^awesome thanks for the additional info

awesome..
i had preorder now..hohooh

I just got scared off by my whole family and I'm soo depressed to ask to pre-order TToTT
man I really hope I can get the limited edition

pre-ordered the album *hopes for 1st press version* :yes

Thanks Ayumiko for the new info! :)

So will there be 14 tracks or 15? I don't get it XD

Well, the Japanese counterpart of cdjapan (neowing) definitely says there will be 14 tracks, as well as every other Japanese site. Maybe the translators at cdjapan made a mistake or something.

But remember that all the information on those sites are subject to change anyway. Knowing Ayu, the album is probably not even 50% complete.

I agree with my fellow New Jersian here ...

But Ayu will probably be like ... I'd say maybe 15 tracks, or ... I hope for 15 tracks. OMG/ Maybe teh 15th is a HIDDEN Track and CDJapan forgot to not include it ... XD

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. :yes

I guess it's true then, all people in New Jersey think alike. XD

I would love to have a hidden track! Its been a while since we had one (not including a best 2 -black-) If cdjapan is the only place that says it will have 15 tracks, then I'm just gonna assume it will have 14 for now and if it turns out to be 15...I'll be happy

Oh well, as long as it's not less than 14 then it's fine with me.

I somehow want "Part of ME" without "Memorial Address". kakakaka..
love the song very much. everytime I listen to it, I though: "it's such a great song :yes" :p

So far i only know that Mai Kuraki will be releasing an album on this day too called ONE LIFE.
Lol, i wonder who else is releasing albums on that day.


Anyway, i can't wait until additional information is released, like the albums name.

Hm. Ayu'll probably get the #1...

Hopefully.


Her last three studio albums.


My guess is that the other sites had a footnote that said it has 15 tracks and they were to not disclose that there was a 15th track... but since CDJapan is all Englished up [and it's even in the official announcement for the album] there might've been a misunderstanding..

Oh, you will.

will the photobook be the same for cd and cd+dvd version?

^ Yes. It says so at Ayu's Official site.
Or not exactly like that but "* The Special Photo Book will be offered to both CD and CD+DVD purchasers.". I assume that means they will be the same?

Wow, all the buzz about Secret feels like yesterday and it's a new album already. :O
I hope it'll sell more than 300k in the first combined week.

i hope that the photobook is the same, let's wait & see

Oh man, I want to preorder this so bad, but I need to save my money for Holiday shopping...

I don't think I'll be able to hold out --- I'm willing to bet that I'll place an order within the next two weeks! :P

This is the first time I'll have a chance at getting the first press bonus, too.

I just pre-ordered from CD Japan last night. $8 discount Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ !

it is ok for me if the photobooks are different, but then i need to buy cd only version, too
how was it with (miss)understood, did everyone know that they will have different photobooks?

EDIT: the 1st post says: The Photo Book is the same for both versions

too.. early.. need more time..
people still not satisfied with her recent single...

thx 4 the news

wow thats great! I cant wait for the Covers and wonder what the Title will be like this time n__n

i had already pre ordered mine!i really cant wait for it to arrive man....still left with 1 month plus!

People are satisfied with it, it's just that it was released too close to glitter. :\

Not really. I think it's just in time.

there is no release from sept 19 till dec 5. i think the interval is jus right.. not short and not long...

still around 3 more weeks to Together When...!!!!!!!!!

I think she decided to release the album in January so that she could release a single for the 10th anniversary in March.

She could release her best best best ever single in her 10th anniversary for make the fans the most happiest possible

If she decides to release a 10th anniversary single, do you think it will be a multiple-A side single? (i.e. double/triple/quad?)

I hope it is multiple A-side. I think its gonna be some kind of ballad like forgiveness

Well I don't know. It's been a very long time since she did a triple A-side single so maybe that's out of the question. However I'd like that.

Me too. I hope she won't release a ballad to celebrate her 10th anniversary though. I don't know why. I'd really like if she could release a really fun song like "independent".

I hope we'll get the cover or tracklinglist soon :lech

Easy...easy..girl...time will come and we know
patience :laugh

LOL, but I'm so exited!
Actually, I think I might buy this album as a Christmas gift for myself :laugh

It's going to be my late Christmas present from mum. :lech

Preordered my copy too! Might have it as a late Christmas pressie. I hope it's as good as (m)u!

mi|kshake~

YAY
I can't wait!

How exciting.

the influx of news suddenly ceased =( ..hope that there will be loads of surprises coming up.

i hope one of the track for soundtrack dorama

don't know if this was posted already, but according to mu-mo, there will be 2 new music videos (as of now). one says "title undecided video clip" and "new tune video clip"

【CD】
●glitter
●fated
●talkin’2 myself
●decision
●タイトル未定
他 全14曲収録予定
【DVD】
◆glitter（video clip）
◆fated（video clip）
◆talkin’2 myself（video clip）
◆decision（video clip）
◆タイトル未定（video clip）
◆新曲（video clip）
◆glitter（making clip）
◆fated（making clip）
◆talkin’ 2 myself（making clip）
◆decision（making clip）
◆タイトル未定（making clip）
収録時間未定



http://shop.mu-mo.net/avx/sv/item1?j...0440&categ_id=

Okay, so, two new videos, but only one of the two gets a making of? :O

Well I can't read Japanese but I see that 14 so I'm assuming that means 14 tracks and the whole 2 new videos thing (Together When... and another) corresponds exactly with the news I posted in the Ayu Chat Room for the album NECESSARY. So maybe that's right?:love

i kinda hope there are more than just 2 new videos included on the DVD

******!!

BAD BAD BAD :no

Y'all need to calm down, none of this information is finalized.

^ couldn't agree more... I mean it's like a month and a half from now, the more anticipation you build up the longer the wait will feel, I'm actually not gonna come to the forum that often till the album is comming close haha.

Ok this link dont exist right now :S!!

I dont know why mumo deleted the site of information from new album :tired

TOO MUCH info leak maybe?

maybe the tracklist its other!! U_U

PLEASE AYU !!

7 or 8 videos :eyes

* Glitter (Distance Love)
* fated (Distance Love)
* talkin' 2 myself
* Decision
* together when
* 1??????
* 2??????
Bonus+Secret Video
* kiss' o kill - XDD
-------------------
* Distance Love - making off -
* talkin' 2 myself - making off -
* Decision - making off -
* together when - making off -
* 1?????? - making off -
* 2?????? - making off -
* kiss' o kill - making off -

That will be great XD!!! U_U

Please ayu !

PD: JOJO this tracklist its fake

maybe they updating the album info or something.

Are you.. o_o;?

only 2 ? bouh ouh!
and just one with a making of ?
hope it will change

I hope you realize this post just broke my brain.

XD!! jajajja U_U sorry, but that is my dream XD

jajajaj Why ?? XD

^jajajaj? whats wrong with the H-button...

^ I always wondered why people do that. Maybe it's Spanish or somethin'.

Do what ¬¬ ? LOL

^ JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA!

say 'jaja' instead of 'haha'

well, it could be spanish.

since the 'j' in spanish is pronounced like the 'h' in english. in spanish, 'h' is silent... so makes sense if that's where they're getting it from.

:sarclap

I only jocking (Bfff q gente, Dios XD)

And Ja - Ha, Osh!>< whatever :sarclap

the j in spanish is pronounced like the h in english. they say jaja as in haha. pronounced the same

completely off topic...
bah

Jaja, I thought everyone knew that.

Oh well.

^ I thought haha was universal.. and that this was an english forum.

I want every track has a PV, like Kuu's new album... :p

WAAAAA okok ,sorry HAHA :sarclap whatever, all of this is OFF TOPIC dont spam.

OK gomene ;)

And, yeah me too, i want a PV for all tracks :S

Gosh! I simply can't, can't wait!
I'm sooo deeply in love with her recent singles, i'm sure this album won't disappoint - or so i hope. But she's just someone so great, i'm having a good feeling about this album.
Well, i'll buy it!
And people, don't be so greedy! Grr!

yes yes yes.....why I hope it's not true...while Kuu's Kingdom was really made me jump a lot... why Ayu doesn't deserved it like Kuu?? or maybe this is the way she want it...but nggghhhhh still I want more PV!!!!!

It's sad somehow, on how avex just cruelly exploits money....

I've been thinking it's ayu's 10 years anniversary and why there isn't any booming news on how avex gonna repay what ayu did to the company....well, they have given much but at least give her a respect (if they planned to orbit Kuu as the next JPop Empress....)

sorry guys, but its still got in my nerves......

You guys also have to realize that the more anticipation you build up, the more disappointed you may become. Sure, everyone wants more than two new videos, but, come on, do you really, really think she would produce that many more new videos? It's not like she has all the time she wants in her hands. :rolleyes

Please don't go bashing me, now. *sings Moulin Rouge* I only speak the truth. ...Well, I'm at least trying to be realistic. Yeah, we can still dream, but it just brings me back to the first thing I said at the very beginning of my post.

Ayu definitely deserve everything Kumi has and more, considering what an impact she's had on avex and the J-pop industry in general. But seeing as how Ayu is involved in many aspects of her career, she probably said no to the one PV per song idea since she's a perfectionist and knows that every video would be sub-standard due to the cost of making just one. Or at least that's how I believe she would react to the idea.

And for the 10th anniversary thing, maybe they're just keeping whatever they're doing top-secret. hitomi (furuya) got a sub-label for HER 10th anniversary, so Ayu will definitely get something on the same level or better :yes

Gotta agree there to some point. It's crappy to see avex spending a load on Kumi's pvs when Ayu's only gonna get 1 extra pv (since Together When... can be classified as a single) and artists like BoA don't even get anything extra in her albums. That annoyed me because they were quick to jump on the bandwagon leaving the artists who contributed a lot to avex in the past few years.

Kumi might be avex's new cash cow but seriously she's not selling extremely well. Also some websites have called the album a celebration of her anniversary so I wouldn't be surprised to see nothing coming out of her anniversary.

^^Demure_Dusk, I agree that's what I really wanna say (sighs...)

I hope you're right namiie, hope Ayu deserved something out of the ordinary by avex.....

This still bothers me. I hate how she hasn't had a single album PV.

Why dun some of you think that kuu's tryin' her last effort for getting money? To me I really think it's quite useless to make an album with every single song has a PV. I bet 60 - 70% of those pvs are poorly made. When I saw Kingdom's info, I really wish that ayu is not going to do something like that. Yes, a mini album with each song containing a PV is a great concept, but 15 songs with 15 pv?

Ayu's not desperate like that I really hope.. I rather think ayu should make some more original than giving us 5 or 6 album pvs. Quality comes before quantity.

XD thats true, it seems she is putting everything she has in Kingdom ^^.Even I consider buying the limited edition cuz of the concert XD

That's and the other gimmick are the main reason why we buy her recent stuff.

While ayu's I buy because her work is actually really good while kumi's was mainly dissapointing for me the whole year...

The singles have been decent. At first, I thought glitter was too safe, but all in all, it's a decent song. fated is great, and so is talkin' 2 myself/decision. Together when...is also a good piece. The album fillers better be good, too, or I'll be disappointed.

Same here. I mean BoA's sales aren't spectacular but they are decent but we have yet to see an album PV. Plus most DVD Versions from her albums are a pretty crappy deal, with the single pvs and one offshot clip.

Hmm,.. sometimes i hope ayu will realese album with bonus 2 DVD is better..

but this 9th only CD+DVD and CD only

i want more new tracks!

There's probably not enough demand in the market for one. Either that, or avex believes that they can make more by releasing a more expensive set of PVs only with making of extras or something later on. :\

Nice, 2 more videos. Of course i can't wait ;) Some people wonder why avex does not put much effort to her anniversary. Well I think it's all planned very well. Look, Her Tour of Secret will be released propably next year, then she will held her next tour and I think she will release it at the end of 2008, plus new singles, and album coming up soon. Thanks to that she will be number 1 for sure next year. That's how I see it: 2 tours released on DVD, first one in about february, next November/December, new album in January, and some new singles. Who knows maybe any remix album? But I predict her to be #1 next year.

Haiz...No need to set very very very high expectations and ask for perfection
Sales doesn't really matter (well...even for ayu it's 'a bit' problem), but don't judge too critical...look at 'K' , for example, he's really really talented and his albums are great, but still he got low sales...what about some singers who sings bad and the music sucks but still get high sales for whatever reasons???

ayu will always...and she's been always impressed us with so many new stuffs guys
she has tried her best to change her style everytime, she even 'break' the 'chain' (as she said) like she doesn't always has to release a ballad single in spring, a ballad again in fall/winter, etc...

I personally think 'glitter' is very very nice one, nicer than fairyland even BLUE BIRD, in fact I play a lot of times, but still have to admit it is fastly replaceable.

So my point is...No matter if KINGDOM more successful than ayu's new album, remember what ayu said "I can't be anybody else but me (and I dun want) because I'm not that person"

I kinda doubt Kingdom will be that successful. In fact, if avex is not worried about kuu's sales, I dun even think they will try to make her filming like 10 or 11 pvs at the end of the year. My bro even says if Kingdom's not getting over 500K on the first week, it can be considered a failure (which I agree).

well it's good hear that ayu's tryin' to break the chain... But at this moment I dun see she's tryin very hard LOL.. Fast summery song every single year, and there must be a ballad in fall/winter.

I agree with your brother ^^, tough Ku's peak ended with the release of BUT (which was the last good single she released, as I only liked "girls" and well Ai no Uta and LAST ANGEL are ok, but nothing spectacular about them).Still filming another 9 PVs can't be cheap, but I doubt they'll be any good, and I still prefer 2-3 hi-budget ones like AYU did for Secret the last year, than the more simple ones with dancing in different costumes (like most of AAA's PVs look).And I too, buy Ayu's cds cuz of the songs, so far I haven't been disappointed, and I can order it without even hearing the songs first, as I have faith she will not screw it up, while I can't say that for BoA anymore, sadly, her singles are GREAT but there were 2 many songs on MADE IN 20 which were just there to fill the space ^^, sure she had a few great ones such as STILL. and OUR LOVE, but not as many as VALENTI & L&H or even OUTGROW had.As for Ku I didn't like a single new Black Cherry song, and after all the great singles that year I expected TOO MUCH, but in the end it was just a regular Ku album with a couple of nice songs.Ayu on the other way doesn't make an album just for the sake of it, the quality of her album songs is the same/better as the single ones.

Apparently the title of this thread is wrong. This IS the koda kumi kingdom album thread no?

:rolleyes:rolleyes:rolleyes:headache

I agree with Petit. Minna, why do u care so much about saled?? Just let it be and listen to the music ¡¡

Now I saw the official website of Ayu-sama, I really love the cover.. Her face is very flawless and peaceful ... Full of emotions..such an artwork..please someone make it a wallpaper... Sorry, but still I can't buy her single and upcoming 9th grand album...,:-( Now, another album just slip into my hands and it just makes me sad and envy....huhuhu

lol the sales of ayu's new album (in fact, any album) is not within our control unless one buys all the albums.. which is not possible.

hope ayu's non-single songs are good and have a 17 tracks album.. :D 3 interludes are enough.. :)

I personally don't think Kingdom will sell extra well and better than Black Cherry, but it does have a concert and PVs for each songs. And Koda, even though she has past her peak, is still popular and I think the album will still sell well and probably better than Ayu's new album. Which sucks because I'm almost a 100% sure that Ayu's album will be much better while Koda's album will probably suck like her last 2 albums (Everything after "secret".) with tons of unoriginal album tracks (plus the singles were bad this year). I think avex spent a lot on the PVs for Koda but less on the songs quality.

I actually don't mind the fact that Ayu only has one extra album PV. I like the idea of every song for every PV, but only on mini-albums. On regular albums it's just overwhelming.

Avex's marketing is a big brain-poof to me. They seem to spend a lot on Kuu's PV, not on the actual music (and the single Always is a bad move), they seem to just give up on BoA (she might be past her LOVE&HONESTY and VALENTI years, but she's still a pretty decent-selling artist), and they seems to go into the 'we don't know how to promote you' for Ayu.

I hate marketing...

^Yeah, kumi should work more over her songs more than her PVs, 'cause if the song is bad, so is the PV I guess.

I love ayu's new album direction, her singles were good this year (glitter song a bit less but it's not bad).

Yeah but the titles all suck. D:

Yeah I fully agree with Kikaru. 2007 has been a year of bad decisions for avex. BoA might not be a huge seller any longer but she's only 21. That's really young for an artist and she has the vocals and the dancing talents. They're truly wasting away a potential artist who could still regain back some of her sales with careful planning and promotion. I feel the same for Ai Otsuka. She had a lot of potential back in 2004-05 but seems her talents are now being wasted because of sloppy marketing schemes.

Also the fact that Ayumi's promotional campaigns are getting more and more dry is pretty sad in my opinion because she still has a decent fanbase and a pretty high potential to churn out hits. I hope this album will bee marketed more carefully this time or she'll end up selling less and less.