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Friday 31 December 2010

[Photo] 31.12.2010 Ayu At NHK 61th KOUHAKU Pictures

Ayu was wearing a white wedding gown for "Virgin Road" Live Performance at NHK 61th KOUHAKU!


So gorgeous and beautifuL!


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[Download] 31.12.2010 Ayu's Live Performance "Virgin Road" At NHK 61th Kouhaku LQ Download

Here's the LQ Download for Ayu's Live Performance "Virgin Road" At NHK 61th Kouhaku


Download link: Here

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[Fancam] 31.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Fancams

Fancams of 30th December 2010's COUNTDOWN LIVE!

Last angel


Duty


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[Video] 31.12.2010 Ayu's Live Performance "Virgin Road" At NHK 61th Kouhaku LQ Video

Ayu's Live Performance "Virgin Road" At NHK 61th Kouhaku





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[Screencap] 31.12.2010 Ayu At NHK 61th Kouhaku Screencaps!

Ayu has just performed "Virgin Road" at NHK 61th Kouhaku as the opening act!


It's so beautiful!! Love her dress and she used the RnRC's concept!


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Thursday 30 December 2010

[Photo] 30.12.2010 Ayu At Best Artist 2010 Pictures!

Some pictures taken from Best Artist 2010!


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[Photo] 30.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Costumes Pictures Part 1!

Yay!! Finally ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Costumes Pictures are out!!!


and I like them specially the sparkly ones!


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[Photo] 30.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Stage Picture Part 2

Another picture of COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Stage!




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[Fanaccount] 30.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Part 1

Fanaccount from SunshineSlayer @ AHS for today's CDL!


Just got home, thought I would post my thoughts. Sorry if I sound a bit scatter brained cause I'm typing in a hurry.


Random notes:


- She forgot basically all the lyrics to Thank U except La la la. haha.


-The medley sections were pretty short, especially the last one - only about 1/4 of trauma, audience, and fly high were performed, if that. The ballad section was longer with close to half of each song being performed except for Carols. Carols seemed extremely short.


-I liked the Moon accoustic version much better than the studio version.


-The MC was unusually short. She introduced the new dancers and drummer and that was it. I like it that way though.


-Her voice was pretty good. It had its ups and downs though; Last Angel and Evolution for example still don't sound that great, but the rest of the songs were all pretty good and she handled Endless Sorrow pretty well.


More under the cut!


Ok, PROS!

-The stage was AWESOME! Really well done and so nice to see her finally using something completely new. I'm sure this will be used for the next arena tour. There is a cat walk as well although I'm not sure why because I think she only used it once.

-The set list. I loved everything except I could have done without Marionette and either Evolution or Boys and Girls; they are fun but even I am getting to the point where I don't think that both of them need to be done at every single concert. In retrospect though, the setlist was maybe a little short especially since the medley sections weren't really that long. But overall, I really enjoyed the set list.

Cons:

-Ok, I usually don't make a fuss about Ayu's hair...but OMG. Hairwise I thought this was her worst concert ever. It seemed like she kept going from one bad wig to the next. She starts the concert off in the ultra short wig from the Love Songs video only styled a bit differently. I just really don't like that wig on her. The ballad section wig was not bad. But then the wig in Humming 7/4 was.....seriously from a distance she looked like she had a huge wad of white cotton candy on her head. It looked like it was taken off the head of a groupie from the 1980s.......sorry Ayu. Then she actually came out with her natural hair! I thought, "Yay!" But for some reason they decided to dump a bucket of water on her before she came on stage! I guess they wanted her hair to look "street" or something for Dream On; It did not look very good. And then for the encore, she returned to the Love Songs wig again.....so yeah, from start to finish this concert was a complete miss for me hair wise.

That's the only major con I have!

Outfit wise, there really wasn't anything that stood out at super good or super bad. Although her first outfit had a cape attached; it was like Super Ayu. I could have done without that; but honestly I think its the wig that threw the whole off for me mainly.

One final note, the concert ended very strangely. She did Thank U and everyone is happy and lalalaing and the balloons and streamers fell; everyone thought the concert was over, but then Do it Again started and all of a sudden the atmosphere became somber. She didn't perform the whole song, she just repeated the chorus twice as the curtain lowered. It was very....strange. She didn't run around thanking the audience a billion times, or throw out her wristbands, or yell "domo arigatou" micless. The concert just....ended. Really really strange which is why people were like "eh? That's it?" at the end. I'm not quite sure what to make of it.

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[Info] 30.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Setlist!

So this is likely to be the real setlist for the first day, 30th December 2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~


01. Last angel
02. Duty
03. is this LOVE?


04. Marionette
05. Free&Easy
06. Endless sorrow


07. Dearest~HEAVEN~CAROLS~Together When...


08. Humming 7/4
09. Bold & Delicious
10. Mirrorcle World


11. SEVEN DAYS WAR
12. evolution
13. Boys&Girls;14. Dream ON


ENCORE
15. Love song


-acoustic section-
16. Virgin Road
17. MOON


18. Trauma~AUDIENCE~Fly high~flower garden


19. Thank U


20. do it again


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[Photo] 30.12.2010 Ayu's Calender 2011 Preview Photos Part 2

Full previews of Ayu's Calender 2011!
I don't really like some of the pictures though, I like the January-February the most!

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[Photo] 30.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Stage Pictures

Here are the pictures from this year's CDL Stage!


It seems totally diferent, right?
it's like the middle main stage! awesome!


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Credit: tensai @ Twitter + truehappiness @ AHS
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[Photo] 30.12.2010 Ayu At Music Station Super Live 2010 Pictures!

These pictures could be taken by paparazzi? These pictures are sold in YAJ though!


It was at Music Station Super Live 2010!


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[Unconfirmed] 30.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~ Setlist

Here's the uncomfirmed setlist of ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~ do it again ~
It's from an Ayu's blog, who is said to be in Yoyogi.

Setlist for 30th December 2010!

01 - Last angel
02 - Duty
03 - is this LOVE?
04 - Marionette
05 - Free & Easy
06 - Endless sorrow
07 - Ballad medley: Dearest ~ HEAVEN ~ CAROLS ~ Together When...
08 - Humming 7/4
09 - Bold & Delicious
10 - Mirrorcle World
11 - SEVEN DAYS WAR
12 - evolution
13 - Boys & Girls

ENCORE
14 - Dream ON
15 - Love song
16 - Virgin Road
17 - MOON
18 - Para-para medley: Trauma ~ AUDIENCE ~ Fly high ~ flower garden
19 - Thank U

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[Photo] 30.12.2010 Ayu's Calender 2011 Preview Photos Part 1

Somebody has received their calender 2011!


Here are some of the previews!
Every shoots seems to look gorgeous!


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[Photo] 30.12.2010 Ayu New Pictures For Mini ViVi Deji Deji Diary Photobook!

Isn't she looked gorgeous??


I think it doesn't harmful since she's doing these kind of poses for once in a while, it's not a bad thing, right?


Anyway, I'm not sure if these pictures are included inside the ViVi Deji Deji Diary Mini Photobook, but one of the pictures is the poster that's given free if you pre-order the photobook. These pictures I got from YAJ, somebody sell it.


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Wednesday 29 December 2010

[Photo] 29.12.2010 ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2010 A ~ do it again ~ Yoyogi Gynasium Picture Part 1

Our Friend (@crea_spain) who's gonna attend CDL 2010-2011 was at the venue Yoyogi today!

and he took a picture of us!

Woahh I want all!!


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[Unconfirmed] 29.12.2010 ASIA TOUR 2011 Hong Kong In April 2011?

Posted by a friend on Twitter (@yamachan_0430), it seems to be like a schedule for Hong Kong concerts from various artist. The picture was taken from today's Hong Kong Newspaper.


Could it be real that Ayu is gonna have ASIA TOUR 2011 In Hong Kong next April 2011?


I hope so though!




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[Photo] 29.12.2010 Ayu's Mini Deji Deji Diary Photobook Poster!

Poster that's going to be given if we pre-order Ayu's Mini Deji Deji Diary Photobook through Team Ayu Shop!
Edit: Oops! so it's not only pre-order through Team Ayu Shop that we could get this poster but you can also gonna get the poster if you pre-order  in CDL Venue Yoyogi!


This poster is so gorgeous!! WOWW!!




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Tuesday 28 December 2010

[Download] 28.12.2010 "Love songs" 12th New Album USB+MicroSD+DVD Photobook Full Scans Download

"Love songs" 12th New Album USB+MicroSD+DVD Photobook Full Scans


I've been waiting for somebody who will kindly scan his/her Photobook!
Yay!!


Photobook Download link: Here
Booklet Download link: Here


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Monday 27 December 2010

[News] 27.12.2010 Ayumi Hamasaki’s “Love song (Acapella version)” Released Exclusively On mu-mo

Ayumi Hamasaki gave fans a delightful Christmas present on December 22nd with the release of her 12th studio album, “Love songs“. The pop queen must’ve deemed that the album wasn’t enough, as she made a surprise announcement of an acapella track being made available through Avex-based shop, ‘mu-mo‘.

The online shop, which has the entire album available for about 200 ¥ ($2 USD) per track, will also feature an acapella version of Ayu’s “Love Song“. With the music removed, fans can hear their idol’s strong vocals and personal flair.


mu-mo has also geared up for the singer’s countdown live, “Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2010-2011 A ~do it again~“, by providing a variety of concert goods for sale. Additionally, they’ve got a number of exclusive remixes and variations of songs from over the years, including an acapella of Ayu’s popular song, “Who…“.

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[INews] 27.12.2010 Wrapping service At 「ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~do it again~」!

For those who are buying goods for friends, there is a wrapping service available at the CDL venue. The special wrapping paper is based on CDL's black/purple theme, with A mark and A butterfly logos on them!!

There are 2 kinds of wrapping methods to choose from, traditional Japanese furoshiki style, and normal wrapping style!!

Furoshiki style wrapping price: Depends on size. ¥1,000 for small, ¥1,500 for medium, and ¥2,000 for large packages.
※ The wrapping style will differ based on the goods to be wrapped. (3 different patterns are available)


Normal style is free!!
※ For this service, each person can only have 2 packages wrapped per one receipt. To wrap more packages, one has to purchase more items using a different receipt to be able to wrap those.


The wrapping service is done by the award-winning Gomi Eri company! They will be using a new "ribbon wrap" style created specifically for this CDL!!
http://www.order-ribbon.com/?cat=24

★ The wrapping service is available for all goods and CDs purchased that day at the venue. Items already purchased elsewhere, but still unopened, can also be wrapped.

★ You can supply your own wrapping materials.

★ The wrapping service is limited in number, and served on a first-come-first-served basis.

★ Details about the wrapping service will be available on a menuboard posted at the wrapping booth at the venue.


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[Trans] 26.12.2010 Love songs' Blog Update: " Just a little more to CDL!!"

Just a little more to CDL!!
26 December 2010. 11:34pm



Ehh~, our troupe has been having COUNT DOWN LIVE rehearsals on both the 24th and 25th, and before we knew it, Christmas was over... (T△T)




But~!




As long as we can deliver the best performance to everyone, no obstacle is too much!!


This year's COUNT DOWN LIVE seems to be shaping up into something awesome too, so please look forward to it (o^∇^o)ノ


More under the cut!


And then, the goods have also been revealed!!

For those who are coming to the venue, I think the situation there may be a little too chaotic on the actual day, so it may be better to visit the official site mentioned below to get your goods ♪

http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/101224.html

※ mu-mo shop sales will start from 7 January 2011 18:00 onwards.





Alright, so for today,

we will end off with a photo of the Santa Claus sisters, who are troupe leader ayu's happy friends, as mentioned on Twitter(ayu_19980408) ♪





Ho ho ho ♪



A-STAFF Minazou

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Sunday 26 December 2010

[Info] 26.12.2010 NHK 61st Kouhaku Line Up Revealed!

NHK Kouhaku Official site has updated the full list of Kouhaku artist line up!

and Ayu is going to sing first compete with EXILE as the white gumi first performer!



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