vex ▁Tra x ▁music ▁comp il ations ▁such ▁as ▁Girl ' s ▁Box . ▁Marina ▁K ak its u ▁was ▁added ▁as ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁to ▁complete ▁Sh an ado o . ▁The ▁band ▁went ▁into ▁production ▁with ▁noted ▁Euro d ance ▁producer , ▁David ▁Brand es , ▁whose ▁cred its ▁include ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁E - R otic , ▁Bad ▁Boys ▁Blue ▁and ▁Van illa ▁Nin ja . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 : ▁Welcome ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁The ▁Symbol ▁Re leased ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁through ▁one ▁of ▁Brand es ' ▁record ▁label ▁Ice zone ▁Music , ▁Sh an ado o ' s ▁first ▁single , ▁" K ing ▁Kong ", ▁a ▁Japanese ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁E - R otic ' s ▁single ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁great ▁success . ▁Sh an ado o ' s ▁first ▁works ▁were ▁exclusive ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁mark ets , ▁such ▁as ▁Austria , ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁A vex ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁then ▁un t itled ▁debut ▁album ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Second ▁and ▁third ▁follow ▁up ▁single ▁releases ▁were ▁" My ▁Sam ur ai " ▁and ▁" Gu ilty ▁of ▁Love ", ▁both ▁re work ed ▁Japanese ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁E - R otic ' s ▁singles ▁" F red ▁Come ▁to ▁Bed " ▁and ▁" The ▁power ▁of