[Official] 2012.27.06 New Compilation Album "A SUMMER BEST" out August 8th!

ayuの夏うたベスト！

夏が来れば必ず耳にする超大ヒット夏曲の数々を一挙コンパイル！！

「BLUE BIRD」「Greatful days」「July 1st」といった代表曲に「Boys & Girls」や「evolution」などのアゲ曲を加えた【DISC-N】と、「HANABI」「monochrome」など、夏の切なさを歌った名曲を集めた【DI SC-A】の豪華2枚組仕様。さらに現在開催中の「ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 ～HOTEL Love songs～」のテーマソングとなっており、ファンからCD化の要望が多く届いていたTRFのカヴァー「H appening Here」と、この夏うたベストのために書き下ろした新曲「You & Me」を加えた全26曲（予定）を収録！

DVDには、2002年から2011年の10年間にa-nationで披露されたLIVE映像や数々のvideo clip、海外撮影を敢行した新曲「You & Me」のvideo clipなど、今作が初パッケージ化となる超レア映像を含む全25曲（予定）を全曲リマスタリングして収録 。

まさに今年の夏を彩る最強ベスト盤！！

2012.8.8 in stores

NEW ALBUM『A SUMMER BEST』

【2CD+DVD】

・AVCD-38558～9/B　￥4,410（tax incl.）

収録内容

＜CD : DISC-N＞

・BLUE BIRD

・July 1st

・glitter

・Greatful days

・Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

・independent

・Boys & Girls

・evolution

・INSPIRE

・UNITE!

・AUDIENCE

・NEXT LEVEL

・Happening Here

（全13曲収録予定／曲順未定）

＜CD : DISC-A＞

・HANABI

・Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~

・monochrome

・fairyland

・fated

・HANABI ~episode II~

・SEASONS

・theme of a-nation'03

・blossom

・MOON

・ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA

・Far away

・You & Me（※新曲）

（全13曲収録予定／曲順未定）

＜DVD＞ (no PVs on the DVD but a-nation's lives)

・BLUE BIRD

・July 1st

・glitter

・Greatful days

・Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

・independent

・Boys & Girls

・evolution

・INSPIRE

・UNITE!

・AUDIENCE

・NEXT LEVEL

・HANABI

・Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~

・monochrome

・fairyland

・fated

・HANABI ~episode II~

・SEASONS

・theme of a-nation'03

・blossom

・MOON

・ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA

・Far away

・You & Me (video clip)

（全25タイトル収録予定／曲順未定）

【2CD】

・AVCD-38560～1　￥3,360 （tax incl.）

収録内容

＜DISC-N＞

・BLUE BIRD

・July 1st

・glitter

・Greatful days

・Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

・independent

・Boys & Girls

・evolution

・INSPIRE

・UNITE!

・AUDIENCE

・NEXT LEVEL

・Happening Here

（全13曲収録予定／曲順未定）

＜DISC-A＞

・HANABI

・Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~

・monochrome

・fairyland

・fated

・HANABI ~episode II~

・SEASONS

・theme of a-nation'03

・blossom

・MOON

・ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA

・Far away

・You & Me（※新曲）

（全13曲収録予定／曲順未定）

※ 商品内容、特典内容等、詳細は確定次第、随時更新致します。

All the songs will be remastered, and if you pre-order the album at the start of ARENA TOUR 2012 on the 30th, you'll get a free poster:

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[News] 2012.06.24 "HEART ♥ NAIL BOOK" Coming Soon

In addition  to the LIVE ~POWER of MUSIC~ and special SUPER Ayu books, it seems yet another book is coming out soon as well.  An ad appears in this month's Vivi for a new "HEART ♥ NAIL BOOK" which you can view below:

No word yet if this is a renamed version of the postponed LIFESTYLE BOOK, or when it will be released.

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[Official] 2012.06.22 LIVE BOOK ~POWER of MUSIC~ and SUPER Ayu Special Shooting to be Released + More

 This SUPER Ayu is NOT the same as the one that could be won at the concert venues at the beginning of the tour.

Google Translation:

"SUPER Ayu" Photo / LIVE BOOK "ayumi hamasaki ~ POWER of MUSIC ~ 2011 A LIMITED EDITION" 2 volume set

(Including tax) ¥ 7,500

 Is "SUPER Ayu" special photo had been postponed release, two books appeared in the set and LIVE BOOK "2011 A LIMITED EDITION ayumi hamasaki ~ POWER of MUSIC ~" ☆

Unpublished photo-packed "SUPER Ayu" is a must see! !

※ Photo: 44P / LIVE BOOK: 28P

 Also there will be a HOTEL Love songs eyelash:

Google Translation: 

Eyelash own ♪ ayu have been actually used in the stage of ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~ HOTEL Love songs ~ that is currently underway 

Set down to produce a bright colorful and impressive eyes is happy with the group! 

Both will be on sale on mu-mo starting on 29th June 7pm and at the concert venue starting from the 30th June date.

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[Photos] 15.06.2012 New RIMMEL Ad "Latte Eyes"

Another new ad is out for RIMMEL featuring our Chon-chan.  This time is called "Latte Eyes" and the campaign will start September 7th.

Source: KanaxShin & Luna62 @ AHS

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[News] 14.06.2012 Ferry Corsten Mentions Ayu on Facebook

"Back in 2002 I produced the track "Connected" for the "I Am..." album from Japanese superstar ayumi hamasaki. The UK based newspaper The Guardian mentioned "Connected" in an article about the history of Dutch pop in 10 songs, which is great news! 
Very happy that a trance track gets picked in their list, thank you!"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...tory-dutch-pop

Later on, someone from Ferry's management posted the following (names and pictures have been blocked out for privacy):




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[News] 13.06.2012 TA Asked to Choose Ayu's Best Summer Song

Today, a new campaign was announced on Team Ayu in which they were asked to pick their favorite summer song!  No word yet as to what the results will be used for.  Below is the information to participate.

It’ll be hot summer soon ♪ 

With that! We’re doing a poll of TA’s favorite ayu summer song ♪♪♪ 

Sparkling dance beats, songs which make want go crazy with friends, 

sometimes sad, heartrending songs, ayu has released lots of different summer songs over the years. 

 Tell us which summer songs you’d recommend! 

【Campaign Period】 

Now ~ 20 June 2012 23:59 

 【Eligible Songs】 

All songs currently released on singles, albums, digital singles, best albums, analogue discs etc. 

Step 1: Log in to your TA account on this site. [CLICK!] 

Step 2: Fill in 2 ayu songs on the following page. The top blank asks for a happy summer song, the bottom blank asks for a sad summer song. Key only ONE song title into each blank. After keying in the song titles, press the blue “確認する” button. 

Step 3: Make sure you have keyed in your desired song titles on the confirmation page, then press the blue “送信する” button on the right. 

*Apparently you can key in song titles of any ayu song, doesn’t need to be a true summer song. 

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[Official] 04.06.2012 Ayu at a-nation '12

It has been confirmed that Ayu will be performing at a-nation 12 on August 26th.  Other artists will include TRF, BIGBANG and AAA.  Check out the promotional picture below:

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[News] 2012.02.06 Ayu to Provide Theme Song for "Tales of Xillia 2"

After an artwork tease and 19-day countdown site, Namco Bandai has attached a title and platform to its next mainline entry in the Tales series. Tales of Xillia 2, a sequel to last year’s Tales of Xillia, is in development for PlayStation 3. Set one year after the events of Tales of Xillia on the planet Elenpios, the game stars hero Ludgar Will Crusnick (CV: Takashi Kondou) and 8-year-old heroine Elle Mel Marta (CV: Mariya Ise), who has a pet cat named Lulu. Daigo Okumura is character designer, and Ayumi Hamasaki is back for the game’s theme song. Ufotable is once again on animation. The story features player decisions with branching cutscenes. Like Xillia, the sequel’s characters are built to realistic proportions. The game’s battle system makes use of a new “Weapon Shift” system, allowing Ludgar to change weapons mid-combat – from twin guns to a two-handed hammer or twin swords. 

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