-Cover and tracklisting of "crossroad" revealed!-
Revealed officially was Ayu's upcoming single "crossroad" cover and full tracklisting for each jacket! The PV "blossom" which was expected to be included in her "MOON" single previously will now be available on jacket A of this single finally!

For the first time ever, Ayu will not appear in her PV but will feature TVXQ (a.k.a TOHOSHINKI) member, Jejung instead. Ayu mentioned that if she was featured she would otherwise do "too much talking" in the PV. She therefore entrusted Jejung as the main cast this time as part of her effort to break Seiko Matsuda's record of 24 #1 singles in the Oricon chart. Jejung, in this first collaboration with Ayu though expressed that he felt "pressured" when proposed, mentioned that he will put his utmost effort in making this PV a successful one. This PV actually tells a short story of the hardships of a young man who is an artist wannabe suffering from a fatal illness spending his remaining days with her girlfriend. Ayu believes that with Jejung's help and unique style, he should be able to create an engaging atmosphere that deliver the story.

Additionally "crossroad" single will also include "SEVEN DAYS WAR" which is a cover song of TM NETWORK 14th single.

Articles: TV-Asahi, News24, Sponichi, Yomiuri

Jacket A CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version Jacket B CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version Jacket C CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version

crossroad Jacket A (CD+DVD): AVCD-31933 Jacket B (CD only): AVCD-31934 Jacket C (CD only): AVCD-31935 Release Date: 09.22.10 Price: ¥1,890 for Jacket A, ¥1,050 for Jacket B& C Jacket A track listing: [CD] 01. crossroad (Original mix) 02. SEVEN DAYS WAR (Original mix) 03. blossom (remix) 04. crossroad (Original mix -Instrumental-) 05. SEVEN DAYS WAR (Original mix -Instrumental-) [DVD] 01. crossroad (video clip) 02. crossroad (making clip) 03. blossom (video clip) Jacket B track listing: [CD] 01. crossroad (Original mix) 02. SEVEN DAYS WAR (Original mix) 03. blossom (remix) 04. MOON (Orchestra version) 05. crossroad (Original mix -Instrumental-) 06. SEVEN DAYS WAR (Original mix -Instrumental-) Jacket C track listing: [CD] 01. crossroad (Original mix) 02. SEVEN DAYS WAR (Original mix) 03. blossom (remix) 04. blossom (Orchestra version) 05. crossroad (Original mix -Instrumental-) 06. SEVEN DAYS WAR (Original mix -Instrumental-)

-a-nation '10 news round up-
Ayu performed numerous songs for the annually held Avex concert a-nation recently including the yet to be released single "crossroad" among other all time favourite and hit songs for summer; A Song for XX, Greatful days ~ glitter ~ BLUE BIRD medley, blossom, MOON, Boys & Girls, evolution, SURREAL and July 1st. Ayu and other participating artists also sang the official theme song of a-nation '10 "THX A LOT", by composer TK.

The DVD of the concert is scheduled to be released 24th November 2010 with its first press limited edition bundled with "a-nation" T-Shirt.

Check out photos of Ayu's outfit at "a-nation" and her goodies for sale during the convert as well as entries at Rock'n'Roll Circus blog for some off-stage photos.

a-nation '10 BEST LIVE HIT DVD + T-Shirt (Limited Edition) US / Global	a-nation '10 BEST LIVE HIT DVD (Normal Edition) US / Global
Sports Towel US / Global	Jumbo Towel US / Global
Shopping Bag US / Global	Ayumi Fan US / Global
Strap US / Global	Key Holder US / Global

-October 2010 ViVi magazine gets Ayu naked!-
The October issue of fashion magazine ViVi, now available in US/Globally, features Ayumi Hamasaki (though this issue is covered by Namie Amuro) and this time she will have fans drooling over her sexy body once again. This issue teases fans with the preview of "Ayu's Naked Talk" whereby her thoughts about the 50th single anniversary will be discussed in the following ViVi issue. Scanned by iloveayu.com, Ayu's "Deji Deji Diary" entry and her skin-revealing portrait shot can be inspected below.

-New single "crossroad" and "L" coming soon!-
Upcoming single namely "crossroad" and "L" have been announced and both are scheduled to be out on a surprisingly short interval between their releasement i.e on the 22nd and 29th of this September respectively. Details are still scratchy as for now with "crossroad" single has yet to have its B-side song unveiled while single-charactered "L" single tracklisting remains unnumbered. It is however, announced that "L" will have 3 different main songs (notably similar pattern to her previous single-charactered "A", "H", "&" singles), although it is unclear what and how the remaining tracks with the description "with 6 versions" correspond to its main songs as stated on Ayu's official site announcement page yet.

Jacket A CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version Jacket B CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version Jacket C CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version Jacket D CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version

L Jacket A (CD+DVD): AVCD-31936/B Jacket B (CD+DVD): AVCD-31937/B Jacket C (CD only): AVCD-31938 Jacket D (CD only): AVCD-31939 Release Date: 09.29.10 Price: ¥1,890 for Jacket A & B, ¥1,050 for Jacket C & D Jacket A track listing: [CD] [DVD] Jacket B track listing: [CD] [DVD] Jacket C track listing: [CD] Jacket D track listing: [CD]

Jacket A CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version Jacket B CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version Jacket C CD+DVD Buy online from Yesasia US Customers: Japan version Overseas version Global customers: Japan version Overseas version

crossroad Jacket A (CD+DVD): AVCD-31933 Jacket B (CD only): AVCD-31934 Jacket C (CD only): AVCD-31935 Release Date: 09.22.10 Price: ¥1,890 for Jacket A, ¥1,050 for Jacket B& C Jacket A track listing: [CD] 01. crossroad (Original mix) 02. "untitled" (Original mix) 03. blossom (remix) 04. crossroad (Original mix -Instrumental-) 05. "untitled" (Original mix -Instrumental-) [DVD] 01. crossroad (video clip) 02. crossroad (making clip) 03. "untitled" video clip Jacket B track listing: [CD] 01. crossroad (Original mix) 02. "untitled" (Original mix) 03. blossom (remix) 04. MOON (Orchestra version) 05. crossroad (Original mix -Instrumental-) 06. "untitled" (Original mix -Instrumental-) Jacket C track listing: [CD] 01. crossroad (Original mix) 02. "untitled" (Original mix) 03. blossom (remix) 04. blossom (Orchestra version) 05. crossroad (Original mix -Instrumental-) 06. "untitled" (Original mix -Instrumental-)

-Ayu's 2nd Aug 2010 TEAMAyu Blog Entry "Since its already like this,"-
The recent TEAMAyu blog entry posted by the seemingly avid Twitter and iPhone user Ayumi Hamasaki herself shows off her latest fashion with a rather sexy outfit exposing her "A" logo tattoo and her new nail polish, all by using her glittery iPhone 4:

Though I have no idea what "like this" means, even my clothes have taken on vitamin colours~ For today, on top of a short neon orange tube top, I wore a bright emerald green T-shirt that's too big and flowy so it looks like I have wings.	And below, I decided to match it with WILD FOX's flowy vintage denim shorts. ?
From behind, it looks like~ this. It's a little sexy, huh. *giggle*... *smirk*...	And then, I thought I might as well go all out with the accessories too. Today's accessories were these~
There's the turquoise long-ring that's really popular nowadays And on a chain, an elegant turquoise necklace Plus a leather and feather fringe necklace And then, I'm not sure if you can see from these photos, but because I'll have lots of photoshoots sceduled for tomorrow, I've changed my nails to bright loud red to fit the theme~ Both my hands and feet are red now. I feel so ageha. Giggle So, lastly, up till now, I feel that the nails which I feel are my "Best Nail Hit" this year are definitely the RnRC tour ones, and here's a photo ? And... The night goes on~~~~~~~ Via Misa-chan@AHS

-"MOON" Full Length PV-
Ayu's new single "MOON/blossom" (and also her Countdown Live 2009-2010 DVD) is out today but if you have not already received your copy, you might want to stream the full length PV included on version Jacket A below (courtesy of uploader Maki-dream):