Comments on: David Archuleta’s Album Will Be released in Japan February 25

By: ozarka

ozarka — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:16:56 +0000

[An Archie on Fans of David] reports that a store in Japan that specializes in U.S. and European magazine imports is now selling DavidÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Life Story Magazine (which we all know that David knew nothing about, and there are inaccuracies, but David approves of it). The real news is that DavidÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Life Story Magazine ranks as the #2 bestseller! WHAT?! Forget about magazines like Time, US News and World Report, and The New Yorker. Life Story rules! Congratulations David!!! :thumbup_tb: source: Fans of David

By: ozarka

ozarka — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:02:18 +0000

Crush is #25 on MTV3's Top 50 Videos, Best of 2008 countdown! WOOHOO! Congratulations, David!! :thumbup_tb: ETA: I am told that MTV3 is actually MTV Tr3s, the Spanish version of MTV.

By: ozarka

ozarka — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:52:38 +0000

Here’s the article regarding the release dates in the UK.

David Archuleta – Crush

Released February 23 – Self-titled debut album follows March 2

Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹CrushÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ is the brilliant debut single from 17 year old David Archuleta. David is already a huge star in the US where he was placed second on Forbes List of Breakout Stars of 2008.

Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹CrushÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ debuted at No.2 in the Billboard charts and went on to sell over a million downloads.

David Archuleta was the runner-up on the 2008 season of American Idol, his debut album Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹David ArchuletaÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, entered the Billboard 200 at No.2 with first week sales of almost 200,000, making it the fastest selling debut album by an American Idol contestant.

It will be released in the UK on 2nd March.

David Archuleta is from Murray, Utah, a town outside Salt Lake City. He came to national attention and captured the hearts and imagination of a nation with several show-stopping performances on Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idol.Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:21:22 +0000

^lol to that article Ozarka, thanks for posting….

By: ozarka

ozarka — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:35:31 +0000

Article on Gear Live Presents…

Calling All Ladies: ArchuletaÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Eighteen!

For several weeks, the teen and tween girls all over America carried on a TV love affair with baby-faced David Archuleta. The American Idol crooner swept in and stole hearts using nothing more than an Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œAw, shucksÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ modesty and sweet smile.

Oh, yeahÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and heÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got an exceptional singing voice. The women who adore him have to wait no more: David Archuleta, American Idol runner-up, has finally turned eighteen.

He can vote, he can do movies and TV without parental or guardian supervisionÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and he can legally marry or date anyone he pleases. The soft-spoken singer has been appearing on television a lot recently, cropping up for Christmas specials and other events. There is no doubt in my mind that heÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll also make an appearance on American IdolÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s upcoming Season 8. His overwhelming popularity last year and newfound independence all but guarantee another performance on the big stage.

By: abbysee

abbysee — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:41:04 +0000

ETA: This post has been hijacked! Forget CDs dropping in JapanÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦12/28 is DavidÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 18th birthday.

I hadn’t noticed that! Thanks for being so indulgent MJ. We get carried away sometimes, to say the least.

By: JudyOhio

JudyOhio — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:14:11 +0000

LOL to your ETA MJ. That was cute!

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:13:53 +0000

Shontelle stopped by at the Fanblast site and left her birthday wishes for David!

I donÃƒâ€š ´t think Shontelle will leave David a message in Fanblast, first because she surely has his phone number, second she will probably use her myspace nor some random fansite, and anyone can use any username in famblast you just post a mail and write whetever you want, and Fanblast now has like zero credibility… so I donÃƒâ€š ´t think that is really Shontelle… just a person user her artist name as username….

By: IGetCranked

IGetCranked — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:19:52 +0000

Ok I love Shontelle. David videos on her site and now this!

That LA Times article was very sweet and the poem fit David to a T.

I don’t know a lot about the Idols overseas. I would be interested to know how all of them are doing. I do know that Elliott has done well in Japan.

Happy Birthday David and congratulations on all your accomplishments!

By: abbysee

abbysee — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:38:01 +0000

Wow, Shontelle is really a sweetheart!

By: ozarka

ozarka — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:28:19 +0000

Shontelle stopped by at the Fanblast site and left her birthday wishes for David!

http://davidarchuletafanblast.com/wp-content/uploads/shontellecomment.jpg

By: serenade

serenade — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:22:16 +0000

Hope David is enjoying his 18th birthday immensely. It’s been an amazing year leading upto it and I wish him so much more success in the months and years to come.

The Japanese release of David’s album sounds exciting. I wish lots of international success.

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:06:46 +0000

Although quality-wise Crush is practically Mozart compared to what passes for Pop in Japan, IMHO.

I think Japan has very good pop music like Nana Kitade ,Olivia , LÃƒâ€š ´Arc en Ciel, Suemitsu, Maaya Sakamoto, Shikao Suga,Wino , Aluto, Asian Kung Fu Generation, YeLLOW GENERATION,Yuumao ,Aqua Timez , Spitz, The Brilliant Green just to name a few ... And not in great artistry but really great vocals have Keita Tachibana, Hey!Say!7 ( and I know this is really bublegum pop), Stephanie ... Beside I hear that people from Asian Countries are pitch perfect, so Archie will do great there...Good Luck to him!!!

By: houstonrufus

houstonrufus — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:04:02 +0000

That Rushfield piece is downright lovely.

I think David will do very well in the Asian market. His singles seem to be doing very well in several countries.

And a very, very Happy Birthday to David!

By: soundscene

soundscene — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:57:07 +0000

David A.’s album is set to be released in the UK sometime in March, with “Crush” in February. I thought I heard somewhere here that Cook’s album was also set to be released in the UK, but I haven’t heard more about it. I don’t think Cook is released in Japan, yet (other than music stores getting imports). He may be released in other Asian countries though, ones that don’t normally require a promotional push and a full-on single release from the local distributing label. I think Japan normally gets the full promotional campaign–it’s a huge music market. So it requires coordination. I’m sure Cook will be released in Japan next year, too.