Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - The Official MAA Thread

Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai (http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/index.php)

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- - The Official MAA Thread (http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105931)

@Corvina: I've uploaded photos from her MarBell era that I have onto a thread in "MAA Images" on MAAworldwide :yes I'm uploading more, but there's around 31 images there right now.

Already checking!
The more Maa pics the better. :D

@Kou: did you go stalk the Marbell gallery too XP lol

^ Yup! I said on the last page where I got them from, but I guess making a thread for people to post them all in isn't a bad idea.

two new blog entries

http://ameblo.jp/maa-henoheno/entry-10794248986.html
http://ameblo.jp/maa-henoheno/entry-10794248219.html

edit:

Her official site is updated, she will be in a magazine:

2月7日（MON）発売
EDGE STYLE3月号 (双葉社)

idk If this info is new but ill post it anyways:

MAA was born to an American father and a Japanese mother. She has the looks of a witch and the style of a model. She has thirteen tattoos on her body; the alligator on her back is her symbol. She's a strong Christian with a rough nature due to her outgoing and carefree personality

Spoiler:

Photo of MAA performing live
http://nmn.nifty.com/cms_image/nmn/t...MAA-LIVE05.jpg

It's from her first live performens as MAA, this is the article:

9月22日（水）にデビューを果たした女性シンガー、MAA。その強烈な個性と妖艶なビジュアルから“和製レディ・ガガ”とのキャッチコピーでテレビや雑誌、ラジオ、webなどの様々なメディアに取り上げられ、大きな話題を読んでいる彼女の、デビュー後初のお披露目ライブが9月25日（土）新木場スタジオコーストにて行われた。

ステージに登場したと同時に感じられる圧倒的な存在感と、彼女が放つ独特の空気感。開演後間もなくオーディエンスを釘つけにしたMAAは、女性だけで固められたバックダンサーとDJをバックに、レコチョク着うた総合ランキング10位にランクインしたというデビュー曲「Ghost Enemy」と「バレリーナ・ブレインシステム」を堂々たるパフォーマンスで歌い上げた。そして短いMCを挟み、なんとステージの上であぐらをかきながら、シングルのカップリング曲である「Tomor row @ Your Kingdom」を歌うという、なんともユニークなパフォーマンスを披露。演奏された曲はエレクトロやロックテイストのエモーショナルなサウンドであるにも関わらず、耳に残る旋律と彼女独自の世界観が溢れる日本語の詞が載るとある種の幻想的な空間が生まれていく。

３曲のみの演奏という短い時間ではあったが、デビュー間もないアーティストだとは信じがたいほどの彼女の持つオーラと歌唱力、そして目をそらすことのできないアーティスティックなステージングは、見ていた者の心を掴むには十分なものだった。個性と実力を兼ね備えた新世代の歌姫MAA。そのポテンシャルと将来性は計り知れず、日本の音楽シーンを揺るがす新たなモンスターの誕生を予感させる衝撃的なライブとなった。

次回は10月10日（日）に行われる「MASUCHAN’S@BOX 4TH in BAYSIDE YOKOHAMA」でのライブ出演を予定している。さらに同月、TBS 『開運音楽堂』でのパワープレイが決定しており、メディアでの注目度も益々高くなってくるだろう。

source:http://nmn.nifty.com/cs/catalog/nmn_...27046043_1.htm

EDIT:
I think this article tells about the death from her brother, but that damn translatgoogle doesn't translate is very clear, so can someone help?

Spoiler:

Quote:

Originally Posted by WoWee (Post 2629030)

That's a direct quote from the first article on the first post, I think. I've read that anyway. But the information isn't new.

@ayufan-: I'm really sorry, but do you mind putting all that in a spoiler? ._.

Haha no problem, That was just what i thought, you read my mind haha

@ Koumori
I found it somewhere on internet on my journey to find Nightmare >.<''

is she lady gaga fan? I mean, she's just like lady gaga wannabe, her music, acting and pics :S

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Originally Posted by PoetGirl (Post 2629062)

is she lady gaga fan? I mean, she's just like lady gaga wannabe, her music, acting and pics :S

Oh wow hi! Welcome to the MAA thread. :no

Okay, she says she takes inspiration from Gwen Stefani, no I doubt she's a wannabe, yes she's being called the Japanese Lady Gaga but I remember other J-electro debuts being called the same thing, and no, she hasn't mentioned Lady Gaga at all in any of her answers to questions, tweets, blogs etc or said she is a "wannabe" of her.

And I disagree that's she's like Lady Gaga but everyone has their opinion.

Sorry if I sounded harsh, but everyone kept talking about her and I listened her first video in the first post of this thread and I was like 'omg she sounds like lady gaga' haha :)

Im late to the party, I guess, she's not new artist here anymore XD

^ Well, if you've only listened to one song...lol...

Well anyway~ She's still pretty new really, she only made her debut as "MAA" last September. But I recommend you listen to the full album before calling her a wannabe. :yes

Yup, I usually check singles first. Her music is dance?

^ Pretty much electro-dance music. Her first single was GHOST ENEMY with the B-side Tomorrow @ Your Kingdom, and then it was Ballerina Brain System. So if you want to listen to all her single tracks first, there's the three. But her album only has eight tracks anyway.

you know, I will, even Im not into that kind of music. You guys made her really popular here so Im curious.

^ Well, good to hear it. I hope you like at least some of the songs on there. :)

lol you handled that way better than I would have :laugh

I guess everyone who draws inspiration to make pop music from electronic and rock music will forever be called someone who is trying to be like Gaga.

and omg, I know I should be happy that she's going to be in Edge Style..but it's like...I can never find the mag! XP lol It's like the one mag that isn't put up on hudie.

^ Haha! Well, I'd expect people to have learnt not to stroll in an artist's thread and insult them...but as long as they give them a chance, all is forgiven ;)

And yeah, I know her style is a little different than what's mainstream at the moment..but I want mag scans! :tipsy