^ very classy! :love

i loveeeeeeeee how she looks in the recent one -- hopefully this means we'll hear naked soon.

:luv2

blank expression eh hmmm

I like that new promo pic for Esprique. :)

She looks gorgeous! I love the new picture.

Love the updo. She has a very classy look in this one.

the part before the Chorus of FAKE sounds 80% similar to Missy Elliot - Gossip Folks, u can hear clearly here =D

Does anyone know what the 4th item listed in the tracklisting on CDJ for both versions of Namie's new single means? According to Google Translate (I know it's not 100% reliable), it says "(Information will be) will be recorded all three songs the other six versions." Besides the initial three songs, what could the "other six versions" be referring to?

^ remixes, instrumentals, PV's

If anyone's looking for Namie's WILD / Dr. (CD + DVD), lemme know via PM as I'm selling my copy =).

Lol, I totally hear it.

But then I got distracted by how hot she looks :love

Has anybody heard any official word as to what Namie will be performing at the VMAJs? I read on another forum that it was Wonder Woman, but I couldn't tell if they were speculating or were for sure.

On a side note, I just noticed that Checkmate is #9 on the daily charts. I'm pretty sure it won't chart in the top 10 for the week, but that's still quite a feat. I mean, amongst all the other albums in the top 10 on the dailies it is the oldest one.

Namie's still in Top 10 with Checkmate? o.o Amazing! :D She's such a popular girl. <3

i just read yesterday from namie-fans.net's twitter that namie will perform "Wonder Woman" with AI & anna tsuchiya. i don't know if it's really true, either. :shrug but when i saw it i was pretty surprised, lol. i think that would make a cool performance. :P

If it's true then I'm also surprised and happy that she'll be performing Wonder Woman. I was almost positive that she would perform Break It since I believe that is the video she is nominated for.

lol she hasn't ever performed the song that was nominated for in any previous VMAJ back then tho

In 2004 she performed ALARM & Put 'em Up was nominated
In 2005 she performed WMWM & GIRL TALK was nominated

Hmmm... good point. Oh well, I'm glad that she won't be performing Break It anyway. I want to see the newer stuff.

Looks like Checkmate! is the 3rd at the half-year mark. First is Exile's album and 2nd is currently AKB48's recent album. I have a feeling that Checkmate! might drop to 4th after Arashi's new album comes out.

her Kose's ads are everywhere here in Taiwan :luv2

^ Nice. I think it would be so cool if I saw Namie's ads in America, but the only possibility of me seeing Namie stuff is in Japan Town.