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No info on the upcoming single, but Ayu’s official website has updated its English mirror in record time. Today it added an English version of the kyo ai ~Distance Love~ special site.

kyo ai ~Distance Love~ is a short film that acts as the PV for Ayu’s latest chart-topping hit, glitter/fated.

Ayu’s official site has been revamped for her latest single glitter/fated and the short film Distance Love.
In addition, after the video’s MTV premier, the official site now has not one, but two previews of Distance Love available for download.

In addition, Ayu’s producer Max Matsuura has updated his blog with Ayu-related entries several times since the last update, including some behind-the-scenes shots of glitter/fated’s cover photoshoot as well as the filming of Distance Love.

• Ayu Short Film Distance Love - Off
• Ayu new tune’s jacket photoshoot offshoot

Ayu shows up periodically in Avex President Max Matsuura’s blog. Today Max treated readers to some gorgeous, high quality stills from Ayu’s new film Distance Love! Check them out at his blog. The film will be included on the CD+DVD version of her new single glitter/fated.

While we’re at it, the entry also highlights her appearance at the Confessions of Pain Japanese premier, the Chinese-language film for which her “Secret” (previous album Secret’s title track and the upcoming glitter/fated’s b-side) was the theme.

Ayu’s official site has updated the tracklisting for her upcoming single again, this time with the title for the short film inspired by the single’s a-sides. is now titled “距愛 〜Distance Love〜” (kyo ai ~Distance Love~; essentially “love over a distance ~Distance Love~”…. or just “Distance Love ~Distance Love~”) The new title is accompanied by a dramatic new still from the film. Check it out in the latest update to see the still!

Ayu’s 41st single glitter/fated is scheduled to hit Japanese shelves 7/18.

Ayu recently wrapped up her Asia tour in her home town of Fukuoka, but she’s already back in Hong Kong to film a the PV for “glitter”, the new a-side off of her upcoming glitter/fated CD-single.

Much like 2002’s “Voyage”, this PV will actually be a 15 minute film. However, it is unknown whether it will be distributed as an independent short (as was done with the full version of the “Voyage” PV Tsuki ni Shizumu) or if it will simply be included on the DVD as “glitter”.

The film co-stars Hong Kong heartthrob Shawn Yue and will feature the first ever on-screen kiss in an Ayu PV, over which fans are already in a tizzy. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.