crying together, being happy together and being angry lol. My circumstances will be drastically different from next year, but I plan to continue having fun making music. I look forward to your continued support! Monari Wakita 31 December 2023
HALLCA | Umibe no Satie (Especia cover)
Live at Abeno Q's Mall, Osaka 8 October 2023
Monari to release 7" vinyl in Korea with a cover of Plastic Love
It has been confirmed that Monari Wakita will be releasing a 7" vinyl record of WINGSCAPE in Korea through indie label Beatball Records.
The record will contain a Korean version of the fan-favourite single WINGSCAPE, with newly penned lyrics by Yohei Hasegawa.
A cover of Mariya Takeuchi's PLASTIC LOVE will be included as the record's B-side.
The vinyl will be released in Korea on the 14th of December 2023. There are plans for the vinyl to be released in Japan in 2024.
Monari Wakita | WINGSCAPE
Release date: 14 December 2023
TRACKLIST:
A. WINGSCAPE (Korean ver.) B. PLASTIC LOVE
Monari to perform in Korea and teases Korean version of "Wingscape"
Monari Wakita will be performing at the "This Is The CITY LIFE" event at Channel 1986 in Seoul, Korea on Saturday, 16th of December 2023.
This will continue her annual tradition of performing at the event at the end of the year.
The event organiser, DJ Yohei Hasegawa, has teased the release of a vinyl which may be sold at the event containing a Korean Version of Monari's single "Wingscape".
the oto factory | Weekend Mirage feat. Monari Wakita
Music: Naoto Yoyogi Lyrics: Keita Kamino