NEW MINI ALBUM『FIVE』 2011.8.31 in stores ~V~
 

NEW MINI ALBUM『FIVE』 2011.8.31 in stores

A release that will inevitably become the hot topic of this summer: A medium number featuring Junsu’s brother JUNO in 「Why…」, A much-anticipated ballad 「beloved」 by Mr Hoshino Yasuhiko, The much acclaimed theme song 「progress」 for PS3 game “Tales of Xillia”, A medium ballad with sad resonating lyrics 「ANother song」 featuring AAA’s Urata Naoya, and a mysterious impressionistic 「BRILLANTE」! The DVD contains PVs and making-of clips for all 5 songs, to make up a total of 10 tracks in this super grand mini-album!!

【CD+DVD】
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6469/fivecddvd.jpg
Content
＜CD＞
01. progress
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●PS3「Tales of Xillia」theme song)
02. ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●BeeTV「sweetTV」theme song)
03. Why... feat. JUNO
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●HIS Taiwan Campaign CM song / Recochoku TV-CM song)
04. beloved
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●Japan Television「Sukkiri!!」 theme song for August)
05. BRILLANTE
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●music.jp TV-CF song)

＜DVD＞
01. progress (video clip)
02. ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA (video clip)
03. Why... feat. JUNO (video clip)
04. beloved (video clip)
05. BRILLANTE (video clip)
06. progress (making clip)
07. ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA (making clip)
08. Why... feat. JUNO (making clip)
09. beloved (making clip)
10. BRILLANTE (making clip)
【First Press Bonus】
□ Access card with serial number
(「ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 ~do it again~」Making-of Movie Full Version, Streaming)
□ TeamAyu Bonus Gift：Original Mini Uchiwa (1)
□ mu-mo Shop Bonus Gift：Original Hairtie (1)


【CD】
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2007/fivecdonly.jpg
Content
＜CD＞
01. progress
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●PS3「Tales of Xillia」theme song)
02. ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●BeeTV「sweetTV」theme song)
03. Why... feat. JUNO
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●HIS Taiwan Campaign CM song / Recochoku TV-CM song)
04. beloved
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●Japan Television「Sukkiri!!」 theme song for August)
05. BRILLANTE
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●music.jp TV-CF song)
[bonus track]
06. beloved (Orchestra version)

【First Press Bonus】
□ TeamAyu Bonus Gift：Original Mini Uchiwa (1)
□ mu-mo Shop Bonus Gift：Original Hairtie (1)


【CD】※Limited Edition
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2...ecdlimited.jpg
Content
＜CD＞
01. progress
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●PS3「Tales of Xillia」theme song)
02. ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●BeeTV「sweetTV」theme song)
03. Why... feat. JUNO
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●HIS Taiwan Campaign CM song / Recochoku TV-CM song)
04. beloved
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●Japan Television「Sukkiri!!」 theme song for August)
05. BRILLANTE
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4686/spacerzz.gif (●music.jp TV-CF song)
【”Tales of Xillia” Animation Jacket Cover】
【Bonus】
・Access card for download of ＜PS3「Tales of Xillia」×浜崎あゆみ＞ Utahime Costume for Mira
・Switchable Jacket Covers featuring Animation Illustrations
・Poster
□ TeamAyu Bonus Gift：Original Mini Uchiwa (1)
□ mu-mo Shop Bonus Gift：Original Hairtie (1)



preview:
progress : full
beloved : full
Why... feat. JUNO : full
ANother song feat. Urata Naoya : full




1. progress (5:05)
Song: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Music: Yuta Nakano (composer)
Arrangement: Yuta Nakano (arranger, string arrangements)

2. ANother song feat.URATA NAOYA (5:21)
Song: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics), URATA NAOYA (song)
Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Music: Yuta Nakano (composer)
Arrangement: Yuta Nakano (arranger)

3. Why... feat.JUNO (3:57)
Song: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Composer: Kazuhiro Hara (Composer)
Arrangement: Yuta Nakano (arranger, string arrangements)

4. beloved (5:19)
Song: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Composer: Yasuhiko Hoshino (Composer)
Arrangement: Yuta Nakano (arranger, string arrangements)

5. BRILLANTE (5:58)
Song: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Arrangement: Yuta Nakano (arranger, string arrangements)

6. beloved (Orchestra version) [bonus track] (6:10)
Song: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics)
Composer: Yasuhiko Hoshino (Composer)
Arrangement: Yuta Nakano (arranger)




preview:
progress : full
beloved : full
Why... feat. JUNO : full
ANother song feat. Urata Naoya : full



PV information
・Why... feat. JUNO - Masashi Muto
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・beloved - Leslie Kee
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・ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA - Masashi Muto
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・BRILLANTE - Leslie Kee
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・progress
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covers



preorder links :


source : TeamAyu. Thanks Misa-chan for translation

from previous thread

all CD are ready

http://i.imgur.com/cs83I.jpg

wow! thanks for such an informative thread :D

Actually I can't believe this album will be released in only 2 weeks and Ayumi will be back on TV and magazines *.* Excited!

^^So I guess they kept the photoshop error then.

what photoshop error?? :O

Why... has a 2nd tie-up, as "Recochoku TV CM Song" ;)

I forget to edit post ^^

OMG, I hope next week ayuchina got the CD and leaked all of it o(>__<)O
This is really weird, less than 2 weeks, but no radio or PV already *sigh*

^I check spaceshower tv shedule every day =(

Can't believe the album is out in less than two weeks and no PVs have been shown in support of the album on TV.

In regards to a leak affecting sales, Japanese people aren't as tech savvy when it comes to computers, haha.

Even if it leaks, the majority of people looking/waiting for it are already fans of Ayu and are most likely planning on buying the cd.

Japan is still much more legal than the rest of the world.

Not saying it wouldn't affect sales at all, but I don't think leaks ever do a lot of damage in Japan.

That is not an error... it's her knuckle!

If you do that pose with your hands, your middle finger's knuckle sticks out quite a bit, and it's probably just the way she was lit that creates a strange shadow. I suppose we have had a Photoshop error in the past with an album cover with Secret's "white background when it was supposed to be black" in her hair but I think that situation is a bit different.

^
LOL, I didn't notice that actually xDD

The FIVE FIVE's thread haha.

I want the promos and albums! I got the 3 versions =P

I really can't wait for the pvs and Tv promos!

I haven't listened to anything besides the tales of.... I can't wait to hear everything in hq

Thanks for posting my pic here

Smudge tool too much

Taiwan version will be released on Sept 2nd .http://www.avex.com.tw/Artist/artist...istCode=HAMASJ

Wondering HK ver and TW ver will be released on the same day or different day?

Yeah, I think that too.

yeah. I have this "photoshop error" on mine too lol.

^haha xD

aww fudge, never noticed this until it was pointed out, now i can't UN-see it! :eviltongu:eviltongu:eviltongu:eviltongu:eviltongu :eviltongu:eviltongu

i'll never look at this cover the same ever again :tired:tired

+1, I think it's normal to have a bone there so i would be more worried if I didn't had it i guess:innocent

Gah avex were are the news?!
How about a cm or something...>_> seriously this is so annoying. XD

Lol, the photoshop makes it look worse than it should've done :'D

:D:D:D seems really a photoshop error
:tired:tired I will regard it as a knuckle:D

no CM..even for CDL..WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON?!

They're trying to sabotage her career so they can justify dropping her as she's too high maintenance...she isn't making them the money that she used to so now it's time to kill her career.

hahaha love you Exodus UK. xD

umm they will probably release the CM during the weekend. Monday tops.

ExodusUK...
I agree with you xDD

*hugs*

We can see a preview for Why...'s PV in this video.

@Luna62 thank u!!I can't wait *____________*

Woww... Thx's 4 sharing... it looks like a dark PV for me ... Hmmm....

ayu sounds so good!!!

Can't wait to hear/watch the whole thing!

UAAAU!!!

Thank's a lot!

Ummm... It seems I will wait for the full song to know if I like the song or not... :thud

Why... sounds GREAT:heart can't wait to see the full PV!!!!:luv2

not bad orh... first time listening to the previews...

:headache didnt notice until now... looks rather weird.. more like photoshop clone or smudge tool

Why... looks so good!!

looking dark yay!
and it sounds not too bad. there's an emotion in the melody..like a scream which cant be shouted outwardly..at least thats what i feel...as though there's something being held back

あゆ looks so tiny next to Juno, that's why he's sitting on the chair >< I can't wait to hear Why... song!!

anyway, just looking at CDJapan Future Releases, any strong competitor for ayu on August 31st?

Thank you, No, there aren't.

HTMSD I know only one name from that list =)

I want to see the full pv now & a better quality to hear the instru part!
thanks

wow Why... PV preview.
I'm sure it's gonna be great, I like these tunes and video's atmosphere

Why... sounds really nice. And I love how darkish the PV looks.
I'm looking forward it :luv2

i love Why... A LOT!!!

found at facebook

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/2...9286036210.jpg

I think Why... is actually going to be her best collab yet. From that new clip their voices sound really good together~ I like how ayu's voice is obviously louder than his. also her voice sounds amazing. I think this is one she recorded after her new vocal lessons because I can tell a huge difference in her voice.

A little less than two weeks left.... :(

since, FIVE is releasing on 8.31...あゆ might perform on Ｍステ 9.2? I hope so!!

^yeah, if she doesn't perform at 9.2, I'll be really surprised

oh can't wait to see her back on TV!

I agree. I had no expectations, but it's turning out to be quite nice.

LOL at first i remembered a lot of people were complaining about the collabs, but now they're going like 'wow!' 'i love it!!!' 'sounds great!'

the PV looks nice just from that small clip. :)

I like what I hear from Why... so far!

That's good to hear. No AKB48, Johnnys - I call them the "current sales duopoly"...

Someone has it already?! :O

I guess they shipped samples out already?

This

oh please, I need a leak NOW! specially a PV leak haha

Yes!!! Me too!! At least 1 PV!!!

I'm moving from spain to Scotland on 26th August and I want to travel listening to "FIVE"!!!

I don't know why but I think this is not going to happend... :(

haha, it's such a shame, all the efforts for gorgeous colorful buterfly dress went to hell xD but i like what I hear.

i remember at first "beloved" didn't got me at all, but when i heard full version..i'm in love now, and Ayu's voice sounds really really nice vocally.

^
yeah... =\

but i hope for some scenes with the real colors of that colorfull dress..

Omg...if the PV is all black and white... (；´Д`A

That pic is from Juno twitter

Why... feat JUNO full version
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkmpa4_music

EDIT: mp3 rip in the DL thread.

Hopefully a PV will screen early this week. The full CD is going to leak soon with all these copies around. Might even get the PVs from the DVD before they even screen on TV.

Thanks for the link! Why.. is impressive!! their voice blended perfectly!

seems like its slowly being leaked already...omggg >.< *resists*

why.... is a really nice song!!Love it!^^

Why... is beautiful :heart

Why... (japanese lyrics/ thanks to here)


The lyrics aren't official, but they sound 100% correct to me.

Oh my god, "Why..." sounds like it has the potential to be the perfect hit theme song for some drama. Can't wait to see the PV for it.

wow it sounds pretty~~

OMG!!!! Why... sounds so AMAZING!!!!! Is it just me or does Ayu's voice sound really different? Also JUNO's not really much in it as I thought he would be.

I love Why... very beautiful chorus

Very beautiful!!! :thud :love

it sounds really nice. waiting for HQ rips

Why... feat. JUNO is perfect. I didn't expect it at all! My favorite ayu collab so far :D

Ayu`s voice sounds so beautiful here!! I love it! :heart

Love love Why...everything...
the melody, the arrangement..totally awesomeeee <33333
and their vocals blend quite well =))
ayu's vocal is NICE..she sounds softer~~

a week to go..but still no PV previews..and even PVs..
that's kinda weird~~~~~

JUNO is gonna be promoted with such a beautiful song :thud

I can't really hear his voice properly, I think it sounds very common, like another tohoshinki person :shrug But it blends so well with ayu's in this song.

^ bless JUNO XDD
hope to see them performing live on TV Shows..

JUNO's vocal is ok..not the best like Tohoshinki5 since he was not trained as singer before, like his twin brother~

I can't get over how nice this sounds lol

Makes me wish ayu had more collabs in the past :( Like this one of course :innocent



I want them performing this song live too!

I really hope her and JUNO perform this on Music Station or something...

I actually would rather Why... be performed instead of progress or beloved haha. I think it would make for good tv promotion.

Why and Beloved are so bland..so forgettable.

This seems to be the direction she took with this album. Something catchy but unoriginal. I feel like I have been listening to those songs a hundred times already. :no

Yet I'm fine with Why... as I'm fine with beloved I guess. It just doesn't feel new at all. But everyone working on this album didn't seem to have high expectations.

Juno and Ayu's voice sound really good together. Good collab!

I prefer Why... over beloved. I just listened beloved a few times and the melody still can't be imprinted in my mind. Why... sounds like someone else's melody (something that ayu wouldn't use I guess?), but I like this song much more. It's a pleasant surprise that ayu and Juno's voices blend in quite well.

beloved is deffo forgettable. I heard it over 100 times and I still can't remember what it sounds like. Why isn't as forgettable, but it's far away from progress.

Juno sounds so much like his twin brother :yes I love this song !!

Imo JUNSU sounds annoying as he over-does everything. JUNO might not have his vocal skills, but I find him more pleasant to listen to.

In relation to my studies of music in popular culture, the process of creating "Why..." and "beloved" appears to me to have taken more elements from musical genomes such as melodic line/harmonic progression, beat pattern, etc. that would appeal to a general public audience...following a "Middle of the Road" style rather than being more daring in "progress". That's why both of the songs sound like they have been produced before, although of course changes are added in or else it'd be outright plagiarism.

Honestly though, I find it nice to hear Ayu just sing songs that aren't meant to be grand or anything like "Mirrorcle World" or "progress" in recent years...and it's pleasant to have a good blend of everything in one mini-album. Hopefully BRILLANTE will the second track on the mini-album that can offer what "progress" has.

oh, that's probably your preference~ your opinion ~

Both songs are ballads (so they are lower in my taste just becase they are ballads...)
They're just ok. They are just kind of songs I am not listening to.
beloved is more forgetable, Why arragments is more exciting.
But I would like Why more, without Juno (but he's not bad, I just would like it more with Ayu only, because he's getting to the song this "drama song ending" climat, that I am not really into...

When it comes to ASIAN ballads (not only Ayu's) I AM VERY picky. They all sound the same to me, that just got to be special in some way. That's why I love Ayu's HANABI, Happy Ending... they are SOOOOO diffrent than typical "drama ending like" asian ballads.

I know I will end up with liking all of her ballads (I dont like maybe 2 of them? I cant really say that I dont like them, cause I just dont choose them to listen...) but the more rocky/fast/poppy/electronic/weird Ayu song is - I can be sure I will like it more (the only song that dont fit this scheme is Lady Dynamite ;p)

And for the end, I must say, her vocals are GORGEOUS in Why :)

I agree, though in Why... I think ayu and that guy sound good together.
Progress isn't really working for me either, I can't see it as the masterpiece many people claim it to be.

This mini album could have used some Tetsuya Komuro. :P

Honestly, I love beloved more than the three leaked songs.

I haven't listened to "beloved" or "Why..." beyond the short previews, but the more I read about it, the more this seems like a glorified single with a generous number of b-sides. I guess I'm ok with that--even though I wish it didn't cost almost twice as much as a normal single. Oh, well. Maybe if I keep my expectations low enough, I'll be pleasantly surprised?

My Internet Inflection radar is a little rusty, so in case it wasn't clear, "imo" stands for "in my opinion." :)

Her tender ballads that are "kind of special" and not bland are JEWEL and a lot of her older work (Key, Wishing, Dearest, end roll) This just sound too typical. Maybe I am too picky... Maybe I am getting older..

^I'm the same way with j-pop ballads (though I think "JEWEL" is closer to the "bland" side than not). I'm not sure how much of it is nostalgia and how much of it is the old ballads being genuinely better.