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CHE.R.RY 19th April 2008 09:11 PM

***The Official AZU Thread***
 

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...-Nyu/ready.png



***Bio:

Birthdate: 1981.12.08
Blood Type: O
Favorite Things: Jellyfish, fruits, vegetables, pickles, and Elmo
Favorite Artists: Noboru Kubota, Brandy, TLC, Boys II Men, and Stevie Wonder
Favorite Cartoons: Dragon Ball, Ojamajo Doremi
Favorite Movie: Coyote Ugly

Since the age of 16, AZU has been performing live at clubs. Her shows were mostly held around the Kansai and Toukai areas. Her name comes from the phrases "A~Z and handed down to you." She made her first appearance on when she was selected by SEAMO to be featured on his second album, Live Goes On. The song, Kokoro no Koe ended up being used as the radio single to promote the album. She also appeared in the video for the song. It was well received and the album reached #1 on the Oricon charts. After this she went on to perform at eight venues on SEAMO's tour. She is one of the artists featured in SEAMO's upcoming event, GOLDEN TIME. AZU was also featured on the Oricon 2007~spring~ Sound Blowin' concert.



bio credit: wiki.theppn

Discography:

Cherish

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3..._-_CHERISH.jpg

Released: 2007/05/30

1. CHERISH
2. Summer Breeze
3. Violin
4. CHERISH (Instrumental)
5. Summer Breeze (Instrumental)
6. Violin (Instrumental)



Jewel Sky

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...u/JewelSky.jpg

Released: 2007/10/03

1. JEWEL SKY
2. So wonderful
3. Kimi ni Yomu Uta
(君に詠む歌)
4. JEWEL SKY (Instrumental)
5. SO WONDERFUL (Instrumental)
6. Kimi ni Yomu Uta (Instrumental)
(君に詠む歌)


Koiiro (コイイロ)

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...Nyu/Koiiro.jpg

Released: 2008/01/23

1. Koiiro (コイイロ)
2. Tsuki no Shizuku (月の雫)
3. Koiiro (Instrumental) (コイイロ)
4. Tsuki no Shizuku (Instrumental) (月の雫)


New single "Jikan yo Tomare (時間よ止ま)れ feat. SEAMO"

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...68220812-1.jpg

Out: 2008/07/02

1. Jikan yo Tomare
(時間よ止まれ) feat. SEAMO
2. Anata No SPECIAL Ni Naritai
(あなたのスペシャルになりたい)
3. Saigo no Koi (最後の恋)
4. Jikan yo Tomare (時間よ止まれ) feat. SEAMO (Instrumental)
5. Anata No SPECIAL Ni Naritai
(あなたのスペシャルになりたい) (Instrumental)
6. Saigo no Koi
(最後の恋) (Instrumental)


Debut album! "As one" 07.23.08




Discography Thread: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74611


So let's talk about her :D!

Amai Yume 19th April 2008 09:15 PM

My favorite song by her is "Jewel Sky" -> it's so pretty!!!

So her new single is a collab with Seamo? I wonder how that will fair...

CHE.R.RY 19th April 2008 09:18 PM

^ Yeah! I'm actually asking someone right now to translate the tracklist because I can't read it lol xD! I love that song too but my fav is 'Cherish'.

Amai Yume 19th April 2008 09:20 PM

credits to AyuroShinja at JPM

AZU 4th Single
[時間よ止まれ feat. SEAMO]
BVCR-19126 ¥1,260
2008.07.02
01. 時間よ止まれ feat. SEAMO [Jikan Yo Tomare]
02. あなたのスペシャルになりたい [Anata No SPECIAL Ni Naritai]
03. 最後の恋 [Saigo No Koi]
04. 時間よ止まれ feat. SEAMO (Instrumental)
05. あなたのスペシャルになりたい (Instrumental)
06. 最後の恋 (Instrumental)

:)

CHE.R.RY 19th April 2008 09:22 PM

^ Yay! Thanx so much!!!!!!!!

Amai Yume 19th April 2008 09:40 PM

you can hear preview of the song at http://204.3.218.199/azu/index.html

sounds so pretty!! But I think "Jewel Sky"wins for me

CHE.R.RY 19th April 2008 09:49 PM

^ It sounds good. :) Thanx!!

So when did you discover AZU? I was introduced to her from AyUta a month ago.

Amai Yume 19th April 2008 09:56 PM

I discovered her around the time the Jewel Sky PV was released. I was instantly captivated by the song. It was over at JPM forums where I found her and I hope she has a very bright future.

I've kind of lost touch with her so I gotta get back into her with this new release. I'm not the biggest fan of Seamo's voice but it sounds good so far.

AyUta 22nd April 2008 07:30 AM

This thread NEEDS more attention :yes This girl AZU is AMAZING <3 Her voice is similar to Kuu's but much nicer and smoother, IMO. I think she's adorable and needs more listeners!
XD

CHE.R.RY 27th April 2008 03:45 AM

^Yeah but I can't think of what to do to promote her lol! I put download links but...it's not doing much justice for this thread :(
Ehhh...I was expecting this anyways since she's receiving very little recognition as it is.

Amai Yume 27th April 2008 06:22 AM

Agreed, AZU needs more promotion cause she's awesome. lol, I still love "Jewel Sky"

CHE.R.RY 28th April 2008 04:43 AM

^ Poor AZU! I always find myself liking the people that are not as well-known about -with the exception of a few- but still.....the song sounds awesome! It sucks that we have to wait until July though O.O;....

AyUta 28th April 2008 06:32 AM

^ Oh I know :( July is such a long time from now. I bet the single wont let us down though. From the preview, it sounds really good :yes

Richieooxx 27th May 2008 12:53 AM

I like her.
But what is with the 2 drag queens in her videos?
Is she being marketed as a "gay icon" or does she just like drag queens?

AyUta 27th May 2008 01:05 AM

They are her friends :D She likes having them in her videos. I think it's rather cute :laugh

GRACE 27th May 2008 01:15 AM

Yeah, I remember the drag-queens/pre-op trannies, it's a little scary ^^;; But not unwelcome~ It's nice that she'd let them be in her videos ^^~

She's got a really nice voice, how does she do sales wise?

AyUta 27th May 2008 01:24 AM

I don't know much about her sales. I'm sure someone can figure that out for us though. :)
I have a feeling she has decent sales.

CHE.R.RY 27th May 2008 02:14 AM

^ I don't think her sales are that amazing. I think she charts in the hundreds :dead2 but I'm not sure. Oh and the drag queen thing, I was like 'ahaha ew' at first but then when I got used to them I was like 'aww they're actually kind of cute'. I think it's nice that she's cool with them -we need more people like that.

GRACE 27th May 2008 02:31 AM

^I agree, it's a very good thing that she's alright with them, and lets them into her music videos. B-but they're still a little scary looking ^^;;

AyUta 27th May 2008 02:33 AM

^ :roflmao
I know what you mean. I was a little scared at first too.

CHE.R.RY 27th May 2008 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRACE (Post 1479020)
^I agree, it's a very good thing that she's alright with them, and lets them into her music videos. B-but they're still a little scary looking ^^;;

LOL I'm used to them. xD

Grrrrrr...her new single isn't coming out till July! I can't wait that long :thud

And in other unrelated news...she looks so cute in this pic she posted!!!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...66418294_s.jpg

http://ameblo.jp/divazu/page-1.html

Amai Yume 5th June 2008 07:57 PM

New Album!!!!

AZU
As One
07.23.08!

Go get it folks!!!!!

And new PV s out I believe...

AyUta 6th June 2008 03:02 AM

^ Thanks for the news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy that she's releasing an album! :luv2
Aw, I can't wait to listen to it! Her voice is just too cute *_* I liked the 'Jikan yo Tomare' song a lot <3 She was adorable in the PV, such a pretty face. <3333333333

The 'Kokoro no Koe' PV was cute too. I liked it when she slapped SEAMO :laugh
Wonder what he did >.>;

Amai Yume 6th June 2008 03:04 AM

I liked JEWEL SKY so I hope there are more songs like that.

CHE.R.RY 6th June 2008 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amai Yume (Post 1491310)
New Album!!!!

AZU
As One
07.23.08!

Go get it folks!!!!!

And new PV s out I believe...

Oh awesome!!! I can't wait for that! Thanx for the info. :love

CHE.R.RY 7th June 2008 12:38 AM

I'm pretty sure this is the cover to her new single:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...0068220812.jpg

AyUta 17th June 2008 10:34 PM

^ Um, she's talking about being tipsy and something about injury lawyers :laugh

EDIT: Here's a new promo pic. She looks so pretty :luv2
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/7...7481110eb7.jpg

CHE.R.RY 17th June 2008 11:19 PM



Yeah the pic is nice. Where did it come from? I don't recall seeing that on the blog or site.

CHE.R.RY 17th June 2008 11:32 PM

Well I guess there's no news then...

Amai Yume 19th June 2008 07:46 AM

Tracklist everybody!!!

01. INTRO
02. RAINBOW
03. CHERISH
04. 時間よ止まれ feat. SEAMO
05. AS ONE
06. 最後の恋
07. コイイロ
08. YOU'RE MY ONLY SHININ' STAR
09. VIOLIN
10. JEWEL SKY
11. FAMILY feat. カルテット+手裏剣ジェット+BRIDGET
12. 君に詠む歌 -PIANO VERSION-

-> and the cover is out. I'm trying to find a place where I can find the pic to post but she looks cute on it :)

AyUta 19th June 2008 08:11 AM

^ OMG! :luv2 Yay! XD

~~~>08. YOU'RE MY ONLY SHININ' STAR

This sounds so familiar...

kakumei 19th June 2008 08:11 AM

^ why didn't you just use the one I put up. didn't realize there was an AZU thread here or I would have posted it here as well.

AS ONE
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/7930/aaoqa8.jpg

01. INTRO
02. RAINBOW
03. CHERISH
04. 時間よ止まれ feat. SEAMO
05. AS ONE
06. 最後の恋
07. コイイロ
08. YOU'RE MY ONLY SHININ' STAR
09. VIOLIN
10. JEWEL SKY
11. FAMILY feat. カルテット+手裏剣ジェット+BRIDGET
12. 君に詠む歌 -PIANO VERSION-

Amai Yume 19th June 2008 08:15 AM

^ I don't know what you mean
But sorry...

CHE.R.RY 19th June 2008 06:04 PM

Thanx to everyone for the the tracklist and cover.

Foxxy_Fuyumi 20th June 2008 12:53 AM

I didnt know she was releasing an album.
The only thing I have is Koiiro single, that song is beautiful!

GRACE 20th June 2008 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AyUta (Post 1509404)
^ OMG! :luv2 Yay! XD

~~~>08. YOU'RE MY ONLY SHININ' STAR

This sounds so familiar...

This perhaps?

I'm excited for the new album!

AyUta 20th June 2008 03:33 AM

^ Nuh-uh. Something released in America x.x;

CHE.R.RY 20th June 2008 04:00 AM

Come to think of it, it kind of reminds me of something too. I don't know why but Disney keeps coming to mind O.o...

AyUta 10th July 2008 10:27 AM

Where is this single guys?! :weep It's way past July 2nd :cry


Also, I got a new promo pic for you guys. :) Sorry for the size.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2...8288ek1.th.jpg

AyUta 18th July 2008 12:21 AM

Sorry for th double post but the single is now up in the download section :love
it's amazing <3

I also noticed....her album is coming out in 5 days :luv2

CHE.R.RY 18th July 2008 12:59 AM

GRRRR TO THE FAILURE OF THIS THREAD!!! I honestly thought there'd be more fans of AZU than this :(...

GRACE 18th July 2008 05:04 AM

Does anyone think that Jikan you Tomare would have been better without SEAMO?

CHE.R.RY 18th July 2008 05:41 AM

^ I honestly can't stand SEAMO lol.

Total sales for Jikan yo Tomare so far: 5,741

Not bad at all if you ask me :P.

AyUta 18th July 2008 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRACE (Post 1550566)
Does anyone think that Jikan you Tomare would have been better without SEAMO?

Well, to tell the truth, I liked him in there.

CHE.R.RY 18th July 2008 08:54 AM

I don't know, maybe I just need to listen to the single a bit more, but...I don't really care for it all that much :/...I'm hoping her album will be much better. But hey, she included a pretty good amount of new songs in the album, so I'm really anticipating it :). Hopefully we won't have to wait five thousand years for the album to be uploaded though ._.

AyUta 18th July 2008 09:27 AM

-sigh- i'm hoping it wont take as long as this single did. oh well, we'll see what happens. the release date isn't too far away now...july 23rd.

howtousesexy 19th July 2008 06:17 PM

Pretty good, I listened to her today and I'm impressed! Hoping to see more from her. :yes

AyUta 19th July 2008 09:48 PM

^ Doesn't she just have a cute voice? :laugh She's so fun!

howtousesexy 19th July 2008 09:52 PM

^ Yep, very adorable! Enjoyed it all the way! :D

CHE.R.RY 19th July 2008 11:19 PM

^ Yay! Another fan lol! Her debut album is coming out on the 23rd of this month :D!

AyUta 27th July 2008 05:05 AM

album is up in the download section guys :)
I must say...I like it so far :D

CHE.R.RY 27th July 2008 06:15 PM

The album is really good so far. I still need to get a little used to it, but I like all of the new songs. I thought RAINBOW was really cute!!! And speaking of which, I was kind of hoping for more songs like CHERISH and Jewel Sky (RAINBOW was like those two songs luckily), but most of the new songs were just ballads :/...They were nice though.

AyUta 12th August 2008 08:51 PM

The RAINBOW PV was cute but not interesting. AZU looked pretty as always though :D

Temari_2 28th December 2008 05:37 AM

Time to bring some life back to this thread. Azu has a new music video

single cover
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...500_AA192_.jpg


Ima Sugu ni...

brand new love 28th December 2008 06:15 AM

the song is cute! i don't really like the cover though, her pose is kind of awkward.

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 28th December 2008 07:07 AM

There was an AZU thread all this time?

Temari_2, the video was removed and the picture isn't showing up.

brand new love 28th December 2008 07:12 AM

you can see the cover on her official website: http://www.bmgjapan.com/_artist/item...2206&item=9542

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 28th December 2008 08:56 AM

Ima Sugu ni... sounds cute! Love the new hair style.

howtousesexy 28th December 2008 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yum!Fruit_Salad! (Post 1760687)
There was an AZU thread all this time?

lol, i forgot there was an AZU thread

new song is nice :)

Maemi 28th December 2008 07:17 PM

i didn't know this thread was here ...o_O

btw i like her voice and her AS ONE album! she deserves more attention ^^

Temari_2 28th December 2008 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yum!Fruit_Salad! (Post 1760687)
There was an AZU thread all this time?

Temari_2, the video was removed and the picture isn't showing up.

Sorry about that, I fixed it now. The single is going to be released on January 28th.

AyUta 31st December 2008 12:02 AM

New single? I had no idea, but I'm so happy! I just adore her :heart Her voice is nothing but love :luv2 The song is really nice, as always. The PV was cute :) I'm making an MP3 rip as we speak so I'll be posting that here in a few minutes.

MP3 rip Ima Sugu ni...
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j2wmwmizthn

CHE.R.RY 28th February 2009 07:23 PM

Yep, she came out with a new single on the 28th of last month :o!!!! I had no idea she was releasing anything until now lol xDD...I haven't been on much so I never saw AyUta's post :thud. So anyways, I put the single up for download in the d/ls section for anyone who's interested :). I personally think it's a 'meh' single...she's definitely done better, but it's not terrible. I like Koi ni Ochite a little better though :yes.

CHE.R.RY 28th February 2009 07:49 PM

Sorry for the double post, but is it just me, or does it look like AZU has two different colored eyes on the Ima Sugu ni cover????



Her right eye (meaning her right) looks brown and her left eye looks grey to me...Am I going crazy here or what lol xD?

howtousesexy 28th February 2009 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHE.R.RY (Post 1843437)
Sorry for the double post, but is it just me, or does it look like AZU has two different colored eyes on the Ima Sugu ni cover????



Her right eye (meaning her right) looks brown and her left eye looks grey to me...Am I going crazy here or what lol xD?

lmao you're right! she does actually :laugh

Ahi_max91 1st March 2009 12:55 PM

wow

cool...
^^!~
she so cute...

AyUta 2nd March 2009 12:41 AM

lmao, she does have two different colored eyes.

CHE.R.RY 2nd March 2009 04:20 AM

Ok, I hate to sound naive...but is it just contacts or what? xD

I mean, don't get me wrong. It looks beautiful :). It's just, I don't remember her eyes being like that before.

AyUta 2nd March 2009 06:46 AM

^ Lol, it's just contacts. :yes

Maemi 2nd March 2009 12:39 PM

I like very much AZU's voice <3 I'm waiting for her next single impatiently <3

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 4th March 2009 04:58 AM

Never noticed her eyes before.

Foxxy_Fuyumi 1st May 2009 11:22 PM

She has a new single coming on 2009/ 7/ 1 titled I WILL.

Yoake 1st May 2009 11:31 PM

thanks for news. ^^

AyUta 2nd May 2009 02:53 AM

YAY *.* Thanks for the news foxxy (^-^)

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 2nd May 2009 03:45 AM

It's been awhile. Thanks foxxy!

Yoake 14th May 2009 11:57 AM

Here is the tracklist from JPM:

Quote:

6th SINGLE
AZU
"I WILL / CLOSE TO YOU"
2009.7.1 OUT

First Pressing
CD+DVD
BVCL-8−9
¥1,365 (tax incl.)

Regular Edition
CD Only
BVCL-10
¥1,020 (tax incl.)

Tracklist:
01 I WILL
作詞: AZU
作曲: 春川仁志
編曲: 春川仁志
ストリングスアレンジ: 門脇大輔, 春川仁志
02 CLOSE TO YOU
作詞: AZU
作曲: AZU
編曲: 村山晋一郎
03 I WILL (Instrumental)
04 CLOSE TO YOU (Instrumental)


DVD contains 「いますぐに…」PV and other clips


Temari_2 14th May 2009 07:00 PM

CD+DVD Cover
http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/...0L._SS500_.jpg


Not sure if the CD cover will be the same or not.

Maemi 14th May 2009 07:50 PM

I can't wait .... ^^

Yoake 14th May 2009 08:09 PM

omg the cover is beautiful!!!

howtousesexy 14th May 2009 10:34 PM

the cover is pretty, nice to know she's doing something new

ren'ai 14th May 2009 10:41 PM

Ah I never saw this thread before!! I love AZU <3
Yay a new single!! The cover is beautiful

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 15th May 2009 12:15 AM

Such a beautiful cover!

rookies 15th May 2009 12:36 AM

Never heard of her before, but I do love the new cover. :heart

AyUta 18th May 2009 09:54 AM

Wow, that cover is beautiful! I love you AZU :heart

Temari_2 19th May 2009 10:15 PM

So I found the CD Cover
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...HL._SS500_.jpg
and here's the CD+DVD Cover again (for lazy people that don't want to go back a page)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...0L._SS500_.jpg

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 19th May 2009 11:10 PM

Her hair colour is to die for :heart

AyUta 20th May 2009 05:02 AM

OMG beautiful :weep

howtousesexy 20th May 2009 01:32 PM

She's gorgeous. I love the CD Cover.

Maemi 20th May 2009 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rookies (Post 1941885)
Never heard of her before, but I do love the new cover. :heart

She has a lovely voice, try her AS ONE album :love

Yoake 20th May 2009 09:12 PM

the cd cover is pretty but I prefer the CD+DVD version

Temari_2 20th May 2009 09:28 PM

Here's the tracklist

1. I Will
2. Close To You
3. I Will (instrumental)
4. Close To You (instrumental)

Anyways, from the description on her site it sounds like "I Will" will be a tearful ballad .

Yoake 20th May 2009 09:40 PM

thanks^^

It's weird but I felt that I will would be a ballad^^

AyUta 21st May 2009 03:43 AM

OMG BALLAD :heart She makes the best ballads, IMO. Her voice is made for ballads.

ren'ai 22nd May 2009 09:26 PM

omg yay! Ia, her voice is soo beautiful for ballads, I can't wait

AyUta 27th May 2009 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rookies (Post 1941885)
Never heard of her before, but I do love the new cover. :heart

OMG listen to her! :thud You don't know what you're missing lol.

rookies 27th May 2009 06:54 AM

AZU's Official Sony Music website is now open, and there's a preview of "I WILL" on it.

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/azu/

---------------------

New profile photo:


http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6816/phototum.jpg

AyUta 27th May 2009 06:58 AM

Being the official site and all....I do wonder why the previews are always bad quality. Thank you for posting the new info rookies!

Yum!Fruit_Salad! 27th May 2009 10:30 PM

"Loadig"
Looks like there's still some work to be done.

"I WILL" sounds so good. She may do a lot of ballads but at least they're enjoyable.

rookies 4th June 2009 09:17 PM

From JPM:


Quote:

AZU has just finished filming the "I WILL" PV yesterday and it will start showing on her website on June 14th. It will also debut on music video channels the week after.

AyUta 5th June 2009 06:54 AM

^ Yes! Thanks rookies.


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