Oricon Article on Ayumi and HEAVEN
 

Check it out here!

http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/050914_01.html

Speaking of Oricon AND Heaven, ISNT IT RELEASED TODAY IN JAPAN AND ASIA??? Guys in the states are currently living in yesterday right? We're today!! 14th September, the holy date!!
EDIT: I just read the lousy YAHOO translation.. Are they praising her like she's the next Ice Age, or are they putting her on a guillotine? The translation is so flimsy, everything sounds as bas as fallen_crystal_h's engrish.. (hehe..:laugh) "If Heaven is a colour, it would be a faint red, the passionate kind of red, or straw blue." (I modified the sentence) What kind of straws are blue? The drinking type? "If you cant feel her, you are not permitted to enter Hamasaki's HEAVEN" What does that mean? I think they're praising her though...

is HEAVEN really that good?

all i can see is "square.. square.. and square" !! lol .. can't read japanese !!

today is 14th Sept .. and it means "AYU is gonna stay on the TOP of the ORICON chart .. AGAIN !!!!!"
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy for "HEAVEN"

GO AYU !!!

thanks!^^

yeah i see it
but i want to see the full translation
many thx

thanks for the article ^^ hope someone does translate it =P

From what I can tell, it is a rave review - maybe. It's hard to tell in parts, but I know it compares it to Romeo and Juliet and Jack and Rose from Titanic. Hopefully someone will translate the whole article. :)

translation (ps: i did all i can to correct some confusing error):

With 2 month continual release of single HEAVEN, movie 'SHINOBI''s (from September 17th nationwide movie) theme song. You did all things for her who runs 7 years as the artist by all power, you thought with it has the impression of exhausting, but the movie subject song writing lowering where how this becomes first (i do not know how to correct this part :P). Because of that, it included in this tune, "shout it is and" it is not Hirotune (what's this???). Hear and feel. It is secure for your ballad view to change. :no *don't understand*

The introduction which makes the wink of the star feel. Communication with the sky. Message to the person who keeps returning to the sky. Color "it divides and" into "HEAVEN" densely the shadow drifts, "loneliness" of the protagonist has started projecting. There is a song which has the situation that the protagonist loses the person whom he/she loves with "death" without limited to number. It is old and Tikako "stage of the star rubbish" of チェッカーズ and Sawada "it would like to meet," is, recently Hirai hard "closing the pupil," and so on probably is typical number. Because the drama, "end" exists there, the listener can share that drama very, impression is born and the tear overflows. If becomes also subject song of the movie, all the more is. In order to push useless in the place where the story completes, strikes in impression and trembles, the fact that it flows is main theme. If the tune pitch is dramatic, a certain extent, the person the ruminantia (is inhales the story) to do, the body is entrusted to tune. If rough expression is done, subject song it is possible and with squeezes the tear with a lot of and possibility it puts out the fact that you take, conversely everything also impression to that to smash it is possible. ' SHINOBI ', the successor of two large powers of the patience where Iga and Koka are hostile, without knowing standpoint, it encountered, fell in love but it caused for the sake of, tragedy "of fate". It is Romeo and Juliet, ' the Titanic ' seems like the jack and the rose. Because it understands that tragic conclusion waits there, everyone cheers to the sweethearts of tragedy. Not to mention as for placing music under such a circumstance (because it is the first writing lowering) it is the difficult industry, you can call her professional nature which throws the body there that it is admirable.

Through all compilation, the Hamasaki walking which is sung indifferent is. Thing furthermore image is made to expand not to be, feeling is filled being, as held down even when without, Hamasaki who sings is. If it compares to color, it is faint monotone, "red" of passion and sadly straw raincoat "blue" has not drifted. If it does with her vocal power also the fact that you sing emotionally easy probably is the expectation which applies, but why not doing that boldly? It is no more than a private impression, but fades altogether there are no times when quality at least with this singing, as a subject song. On the other hand, if it is sung dramatically, the extent which is sung, color specifies, it probably is to keep leaving from the position, which the story of tune and the movie assimilates, "work of the Hamazaki walking". The selection that was taken, it utilizes the movie by the fact that extreme color is not acquired, utilizes itself word "HEAVEN". The technique that by the fact that the hearing hand keeps giving color there, "density" of tune changes, is the extent which is too vivid. With the hearing hand the ballad of the impression which is built up. In the unexpected characteristic and success, without feeling Hamazaki's クリエイティヴィティ and the height of the control ability for music, you do not enter.


i have given up the determination to correct the mistakes in the translation, as i , for one do not understand what the passage is saying and what to correct

WELL, Hamazaki Walking actually means Ayumi Hamasaki.. :laugh

hmm..well all i can see are these weird writing the ones i dont even know how to type o_O

im waiting for a better translation

did you jinx her, suriken.. next time lets not praise her singles..

thanks for the info! :D:D and today is the 14th sept. the official date for the single "Heaven" release XD

:( :( :( :( :scry :scry
I'm feeling terrible now ..
i WAS pretty sure "heaven" would debuted at the first position .. :bawl

:thud :thud
oh .. AYU , I hope u know how much i luv u !!
:thud :thud

^ DONT CRY :gnash!!! I was just joking hehe :laugh.. Me also think same.. :weep :weep

:tired
:glomped

:meditate :meditate

[QUOTE=Mad_Cactuar]The translation is so flimsy, everything sounds as bas as fallen_crystal_h's engrish.. (hehe..:laugh) QUOTE]

Excuse me, mad cactuar :irked . You think your English is very good, isn't? Hmmm....WHATEVER :innocent

Thanks for the translation but I cant really understand it... :D

Thanks for the link!

Oh yes, because we all know that Ayu's sales are TERRIBLE. She'll probably sell like 5 HEAVEN singles on the first day ;) ;) ;)

wat??? 5???!! :grumpy no way~ she'll only sell 1! because Ayu herself is the only one who bought it :lech

better grammar version of Altavista/readable version:



With 2 month continuational release, the single of the Hamasaki Ayumi which is done for the movie ' SHINOBI ' (from September 17th nationwide released) subject song. You did all things for she who runs for 7 years as the artist by all power, you thought with this, it's also exhausting, but the movie subject song writing (lowering where how this becomes first). Because of that, it included in this tune, "shout it is" it is not Hirotune. First you should hear it. And should feel it. It's sure that your opinion on ballads will change!



The introduction which gives a bit of a star feel. Communication is with the sky. This is a message to the person who keeps returning to the sky. Color "it divides and" into "HEAVEN" the shadow densely drifts, "loneliness" of the protagonist has started projecting.
This song has the situation that the protagonist loses the person whom she loves with "death" without being limited to number. It is old and Tikako says "stage of the star rubbish" of チェッカーズ and Sawada "it would like to meet," is, recently Hirai hard "closing the pupil," and so on probably is the "typical" number. Because the drama, "end" exists there, the listener can share that drama, the impression is born, and the tears overflow.
If it becomes also subject song of the movie, all the more it is. In order to push useless in the place where the story completes, it strikes an impression and trembles, the fact that it flows is the "main theme". If the tune pitch is dramatic, to a certain extent, the person the ruminantia (is inhales the story) to do, the body is entrusted to the tune. If a rough expression is done, the subject song is possible and with squeezes the tears with a lot of possibility; it puts out the fact that you take conversely everything, also it gives the impression that a smash is possible.
' SHINOBI ', the successor of two large powers of the patience where Iga and Koka are hostile, without knowing the standpoint, it encountered, fell in love; but it caused for the sake of tragedy, of fate. It is Romeo and Juliet and "Titanic". It seems like "Jack" and "Rose" (from Titanic). Because it understands that tragic conclusion waits there, everyone cheers to the sweethearts of tragedy.
Not to mention as for placing music under such a circumstance: it is the difficult industry, you can call her professional nature admirable.



Through all compilation, Hamasaki Ayumi sings the piece in indifference. Furthermore, an image is made to expand; not to be, you are filled with a feeling, as held down even when Hamasaki who sings isn't. If it was compared to a color, it is a faint monotone, "red" of passion and sadly straw raincoat "blue".
With her vocal power, you would expect such expression; but why not doing it so boldly? It is no more than a private impression that fades altogether? There are no times when quality is dropped with this singing, as a Theme song (to SHINOBI). On the other hand, if it is sung too dramatically, , it probably is to keep leaving from the position, which the story of tune and the movie assimilates, "work of Hamasaki Ayumi".

The selection that was taken, it utilizes the movie by the fact that the "extreme color" is not acquired, utilizes itself in one word: "HEAVEN". The technique by the fact that the hand is giving color, the "density" of tune changes, is the extent which is too vivid.
With the "hearing hand"; the impressional ballad is built up. In the unexpected characteristic and success, without feeling Hamasaki's クリエイティヴィティ and the height of her control ability for music, you do not enter.
(Sentence: Rice field well Yutaka correcting/rule)

if you see squares, right click in the IE window, choose 'encoding' and then choose japanese. then you will be able to see the japanese texts

^ I dont understand.. its like he's criticizing her.. But it also may be he's praising her.. Can masa help to do this? :confuse

Wow! Thats so beautiful!!! They are right, HEAVEN is great!!!! Thanks Chibinina!! :love

Excellent indeed. It's a very good article.

Thanks for the different translations. =) :yes