Don't hate the covers, don't love them.
LOVE the new Kose and LOVE the new ViVi. :heart

kose :heart

yay a smile!

She looks weird on the new Kose pic.
The Vivi cover is great!

She looks a little bit strange in the Kose picture, but other than that, the picture is gorgeous.

Beautiful cover <3
and the magazine mentioned BIGBANG's Love&Hope tour... :)

NAKED will be played on the radio for the first time on AM 5:18 in Japan:

コーセタイアップ曲安室奈美恵ニューシングル<7/27発売> 「NAKED」 6/22（水）AM5:18~よりファースト解禁决定！ (USEN ラジオ B-01「最新☆J-POP」)

Really soon, yay!

Less than an hour! OMG!

so excited! :yatta

So according to the USEN website, NAKED has already played. Hopefully we'll hear a rip soon!!

Also, Namie wrote the lyrics to Tempest!





:D

^omg she wrote them?!!!!


I don't think people like Namie when she smiles but when she has a blank expression people think is beauty ._.

yes! she barely ever writes her own lyrics, so I know this song will be amazing already! :luv2

OMG SHE WROTE TEMPEST!? FINALLY!!!! SHE FINAAALLLLY WROTE SOMETHING!! /caps

i hope someone can rip NAKED.

^I'm with it

omfggggggg I'm so excited. I can't believe she wrote the lyrics. Is Say the Word the only other song that she's written her own lyrics to?

^ Say The Word, I Will, DId U, Drive, Free & part of Gimme More

she wrote the lyrics for "I WILL" and its dedicated to her fans.




"I WILL"
words: Namie Amuro, music:Hiroaki Hayama

It's something I can't help
Again someone will be crying, laughing
No matter how many times I re-read that message from you
I don't know why I can't stop crying
I'm sure you understand more than anyone else does
Because you are here
I can get over anything at anytime
So hold me
Never let me go

I can't put these thoughts into words
I want to keep on singing
So don't forget, ever
Forever and I will be with you

Even though you're far away it always feels like you are near
There are nights when I want to leave everything up to your kindness
I'm sure you understand better than anyone else does
You give me peace and happiness, now and forever
Your existence fills my heart

I can't put these thoughts into words
I want to keep on singing
Look out for me, each and every day
Forever and I will be with you

Everday when we have lost something
We continue to cry out
After the wind has passed
It always leaves behind a rainbow

I can't put these thoughts into words
I want to keep on singing
So don't forget, ever
Forever and I will be with you

I can't put these thoughts into words
I want to keep on singing
So don't forget, ever
Forever and I will be with you

I also heard that she wrote the lyrics to ASKING WHY, but I'm not 100% sure.

Kose pic misses appeal.

Oh yay! Cannot wait to hear NAKED.

YESSSSSS!!!! I missed Namie writing lyrics so much!! *__* Not that she's a wonderful lyricist (not bad though), just that I like people to write their own lyrics ^^'
Can't wait to hear the song ^^

I can't wait to hear NAKED.

I can't wait to hear what Tempest is about. I'm happy she wrote the lyrics herself.

Half year rankings are out at oricon: Checkmate! is currently #3 on the Top 50 Album of 2011, PAST<FUTUREDVD's #4 on Top 50 DVD chart!
http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/specia....html#topphoto

Nice to see Namie writing songs again. I think she has talent. I became a 100% more interested in Tempest now. :D

^ hate to let u guys down but...
Nao'ymt just comfirmed that he did wrote the music & lyrics for 'Tempest'
It was really.. unexpecting... lol
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1025/ymti.jpg

Another note
Oricon has compiled the total sales data for the Top Artist of the first half of 2011, counting singles, albums, DVDs and blu-ray.

Album:
3. 442,876 Checkmate！ / 安室奈美恵

DVD:
3. 159,541 namie amuro PAST<FUTURE tour 2010

Blu-ray:
2. 25,878 namie amuro PAST<FUTURE tour 2010

Total sales:
4. 安室奈美恵（27.0亿円／63.3万枚）

1. AKB48（66.6亿円／377.0万枚）
2. 岚（65.9亿円／174.4万枚）
3. EXILE（46.8亿円／100.0万枚）
4. 安室奈美恵（27.0亿円／63.3万枚）
5. 少女时代（26.0亿円／80.9万枚）
※2010年12/27付～2011年6/20付

Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmus.../full/?id=TOP1

Also. Half yearly chart for Blu-ray:
1, 26,626, Koshi Inaba LIVE 2010 ~enⅡ~, VMR, 11/2/16
, , 稲叶浩志, ,
2, 25,878, namie amuro PAST<FUTURE tour 2010, AVT, 10/12/15
, , 安室奈美恵, ,
3, 24,567, ﾏｸﾛｽF MUSIC CLIP集 娘ｸﾘ, FLD, 10/12/15
, , Various Artists, ,
4, 22,443, GLAY ROCK AROUND THE WORLD 2010-2011 LIVE IN SAITAMA SUPER ARENA -SPECIAL EDITION-, FL, 11/5/25
, , GLAY, ,
5, 18,752, NANA MIZUKI LIVE GAMES×ACADEMY-BLUE-, K, 10/12/22
, , 水树奈々, ,
6, 18,225, NANA MIZUKI LIVE GAMES×ACADEMY-RED-, K, 10/12/22
, , 水树奈々, ,
7, 16,308, いきものがかりの みなさん､こんにつあｰ!!2010~なんでもｱﾘｰﾅ!!!~, ES, 11/4/27
, , いきものがかり, ,
8, 15,421, WILD LIFE, TO, 11/5/18
, , 宇多田ﾋｶﾙ, ,
9, 10,200, KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 2010→2011 8UPPERS, T/IMP, 11/4/13
, , 関ｼﾞｬﾆ∞(ｴｲﾄ), ,
10, 9,936, KOBUKURO STADIUM LIVE 2010~OSAKA･TOKYO･MIYAZAKI~, WMJ, 11/4/13
, , ｺﾌﾞｸﾛ, ,

I'm fine with Naoymt too. I love his music!

I'm fine that Nao'ymt wrote the lyrics. He always makes great material for Namie.

It's cool seeing Namie on top selling lists. I noticed that the 3 artists above her are all groups so I guess that would make her the top solo artist.

I need that rip nao! >.<

Oh damn that Namie didn't write the lyrics. Oh well, I'm ok with Nao'ymt too. :3

Where did she perform this?? US? outdoor? :tired

:yes

Ahh I forgot she wrote 'I will' -- definitely didn't know about 'Free' (that's interesting -- I STILL want her to perform this song live)

I'm not gonna lie, I'm kind of bummed she didn't write the lyrics, lol. All these Japanese news networks better back-track on their stories then, considering I've read that she wrote them in like 8 different places haha.

ViVi August 2011 Preview

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Wow, the first one is beyond words! :heart
Thank you!

^ yup, I agree *.*

3rd one so cute!

she looks damn tall in the 2nd

A new campaign photo for Kose was released yesterday!



It's an awesome photo, of course. You can find the original here.



:D

oooooh bigger size and hq thanks

can't believe some ppl don't like it T.T

Another beautiful pic! Hopefully we'll have another CM soon to accompany this new campaign!

She is definitely workin' those green contacts.

This. It's absolutely stunning.


She's looks less weird in HQ xD

NHK BS period drama 「Tempest」preview, it looks really promising ♥

omg, are you serious ?
it sounds amazing!!! :heart :heart

the music is in the background is not namie's song, right? it's just the preview of the drama, not of namie's song. that's how i'm seeing it. :P

Lol!!!XD
anyway, i really like it !!
i hope she can make something like that in the future

if I'm not mistaking, was that GACKT at 0:33...?!

Yes, Gackt is in the cast

ooo Tanihara Shosuke is in it! I may have to watch it :P
Can't wait for the song!

Hahaha at Gackt, that made me laugh so hard.

Man it would be awesome if the background music was something Namie was trying to do, but I can't see her going in that direction lol.

i hope the background song, is the song that namie sings...
sounds amazing for me...

@namieeamuro ←←← official twitter?
http://twitter.com/namieeamuro

^ my friend who's the hardcore fan of Namie Amuro said that it's not namie's official twitter~

I don't think Namie has an official Twitter - check her official site...

"NAKED"仕様(※中の盤面が見える透明フィルム・ジャケット仕様)
^ so the 1st press for this single is "NAKED" with a transparent film jacket. pre-ordering now, don't know how I missed that there was a first press to begin with. hope the colors are better under the film.

I'm surprised there hasn't been a rip of Naked yet. I'm sure it's played a lot since its initial airing on radio stations.

I like the way NAKED sounds~~ Awesome song.

HER VOICE ADDS SO MUCH TO THE SONG :3
NAKED totally has this ROCK U sound going on LOL! I like it!!

It's very Rock U, but I like it more!

NAKED is a really good song...
love the arrangement, very creative...
namie voice really shine through in this song as well...

NAKED is soooooooooooooooo good!!!! :yatta i love it!

NAKED sounds sooo annoying o_o;

Same here. I like it but I don't love it. Hopefully, I'll come to love it with time.

When I first heard the guitar loop, I was like what the heck is this.

I like Naked, it's probably going to take a while for me to love it though.

I'm getting the ROCK U vibe from NAKED too. I think I like ROCK U better, though.

It's interesting to say at least.

this song is fantastic! :heart i think it's better than ROCK U, actually, lol. :P but anyway, the instrumental to NAKED is super catchy! i really do love it. :D

I really like the chorus and some parts of the synth-y instrumental. I have a feeling I will eventually love it after hearing it live, which usually does the trick. Just like ROCK U :D

it's ok, i think it's going to grow on me in a while

Thanks koumori!

The song isn't bad. :) It'll take a little while to get used to, but otherwise it's not bad.

this is exactly how I feel :luv2

I KNEW THAT WAS GACKT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLL


omg that background music of naked is so annoying ewwwww

official website theme changed！
→→【http://www.avexnet.or.jp/amuro/index.html】

I only like the covers the way they look in the official website O.o.

^ I don't really understand the concept for these covers... =.=a

I recolored one of Namie's Kose pics :)

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...oi-d3jwhnq.png

Here's a live stream of MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN Red Carpet, it's on now!!!... :)

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mtv-video-music-aid-japan

Nope, actually it was at the Universal Studios theme park in Japan. Heyx3 did an episode there and I remember that Gackt and Morning Musume performed as well.

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN Red Carpet



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Source: http://mdpr.jp/021143031


mtvasia on twitter is translating the VMAJ Cola booth interviews, here's what Namie said:

Source: http://twitter.com/mtvasia/status/84505401328017408

What the hell is she wearing?

I love how her preferred style of clothing is so different from the urban chic she wears in mags :laugh

I love NAKED :heart

I ripped photos from official site:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9485/96336219.th.jpg http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3774/89646042.th.jpg

Thx, the covers are seriously beautiful, i dun understand the hate toward them really =(

I don't like NAKED, oh no. ;_;
And thanks for the link, I'm watching it now!

Thanks for the NAKED rip. Must say I am not a great fan of the background music though, but I can live with the song.

And that for what she is wearing.. her stylist let herself down this time.
But the pretty face make the whole thing allright.

My internet's so slow I can't listen to NAKED at all, or download it anywhere. >.> Oh well, I guess I'll wait for the single to be released and listen the 320kbs versions of all songs then. :3

Well the dress is nice... except for the bottom of the dress.

I quite like Naked, I reckon it's a grower.

yeah so much going on with all three of them ...but at least they looked good xD maybe not so much AI but anna and namie xP

Namie looked fabulous. I want her dress! Anna looked good too.

Thanks :) Namie looked great!

I wish the backing track wasn't so loud. I felt like I could barely hear their voices.

AI's voice is really.... oh really what a mess :P

Naked is so amazing, i seriously can't wait for the HQ <3

Namie was overshadowed >.<
but YAY FOR THE PERFORMANCE!

edit: and AHH the covers in HQ look much better

though their rather NORMAL-looking compared to her past few haha

I listened to NAKED for some times, to figured out how it sounds lol.
At first it sounded a totally mess with too loud background music, but then it's growing on me. Nothing OMGAMAZING but I like it :yes

Anyone here in Japan watched the MTV VMAJ show? Were there any winners? I search the whole internet n couldn't find any place got the result Y-Y