New Releases from Otsuka Ai, hitomi, Ueto Aya

Singer Otsuka Ai has announced the release of a new live DVD. Otsuka Ai LOVE LETTER Tour 2009 ~Channel keshite Ai-channel!~, the DVD is set to contain footage from her concert held at Zepp Tokyo on March 1st and will be available from May 6th.

hitomi will release a new single, WORLD! WIDE! LOVE!, which was originally scheduled for release in January this year. The single, that had its release postponed due to hitomi's pregnancy, will now be released on May 20th and will contain the b-side Kokoro no sougen.

Singer Aya Ueto has announced the release of her first single in two years for June 3rd. Smile for ... will be used as the ending theme for the anime "Katekyou Hitman REBORN" and will be released in three different formats: CD+DVD, CD-only and REBORN! edition, which will feature special artwork from the anime. More details are expected to be revealed soon.