I voted for: TRY ME 〜私を信じて〜, Don't wanna cry, Dreaming I was dreaming, I HAVE NEVER SEEN, RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE, SOMETHING 'BOUT THE KISS, PLEASE SMILE AGAIN, no more tears, think of me, Say the word, WHAT A FEELING...and that's it :D

Not diggin' the promo pic. She looks ill. Oh well, it's just a promo pic. ;)

It'd be interesting to see if avex decides to release the Okinawa concert on DVD. They could release the Okinawa live around the holidays and release the Dome Tour during the spring.

I've never been a fan of Namie's live shows (not afraid to admit that) but I am anticipating her Dome Tour. :yes

albumcoversalbumcoversalbumcovers :tired

I think she looks lovely in the promo picture, as always, but I hope the UNCONTROLLED covers are released soon. It's great that she's going on tour and all, but I live half way around the world, so I can't go anyways. Also, while she looked absolutely beautiful in the PV for ONLY YOU, it left something to be desired. I would've liked more cut scenes and maybe some kind of story or meaning.

I want the covers to be fierce just like the PLAY ones!

^This

Her "PLAY" album covers are my absolute favorites along with "Sweet 19 Blues".

I feel like with an album title of 'Uncontrolled' it would almost be a dishonor if the covers WEREN'T fierce haha.

Very true, we did however get a very clothed "Naked" cover so nothing would surprise me :laugh

Surprise Promoting Event (on-going) at Shinjuku!!!!

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Thanks to Ken@JPC

Can't vote I need iOS 5 T__T

But u still can vote on the POLL from her Official Facebook, right? They made the poll for fbers to vote there instead =]
Current Top 10 Songs are

1. Can You Celebrate?
2. Love Story
3. Baby Don't Cry
4. ROCK YOU
5. YEAH-OH
6. Don't wanna cry
7. Sweet 19 blues
8. Body Feels Exit
9. Respect the power of love
10. SAY THE WORD

new promoting pict!!!
http://i.imgur.com/WdqU3.jpg

What's with her and dogs? :laugh

Come needs more votes.

GAH I won't be in Shinjuku for another few hours.... wonder if this surprise event will still be going on! I love that promo pic, its like the Venus painting!!

^ her official fb said that the painting will be finished by 2morrow, as for the event to start =D

+ 1 :luv2

Oh god I have to go if its tomorrow!!!

so sexy in that white top suit

If there is another dog in the cover I swear to god... I love Namie and I know she loves dogs, but I hate dogs so I'm just sort of like "Oh yay, she looks so pretty! And there's...a dog...:tired :dead: "

And also, people need to vote for all GENIUS 2000 & break the rules songs ASAP :innocent

^ Yes please. I'd kill for PLEASE SMILE AGAIN and I HAVE NEVER SEEN. 2 of my favorite songs.

Someone on tumblr translated the Vivi interview and Namie said she wanted to perform her old songs, as early as her eurobeat stuff (pre TK) :luv2


That painting looks fantastic. I hope it's the cover!

I just love how they are going all out for her 20th anni. <3

Voted for: YEAH-OH, Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!, Fight Together, Dr., WHAT A FEELING, SO CRAZY, Come, Put 'Em Up, SOMETHING 'BOUT THE KISS, Dreaming I was dreaming, SWEET 19 BLUES, Body Feels EXIT, TRY ME ～私を信じて～/安室奈美恵 with スーパーモンキーズ and 太陽のSEASON :D

More pictures at official facbook:

All of this stuff is so exciting...I'm about to burst, seriously.

Everything I wanted this year to be for Namie is coming true, so it's making me like extremely emotional haha. <3<3<3

I wanted her to go all out for her 20th anniversary. Check.

I wanted her to release a new album before the anniversary. Check.

What I didn't expect was that her majesty would throw in a 5-show dome tour featuring her best from 20 years in the industry. CHECKMATE.

Just put a crown on her head and my life will be complete.

Thanks to Zoe at JPC for translating.

It's cool promo nevertheless. I hope they let it hang there for a while.

My favorite song by her (and first song ever heard).

^ Hahaha I am actually listening to that right now! And I voted for it :)! I voted for a lot actually, Dreaming I was dreaming is an absolute must for me though :yes

My first song was WoWa!

^My first song was WoWa too!

My essential song is I have never seen though.

not coming? o.O

To see the painting, if she shows up so would a **** ton of people, which would block roads and get avex in trouble for not having a permit. There was an Ayu situation like this a few years back.

Yay! Did you become a fan before QoHP came out too??

I think Come was the first song I had on repeat over and over. I didn't vote for any of her pre-style music :laugh

I just can't stand it, sorry.


And I really wish people hadn't been talking about covers for the album, cause now I feel sooo impatient, whereas before, I wasn't even thinking about it. I blame you guys! ;p

omg is the cover or promo pic of the album!!

Come was my first Namie song, too!

I haven't purchased any of her albums/singles before Style and I don't know if I ever will, haha. They're so dated.

Hmm I can't remember my first song by Namie =/ I know I watched Inu Yasha but I'm not sure if that's where I first heard her ; ;

I know it was 2005, I'm thinking it was White Light or Violet Sauce, but I still love older Namie songs like Can you Celebrate, or I will, Please smile again is one of my favorites

same here...from InuYasha:laugh

^I heard it on InuYasha, too... so naturally my second Namie song was Four Seasons, haha. :laugh

My first Namie song was Hide & Seek ^o^

I voted for...

YEAH-OH, Baby Don't Cry, Do Me More, Come, Violet Sauce (Spicy), NEVER END, Body Feels Exit, Sit! STay! Wait! Down!, HimAWArI, no more tears, I HAVE NEVER SEEN, Defend Love, As Good As, Higher, PLEASE SMILE AGAIN, Break It, LOVEBITE , BLACKOUT, never shoulda

I really want her to perform songs from the past *_*

my first one was hide and seek ^.^

I became a fan of Namie Amuro just after the GIRL TALK/the SPEED STAR single was released, so those were my first two songs.

I really hope As Good As gets performed. Its never had any performance before. I won't vote for any new songs for two reasons - the stuff that appears on the new album is going to get performed regardless of what people actually vote for; either at the Okinawa show or Dome tour or both. That's what AVEX will want to promote, so those songs will definitely be performed. Also, almost anything post Style has been performed many, many times over the last several years. I want to see more songs that she rarely does anymore.

Thanks a lot !!

I voted for Namie's Style, Mr. USA, Taiyo no SEASON, I WILL, ALL FOR YOU, Uh Uh :yes

Although I'm not really a fan of her work prior to "STYLE", I did vote for songs such as "CAN YOU CELEBRATE?", "How to be a Girl", and "SOMETHING BOUT' THE KISS" to be performed for the same reasons you provided (and because I like them). But at the same token, songs post "STYLE" such as "the SPEED STAR" and "Indy Lady" don't get performed that often either so I would prefer those be performed as I enjoy her "Hip Pop" music over her previous style of music. Overall though, I hope it's a mixed bag that showcases the best of her older and newer music. This concert should be representative of her 20 year career so an overwhelming amount of newer or older music would kind of defeat the purpose.

Hmmm, she looks like a goddess, nice picture, but I'm not sure if it's a good cover for an album. It looks like a commercial picture though. And the font :shock I think I can find the exact font in photoshop or somewhere else.

Overall, I'm not really surprise, but it's not a very bad photo either.

She really took the photo while the eclipse happened? thats sooooo meaningful!!! really cool moment and she's so beautiful!! the font is normal though but whatever :)

The picture itself is breathtaking and has an awesome concept but the font and placement are ******* ugly omfg how could they. :tired

That cover is beautiful. Now I really do have to get this album. I wonder if that is the only cover or will there be different ones for CD+DVD and CD only.

She looks beautiful on the cover... I don't really like the font though...

She's gorgeous :heart but as much as the concept is good.. the cover is nothing special nor so amazing imo. :shrug

It looks like a unfinished work. And I hope so lol.

Even though the font and its color are totally wrong for me, I LOVE the cover pic itself, she looks fierce in a classy way, dont know to explain :heart

The cover is awful, looks like an album cover someone here could take in their bedroom using a standard digital camera.

Hmmmm I'm not sure how I feel about it yet....

I love that picture, hate the font (as many have said).

I hope there are other pictures as well.

While the cover is not a deciding factor for me on whether I would want to purchase the album at this stage in my Namie fandom, this cover wouldn't grab my attention enough to want to give her a listen if I hadn't heard her music prior to the album release. I don't feel that it's very befitting of the theme of the album and I certainly don't feel that it's "20th anniversary" album cover material. It's beautiful but doesn't live up to the "Uncontrolled" title. Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed as I expecting something more fierce than this. I'm hoping that it grows on me with time and I'll feel differently once I have the album in hand but at this point, I'm quite underwhelmed. I personally prefer the pics she using to promote the tour over this photo.

When you do make a fanmade cover, could you please share? I would be grateful. ;)



Sadly, I have to agree. The concept is nice and I appreciate that she isn't airbrushed beyond all recognition (*cough*Past<Future*cough*) but the photo doesn't scream "album cover" to me. In fact, the cover reminds me of "Break the Rules" in a way. Oh well, it's not like I'm purchasing the album so what do I care? :P

She looks like she literally just opened her eyes from a nap, and that font... are you kidding me? lol.

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credit to Namie Amuro official facbook:P

^She looks beautiful!

I agree!

I like the cover :D

It was the real 'annular eclipse' color on the cover <3

the cover is gorgeous! :heart

That cover is just BAD. From the picture down to the font.

No ma'am

You all are crazy, the cover is stunning!

I hope that the special packaging they have for the album is illusionary like the first press packaging that they had for "NAKED/Fight Together/Tempest to play up the eclipse in the background.

Not a fan of the cover. I mean, shes gorgeous but...everything else just screams bad.

hmmm..not sure about the cover...

I love the photo, but I don't like how the font color is so close to her hair color. You can hardly read the title :weep
But overall I'm pleased :D Except I guess I was hoping for a fierce ass photo, with a title like Uncontrolled :/

^ I honestly really don't care about the font color at all cuz after all it will still be gold-plated just like her other album cover =]

is this cover album?
The photo is OK. & it seems like she's not wearing anything...which is weird.

Guhhhhhhhhhh, mixed feels about this cover... :headache

On one hand, I really like that they incorporated the eclipse in the background, and Namie looks cute. BUT, on the other hand, the font looks like Fiolex Girls which you can find on Microsoft Word and the color of the font is bad. Someone said it will be gold-plated in person and I sincerely hope that's true. Also, they could have chosen a better picture of Namie. She's absolutely stunning-- this photo does not do her justice.

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Photo: Nate @ JPC

According to this screencap from CDTV, the tracklist will be rearranged and the titles for "Go Round" and "YEAH-OH" will be changed as well. It is speculated that these two songs may differ from the single versions and will be album mixes (like how Violet Sauce (Spicy) differs from the single version).

^Oh that would be awesome!

That's interesting... but, I love the single mixes of Go Round and YEAH-OH. :( These new mixes will have to be pretty amazing to top the originals!

The font won't be that bad once it is printed, my first thought was "gold plated". You can't judge the quality of the font based on the photoshopped version! And I *really* hope there are new mixes! How cool would that be!! And anyone *****ing about loving the originals: download them or buy the single.

I'm actually loving the cover pic more and more. It's so simple and intimate, and I think that's what she was trying to go for for her 20th anniversary. It kind of sends a message like "I want to be close to my fans" while at the same it kind of shows how much power she has by using it in conjunction with the eclipse.

Overall, it makes her look powerful. I just wish the font would dissappear and then I'd be happy.

Although I do enjoy the single mixes of "Go Round" and "YEAH-OH", I would be super excited if they did revamp them for album mixes as I do think that they have the potential to go even harder. Maybe they will make Go Round sound like one song instead of two sings mixed together (lol) even though it has grown on me the way that it is. I LOVE the current version of "YEAH-OH" but I wouldn't mind a harder beat that could take the song to a whole different level. As I stated before, these songs being changed to album mixes are only speculations but I don't see why they'd need to change the name of the song if they didn't tweak them. Plus, CDTV tends to be correct as far as tracklisting information so I will be accepting this as the final tracklist until it's officially announced.

Ohhhh, I didn't think of that. You're probably right =) Yay, I'm glad!

I think I'm going to hold off from critiquing the cover any further until I physically have the album in hand. The first press special packaging may further enhance the beauty of the cover such as the "NAKED packaging" did for NAKED/Fight Together/Tempest. I'm sure Namie has something up her sleeve to make this cover even more special (like the gold plated lettering as someone mentioned before).

I do hope her management decides to put "album mixes" of a few songs on the album. To me that would make loading all of her singles onto the release more worthwhile and less redundant.

I'm curious to see the overall sales of this album. I wonder if it will outsell "Past<Future" in the long run. :think

I have mixed feelings about that cover. I like the idea of it, but not the execution.

I hope they don't change too many of the songs' sounds. I know lots of people have bought the singles but I personally haven't bought any and was looking forward to having them all on this release. But if they're BETTER then heeeey.

Oh that's what they were painting...I thought it was just another version of the PAST < FUTURE TOUR DVD covers lol

The text looks bad, but I do love the cover.

I love the cover, it would look better textless.

she looks so angelic.
and if they are new mixes hopefully they will be even better than
the songs that I love so much.

ew.

I love the photo and concept.

But the text just ruins it. I don't care about the color. The placement and font are beyond awful and hideous.

were they trying to get it to mirror the sun's shape? Why couldn't they have just put it nice and neatly down at the bottom of the photo where there's nothing going on. Or in the center...of like anywhere else.

I guess it's a miracle they didn't put it going across her face.

I love the covers and I think it was a cool idea to take it when an eclipse was going on. That's something much different and creative then a boring photoshoot!

Covers are odd.. the back lighting makes her face so dark.

The only thing I see that relates to the title is the fact that her hair is ~uncontrolled~ LOL

Jeez, calm down. :tired

Well, I guess the text placement is the uncontrolled part...

:roflmao

Haha I think on the actual album it will be gold and totally under control!


NO ONE WILL COME BETWEEN ME AND NEW NAMIE MUSIC :laugh

Eeek. Not a big fan of that cover. I think it's mostly the text though. Usually I don't care about fonts and such but this really looks just pasted on with no attempt to make it mix well with the photo.

I love the cover :heart
Beautiful ^__^

Namie Amuro Official Facebook said
Tbh I really appreciate the cover picture after reading this info,
and that must also be the reason why they decided to keep the real light/color instead of editing it as a professional studio shoot like her usual artwork :)

If they were to mix single tracks for the album I think I'd have appreciated more if the songs were Break It and Get Myself Back, they are the weakest single tracks we've got :P

Mixes need to happen! Don't care about people wanting to buy it for originals: as I said, I want new music.


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Covers from the website.

yey for the textless on facebook.

I love the photo.

I don't think it's amazing, but I don't think it's horrible. I do wonder how the first press will be. :)

And also, the booklet photos, if there are any. haha

Weeee love them!

I personally love the covers I like the side view on the CD Version but I bought the DVD one. None the less they are beautiful

Oh I really like the CD cover as well!

I'm not expecting any, this is Namie after all :laugh


I love the covers, she looks like a Goddess. I agree with everyone else on the font though. Still a better cover than Checkmate and P<F :yes