The first single from bikini model turned singer Tomomi Kahala but unlike other models who have tried before, she has mega producer Tetsuya Komuro on her side. A decent single but we’ll have to wait and see how this artist progresses for the upcoming second single.
ARTIST: Tomomi Kahala
CD SINGLE: keep yourself alive
LABEL: Orumok Records/Pioneer LDC
CATALOG #: PIDX-1001
DURATION: 17:14
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 1995
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- keep yourself alive [Radio Edit MIX]
- keep yourself alive [Original Full Length MIX]
- keep yourself alive [Instrumental]
Tomomi Kahara was a former bikini model and when she paired up with Tetsuya Komuro. For those who haven’t been keeping up with the J-Pop music scene of late, Tetsuya Komuro aka TK has become the top producer in Japan and everything he has touched, has seemed to be gold. From trf to Namie Amuro and his recent group globe, #1 hits keep coming. And if you thought the man was busy, he is taking on another artist and it will be interesting to see how much he puts in to this new artist…Tomomi Kahala.
“keep yourself alive” is the debut single for Tomomi Kahara and a CF image song for Oracle. “keep yourself alive” is a fast, electro pop single and the type of music that Komuro is known for. A release for Komoro’s Orumok Records and mixed by Gary Wright, “keep yourself alive” is an OK song. If anything, I felt that I enjoyed the song much more when I was watching the music video for it, but overall, it’s an OK song. If anything, it’s going to be interesting to see how far TK will be able to take this star and see if he can add another artist to his list of artists in which he has generated #1 hits for.
The single features a radio edit mix, an original full length mix and an instrumental version of “keep yourself alive”. Again, it’s an average song at best but it’s catchy and I definitely will wait and see how Tomomi Kahala does with her second single.
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