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“You were…/BALLAD” single info updates

deliriumzer0 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:54:52 +0000

TONS of “You were…/”BALLAD” updates! Sorry for having no images on this or the last post – I’ve been crazy busy so updates have to be text only for the time being. I promise I’ll get more details & images up soon!

Alrighty, here goes!

OFFICIAL WALLPAPERS FROM AVEX WEBSITE

(Will upload later today)

NINKI RANKING

The “You were…” single is number one on oricon’s Ninki ranking for the week, with a rating of 92.00. Second place is Gackt’s “Stay the Ride Alive” with a rating of 56.10.

CD PREVIEWS

Are out but I haven’t found the links yet cuz AHS is being sucky again XD I guess check the You were…/BALLAD threads there for now. I’ll have them up here later!

FIRST PRESS POSTER

(Will upload later today)

COMPOSER/ARRANGER/TRACK TIME INFORMATION

01. You were… (Original mix) 04:48
lyrics: ayumi hamasaki/Music: Kazuhiro Hara/Arrangement: HAL
*World Disney Studio Motion Pictures Japan Animated Film “Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure” Image Song
*MTI “music.jp” CM Song
02. BALLAD (Original mix) 05:21
Lyrics: ayumi hamasaki/Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano
*NHK TV Drama “蒼穹の昴” Theme Song
03.RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original Mix) 04:28
Lyrics: ayumi hamasaki/Music: Tetsuya Yukumi/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano
04. You were… (Music Box mix -retake version-) 05:10
Lyrics: ayumi hamasaki/Music: Kazuhiro Hara/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano
05. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Orchestra version) 06:03
Lyrics: Hamasaki Ayumi/Music: Hana Nishimura/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano
06. You were… (Original mix -Instrumental-) 04:48
lyrics: ayumi hamasaki/Music: Kazuhiro Hara/Arrangement: HAL
07. BALLAD (Original mix -Instrumental-) 05:21
Lyrics: ayumi hamasaki/Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano
*NHK TV Drama “蒼穹の昴” Theme Song
08.RED LINE ~for TA~ (Original Mix -Instrumental-) 04:27
Lyrics: ayumi hamasaki/Music: Tetsuya Yukumi/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano

Source: J-Book, via AyUmIXx at AHS

CHANGEABLE JACKET CARDS

The exchangeable covers were posted at ayumifans, and as expected, one of them is the promo photo released when the single covers were announced. I’ll upload them later on. :)

Ayu News Recap, December 2009

deliriumzer0 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:44:27 +0000

I’m finally back, everyone! And BOY have I missed alot of news. Here’s a basic summary of what all’s been happening, I’ll add more details later on – after all, it’s Christmas and I got a family to hang with. :)

BALLAD PV

A low-quality online streamed version of the “BALLAD” PV (directed by “Together When…” and “part of Me” director Takahide Ishii) leaked on the 11th. The video didn’t air on TV until a few weeks later, and an HD version is now out. The plot & symbolism of the PV have been a large point of discussion at fansites like AHS. (In my opinion it’s one of her best PVs in a long time).

BEST ARTIST LIVE

Ayu performed “You were…” and “evolution” at the Best Artist Live TV special, and the performance of “evolution” was apparently so spectacularly bad that celebrity gossip LJ community ohnotheydidnt even posted a youtube video of it. Ayu herself apologized on her TA blog for the epic fail.

BEA’S UP AND VIVI SCANS

Scans were released for Bea’s Up January 2010 and Vivi February 2010 magazines.

YESASIA TOWEL OFFER

While supplies last, YesAsia.com has a deal going where if you order two eligible pieces of PCDL or AT09 merchandise, you get a free PCDL towel (not the one with all the single covers printed on it, the other one).

RED LINE

A “RED LINE” chaku-uta preview came out a few days go, giving us a cheerful mid-tempo song.

YOU WERE…/BALLAD SCREENSAVER & WALLPAPERS

The official TeamAyu screensaver for the new single came out yesterday (several days earlier than expected), as did official wallpapers on Ayu’s avex website (the first time official wallpapers have been released by avex and not HMV or Lycos or someone like that…. maybe ever, but I’m really not certain).

Going on a brief hiatus

deliriumzer0 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:03:22 +0000

I’m in the process of moving, so updates will be on hold for a few days! I’ll post a batch-post of all the important bits of news that I miss. In the meantime, check any of the Ayu links on the right for updates :)

Bea’s UP Jan 2010 cover

deliriumzer0 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:02:09 +0000

Thanks to Gkone01 @ AHS.

“BALLAD” PV

deliriumzer0 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:37:46 +0000

The full BALLAD PV is out and has been uploaded to tudou.com :)

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/sPriQCOKyL4

Download the LQ version here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PNX8RSSO

“BALLAD” PV clip on Mezamashi!

deliriumzer0 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:21:58 +0000

Empry at Jpopmusic posted this YouTube link to the BALLAD pv preview on Mezamashi TV. Hooray!

Recochoku 2009 Yearly Rankings

deliriumzer0 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:47:24 +0000

Here’s how Ayu performed on the Recochoku (cell phone song downloads) charts for 2009. Thanks to truehappiness at AHS for the info :)

Yearly Ranking 2009 > Chaku-uta Ranking
Chaku-uta RANKING (clips)
Time period: 1 December 2008 – 30 November 2009
22 Hamasaki Ayumi – Days
24 Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
48 Hamasaki Ayumi – Rule
Full chart： http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_uta.html

Yearly Ranking 2009 > Chaku-uta Full Ranking
Chaku-uta Full RANKING (complete song)
Time period: 1 December 2008 – 30 November 2009
27 Hamasaki Ayumi – Days
41 Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
89 Hamasaki Ayumi – Rule
Full Chart： http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_full.html

Yearly Ranking 2009 > Chaku-uta Full PLUS™
Chaku-uta Full PLUS™ RANKING (high-tone full song)
Time period: 1 December 2008 – 30 November 2009
40 Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
Full Chart： http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_fullplus.html

Yearly Ranking 2009 > Video Clip Ranking
Video Clip Ranking (PV download)
Time period: 1 December 2008 – 30 November 2009
2 Hamasaki Ayumi – Days
10 Hamasaki Ayumi – Rule
20 Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
Full Chart： http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_videoclip.html

Yearly Ranking 2009 > Chakushin Movie
Chakushin Movie Ranking
Time period: 1 December 2008 – 30 November 2009
1 Hamasaki Ayumi – Days
19 Hamasaki Ayumi – Rule
22 Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
62 Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
65 Hamasaki Ayumi – GREEN
77 Hamasaki Ayumi – NEXT LEVEL
Full Chart： http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_movie.html

Yearly Ranking 2009 > Ringback Tone Ranking
Ringback Tone Ranking
Time period: 1 December 2008 – 30 November 2009
6 Hamasaki Ayumi – Days
39 Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
100 Hamasaki Ayumi – NEXT LEVEL
Full Chart： http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_rbt.html

Artist Ranking (“Chaku-uta R” category)
1 EXILE
2 GReeeeN
3 Arashi
4 Hamasaki Ayumi
5 Nishino Kana
6 Koda Kumi
7 B’z
8 Kato Miliyah
9 Yuusuke
10 Tohoshinki

Artist Ranking (“Chaku-uta Full R” category)
1 EXILE
2 GReeeeN
3 Hamasaki Ayumi
4 Koda Kumi
5 ikimono-gakari
6 Kato Miliyah
7 Nishino Kana
8 Tohoshinki
9 Kobukuro
10 Yuusuke

From: http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/award.html

Part of the “BALLAD” PV has probably aired

deliriumzer0 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:58:02 +0000

According to truehappiness at AHS…

“2ch has a few comments of ‘I saw it!! BALLAD’s PV on Mezamashi TV!’ and ‘PV is too cheap!’ … and something about a story with Shu-ya on a motorcycle. I feel like they’re trolling since that’s kinda fated-territory.”

If video of the segment shown on mezamashi appears, I’ll post it…. if they’re just trolling, then…. nothing will be posted about this in the future. XD

NTV BEST ARTIST 2009

deliriumzer0 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:25:30 +0000

Ayu will be among the guests performing at NTV’s BEST ARTIST 2009 program, which airs on December 15th at 7:00 PM Japan time.

Artists performing:
aiko
Arashi
Ayaka
ikimono-gakari
EXILE
Every Little Thing
KAT-TUN
Kanjani8
Kuwata Keisuke
GLAY
Koda Kumi
Kobukuro
SPEED
TOKIO
Nakashima Mika
NEWS
Perfume
Hamasaki Ayumi
Hirai Ken
V6
Porno Graffitti
Yuzu
REMIOROMEN
and more :)

I may have to stay up all night watching Keyhole TV for this one… :P

Source: Tsubasa2591 at AHS

More info: NTV’s BEST ARTIST website

“BALLAD” lyrics

deliriumzer0 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:09:50 +0000

I gave romanization & translation a shot, just by ear. My Japanese isn’t that great, and I had some trouble… tokyoxjapanxfan at AHS helped me with some of it. I guess we’ll see how close it is when the real lyrics come out, eh? :)

Here’s my original post at AHS with these lyrics.

Romaji:

yume no tochuu de mezameta matsuge ga nureteita
oboeteta kotoba wa “onegai ikanai de”
kesshite kawaranai no wa tsunotte yuku kono omoi
itsumo yuruganai no wa uyamai shitau kimochi

kyou no yuuyake sora wa anata no you ni yasashikute
kondo wa yume ja nai to sakebimashita “ikanai de”

omoide wa kienu to mo fue yuku koto mo naku
yurusarenu kotoba wa “onegai soba ni ite”
kitto tsuyogari dake de wa mou kore ijou mo ga nai
osae komareru dake de wa ai wo nakuse ya shinai

koyoi no tsuki no akari wa anata no kureta michishirube
toosugite sono se ga mou mienai no “soba ni ite”

kyou no yuuyake sora wa anata no you ni yasashikute
kondo wa yume ja nai to sakebimashita “ikanaide”
koyoi no tsuki no akari wa anata no kureta michishirube
toosugite sono se ga mou mienai no “soba ni ite”
ima dake wa nee yurushite

English:

I woke up in the middle of a dream, my eyelashes wet
I remembered the words, “please don’t go”
What I can’t erase or change is this feeling getting worse
What I can’t ever shake is the feeling of reverance for you

Today’s sunset sky is as gentle as you
This time, it’s not a dream, the cry of “don’t go”

My memories never fade, but no more are being created
Those trusting words, saying “please stay by my side”
With only a feigned strength, and nothing more
You were able to carry so much weight without losing any love

The moonlight that shines tonight is a beacon lit by you
I’m too far away to see your back, so, “stay by my side”

Today’s sunset sky is as gentle as you
This time, it’s not a dream, the cry of “don’t go”
The moonlight that shines tonight is a beacon lit by you
I’m too far away to see your back, so, “stay by my side”
Only now do I forgive you.