26 Wednesday Jan 2011
Posted in ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
From 2nd February on, Hamasaki Ayumi’s 10th Mobile Theme! “Love songs ver.” up for purchase!
With a girly pink design and ayu’s gentle expressions, a theme filled with lots of love ♪ Only available on mu-mo!
Sample images (Docomo version)
26 Wednesday Jan 2011
Posted in ayumi hamasaki, TeamAyu blog
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26 Wednesday Jan 2011
Posted in ayu's Twitter, ayumi hamasaki
masatomatsuura: I’ve received no contact lately, but no news means that she’s still well. That’s what I’ve learnt over the years!
ayu_19980408: You called? (laugh)
Mannie69: I’m doing good. How are you guys doing? My wife is doing fine too 😉
ayu_19980408: We r doing good(^_−)−☆ miss u guys
ayu_19980408: Sorry. I’ve been sick and sleeping the whole time, and I have lost all sense of direction. But from today on, I’ll be back on my feet again…. But before that, food (￣▽￣)♪
ayu_19980408: Hey hey, don’t tell me that I’ve deleted it again. Maybe I should just go back to sleep? (￣▽￣)…………. ヽ(；▽；)ノヽ(；▽；)ノヽ(；▽；)ノ
ayuchon7: Kome—!! (￣▽￣)
ayu_19980408: Ko—me——– ヽ(；▽；)ノ
keisui_: A new song? ヽ(；▽；)ノ
ayu_19980408: Yes ヽ(；▽；)ノ
erk_softbank__w: Did you delete it all? (･ω･`)
ayu_19980408: After deleting it, I even emptied the recycle bin. Totally guilty.
karin_1219: You did it~ ヽ(；▽；)ノ ayu-chan has 380k followers even when she’s absent ♪
ayu_19980408: And then~ I exposed my Masai ヽ(；▽；)ノ
ayu_19980408: TA is updated now ☆
24 Monday Jan 2011
Posted in ayumi hamasaki, Magazine Translations
Credits to wincci @ iloveayu.com
—–
Slowly, step by step, the pop princess has landed aflutter out of the sun rays bearing the hint of the coming of spring. Her gaze is strong, beautiful. Hamasaki Ayumi, whom many girls yearn to be like, is the cover girl for this issue. Receiving lots of love from her fans, she now returns that love to us. She talked to us about the different forms of love.
“For work, for family, for friends, for lovers… There are many forms of love, but the love I recall now is love for my comrades”
—–
“Everything will be so much easier if I can compromise on things. But I can’t, so maybe that’s what others don’t like about me”
—–
HOW TO MAKE UP
Adult ayu-styled cuteness depends on the balance between the eyes and the lips
The secret to looking like an adult is the eye make-up. Simple eyeliner, curving up at the very end of the eye like a wing. Starting from the fold of the eyelid, apply a brown gradient along the socket depression. Colour the lips with beige as a base, followed by pink-beige. The highlight is the balance between the neat eye make-up and the sweet lips.
—–
“I wanted to take all the love I’ve received, make them into songs, and give them back to everyone as a present.”
White translucent skin and blonde hair. With those large eyes that could suck you right in, pop princess ayu is back at Bea’s Up. Her appearance resembles a painting, or a scene out of a movie. She puts on many expressions, following the beat set by the camera shutter. For a moment, she looks just like a foreigner. ayu talks to us about this.
“Everyone seems to be telling me that nowadays. (laugh) Maybe it’s because my hair colour has become super light lately. The colour is so light, that in the middle of dye-ing, there was a moment when my hair looked totally white. (laugh) My skin is really pale now too.”
For this album, she spent a month overseas at LA, recording and filming PVs.
“I often release albums at the beginning of spring, and very few at the end of the year. But I’ve always felt that it would be wonderful if I could make an album and give it to all my fans as a Christmas present. However, the tour went on for really long last year, so even though I wanted to make an album then, there were so many other things that I needed to do. I was so busy then, I didn’t even have time to go shopping. (laugh)”
The title for this album “Love songs” seems to have been born during last year’s 7-days live.
“The 7-days live last years held much meaning for me. Though I have always put all my energy into lives, that 7-days was a battle which involved my whole body and soul. From the preparation, through the live, and even after. I felt duty, and accomplishment too. Of course, it’s not only about me. The whole troupe (band, dancers, staff) too. Now, my memories are of “smiling faces” and “comrade love”. That’s why, when I was thinking of the album in LA, this title naturally came to mind. It’s not something superficial, but represents all the love which I received last year.”
The new album shows how ayu loves and accepts herself, so we asked her about times when she hated herself.
“If there are moments when I love myself, I will want to do my best. But you may say that that’s my nature anyway. (laugh) I probably dislike myself when others point out my faults, like when I’m not being serious enough, or when I’m trying to cut corners.”
Is there any part of yourself which you cannot bring yourself to love?
“That I can’t accept help from anyone. Sometimes, I don’t have the ability to achieve things, and I know it, but because I want everything to be perfect, I continue trying way past my limit. Everything would be easier if I could just learn to say “I can’t do that.””
That is just like ayu, who told us “I just have to keep running” in a past issue. And as she said, from the start of the New Year of 2010, a new tour, 50th single commemoration, 7-days live at Yoyogi Gymanasium, and then Countdown Live, she has never stopped. And as a result, she has broken the record for most consecutive No.1 singles for solo female artists, at 25 singles, and became a true champion. Furthermore, she has a digital 3D movie featuring her live concert, a first for Japanese artists. On top of that, she has also moved out of her own sphere, to produce a single for AAA member URATA NAOYA.
“I take pride in the fact that, no matter what the results are, I alone am responsible for it. It’s just different when someone else that is not me takes the responsibility. I want to be in charge of everything, right down to the details.”
And only ayu, who is self-produced, right down to her nails, clothes and make-up, can say that. The last time, we asked her “So who would you like to be producer for?” and her answer was “If I do it, I want to produce male artists.” And maybe she needs to do that. So, what new things will ayu bring to us in this new year?
—–
“If I can love myself, I may discover parts of me which I’ve never known before”
22 Saturday Jan 2011
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22 Saturday Jan 2011
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22 Saturday Jan 2011
Posted in ayu's Twitter, ayumi hamasaki
mikajohn: Going to Paris tomorrow, and while I was packing, I cleared out the closet too. Though I have so much clothing, I seldom wear them because I’m too busy to pick them out. I shall make a promise to be more fashionable from now on.
ayu_19980408: Eh? Please let me know your schedule when you get there. (laugh)
ayu_19980408: Mornin’– ♪ It’s sunny again in LA today. Alright, I’m off to the gym (^_−)−☆
yoneaki1019: @chacha5699 Hooray for gluttons ＼(^-^)／
UN1982: No matter how much we eat, we’re still hungry! (laugh)
ayu_19980408: The rainbow is single-coloured.
UN1982: Bears can’t attack you~!
ayu_19980408: Sumo.
UN1982: That made me LOL. Someone called me Murata instead of Urata~!
ayu_19980408: There are still people out there who think that my real name is Hamasaki Ayu~!
(ayu’s first phrase was implying that all of them think the same way)
s_ayumilky: I like this photo in this month’s Deji Deji (//∇//)♡ It looks like you guys are running into the future ♡
ayu_19980408: (*^^*)
ayu_19980408: TA is updated now ☆ Twice ♪(´ε｀ )
GUTS_RUSH: Reading TA now ☆
ayu_19980408: Laughing now! (laugh)
ayu_19980408: I wanted to aim for 1111, so Mr Tada told me to just run for 11 minutes 11 seconds. Oh well, I ran for 1 hour 11 minutes. Time passed really fast!! I ran 6.5km!!!!!!!!
Yummi_ayuchin: Try for 11 hours 11 minutes next time (￣▽￣)v
ayu_19980408: That’s a little too much. (laugh)
ayu_19980408: Later in the early morning (JPN time), tour details will be posted on TA ☆ Check it out~
Mannie69: I found many ice trucks today
ayu_19980408: Bring them when u get done with work!!!
22 Saturday Jan 2011
Posted in ayu's Twitter, ayumi hamasaki
ayu_19980408: Little bro is singing Love song now, and crying at the same time. LOL!!!!!!!!!
ayu_19980408: To have a little bro who worries about my health, who tells me “Big sis, sleep early!!”, who keeps sending me mails and calling me, who has such a kind heart and no idea of the time difference, makes me a very happy person.
shi_luv: Please sleep!!! ( ；； ) (laugh)
ayu_19980408: It’s alright, the day just began over here! So I’m wide awake!! (laugh)
TA_chiyoe: I’m waiting for Yankashi to make a comeback.
ayu_19980408: Soon.
TA_miyamoriko: I’m imagining Naoya-kun singing Love song. That voice, singing “Ai no nai jinsei nante”~♡ Kyaaa ♪ Lovely—!!!! Awesome (*´ω`*)♥ Don’t you want to hear it?
ayu_19980408: I think the same way!!!!!!!!
yukotasu18: ayu-chan, 370k people are worried about whether you can sleeping well!!! ヽ(；▽；)ノ
ayu_19980408: After eating a steak bigger than my face, I fell right asleep.
ayu_19980408: Little bro is singing Love song now, and crying at the same time. LOL!!!!!!!!!
UN1982: I’m singing it now.
ayu_19980408: Didn’t you already sing it???!!!!!!!!!! (laugh)
UN1982: I just reached the karaoke place.
ayu_19980408: Soaring.
odayoshio: I’m drunk!
ayu_19980408: MacDonald’s, look out!!
Maa4224: ayu-chan and Naoya-kun can’t seem to match up (￣▽￣) (laugh)
ayu_19980408: Yeah, because little bro is drunk ♪
azu_1ayumix: Is ayu drunk too? (^o^)
ayu_19980408: I am extremely sober, and at the gym now.
TA_chi114: Naoya-kun singing while thinking of ayu ♡ ayu running while thinking of Naoya-kun ♡ All of us, smiling and watching over these two ♡ It’s wonderful LOVE o(❤Őฺ(oo)Őฺ)♡ฺ♡
ayu_19980408: ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆
tsuchan1002111: How about hubby? (￣▽￣)
ayu_19980408: He’s fine (￣▽￣)
ayu_19980408: Oh! Little bro sent me a video mail!! He’s singing Love song (*^^*)
ayu_19980408: Eyes are getting damp now.
TA_miyamoriko: My eyes are too. Is the video good?
ayu_19980408: Definitely good.
ayu_19980408: It’s been an hour since I started running. Been chatting with little bro along the way, and I got an impressive result. Well done, Mrs Twitter!!!!!!!
meigenbot: Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Mahatma Gandhi)
ayu_19980408: ☆
yumi1017: Is ayu-chan without make-up today too??
ayu_19980408: Of course.
ayu_19980408: Should I jump in? Yahooooo~ ♪
ishiiluis: (photo)
ayu_19980408: Glove??? (￣▽￣)
ayu_19980408: I just received this from the waiter. This nice African American man seemed to have searched on the internet to translate this into Japanese, and wrote it down ☆
(Caption: Congrats on your marriage!!!)
ishiiluis: sorry i miss spelled. Its called GROVE.
ayu_19980408: Me too!!!C u later.hahaha
ayu_19980408: Sugi fell in.
ayu_19980408: Payback.
material0502: Let’s have a parade at ni-cho ♥
ayu_19980408: That’ll be awesome, I want to do it.
(Ni-cho: ni-cho-me, a street in downtown Tokyo, where the Lady Dynamite club is located)
chiichan25: There is something that I regret. But because I can’t go back and change it, I’ll try moving forward.
ayu_19980408: That’s the spirit. GO!GO!!
ayu_19980408: Oh no, there’s still work to do, but I’m too full and so sleepy now. Should I just give in? Or should I continue?
sodeepsubaru: I’m considering if I should cut my hair~
ayu_19980408: I like Suu-san with short hair ♪(´ε｀ ) So that’s my vote
peco10221208: Peco Live on March 1st, ticket preorders now on. Please call BAJ at 0357406041 to reserve tickets, from 26 Jan 2pm onwards! Call early to get good seats ^^ Thanks for your support ♡ P
ayu_19980408: I wanna go–!!!!!!!!!
mloveloves: Cute (//∇//) No make-up today?
ayu_19980408: Of course.
mqh0_09: I’m surprised!!! I thought ayu changed her hairstyle!! So it’s just tied up at the back…??
ayu_19980408: Secured with a clip ♪
ayulove82: Yakashi-san has been discharged!!!!!!!! (;_;) ayu-chan’s troupe is complete again (*^_^*)
ayu_19980408: Meaning???
rmayui410021008: If you have a nap, your work rate in the afternoon will be better!!!!
ayu_19980408: It’s 11pm here now, though.
mamechandayo: What colour is ayu’s hair now?
ayu_19980408: White.
mikajohn: That’s my hair colour… Need to visit ZACC today
ayu_19980408: Dye it all white ☆
mikajohn: Then I’ll become Grandma, not Mama (-_-)
ayu_19980408: Oh!! LOL
masatomatsuura: When did you get so old?……. (~_~;)
ayu_19980408: What, what, what?? (laugh)
solder_resist: How about grandchildren (mistake
ayu_19980408: I read that wrongly.
mina_zo_mina_zo: Did you call me?? (´盆`〟)
ayu_19980408: Hey, who opened my room door just now, and closed it just as suddenly? (laugh)
21 Friday Jan 2011
Posted in AT11: LS/PoM blog, ayumi hamasaki
We’ve been working all— this time. So to prevent us from suffocating under work,
we went out shopping ya~y during our free time.
Looking around us
we spotted 2 fashion mannequins.
Hmm??
Ahh…
If you look closely, there’s actually 3 ↓↓
Bag ya~y!!
Hmmmm????
There’s one more premier one!!!!!!!!!
↓
↓
Bag ya~y! Ya~y!!
We did it many times….
Not like we have free time to spare. (laugh)
But we need to relax, relax!!!
Ya~y! Ya~y!!
A-STAFF Minazou
20 Thursday Jan 2011
Posted in ayu's Twitter, ayumi hamasaki
ayu_19980408: Ohayo-ghurt!!!!!!! I have CM filming scheduled today, but I’m off to the gym first–
UN1982: Did you sleep well–???
ayu_19980408: Maybe (￣▽￣)♪
UN1982: Maybe? (￣ー￣)
ayu_19980408: Little bro, you’re just like my mum (￣▽￣)
UN1982: Little bro or mum, I’m getting really busy now! I wonder why.
ayu_19980408: ♪(´ε｀ )
meg_19840826: ayu-chan, where the tour announcement—–? (´□`) I’ve been waiting~ (>_<)
ayu_19980408: I think Takashi has finished with it on his side, so it’ll come soon (*^^*)
coco0715: ayu-chan, when do you plan to come back to Japan~?
ayu_19980408: I’ll go back for filming (￣▽￣) But when that will be is still a secret ♡
yuki19800219: I’m glad Takashi-san finished well (*^^*) Good morning ayu-chan (^^)
ayu_19980408: We need to keep it secret still, but it’s such a hot topic now (*^^*)
keisui_: Are you alright???
ayu_19980408: Totally ☆ OK—, let’s go!!!!!!!
masatomatsuura: I just want to say “ayu went to sleep because everyone told her to!”!
ayu_19980408: (laugh). I just sent you a mail, did you receive it???
ZIN19791126: Let’s go after sleeping well?! (laugh)
ayu_19980408: Let’s go, I can’t find the application!!
utopia142558: The mossball application? www
ayu_19980408: Whenever I tamper with Minazou’s iPhone, the mossball appears… ヽ(；▽；)ノ
ayu_19980408: The mossball——–!!!!!! Sorry, Minazou ヽ(；▽；)ノ
yukachonu: Don’t tell me….. You killed it??!??!?! Σ（・□・；） ww
ayu_19980408: Don’t say that out loud——– ヽ(；▽；)ノ…(￣▽￣)?
YUKKY1021: @UN1982 @chacha5699 Arashi(n) Yuki. Arashi Ayumi.
UN1982: Arashi, Takawa envies that name.
YUKKY1021: Adopt an heir?
chacha5699: Good evening. I am Arashi Ayumi.
yoneaki1019: That was Arashi Ayumi.
ayu_19980408: Big sis cried so much during 7-days, it was eye-opening.
UN1982: I didn’t see that~! I want to see.
yoneaki1019: No no no!! (ToT)
ayu_19980408: Of course she cried ☆ She fell in love *･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*･'(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)’･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*
UN1982: I cry just imagining that （ ; ; ）
ayu_19980408: The members, the staff, the audience. Basically, everyone at Yoyogi cried.
ayukaLOVEisALL: But ayu’s crying was the most extreme ♪
ayu_19980408: I know. I was surprised at myself too. (laugh)
yuumi19860513: ayu, tell me again, can you treasure the person you love? ☆☆
ayu_19980408: I treasure our conversations ☆
20011111: Should I bring a hankerchief when I go watch A3D II!?
ayu_19980408: I’m sorry, I cried because of love.
Keisnake: Hi Ayu where are you know, are you still in the Maldive ?
ayu_19980408: Im in LA now but i have to go back to Tokyo soon.We changed our schedule coz we got a new project!!!
TA_adry: so, finally u don’t come to Europe, i’m saaaaaaaad!-_-
ayu_19980408: Dont be sad!!!We don’t know everything yet. I’ll let u guys know=)))
Ayu_Emi: @ayu_19980408 you’ll maybe come in the future 〜 i’m not worried abo it (^_−)−☆
crea_spain: yay Emilie!! let’s think in a positive way =))
ayu_19980408: How cool u guys!!!!!!!
Ayu_Emi: all guys will wait you here no matter about the time, united by love ☆ (^_−)−☆ A FAMILY
ayu_19980408: A World is ONE☆
mtrle: Are you happy to go back to Tokyo? ^_^
ayu_19980408: Excited!!!!!!!!!!
hanabiMTRLG: No matter what, we will support you! We’re here for you, always under the same sky ^_^
ayu_19980408: And im always here for u guys!!!
JCkoumori: I’m so happy you haven’t forgotten（＾∇＾）A WORLD is ONE, Ayu fans are one!
ayu_19980408: (^_−)−☆
ArthurRodrigues: Ayu NEVER forget your international fans, cuz we love u the same way that your japanese fans!!~♥
ayu_19980408: I know=)))n never forget it=)))
yurichan00: @Toch_Dymanite @Ayu_Emi @ayu_19980408 Ahh.. I luv u guys! (*^^*)
ayu_19980408: I luv u guys soooooooo much!!!
ayu_19980408: I’m sending to u guys big kisses n hugs=)))))))
ayu_19980408: I’m playing Shiritori on the Online chat system with little bro now. Shall we make peace? (￣▽￣)♪
(Shiritori is a Japanese word-linking game)
ayu_19980408: TA is updated now ☆
ayumoroko: So deep. I think it’s about something serious.
ayu_19980408: Think positively (^_−)−☆
kana_xxx2002ayu: I saw TA ♬ I agree. But is that really enough?
ayu_19980408: Yep (*^^*)
ayu_19980408: It’s getting to twilight here now. (←And I’m just really hungry.)
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