I had mixed feelings about the Sayonara video. I had more hype for it then what I saw, however it was still an elegant video

Thanks guys!!

I got the DVD originally but I think i'm gunna change my order to the Blu Ray one since i'll be able to play it on my PS3! I don't have a region free DVD players XD though i really should invest

seems like theres gonna be a preview party on the release date?

TeamAyu Advanced Trial Listening event "TA Limited PREMIUM PREVIEW-sixxxxxx-" will be
 

NEW ALBUM "sixxxxxx" will be finally released on August 5th!
I know you are very excited about it after some of music videos are already revealed!!

The album has the best of the best songs, so the Advanced Trial Listening event "TA Limited PREMIUM PREVIEW-sixxxxxx-" will be held for you!
You can listen to all songs in 32-bit float/48KHz high resolution which ayu listens to during recordings in a studio.

We invite lucky 100 TeamAyu members to this special event!
Don't miss this chance to listen to them before they go on public!

No public appearances of ayumi hamasaki scheduled during the event.
*No trial listening of MUSIC VIDEO.

*All the date and time are stated in Japan Standard Time.

[Meeting Place]
Venue in Tokyo
*Only winners are informed the detaied information.

[Event Schedule]
Sunday July 26th, 2015

Event 1 (Doors Open / Main Act)
12:15 / 12:30
Event 2 (Doors Open / Main Act)
13:45 / 14:00
Event 3 (Doors Open / Main Act)
15:15 / 15:30
Event 4 (Doors Open / Main Act)
16:45 / 17:00

[Entrance Fee]
300 yen (with 1 Drink)

[Entry Deadline]
Friday July 24th, 2015 12:00

[Entry Rules]
One application up to two events per TA member
*Accompanying persons are not permitted to entry to this event.
*Non-members of TeamAyu are not permitted to entry to this event.

[Result Announcement]
Winners will receive The Winning Confirmation E-mail by Friday July 24th, 2015 21:00.

Entry from here:
https://global-fc.net/teamayu/present_apply/21745/

http://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1024521

Ooo, that entry fee. But exciting! I can't wait to see impressions. 4 days to go!

Why would you have to pay for something that you won? It's not much but I honestly don't understand. I once won tickets to a concert (only way to see it was to win a ticket) and it was completely for free, any drink you got was also free. I don't really understand why you would have to win the possibility to listen to the album but still have to pay for it.

Apart from that I think this is a nice idea and it's nice that something like that gets organized for TA members.

Probably due to the venue requiring drinks to be purchased or w/e.

Something similar was arranged for Party Queen as well... It was fun but frustrating hearing everyone's impressions and reviews lol :)

Again, though... Where's the substitute for overseas fans? Ugh, so depressing >_<

300 yen? Better be a good drink then lol

Seriously...300 yen is less than $2.5. It's not much...

they should totally hold like mini sessions around Asia..omg that would be epic

Yes, that's basically the price you're paying for your drink. I wouldn't mind paying that.

With so much attention to TeamAyu lately I wonder why this release don't have special TA version

They should give them something of better quality than you can buy at an Ito Yokado. 2L of green tea is 160ish yen.
I mean I would go regardless of the fee but we know the 300 yen (which is actually 3 dollars for me) is just for the drink so it better not be some lil irohasu.

i'd die for a Sayonara feat. SpeXial (Acoustic Piano ver.) or even without SpeXial
its just so calming and beautiful

I wish they did some kind of a LINE broadcast or something like we had with A ONE previews. That would be a good alternative for the overseas fans.

Maybe they pooled resources towards the CD+GOODS version?

Blu-rays are region free. I'm in the UK and can play every Japanese Blu-ray that I've bought.

^are you able to play all of Ayu's Blu Rays?

A member in France was having issues about playing A ONE's Blu Ray on their player. I'm not sure about how the situation ended but maybe it means that some Blu rays are actually region locked...

Many music Blu-rays do not have region coding. However, there is a system in place for releases that see the need for it.