[/floatr]Weezer, led by Rivers Cuomo who has a place already on these forums here and here, have a new album out this week called "Weezer". Since its their third album with that name, fans are also calling it "The Red Album". Of interest to us is one of the bonus tracks they are planning to include for the Japanese edition. According to this news article (Japanese), the band has covered BoA's J-Pop hit Meri Kuri. It's commmon for overseas bands to add bonus tracks to their releases in Japan. Some, like New Order, the Flaming Lips, Avril Lavigne and Ian Brown, have even included Japanese versions of their own songs but it is rare for a band to release a Japanese cover of a J-Pop hit. Apparently, Cuomo's Japanese wife introduced him to the song and he immediately decided to cover it. He is reported to have said that it was tough to sing but overall it was a good experience. BoA says she is delighted by the news and hopes to sing it with him some day. Here's a video of her original version:[YT]vmzOAAZNEJw[/YT]
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