In the cover pics we saw they looked more blonde than pink! She's lovely with this hairstyle

It is a cute pic, I DON'T think it would be better than the current covers if she used it though. I love the pink hair...just wish she'd grow her hair out a bit.

Ayu updated her TA blog~

^someone could kindly translate? LOL...ur post really acts as a lure

I know, I wish my japanese were better...I hate having to wait for translations.

ahhh.. i wonder what she said..
which reminds me.. i need to join TA...

I wish I could afford to join TA...maybe one day.

Lol.. im kinda in the same boat.. but i also am just very very lazy...

she posted a lot of HLS rehearsal pics though and about her real hair, it's still short like on the scawaii cover, but i'm not sure about the color, is it blonde or like on the scawaii cover.
but on the last pic, she went to ZACC for maybe hair cut and got her hair dyed to light brown.

anyway, we'll be seeing Timmy on HLS again. He'll be joining the dancers to dance this time haha XD

:thud

:weep

i have had enough with her pink hair, thanks.

:tired

Nooooooooooooooooooo....

I'll never have enough of pink hair and ayu.

^ me too..
she looks so refreshing with such hair color.

oh anyway, someone on weibo posted the TA pics all at once.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...qr2vv809oj.jpg

credit: as tagged

oh coolness... nice and all together.. lol

Timmy joining the dancers??? whyyyyyyy :thud

YAY!!!!!!!!!!! :yatta

Timmy recently tweeted:

"I love my boss xxxxxxxxxxxx"

and

"I'm listening to Ayu's vocal on one song again and again and again... I want to be able to blend in and support her perfectly! xxx"

I wonder if he's talking about other songs besides hbya...maybe he will be, like, the new Peco. smh

Wasnt he already the new peco anyway? Hello~~ CDL 2011-2012

Ahhh... he cant blend in... his voice is... TOO much...
That was one of the things that bothered me with the CDL.. I could hear him over powering Ayumi almost in every song he was in...
X.X

^^I agree...but really, I don't want her to have ANY background singers... I miss the old days :/

I liked the ones she had.. (when they weren't being diva's themselves.. lol)

^^^noooo those two broads gotta go...one down, one to go...

Whoever her back-up singers were in AT05 were fine with me. I like them.

I think it was PECO and Princess at that time (and it was the same from A MUSEUM until HOTEL Love songs)~

timmy replied aura~ when aura tweeted about eyes, smoke, magic and the next LOVE, he composed those two songs.
wow.. he composed a lot for this new album.

It WAS Peco and Princess and I liked them. It was just different then. They were just a part of the band, like yo chan :shrug

Oh nice, so we have more Timmy... I'm really happy for him having to work for ayu but I don't like his 'influence' on her music. The background choir in hbya, no please and also BRILLANTE, no please x2, his appearance at CDL + his awkward 'rap' + backup vocals, no please x47, his appearance at the Charity 2011 event, no please x4. PECO Y U NO MORE HERE ?

I like what he did to Party queen's and hbya arrangement though... If everything on this album is like what he did to Pq and hbya, I'd be happy. :)

His appearance at the charity 2011 event was as a native English speaker to translate, I don't think anyone can hold that against him...he's useful to Ayu.

his "influence". Like Ayu can't make her own decisions.

Whenever anyone exaggerates about how much Timmy influences Ayu, I imagine like, this overbearing stepmother who verbally abuses her into doing what he wants.

Like when shimoko was coaching her during sparkle pv, only mean and with a whip.

of course, you can't 'not love' our Ayu! :D

This.

Ayu obviously using him because he does things she likes.

His voice didn't "blend in" at CDL because the sound mix was bad, that happens for every single CDL before we get the DVD/Bluray because mixing music in a live setting is hard. Their voices go together perfectly when talking about harmonies, voice types and tones, it was just mixed badly. Blame the sound mixrs, not Timmy, it will be better on the DVD.

Just now I saw Timmy's twitter and I'm shocked at what I saw ....
His face with all this make-up ... Disturbing >__<

lol.it's funny to see that when PECO is still working for ayu,everyone wants her to leave.and now,she left! and AHS-ers want timmy to leave and want PECO back >.>

:eviltongu :rolleyes

I love Timmy, I've chatted to him on facebook chat for a few hours in the past and he's a really nice person, he's not just some drag queen wannabe who is mooching on Ayu's fame like some people think. He's been lucky and he knows it. I can't wait to see what he's prepared for us when the new album drops. :yes

I'm pretty sure everyone was expecting him to be more involved, weither everyone likes it or not.

Ayu has been known to "over-use" some things / some people she likes in the past... it's not new...

:roflmao If there's someone exaggerating it's definitely you. :tired

Lol... that IS a bit much!

Her tweet from yesterday :
全然良いと思うよ。国籍が何処であろうと性別が何であろうと、愛し愛される事って全ての人間に平等に与えら れるべき権利だと思う。RT @shinchan_dagaya: @ayu_19980408 別に、男が男好きになったって良いと思わない？？ まだまだ偏見な目で見られるけど。

Google translate:
I think that good at all. I think it should be given equal rights to all human beings What can love and be loved in return, and no matter what the gender would be where the nationality. RT @ Shinchan_dagaya : @ Ayu_19980408 do not think, apart from good to man-eater man Tatte? ? But prejudice still seen in the eyes.

This realllly matches the theme of the HBYA pv.

well duh. It's a reflection of how you sound. It isn't just you though, so please don't feel special.


I think Timmy looks good with make up lol

I think I could deal with Timmy dancing...if there won't be 50 million people on stage with her like in CDL. I can't get used to it. It ruins the connection to the singer for me.

So I hope...I mean, I get the overusing thing...but lately, she's just been overusing EVERYONE. It's like, namie's tour camera work...all over the place and chaotic.

so timmy has done hbya, party queen, and now eyes, smoke, magic, and the next LOVE. not surprising for ayu, since she basically let tetsuya compose most of Love songs. I wonder if this means this will have a really nice flow.

So far I am not unhappy with what he has done... after eyes, smoke, magic and the next LOVE... i was cast judgment if I like him or not...
So far all three of his songs kinda have the same feel and that can get old rather quickly.

Oh don't worry hun. Only people who I like and have respect for can make me feel special, so that's definitely a no go for you. Props on trying, though!

And for the record, I wasn't exaggerating at all. It's how I feel about Timmy. He's influencing ayu's music in my opinion (ofcourse), or maybe ayu's responsible for the cause that makes me think that Timmy's influencing? Anyway, it's songs like BRILLANTE and hbya that make me feel that way, the whole, Timmy chanting in different languages, another vocalist covering the backup vocals + Timmy in hbya choir, it's different. (+ at CDL she even used him for songs like Sparkle)

It's not like I said that Timmy's taking over ayu and avex and brutally forces her to do his make up, allow him to write his own lyrics, make his own arrangements, make everyone clowns at CDL and even make ayu completely artificial with the eye lenses...:tired

i dont think it is the fact that timmy is in influencing ayumi's music, more that Ayumi is using timmy's music right now.
She does it with every album... she finds a Favorite and sticks with it till she finds a new one.

Timmy is not arranging, only composing.

:D And as I said, it's not just you, and it's not only the things you've specifically said. You just happened to be here.


And idk. I'm sorry, everyone, but I refuse to let two songs by timmy and him performing in cdl just define this era of her music when we don't even have the album yet. When it comes out and when and if it's all Timmy-fied, then you guys will have a more leverage in the "she's using timmy way too much" department...

so, two more weeks to go until that happens. If it happens. Oh, and then HLS will come out, and then you'll have even more leverage. But as of now...meh.


I also find this whole "influencing" thing funny. Timmy just happened to come along with the right sound and the right set of talents, at the right time.

I think we only know about four as of right now (tracks that timmy has done) ... thats a little over a 1/3 of the album

but we haven't even heard previews of them yet :/

and idk about you guys, but even with his style of composing, all of the songs he's done so far are different from each other, at the very least in atmosphere and mood.

I think the team has done a good job of using a lot of similar people to have a nice little diverse group of songs :shrug

whatever. It's just not enough to annoy me nor is anything similar enough to bore me yet. Sorry for other people.


edit: I guess I can see the choir thing being kinda meh.

Timmy said he didn't compose everything so perhaps how beautiful you are, Party Queen, Eyes, Smoke, Magic, and the next LOVE are all he did?

*peeks in* oh, this...byeeeeeee

Ah! emi you beat me too it! I was going to say the choir thing is kinda the same...
I don't mind it. I enjoy it actually, but I know that this is not everyone cup of tea (I wonder how long we can use this!)
But I also hope that he does not use it in ever song that we hear by him...
We have it in two now... and we have heard three of his songs.. only two left.
I think I will be a little bit disappointed if he over uses it.

^it's like, it's as cheesy as the song is lol

tbh only brillante was my personal cup of tea...but even then...I havent listened to it since it came out lol

MTE! haha

Timmy only works with ayu like how long already?
not for a year yet rite? but ppl have started to ask him to leave lols.
Poor Timmy lolss~~

What the hell? How is this different from what I said...

Anyway, it's not all bad that he does that or that ayu overuses him. I love the way he composed Party queen, and I've only heard it on CDL, which means that the studio ver. will be 100x better. Maybe he's better in composing such songs than that he is with slower songs (hbya and BRILLANTE). :) So there's no Timmy hate coming from here.

So much anticipation for the upbeat songs...I hope they're upbeat like Sparkle, Naturally, Fly high, WHATEVER, too late, AUDIENCE, STEP you, ourselves, and LOVE 'n' HATE, not the upbeat like HONEY, Thank U, replace, EnergizE, etc.

And PLEASE don't let there be any generic mid-tempo tracks on here....sigh...

I think there'll be at least one thats gonna be edgy :) gut feeling..and going by how the PVs portray

I don't like any song Timmy has done so far (actually I kinda like BRILLANTE). But, I'm not as close-minded to shun him out completely. I don't think he's overused, Ayu just started using him literally a mini-album ago. We'll see in a few months though.

I want dancie and up beat! YES!

I only liked BRILLANTE by him, didn't like his exagerrated acting in the PV, though, but the song is, imho, definately the best out of all FIVE tracks (not the PV though :thud)
I don't like PQ because it sound mediocre modern-pop so far, and the only thing I like about HBYA is the PV (+the cover). I don't like him as back-up vocalist either. But other than that, I do not mind him. I just want some good songs so we'll see :)
this tendency of Ayu 'to be obssed with 1 new thing' is rather annoying to my liking, as I get too sick of this 'overuse', but let her do whatever...

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7994/ayucolors.jpg

cute =)

She looks like a doll ^-^

Ah... Ayumi. You are so pretty!

woow sooo cute :heart

wooow so cute :heart hope that's for a magazine shoot or something~

Oh that style!!! ~ Its so cute!

she looks like a peach... lol

where is she?

She's at the COLORS OF HOPE exhibition in Omotesando Hills, I think?

omg peach overload.


I wonder what shoes she wore.

^ Uh, hello! Peaches. lol

And I thought ayu isn't Diva enough to carry a Birkin like everyone else.
There you go!

http://i41.tinypic.com/nxqgzr.jpg

PINK~!

And...Barbie is ALIVE!!!

http://i40.tinypic.com/x6fz4j.jpg

Her beaded collar dress looks like Miu Miu or Prada.

PS: I think you can see one other pic from COLORS OF HOPE on the poster at the back (last pic)

she needs to swear loyalty to hermes and ditch chanel muahaha

anyways, I think she looks both ridiculous and fabulous :laugh

^ I think it's about time for her to parade here Birkins like Victoria Beckham did LOL.

oh wow she looks great thou too much peach

OMG! That's Jonte' beside Leslie. I hope he choreographs some stuff for Ayu, he's so amazing. Love him.

^ah I think tokyo said he was featured in the book~~

all the pics posted by Ayu on her twitter

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b646704.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b646508.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b645480.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b64680b.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b64560e.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b64510f.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b6462f5.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b6457c6.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b645f74.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93...x2_b645cc8.jpg

ahh Ayubarbie!!!
cutie! :)

I think her body hasn't looked so good since 2002! :luv2
she looks so toned & pinky & kawaii overall :D

Oh the long hair awesomeness and her clothes, she's so cute! (Lol Timmy is like new shu-ya)

cuteness :love:love

Cute!^-^

Dayummm, she looks like she lost some weight. I really love her dress. :love

LONG HAIR :)

Loving the Ayu barbie look! Bows and pink hair, I just... adore it!!

I want to dye my hair pink!! It's too dark though and I'm too paranoid about keeping my hair healthy to ever dye it.

She's so stunning, how is it even possible.

she looks ADOLLRABLE haha xD too much peachy pink for me but gorgeous over all :D

sooo cute :love

They have gotten a little old. Even though I LOVE BRILLANTE, I have only listened to it a handful of times. HBYA I haven't listened to a lot because I want an HQ rip but I am not bored of that song yet.

coolness, thanks for these!

Ayu and Timmy look great in those pictures.... a refreshing look for Ayu hahaha it's very cute.

ayu is soooo cute. love all the pictures.

she's sooooo skinny soooo perfect!!!! :luv2

^ia she seems to be getting even skinnier over time. she looks great imo (not that she didn't before since she's beautiful at any weight) i just hope she's healthy and doesn't lose anymore.

omg I love her whole get-up

i like it when timmy looks normal... no over the top make-up, cloths, hair... blah.

Ohhhh, okay. I was hoping that he and Ayu would become besties too. That way she can have one flamboyant guy helping her make music and one helping her dance. Jonte''s splits are not to be laughed at.