Cover for the physical release of the Dracaena single!



And this is her new promo visual:



Also, to celebrate her 15th Anniversary, she's put out a new digital single collection.



From now until the 14th, the single collection is only 900yen instead of 2400yen. And all her music videos on iTunes are also on sale for only 150yen until the 14th as well.

https://avex.jp/ai/news/detail.php?id=1064039

LOVE HONEY Tour will finally be getting a widespread release on September 5th! :)

Seems she's releasing it on the same day as Dracaena.

She kinda looks like Ayu in that promo image.

And the colour palette of the cover reminds me of Crayon Shinchan :laugh

She just posted a snippet of RounD, a song included on the Dracena single on her Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl8GT2JABIt/

LOVE HONEY TOUR 2017 covers:


Tracklist:
01. HONEY
02. Sakura Hara Hara
03. QueeN
04. FrogFlag
05. LOVE FANTASTIC
06. HEART BREAK
07. make up
08. Yumekui
09. Mirai Taxi
10. Monokuro
11. Rocket Sneaker
12. Starter Pistol
13. Time Machine
14. Shoujo Shelter
15. TOKYO Sanpo
16. HEY!BEAR
17. Watashi
18. SMILY
19. Frienger
20. Sakuranbo
21. Hibi, ikiteireba
[special track] Otsuka Ai Audio Commentary


-LOVE9CUBE PREMIUM (fanclub version) will come with an original clear file folder
-Official mobile site LOVE9CUBE will come with a postcard
-orders from the EC site were limited and came with a B3 poster.
https://avex.jp/ai/discography/detail.php?id=1015752



CD only jacket for Dracena

ROCK IN JAPAN 2018 setlist:

1. Frienger
2. Zokkondition
3. Dracena
4. Neko ni Fuusen
5. RounD
6. Rocket Sneaker
7. Happy Days
8. Sakuranbo

It will be broadcasted on WOWOW September 29th.



there's some pictures on the site that I won't bother to upload since you can barely see her -> https://rockinon.com/quick/rijfes2018/detail/178780?rtw

Dracaena is a nice song. :)

Ai's posted short videos of a modified Tokyo Sanpo - a Fukuoka version and an Osaka version where she changes the lyrics to fit the city. It's pretty cute!

Fukuoka Sanpo
https://twitter.com/ai_otsuka99/stat...60159053754368

Osaka Sanpo
https://twitter.com/ai_otsuka99/stat...30891598675969

She also just finished her AIO PIANO at ASIA tour in Taiwan and China.
Setlist:

1. Yumekui
2. Rocket Sneaker
3. Kingyou Hanabi
4. Renai Shashin
5. HEY!BEAR
6. Planetarium
7. TOKYO Sanpo
8. Kumuri Uta
9. Haneari Tamago
10. Himawari
11. Dracena
12. Re:NAME
13. Sakuranbo -Cocktail-
14. Neko ni Fuusen
15. Momo no Hanabira
16. Amaenbo -Lemon Tea-
17. Always Together

The setlist has been added as a playlist on all the major streaming services.

And a picture from the tour final in Guangzhou, China:
https://i.imgur.com/G1Ey4jY.png

^

She really should become an official promoter for Japan :laugh
First the More More PV and now these Fukuoka/Osaka Sanpos :laugh

Oh god, more more PV was adorable.

Nagoya Sanpo! https://twitter.com/ai_otsuka99/stat...290754049?s=21

I was really looking forward to Nagoya since I lived in the Nagoya area. So it made me happy to see the food, and the spots like the golden clock and nana-chan!

I love the modified Sanpo versions she's doing, such a cute way to show off the different cities (and probably a nice way to appeal to locals). :laugh I liked seeing Osaka Sanpo; I was on a holiday there five years ago and I was happy to see and hear familiar places and names.

Ai will perform two Christmas shows at Christ Shinagawa Church in Tokyo.

AIO PIANO vol. 6
December 25th
Gloria Chapel @ Christ Shinagawa Church

SHOW 1:　17:00 doors / 17:30 start
SHOW 2:　19:30 doors / 20:00 start

There are two types of tickets:
¥18,500 Ticket: including a 3 way blanket - use as a blanket, fold as a cushion, or it can be converted as a shoulder bag.

¥7500 ticket: general admission ticket.

They state that the church is cold so that's why they're selling the blanket, lol.

https://avex.jp/ai/live/tour.php?id=1001231

That sounds like a fun way to spend Christmas Day!

Aaand here is the last of the sanpo videos :laugh
Sapporo: https://twitter.com/ai_otsuka99/stat...372833792?s=21


Full series:
Fukuoka
Osaka
Nagoya
Sapporo

ALL TIME BEST ALBUM "Ai am BEST, too" (愛 am BEST, too)
January 1st release


Released for her 15th anniversary, it will include 30 tracks selected by Ai herself, and a new song Dear, you.
Versions are 2CD+DVD, 2CD+Blu-ray, 2CD only, FC mu-mo limited, and a 2CD+Goods TSUTAYA limited edition. The fanclub version will come with a 3rd disc containing the top 9 tracks voted by fans via the fanclub.

Tracklist:

https://avex.jp/ai/discography/

Oh wow! If the bluray is going to have all her music videos, I will totally buy it!

Looking forward to the covers!

Totally looking forward to this! I haven't had a chance to buy any of Ai's physical albums (though I love them all) so this will be a good item to add to my collection.

I've always loved the word play for Ai am best, and I really like that she's keeping the title for this one and adding the word play for 2 :P

Ai performed her LOVE IS BORN 15th Anniversary show today. (and I also realized it's her birthday as well!)
http://i64.tinypic.com/b562yc.jpg

Setlist:
She's been killing it with the setlists recently.

Can't believe we're getting albums announced for 2019 already!

I'm missing a few Ai albums as I never bought her first one and didn't buy anything after Love Cook and before Love Tricky so this albums sounds great to me especially if the Blu-ray is going to feature the PVs. I hope so!

I have the original Ai am BEST... so what was the last song in that album (not that ba-ba-shi ba-ba-shi)??

Edit: Seems like the last song in Ai am BEST is LOVE MUSiC. But then, this new one doesn't have Daisukidayo, Cherish, Biidama, and LOVE MUSiC... Hmmn.. I also have LOVE PiECE, so I also have Renai Shahin, CHU-LIP, PEACH, and Kumuri Uta.

I will wait and see if all her pvs in blu-ray then. If so, I think I will get this one as well :).

https://twitter.com/krph_jp/status/1020672745497976832

You can listen to the new song "Dear, you" in this video @ 16 minutes! :)