Mar
07
2008
Sponichi Annex has posted an interesting article about Ayu’s career overseas. Although the main focus was the in-depth involvement of Western DJs on ayu-mi-x 6, the article did give us one interesting tidbit:
今年の元日に発売したアルバム「ＧＵＩＬＴＹ」の収録曲は１２日に、日本人アーティスト史上最多タイとなる世界２５カ国へ配信されることが決定。うち欧米諸国は１９カ国となっている
The album GUILTY, released New Years Day of this year, will be released in 25 additional countries on the 12th. 19 of these will be Western nations.
Mark you calendars! It’ll be interesting to see what comes of this article–if anything.
Mar
06
2008
I’m not entirely sure when this happened, but the tracklistings for the upcoming ayu-mi-x 6 albums have been reworked. Although there are no new or missing tracks that I can see, the official site changed the overall presentation of the list, including the order and how the remixes are named.
Jan
28
2008
Ayu’s official site made back-to-back updates announcing three new releases. Ayu’s first international tour, 2007 A ~Tour of Secret~ is finally coming to DVD March 12th! It’ll be packaged with a new documentary about this milestone concert tour.
The next two are part of a collection: the sixth ayu-mi-x. Nearly five years after the release of the last ayu-mix, ayu-mi-x 6 is finally set to be released March 26. ayu-mi-x 6 will be available in two formats: gold and silver, each with a different tracklisting. Unlike many of the past ayu-mi-x collections, both versions have dance mixes.
Jan
08
2008
Although still #1 on the daily charts, Ayu’s 10th original album
GUILTY debuted on the Oricon Weekly Charts at #2 today.
This news is arguably dwarfed by the blog post read round the world. Since the original Team Ayu post, the story has been picked up by news agencies the world over.
Dec
28
2007
I noticed there were a lot of people coming through Ayu-Vogue searching for the results of the GUILTY drawings at CDJapan.jp and Yesasia.com. I don’t think I won anything, but poking around fan forums like AHS suggest that
- CDJapan.jp winners received e-mail notification*
- Yesasia.com winners had an additional item added to their order (accessible from their customer account)
Good luck, everyone!
*Edit: Oh! Mine was just delivered (pre-ordered from CDJapan) and it did come with “F Prize: Poster”. There’s still hope for those of you who haven’t received a congratulatory e-mail from CDJapan! 
Dec
26
2007
After a surprise early release, GUILTY secured the top spot on the daily charts. Hopefully it will be able to maintain its position until its official Janauary 01 street date. Congrats Ayu!
Dec
25
2007
Ayu’s official site announced that
GUILTY has already shipped to stores all over Japan, five days before the official January 1st, 2008 street date! If you pre-ordered your copy from online retailers like
CDJapan.jp, chances are you’ve already received your shipping notification.
Dec
17
2007
Ayu’s official site has updated with the tentative dates for her 2008 arena tour, ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2008 ~10th Anniversary~. So far no dates outside of Japan have been announced.
The official site also updated its News&Information page for her upcoming album GUILTY. According to the update, we can expect the bonus photobook to span at least 32 pages!
Dec
07
2007
After weeks of rumors, the official site has unveiled the tracklisting and covers for GUILTY and its bonus photobook. In addition, the index has a preview for the “Together When…” PV.
If that wasn’t enough, both CDJapan and Yesasia have announced a special offer for GUILTY pre-orders:
…100 lucky purchasers of Ayumi Hamasaki’s new album “Guilty” will be chosen to receive rare Ayumi Hamasaki items!
Purchase [GUILTY] by December 20, 2007 (Japan Standard Time) to be automatically entered into the drawing.
Campaign Presents:
A Prize: Blanket
B Prize: Bath Towel
C Prize: Tumbler
D Prize: Heat Pad
E Prize: A-Mark Rhinestone Sticker
F Prize: Poster
Nov
29
2007
Ayu’s official site has unveiled the title of Ayu’s January 1st album: GUILTY.
What a change from “glitter”.
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