Pokemon has launched a new English-language website for the Pokemon DP Sound Library, which has been available in Japan since December 2021. It is now open in 13 countries and regions including North America and the United Kingdom. 

To commemorate this English release, three artists have sampled sound sources from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl to create new music. Alan Shirahama, a member of EXILE/GENERATIONS/PKCZ, is one major contributor. The performer, actor, DJ, and trackmaker has created the song on my way to Glory. Shirahama explained that he’s played Pokemon since childhood, and the song is based on the main character’s daily life.

Comment from Alan Shirahama

“The first Pokemon game I played was Pokemon Green.
My family had the game and I was still really young, but I was instantly hooked. I played Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, and, of course, Diamond and Pearl. I used the link cable to trade with friends and show off my Pokemon…it really was my whole life.

About the Music

It’s a dream come true to be able to create music through Pokemon.

If you would have told me this would happen as a kid, I would have been over the moon. 

When I make tracks, I like to really develop them. In this case, I imagined the main character’s daily life–things like battling with other trainers and the sound of the Pokemon Center.

The beginning of the song will make you feel like you’re relaxing at the Pokemon Center, and then you find yourself in a battle, trying your best not to lose!

The Pokemon DP Sound Library contains so many valuable sound sources, and I can’t wait to see what kind of music people make with it!

Baki the Grappler is one of the most recognized manga series in recent history, serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion from 1991 until 1999. A new 12-episode Netflix anime series Hanma Baki is set to release on September 30, and the ending theme Unchained World, performed by GENERATIONS from Exile Tribe, is now available to stream! 

The music video for the track has also been uploaded to the group’s official YouTube channel and features an intense and fast-paced performance sure to have you on your feet! The song’s title and major theme revolve around being unbound, and that comes through in this manly and powerful vocal performance and freestyle choreography. 

Unchained World Music Video

The album jacket is incredible, featuring characters from the series and members of GENERATIONS illustrated in Baki Hanma style! 

Will you be catching this new Baki the Grappler series on Netflix?

GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE released their sixth studio album Up & Down on July 14, 2021. To promote the new record, which comes a year and eight months since their last album, the boy band are collaborating with the Japanese karaoke chain JOYSOUND.

The collaboration campaign is taking place at select JOYSOUND branches, including with the company’s latest JOYSOUND MAX GO machines. Fans can participate both at the karaoke booths as well as at home by using the official JOYSOUND app which is available on both iOS and Android.

Those taking part in-person at the karaoke booths will use the free Kyoku Navi JOYSOUND app, which turns their smartphone into a karaoke remote control, to select any of the 13 tracks from the band’s new album Up & Down, which includes five new songs such as HELLO! HALO! (feat.DANCEARTH). You can enter the campaign multiple times by singing each song once per day for a total of 13 submissions eveyrday.

If you’re singing from home, you use the JOYSOUND app and from there you share your performance on Twitter. You must tweet your post with the hashtag #GENERATIONS_JOYSOUND and be following the official JOYSOUND account @JOYSOUND_PR.

Three random people will be select from the submissions to receive a poster signed by all the GENERATIONS members. The band is also set to appear in the ‘SPECIAL FEATURE’ of JOYSOUND’s monthly artist pickup on August 2. An interview in Japanese will also be released on the campaign website where the band talk about the new album release.