CDJapan newsletter made an announcement regarding this album will ON SELL 10th September but the links that they provided suddenly gave an error message with absolutely no info about the album hours later. We thought that it was reliable but eventually decided to wait until Ayumi Hamasaki official site’s confirmation before we put it up so here it is, Ayu present you “A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~”!!!
As the title suggests, this is a compilation album consists of all A-side songs of all singles released to date. It is stressed that the deluxe 3CD+DVD version includes a DVD containing previously unreleased TA (TeamAyu) Limited Live concert as well as a-nation concerts! Also, on Disc-3 track #14, “Who…” features new arrangement known as 10th Anniversary version. Other details very worth mentioning would be the inclusive of a 48-page booklet and special deluxe packaging of the initial pressing release of the 3CD+DVD version on 09.10.08. Details and pre-order links follow.
Announced on Ayu’s official site was her COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008 Anniversary DVD is scheduled to release this 18th June! Details and preorder links as below:
00. starting over
01. talkin’ 2 myself
02. STEP you
03. Ladies Night
04. fated
05. Together When…
06. decision
07. SURREAL
08. Bold & Delicious
09. RAINBOW
10. evolution
11. Boys & Girls
12. glitter
(encore)
13. untitled ~for her~
14. Sotsugyou syashin
15. +
16. Humming 7/4
17. MY ALL
Tenth anniversary countdown live DVD release from Ayumi Hamasaki includes footage of her New Year’s 2007-2008 performance at the National Yoyogi Kyogiba Daiichi Taiikukan. Performing in front of nearly 12,000 fans, Ayumi sings for the first time tracks like “Sotsugyo Shashin (Graduation Photograph),” “Together When . . .” and “untitled -for her-” off of Ayumi’s latest “GUILTY” album on the way to her final track “RAINBOW” and this year’s glorious countdown. This year’s concert an oustanding set with the main stage and three additional special stages as well as six different costume changes. In addition to the main performance, DVD also includes making-of footage and more..
It’s official, Ayumi Hamasaki has surpassed all other Asian female solo artists–having the most singles sold over the course of her career. The record was set after her latest single “Blue Bird” entered the Oricon music charts at No. 1, selling just over 180,000 copies at the time of this writing. With the single in Oricon’s top spot, Ayumi will be breaking another record as well, having more No. 1 singles than any Japanese female in history. She’s still in the early stages of her career, so these records will be quite interesting to watch in the coming years.
Ayu-mi-x 6 overasket i dag stort, og debuterte blant ukas toppselgere, på plass 4 og 5. Dette indikerer at Ayumi’s remix album har vært sterk savnet de siste årene. Det er også bekreftet at Avex legger sammen salgstallet i sine prognoser og ser på albumene som et felles prosjekt, på samme måte som med A BEST 2.
I was really waiting for this info to come out! And I’m excited ^^;
No dates outside Japan have been announced yet and there’s bound to be other dates added.Update Februari 5th: 8 new dates have been added. Mostly an extra concert in some places, and a new finale, with a finale in Yoyogi. (as it usually is).
So far, no dates outside Japan have been announced…
05/04: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
06/04: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
08/04: Yoyogi National Gymnasium 12/04: Hot House Super Arena (Miyagi)
13/04: Hot House Super Arena (Miyagi) (NEW) 19/04: Shizuoka Ecopa Arena
20/04: Shizuoka Ecopa Arena (NEW) 26/04: Fukui Sun Dome
27/04: Fukui Sun Dome (NEW) 05/05: Nihon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya)
06/05: Nihon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya) 10/05: Hiroshima Green Arena
16/05: Kobe World Hall
17/05: Kobe World Hall
24/05: Osaka Jo Hall
25/05: Osaka Jo Hall
31/05: Fukuoka Marine Messe
01/06: Fukuoka Marine Messe
07/06: Yokohama Arena
08/06: Yokohama Arena
17/06: Nihon Gaishi Arena (Nagoya)
18/06: Nihon Gaishi Arena (Nagoya)
21/06: Osaka Jo Hall (NEW)
22/06: Osaka Jo Hall (NEW)
27/06: Yoyogi National Gymnasium (NEW)
28/06: Yoyogi National Gymnasium (NEW)
Japanese pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki has revealed she has gone deaf in her left ear, but has vowed to continue her JPop career and go ahead with an upcoming tour of Asia.
The 29-year old, who is Japan’s top-selling singer with 28 number-one hits and nearly 50 million albums sold, wrote on her personal blog that her left ear “doesn’t work anymore” and that it was inoperable.
Hamasaki, better known as “Ayu” to her huge following of JPop fans in Japan and the rest of Asia, is believed to be suffering tinnitus, which involves a ringing in the ear that can be caused by constant exposure to sound.
‘Continue singing’
“Nevertheless, I would like to continue as a singer. That’s why I would like to continue singing until I reach the limit with my remaining right ear,” she wrote on her members-only fansite.
“I won’t stop. I won’t make excuses. As a professional, I would like to deliver the best performance for everyone.”
Ayumi is due to launch her second tour of Asia in April to mark her 10th anniversary as a performer.
She released her ninth album, Guilty, on 1 jan 2008
