Time Traveler was a work-in-progress title from Timmy but he did pretty much confirm he was writing new material for her.

Also the presence of tasuku/Yuta/CMJK/Timmy [basically her music production team now] in London points at new tracks. The cover might be a bonus track or something

I wonder if the ARENA TOUR version of the CDL will be more action packed? Like... more special screens and costumes?

I'm pretty sure this Arena Tour is the second attempt to last year's (2011) Arena Tour, which got scrapped due to the earthquake/tsunami effects...

i think she will be touring very early this year..
maybe from January...
which is bad for me...because i already bought flight ticket for July
Oh my...Ayu please hold a concert during that month

I hope I can make it to one of the concerts, wishful thinking

m... how about two arenas? =) ARENA TOUR ~LHT~ at February-April and ARENA TOUR ~new album~ at May-autumn

Hopefully the cover isn't included in the 12 new recorded songs :(

I dont like that song, its old and terrible XD she should make her own version of "run joey run" and it would soooo much better, the song is thaaat bad :)

Clearly not a cover album, but a cover that will be the THEME SONG for the tour. It might not even be included on the album or if it is, a bonus track. How did everyone jump to the cover album conclusion?

2012 IS the year I'm going to see Ayu so I'm excited. Even though its named "Hotel Love Songs" does not mean she's only going to perform songs from Love songs. Its just the theme of the show, like the circus theme from 2010.

Personally, I think she's only covering that song to create a buzz around the tour. Since she doesn't have an album or a single to promote it with.

i think it won't happen so early, it would start around march.april like usual.
at least, she needs a month or two to prepare for the arena tour.

oh God, I wanted to attend a concert in July too!! ayu, please please please, don't take away this chance from me! :thud

^ you too? let's pray together

if it's like her AT 03-04
then...no need to prepare...

I'm listening to the cover of Happening Here right now.

She sounds really young, like the "rap" part of Fly High's HAL's mix.
At one point there's a rap (I think it's from DJ KOO of TRF...but I'm not sure...) and he says something like "give it up for the queen Ayumi Hamasaki and her HOTEL Love songs" as well as a bunch of other English stuff.

It's a bit reminiscent of NOTHING FROM NOTHING days.

My roommate is recording it from his cellphone right now to send to me, and of course it will be low quality, but for those who want to here it I'll post it.

^ oh wow, I want to listen it!

^^Yes please~

can we buy that song?

The song is only available on Japanese cellphone sites

Interesting. I would love to listen to it, too.

In the downloads section now. :)

Even in this quality I can hear that her voice is amazing