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drahcirpiy 7th March 2007 10:24 AM

woot~ already got it but thankz for the notice :D omg i can't believe aki cut the song short again in the pv! lol she also did tat for the pv of kokoro no senshi and kiss me, good-bye..i wonder y. but oh well :D i really like the original version of sakurairo :D:D

edit: www.oricon.co.jp sakurairo deubt @ #9 on the daily chart, hopefully it'll do better but i think some ppl r very strong this wk (and from last wk too) so it's not tat bad..i think berryz kubou will drop its position really quick so hopefully aki can move up :)

truehappiness 9th March 2007 01:05 PM

So...

Angela got married.


To a PV director.

...

stickyrice 9th March 2007 01:10 PM

well that certainly was suprising O__O congrats to Angela :D

truehappiness 9th March 2007 01:12 PM

It's quite coincidental since Hikki just split with her husband, who is a PV director.

freedreamer 9th March 2007 03:19 PM

O..i didnt noe that...thanks!

freedreamer 9th March 2007 03:22 PM

this single is AWESOME!

Mirai Noah 9th March 2007 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1037745)
It's quite coincidental since Hikki just split with her husband, who is a PV director.

I thought about that too... weird.

Congrats to Angela!

drahcirpiy 10th March 2007 12:48 AM

ooo i didn't know aki was married to a pv director lol i just read bout it somewhere tat she's married hahaha :) btw aki has moved up 1 position to #8 on oricon charts for the past 2 dayz :D hopefully she'll keep risin' a bit

Ayu_desu 10th March 2007 02:11 AM

This is taken from Angela's livejournal community, credit goes to super7 for translating:

Quote:

To everyone-

Although it was sudden, I decided to get married.

My male companion is the music director who supported me since before my debut. Up until now, he is what my experiences have been about and from which my music came to be, as well as a person who understood and supported me. My feelings are extremely valuable. For me he is my number 1 supporter in the world, and is the existence that provides the courage to keep living.

And with this comes an opportunity to tell you all honestly.
This isn't the first time I will be getting married.
It was after graduating from college in Washington D.C. with someone whom I loved very dearly. However, as time went on, our feelings gradually changed and it became impossible to keep going.
We ended up divorcing.
It was such a painful time that I wanted to seal the memory off completely.
I then returned to Japan, had a major debut, and after ten years I arrived at my first album "Home" and was able to send it out there. Because I was able to meet everyone, somehow my painful feelings were changed to positive ones.

Among everyone, I met him and fell in love.
And I resolved to believe in marriage once more.

I don't think marriage is about a goal being reached. I also understand that the lifetime warranty of "happiness" is not guaranteed just because you got married.
In some way, there is a risk in romance, there is sacrifice, selection, and a daily mannerism cycle.
But I think it's all the same, with all the compelling feelings of wanting to feel "happiness."

There isn't necessarily a feeling of anxiety. You can't declare with 100% confidence that a marriage will be successful. But to live, one important thing above all else is feeling you have done your best and not just the feeling of wanting to succeed.
I have believed so, continued with music, and have lived like this so far.

My music is from the most honest as possible feelings, of which I am sending to you. Therefore, today this diary was written in order to face you all honestly. Now I am very happy. I want to convey these feelings to everyone.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this all.
Here's the original text:
Quote:

みなさんへ

突然ですが、私は結婚することにしました。

相手の男性は、デビュー前から私を支えてくれた音楽ディレクターです。
私が今まで経験してきた事や、そこから生まれてくる音楽を誰よりも
理解して、サポートしてくれた人です。楽しい時も悲しい時も、
私の気持ちを大事にしてくれます。私にとって、
彼は世界一の味方であり、生きていく勇気をくれる存在です。

そしてこの機会を頂いてみなさんに正直に伝えたいことがあります。
私は、結婚するのが初めてではありません。
ワシントンD.C.の大学を卒業し、当時とても愛していた人と
結婚しました。でも、時間が経つにつれ、二人の気持ちはどんどんすれ
違っていき、もうこれ以上続けていくことができなくなりました。
そして最終的に離婚をしました。
記憶ごと封印してしまいたいくらい、本当に苦しい時期でした。
そして日本に帰国し、メジャーデビューをし、10年かけて辿り
着いたファースト・アルバム「Home」を出すことができました。
みなさんに出会う事で、辛い気持ちを何とかポジティブに変え
ることができました。

そんな中、彼と出会い、恋をしました。
そして、もう一度結婚を信じてみようと決心しました。

私は結婚が「ゴールイン」だとは思いません。結婚したからといって
「幸せ」が一生保証される訳ではない事もよく理解しています。
どんな形であれ、恋愛にはリスクがあり、犠牲があり、選択があり、
マンネリな日常のサイクルがある。
でも、「幸せ」を感じたいという切実な気持ちは、皆同じだと思います。

不安な気持ちが無い訳ではありません。結婚を成功させられる自信が
100%あるとも言い切れません。でも、生きていく上で必要なのは、
成功したい気持ちよりも、努力する気持ちだと思います。
私はそう信じて、これまで音楽を続け、生きてきました。

私はできる限り正直な気持ちで音楽を作って、みなさんに届けています。
だから今日、素直な気持ちで皆さんと向き合うために、
この日記を書きました。そして今、私はとても幸せです。
この気持ちをみなさんに伝えたいと思います。

長々と読んで頂いてありがとうございました。

                                                                           2007年3月9日   アンジェラ・アキ

Got this from one of the fans in my facebook group.

drahcirpiy 10th March 2007 05:21 AM

cool!thankz for the info and translation :D good luck aki :)

greggerz189 11th March 2007 07:40 PM

WOW!!!! Gives the song Rain a whole new meaning! This is really exciting for her! I wonder if she married a guy from America or Japan...? O_O

drahcirpiy 11th March 2007 11:54 PM

hmm i wouldn't really care whether it's a guy from America or Japan as long as she's happy right now :D btw, does anyone have aki's performance on MS? i found it on youtube and i thought she sang better than she did on pop jam :D if anyone has the performance plz share :) lol

jeffycue 12th March 2007 08:31 AM

whoa! when did she get married? which PV director?

drahcirpiy 13th March 2007 12:13 AM

hmm away from the marriage part for now =P congrats to Aki! :D although she only placed wkly #8 on oricon singles chart, sakurairo debuted w/ a first wk sale of 30k :D very impressive i think for a #8 position single =D plus it sold better than Kiss me, good-bye and This Love so tat's good for dear Aki :D:D soo happy bout it haha

truehappiness 23rd March 2007 03:01 AM

May 23rd, new single, "Kodoku no Kakera [Pieces of Loneliness] with a drama tie-in, "Wager of Loneliness' or '孤独の賭け~愛しき人よ~' .


[Wager of Loneliness is the drama title.]

Celaphorce 23rd March 2007 03:27 AM

WOW!!!, Great news!!! I like that she's back to releasing stuff now...I stil have to see her tour:(, but other than that I'm really happy and this single has a really nice title:)

truehappiness 23rd March 2007 09:48 AM

I want an English album from her. omg.. lol

Kaiouforever 23rd March 2007 09:52 AM

^She has an English album out actually, I don't know if you've heard it...it was critically praised, although I don't think it got much attention.

Congrats to Angela on finding happiness in love!!! =) I hope they'll be together for a long time and have many happy times + memories together ~

jeffycue 23rd March 2007 04:15 PM

i kinda thought that message from her was like a farewell thing... oh well... am glad she's not taking any haitus :)

stickyrice 23rd March 2007 04:28 PM

what a depressing title...

but I'm glad for a new single already!


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