-"MOON"
PV Preview- Ayu's official site has been updated with
alternating MOON/blossom covers for its index page as
well as a sneak preview of MOON PV. Do check
it out!
-Ayumi Hamasaki Hong Kong Visit
News Round-up-
Belated news, Ayu's short trip to Hong Kong on
28th-30th June was a huge
buzz among the Chinese media. However to date her
purpose of the trip is still unclear though speculation
ranged from her 2010 ASIA Tour concert discussion to
PV shooting there. Regardless, her arrival has attracted
a multitude of paparazzi and fans swarming around her
in almost every moment of the her appearance in Hong
Kong. Photo and video reports below shared by Hong Kong
media and fans showed Ayu's gratitude and love towards
her fans in many impromptu autograph signing sessions
as well as group photos with her fans. It is worth highlighting
that Ayu surprised the media when she was holding the
newly launched iPhone 4 during her arrival at the airport.
She has also photo- tweeted the warm welcome by Hong
kong fans here.
Translation
of the above video by AHS forumer Ianieee:
Pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki arrived at Hong Kong
today. Avex Trax asked people in Hong Kong to
pick Ayu and her body guards up.
This
of course attracted many fans in Hong Kong and
has gotten them all waiting for Ayu to come
out of the Airport.
Before “Bo jeh” even got out of the
air port, you could already hear fans constantly
calling out her name. As Ayu came out of the
air port she was full of happiness and smiled
towards all her fans at the air port and was
happily and willingly shaking fans hands and
receiving their presents.
Because
of all this excitement, someone even lost their
shoes and pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki was being
very helpful and picked them up for someone.
As
she left the airport, Ayu went straight to Tsim
Sha Tsui to go shopping, of course Ayu coming
out of the car, she must come out in style,
as she got out the car, a bodyguard was picking
her up so she doesn’t get the end of her
dress dirty. Not only did she have body guards
surrounding her while she was walking in the
streets, but also bodyguards already inside
the shopping centre for her safely and she was
able to sign a few autographs before shopping.
As
Ayu was very kind hearted, she would sometimes
stop her shopping and sign autographs and continue
shopping, and the same routine would happen
for the past 2 hours. Ayu was very polite towards
her fans.
Ayu
is staying in Hong Kong for 3 days, it looks
like the bodyguards still has plenty of work
to do.
Translation
of the above video by AHS forumer Ianieee ("Bo
Jeh" refers to Ms. Ayumi in Cantonese):
As Hong Kong fans heard Ayu was coming to Hong
Kong, the air port was a big mess!
(0:20):
Bo jeh was extremely cheerful and extremely
happy but the most funny part about what happened
in the airport was Ayumi was helping someone
pick up their shoes??
(0:41):
Ss exhausting as this looks, bo jeh finally
got out of the air port, however the first destination
wasn’t the hotel?
(1:00):
Bo jeh was shopping in “Tsim Sha Tsui”
for 2 hours and finally went back into the hotel
to rest.
Translation
of the above video by AHS forumer Ianieee
Pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki first day in Hong Kong
was a real excitement. As she finished shopping
in Tsim Sha Tsui (that’s the Hong Kong
place pronounced you could say I guess) she
went straight to the Hotel and rested for a
bit, not long later a fully changed Ayumi came
out of the Hotel to get ready to have some dinner,
but she didn’t want to ignore her fans
that were waiting outside of the hotel, so she
took a few photos and signed autographs before
leaving, everybody got their turn one by one
everybody was happy and cheerful.
(0:38)
Around 7pm Ayu went to “Jung wan”
restaurant to have their meal. A very important
manager arrived also around 8:30 at the same
restaurant as Ayu (Lam Kin Ngok) I wonder if
he and ayu had a meeting there? Was Ayu’s
secret in Hong Kong had something to do with
Lam Kin Ngok? Who knows?
(0:54) Two famous Hong Kong super stars were
also near the restaurant and was passing by,
as they hear Ayu was nearby they were really
surprised and was looking around to see where
she was.
Two
girls: “Oh Ayumi is here??”
*Giggles*
Girl in the brown: “Where is she? I don’t
see her”
Reporter : “Shes behind you”
Two girls: “Ohh.. *looks embarrassed*
-"MOON
/ blossom" and "ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE
2009-2010 A" Covers- The
covers of the upcoming single "MOON/blossom"
and her year-end concert DVD "ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN
LIVE 2009-2010 A" are finally revealed on Ayu's
renewed official site. Do check out these lovely covers
below:
-Sample
"MOON" Now!- Upcoming
song "MOON" has been leaked
out (low quality) and apparently this shorter version
shall be used on Ayu's regular TV live performance later!
Sample below:
-Ayu
x ZEST SPARK- The
Ayu
x ZEST SPARK collaboration has come to the extent
where the limted edition of the vehichle features Ayu's
"A" logo, known as "A Style Package".
06.09.10
-
-"Rock'n'Roll
Circus Special Limited Edition Box Set" now available
again!- Despaired
collectors who missed the initial pre-order batch of
"Rock'n'Roll Circus Special Limited Edition Box
Set" shall rejoice as Play-Asia has surprisingly
re-stocked
this very limited premium bundle!
-"MOON/blossom" Single Release Info Updated- Ayu's
official
site announced that they will drop Jacket C, meaning
we shall not get "blossom" PV unfortunately.
[CD]
01. blossom (Original mix)
02. MOON (Original mix)
03. Don't look back
(Remix)
04. meaning of Love
(Piano version)
05. blossom (Original mix -Instrumental-)
06. MOON (Original mix -Instrumental-)
Hamasaki Ayumi is following the success of her
latest album Rock'n'Roll Circus with a series
of releases that will lead up to her 50th single.
MOON / blossom, the first of the three single
releases, is a double A-side single that features
two brand-new songs from the Queen of J-pop. Hoshino
Yasuhiko, the writer of Ayu's first single Poker
Face, wrote the two songs in the single. MOON
is a power ballad that also serves as the theme
song for car manufacturer Honda's latest commercials,
and blossom is an engaging dance song with the
rock sound that fans have become familiar with
in recent years.
*Update 06.09.10: Avex announced that they will
completely dropped the release of Jacket C.
06.05.10
-
-"ayumi
hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A -Future Classics-"
DVD Coming Up!!- Avex
has made it official that the Countdown Live 2009-2010
DVD will be a simultaneous released with the recently
announced MOON/Blossom single on 14th July 2010. The
DVD tracklisting has also been tentatively showed as
below:
ayumi
hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A -Future Classics-
DVD: AVBD-91811?2
Release Date: 07.14.10
Price: ¥6,090
Tentative Tracklisting:
01.
I am...
02. Moments
03. STEP you
04. EnergizE
05. About You
06. momentum
07. You were...
08. Pride
09. INSPIRE
10. Because of You
11. 1 LOVE
12. until that Day...
13. Humming 7/4
14. evolution
15. Startin'
<encore>
16. teddy bear
17.Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
18. Boys & Girls
19. RED LINE ~for TA~
Product Description:
Live DVD release from Ayumi Hamasaki featuring
footage from her "ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN
LIVE 2009-2010 A -Future Classics-" concert
performance at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on December
31, 2009.
05.23.10
-
-More
ARENA TOUR 2010 Goodies!- Ayupan
x Hello Kitty collaboration continues with these additional
cute merchandises to the existing
ARENA TOUR 2010 goodies
on sale now!
Photos and order links follows:
-New
single "MOON/blossom" Coming up!- Ayu's
upcoming single has been officially announced to release
on 14th July 2010! This double A-side single entitled
"MOON/blossom" will be available in 4 different
jackets
with slight difference in tracklisting highlighted below.
More details and pre-order links as follows.
-Photos
of "Rock'n'Roll Circus Special Limited Box Set"- Ayu's
"Rock'n'Roll Circus Special Limited Box Set"
is officially out today! Click to enlarge the photos
snapped by yours truly below (to share these photos
elsewhere, simply add a link to Divine
Ayu).
04.13.10
-
-Yahoo!
Music Special Interview Site Updated- The
Yahoo! Music Special
Interview site has announced that the live broadcast
will commence tomorrow at 21:00-21:45 Japan Time (GMT+9).
The updated site has also intergrated Twitter to allow
your tweet with the tag #ymu_ayu to appear there.
-Ayumi Hamasaki TV Appearance Round up!- Ayu
have made several TV appearance promoting her new album
(will officially hit stores tomorrow)
and to date, she has proformed on Music Station, Music
Japan, and Hey! Hey! Hey!. She also appeared on variaty
show Waratte Iitomo today.
04.11.10
-
-Yahoo!
Music Special Interview- Yahoo!
Japan will be conducting a live interview
with Ayumi Hamasaki about her "Rock'n'Roll Circus"
album on 14th April in commemoration to the release.
The special
site has been set up here and will be gathering
questions via Twitter (hash tag: #ymu_ayu)
too.
-"ayumi hamasaki
ARENA TOUR 2010 A ~Rock'n'Roll Circus" Goodies- Ayu's
tour goodies is finally up for grasp for international
fans. Head straight to Yesasia (US
or Global)
to secure these goodies now.
ayupan
x HELLO KITTY Tote Bag
Ring
Note
Keyholder
(Black)
Keyholder
(White)
Muffler
Towel
Sports
Towel
Tote
Bag (Black)
Tote
Bag (White)
Men's
Parka (Black),
Ladies' Parka (Black)
Men's
Parka (White),
Ladies' Parka (White)
Strap
(Black)
Strap
(White)
T-Shirt
(Grey)
T-Shirt
(White)
Wrist
Band (Black)
Wrist
Band (White)
ARENA
TOUR 2009 A - Next Level - DVD Commemorative ayupan
(random)
-"ayumi
hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~" DVD Long
CM Here's
a lengthy 3-minute ARENA TOUR 2009 ~NEXT LEVEL~ CM to
help you decide if you should get
the DVD!
04.02.10
-
-"Lady
Dynamite " PV- "Lady
Dynamite" is now on air! Do check out screenshots
and downloadable PV below:
-"ayumi
hamasaki THE LIVE 2008-2009" Photobook- The
long awaited "ayumi hamasaki THE LIVE 2008-2009"
photobook is finally available! Some of the contents
of the photobook was found and gathered by AHS
forumers via some posts by proud
and delightedJapaneseownerson
their blog.
ayumi
hamasaki THE LIVE 2008-2009
Release Date: 27 March 2010
-"Microphone"
Full PV- Enjoy
the full version "Microphone" PV now!
03.21.10
-
-"Microphone"
PV Sneak Preview- CDTV
teased us with a short preview of "Microphone"
PV today, check it out below:
03.18.10
-
-"Rock'n'Roll
Circus" Special Limited Box Set Packaging &
ARENA TOUR 2009 DVD cover- Revealed
officially was the premium packaging of the Special
Limited Box Set which houses the album, DVD, photo
booklet, mug and tea bottle in a seemingly large box
shown below. The ARENA TOUR 2009 DVD cover was also
shown on Ayu's
official site today.
Special
Limited Box Set
ARENA
TOUR 2009 DVD
CD+DVD
CD-only
03.17.10
-
-"Rock'n'Roll
Circus" Cover!- The
covers of both Jacket A and Jacket B have been finally
revealed! It is also revealed on Ayu's Deji Deji Diary
that the covers, photo booklet and the album recording
were done in her recent London visit. Check out her
official
site main page as well as the updated
album tracklisting.
CD+DVD
CD-only
03.06.10
-
-New
Album "Rock'n'Roll Circus" and ARENA TOUR
2009 Concert DVD Coming Up Soon!- Scheduled
to hit stores April 14th, Ayu's 11th full-length album
"Rock'n'Roll Circus" will be released in 3
versions i.e. the Special Limited Box Set version, CD+DVD
version and the regular CD-only version. The tracklisting
of the album is yet to be fully revealed but will consists
of 14 tracks, including the recently previewed "Don't
look back" and "Microphone" from Panasonic
Lumix FX66/ZX3 CM and Honda Zest Spark CM. It is also
announced
that Ayu will release her concert DVD "ayumi hamasaki
ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~" on the same day.
The concert DVD contains recordings of Ayu's performance
at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on October 22nd 2009. See
below for more details.
Price: ¥11800, ¥3990 and ¥3150
for Special Limited Box Set, Jacket A anc
Jacket B respectively
[CD]
01. THE introduction
02. Microphone
03. count down
04. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
05. BALLAD
06. Last Links
07. montage
08. Don't look back
09. Jump!
10. Lady Dynamite
11. Sexy little things
12. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
13. meaning of Love
14. You were...
15. RED LINE ~for TA~ [album version]
[DVD]
01. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (video clip)
02. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (video clip)
03. You were... (video clip)
04. BALLAD (video clip)
05. Sexy little things (video clip)
06. Microphone (video clip)
07. Don't look back (video clip)
08. Lady Dynamite (video clip)
09. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (making clip)
10. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (making clip)
11. You were... (making clip)
12. BALLAD (making clip)
13. Sexy little things (making clip)
14. Microphone (making clip)
15. Don't look back (making clip)
16. Lady Dynamite (making clip)
~bonus track~
"ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT
LEVEL~" DIGEST
[ARENA TOUR 2009
Live DVD] Presumably to have same contents as
the "ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009
A ~NEXT LEVEL~" DVD release (see below
for details).
Note:
The Special Limited Box Set includes an
original mug and tea bags*.
First press release of Special Limited Box
Set and CD+DVD versions include a full-color
36-page photobook.
*Expires 03.14.2012.
ayumi
hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~
DVD: AVBD-91786
Release Date: 04.14.10
Price: ¥6,090
Tracklisting:
[Disc 1]
00. Pieces of SEVEN
01. Rule
02. UNITE!
03. Disco-munication
04. EnergizE
05. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
06. Load of the SHUGYO
07. LOVE ‘n’ HATE
08. identity
09. In The Corner
10. HOPE or PAIN
11. GREEN
12. Days
13. evolution
14. SIGNAL
15. rollin’
16. Sparkle
17. Bridge to the sky
18. NEXT LEVEL
[Disc 2]
19. Curtain call
20. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
21. everywhere nowhere
22. Humming 7/4
23. Boys & Girls
24. MY ALL
*Includes concert big screen clip
[Disc 3]
Video clips of all emcee sessions throughout
the national tour. Other bonus video contents
yet to be determined.
02.19.10
-
-Panasonix
Lumix FX66 & ZX3 CM feat. "Don't look back"- Panasonic
has finally updated their CM
and wallpaper
section for new Lumix
FX66 and ZX3 camera announced last month. Do check
out the new CM for the anticipated sneak preview of
Ayu's upcoming song "Don't look back"!
-HONDA
Zest Spark CM feat. "Microphone"- Honda
has also replaced their previously aired Zest Spark
CM feat. "Sparkle" b.g.m with Ayu's new song,
now featuring "Microphone"!
01.06.10
-
-"Ayumi
Hamasaki Live Photo Book 2008-2009"- After
some very long delay, the live photo book announced
back in February 2009 now has a new release date i.e
03.20.10, with updated contents from Ayu's 2009 concerts.
This revised photo book will include photos from her
hugely successful Asia Tour '08 held in Japan, Hong
Kong, Taipei and Shangai as well as the finale of ARENA
TOUR '09 in Japan.
Ayumi
Hamasaki Live Photo Book 2008-2009
Release Date: 20 March 2010
-"ayumi
hamasaki Countdown Live 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~"
Photos and Goodies- Check
out all the Countdown Live 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~
official merchandises available via Mu-mo.net
online shop! Overseas collectors might want to head
straight to Yesasia (US
or Global)
to secure these limited goodies.
12.12.09
-
-"BALLAD"
PV- The
anticipated second PV "BALLAD" has been finally
aired as we approach the official release date of "You
were.../BALLAD single". Crammed in a slightly
under 6-minute long PV, BALLAD visually tells a simple
touching story, with a rather interesting twist towards
the ending. Do check out screenshots and downloadable
full length PV below.
• Download
PV "BALLAD"
(Password:divineayu)
Format: MP4-AVC, VLC
Player recommended, Playstation3
compatible.
*Remember to support Ayu by purhasing "You
were.../BALLAD" single if you liked this
video.
-"You
were..." Music Station Live Performance- Ayu's
live show promo routine for her upcoming single "You
were/BALLAD" debuted with her Music Station appearance!
Check out screenshots as well as downloadable video
clip below.
• Download
Music Station Live Performance "You
Were... " (Password:divineayu)
Format: MP4-AVC, VLC
Player recommended, Playstation3
compatible.
*Remember to support Ayu by purhasing "You
were.../BALLAD" single if you liked this
video.
12.05.09
-
-"You
were..." PV- "You
were..." PV has been finally aired! Check out screenshots
and downloadable video clip (low quality) below.
-"You
were.../BALLAD" Official Site Theme- Ayu's
official site has been updated with her upcoming
CD single "You were.../BALLAD" theme. Apparently
the "TOP" page is now using very high resolution
photos alternating between different covers of the single
(upon browser refresh). Additionally, it is
also stated that Ayu will perform on Music Station
12.11.09 and the 60th Kouhaku
12.31.09.
-Hamasaki
Ayumi 2010 Calendar Scans- Check
out these magnificent scans of Ayu's large B2 size 2010
calendar
released last month.
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge. Ultra high resolution
is available on AHS
LostHeaven's thread.
11.19.09
-
-"You
were.../BALLAD" Covers!- Revealed
on Ayu's
official site and many other major Japanese news
site moments ago were the covers of Ayu upcoming Disney
& NHK double tied up single, "You were.../BALLAD"
dated to hit stores 12.29.09. According to Barks.jp,
Ayu expressed joy and honor for her first song on the
single "You were..." to be selected as the
theme song for Disney movie "Tinkerbell
and the Moon Rock". She also hoped that both
the movie and her song will be well received in this
collaboration. Additionally, Disney mentioned that the
only icon suitable for this collaboration and whom shares
fame like Tinkerbell is none other than Ayu. The second
song "BALLAD" on the other hand is tied up
with NHK's serial "Soukyuu
no Subaru", a fictional historical drama based
on Jiro
Asada's book.
-Ayumi
Hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 ~NEXT LEVEL~ Finale- Reported
by Mainichi,
Ayu performed a total of 25 songs and changed 10 outfits
at the final national tour concert in Tokyo yesterday.
*10.24.09: Added concert video coverage uploaded by
ayuayu.
10.22.09
-
-Ayumi
Hamasaki 47th Single: "You were.../Ballad"- Finally
the year end Ayumi Hamasaki single is announced! This
long-awaited double A-side 47th single is scheduled
to hit stores 12.16.09 12.29.09 and will be available
in 3 variants. Expect cover art and previews to surface
very soon! Check out more details and do note the slight
difference in tracklisting highlighted below:
USA
GLOBAL
