Welcome to the 15th Ai Otsuka Thread!
Quick bio:
Japanese name: 大塚 愛
Nick names: Ai-chin, Ai-chan
Birthday: September 9, 1982 (age 27 as of today 
)
Born: Osaka
Height: 5' 1¾" (1.57 m)
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Animals: dolphin, penguin, bunny, and cat
Favorite movie genre: horror
Hobbies: photography, gambling, traveling, shopping, doing funny things
Dislikes: dodgeball, insects, and vegetables
Pets: 2 dwarf rabbits named Choco and Cocoa
Label: Avex Trax
First album: LOVE PUNCH (2003)
Most recent album: LOVE LETTER (2008)
Best selling single: Sakuranbo
Best selling album: Ai am Best
Most known for: her song Planetarium in the popular Jdorama, Hana Yori Dango
Most recent Ai news:
NEW COMPILATION CD TITLED “LOVE is BEST”!
FEATURING A COMPILATION OF LOVE SONGS
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 11, 2009
Tracklist and origin (credit to KarenPang):
Spoiler:
<CD>
1. New Song (title to be determined)
2. Renai Shashin -Spring- (B-side of her 15th single, “PEACE / HEART”)
3. Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri (B-side of her 11th single, “Frienger”)
4. Sakuranbo (2nd single)
5. Strawberry Jam (from her 2nd album, “LOVE JAM”)
6. Futatsu Boshi Kinenbi (New Recording) (from her 2nd album, “LOVE JAM”)
7. Amaenbo (New Recording) (3rd single)
8. drop. (B-side of her 10th single, “Planetarium”)
9. HEART (2nd A-side of her 15th single, “PEACH / HEART”)
10. Daisuki da yo (6th single)
11. Ticket (B-side of her 16th single, “Pocket”)
12. One × Time (New Recording) (2nd A-side of her 17th single, “Rocket Sneaker / One × Time”)
13. Pocket (New Recording) (16th single)
14. Kimi ni Kaeru (B-side of her 14th single, “CHU-LIP”)
15. Kimi Fechi (from her 5th album, “LOVE LETTER”)
<DVD>
1. New song
2. One x Time (new PV)
3. Amaenbo
4. Sakuranbo
5. HEART
5. Daisuki da yo
Pre-order is up at CDJapan at:
CD: US$31 http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=AVCD-23921
CD+DVD: US$38 http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=AVCD-23920
NEW 2010 CALENDAR!!!
RELEASE DATE OCTOBER 3, 2009
PRE-ORDER IS UP AT CDJAPAN ($25 US) http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=2010CL-19
Calendar cover preview:
It's also Ai-chin's birthday today!! She turns 27!! 
Happy Birthday, crazy girl!
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Yay! My first Ai-thread! I've been waiting to make this for so long!!! I hope it's satisfactory!
I'm really surprised that Ai is 27. O_o Every time I think of her I think she's still like...maybe 23 at the oldest!!
Why are all my favorite singers getting so old?? XD