It is already mid autumn and we are starting to feel the winter coming closer, how is everyone? Lately I am often listening to my favorite British singer songwriter, Ed Sheer’s debut album. Seriously he is on my top of the list for recommendation!

I am pleased to let you know that we are gifted with a new family member last October, our third daughter Lene! With the unexpected birth, our family is even more spectacular…and busy of course lol The new baby is still so small and absolutely adorable! So my days are occupied with childcare and housework, which I am in a sort of parental leave period lol My day goes like this. Wake up at five o’clock in the morning while the sky is still dark, I make a lunch box for my first daughter Mone (Monday – Friday), and make a breakfast for her. Around half passed six, when the sky starts to get brighter, I take her to school, and then I start checking some email or other businesses. Sometimes I do some songwriting or lyrics writing during this limited time. Around nine o’clock, my second daughter Noah wakes up, so I make a breakfast again, and around late morning or in the afternoon, we usually go to a park near by. Then we take some lunch at our house or nearby restaurants. At around half passed three in the afternoon, I go to the train station near by to pick up Mone, then I get busy with preparing dinner, and clean up. Following that, I take my daughters to bath, and at ten o’clock in the evening they go to bed. Usually I am extremely exhausted at this point and go to bed as well…Of course, when there’s time, I help out my wife to take care of Lene with giving milk, changing diapers, and hug her until she falls asleep.

Around the beginning of the week, I still have lots of energy to wake up at five o’clock in the morning and make a lunchbox, but towards the end of the week, Thursday and Friday, it’s quite tough! Like one Friday morning, I was making a lunch box thinking that I put some stirred minced meat but I was extremely tired and instead I put meat sauce on top by mistake!! Of course, I remade the lunch box so everything was OK. I actually like standing in the kitchen and cook, so I’m spending very creative time making lunch boxes! But if you think about it, mothers and wives in the world wake up very early in the morning to do house jobs as well as taking care of the child, and that really is amazing things that they are going through. GO MOTHERS!! I will also work hard by getting motivations from wives and mothers of the world!



For me, waking up early every morning with a regular time schedule feels very healthy, and I am certainly enjoying this productive and rhythmical lifestyle. Especially making the best use of the time in the morning really allows me to get many tasks done! Also, at least once a week, around half passed seven in the morning, I go to sport gym for about two hours for my basic physical fitness. Doing some muscle training in the morning really feels good! You seriously need to be in good shape in order to do both childcare and housework. I strongly suggest everyone to wake up early in the morning lol Although I am in a “childcare leave” period, my activity for “canna” is quite active, as well as writing new songs / lyrics for other artists too. On November 9th, a new album from Kinki Kids, “K Album” will be released and in that album a song called “Boku Ga Umaretahi” is a new song I wrote. I think this song is really well-made which reminds me of early songs from Kinki Kids like “Ao no Jidai” and “Mou Kimi Igai Aisenai”. In this new album, many famous Japanese songwriters have written songs for Kinki Kinds. Tatsuro Yamashita, Takuro Yamashita, Takashi Matsumoto, Yasushi Akimoto, Kyohei Tsutsumi, Koji Makaino, Tetsuro Oda, Dream Come True, Kohei Dojima, etc. Please check this album out! Also, on Daikoku-Danji’s new single “Love Days”, which will be released on December 9th, canna has written a lyrics for the b-side song “Futari No Sukina Akanezora”. This is a very pleasant ballad song, so please also check this song out too!

On October 28th, new digital single “Genki De Itene” has been released. This is an original song I first co-written with Takashi Taninaka back in 1997. The song is composed with very simple melody and chords, and with Taninaka’s soft voice, it really gives a strong message and warmth to the song. Because of this song, it convinced me to form a unit Taninaka, so this song is a very important and meaningful song for me!

For some reason, this song did not have a chance to record, but with my striving request, the song was re-recorded to be released. The song talks about Taninaka’s message to his uncle, Mitsuo, who passed away, as well as his aunt. The song is filled with his love towards them, and it’s a very deep message song. The b-side single, “Nee, Kami Sama” is a original song written and sang by me. As I wrote on the canna homepage, this is a song I wrote immediate after we stopped been active back in 2003. The song talks about my honest feeling and I intended to make this song as simple as possible, which I only used acoustic guitar and my vocal. I hope this song will help you step forward when you are having a serious concern and feel you are lost.

And last but not least, on November 21st, Christmas single “Mou sugu de Jyuu Ni Gatsu” will be released! This song starts off with a strings intro , and the song expresses the beauty and melancholies in a canna style. B-side of this single, “Haikei Anata Sama (Christmas Gift Version)” is a renewal 2011 version of the song “Haike Anata Sama” which was released during the indies time back in 1998. With these two songs, I hope to bring you a wonderful moment of Christmas for 2011.

From us, canna, we would like to give you an original music box, “canna original orgel”. (Kami Hikouki), (Kingyo Sukui), will be gifted to one person for each song. Please write down which song you would like to request and send an email through the contact page from our website. The deadline for this campaign is on November 30th, 2011. A winner will be receiving a response from me. Looking forward to hearing from you.



Next year, 2012, is a very special year because it’s canna’s 15th anniversary year! Of course, we will be releasing new songs, and hopefully we get to have a chance to see you directly. Please send us your kindest continuing support!

I Wish You Have a Wonderful Christmas & a Happy New Year 2012!!

Best Wishes
Shusui