2001.11.24 Update Shiina Hekiru NEW YEAR SPECIAL LIVE ~NEW STEP~ DATE 2002.01.01  (Tue) PLACE Tokyo VENUE Nippon Budoukan OPEN/START 17:00 / 18:00 Special New Year's card and New Year's packet for all attendants. Fanclub reservations: Tickets ¥4000, 11/30 deadline Public sales: Tickets ¥ 4500, begin 11/15 At the counter sales: Tickets ¥5000 It will be a request live, with the songs to be decided from SME's "HekiColle" site, past questionnaires, and fanclub votes.

2000.07.07 Update Tour Starting Legend 2001 ~PRECIOUS GARDEN SUMMER~ DATE 2001.07.20  (Fri) 2001.07.22  (Sun) 2001.07.29  (Sun) 2001.07.31  (Tue) 2001.08.02  (Thu) 2001.08.04  (Sat) 2001.08.11  (Sat) 2001.08.12  (Sun) 2001.08.18  (Sat) 2001.08.19  (Sun) 2001.08.25  (Sat) 2001.08.26  (Sun) 2001.08.27  (Mon) 2001.08.31  (Fri) 2001.09.01  (Sat) PLACE Chiba Hokkaido Fukuoka Hiroshima Kagawa Osaka Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Shizuoka Aichi Aichi Tokyo Tokyo VENUE Ichiharashi Shiminkaikan Sapporoshi Kyouikubunkakaikan Mel Park Hall Fukuoka Hiroshima Astel Plaza Kagawa Kenminkaikan Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan Omiya Sonic City Omiya Sonic City Omiya Sonic City Omiya Sonic City Shizuoka Shiminkaikan Aichi Kinroukaikan Aichi Kinroukaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan OPEN/START 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 New concerts added. 10 venues, 15 concerts.

2001.07.07 Update New Single Release Jungle Life Release Date: 2001.08.22 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRCL 5136 Price: ¥1020 (tax in) Tracks: 1. Jungle Life - Music: Kine Naoto, Lyrics: Tanaka Hanano 2. Jungle Life (JUNGLE2001 MIX) 3. Jungle Life (backtracks) A high song about surviving wildly, ferociously, positively in the JUNGLE of today's modern world. Positive Rock from Shiina Hekiru that we haven't seen in a while.

2000.04.06 Update Tour Starting Legend 2001 ~PRECIOUS GARDEN SUMMER~ DATE 2001.07.20  (Fri) 2001.07.22  (Sun) 2001.07.29  (Sun) 2001.07.31  (Tue) 2001.08.02  (Thu) 2001.08.04  (Sat) 2001.08.11  (Sat) 2001.08.12  (Sun) 2001.08.18  (Sat) 2001.08.19  (Sun) 2001.08.25  (Sat) 2001.08.27  (Mon) PLACE Chiba Hokkaido Fukuoka Hiroshima Kagawa Osaka Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Shizuoka Aichi VENUE Ichiharashi Shiminkaikan Sapporoshi Kyouikubunkakaikan Mel Park Hall Fukuoka Hiroshima Astel Plaza Kagawa Kenminkaikan Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan Omiya Sonic City Omiya Sonic City Omiya Sonic City Omiya Sonic City Shizuoka Shiminkaikan Aichi Kinroukaikan OPEN/START 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 9 venues, 12 concerts. Tickets go on sale to the public 6/14. All tickets ¥4500.

2001.04.06 Update New Single Release Ai no katachi Release Date: 2001.06.06 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRCL 5087 Price: ¥1233 (tax in) Tracks: 1. Ai no katachi - Music, Lyrics Mochizuki Mamoru  Arranged by Akashi Masao 2. Lovin' you - Music, Lyrics Mochizuki Mamoru  Arranged by Akashi Masao 3. Ai no katachi (backtracks) 4. Lovin' you (backtracks) The theme of this single is of a mature love with no end in sight, sung in a clear voice with great sadness. Maxi single

2001.01.18 Update New Album Release Precious Garden Release Date: 2001.02.07 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRCL 4987 Price: ¥3059 (tax in) Tracks: 1. Be youself - Music Shiina Hekiru, Lyrics Tanaka Hanano 2. discovery - Music Shiina Hekiru, Lyrics Tanaka Hanano 3. Love Graduation - Music, Lyrics Mochizuki Mamoru(?) 4. live to love ~mou sukoshi hayaku aeta nara~ - Music UCO+Yoshimi, Lyrics UCO 5. Still - Music Shiina Hekiru, Lyrics Tanaka Hanano 6. Anata mo shiranai koi no hate ni - Music UCO+Yoshimi, Lyrics UCO 7. Princess Mermaid - Music Akashi Masao, Lyrics Shiina Hekiru 8. MOON - Music Shiina Hekiru, Lyrics Tanaka Hanano 9. Dive into you - Music, Lyrics Shiina Hekiru 10. Chance! - Music, Lyrics Shiina Hekiru 11. Taisetsu na Page - Music, Lyrics Hibino Shingo Sad love songs from Hekiru's singles, as well as hard-edged rock numbers composed by Hekiru herself. First pressing contains "another jacket". Note: There are two versions of "another jacket", one per CD.

2000.01.13 Update Tour Starting Legend 2001 ~PRECIOUS GARDEN~ DATE 2001.02.10  (Sat) 2001.02.12  (Mon) 2001.02.16  (Fri) 2001.02.17  (Sat) 2001.02.18  (Sun) 2001.02.20  (Tue) 2001.02.21  (Wed) 2001.02.23  (Fri) 2001.02.25  (Sat) 2001.02.27  (Tue) 2001.02.28  (Wed) 2001.03.03  (Sat) PLACE Fukuoka Hiroshima Aichi Osaka Aichi Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Hokkaido Miyagi Tokyo Osaka VENUE Mel Park Hall Fukuoka Astel Plaza Dai Hall Aichi Kouseinenkinkaikan Osaka BIG CAT * Nagoya Diamond Hall * Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Akasaka Blitz * Sapporoshi Kyouikubunkakaikan Sendaishi Shiminkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan OPEN/START 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 14:30 / 15:30 14:30 / 15:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 15:30 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 10 venues, 12 concerts. Tickets ¥4500, except for Live House (*) venues which are ¥4200.

2000.12.01 Update New Single Release Love Graduation Release Date: 2001.01.11 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRCL 4979 Price: ¥1.223 (tax in) 12cm maxi CD single Tracks: 1. Love Graduation (lyrics: UCO, music: UCO + Yoshimi, arrange: Akashi Masao) 2. Hoshi no namida wo (lyrics: Shiina Hekiru, music: Shiina Hekiru, arrange: Akashi Masao) 3. Love Graduation [ backtracks ] 4. Hoshi no namida wo [ backtracks ] The lyrics "When will I be able to graduate from [get over] you?" stand out in this number that shows yet another side of Shiina Hekiru. 'With the tears of the stars' is a grand ballad composed by the artist herself. Also highly recommended.   preview

2000.11.25 Update Tour Starting Legend 2001 ~PRECIOUS GARDEN~ DATE 2001.02.10  (Sat) 2001.02.12  (Mon) 2001.02.14  (Wed) 2001.02.16  (Fri) 2001.02.20  (Tue) 2001.02.21  (Wed) 2001.02.25  (Sat) 2001.02.27  (Tue) 2001.02.28  (Wed) PLACE Fukuoka Hiroshima Osaka Aichi Tokyo Tokyo Hokkaido Miyagi Tokyo VENUE Mel Park Hall Fukuoka Astel Plaza Dai Hall Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan Aichi Kouseinenkinkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Sapporoshi Kyouikubunkakaikan Sendaishi Shiminkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan OPEN/START 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 7 venues, 9 concerts. Tickets ¥4500. Fanclub reservations close 12/15. Tickets go on sale to the general public ??.

2000.11.05 Update Fanclub Event 6th Year Fanclub Event Date: 2000/1/1 Venue: Makuhari Messe Event Hall Time: 13:00 ~ 15:00 (tentative) Cost: Free (open only to fanclub members)

2000.11.05 Update New DVD Release Hekiru Shiina Millenium Edition 1995 - 2000 Release Date: 2000.12.20 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRBL-1111~1116 (DVD) Price: ¥21.417 (tax out) 5 disc DVD set + 1 bonus DVD This is a limited pressing, so reservations are highly encouraged. Reservations end 11/15. Contents - courtesy of Sony Visual Store Disc 1: Video clips including "Setsunai egao", "Me wo samase otoko nara", "Tasetsu na Page" and others. 15 songs total. Disc 2: "Starting Legend 'Dash'" millenium edition "Starting Legend '96 Summer Special" millenium edition. 26 songs total Disc 3: "Starting Legend '97 ~with a will~"millenium edition "Legend 1997" millenium edition 22 songs total Disc 4: "Legend 1998 Side A" millenium edition "Legend 1998 Side B" millenium edition 22 songs total Disc 5: "Starting Legend 1999 Face to Face 'version 417'" millenium edition 11 songs total Bonus Disc:   Footage from 2000/8/7 live at Nakano Sunplaza "RIDE A WAVE", "Umi ni nareru yo", "Taisetsu na Page" 6 songs total

2000.09.30 Update 200th Memorial Live / Countdown Live 200th Memorial Live Date: 2000/12/31 Venue: Makuhari Messe Event Hall Open: 14:00 / Start: 15:00 Tickets: ¥5000 Countdown Live Date: 2000/12/31 Venue: Makuhari Messe Event Hall Open: 22:00 / Start: 23:00 Tickets: ¥5000 These are separate events. Ticket info: 4179*LOVE 03-5466-3533 (Fanclub advance reservation deadline 2000/10/20)

2000.09.17 Update New Single Release Anata mo shiranai koi no hate ni Release Date: 2000.10.12 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRDL 4695 Price: ¥1.020 (tax in) Tracks: 1. Anata mo shiranai koi no hate ni (lyrics: UCO, music: UCO + Yoshimi, arrange: Akashi Masao) 2. No, No, No! (lyrics: Shiina Hekiru, music: Shiina Hekiru, arrange: Akashi Masao) 3. Anata mo shiranai koi no hate ni [ karaoke ] 4. No, No, No! [ karaoke] This single features a quiet ballad that hides a strong intensity of feeling for a precious love. The coupling is a complete reversal to an aggressive rock number... a must-listen!   preview

2000.09.17 Update New Video Release Hequil IV Release Date: 2000.09.20 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRVM-5701 (VHS), SRBL-1085 (DVD) Price: ¥4,305 (tax in) 4th video clip collection. Includes two live tracks from the concert tour Starting Legend 2000 ~live to love~. Tracks: 1. Akai hana -You're gonna change to the flower  2. BESIDE YOU  3. live to love mousukoshi hayaku aeta nara  4. Taisetsu na Page  5. One (live)  6. Anata mo shiranai koi no hate ni (live)  preview

2000.07.09 Update Goods Release Shiina Hekiru Trading Cards 108 card set Regular Cards: 63 Special Card A: 36 (Parallel Card) Special Card B: 9 (Insert Card) Special Card C: 1 (Signed Regular Card) Exchange Card (Information Card) * * Exchange Cards feature a chance to win one of the following: 1. Concert tour free pass    2. Tea-time with Shiina Hekiru ticket 3. Shiina Hekiru radio program guest appearance ticket Available at: Concert goods stand - packets of 8 cards each with Exchange card, ¥500 tax in Lawson - boxes of 6 packets each, 48 cards total, ¥3000 tax in (reservation only) Reservations 7/15 ~ 8/27, delivery 9/10. Boxes may come with a Treasure Card that contains a part of a stage costume embedded within (limited print run of 600, serial no. included)

2000.07.09 Update Additional Concerts for Starting Legend 2000 live to love DATE 2000.08.27  (Sun) PLACE Tokyo VENUE Kokuritsu Yoyogi Keigijyou Daiichi Taiikukan OPEN/START 14:00 / 15:00 16 venues, 20 concerts total. Full concert list available in Concerts section. NOTE: Was previously Starting Legend 2000 ~Right Beside You~

2000.06.14 Update New Single Release taisetsu na Page Release Date: 2000.07.19 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRDL 4692 Price: ¥816 (tax in) Music and lyrics by Hibino Shingo. Arranged by Akashi Masao. Comes with "taisetsu na Page (backtracks)".

2000.04.12 Update New Single Release live to love ~mou sukoshi hayaku aeta nara~ Release Date: 2000.05.24 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRDL 4834 Price: ¥1020 (tax in) Music by UCO + Yoshimi. Lyrics by UCO. Produced and arranged by Akashi Masao. Coupling song composed by Hekiru.

2000.04.02 Update Tour Starting Legend 2000 ~Right Beside You~ DATE 2000.07.16  (Sun) 2000.07.19  (Wed) 2000.07.20  (Thu) 2000.07.22  (Sat) 2000.07.24  (Mon) 2000.07.25  (Tue) 2000.07.29  (Sat) 2000.07.31  (Mon) 2000.08.01  (Tue) 2000.08.05  (Sat) 2000.08.07  (Mon) 2000.08.08  (Tue) 2000.08.09  (Wed) 2000.08.12  (Sat) 2000.08.13  (Sun) 2000.08.15  (Tue) 2000.08.18  (Fri) 2000.08.19  (Sat) 2000.08.20  (Sun) PLACE Chiba Osaka Osaka Hiroshima Ehime Takamatsu Hokkaido Ishikawa Niigata Shizuoka Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Aichi Fukuoka Miyagi Saitama Saitama VENUE Ichiharashi Shiminkaikan Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan Hiroshima Kouseinenkinkaikan Ehime Kenminbunkakaikan Sub Hall Kagawa Kenmin Akuto Hall Sapporo Shiminkaikan Kanazawashi Bunkakaikan Niigata Telsa Shizuoka Shiminbunkakaikan Nakano Sunplaza Nakano Sunplaza Nakano Sunplaza Fuchuu no mori geijutsu gekijyou Nagoya Century Hall Fukuoka Sun Palace Sendai Sunplaza Hall Omiya Sonic City Omiya Sonic City OPEN/START 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 15 venues, 19 concerts. Tickets ¥4500. Fanclub reservations close 5/2. Tickets go on sale to the general public 6/4.

2000.01.02 Update New Album Release b-side You - Single Coupling Collection Release Date: 2000.03.08 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRDL ? Price: ¥3059 (tax in) Compilation album of coupling songs (B-side songs) from all of Hekiru's CD singles. Tracks: Never Never, Yuugure no Jogging, Hoshizora no Shower, Kimete misete yo Get Back!, Yasashii hito ni narimashou, Anata ga kureta mono, Todoketai omoi, Phoenix, Harenochi I Miss You, Just my love, Ganbare, The Rain, Itsu made mo...

2000.01.02 Update New Album Release Right Beside You Release Date: 2000.03.08 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRDL ? Price: ¥3059 (tax in) 7th album Tracks: Akai Hana, BESIDE YOU, My Starship, REAL LOVE, One, Thousands of stars, Umi ni nareru yo, Koi, G-sen jou Romance, RIDE A WAVE 10 tracks total (Note: in no particular order)

1999.11.18 Update Tour Starting Legend 2000 ~beside you~ DATE 2000.02.04  (Fri) 2000.02.05  (Sat) 2000.02.06  (Sun) 2000.02.12  (Sat) 2000.02.13  (Sun) 2000.02.26  (Sat) 2000.02.27  (Sun) 2000.03.05  (Sun) PLACE Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Osaka Osaka Nagoya Nagoya Fukuoka VENUE Akasaka Blitz Akasaka Blitz Akasaka Blitz Zepp Osaka Zepp Osaka Diamond Hall Diamond Hall Zepp Fukuoka OPEN/START 18:00 / 18:30 17:30 / 18:00 17:00 / 17:30 17:30 / 18:00 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 18:00 16:30 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 Live house tour. Tickets ¥4200. All-standing. (2nd floor ladies seat area available on request.)

1999.11.18 Update Calendar Release Shiina Hekiru 2000 Calendar A4 size, 7 pages Price: ¥2000, shipping ¥500 up to two pieces Preorder through 4179*LOVE. Call 03-5466-3533 or write 5-17-2-303 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo for more information.

1999.11.18 Update New Single Release beside you Release Date: 2000.01.26 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRDL ? Price: ¥1223 (tax in) Maxi single of the unreleased song "beside you" sung at Starting Legend 1999 ~CHANGE~. Features a rearranged track of "beside you".

1999.11.18 Update New Video Release Starting Legend 1999 ~Face to Face~ ver.417 Release Date: 1999.11.20 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRVM 5671 (videocasette), SRLM 5671 (LD), SRBL 1030 (DVD) Price: ¥6195 (videocasette), ¥6720 (LD), ¥6195 (DVD) (all tax in) Live video of the concert at Yoyogi Keigijyou Daiichi Taiikukan on April 17th, 1999. 87mins.

1999.09.12 Update New Radio Program On Air Radio Station: Mainichi Housou 1179 (Kansai) Start Date: 10.04.1999 Time Slot: 21:00~22:00, 22:00~24:00 (two programs) Title: TBA

1999.09.12 Update X'Mas Event in Hawaii Date: 12.21.1999 to 12.26.1999 (6 days, 4 nights) Departing from: Narita Aiport and Kansai International Airport Price: ¥198,000 (fanclub members) - ¥218,000 (non-members) Event details to be decided. (Events will take up one day, with two days for sightseeing.) The application deadline is 10.04.1999. Please call JTS at 03-5436-6740 for more details.

1999.07.11 Update Tour Starting Legend 1999 ~CHANGE~ DATE 99.09.15  (Wed) 99.09.17  (Fri) 99.09.21  (Tue) 99.09.22  (Wed) 99.09.25  (Sat) 99.09.26  (Sun) 99.09.28  (Tue) 99.09.29  (Wed) 99.10.02  (Sat) 99.10.03  (Sun) 99.10.05  (Tue) 99.10.09  (Sat) 99.10.11  (Mon) 99.10.16  (Sat) 99.10.17  (Sun) 99.10.20  (Tue) 99.10.21  (Thu) 99.10.23  (Sat) 99.10.25  (Mon) 99.10.26  (Tue) 99.10.31  (Sun) PLACE Saitama Niigata Tokyo Tokyo Shizuoka Aiichi Tokyo Tokyo Osaka Osaka Kagawa Saitama Hokkaido Chiba Miyagi Tokyo Tokyo Hiroshima Tokyo Tokyo Fukuoka VENUE Omiya Sonic City Niigata Telsa Nakano Sunplaza Nakano Sunplaza Shizuoka Shiminbukakaikan Nagoya Century Hall Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan Osaka Kouseinenkinkaikan Kagawaken Kenmin Hall Omiya Sonic City Sapporo Shiminkaikan Ichikawachi Shiminkaikan Sendai Sunplaza Hall Nakano Sunplaza Nakano Sunplaza Hiroshima Kouseinenkinkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Tokyo Kouseinenkinkaikan Fukuoka Sunpalace OPEN/START 17:30 / 18:00 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30 18:00 / 18:30 18:00 / 18:30 17:00 / 17:30

1999.07.11 Update New Single Release - Akai Hana - You're gonna change to the flower Release Date: 1999.08.04 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRDL 4646 Price: ¥1020 (tax in) The new opening theme for the EDENs BOwY TV anime series. Produced by PIPELINE PROJECT with lyrics by Shiina Hekiru.

1999.07.11 Update New Video Release Hequil III Release Date: 1999.07.23 from Sony Records Cat No.: SRVM 5562 (videocasette), SRLM 5562 (LD), SRBL 1023 (DVD) Price: ¥4935 (videocasette), ¥5460 (LD), ¥4935 (DVD) (all tax in) Third video clip collection, featuring the music videos to "Kaze ga Fuku Oka", " Graduater", "Dakishimete", "Kono Yo de Ichiban Taisetsu na Mono", and "Everlasting Train" as well as "Kono Yo de Ichiban Taisetsu na Mono (Special Drama Version)".