The official 7th Ai Otsuka Thread
 

Okay since the other topic is almost full, I decided to make a new one :)
So, Ikkoman (Ai-chin's co arranger) has announced in his blog that he's working on a new song with Ai-chin! So this means that we'll get a new single soon :love
I think it will be some Spring poppish song like CHU-LIP or something like that, what do you guys think?

I want a gorgeous heartfelt ballad. <3

^
A ballad would be awesome, but I dont think she'll do 2 ballads in a row, and I think since the single would be released around April/May, it would be a better idea to release a pop song. Maybe the b-side of the single will be a ballad though, we can only hope :)

Damn, I forgot about "poketto". ¬¬;

lol everyone forgets about Pocket D: I think its a nice song, but not as outstanding as her other ballad singles. I prefer Ticket over Pocket though.

I hope Ai does a pop/rock song like Happy Days

I hope she has another PV like Smily, that PV was awesome!

OH Lordy!!! no SMILY PV please!!! Although give me a Smily-esque song next :yes

I'd love another Happy days like song :D Seriously whenever I hear Happy Days even if I'm feeling down or whatever it makes me wanna jump and scream Happy Days! Happy Days! lol
One of her crazy random PV's would be awesome for a song like this :)

To respond to this:

WELL I think that maybe it might be from a photobook.
Im not sure though =]

And YESSS Sensu lyrics are very moving, I really love them a lot :heart

OMGOSH I hope she releases another CHU-LIP. I am waiting for another CHU-LIP lol! I hope she releases antoher CH-LIP PV LOL! =3 It was sooo great and clever >=D If she did it again, I am sure it wil lboost up her popularity =P! lol! Poketto was good! It wasn't meant to be that strong IMO. Just a winter feeel =3

^I actually hope not. Although I have a feeling that it would be because she tend to release her upbeat pop songs in the spring.

I'm voting for another Yumekui or Cherish though. I would really like her to get away from the childish pop/rock into the more mature pop/rock

Yay!!!! new thread... !!!!

I want a funny song for her new single :D

^ lol me too! =3 I love her happy songs XD! But her releases are so random =S! lol we can only wait and see ! XD She should go back to her Love Punch Days WOO~~~ I still love Love Punch! lol!

I really want this album to be more mature, fun songs are OK like PEACH... just nothing childish.

I really want a AA next. A happy spring song and something like Kingyo Hanabi

^ lol XD For some reason I don't think it will be double a-side. D= I want a childish song LOL!! =3 like Ishikawa Osaka! lol! SO cute =3 Sakuranbo + CHU-LIP ^__^ = <33 Doing calculus right now =_= lol I hate it! But I am sure there will be a B-side. I hope its better than ticket I didn't like ticket too much for some reason =S

at least...7 GB of Ai Love is Born 4 th Aniversary has been downloaded :D I am go watching now!

Finally some news!!!

If Ai would make a song like Cherish+5:09a.m.+KUMURIUTA... *faints* That would be WONDERFUL. *_*
But I'd also be happy about a song like "PEACH" - or "Mousou CHOP". <3 ^_^

congratz to new thread...
:D

5.09a.m. is really stellar... it'd be really cool if Ai-Chin releases some song related to watching sunrises or something... and it'd have a similar style to 5.09a.m. ... it'd be good! But whatever new release she has, I'm positive that I'll love it!

Seeing as well as PEACH/HEART did I think they would be stupid to not go with that type of single again. She doesnt need to re-hash ideas over and over, but they should follow that the public obviously likes. Plus I don't think we will get that many singles with this album, I think they will go with a more LOVE COOK approach with this album (ie 3 singles). Those are just my thoughts though :D

omg I know x___X

5:09a.m is orgasmic when you play it during the early morning. I'm talking 4/5AM. :thud

i don't really listen to ai otsuka's music, but after watching hana yori dango, i love planetarium! so i dunno, i might get into her music eventually. :P

ack! lisa, you'd love her, me thinks. :P

I laughed so hard when I watched Hana Yori Dango b/c at like every moment, Planetarium came on LMAO

I definitely have to try to play it exactly as 5:09 am lol, but I imagine the feeling since it has this omg something is going to happen atmosphere.


Oh I see, thanks!
Sensu's lyrics are awesome, even though the song itself isnt that long the lyrics are powerful.

@Fitst: I think she might do another double A side single but in summer, but I expect at least one before the album. I also agree that we'll see probably 3 singles for the album because having soooo many single tracks in LOVE PiECE hurt its sales.

Planetarium was as annoying as Flavor of Life, which I mean, was a nice song, and fit the theme, but came on every other scene, and I was like &*&( at the end of the drama. I dunno, maybe I just liked Planetarium to begin with.

Either way, the music people in the drama production got wayyyy overhappy with putting the music in.

That's my rant for the day.

5:09 is a fantastic song (and I still have to find that extended version). IMO Love Jam is her best album (Friends, Sensu, Strawberry Jam, and Futatsu no Kinebi are all in there)

Meh I think PEACH/HEART wasn't that successful =/ lol CHU-LIP overall was probably more successful even if it didn't sell as many physical copies. This is My opinion of course XD Its jsut PEACH had an awesome tie in and it barely sold over 150k D= I think it would actually be a bad idea to release another Double A-side atm. She has released too many things last year XP She is better off with 1 a side and 1 b side with a REALLY STRONG a side rather than 2 a sides that are good but aren't strong XD!

Personally I think a double A-side would be a good idea but maybe just not as the second single. If she cut out the LOVE singles, then it could still be a decent amount of releases. But maybe only one double A-side cause LOVE PIECE had too many single songs and even if it only affected it a little, people were put off by that. I guess I can wait for a new single in the summer as an A-side and B-side and instrumentals. That would be really nice. Something pretty but summery would be nice. After Pocket, an uptempo track would be nice. And please no B-sides from the Pocket single on the next album. New summer single!!!! Something involving "sky" would be nice.

I think she might release a double-A as her first single this year.

hey, what is her best selling single actually>???

is it palnetarium??
and which singles got #1 weekly??

^ what is mean encore press??

^a re-release of the single, with a photoalbum as bonus :)

oww.. i see.
thanks for clearing me

Pretty lame to release an encore version actually... Sakuranbo is a cute song but they're like ugh, I don't know, overusing it?

And 5.09a.m is like the sunrise in music and words... STUNNING

OF COURSE WE MISSED YOU! I was wondering why u never posted anymore XD! lol! I agree! CHU-LIP PWNS ^____^ If only CHU-LIP had a better tie-in than Kirei Kirei Kenshui o_O! lol I heard that the drama didn't do very well in Japan

damn, I wish 5:09a.m had a PV. I just know it would have been like mega artistic O_O

^ Abstract scenes... it'd be as beautiful as that sky in the Planetarium PV!

lol would also like a PV for Pretty Voice! That would be awesome =3 Ai-chin should reconsider making videos for her old songs XD

haha, I was hoping she wouldn't make a PV for U-Boat. She has better songs from LOVE COOK :yes

^ AGREED X_X U-BOAT wasn't really worth it x_x lol I haven't heard all of Love Cook yet but I am sure there were better songs than U-Boat XD!

aaaah I think LOVE COOK is her best album. :yes

^ lol that what almost everyone tells me! XD I amm tooo poor atm to buy it and plus the store I buy CDs from needs to import a copy for me XD! ~ Dam Kidrobot + tokidoki figures They are so cute LOL! ~ as of Now I LOVE Love Punch ^_^ I have to hear Love Jam + Cook too! THen I can compare lol!

OMG you bad Ai lover!! j/k

waaaaah u can buy CDs from a store too? u.u""""

LOVE COOK/JAM are my fav albums by Ai, haha. PUNCH and PiECE are super awesome aswell, though.

Ai :luv2

^ lol Agreed I AM A BAD Ai-Fan LOL! putting kidrobot first >=( How dare I! lol XD! I'll just take some money out of my account to buy Love Jam even if its for university XD! University can wait! Ai-Chin can't ! LOL!

hahaha, yeah, Ai is very special. :luv2

^ lol! I agree Nice Sig =P! lol! I can't help mention that XD! She is so special. She is the only jpop artist I know who can pull off such insanity and still look good (aka CHU-LIP mv) LOL! Does anyone know the sales of Ai am BEST/Love Piece? or any new info of her single XD?

I think Ai am BEST has sold close to 700 or 800k?

CHU-LIP Pv is certainly ... interesting. :P

And thanks, it was made by Yukihira. :D:D

^ =O lol I dunno who that is sadly ToT

Hmmm lol! She should've usedd better looking people for the CHU-LIP PV for some parts lol! Like the parts with the gay guys! lol! The 2 guys were kinda creepy o_o!

lol I hope its already close to 800k! =3 GO Ai-CHIN! Sell Ai am BEST ^_^!

Don't quote me on it though. I'm too lazy to check it out. :cool All I knows is, I got my copy. *stamps you with Ai!*

LOL XD! I feel honoured to have her name on my head *nods* =D! lol! I didn't get the first press copy ToT! lol! I didn't know about Ai then T_T! SO SAD T__T!

haha. I wasn't a huge Ai fan when I got it, but I knew that I liked her singles, so I just ordered it. It came in this red plastic box thing, it's so hot!! :yes

^ thats so cool lol! I got the first press of Love Piece tho o_o it didn't come in that box like I thought it would o_o" well if it did the box wasn't very big like the description said XD! I should reconsider online shopping and get Ai Am BEst first press that way XD! Ai is the greatest ^_^

go for it! it's a dream come true for ai fans like us :cool I haven't got any of her other stuff though. I don't know why ^.^"""

^ lol its ok =3 I am still trying to get a Love-Chan doll XD! lol! Last time I checked Ebay wasn't sselling any D= And plus Ebay is full of scammers XD I hope there aren't any Ai-chan Scammers on it >_<! lol Its like the only way I can get First press for old CDs D=

Hikki or Ai? :laugh

loooool don't worry about it, the only bad Ai fans are the ones who say they like her, then hate on her. *shot*

The only thing I can think of is her image. Like, her hidden sexual stuff. As Kobayashiwoof humourously noted, I'm sure it's not "JAM" or "COOK" she loves :laugh

Did someone say hikki? :uzi

I missed you too lol, but you missed one big news! That ai is working on a song already, since Ikoman wrote in his blog that he's experimenting with the new song :)

LOL I can see the connection with the LOVE JAM cover (its quite cool how she's :p) and hidden sexual stuff but the 1st prize goes to the Tsukune 70yen song, I mean it has some rather erm disturbing lyrics lol. Kuroge also has some kind of sexual connotations but they're light hearted. I think that single is the most perv ai chin we've seen so far.:yes

By hidden, I meant like, it's not overtly obvious, you need to pay attention before it really hits you XD and the CD+DVD cover just gives it all away. I'll refrain from details, I don't wanna scare anyone :laugh

HAHAHA, Well I'm sure if you use the dirty mind within you, it'll hit you. What could Ai possibly love covered all over her face and in her mouth that makes her smile so brightly? :roflmao

eating or going down on :roflmao

or she could be riding a huge banana?

"OTSUKA AI - LOVE BOY-NANA - NOW ON SALE!"

I see it already <3

XD Thanks, I'm pervishly creative. :laugh

Gosh, Pervy Ai rocks!! She'd sell craploads if she was more explicit XD

lol sorry I just got a bit carried away when you got Ai-chin's name with hikki :P I do think you'd have gone a bit more wild than I if I had changed Ai's name with Koda though lol.
But anyways, here is Tsukune 70yen.:shughug
http://www.mediafire.com/?9duvevbi9dj
Its quite a whoah song with lyrics that are quite playful, but there are no lyrics for the song officially, but some fans have like put what they think they hear and its like :O
Tsukune is this: http://www.coara.or.jp/shop/20000317/tsukune.jpg
In the clear part of the song she says something like once I start eating it I cant stop.
So kinda guess what she's talking about lol

lol that cover is awesome just because of that <3 ai chin

HAHAHAHAHAHA TSUKUNE LOOKS SO YUMMY NO WONDER AI LOVES IT :roflmao

Love zaa titles luvvy <3

lol @ the Jeans pocket ~so damn close to it ver.~ that would be quite cool if she does it.
She needs to make another crazy suggesting song like Kuroge seriously that song is light hearted but it has a few connotations here and there.

I remember seeing somewhere that LOVE JAM's cover is really similar to the cover of something put out by a porn star in Japan (it was weird...). But yes, hidden sexual connotations...CHU-lip was not exactly innocent...

I heard certain people in Japan consider Ai a bigger sex symbol than Kuu O_o...

Personally I think Sakuranbo is one of the most overrated Ai song of all times >_< I do not know the love toward it. Give me GIRLY or Biidama anyday.

Ahem...I don't make sense.

lol yeah doesnt it make you want to it eat non stop? :lech

I heard the same thing about Ai and Kuu, since japanese guys prefer more cute women than this sexy strong woman.

I agree that Sakuranbo is overrated, its still good, but seriously its overrated as hell. I prefer Happy Days, its like my ultimate mood boost song!
Happy Days! Happy Days! :P

It took me a while to like Happy Days, but I still like it better than Sakuranbo. Sakuranbo isn't a bad song, per se, but I don't see why Japan seems to be insane over it.

^ Lol, apparently Ai-chin isn't as innocent as I thought she was... Hmm...

How can she ever be a kindergarten teacher in the future if she has such a perverted mind???? LOL

LOL, the birth rate of Japan shall increase with the teachings of Ai! Oh my.

By the way, does the DVD of AI am Best have a secret track? I read it on wikipedia and it's about pressing the direction buttons on the remote 9 times each and a secret track will appear... I tried and I don't see anything... is it fake?

Ai could give a special talk about being 'pervish secretly' to parents! LOL

for singapore's version, it is the clip that you see from the start, with the thingy that look like a time machine with all the pv and stuff :)

I forgot how much I love "Yumekui" :cry

Watching Ai teach kindergarten would be very interesting :yes :D

She can do PV in Kindergarden

I love Yumekui. One of my favorite songs by Ai. :)

I love yumekui as well, its kinda unique compared to her other works, but its awesome <3
She should definitely release something like that for her next single/album because its awesome!

Haha, Ai = Creative Genius. I'm hoping for a mixture of the two, a creative groove with a pervy twist. :laugh

^ I have none of Hikki's too ;D LOL! XD It's Ai-Chin first for me. D= Who is hating on Ai-Chin. Those people SUCK. They pretend to be all "I'm not perverted" but i bet deep down inside they LOVE Ai LOL. Ai's pervertednesss is the best =3 If her next single is perverted I'm satisfied LMAO

me...
i havent watched :D

Thanks! I see, so that's the 'Best of Babashii" thing... and did anyone listen to the hidden track in AI ma best? Man it's so lame and funny I was laughing throughout the song!

And Yumekui is good... I'm starting to love her rock songs too...