Tamaki Nami - Greeting (25 February 2004)

Tamaki Nami is one of those J-Pop stars who found success at a young age, capturing the attention of Sony at the age of thirteen. Two years later she released her debut single, Belive, which had a boost in popularity and sales thanks to being an opening song for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed. And then a year later this album, which I remember being bathed in critical acclaim. Looking back at the album now, a decade later, I must admit that I personally am no longer sure why it received such accolades upon its release. Musically and lyrically there is nothing to seriously distinguish this album from other contemporary J-Pop music. But Tamaki had whatever indescribably ‘it factor’ that has catapulted the stardom of many a J-Pop artist. And all that said, a lot of Japanese pop fans should like the album even if it is pedestrian as a whole.

Enjoy as always everyone! And ignore my ‘grouchy old man’ ranting, heh.

Note: An anonymous NyaaTorrents user uploaded this before, back in 2008: #33882