New album titled 'MADE IN JAPAN'

[truehappiness]

Recent developments:

Spoiler:

- lyrics for what seems to be new song titled Mad World revealed on LINE/Instagram/Twitter, teasing song titles as she did for sixxxxxx last year so we should expect more in the coming days (4/30)

教えてよねぇあなたなら、この時代をどう生きる？
教えてよねぇ私はもう、この時代に心から吐き気がしてるだとかって、本音はどこにやればいい？
-Mad World-

- lyrics for You are the only one revealed! (05/01)

これ以上君を好きにはなれないくらい、愛してるよ。
もし君が哀しい時は、世界一のピエロになるから。
-You are the only one-

- TODAY revealed! (05/02)

「どう見られてるかな？」
「どう思われるかな？」
言いたい事も言えないで誰かの理想のために生きないで。
-TODAY-

- 109news has a (vague) writeup about overall vibe of the album! (05/03)

- Survivor revealed! (05/03)

僕等なら救える気がする。
地球とかそんな大それた事を言ってるんじゃない、例えば隣のあの子とか。
-Survivor-
#MADEINJAPANツアーまであと10日

- More from TODAY revealed! (05/04)

こんな世の中だけれど、こんな時代だけれど、まだ捨てたもんじゃないよ、君がいるならー。
-TODAY-
#MADEINJAPANツアーまであと9日

- FLOWER revealed! (05/05)

躊躇わないで、どうせならトドメ刺して終わらせて。
笑わないで冷たい目で。嘘が下手ね。
-FLOWER-
#MADEINJAPANまであと8日

Initial reveal:

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

I actually just translated her part about the tour:

"I’ll be singing some songs which I haven’t sung in a while in this year’s tour MADE IN JAPAN. My staff and dancers were surprised. I want people to enjoy my tour as entertainment as always, of course. But I think this show also has aspects that will make people — even those who aren’t fans or don’t know my music — understand each other, reminding them: “That’s right. Our Japan is like this. That’s what great about Japan.” It’s weird nowadays, right? Things like bashing certain people anonymously online. It’s really weird and it’s getting worse. I think everybody feels this. The abnormality of thinking: “I won’t let someone else be happy!”. That side is also one of the tour’s themes — Like the album I’m working on, the tour is straightforward and frank in various ways. But I think that suits the current me."


— Ayumi Hamasaki in Numero Tokyo N° 97, June 2016

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Also, the interview does NOT mention a release date, nor does it mention she will perform b-sides. It just says: "some songs which she hasn’t sung in a while".

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

Also, it seems the album's lyrics will be quite dark. She jokingly mentions that she thought "Will this person be alright?" when she reread the album's lyrics. But she's happy to have gotten those things of her chest and she's in a good place now.

News brought to us courtesy of voguehoney. Translation thanks to tenshi no hane.

Originally Posted by voguehoney

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4509564526

Spoiler:

Portion of the new interview for Numero mentioned that the new album is titled MADE IN JAPAN. The concept is also laid out roughly and apparently should follow the vibe of the tour which will have a LOT of unperformed stuff or things that have not been performed in years but I'm not 100% on it.

Some theories are that a previously unknown (in Japan?) DJ and foreign producers may be working on tracks. Afrojack? However, I'm not sure where the theory is coming from since I don't see much about that in the interview shown.

Tentative release date is July 13th mentioned, but I didn't see it in the article.
NOT in article. Not true.

Seems people are expecting A ONE 2.0 from her answers in the interview.

My current theory is that the inner booklet photos are the photos from the magazine since this was all revealed. However, I don't think the cover was revealed.

[//ABEST]

i hope the DJ is Diego Vegas & Like Mike because she posted pic with them

so no Colours vol.2 it's such a gem

[truehappiness]

Haha, perhaps. You never know with Ayu.

[AyuGAME]

My wish that she will explore more new Japanese composer and arranger...that will made her album more diverse in variety and sound....

Newer, younger talent sometime will bring a lot more to the table with their ambition and passion. She really need this..new arranger especially.

[tenshi no hane]

I actually just translated her part about the tour:

"I’ll be singing some songs which I haven’t sung in a while in this year’s tour MADE IN JAPAN. My staff and dancers were surprised. I want people to enjoy my tour as entertainment as always, of course. But I think this show also has aspects that will make people — even those who aren’t fans or don’t know my music — understand each other, reminding them: “That’s right. Our Japan is like this. That’s what great about Japan.” It’s weird nowadays, right? Things like bashing certain people anonymously online. It’s really weird and it’s getting worse. I think everybody feels this. The abnormality of thinking: “I won’t let someone else be happy!”. That side is also one of the tour’s themes — Like the album I’m working on, the tour is straightforward and frank in various ways. But I think that suits the current me."

— Ayumi Hamasaki in Numero Tokyo N° 97, June 2016

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Also, the interview does NOT mention a release date, nor does it mention she will perform b-sides. It just says: "some songs which she hasn’t sung in a while".

[truehappiness]

I think she should probably just ask of more from her current team. We know Yuta and tasuku are capable of just about anything, but she needs to ask them to push themselves.

That said, she could do well with collaborating with a few new composers at least.

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

I actually just translated her part about the tour:



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Also, the interview does NOT mention a release date, nor does it mention she will perform b-sides. It just says: "some songs which she hasn’t sung in a while".

I knew it. I think for Chinese fans, to them those are B-sides. Thanks for the translation! I am really unsure about my understanding of the Japanese so it's nice to know that my suspicions were correct overall, lol.

Oh man, her thing about the online bullying... she's gonna go IN on people.

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Also, another potential detail is that a previously unknown (in Japan?) DJ and foreign producers may be working on tracks. Afrojack?

they?


I can provide high quality pictures of full interview

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Aderianu

they?

I just saw a bit of discussion about it in the Oricon bar. I think they were thinking either them or Afrojack since she had met up with them, so they figured that they were possibly involved.

A lot of fans want dance music and a "wafu" style cover with a very Japanese look.

Though a lot are expecting A ONE 2.0 with like, progress 2.0 among other things.

[tenshi no hane]

Also, it seems the album's lyrics will be quite dark. She jokingly mentions that she thought "Will this person be alright?" when she reread the album's lyrics. But she's happy to have gotten those things of her chest and she's in a good place now.

[truehappiness]

I think she's going to be very critical of those who insult others willy-nilly on this album. Like alterna, but more general.

[mizuki-7]

"wafu" ??
Thank you the little translated portion is quite interesting so it seems she will write about other subject than "love" !! Actually I don't know what to expect musically lol and Yeah for underperformed songs

[Aderianu]

ayu herself is the victim of online bashing, she understands it very well

Seems London finally inspired her to create something dark

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by mizuki-7

"wafu" ??
Thank you the little translated portion is quite interesting so it seems she will write about other subject than "love" !! Actually I don't know what to expect musically lol and Yeah for underperformed songs

"Wafu" or "和風" is a word to describe "Japanese style", I guess, haha.

It tends to be used when describing cuisine in the West, but at times it can be used for other things as well.

[mizuki-7]

Thank you XD yeah it would be cool ! And what would be cool too is a dance songs with some japanese folkish in it !

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Yes! I am ready for a dark album! Curious what she is coming up with. Bring it, Ayu!

[Aderianu]

at the end, what do we know about this album?
* She's working on it
* Some lyrics may be dark

that's all?

[truehappiness]

The album's lyrics may be dark and it is straightforward like the tour is.

I think the album is very close to done. She's been working on this for a while... I wonder if it'll be big.

[Aderianu]

what about the title? Is it confirmed?

I really like MADE IN JAPAN! And since both album and tour will be "straightforward and frank", I think it's good idea to name both the same

[Surreal17]

This title "MADE IN JAPAN" makes me think of "I am..." . A worldy theme with both traditional and hi-tech elements.

[kotora]

I am satisfied.