Following guitarist Marty Friedman's (ex-MEGADETH) live performance of the song 'Mugen No Ai' at the Saitama Super Arena on Christmas 2011, J-pop act MOMOIRO CLOVER's brand new single became one of the most anticipated releases of 2012. Freidman's studio collaboration with Momoiro Clover on the song was released on March 7th and made its debut on the singles chart in Japan at #5 with no signs of slowing down.

The video for the song can be seen below:

Friedman made a surprise guest appearance at the Saitama Super Arena on stage on December 25th, 2011 with Momoiro Clover. They played two songs and a guitar solo corner with an excerpt from Friedman's 'Valley Of Eternity'.

Friedman recently recorded Momoiro Clover's upcoming single, 'Moretsu', with producer Maeyamada Kenichi at the helm. Maeyamada is being hailed in Japan as the hottest new producer in recent times, racking up several hits with his twisted and instantly recognizable style.

Adds Friedman about the collaboration, (translated from ENTAME magazine) "...this song is like the (QUEEN's) 'Bohemian Rhapsody' of idol/girl group music. It has all the elements you would never expect in the genre-aside from the five girl singers, there is a 100 person choir, odd-time signatures, high speed tempo changes, unusual key modulations, and my guitar over the top of all of it. Actually, if you could imagine a two-hour long Japan-themed Broadway show fast forwarded and squeezed into five and a half minutes, that might describe the song. No question this is my favorite collaboration since I moved to Japan. It`s also the kind of thing you either loathe with a passion, or you love it so much you can`t get enough of it."