[Blog] 13.10.2011 POWER of MUSIC Blog Updates: “Nippon Gaishi Hall ★” & “Nippon Gaishi Hall Day 2 ★★”

POWER of MUSIC blog. 13/10/2011. “Nippon Gaishi Hall ★”

Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, the location of the last shows,



Let us introduce some beautiful cosplayers!!

More under the cut!

Firstly, these girls who wear red so well ↓↓↓



It’s the costume from the live performance of that song ☆

Do come with your pompoms next time too!!

Next…



WOW!! Awesome!!! An exact copy!!!!

Did they make these themselves??

Next…



He’s awesome at noticing the clown’s costume!!

And this pink costume still remains a popular choice even today!!!

Just looking at them made us feel so excited ↑ We really encourage everyone to cosplay ☆

Everyone, do try to copy the costumes of the songs which you love ヾ(＠＾▽＾＠)ﾉ



“Let’s do it, Day 2 at Nippon Gaishi Hall!!” by Yo-chan

A STAFF Minazou

POWER of MUSIC blog. 13/10/2011. “Nippon Gaishi Hall Day 2 ★★”

Nippon Gaishi Hall Day 2 ★★
13 October 2011, 17:38

Yes yes, the show will be starting soon!!!!!

Even Mr Armegeddon, who surprisingly has a sweet tooth




is ready with some cream puff and pudding!!!

And on SHU-YA-san’s back…



a fin has sprouted~ ♪

And so, ←forcibly changing topic (laugh)

Let’s get it on for Nagoya Day 2—!!!!!!



*Caption: ganbanbe

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[Trans] 13.10.2011 Hamasaki Ayumi Enjoys Shopping With JUNO

Hamasaki Ayumi enjoys shopping with JUNO

On October 8th, singer Hamasaki Ayumi and JYJ’s Junsu’s older twin brother JUNO visited ‘LANDS of Eden.‘ located in Tokyo’s Laforet Harajuku department store and museum. Amid the of cheers from various other shoppers, the two shopped in the store for approximately 20 minutes.

The pair purchased six bags worth of clothes containing 31 items totaling about 429,800 yen (approximately S5,594.88 USD). Hamasaki, who changed her original outfit while in the store, came out hand in hand with JUNO in front of the cameras. She smiled and said, “JUNO chose this for me. And the fabric? It’s great,” showing appreciation for her new outfit.

‘LANDS of Eden.’ is a new store that opened back on September 17th. Store displays showcase the brands casual vintage fashion concept. Previously, this shop exhibited a picture of JUNO arm-in-arm with a mysterious woman as a part of its advertisement campaign. The identity of that mysterious woman became a popular topic.

Her identity was finally revealed on the 7th when the store exhibited another advertisement of both Hamasaki and JUNO together. As the commemoration event for this new advertisement, the two once again linked their arms while shopping at the store.

The two arrived to the store shortly after 6 P.M. They then signed their respective posters and even gave their fans an exclusive service by shaking hands and giving autographs. As they moved around the store, the store employees gave some explanations of items, while the pair enjoyed their shopping.

The songstress changed her clothes to a striped, over-sized cardigan and JUNO changed into a blue and charcoal knit shirt. Then, they left the store elegantly, bathed in bright flashes from the many cameras.

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[Trans] 11.10.2011 Hamasaki Ayumi 420,000yen Shopping at Harajuku, Visits 「LANDS of Eden.」 Store Arm-in-arm With JUNO

420,000yen Shopping at Harajuku, Visits 「LANDS of Eden.」 Store Arm-in-arm with JUNO

On the 8th, singer Hamasaki Ayumi, together with JUNO, the elder twin brother of Junsu from the 3-man Korean unit 「JYJ」 visited the store of fashion brand 「LANDS of Eden.」 at la foret Harajuku. Amidst cheers from the shoppers, the two stayed in the store for about 20 minutes picking items, finally leaving with 6 bags filled with 31 items, costing a grand total of 429,800yen. Changing into a striped long knitted parka, Hamasaki appeared at the storefront again, posing for the cameras while holding onto JUNO’s arm. With a smile, she stated “JUNO picked this for me. Do I like it? Yes, I do.”

「LANDS of Eden.」 opened its first store at la foret Harajuku on 17 September, and is a fashion brand with a relaxed, vintage concept. Before that, advertisements outside the building and at the storefront displayed JUNO holding a mystery lady in his arms. Much discussion sprang up regarding the identity of the beauty, and on the 7th this month, a new advertisement featuring Hamasaki and JUNO was revealed. In order to commemorate the release of this new visual, the two paid the store a visit.

The two came to the store a little after 6pm. After signing her autograph on the advertisment visual next to the store’s entrance, Hamasaki waved to all the cheering shoppers around. With that, she entered the store and did her shopping, all the while accompanied by a shopkeeper recommending items. After changing, a khaki and beige striped long knitted parka for Hamasaki and a blue and grey knitted top for JUNO, the two left the store in the midst of flashing media cameras.

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[Photo] 08.10.2011 Ayu & JUNO Pictures at LANDS of Eden Premiere Event More Pictures From Mantan-Web

More pictures from Mantan-Web.jp

More pictures can be seen this link

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[Photo] 08.10.2011 Ayu & JUNO Pictures at LANDS of Eden Premiere Event More Pictures From Barks

So many pictures update from Barks.

Here are the two!






More pictures can be found on this link

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[Blog] 07.10.2011 POWER of MUSIC Blog Updates: “Mini-sizing.”

POWER of MUSIC blog. 7/10/2011. “Mini-sizing.”

In recent years, lots of things in our world have undergone mini-sizing.

Digital cameras, music players, even pets have been downsized.

However,

I guess you can’t downsize humans.

You can’t…

You…



Can’t?!

Let’s see that again.

↓↓



Caption: Plastic bottle (purple), artist-san (pink), bed (blue)

Somehow

This popular female artist by the name of A-san has successfully mini-sized.

“Yay ♪”



She says.

She’s soo ooo small.

Something’s coming up at the Nagoya shows next week with mini mini A-san!!

Maybe.

(※She was stretching)

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[Photo] 08.10.2011 Ayu & JUNO Pictures at LANDS of Eden Premiere Event

Pictures of Ayu and JUNO at LANDS of Eden Premiere event today!

Bonus: JUNO's Mother specially came from Korea to support her son

More pictures from the Mama

http://twitpic.com/photos/zunoxiahmom

Original sources: Leslie Kee's & JUNO's Mom's Twitter

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[Photo] 08.10.2011 New RIMMEL London Ad Picture!

New RIMMEL London Ad picture.

The new collection "PEACH BLUSH"

Ayu looks so cute!

Credit: CeReSu @ AHS
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[Blog] 07.10.2011 LANDS of Eden. Blog Entry: “EVE Hamasaki Ayumi-san Graces the la foret Billboard!”

“EVE Hamasaki Ayumi-san Graces the la foret Billboard!”

On 13 September, ADAM JUNO graced the giant billboard at la foret Harajuku, holding EVE in his arms.
Finally, today, EVE lifts her veil!





More under the cut!

Yes!

It’s Hamasaki Ayumi-san!

So many people took part in the WHO’S EVE? campaign.

There were many who made the correct guess after noticing the red bracelet she was wearing on her right wrist!

Today, new visuals of her and LANDS OF Eden’s muse JUNO-san have been revealed.

These billboards will stay up till 20 October, so please come to take a look at them.

And then, from today on, the items worn by ayu have started to go on sale.




Firstly, we have this back-cross leather shirt!



ayu has arranged the shirt according to the way she wants to wear it, creating her own style!
The price is ￥49,875.
This can be worn as casualwear for the upcoming autumn, or as innerwear beneath a winter coat, and is a really fashionable piece.
And next, we have this!




A checked back print shirt-cum-maxi-dress & LOVE T-shirt & denim shorts!



The printing behind looks like this.



A full body coordination that you can adopt today.

The prices,

Checked shirt-cum-maxi-dress ￥9,975
LOVE T-shirt ￥3,990
Denim shorts ￥6,930

The third item is this!



This cross knit worn by ayu costs ￥5,985!



It’s really easy to wear, and has a fashionable design, so it’ll probably sell really well.

If you wear a shirt inside like this, it’s really cute too.

In the upcoming 3 days of holiday, many more new items will be delivered to us, so please come to the shop to take a look!

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[Oricon] 07.10.2011 FIVE Mini Album Ranks No. 1 Monthly at Oricon Chart!

Congratulations Ayu!!

FIVE Mini album got no. 1 Monthly ranking at Oricon Chart!

Original source: Oricon Chart

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[Blog] 07.10.2011 POWER of MUSIC Blog Updates: “Shizuoka Ecopa Arena ★”

POWER of MUSIC blog. 7/10/2011. “Shizuoka Ecopa Arena ★”

The 2 days at Shizuoka Ecopa Arena



have ended successfully!!

Time really flies when we’re enjoying ourselves (ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡

So while we’re all still immersed in the concert afterglow,

let’s introduce some of the fans who came down to watch the concerts ☆

So, let’s quickly view them all with a Dodo~n!!











Everyone is smiling so nicely (*^□^*)

Thank you for cooperating!

So, it’s the Nagoya shows next week!!

In order not to lose out to everyone’s power, the A Troupe will try to do a full recharge ( ･`ω´・)b

Everyone, please make all your preparations too, and show us your best smiles ♪

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[Trans] 07.10.2011 JELLY Magazine October 2011 Issue Full Translation

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Ayumi Hamasaki: Simple is the Best!!

Simplicity fits “women with an aura” well

This autumn, JELLY is aiming for the cool-type of girl, and the leader of that category is definitely AYU. From popular fashion items to thoughts about much-anticipated mini-album 『FIVE』, ayu’s serves the “NOW” to us straight!

Quote: “To be simple is to test yourself out”

More under the cut!
MINI-ALBUM 『FIVE』
Stepping out of the realm of POWER of MUSIC, Ayu completes the new mini-album with all her heart! All songs are single-quality, perfection 200%

Quote: “All the songs have a common theme. A kind of “hope” that tells you not to give up yet.”

JELLY’s main theme for this month is the “cool-type of girl”. So ayu, tell us first what you think it means for a girl to be cool!
“I think that the real meaning of being cool doesn’t have to do with wearing Western-style clothes. What is more important is the mindset. I will summarize a cool person as being “someone who always takes responsibility, no matter when or what”. So no matter how cool your clothes are, if you do not have the right inner being, the pretence of coolness will be easily seen through, right?”

When ayu was younger like most of JELLY’s readers, did she aspire to become a cool girl?
“Of course! I did then, and I still hope to become one now.”

How does a “cool-type” dress, fashion-wise?
“I’ve worn lots of different clothes before, but when I was younger, I used to think that “I’m strong!”, so I picked clothes which sort of resembled armour (laugh)”

How about now? This year, tailored jackets, centre-press pants, Oxford shoes and mannish items are really popular. What are your picks?
“I’ve always loved tailored jackets, so I personally own some. However, I don’t really wear them in a mannish way. I like to balance it out with a denim or frilly miniskirt ♪”

Any items you really wish to get this autumn?
“Actually, I made the very item which I wished to have! I did a collab with the 「Aquascutum」 brand and made a totally ayu-produced black trench ♪ It’s going on sale this autumn, and is a really cool, cute coat, I totally recommend it to all the girls who read JELLY! During the halfway-point break in this year’s tour, we did lots of trial and error on the coat’s design, cut, lining, buttons, tags and other small details. Finally, we came up with some items that we’re confident of.”

So, they match ayu well?
“Yes ♪ One of them is aimed at “cool beautiful girls”, and fits well with the playful nature of JELLY. I’m really looking forward to seeing how everyone will wear the coat!”

Maybe they’ll look like you do in this photoshoot.
“No no, they’ll take more normal photos. (laugh) When we did the photoshoot today, we all burst into hysterical laughter after taking some shots, right? And everyone was asking each other “Did you come?” So, I think all the readers already know this, but please never imitate what I did in this shoot (lol)”

And then, just when we were all thinking “Is the next single coming soon?~”, we suddenly get 5 new songs all at once ♥ The sense of responsibility and the strength of heart possessed by a girl that ayu talked about just now, are they a reflection of 「progress」?
“Yes. Please make it your personal image song ♪”

To JELLY, the two duet pieces with AAA’s Nao-kun and JUNO are both sad love songs that are really extreme.
“In 「Dream ON」 released last year, we sang about strong love characteristic of us. In 「ANother song」 this time, you’ll hear about helpless misery and sorrow. The lyrics were written as I chatted with NAO.”

There were lots of girls spotted crying during the 2 ballads’ performance during a-nation.
“They’ve received lots of praise on Twitter, and are fighting over the Top 2 positions of chaku-uta’s rankings…”

Well! Seems like ayu’s “sorrowful type” is a sure hit. And the fact that it’s a duet is also refreshing. I’m asking this because I made a promise, so what are these sorrowful feelings of yours…?
“Finally, this question!…. I’ve already forgotten them. (lol)”

I see. You’re really happy now. (laugh) Well, we won’t have 「beloved」 if you aren’t…
“OK, let’s end here ♥”

Ahaha. All the songs come with PVs and making-ofs, where the directors explain their ideas, providing the perfect audio and video response!
“All the clips take nearly an hour to play, so get ready and enjoy ♪”

Quote: “Being cool is not just about outward appearances, but also concerns your inner being”

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