[Namie Amuro] You Know She's Always Photo-genic 2015.06.10 on sale! ♛86th thread♛

[My Rainbow]

I don't know... I love TSUKI and BIRGHTER DAY a lot and this new album is making me love those 2 singles even more. I think I will listen to the album and only keep the ones I like (if there's any) and make different album with the previous 2 singles.

I mean... her songs or albums have to be pretty bad for not make it into my iPod when I consider her a top favorite close to the level of Ayumi or Madonna for me.

But yeah, i will relax and wait. Maybe i'm just over reacting (which I hope that would be the case).

[My Rainbow]

crying inconsolably while thinking about all this mess with Dreaming I Was Dreaming playing in the background

[Delicious n Bold]

Now there's a namie song I love. The ballada version nailed it tbh.

[pimenta]

I wish more than ever now that the songs from the singles were included, that way at least I would know for sure that there's something in the album that I really like...

[chocopockymaster]

The singles are too good for this hot mess of an album

[js_surrealism]

Wow I am really surprised at the general backlash here. I thought the previews sounded amazing...... Was totally jamming to them and dismayed when each track ended. The only track I don't really like is probably Birthday.

The music is excellent though I'd agree that I much prefer her singing in Japanese. But I guess I've gotten used to her brand of Engrish, that now I just kind of treat her voice as another instrument that adds to the music rather than paying too close attention to the lyrics. Good dance album is good dance album.

[S4MU3L]

Originally Posted by js_surrealism

Wow I am really surprised at the general backlash here. I thought the previews sounded amazing...... Was totally jamming to them and dismayed when each track ended. The only track I don't really like is probably Birthday.

The music is excellent though I'd agree that I much prefer her singing in Japanese. But I guess I've gotten used to her brand of Engrish, that now I just kind of treat her voice as another instrument that adds to the music rather than paying too close attention to the lyrics. Good dance album is good dance album.

This is the forum with more Namie haters... thats why I love this thread tbh.

[orangeakira]

Holy shit, I just heard the previews. Track 9 is fucking amazing.

[freedreamer]

i actually really like the album LOL im surprised to see the disappointed. This is like another step of electro from FEEL...The last two ballads were surprising

but yes her voice..is lost amongst all the music.

I LOVE Photogenic, Fashionista, Stranger, Space Invader though. Anything's lyrics...Heartplace? LOL

[Delicious n Bold]

Queen of controversy

But yeah jpop central is VERY positive about this album. It's so positive it's like a... I don't know... A huge sugar rush so big it feels like all my teeth are rotting and I'm gonna get diabetes or something. Not saying positivity is bad but I've always liked a balance of opinions. Too positive and it's annoying. Too negative and it's depressing. This forum seems to be JUST right. There's enough people liking it and enough people dragging it into oblivion that everything's fine and dandy... At least I think so.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Queen of controversy

But yeah jpop central is VERY positive about this album. It's so positive it's like a... I don't know... A huge sugar rush so big it feels like all my teeth are rotting and I'm gonna get diabetes or something. Not saying positivity is bad but I've always liked a balance of opinions. Too positive and it's annoying. Too negative and it's depressing. This forum seems to be JUST right. There's enough people liking it and enough people dragging it into oblivion that everything's fine and dandy... At least I think so.

Well unfortunately there's NATE to dictate the forum/namie thread there so you can't really voice remotely negative opinions there about Namie and she happens to be his favorite. He doesn't get that there were a lot who don't like the words namie sing in the new album and makes excuses for it (and it has nothing to do with namie not writing lyrics/not being deep). You can have good/cool lyrics without going deep but also without being repetitive and be ridiculous.

If Namie is that in charge of the songs she chooses than she has to take responsibility for what she sings in her songs, with all the grammatical mistakes, or repeated words/themes.
But again, it's not for an audience that completely understands what she sings or the language she sings in.

I wouldn't call the people who voice such opinions haters since a lot of them like namie a lot and buy her music, they just think she can do better and singing lyrics/words is part of the music she does.

I still don't care much for these stuff if the music is fun. On the most part.

I hate it when people don't let you voice an opinion about Namie if it's not wow! amazing!

[Luck16]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Well unfortunately there's NATE to dictate the forum/namie thread there so you can't really voice remotely negative opinions there about Namie and she happens to be his favorite. He doesn't get that there were a lot who don't like the words namie sing in the new album and makes excuses for it (and it has nothing to do with namie not writing lyrics/not being deep). You can have good/cool lyrics without going deep but also without being repetitive and be ridiculous.

If Namie is that in charge of the songs she chooses than she has to take responsibility for what she sings in her songs, with all the grammatical mistakes, or repeated words/themes.
But again, it's not for an audience that completely understands what she sings or the language she sings in.

I wouldn't call the people who voice such opinions haters since a lot of them like namie a lot and buy her music, they just think she can do better and singing lyrics/words is part of the music she does.

I still don't care much for these stuff if the music is fun. On the most part.

I hate it when people don't let you voice an opinion about Namie if it's not wow! amazing!

So true.
That NATE guy is so shady towards other people's faves everytime someone voices a "negative" opinion about his dearest Namie
And I still don't get why Namie's stans got so defensive just because a lot of people (that actually really like Namie as well) are pointing out how ridiculous and uninspiring these lyrics are
"Oh but it's pop music you should expect that" "you're just being picky!!!!" ridiculous excuses. Pop doesn't always have to equal superficiality, we have plenty of examples of that and guess what, lyrics are really important for some people to fully enjoy music and its meaning.
It's like she's untouchable, "Beyoncè of jpop", never makes mistakes

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Queen of controversy

But yeah jpop central is VERY positive about this album. It's so positive it's like a... I don't know... A huge sugar rush so big it feels like all my teeth are rotting and I'm gonna get diabetes or something. Not saying positivity is bad but I've always liked a balance of opinions. Too positive and it's annoying. Too negative and it's depressing. This forum seems to be JUST right. There's enough people liking it and enough people dragging it into oblivion that everything's fine and dandy... At least I think so.

That's why I like the ayu forums here where many people critique ayu constructively.
Stans will be stans anywhere. But they are always more prevalant when their artists are selling well. Wait until Hikki comes back to life lol. Other Utada fans scare me sometimes man. I actually thinks that's why I only spent a week on jpc many years ago when I was an angsty teen. (More like 5 years ago)


Anyway, this album probably won't be bad to me and a few of these songs will probably be great. It just won't be really special. Honestly, Namie probably has to go in a different direction for me to be more into things again.

But idk, I'll listen to the full songs

[chocopockymaster]

^ omg I hate to veer off topic but YOUR NEW SET IS AMAZING

lemme just go put that movie on lol

[pommy48]

Why can't she pronounce "scream"?! It sounds like "suru" in Japanese

[Isicio]

_genic / 安室奈美恵
時代を突き抜けるポップ遺伝子。オリコン週間アルバムランキングで6作連続1位を獲得した『FEEL』以来 、約2年ぶりとなるニューアルバムは、なんと全未発表曲による録りおろし作品。クラシカルなダンスビートや R&Bグルーヴなど80's-90'sリバイバルを、国内外の気鋭クリエイターと共にカラフルなダンスポップにまとめ上げた最新作。La dy GagaやSelena Gomezらの作品を手がけるJoacim PerssonによるクラシカルなR&Bナンバー「Golden Touch」、KerliやLoreenらダンス歌姫の作品を手がけるSeventyeight Productionsによる安室奈美恵初のバースデー・ソング「Birthday」、BeyonceやS ean Paulらの作品を手がける若き奇才James"KEYZ"Foyeによるバラード曲「Anything」 、Diploと共にMadonnaの作品を手がけるUKアンダーグラウンド・シーンで最注目の新鋭SOPH IEによる「B Who I Want 2 B feat. U hum sneak it」など、これまでも世界の最先端をいくクリエイター陣といち早くタッグを組んできた安室奈美恵ならでは のエッジィな面々と競演。さらにSpecial Trackとして、世界のダンス・ミュージック・シーンを牽引するDJ/プロデューサー David Guettaとのコラボレーション楽曲「What I Did For Love」の追加収録も決定。まだ誰も感じたことのない、最新型の安室奈美恵が詰まった渾身の一枚!


This is the description of CDJapan .
It seems that some songs are produced by some of the producers who have worked for Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez , Beyonce, Selena Gomez , Madonna, Loreen etc

In my opinion it was very likely that this happens . How many times have imagined or desired Namie well as other Japanese pop singers to debut in America? _genic Think is that result, international namie but without risking real debut in the US market and fail. And I like to give us this very international drive without it becoming the new globaliza star.

[Zahara]

Originally Posted by Isicio

_genic / 安室奈美恵
時代を突き抜けるポップ遺伝子。オリコン週間アルバムランキングで6作連続1位を獲得した『FEEL』以来 、約2年ぶりとなるニューアルバムは、なんと全未発表曲による録りおろし作品。クラシカルなダンスビートや R&Bグルーヴなど80's-90'sリバイバルを、国内外の気鋭クリエイターと共にカラフルなダンスポップにまとめ上げた最新作。La dy GagaやSelena Gomezらの作品を手がけるJoacim PerssonによるクラシカルなR&Bナンバー「Golden Touch」、KerliやLoreenらダンス歌姫の作品を手がけるSeventyeight Productionsによる安室奈美恵初のバースデー・ソング「Birthday」、BeyonceやS ean Paulらの作品を手がける若き奇才James"KEYZ"Foyeによるバラード曲「Anything」 、Diploと共にMadonnaの作品を手がけるUKアンダーグラウンド・シーンで最注目の新鋭SOPH IEによる「B Who I Want 2 B feat. U hum sneak it」など、これまでも世界の最先端をいくクリエイター陣といち早くタッグを組んできた安室奈美恵ならでは のエッジィな面々と競演。さらにSpecial Trackとして、世界のダンス・ミュージック・シーンを牽引するDJ/プロデューサー David Guettaとのコラボレーション楽曲「What I Did For Love」の追加収録も決定。まだ誰も感じたことのない、最新型の安室奈美恵が詰まった渾身の一枚!


This is the description of CDJapan .
It seems that some songs are produced by some of the producers who have worked for Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez , Beyonce, Selena Gomez , Madonna, Loreen etc

In my opinion it was very likely that this happens . How many times have imagined or desired Namie well as other Japanese pop singers to debut in America? _genic Think is that result, international namie but without risking real debut in the US market and fail. And I like to give us this very international drive without it becoming the new globaliza star.

This makes sense. I remember there was a rumor of Namie possibly preparing for an English album, but I didn't take it seriously. Maybe this is one of the steps she's taking.

[ahtka-chan]

I just heard the previews and I quite like some tracks.

Btw, I was shocked when I saw the lyrics of Stranger. I always thought she sang "I got you everytime, I got you anytime you call my name" but it's not that

[adantatu2]

OMG Namie is going to invade America !!!!
My kokoro isn't ready !

[Delicious n Bold]

That forum is a mess. Reminds me of ATRL and all the delusion on there.