[Ai Otsuka] The Fifteen x Time Official Ai Otsuka Thread

[sugarbasil]

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

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Fantastic first post! Everything that we need to know that's new. I like the thread title too ( ).

[sugarbasil]

LOL. Thanks! I've tried editing it multiple times and still feel like it's a bit disorganized. But I'm glad that you like the title. I was really proud of that. XD I didn't want something too wordy or long.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Speaking of One x Time, I was really surprised that it was getting a PV, I never thought it would ( ).

It's fine~! (The opening post.)

[hearted]

oohhhh finally a new thread !! i love the title and the first post

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

Awesome thread name.

Happy birthday to you, Ai!

[hpg23]

I just ordered LOVE LETTER in a compulsive moment (I seriously needed some J-Pop stuff already xD) but now I'm kinda weird about it. So far is the only album that I haven't listened as a whole, with LOVE JAM, and I've heard some people saying that it is worse compared to other albums... I don't know... the cover doesn't stands much for me, but I love "Bye Bye", "360" (pure love) and "Kurage, Nagareboshi". Is the rest that good? I'm really excited about seeing a more mature Ai and all, but I also love her silly songs... if it is as good as LOVE COOK I can be happy ever after Did you think I made a good choice buying it?

[hearted]

Originally Posted by hpg23

I just ordered LOVE LETTER in a compulsive moment (I seriously needed some J-Pop stuff already xD) but now I'm kinda weird about it. So far is the only album that I haven't listened as a whole, with LOVE JAM, and I've heard some people saying that it is worse compared to other albums... I don't know... the cover doesn't stands much for me, but I love "Bye Bye", "360" (pure love) and "Kurage, Nagareboshi". Is the rest that good? I'm really excited about seeing a more mature Ai and all, but I also love her silly songs... if it is as good as LOVE COOK I can be happy ever after Did you think I made a good choice buying it?

its by faaaar not as good as LOVE COOK lol but still, LOVE LETTER is pretty sweet! the songs you already said are the best one the album together with Ai, Rocket Sneaker and not everyone liked this song, Shachihatta, but to me its AWESOME

+ has anyone already posted the posters for LOVE IS BORN??

if not here they are:

Spoiler:

i lovelovelovelovelove the first one it has a kuuish feeling~

[Beauty4123]

such an organized new thread. thanks sugarbasil! and again, happy b-day to ai!

[JackieRos]

which ai's albums do you recommend?
i have am best and love jam
oh and happy bday

[hearted]

Originally Posted by (me)JackieRos

which ai's albums do you recommend?
i have am best and love jam
oh and happy bday

you should try LOVE PiECE!!! its one of my favorite albums by ai!!

[Yoake]

she already release a best album?
It's a bit early, I think.
I hope that the new song will be good.
thanks for the new thread sugarbasil^^
(me)JackieRos: try Love cook it's her best album according to me

[PoetGirl]

yay for new thread ^^

[taskinillusion]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Anywho, why am I still able to post here when the thread passed 500? O_O

Because the thread had yet to be closed. When a thread reaches 500 posts, you're supposed to start a new one and not continue to use the old one, but you can technically still post in it until a mod with powers to do so comes along and closes the thread. Then you can no longer post in it.

Great new thread, basil!! I LOVE the calendar cover! :O She looks so beautiful!

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by taskinillusion

Because the thread had yet to be closed. When a thread reaches 500 posts, you're supposed to start a new one and not continue to use the old one, but you can technically still post in it until a mod with powers to do so comes along and closes the thread. Then you can no longer post in it.

Great new thread, basil!! I LOVE the calendar cover! :O She looks so beautiful!

I'm so sorry! I thought that it was just a glitch or something and that the threads automatically locked themselves after 500 ( ).

[JackieRos]

ah thanks yoake

[KarenPang]

wow go you Cat , the 1st thread you have made of otsuka

I like it , it's so organised & informative for the 1st post , well done dear mod of AHS

[JackieRos]

i love love jam ^_^

[waterballoon]

LOVE COOK is definitely her best album.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

LOVE COOK is definitely her best album.

indeed & when you have Planetarium & Cherish on board , enough said

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