You were... / BALLAD information and covers [IX] - Page 19

AyUta · #**361** 25th December 2009, 02:39 AM

Aw, no leak yet?!

ohsixthirty · #**362** 25th December 2009, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

mine! at cdjapan

yay! i thought in the past there was a lot more excitement when the newest ayumi cd went into the shipping process.

i can't wait to get it!

kuri♥ayu · #**363** 25th December 2009, 03:19 AM

i just checked and my order is also in shipping process

can't waitttttt

Lanz16 · #**364** 25th December 2009, 03:44 AM

@Luna62
Thanks for the desktop pics!

Anyone who has "Ready and In-stock" of You were.../BALLAD single in YA?
Its still on pre-order status.

douggn · #**365** 25th December 2009, 04:47 AM

Mines "In Shipping Process" too through cdjapan. I cant wait

kiseki89 · #**366** 25th December 2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna62

Free Christmas gift by Ayu : you can download You were.../BALLAD official wallpapers!
It's an offer limited in time, on January 10th, it won't be available anymore.
It's introduced as a Christmas gift from Ayu to her fans ^^
Since there is only that cover available as a wallpaper, I think poster will be the same for the 3 editions maybe?

3 sizes : 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600

Link on official site

Thanks for the info!!

SunshineSlayer · #**367** 25th December 2009, 08:10 AM

Ninki is out:

NINKI (12/28 - 03/01)

SINGLES
01 92.00 浜崎あゆみ - You were.../BALLAD
02 56.10 GACKT - Stay the Ride Alive
03 17.40 緒方理奈 (水樹奈々) - 「WHITE ALBUM」キャラクターソング緒方理奈 (POWDER SNOW)
04 17.10 森川由綺 (平野綾) - 「WHITE ALBUM」キャラクターソング森川由綺 (恋色空)
05 16.30 北島三郎 - 夫婦一生
06 15.00 茄子 - 一富士、二タカ、三茄子
07 14.00 島津亜矢 - 温故知新

It only includes releases for 1 week, so I give up; don't know what Oricon is doing.

Ayu's rating I guess is about as expected. Gackt's is a little higher than I was thinking - those Kamen Rider singles have been doing well for him.

KarenPang · #**368** 25th December 2009, 08:29 AM

guess everyone can sleep at ease in that she's not going up against Eito anymore

**ayumisrael** · #**369** 25th December 2009, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Ninki is out:

NINKI (12/28 - 03/01)

SINGLES
01 92.00 浜崎あゆみ - You were.../BALLAD
02 56.10 GACKT - Stay the Ride Alive
03 17.40 緒方理奈 (水樹奈々) - 「WHITE ALBUM」キャラクターソング緒方理奈 (POWDER SNOW)
04 17.10 森川由綺 (平野綾) - 「WHITE ALBUM」キャラクターソング森川由綺 (恋色空)
05 16.30 北島三郎 - 夫婦一生
06 15.00 茄子 - 一富士、二タカ、三茄子
07 14.00 島津亜矢 - 温故知新

It only includes releases for 1 week, so I give up; don't know what Oricon is doing.

Ayu's rating I guess is about as expected. Gackt's is a little higher than I was thinking - those Kamen Rider singles have been doing well for him.

Maybe there will be no double week at all? lol.

Well maybe they won't be new releases at the week afterwards?

miskiq · #**370** 25th December 2009, 08:35 AM

her previous ninki :
Sunrise/Sunset:124.60
Rule/Sparkle:126.20
Days/GREEN:150.80
Mirrorcle World 84.00

zyoeru · #**371** 25th December 2009, 09:09 AM

Well this NINKI is at least higher than Mirrorcle World...does anyone know what her NINKI ratings are for all of her past singles?

Corvina · #**372** 25th December 2009, 09:12 AM

About the poster:
Wasn't it already stated that there is just one poster for all editions? I remember something like that.
Otherwise it would have been said by the official site that there are more than one.

KarenPang · #**373** 25th December 2009, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina

About the poster:

Wasn't it already stated that there is just one poster for all editions? I remember something like that.

Otherwise it would have been said by the official site that there are more than one.

I'm not so sure on that Marika frankly

hopefully someone can shed a light or 2 on this matter

nanakopy87 · #**374** 25th December 2009, 09:24 AM

i'm not sure but they didn't state it will be different.haha...
but i'm more curious to know bout the changeable cover for CD only because we've seen both type A and type B but not the type C

njanjayrp · #**375** 25th December 2009, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Ninki is out:

NINKI (12/28 - 03/01)

SINGLES
01 92.00 浜崎あゆみ - You were.../BALLAD
02 56.10 GACKT - Stay the Ride Alive
03 17.40 緒方理奈 (水樹奈々) - 「WHITE ALBUM」キャラクターソング緒方理奈 (POWDER SNOW)
04 17.10 森川由綺 (平野綾) - 「WHITE ALBUM」キャラクターソング森川由綺 (恋色空)
05 16.30 北島三郎 - 夫婦一生
06 15.00 茄子 - 一富士、二タカ、三茄子
07 14.00 島津亜矢 - 温故知新

It only includes releases for 1 week, so I give up; don't know what Oricon is doing.

Ayu's rating I guess is about as expected. Gackt's is a little higher than I was thinking - those Kamen Rider singles have been doing well for him.

wow, a rather low NINKI~
Rule/Sparkle = 126.20
Days/GREEN = 150.80
Mirrorcle World = 84.00
talkin' 2 myself = 127.90
glitter/fated = 154.70
Sunrise/Sunster = 124.60
B&D/Pride = 175.2

Yup Gackt's Kamen singles at least had some quite stellar sales. On the other hand the NINKIs for albums are miserable this week (the #1 = 38.10). So I am guessing it's prolly due to holidays.

KarenPang · #**376** 25th December 2009, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

On the other hand the NINKIs for albums are miserable this week (the #1 = 38.10). So I am guessing it's prolly due to holidays.

D: D: D:

wow that's very low for an album D: . The singles NINKI are already considered quite good for this week

anyway 1st press/poster updates wise on CDJapan

CD only - both 1st press & the poster are sold out

CD + DVD Type A - only the poster is still available

CD + DVD Type B - both 1st press & the poster are still available

**ayumisrael** · #**377** 25th December 2009, 09:31 AM

Just proves NINKI is really not a sales index.

I mean B&D/Pride had a higher NINKI than Days/GREEN, Rule/Sparkle, even glitter/fated and MW.

We could say S/S ~LiA~ too It sold a bit higher than S/S but digitally it pwned it hard.

waterballoon · #**378** 25th December 2009, 10:15 AM

the only ease NINKI gave me is that she's #1 there lol. for sales... I don't ever think the NINKI is gonna be an accurate indicator haha

EDIT: Just a thought... maybe there'd be no double week this year? Since the stores in Japan aren't gonna close like usual during Christmas/New Year's, maybe the Oricon chart would chart as per normal, without a double week?

AyuGAME · #**379** 25th December 2009, 10:54 AM

wow..the ninki is so low
but i think ninki is not accurate at all

Not~Yet · #**380** 25th December 2009, 11:29 AM

Well, Ninki can be a hit or miss really.

Quote:

Originally Posted by identity

Can anyone make out some of the lyrics of RED LINE so far? I'm really curious.

I just posted this few pages before you asked

Guess nobody has made a better translation yet? But, this gives you an idea and imo adds a LOT to the song. I guess a lot missed this. BTW it's beyond me how someone can describe a meaningful, bittersweet song like this "GROSS".

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyuutii_hanii

What I can hear from one of the chorus's lyrics, they're something along the lines of

"Look, remember, the days you feel down and want to give up, yesterday somewhere, someone didn't give up for tomorrow. I'll keep holding on to that hand very, very firmly, remember that"

Okay that's such a crappy and incorrect translation but my point is, this song was probably inspired very much by that one blog post of hers where she said something like "The today that you want to give up is the tomorrow that someone fought to have" etc. Really touching