Official Ai Otsuka discussion thread #5 - Ai am BEST! -

[kotora]

Oops after I replied the thread, I just realized that the 4th thread for Ai was 500, so another one thread for her now!

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Here is the new albums and DVD information from her official website.

4thアルバム『LOVE PiECE』

前作ミリオンヒットを記録した『LOVE COOK』から1年9ヶ月ぶりになる、
待望の4thアルバムの発売が決定!!
ヒットシングル「フレンジャー」、「ユメクイ」、「恋愛写真」、「CHU-LIP」、「PEACH」、「HEART」の6曲を含む全11曲を収録。
また映像界の大御所の監督を2名迎え、「HEART」とアルバム新録曲のMusic Clip 2作品を制作し、その豪華な映像をDVDに収録。
CD+DVD：¥3,800-(税込)　AVCD-23396/B
CDのみ：¥3,059-(税込)　AVCD-23397

＜初回特典＞
【CD+DVD】：秘蔵お蔵入り映像「U-ボート」のMusic Clipを今頃になってなぜか収録!?
【CDのみ】：豪華40Pのアルバムオリジナルフォトブックを同梱

＜初回仕様＞
2形態共通：6色(青、緑、黒、黄、紫、ピンク)のカラーケース&三方背BOX
※6色のカラーケースはランダムで配色されます。ご予約の際、色の指定はご遠慮ください。

＜オフィシャルモバイルファンクラブ"LOVE9CUBE"限定パッケージ＞
"LOVE9CUBE"限定！「LOVE PiECEパズル」付きパッケージも同時発売されます！
詳細はLOVE9CUBEでチェック！http://love9cube.com/
【FC限定特典】LOVE PiECEパズル
※予約期間：8/6（月）16:00〜8/24（金）12:00
※数量限定商品となりますので、限定数に達し次第、予約受付終了となりますのでご了承下さい。

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LIVE DVD "Ai am BEST TOUR 2007"
at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on 9th of July 2007

全国18会場26公演で約8万人を動員し、過去最大規模で敢行した
7月9日に東京国際フォーラム ホールAで行われたライブの模様を早くもDVD化が決定!!

スペシャル盤(DVD2枚組)：¥3,990-(税込)　AVBD-91483〜4
通常盤(DVD1枚)：¥2,990-(税込)　 AVBD-91485

＜収録内容＞
Disc.1：ライブ本編映像（スペシャル盤、通常盤とも共通）
Disc.2：ツアーオフショット映像（スペシャル盤のみ）

＜初回特典＞
スペシャル盤に豪華40Pのツアーオリジナルフォトブックを同梱
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"Ai am BEST"
期間限定フラッシュプライス盤 (07年10月31日の出荷分まで)：
¥2,490-(税込)　AVCD-23406
通常盤(07年11月1日以降の出荷から)：
¥3,059-(税込)　AVCD-23407

[namiie]

Yay new thread! I'm still kinda disappointed that LOVE PiECE is only 11 songs when I *KNOW* she has enough good material for more

[truehappiness]

I wonder why she doesn't just realize more songs D:

It's not like it takes that long, you know?

Oh, by the way. NEVER Google "LOVE PiECE" unless you want to be like "wtf?"

[Aga-chan]

^But most songs on "LOVEppears" are different from the single versions...

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Oh, by the way. NEVER Google "LOVE PiECE" unless you want to be like "wtf?"

Um... LOL xD

[ayu_fan929]

Well I guess all big name avex artists will have to go through this phase: Ayu with (miss) understood, BoA with OUTGROW, Kuu with Black Cherry...

[Cloud]

Originally Posted by ayu_fan929

Well I guess all big name avex artists will have to go through this phase: Ayu with (miss) understood, BoA with OUTGROW, Kuu with Black Cherry...

and also ayu with LOVEppears..

[criminal]

LOVE PiECE tracklist:

01. ﾕﾒｸｲ (Yumekui)
02. CHU-LIP
03. ﾌﾚﾝｼﾞｬｰ (Frienger)
04. ﾎﾞｰﾘﾝｸﾞ (Boring or Bowling)
05. HEART
06. ﾏﾛﾝ日和 (Maron Hiyori) (Chestnut Weather?)
07. 空色ﾊﾟﾗｿﾙ (Sorairo Parasoru) (Sky-colored Parasol?)
08. 恋愛写真 (Renai Shashin)
09. to you
10. LOVE台風 (LOVE Taifuu) (LOVE Typhoon)
11. PEACH

You have no idea how much I want to switch PEACH and HEART in the tracklist. :|

[Mirai Noah]

^ Thanks for the tracklist!

[criminal]

I'm not 100% sure if it's the real thing, though. D:

[Lee_Hamasaki]

why only 11 songs? :/

[namiie]

Hmm, another parasol song! I'd rather do away with PEACH in general and stick Kimi ni Kaeru on or something.

Boring or bowling, i love it!

do you think that maybe she got the name 'LOVE PiECE' from the sexy toy site?
it is japanese after all.. (;

dirty Ai. first CHU-LIP, now this.

[criminal]

Originally Posted by austin. ♥

Boring or bowling, i love it!

In order to relieve my conscience of any guilt, the title is either Boring or it is in fact Bowling. At this point, it's unclear which one it really is.

[Calico]

Cool, a new album! I like most of those singles, although I am VERY surprised that songs from pre Best album would be on there. Oh well. I'm not complaining.

[namiie]

Originally Posted by Calico

Cool, a new album! I like most of those singles, although I am VERY surprised that songs from pre Best album would be on there. Oh well. I'm not complaining.

That's because Ai chose not to include any songs past "Planetarium" for the BEST album; she limited her song selections, therefore any songs after that are fair game for another album. I actually think that's why she didn't choose any post-2005 songs for the BEST album; so she can put them in this one.

[ayu_fan929]

Originally Posted by namiie

That's because Ai chose not to include any songs past "Planetarium" for the BEST album; she limited her song selections, therefore any songs after that are fair game for another album.

Personally, I thought that was a bad move. She should have at least included her 2006 singles in her BEST. CHU-LIP could've been the 1st single off the 4th album instead of Frienger.

[Calico]

Ah yeah, I forgot about that. I ignored the best album altogether.

[summersnow]

11 tracks only? It's too little. =(
I need more new songs.

[Aga-chan]

Thanks for the tracklist. ^^ I wonder: Weren't "KUMURIUTA" said to have a PV? But the tracklist doesn't include this song... Maybe a secret track? Or was the song already released somewhere else?

[criminal]

Yeah, CDJapan says that it's going to have a PV. But knowing how quirky Ai's tracklisting's can be, maybe it isn't on the CD? D:

ANYWAY, I'm currently spasming a bit. Read this: "This edition comes with a bonus DVD with the music videos for "Kumuriuta" and "Heart." :| :| :| THERE WILL BE A PV FOR HEART. Praise... whoever you want to. I mean... HEART. I just hope it won't suck or anything. That would be bad.