Ayu: Anything Goes [XXVIII]

[YUKARI]

it's so 'BLUE BIRD' right now

awww I wish summer never ends

[truehappiness]

Spoiler:

It's kind of weird that SIGNAL seemed to almost end up being the coupling song for poker face but it fits with the "we had 10+ demos and up to the 4th single ready" when she debuted.

http://blog.rockonking.com/?eid=1281064

[Chris_Duvall]

Originally Posted by love in music

Just bringing attention back to this because I forgot about it and how amazing it was:


she sounded so beautiful here and her cheer at the end was so cutee

I loved this LINE live performance. <3 Seems so long ago already although it really isn't.

[LONJJONG]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Spoiler:

It's kind of weird that SIGNAL seemed to almost end up being the coupling song for poker face but it fits with the "we had 10+ demos and up to the 4th single ready" when she debuted.

http://blog.rockonking.com/?eid=1281064

That’s interesting and that photoshoot was reused for Depend on you cover?

[ExodusUK]

Timmy posted some sort of "somethings coming watch this space" post on his IG story after having his hair coloured..this is a reach but maybe Ayu will be doing a tv live or something soon?

[Toniayu123]

https://youtu.be/bPp4_yn7EDk
Where is this video from? Is there more of it?

[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by Toniayu123

https://youtu.be/bPp4_yn7EDk
Where is this video from? Is there more of it?

its from a Max Matsuura documentary about his life

The Future’s Engine is a series of documentaries of real stories about individuals who have made their dreams come true. There are 5 stories being told in this program, with categories ranging from baseball to movie and music. One of those 5 stories is about the creator and current CEO of Avex, Matsuura Masato.

s first step into the entertainment business industry was his part-time job at a rental CD shop. Speaking of himself at that time, Matsuura said, “Anyhow, at that time, I was inside my dream.” During his college years, he encountered dance music. He said it himself, “It was a shocking music experience for me.” From that moment, Matsuura’s life has made a turn, and he immersed his life into the music industry. Starting off with a small record company, in the 90s, Matsuura’s passion has created a whole new era. With dance music as the main genre, he swept away the music industry. Moreover, during that time, Hamasaki Ayumi was born. What has Matsuura been thinking during those big times?

The program will start off with the unseen scenes of A-nation09 and a close look at Matsuura’s daily life. Beside Matsuura Masato, we will also look back at the interviews with artists whom he has raised and the numerous hit songs that he has produced. And by watching that and following the miracles that he has created, we will able to have a look into a man who has created a revolution in the music industry.

We also conducted a special talk with Gentosha Pubisher’s president and looked for other sources that we could on Matsuura Masato, to make sure that we will be able to draw the complete picture of a legend who has become the frontier of the entertainment industry that has captured the hearts of young people.

its kinda obscure so there's not much info but i did find this -
https://lovetohateme.wordpress.com/2...s-documentary/

the doc is where the gif of Ayu waving the TVXQ Big East towel comes from.

[MKAyu]

Originally Posted by love in music

Just bringing attention back to this because I forgot about it and how amazing it was:


she sounded so beautiful here and her cheer at the end was so cutee

Thank you for re-posting this. <3 This will always be my favorite Trouble song. It's so mature, full of adult understanding that the future will come, with people coming and going.

[octocoffee]

Was feeling nostalgic about Hitomi Shimatani, and I totally forgot these two gorgeous queens sang this song together!

[truehappiness]

https://pc.dwango.jp/rankings/truetone/daily

For some reason in daily chaku-uta here at Dwango, Zutto... and What is forever love ranked. Weird!

05. Zutto...
29. Ohia no Ki
90. What is forever love

Spoiler:

[Evolution7/4]

Originally Posted by octocoffee

Was feeling nostalgic about Hitomi Shimatani, and I totally forgot these two gorgeous queens sang this song together!

I...did not know they sang a Japanese version of this Janet song! Its cute!

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Evolution7/4

I...did not know they sang a Japanese version of this Janet song! Its cute!

The song was a huge hit in Japan for Hitomi Shimatani.

[axmish87]

Even though I liked the idea of them singing together, I have realized that their voices or singing technique doesn't really blend well.
Shimatani is in a league of her own, she can basically sing effortlessly anything and Ayu really pales in comparison.
Although , kudos to Ayu for having the guts to sing next to Shimatani.

[Evolution7/4]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

The song was a huge hit in Japan for Hitomi Shimatani.

This is a revelation to me! Not too familiar with Shimatani's work. The song works well in Japanese.

[pedronekoi]

Found this account on Instagram that have "exotic cars" from Las Vegas that have one of the Ayu cars (Ayusha)! They mentioned that they bought it from Hokkaido and were asking if they should repaint the car (I'm assuming they didn't knew it was Ayu) and then people said they shouldn't dare painting over Ayu's face lol They do shows and rental with the car, so if someone wants to see it, that's your chance lol




https://www.instagram.com/p/B4bnGiqg9HQ/

[Evan Odinson]

^Love it!!!

[EndOfTheWorld]

The Ayu themed cars and trucks always amaze me. I never get tired of looking at all the different ones.

[ExodusUK]

Remembering A ONE's only promo

[indigochild]

Can Avex spend some coins for once and come out with a new ayu-mi-x album already? I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

[truehappiness]

With the creator challenge and Dave Rodgers at the last songwriter thing, I think a new ayu-mi-x/ayuro-mix is possible.