[Ai Otsuka] ✪ the 21st TRiCKY thread ✪

[Kaiouforever]

I actually really like the previews! I think this will be a nice, cohesive album.

[haraiso]

Official site was update with a new promo picture:

Spoiler:

A special site was also opened for the album:
http://avex.jp/ai/lovehoney/

Seems like this album is a super collaborative project, with 9 collaborations total. One being the fabric spray, which is why it is an album good lol. The cake on the cover of the album was the second collaboration and it's made by HUGO&VICTOR with Ai having helped design it. If you're in Japan, you can actually buy the cake in the Tokyo H&V store between April 1st and May 7th.

Next, Ai has a collaboration with MyNavi Women where she answers questions regarding love/relationships.

Then we have Watashi being a drama theme. Sakura was the theme for FLOWERS by NAKED. HEY!BEAR is for a manga. Starter Pistol is for the lyric speaker. And HEART BREAK is a collaboration with KitKat. There's a short performance of it here:


And the last collaboration is ~coming soon~.

She also has a special page on Amazon, where they recommend different products based on the songs on the album.

[freedreamer]

So many tie-ins!!!

[oaristos]

I found these videos on YouTube (I didn't know she had a tour to promote LOVE TRICKY) and I'm amazed at how much energy she has performing live, even though it's a really small venus. That's my favorite kind of concert.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by oaristos

I found these videos on YouTube (I didn't know she had a tour to promote LOVE TRICKY) and I'm amazed at how much energy she has performing live, even though it's a really small venus. That's my favorite kind of concert.

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[Chibi-Chan]

^God, that was AMAZING! I need to watch the whole thing. (and I wished Ayu would have done something as simple as that for her TA tours)

[ladyluthien]

That promo pic of her is absolutely gorgeous, now I'm slightly jealous that it wasn't used for an album cover lol

[terra]

I really love the energy that is laugh, the live rendition and extend sounds so so good!

[chocopockymaster]

She looks drop-dead gorgeous in that promo pic. *__* I've always thought Ai was pretty but this is a whole new level.

[taskinillusion]

I'm loving the previews for the new album!

She sounded amazing during that concert! Going to have to watch the full thing!

She looks beautiful too.

And that speaker video... I don't know what it was about because I was too distracted by squealing over the KITTENS!

[Toniayu123]

Her team did a good job with promotion this time in my opinion. Hope it helps with the sales, because i think they certainly do matter.
Haven't listened to anything yet, I'm not really in the mood for listening to her right now but hope the album is good.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Her husband just got caught in a cheating scandal with a model 22 years younger then he is. Hope she'll be ok

[ladyluthien]

Oh no!!! Poor Ai

[Bigtop]

WHAAAAAT!?!?!? Husband cheating scandal?????

Oh no... That's not good...

[terra]

WTH!! OMG Poor Ai

[chocopockymaster]

omg no! I feel terrible for Ai and her daughter. It's hard enough going through something like that as a normal person, let alone as someone in the spotlight. I hope she's getting the support she needs from her friends & family.

[Zeke.]

I saw a video on facebook where a man was going around asking Japanese about how they felt about cheating and surprisingly many of them felt it was ok; like it was just a fact of life and they accept it. It disgusted me but others were defending it as a part of their culture...

[freedreamer]

omgoshh.....Poor Ai >< what a time for the scandal to be released honestly...

[Toniayu123]

^She didn't do anything wrong, in fact it could help imo, it gives media coverage..

I hope she's ok...what a jerk, he should burn in hell.

[koumori]

Whaaat