[Ai Otsuka] ✪ New album "LOVE POP", 8.12! Join the Ai in her 22nd thread ✪

[Xianghua]

Ai am BEST, too version details:

Fanclub ver. Comes with totebag
TSUTAYA ver. Comes with an original hand towel, 20cmx20cm and can badge
Mobile fanclub ver. Comes with CD jacket logo sticker.
EC ver. Comes with B3 sized poster

No pics of the items yet.

[Xianghua]

Ai will be performing at COUNT DOWN JAPAN 18/19 December 31st at Makihari Messe in Chiba.

http://countdownjapan.jp/

Just announced:
She'll also perform at TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN CHRISTMAS 2018 on December 14th as part of the Christmas Love Song Live.

http://dreamchristmas2018.jp/

[Earth_maiden]

Ooo! I wanna see the hand towel design! If I can get the CD+DVD versions with the goods I'll grab it on the 2nd from Shibuya

[Xianghua]

Ai mentioned on Instagram that she recorded a new song today. Since the only new song being released on Ai am Best, too is 'Dear you' and has already been recorded, we will probably be getting a new single!

[Xianghua]

Jacket for Ai am Best, too.

Seems that the cover is the same for each version.
The DVD and Blu-Ray have recordings from 15th Anniversary live LOVE IS BORN

The TSUTAYA hand towel:


Ai will per performing at the second night of FNS Kaiyousei December 12th
https://www.fujitv.co.jp/FNS/

[Xianghua]

Ai am BEST, too video digest

[oaristos]

I wonder how much "Ai am BEST, too" is going to sell. Even though she's not nearly as popular as before, there are so many hits in this album...

[jiarongisme]

Damn, the video digest brings back so many memories. I wonder if she's gonna do something similar to Babashi no Theme this time

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by Xianghua

The DVD and Blu-Ray have recordings from 15th Anniversary live LOVE IS BORN

That's a letdown. I was hoping for all the mvs in Blu-ray.

And I'm not sure whether I wanna get it. I have Ai am BEST and LOVE PiECE, so technically I have about half of the songs from too. To be honest I'm not really fond of Ai's post-hiatus songs... Pocket is not on the normal editions (only appears in FC edition).

Have a think about it...

[Earth_maiden]

Originally Posted by bluegie

That's a letdown. I was hoping for all the mvs in Blu-ray.

I agree, especially since she doesn't include all the PVs on her albums and you have to buy the separate singles with the DVD to watch some of them. I'm not sure I'll worry about purchasing right away then, it can wait.

[Corvina]

I rather have lives than PVs, watching those far more often. Definitely gonna pick it up.

Especially cause Ai got so far more interesting to me musically.
I've only liked some songs from her in the past, but her albums now are really good.
Love Honey turned into my favourite by far, it's awesome!

Saying that I didn't feel the last two new songs too much.
Let's see what she's going to deliver next year.

[bluegie]

Oh no... Ai-chan announced divorce...

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...nounce-divorce

[oaristos]

Originally Posted by bluegie

Oh no... Ai-chan announced divorce...

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...nounce-divorce

"From happy days to unbearable days [...]"

That's so sad to read.

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by bluegie

Oh no... Ai-chan announced divorce...

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...nounce-divorce

Really sad to hear...but this makes me think back of what happened last year - SU's (Ai-chan's now ex-husband) cheating scandal:

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

Did anything else come out about her husband after the release of those pictures with him and his coworker?

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

The paps spotted her husband out and about with a young model in her 20s and it became a sizeable scandal

Don't know why it took THIS LONG from the cheating scandal to the divorce announcement.

I have to wonder - could this divorce be related to last year's scandal?

[Corvina]

Not surprising after the reveal how Su cheated on her.
I actually thought she'd already done it.

[Xianghua]

I also thought they had already divorced. I guess they tried to work through it all this time.

I wonder why they included the live performances instead of the music videos too. And even stared at the webpage wondering if I was reading it correctly

[Maemi]

She finally divorced that creep...

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by Xianghua

I wonder why they included the live performances instead of the music videos too. And even stared at the webpage wondering if I was reading it correctly

I find it very fitting - putting a 15th Anniversary Live on a 15th Anniversay Best album.^^

[Xianghua]

Originally Posted by Corvina

I find it very fitting - putting a 15th Anniversary Live on a 15th Anniversay Best album.^^

You're right, it is - I am surprised it is not an FC exclusive!

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Ai am BEST, too special site has opened
https://avex.jp/ai/aiambesttoo/

As a countdown starting today, there will be one song added to a playlist daily on streaming services Spotify, AWA, and LINE music. They will also upload a CM and gif with each song.

Today is Watashi.
And if you are looking at the gif thinking, "wtf" like I was, it's a tongue twister that says "Watashi no Tawashi" which means "my scrubbing brush"

CM


gif

[Xianghua]

Good for the rest of the versions of Ai am BEST, too have been released.

Official fan club ver. with original tote bag


Mobile fan club ver. with CD jacket sticker sheet


TSUTAYA ver. can badge that comes with the hand towel posted earlier


EC site ver. with B3 size poster


Countdown day 2: Sakuranbo CM spot and gif (Sakuranbo Onigiri)

Spoiler: