The PV, which was uploaded by raykennedy, is 3:56 minutes in length and features BACK-ON performing on a sunny beach and in a dark industrial warehouse with various background images of urban buildings panning in and out. Very interesting camera work imho and it is definitely a must watch for the song AND the video! The director is none other than 須永秀明 (Hideaki Sunaga) who also directed BACK-ON‘s Sands of time PV!

You can watch the PV by clicking on the direct link below or after the cut (as usual):

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v17144930HrJcS5sk

and if you would prefer to watch it in HQ on Youtube courtesy of funkeejap (original by Sok) please visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf06dyEmR9o

Now you can even watch the subbed version of the PV (with karaoke effect) with thanks to BenBoomZ right here (in HQ as well):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md6ukDBj7dY

You can also download the mp3 (PV rip courtesy of Sok) or download the PV (courtesy of Umm) or even view some of the quick photo stills of the PV that we have uploaded to our Flickr account:

Or feel free to peruse some of the ‘PV offshots’ or ‘behind the scenes’ photos taken by Ooishi Nami from BACK-ON‘s official website gallery below by visiting our fansite gallery:

BACK-ON – flyaway PV uploaded by raykennedy on Veoh

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BACK-ON – flyaway PV uploaded by funkeejap (original by Sok)on Youtube

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BACK-ON – flyaway PV (Subbed with karaoke effect) uploaded by BenBoomZ on Youtube

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Alas we don’t get to hear the OP or the ED songs in this 4-minute preview clip, but it does give us a good idea about what the show will be like. As far as I can see, there is definitely some quite high-budget-looking CGI going around (think of the movie: Transformers (2008)) which includes the Phone Braver series characters (There’s at least one evil Phone Braver!) as well as a scary looking digger-truck that threatens the main protagonist at the start and end of the trailer.

The news comes courtesy of Affenheimtheater.de, who have cited Ryuganji.net as their source, although the video has been uploaded by tenmusu66 on Youtube. We’ve included the video at the end of this post, but a thank you to the three people above!

Let us know what you think of the PV? I have to admit I’m not convinced that I’ll like it yet, which is a view shared by Todd Brown of Twitch, as well as some commentators on Japan Probe, although trailers can be quite misleading and the series might turn out to be alot better! Either way, we do know that Back-on are practicing hard at their new song Sands of Time (pictures taken by Teeda from their official blog)!

Last but not least: Teeda himself!

And the video that you’ve been waiting for…

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However, what Back-on have done is to package everything into an .exe file so if you viewed the CD content itself, all you see is:

So what does the interface look like? :) The background is literally Back-on‘s flower single cover, then on the top left of the screen is a video player with orange control buttons along the bottom. To the right is first Back-on‘s new logo (in orange) followed by the text flower, BLAZE LINE and a day dreaming… directly below it. These are clickable, so you would click on them to choose the video.

Having said all that, it’s probably better to show a screenshot, since a picture *is* worth a thousand words, so have a look at the thumbnail of the screenshot below!

早瀬英里奈 (Hayase Erina)

A quick googling returns a number of references, including the fantastic Wiki@d-addicts, which shows that Hayase Erina is quite an up-and-coming actress, especially in jdoramas! You can see a picture of her below, courtesy of her agent – Stardust Promotion – with some details from her profile:

Name: 早瀬英里奈 (Hayase Erina)
DOB: September 14th 1984
Blood type: O
Star sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fukuoka (福岡市)
Interests: Cooking, baking deserts, and illustration design [source]

Jdorama Credits: (more from Wiki@d-addicts)

• Joshi Ana Icchokusen! (2007)
• Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari (2004)
• Ryuuten no ouhi – Saigo no koutei (2003)

Movie Credits: (more from IMDB.com)

• Warau Mikaeru (2006)
  … aka Arch Angels [review]

Alas we haven’t been able to find out more production information about her role in the flower pv, but perhaps there may be an interview (or something?) in the future. As a final note, it is probably worth mentioning that Hayase Erina‘s birthday is only 11 days before kenji03‘s birthday (which is on September 25) as they are both born in the same year! So happy birthday in advance to Hayase Erina!

• the CM (Commercial) on Back-on’s Myspace,
• which is also available on Youtube courtesy of blueblueblue
• and also the ending credits of 新宿スワン(Shinjuku Swan) first uploaded by gangangan03 and then blueblueblue on Youtube!
• we’ve also uploaded a trailer or preview video sourced from the official Shinjuku Swan website as well!
  

So in essence: 5 videos in one news post! You can click on the individual links above to watch the videos, or as usual, it is possible to watch the three different videos below (we’ve picked the best available formats where possible):

Butterfly (Single) – Commercial Message

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Shinjuku Swan (Ending Credits)

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Shinjuku Swan (Trailer/Preview)

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p/s: The video preview for 新宿スワン (Shinjuku Swan) is available for direct viewing via the official Shinjuku Swan website. I would recommend viewing the original video, as the resolution hasn’t been resized by Youtube.

p/s2: You can now see quick screenshots of some videos at Baidu, courtesy of the webmistress kenji03!

It isn’t all singing and playing – Back-on eat snacks prepared (by a very lucky lady) and have a little fun as a group too, so it’s quite an interesting video to watch, especially if you’re enjoying the music as well!

You can watch the video by clicking on this direct link, or scrolling further to watch it directly on BOO! Why not let us know what you think too in the comments section? :)

Update 28/12/2007: Thanks to TELO for letting us know about the video going offline! We have now updated the link with the same PV that has kindly been uploaded by dualimaen.

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p/s: I ask this, because not only do we get to see Teeda‘s new hairstyle, this is also perhaps the first time that there has been an acting 3rd party (girl, in this case) in one of Back-on‘s music videos! Who is the lucky person, and how come it isn’t *cough* umm, seriously though, what does it take to be the lucky girl!?

Answers on a back of a postcard (or comment section) please! :)

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The tracklisting includes:

1. BLAZE LINE
2. a day dreaming…
3. EYES

where the first two songs are the OP AND ED (respectively) of the anime, Eyeshield 21. With reference to the interview featured in the most recent issue of pam! magazine, although the two songs are very different musical styles, they both convey the same message of:

honest “feelings of gratitude (appreciation) that are usually forgotten”

The collective thoughts of Back-on at the time were about acknowledging the people who have helped them to get where they are now, including family and friends as well as the band management team from Japan. In addition, they have also extended their thanks to the people from Houston, Texas during their trip to America for Anime Matsuri.

This is evident in their latest PVs for the single, especially in a day dreaming…, where the ending credits in particular for the ‘extended’ version features a running list of thanks as well as specially recorded video messages!

In BLAZE LINE, we get to see more footage from Anime Matsuri, where the main part of the video is the live performance of the song itself! For a bit of a previously unknown trivia, both PVs have been directed by Kats ☆ Mori, who also directed the promotional videos for Gaku-Ten, Flydom and New World.

So where can you buy this single? I can easily recommend the online shops below (each link will take you to the info page for the single) particularly Play-asia and Yesasia as they offer more competitive shipping rates for international buyers:

• Play-asia.com
• Yesasia.com
• HMV.co.jp
• Amazon.co.jp

If you have the fortune to be living in Japan, according to Back-on‘s official blog, the CDs were delivered to the stores yesterday to prepare for today’s release. The author (one of Back-on‘s management team) actually paid a visit to the Tsutaya and Hmv store near Shibuya Station, and listened to Back-on‘s music on the sample music kiosks (an example is provided below).

Alas, I still have to wait for mine to be delivered from Play-asia.com and can hardly wait! :) I will definitely take some photos so please check back for further updates! Hope you are as excited about the release as I am!

You can watch the video by visiting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbUJ6VXSRrA

or (as usual) you can watch the video below:

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A big thanks to gangangan03 for uploading the video!

UPDATE 31/07/2009: Video link updated. With thanks to stdark912 for the new video.

You can watch it by going straight to Back-on‘s Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/backonjapan! Alternatively, you can also watch it below:

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Thanks again to Koutarou for the breaking news! :D