ayu Tweets 22/5/2011

Ms_M_117: Going to watch Power of Music, I understand why I love ayu
Ms_S_605: I swear on my life, that if you don’t watch that live, or if you don’t participate in it, it’ll be the loss of your life!!!!!
ayu_19980408: (｀_´)ゞ Thank you!

fujikatsum: I’ve been taking part in ayu-chan’s lives for the past ten years, and this one is definitely the best show of them all. As a guy, this is the first time in my life I’ve been so touched to my eyes felt hot. Thank you so much for the best show and for touching us. I’ll be sure to get a ticket for another show.
ayu_19980408: I’ll be waiting ☆

ayuchon7: I now understand why you worked throughout the night. I can’t stop crying （ ; ; ） Did you hear the voices that started singing at the venue??
ayu_19980408: Of course (*^^*)

ayukiTA1978106: Good job, ayu-chan. My tears were because ayu-chan’s emotions were reaching out to me so clearly. Both ayu-chan and the audience are fighting with all our hearts.
ayu_19980408: Yes, everyone is fighting with all our hearts (*^^*)

tulip_rp_guitar: The ayu standing on stage was a true, pure, vocalist. And you were just the authentic rock’n’roll. I thought I could not love you more, but now my love has been upgraded.
ayu_19980408: (*^^*)

mqq1525: This ayu-chan can only be seen when she’s in her hometown. This extended palm, finger, fist, I wish for them to become prayers and reach out. That was what this live was like. I wonder how ayu-chan’s smile will look like, when she finishs this tour? Please show it to us. (*^^*)
ayu_19980408: (*^^*)

ayukiTA1978106: ayu-chan, I believe that PoM tour is really the strongest. And that ayu-chan will continue to power up.
ayu_19980408: Everyone in the troupe will! Because the audience will power up more than anyone or anything else, we will not lose out ☆

TA_ayu_19850810: I’m glad to meet with ayu, and to live in the same era as her.
ayu_19980408: I’ve been born into this kind of era, but I got to meet with you (*^^*)
(Misa’s note: ayu quotes evolution lyrics)

ayu_1130: I will never forget ayu’s gentle smile
ayu_19980408: That is just a reflection of everyone’s shining smiles ☆

mmanaho: Good job! I’m really interested to see what surprise you had planned for tonight’s show. I want to see!! (^o^) Please rest well today. Work hard for tomorrow too!!
ayu_19980408: Manaho-sensei~, thank you for today (*^^*) I’ll go to bed after I use my mouthwash and spray ☆

ayu_19980408: No matter what distance separates us, we are still under the same sky. We are comrades who will one day go on a journey towards that place we saw in our dreams. Never forget that————– ☆We are all under the same sky…
(Misa’s note: ayu quotes Daybreak lyrics)

ayu_19980408: These overflowing emotions which I cannot put into words, I’ll place them into tomorrow’s songs and send them out with all my might!!

ayu_19980408: Thanks again,all foreign fans!!!!!!!From Japanese fans n all of ICHIZA♡

ohsixthirty: what is ICHIZA anyway?
miki_belmonte: i don’t know either!
ayu_19980408: My tour crew;)Staff,Band members,Dancers,performers,n me!!!
(Misa’s note: Ichiza = 一座, commonly translated as “troupe”)

ayu_19980408: Off to bed… Dive!!!!!!!o(≧▽≦)o

POWER of MUSIC blog. 23/5/2011. “Oh…”

Talking about that, someone changed his hairstyle too.

Security’s Hiroshi-san.

We seldom have photos taken of him, so sorry to thrust him here suddenly in front of everyone.

Once Armageddon-san looks away,

Security’s Hiroshi-san’s face immediately goes strange.

Maybe he’s high on oolong tea.

At first glance… Nah, these two security always look imposing,

but they are really nice to those who abide by the rules.

And so, to all those who came to see us off at Fukuoka Airport, while lining up so neatly,

Thank you for cooperating ヽ(^^)(^^)ノ

A-STAFF Minazou

POWER of MUSIC blog. 23/5/2011. “Fashion Check ☆”

The 2 days at Marine Messe Fukuoka are over in the blink of the eye!!

Time flies when you’re having fun… （；へ：）

But~,

We’ll be returning to Marine Messe in a powered-up form next month

So everyone, please show us your best winning smiles then too ☆

Alright,

This time, we’ll be showing off the street clothes of our fashion-loving female dancers!

They even posed for us~.

First up, EKKO-san and EMI-san ★

Cool black style~.

These two seem to like styles with pants.

So cool!! (≧⊥≦)ｂ

And next

MIDORI-san & AKI-san ☆

On MIDORI-san, the rare bun hairstyle.

The not-too-casual black overalls really suit her well ♪

And our hat-queen AKI-san.

She likes wearing hats, paired with Western-style clothes.

With attention to accessories, she’s born with the love for fashion.

And so, we have the shows at Osaka Jou Hall this weekend!!

We’ll recharge well and bring the best show to you!!!

Look forward to it ☆

A-STAFF Minazou

Leslie Kee’s World’s 200 Most Beautiful Women Come Together with “Love & Hope” Charity Photobook 『TIFFANY SUPPORTS “LOVE & HOPE” LESLIE KEE』!

Leslie Kee, who was filming and visiting in Ishinomaki City and Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture during the earthquake, was rendered shocked and wordless by the disaster. As a photographer who started his career here, he wanted to bring “LOVE & HOPE” to Japan, his beloved 2nd home, by putting together 200 portraits of female celebrities from 32 different countries, taken during his 7-year stay in NY, into a charity photobook. Limited to 2500 copies, these will be released for sale on 1 June 2011. The entire price of 5,250yen will go directly to Japan Red Cross, for the affected regions.

Photographer: Leslie Kee’s World’s 200 Most Beautiful Women Come Together with “Love & Hope” Charity Photobook
『TIFFANY SUPPORTS “LOVE & HOPE” LESLIE KEE』

Release Date: 1 June 2011
B4 size. 252 pages
Price: 5,250yen
Cover: Hamasaki Ayumi
*2 different covers are available, with the same content within.
Participating Artistes: 200 celebrities from 32 countries
*Photobook contains photos of 200 celebrities from 32 countries, Hamasaki Ayumi included.
*This is not a photobook of Hamasaki Ayumi.

＜＜How to Purchase＞＞

☆ Leslie Kee Photo Exhibition 「LOVE & HOPE」 Venue Purchase (Omotesando Hills Main Building B3F Space-Oh) *Free Entrance

【Sales Period】 27 May ~ 31 May
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Purchase at this venue is before the actual release date, and the book will be signed by Leslie Kee.

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S Cawaii 2011 February Translation

UPDATE: Thanks to full scans by Taki, the whole interview has been translated without cut off parts!! =)

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Scans by wincci@iloveayu.com

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Hamasaki Ayumi talks about “Love songs”

“Aside from understanding and feeling with me, if I can become the mirror that reflects my listeners, so that they can truly see themselves…”
With that idea, new album “Love songs” was completed!
ayu sings about many different kinds of LOVE, and with that, what questions does she have for everyone?

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“Love” gets you excited, it is fun, sweet, gentle, and makes you yearn for that someone.

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Quote: I can sing, because I can imagine myself. Because of that, I want to live. That was my 2010.

Interview

With a title like “Love songs”, we were fully expecting a rosy pink album. Guess that was stupid of us. (laugh)
There’s no reason to expect that. I’m ayu after all. (laugh) From the very first song”Love song”, we’re well away from ballads.

Firstly, we’d like to ask why you decided to make this album.
It started during Yoyogi 7days Live. At first, I thought that I’ll be burnt out after fighting for 7days, and I planned to take a breather after that. However, after I finished the live, I felt that “It’ll be wrong to stop now. I need to absorb what I’ve gained from these 7 days and move on.” To put it in another way, I guess I felt that I was “released”.

Released?
As someone who sings, what I should be and what I want to be is very simple. I just want to be a vocalist. That’s what I thought. To use whatever gimmicks to tell my message, and if I can’t, make it even simpler, so long as I can express through song whatever it is that I imagine. This is probably how I should be like.

I see. So the first song expresses the whole album.
I’ve always chosen my words with care, to hide meanings, to cover something, or for some certain reason. But this time, I want to make an album that sings about lots of love in a simple way. With that, the title “Love songs” soon came up.

It’s an album filled with different kinds of LOVE. So what does LOVE mean to ayu?
It’s probably the biggest theme in any person’s life, and the most important too. Without it, there is no meaning to life. With it, one becomes able to live. It is the biggest, the most beautiful, the most difficult, and the most talked about thing in this world. It is also the worst thing that can happen to you, emotional-wise. Sort of like trying to climb a super tall mountain. (laugh)

I see, I guess it’s important to hear and understand what ayu feels about Love songs herself, then.
“Love songs” is a general category for all the songs in the album, but “Love song” is the piece that describes what love is for me personally. It describes the person I am now. The piece “Love song” is not talking about is falling in love, nor is it a song about being in love, it’s just a song of LOVE. Love is the feeling that gets you excited. It’s fun, sweet, gentle, and makes you yearn for that someone. Isn’t that “love”? We don’t know what love looks like. We don’t know if it’s something warm or cold. It may feel really hot when you are in the moment, and the next thing you know, it’s become freezing cold. It’s not something real, and we can’t touch it. Furthermore, when you love someone, it is impossible to tell if it’s good or bad for that person. There are surely people out there who deny that love exists, so I wish to sing lots about love, honestly and straight from my heart. And that was how the album started.

The last song is a live version of “SEVEN DAYS WAR” recorded during 7days live. Is there a reason for that?
To LOVE is to LIVE. During the live, it felt that everything that was me was focused into that moment. Because I was a teary mess, I couldn’t sing very well. But that day, when I sang that song, I felt that it represented my all. How I wish to be a singer, how proud I am to actually become a singer, and lots of other indescribable things. And when I realized that, I had it made into an audio recording.

This is an album containing all sorts of love, but “November” is the one song which I don’t get…
I’m not saying. (laugh) I knew that was the only song which is hard to interpret. But do look forward to the day when you understand what it means~

Could it be related to your own personal life? I imagine that you’ve found your fated partner?? (laugh)
Who knows?

Is he born in November?
Ahaha. That won’t be the reason why I named the song that!

Aww! We wanted to talk to you about love, but I guess we’ll have to wait till next time.
The 50 questions we did the last time was really fun. I want to do it again. It’ll be easier to talk about love then.

Can we ask “Are you in love now”?
You’re persistent~ (laugh) That’s something to talk about next issue.

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Without love, there is no meaning to life. With love, one becomes able to live. That is love.