The Official ANGELA AKI Thread II!!!!
 

Here's to 500 posts! Angie's got a new album coming out called "TODAY" and the previews are here: http://www.angela-aki.com/

that was fast ._.;

^_^ Yup! Though I must admit, I'm also having trouble catching the previews...it's not working for me. Not that it really matters anyway--I'm probably going to buy the album regardless.

The previews sound great! I can access them luckily! :D

The previews are out TO-TO-TO-TO-TO-TO-TODAY! (That's from the TODAY preview, btw!)

TODAY is so catchy! TO TOTO OTTO TO TODAAAY~

1. Sakurairo
2. Again
3. TODAY
4. Ai no Uta
5. Tashika ni
6. Silent Girl
7. MORAL no soushiki
8. Otome Gokoro
9. One Melody
10. Tomo no Shirushi
11. Kodoku no Kakera
12. On & On
13. Surrender

Links~ :D

TODAY .- WOW rock, nice T-T-T-T Today
Ai no uta .- Lovely , hmm it needs to grow on me
Silent girl.- huh... x_x
Morals...- haha sounds neat, i like the drums
otome kokoro.- hm... hmmm. hmmmmmmm
One melody.- i like alot O.o
tomo no shirushi.- very mellow, relaxed, me likes
surrender.- very pretty, like i expected

overall, i'm not impressed with the previews, but i though the same with HOME previews and i ended LOVING the album

HOLY *****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HER NEW ALBUM IS AN ABSOLUTE M A S T E R P I E C E !!!!!!!!!

I wonder why the PV for Again isn't on the CD+DVD Pressing of the album?

yeah i wonder that too. just like crystal kay' s dream world.

There was a PV for Dream World? That's too bad, because I think that Again is one of her better PVs.

3. TODAY - nice! its a great song to listen to summer..! haha...i sounds like TUT TUT TUT TODAY...LOL!
4. Ai no Uta - defintely has to grow..
6. Silent Girl - err not my style hah o well (im hoping it bams later)
7. MORAL no soushiki - not bad...i think the style fits the title..haha
8. Otome Gokoro - hmmm...not my style too...
9. One Melody - nice ballad...but kinda quiet...
10. Tomo no Shirushi -
13. Surrender - an english song? neat..

the tempo after Tashika ni is kind slowed down...hmm...o well...nothing beats KnK
pretty much the same as mishidabo...also not too impressed by previews...we'll see...her singles have all been great

i really dun like upbeat songs by angela aki...they should silly imo..

i agreed that one melody is nice, surrender too...

i may not be buying this time round, just DL it...

Cool Album, I'll try to get this album :D

OMG!!! the preview ...... they are so nice!!! can't wait for the album.....

i'm not gonna listen to teh previews =3
i wanna be surprised *w*

Oh snap, I just posted in the old thread. Oh well. :(

haha the previews r oh k, i def need the full songs to better rate the songs XD and tat shall happen when my cd arrives from japan:D hmm...yah i just realized too tat Again pv ain't on...lol but a special live clip is on apparently...XD

LOL that's cute.

I'm looking forward to the new album!

But, I have to say something...

Does she have like no money? Or does she never go shopping? I'm watching Music Station right now (in Japan), and AGAIN she's wearing one of those 3/4 length sleeve tshirts with the big numbers on it!

REALLY? Do you ever wear anything else when you're on TV? Get some new tshirts, please!

Yeah I know. I am begging her to wear something else than the same shoes, light blue jeans and the numbered shirts. I do like that she wears nice shirts for her covers but I wish that she would also wear the shirts she wears on the covers in her pvs. She only did that once and it was for Kodoku no Kakera.

Now, if only she was friends with Ayu, now she could get more fancy! :D

I think the musician image sells, but I think she needs to throw in a little more appeal. I mean, there would come a point when people want you to go beyond being just a good musician. The reason she sells still is because of her SUPERB vocal talents, but yar, it's boring for us fans.

Especially with her looking all weirdsy on TODAY's cover. Like she's staring at the back of your head or something.

haha yah totally, she could use some fashion help from ayu xD

just saw the Again live. i must say: I LOVE IT



can anyone imagine her wearing anything OTHER than her normal football shirt with jeans and converse outfit? like, for example, a dress? (i really can't O.o;; )

Ok, here's the deal. How about everyone start posting comments on her blog (since she understands English anyway) or writing stuff on her BBS? I'm sure that would help tons to ask her to start getting more fancy! :D Not that I think it'll have any effect to a large extent.

I'm just glad she's experimenting with more elaborate PV settings! And she's willing to just stop playing her piano for a while in her PVs!

she has a blog?!


agh, utada needs to have an english blog. yuna too. and i don't mean the exodus blog (hikki) i mean an ACTUAL blog. like her normal blog.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANGIE!!!!!
PLEASE KEEP RELEASING A LOT OF GOOD STUFF WITH YOUR HOT PIANO!!!

Happy Birthday to Angie! ^O^ I think she's taking baby steps. I mean, if you really pay attention, her new album is musically different in style. Her progression from ONE to Home to TODAY is that her music is moving in the direction of more pop-oriented sounds. NOT THAT IT'S A BAD THING, AT ALL. Personally, I think TODAY sounds AMAZING. Really, a masterpiece. Her clothes are her particular style, and I don't think that will change.

Happy Birthday, Angie! :D

:thud

:roflmao :roflmao :roflmao

Maybe not now. Some other time then. :yes

I WANT A LINK TO THIS SO-CALLED BLOG

NOW

Happy birthday!

I can't wait for her album...it's going to be amazing as usual.

Happy Birthday Angela.


I wish I could buy this album, it is going to be amazing. I can't wait to hear full version of them album tracks ans see scans.

anyone has blog link??

ANYONE??!

grr...

i found the blog


but you gotta be a member
and to be a member, you have to pay a fee >(


grrrrrr

Click this link for Angela Aki's blog (in Japanese): http://blog.excite.co.jp/angelaaki/

Yeah, I just realised you had to be a member to actually post comments. Boo hoo, seems like we're never going to get our message across! Hehehehe!

shame too. rie fu has a blog there, too


we need to get yuna to get a message over to angela XD
if only we could post there, too...

lol guess i'm a day late or so..but happy b-day aki :D and yah..lol good luck tryin' to pass tat msg to aki guyz/galz lol =P

TODAY 320kbps rip

1. Sakurairo
2. Again
3. TODAY
4. Ai no Uta
5. Tashika ni
6. Silent Girl
7. MORAL no soushiki
8. Otome Gokoro
9. One Melody
10. Tomo no Shirushi
11. Kodoku no Kakera
12. On & On
13. Surrender

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ICBS5PFP

AHHH!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting for this leak ALL WEEK! ^o^

AHHH!!!! So good!

double post

downloading her new album right now..hope its good

The album is really good! I heard it and it gets 8/10 from me.
it lacks the 2 points because Angela is only one styled though she does it amazing.

^Well, what's she supposed to do now? A song like "BUT?" I think there are major style differences between TODAY and Home.

judgin' from the previews yah there's a def change in styles...i haven't listened to the album yet cuz i wanna wait for my copy to arrive in another few wks along w/ LOVE PiECE XD omg now u'r all gonna talk bout how awesome the album is and i'll be kept in the dark...lol >.<

MY TAKE:

1. Sakurairo - DUH AN AMAZING SONG! love how it connects to HOME and that PV is <3 10/10
2. Again - Gd! its typical Angie-fast-pop..it shocked me why she suddenly went so soft.. o.o 9/10
3. TODAY - TO TO TO TODAY! awesomeee..light hearted song 10/10
4. Ai no Uta - Ok..better than how i tot it would sound..wads with the ba-ee-oo at the back. =.= 7.5/10
5. Tashika ni - Wonderful!! impressed me... 10/10
6. Silent Girl - o well...filler 4/10
7. MORAL no soushiki - UNiQue!!! finally something which feels NEW! (reminds me of Prague no Onna from Shimatani) 9.5/10
8. Otome Gokoro - ok...light hearted as well...6.5/10
9. One Melody - beautiful! yet again...haha 7.5/10
10. Tomo no Shirushi - norm...ok...5.5/10
11. Kodoku no Kakera - BAH! who doesnt love this song? >8( haha 10/10
12. On & On - GD song! "Dreams go on and on and on" 9/10
13. Surrender - beautifullllll!!!!!!!!!! "no one surrenders, only contenders" lovin' it! 7.5/10

AVE: 8/10

she should skip that pseudo-poppish sound for her singles and go straight for piano with some orchestral arrangements. no matter how different the melodys are, overall her singles are all the same kind. fortunately, her album has some calmer pieces.

I can't state my opinion on the album yet, since I need to get deeper into TODAY. and yeah, it is different from HOME... somehow.

No, that's why I can't critisize her but I do like artists that can do at least 2/3 different sorts of styles and not just single one, but as I said she does it amazing, so it's almost perfect.

One Melody is just beautiful. Probably my favourite track.

Moral no Soushiki is amazing!! I love it!

Surrender is also another beautiful song! good way to close the album.

The only song I don't really like is Tomo no Shirushi. Other than that, the singles were amazing already, and the rest of the album tracks are just as lovely. I actually feel it's a different style from Home but it's not as great as Home.

I love this album. It is so great. I love every song on it. I don't see why some don't like Tomo no Shirushi, It 's one of the best. I wish I had some money to buy this album. I would like it have. I hope it tops the charts.

1. Sakurairo - what can I say? best track to be the opening~
2. Again - I am in awe at how great it sounds on CD. the PV rip somehow dumbed down the quality of the higher end of the instruments in this song. Love this song to death.
3. TODAY - WOW! I just love the catchiness of this song! She made the best ending too... (The layering of all the parts).
4. Ai no Uta - Great song... love the flow.
5. Tashika ni - really liked this song when it came out.. but each time I listen to it, it sounds more and more commercial.
6. Silent Girl - haha, this song has the exact style of 大袈裟に愛してる in her HOME album. However, I enjoy this more than that. haha
7. MORAL no soushiki - wowwwww, this song is my current favourite song! I really love the proud feeling in this song... from the previews, I thought it would be really classical (which is a good change from her usual style) throughout the song. Love the many changes in this song!
8. Otome Gokoro - love this kind of style. laid back and sounds like something that HY (anyone heard of this Japanese indie band? seriously a band worth listening to) would sing.
9. One Melody - the chorus almost sounds exactly to another song that I presently can't remember. haha, but still a good song.
10. Tomo no Shirushi - sounds okay. not as memorable as the others.
11. Kodoku no Kakera - loved it when it came out.
12. On & On - a praise-like song with such a driving force. Love how this song fades out instead of having a proper ending... symbolize the On&on-ness... lol
13. Surrender - worst song from her seriously... the poetry in this song totally ruins it. AABB in songs just doesn't work out for me. It almost sounds like a tongue-twister... D:

:'( I want another "Your Love Song"....
but great great album!

i dun like up-beat songs from her, e.g tashika ni, again, today...i think they sounded silly ^_^;

however, i loved it from she uses her soul-ful voice on those powerful n touching ballads e.g sakurairo, kodoku no kakera, one melody, surrender...

in any case, i dun think TODAY is any better than HOME.

Home > Today

That's all I can say.

i just got it and is currently listening to it. will get a review in soon =3

i still need to listen to the new tracks a bit more, but i LOVE moral no soushiki! it's so unique! but i think Home is the better album from what i hear.

REVIEW TIME!!!:

1. Sakurairo - loved the song when it came out. it's a great opening =3
2. Again - kinda a different song to come out of from sakurairo. i like it, but i didn't really like how she repeated you and i in love again twice. it kinda irks me, but oh well. still good song
3. TODAY - wow. very different. VERY. i like it alot. especially the chorus
4. ai no uta - the beginning reminds me of one of mika's YES tracks. i think it might have been the dividing line, but still. not really interested in it, kinda plain actually =(
5. tashika ni - something different from angela. wow. i like it, very refreshing
6. silent girl - it's nice the first time, but not too memorable to me. an ok track.
7. moral no soushiki - ok, this is like, THE BEST song on earth. hands down. the guitar gives it such a dark feeling, and the piano is very haunting. and then that scream. or was that a guitar riff? it sounds so chilling one way or another.
8. otome gokoro - a BIT like moral no soushiki, but that might be just cuz i've never really heard any of her songs with crazy guitars. the name (in my opinion) was kinda like a misnomer, cuz i was expecting more frilly lacy flowery piano, and not a guitar opening. still a good song.
9. one melody - once again, a nice song but not very memorable.
10. tomo no shirushi - a nice song. i really did have images of two friends together. the melody was really nice
11. kodoku no kakera - loved it
12. on & on - loved it
13. surrender - it wasn't a your love song, but it was nice. i thought that the fact that i couldn't understand angela AT ALL (@.@; i might be just sleep-deprived) kinda ruined it XP

here's the site that has her lyrics in kanji and surrender in English
http://uta-net.com/user/ichiran.html...ct=1&Cselect=1

thank you =3

is anyone here have TODAY lyrics? (romaji) thx's.....

TODAY 1st Day

#1
13,518

it's even lower than ayu's t2m single first day... (of course it will end up selling more in total though 'cause it's an album) but sales became ridiculous X_X

yuhuy her album at #1
plok-plook

its really low sales...so weird...hopefully its just a weak first day sales...

honestly speaking, i'm not surprised..

I will post lyrics soon)))

I think it's because it wasn't promoted that much? But I think sales will still be good ultimately?

Maybe it's because of the cover. Highly probable.

Sweet Number 1!!!!! She's going to do great!

Maybe she can get a number 1 album, it's not like she's against anyone like utada...

OMG.... thx's a lot...... :luv2

btw... congrats to Angie..... for the top spot of her album......
YAYYY... SO EXCITED...... :D

wow! I didn't know she had an album coming out! You made my day! I'm downloading it now.

thanks sasha for lyrics and thanks cori for making them!!

I don't know if someone upload the cover but here it is if you wanna see it... I got it from yesasia

yea, it's been ou for a while


SHE LOOKS SO BORED OMG GET A NEW PHOTOGRAPHER! sheesh
and have someone give you a new makeover, the scraggly nerdy artistic lady is nice and all, but after 2 albums worth of singles and albums, i really do think she should try on something a BIT pretty and nothing that makes her look like she's rooting for a football team or anything XP

well i think hikki's beautiful world got around the same index on her first day...and tat single ended up with 97k first wk sale, so i think aki will get around the same, which is not bad cuz Home had 120k first wk sale XD and from ppl's comments so far most seem to like Home more, so if she can make it to around 95k ish i think she's already kept up her reputation LOL and i'm actually already very happy tat she got #1 today! i hope it keeps up :D

how about this ^_^ :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...us/TOADY-2.jpg

i loved that one XD good job =3

ok, so i TRIED to translate moral no soushiki (using firefox's rikaichan plug-in, babelfish, AND excite's translator. yay =3), since it was such a popular song on the album, and this is what i got:


Funeral of Moral

At the owls' cry of “death”,
Darkness opens the wound and the full moon is revealed.
From a believer to irreverent priests,
I wore a dress of mourning and I heard the voice of the wind. (1)

This evening is the funeral of MORAL.
Our Father (Pater Noster) (2)

The shooting stars are the sky's tears.
The trees' cries echo in the forest.
As sorrow passes over the lake's surface, the wind follows.
The wind beckoned everyone to the funeral parlour.

This evening is the funeral of MORAL.

Love sits in the front next to Philosophy,
Who hold a cigarette between his lips and exhales thoughts.
PRIDE and Devotion sits behind them,
Deep in conversation, making frightfully serious faces.

Everyone tried to conceal their trembling.
Our Father

My hand was charmed by Wisdom, still young and pure.
I tossed a white rose into the coffin, and
Reason stood from her seat, lifting her black veil.
Before the end of the ceremony,
She slowly began to talk.

"In this moment, my heart is in disarray
At our son and his unexpected farewell. (3)
His dignified voice and progressive vision
Will never be forgotten.

Even now, it surely acts as a light
That shines upon us
In times of perplexity, wandering, and
When you can no longer see the path,
At the turning point of good and evil
On the face of this earth,
He lives on in your heart."

Our Father

Sympathy vehemently nods her head,
And all break out into applause.
Truth turned to Reason and whispered in her ear,

"I also had a son.
I hope he is still alive
Even if he is gone from everyone."

As the owl finished his cry and flew away,
The sun came forth through the morning haze.


TRANSLATORS' NOTES:
(1) literally she uses the verb 'to make clear', so it should be somewhat like 'the voice of the wind was made clear to my ears', but that sounded too wordy, so we simply used the verb 'to hear'
(2) refers to God
(3) Moral is apparently the son of Wisdom and Reason

One last note: Angela has personified each different 'aspect', such as Sympathy's vigorous nodding and Reason's black veil. Just in case you were confused as to how Wisdom was able to smoke, and Truth was able to talk, etc.

WOOT! finally done :thud ok, that's it, i'm through for the day. GOOD NIGHT AHS! You've been a good audience. (credit also goes to greggerz for helping me with translation =3)

She looks like she's wearing granny clothes on that cover of TODAY. Bleargh.

I've always liked UHPlus' version of TODAY's cover. Maybe it would see x2 more with UHPlus' cover! She needs some kind of fashion update!

wow! MORAL's lyrics are sooo...nice and deep

oh my .... :(

^Yeah. It was seriously a heavy song to translate.

What are the ranking indications so far?

#1? #1? lol

i just saw this [アンジェラ・アキ Concert Tour 2007-2008 "TODAY"] here:

http://www.sundayfolk.com/livlog/2007062804/

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arc...ki/m_live.html

yup aki's been #1 for the whole week so far and shall continue to be until next wk's releases on wednesday :D so hurray for aki! and yah, concert to promote the album XD wish i could see it..>.<

i wish somebody would clear this off for me...

so the characters that attended the funeral are Reason, Love, Pride, Devotion, Innocence, Wisdom, Sympathy and Truth, right? anybody else?

Reason appears to be the father or the mother of moral?

Who is truth's son?

I read some interpretation stating that Love is Moral's lover.
http://chrono-cross.livejournal.com/287428.html

I could not find any discussion about the lyrics anyway, which it is quite discuss-worth.

Truth's son is "Hope."

Apparently, she uses hope in the sense that Hope is still alive in everyone despite yaddayaddayadda... instead of using it like a verb..

dunno if u've all heard but aki's gonna have another concert @ budoukan on xmas this yr XD omg..i really wanna go to japan to see it >.<

Wow, Moral no Soushiki feels like Sandman! In a way, I guess.

Wow, Moral no Soushiki feels like Sandman! In a way, I guess.

Wow this thread has been dead for a while. ww

No news of any new releases (at least I haven't seen any yet, but if you know please post!), but I looked at her blog and she went to a concert and had a good time - she also posted some fun pictures, including some sake that had a snake in it!

http://blog.excite.co.jp/mykeys2007/

Let's not forget about Angela <3

>_< jpop artists really know how to pamper themselves with good foods! envy..

LOOK AT HOW THICK IS THE STEAK D:

I know! It looks oishii ~

no new release yet? what takes her so long to produce new song?

Ok, the next single is going to be titled, "THICK STEAK".



..just kidding.

I think she really puts a lot of work into her works...after all, she plays the piano in most of them, right? So she has to learn/write the song, the lyrics, and also, it has to be good quality! Angela wouldn't give us bad stuff. =]