Oh okay thanks...
i didn't know it 100%...thanks anyway...

I hope she will do some amazing photoshots..
not only for the covers and inlets...
but please for the special photobook too~
to be honest..
i am kinda bored by those "Los angeles" and "american" photos..

muahahahaha
i'm happy :)
better be like Secret-good :D

This is awesome. I love photobooks. Btw avex confirmed it

I'm starting to get very dissappointed with this ayu half assed releases.

How do you know that this release will be half assed? Maybe it'll be good.

Thanks for the news. I hoped for a later release though... But it's still perfectly fine. Will get it for sure. ^^

Isn't it slightly harsh to say ayu half-asses? She's simply a workaholic...

Let's be positive...

yayyy..new album nice niceeeee!
so can't wait!!

Yeah! I'm so glad. But GLITTER somehow don't match to talkin' 2 myself/decision...
But who cares? It's a summer single!:D

it would be awesome if glitter didn't make the cut
but that's a 1 out of a million chance haha

my anticipation for ayu has now officially returned

glitter wasn't THAT bad. o__O

well we'll see but I dunno... I want that album to be very personal and good !!!
GO AYU

Yes, AVEX official website confirmed the release of new album!

But, not sure it is a full album or mini album. Maybe full, but not confirmed yet...

I think it'll be a full album otherwise they would've told us.

They said 9th album, not like how they said Secret was a 2nd mini-album before it became a full one.

I so can't wait :D This news made my day. Hopefully it will at least have 12-14 tracks.

Oh, I noticed some people complain way too much. Just be happy Ayu still makes music for us.

Well, I'm not complaining

Lately I've been thinking the less single, the less leaked tracklist of the album so we could wait for new materials!!!

I hope it'll be full album, many PV and tracklist is 14 above

I really like MY STORY, because the tracklist was less leaked, and we got a rest of many new things!!!

Yay!!!!

really looking forward to how well this album will fare..hopefully it will have about the same sales figure as secret or even higher :\

btw im so excited about the title of the album..so secretive =))

:irked I'd like another single. And Part of Me had better not be on this unless it's rearranged... :headache Oh well, I must admit I AM quite excited to hear and see this, Secret was an awesome album, I wonder what she'll come up with this time.

One thing though, she'd better have some tie ins with many of these songs, maybe we'll hear quite a number of them before the album releases?

Lol Glitter is extremely addicting now. Yah, less singles, more new songs. I want something like Not yet again to start of the album!

^ Yeah the fact that we're only getting two singles per year is very sad. I wish she'd release at least 3 or 4 before an album. On this matter I feel that Ayu's getting a bit lazy on releasing a couple of singles per year only. However I'm terribly excited to see the new album being released because it wouldn't feel winter without Ayu's album.

About tie-ins, I hope she'll get more than the usual Panasonic ones. Maybe avex should start thinking of drama tie-ins for winter.

Secret was pretty much a mini album to me...with the amount of tracks and intro/interludes. I don't mind having them on the album but atleast have more songs. Secret was a good album but it felt too short...so hopefully this new album will be something like my story.

Oh look at that :)

I don't know if it's too sudden, but I hope she will rock that album!

At least spell disappointed correctly if you're going to use it in a stupid way. >>



Anyway. Ayu will probably do 3-4 singles per album again starting in 2008. Why? Because there's no Best album to screw with the release pattern. 2006's reasoning for having Secret in November with the last single released for it in June was really dumb. There was such a lack of Ayu, people were like "?_?" until we got news of JEWEL. This time however, she released Secret and then A BEST 2 filled in a void between the November release of Secret and the July release of glitter.

There's not really much to complain about if you THINK about what she's released this year. Which really is probably an all-time-low for Ayu releases, but it's still "enough" I'd guess.

excellent news!!!

Neowing has some preliminary info which hopefully changes. :x

So, 10 new songs including the "ballad" one and the DVD has making clips and all that. :x

Great news!

10 new tracks is good. I'm also glad the extra will be a photobook instead of a poster.

Yeah the poster extra sucks because avex always releases a poster anyway.

i think this is very bad, ayumi is rushing htings too much D:
i still think she needs vacation, to think of awesome lyrics again ;___;

People who are saying that Ayu is rushing must not want new material. >>

3 months long for 10 tracks that's amazing! I'm gonna love the album :D

14 tracks in total? if we minus possible interludes and intro, we should get about 7 new songs...thats if there will be 2 interludes and a intro.

I don't understand how she's 'rushing' and needs vacation. She doesn't need one and she have plenty of time to do the songs. I'm sure she didn't just start doing the songs now.

hmmn.. so she just took photoshooting for the album cover.. not the single cover. Why would the TA blog mentioned "rush to printer" tho...? They still have 1.5 months to do all the stuff..

And.. sigh. should I order CD+DVD or CD only this time...? The videos she made this year are quite sucky... But I dunno.. I'm so confused now...

according to cdjapan:

New full-length album release from Ayumi Hamasaki! Includes "glitter," "fated," "talkin' 2 myself," "decision" and more for fifteen songs total (subject to change). This version comes with a bonus DVD with music videos and making-of footage. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.

Bonus Extra (included while First Press is still available): a photo booklet

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-23503

Wow, weird.

I wonder if a number was lost in translation or something..

the more songs the better :D time to save money...

Speaking of which..

TIME TO PREORDER. :B~

15? Wow :D awesome!

I'd say CD+DVD. Making of footage should be interesting. I think I will preorder it myself in a bit :)

Yeah, Ayu's songs in Dorama would be great!!!!

And it's easy to be heard and known around the globe than in CMs

YEAH! It's AWESOME!
I'm very happy to hear Ayu will have her 9th Album on 2008.01.01.
A 10th Anniversary Album, A Song for xx was released on 1999.01.01

Like (miss)understood, with SPECIAL PHOTOBOOK this time.
Waiting for the cover.

And for ASIA TOUR 2007 A, I think it may be released in Box-set together with CDL 07-08.

Official Update: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/071105.html

:yes:yes:yes:yes omg!!! im sooo excited!!! about 2 more months!!

oh! that's good but it's really late, maybe because there was alot of stuff to edit

YAY I so want this album already, I hope I will get it again as late christmas present like with (miss)understood

The thing about CDL is that it comes out in March usually.. so the AT07 would be a year old by then :<~

Not bad, a new single this time =) anyway this is kind of expected because it is too late to release a single now XD but what's there to complain cos we are getting more new stuff this time than Secret!!! :yes

I have to say that I do think that another single would be cool, BUT I really WISHED for another album soon, as I kinda got used to having a new Ayu album the last few years somewhere at this time *winter that is*, sooo this actually MADE my day, I am indescribably tired YET HAPPY :D

:yes:yes May boost sales too . ;)

If the songs are all good, tie-ins wont be such matter

Oh well just preordered it from cdjapan (CD+DVD).

I guess she really needs some strong songs to promote the album this time. I thought JEWEL was good enough but apparently it wasn't..

kyaWWWWWWWWW..
NEW ALBUM HOT NEWS..

but why at 1/1/08??
i think usually jpop artist always realese product at wednesday.but 1/1/08 is tuesday..
hmmm

kyawww photobook plus...

i hope this album will in top 5 yearly 2008/..hehhe

NEW ALBUM!


YEEEEEEEEY.

This has actually just made my damn day =D

So happy ^^

And photobook! OOFT!

Thanks for sharing ^^

Yeah... about the tie-ins.

Ayu's never really needed them. Do you remember Ayu selling solely because of a tie-in [like SOME artists]? Seriously, I don't think that she'll ever get a drama tie-in because Japan would probably explode due to the magnificent union of Ayu and a popular drama. :x

new album so fast XD
special photobook eh...maybe more pics from hawaii??
thanks for the update...

NEW ALBUM!!! Can't wait to buy it!

I pray that it won't include pictures from Hawaii =/

I am so SICK of those already -.-

wow!! this is absolutely so shocking for me. i cant accept this right now!! it better be as good as Secret!!!! :D

but i really wonder whats the point of a photobook? i bet the photos in it are those with ayu in USA. exactly the same as "on my way" and "off my day".

i just dowan the same disaster like (m) u to happen again.. :( but still feel happy!!! :D

So those shotoshots were meant to be the photobook. Awesome~~

Is it already on pre-order on CDJapan? X_X

Though I'll wait for yesasia to make a pre-order page that I can pre-order it!!

Well I think it's about time she tries them since a lot of singles sell well with dorama help. There won't be an explosion though, that sounds like an exaggeration :D

She's probably going to include interludes. I hope there's only 4 of them and 11 full songs, instead of something like 5 interludes and 10 tracks.

i'll definitely BUY ayu brand new album!!

PS: i'm waiting my credit card approval!! hope it'll be approved!

ooh, i can't wait! i just hope she doesn't release another single JUST before the album release

1 st of Jan again!
I wonder if the Asia tour dvd is involved too..

ou..

it's a must buy thing!! ahahaha..

photobook some more..

i'm going to pre order dy!!

OH MY GOD. Photobook. <333 I can't wait!

ok, I'm a little bit disappointed. I was hoping a album only for next spring or aproximated to summer. I know Ayu never did it, but it was my hope. I knew about the album, it was so obvious.

Well I hope a good album. A long album. I can't wait for the tracklist and covers too, but it's not too late to know it. GO AYU! GO AYU!

This is awesome. Its been way too long since the last photobook. :)

OMG! NEW ALBUM :shimmy

CAN'T WAIIIIIT, SO EXITED!
YEEEEEEEAAAAH! :shimmy

hmmm ro me these news feels o weird...and I don´t like the date...the 1.1 is always a stupid dated...i hped for a March album this time...gosh...and I hoped for longer hair before the next album XD

^ LOL!
Longer hair would have been nice, but this is great! I actually like the date! New year, new songs (of course they won't be 'new' by then).

Great news.

haha looking forward to the cover and tracklist..

i think they will let it out shortly,
coz they have to do promotion rite?
just my thought..

i dun think this album will do very well on chart..
i think still in top 10 yearly 2008 cause this year the single's sales is not good...

Ayumi [always] does well on the charts.

And as i;ve said before.

Ayumi only does bad on the charts compared to her old music.

She does good on the charts compared to everyone else's current releases.

I wouldn't speak too soon about there not being a single before 01/08.

If there's no single though? Wouldn't disappoint me. Just means that when the album arrives there will be more "new" songs to hear. :)

omg, new album!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiyyyyyyyyy

GOSH so SURPRISING! i wanted a new single fast...but i guess..this is gd too!!

I'm late but YAY! :banana1:banana2

actually ayu did a great job so far...
look at her rival like misia, mai k, aiuchi rina, ami suzuki, chihiro onitzuka, hitomi yaida and many other artist that debut at the same time as her, their stuff sales very bad...

I'm not as excited as I was for Secret. I can still vividly remember it's release... this news is too soon!

Oh well :)

Roxxor, Hope it leaks on Christmas Eve like (miss)understood - that were a great christmas present.

Cant wait too hear the name

i so preorder the album *wants photobook*
can't wait for the covers and tracklist

Wooow, 15 new songs?

OMG! 15 songs???
It means

-half song/interlude
-glitter
-fated
-talkin' 2 myself
-decision
-Interlude
-Interlude
-New Song
-New song
-New Song
-New Song
-New Song
-New Song
-New Song
-New Song

OMFG 8 -FULL- NEW SONGS XDD

Ayu is one of avex's money bank. Of course she'll release an album every year. Releasing an album ever 1 1/2 year or more will only get less cash for avex and they certainly don't want that. In the end winter will always be Ayu's album season.

:shimmy OMG! I WANNA KNOW THE TRACKINGLIST!
I'm exited already! I also wanna know the album title :yes

another album?
sorry but Im not excited at all.
LoL

Because you're on hikki fan mode, you would like hikki to release a new album rather than ayu :o hehehehe XDD
I'm actually really happy ^_^ it will be awesome!

Or maybe she'll do:
Jan: Album
Mar-May: Tour
May: Single
Aug: Single
Nov: Album

???

Omg!! An ALBUM!! I thought she will release a mini album 100% :D :D Yay!! But I don`t think that`s a good idea... Hope she had some songs in advance or something :/ Hm.... The name? ^^
Btw, for now we have:
glitter
fated
talkin`2 myself
decision
+ Christmas ballad and maybe one more song....
So about 6 more songs for compose to go...? o_o" That`s a... a lot for that period?

I wouls extend the tour 'till June ... especially if she is going to do another ASIA TOUR.

Other than that, That looks correct. :)

XD

i bet she's almost done recording the album
probably 3-5 songs more to go... that's alot of time

i'm soooooooo excited......................15 tracks?!!! that's amazing, and ya never know, there may be a hidden track........it's long overdue.:innocent

im curious about the unknown song titles...wondering what song titles will they come out with this time round...haha

ahaha no really its not that!..
It's just, like Koda Kumi, I am really tired of <every year > one album>.
Just that.

Well the titles are all up to ayu XD

I know it. That's why I was HOPING for something different now.

no matter what others say...I don't like the idea of new album
it might affect the quality of music
we'll see...anyway,it's exciting :)

Woot! I can't wait for this! There's going to be a bunch for new songs from Ayu! :D