Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - 15th album out July 2nd + PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~ starting May 30th~ [II]

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- - 15th album out July 2nd + PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~ starting May 30th~ [II] (http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120070)

To me it seems the theme of the album (or lyrically) is her finding her new love and her life right now, which I'm so happy for her. I get the feeling it'll have a techno dance vibe...maybe NEXT LEVEL theme musically. As far as the tour, I can't wait for photos and the setlist. Shall be grand lol

I GOT MY TICKETS! OMG! Can anyone here help me find the usual seating plans of Ayu's tours in Nihon gaishi??

i'm so excited about how the setlist is going to be.. i hope she includes Merry-go-round on it

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Originally Posted by //ABEST (Post 3075519)

i'm so excited about how the setlist is going to be.. i hope she includes Merry-go-round on it

Yes merry-go-round needs a round 2 without the interruption of m-flo, it totally killed that performance for me.

Since this is a showcase I'm not expecting a long setlist. Maybe there are only the songs from the album ?

I have a feeling that Ayu will not really use the meaning of "Showcase" as per length and number of songs that she'll perform IMO. i think she only used it for the title! LOL Maybe the highlights will be the new songs and some classic Ayu and staple songs here and there like the previous tours :)

I got my tickets, first level of the stand area seats.

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Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 3075585)

I got arena seats for Nagoya :) but they're towards the back I think haha.

I can't still figure out where my seat will be. I got 35側 7番 and 38番. Can u help me locate them based on Ayu's usual seating pattern?

I made a mistake in the post you quoted xD

Like Yokohama, Nagoya lists the stand area as "arena" so I got confused.

Does it say アリーナ or センター?

And what 階? (For example 2階)

Edit: so I'm confused. I'm not sure where my seats are either :-p arena might really be arena. My friend's looking into it :-)

^its アリーナ. i tried looking everywhere on the net but i can't find any reference. LOL

i thought of looking/comparing it to my A Best Live tickets could help.

I got an Arena seat last year too. 36列56番 to be exact and that was a pretty perfect seat
far from the main stage but just a few meters away from the center stage..

EDIT: It says 1階入場口

If you thought that Ayu and Tomochin will be battling out for #1 - well, I'm sorry, but we've got a Johnny's group releasing an album on 7/2. So if you were thinking that Ayu's going to get #1 (or Tomochin of AKB48 fame), then you may have called it too early.

Kis-My-Ft2 is going to release their third album, "Kis-My-Journey", on 7/2. (Kis-My-Chances-of-Ayu-Number-One-Goodbye?)

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 3075918)

Kis-My-Ft2 will release their 3rd album Kis-My-Journey on 2nd July

AVCD-93000
Kis-My-Ft2/Kis-My-Journey(Title subject to change) [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A] CDA
3800 yen US$38/102.62 Release Date:July 02, 2014
Description:Third album from Kis-My-Ft2 includes the main theme song for the theatrical anime "Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo - Peko to 5 Nin no Tankentai -," "Hikari no Signal," as well as member's solo song(s) and one(s) by unit(s) from the group (subject to change). Also includes "Tanakara Botamochi" by Busaiku, a music unit consisting of Yokoo Wataru, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaido, and Kento Senga, which is produced by Masahiro Nakai (SMAP). This edition includes a bonus DVD with music video(s), making-of, and recording footage. Special packaging. Comes with a sticker (A) and an application card (valid only in Japan). *DVD contents is different from the one included in the limited edition B. *The DVD disc is encoded for region 2 (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and no subtitles are included.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVCD-93000
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AVCD-93001
Kis-My-Ft2/Kis-My-Journey(Title subject to change) [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type B] CDA
3800 yen US$38/102.62 Release Date:July 02, 2014
Description:Third album from Kis-My-Ft2 includes the main theme song for the theatrical anime "Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo - Peko to 5 Nin no Tankentai -," "Hikari no Signal," as well as member's solo song(s) and one(s) by unit(s) from the group (subject to change). Also includes "Tanakara Botamochi" by Busaiku, a music unit consisting of Yokoo Wataru, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaido, and Kento Senga, which is produced by Masahiro Nakai (SMAP). This edition includes a bonus DVD with music video(s), making-of, and talk footage. Special packaging. Comes with a sticker (B) and an application card (valid only in Japan). *DVD contents is different from the one included in the limited edition A. *The DVD disc is encoded for region 2 (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and no subtitles are included.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVCD-93001
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AVCD-93002
Kis-My-Ft2/Kis-My-Journey(Title subject to change) [Regular Edition] CDA
2600 yen US$26/102.62 Release Date:July 02, 2014
Description:Third album from Kis-My-Ft2 includes the main theme song for the theatrical anime "Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo - Peko to 5 Nin no Tankentai -," "Hikari no Signal," as well as member's solo song(s) and one(s) by unit(s) from the group (subject to change). Also includes "Tanakara Botamochi" by Busaiku, a music unit consisting of Yokoo Wataru, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaido, and Kento Senga, which is produced by Masahiro Nakai (SMAP).
First Press Details:bonus details is to be announced
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVCD-93002

Kis-My-Journey will have 14 songs in total (includes 1 bonus track from the CD only)

Only 1 single Hikari no Signal is included . Other song titles confirmed so far include :

・3.6.5
・ダイスキデス ; Daisukidesu
・棚からぼたもち ; Tanakara Botamochi by Busaiku

http://avex.jp/kismyft2/discography/

(Problem is: While Kis-My-Ft2 is part of Johnny's, their music is being released by Avex...the same label as Ayu! What's going on with Avex??? Do they even really care about Ayu??? I just don't understand this... Ayu and Kis-My-Ft2 releasing new albums on the same day, and they're both on the same label...!

And with Tomochin in the playing field, I'm not sure if Ayu could even get #2 or drop to #3...!

When was the last time we saw a #3-ranked (Oricon) Ayu full-length studio album!?)

Sounds like a hard competition here, but well... Well good luck Ayu hope you're giving a shit about promotion and I'll buy a copy to support too.

High hopes for this album, not so much for the rankings lol. Oh well let's see how it turns out.

I don't have any hope this album will debut anything higher than #3.
But I honestly don't really care about positions, they're not really relevant. Kumi Koda debuted at #1 with Bon Voyage, but the sales are dreadful to say the least.
I'm much more scared to know how many copies it'll manage to sell.

^Exactly, the peak means nothing for me either.

But it's true, both are from the same company. I don't know if a label can release 2 albums of different artists in the same day. Or maybe ayu needs more time and she will change the release date.

Only artist listed for July 9th that i know is Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Yeah, but Kyary Pamyu Pamyu will definitely take #1 over an Ayu record. She's too popular right now.

Probably. But her sales are not that great IMO... then again it is a weird time for almost anyone who isn't XXX48/Nakata-related. Cover albums also seem to be immune to lower sales.

Kyary's album is a COVER album?

Maybe should Avex consider pushing back Ayu's album to 7/9? Hmm... Possible but not surely...

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Originally Posted by Bigtop (Post 3076120)

Kyary's album is a COVER album?

Maybe should Avex consider pushing back Ayu's album to 7/9? Hmm... Possible but not surely...

Why push it to another date? All of her streaks have been broken.

6 tracks are out for preview for TA members =D

NOW & 4EVA
Terminal
What is forever love

These 3 sounds promising ^^
Someone is being featured in What is forever love =D