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『A BALLADS 2』on sale 2021.04.08 [II]
The second installment in the Ballads Best series, 18 years after A BALLADS. The main release consists of two discs with 30 songs total (subject to change), remastered from their original master tapes. Other versions will include blu-ray discs and goods (40 page photobook).
As per the TA store, the album will only include songs released after the first A BALLADS. No rearrangements or re-recordings have been mentioned in the announcement text. === EDITIONS ======== [2CD+2DVD+GOODS+Sumapura Music] ¥11,400 (AVZ1-96674~5) ✦ TeamAyu / mu-mo shop limited edition ✦ Luxury BOX specification ✦ Digipak specification ✦ Goods: Special book (40 pages) ✦ Goods: T-shirt with jacket photo print ✦ Other jacket card included ‣ DISC-1 - CD ‣ DISC-2 - CD ‣ DISC-3 - DVD ‣ DISC-4 - DVD [2CD+2Blu-ray+GOODS+Sumapura Music] ¥12,400 (AVZ1-96676~7) ✦ TeamAyu / mu-mo shop limited edition ✦ Luxury BOX specification ✦ Digipak specification ✦ Goods: Special book (40 pages) ✦ Goods: T-shirt with jacket photo print ✦ Other jacket card included ‣ DISC-1 - CD ‣ DISC-2 - CD ‣ DISC-3 - Blu-ray ‣ DISC-4 - Blu-ray [2CD+DVD+Sumapura Music] ¥4,800 (AVCD-96668~9) ✦ sleeve packaging ‣ DISC-1 - CD ‣ DISC-2 - CD ‣ DISC-3 - DVD [2CD+Blu-ray+Sumapura Music] ¥5,200 (AVCD-96670~71) ✦ sleeve packaging ‣ DISC-1 - CD ‣ DISC-2 - CD ‣ DISC-3 - Blu-ray [2CD+Sumapura Music] ¥3,200 (AVCD-96672~3) ‣ DISC-1 - CD ‣ DISC-2 - CD === CD CONTENT ======= Spoiler:
=== DVD/BD CONTENT ==== Spoiler:
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LIVE: TV VERSIONS | all a-nation performances | A -Vocal tracks- a-nation audio rips | AYUMI ALL SCANS TEXTLESS | 25th Anniversary Museum ~A WORLD IS ONE~ Last edited by Aderianu; 6th March 2021 at 09:12 PM. |
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Tracklist preview
Cover photo by Kazutaka Nakamura Video(?) by Kazuyoshi Shimomura
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LIVE: TV VERSIONS | all a-nation performances | A -Vocal tracks- a-nation audio rips | AYUMI ALL SCANS TEXTLESS | 25th Anniversary Museum ~A WORLD IS ONE~ Last edited by Aderianu; 21st February 2021 at 02:52 PM. |
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Apparently the set behind her is an artwork by Ogata Kōrin, a famous artist from 17th century Azuchi–Momoyama period. I wonder which song it will be! I'm getting vibes of a new song and not pray for you.
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Ayu concerts I've been to: ARENA TOUR 2015 A Cirque de Minuit ~Mayonaka no Circus~ @ Saitama Super Arena 2015.04.11/12 ARENA TOUR 2018 ~POWER of MUSIC 20th Anniversary~ @ Saitama Super Arena 2018.04.07 Tokyo Rainbow Pride @ Yoyogi Park 2018.05.06 a-nation' 2018 @ Ajinomoto Stadium 2018.08.26 LIVE TOUR -TROUBLE- 2018-2019 A @ Nakano Sunplaza 2019.02.06 ayumi hamasaki 21st anniversary -POWER of A^3- @ Saitama Super Arena 2019.04.07 |
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I hope it’s another song other than Pray for you, although if she actually does the unholy union, I won’t be that surprised |
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Shimomura have posted it using the hashtags #Rinpa (the name of this kind of art/technique) #Gorgeous #Japan #Azuchi-Momoyama (the name of the era) #Renaissance so I just googled it and this artist came out
That kimono shot is so flawless!! It reminds of part of me. Maybe that's her thing, releasing compilations and getting full japanese historic culture traditions on a new PV lol Love it!
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Ayu concerts I've been to: ARENA TOUR 2015 A Cirque de Minuit ~Mayonaka no Circus~ @ Saitama Super Arena 2015.04.11/12 ARENA TOUR 2018 ~POWER of MUSIC 20th Anniversary~ @ Saitama Super Arena 2018.04.07 Tokyo Rainbow Pride @ Yoyogi Park 2018.05.06 a-nation' 2018 @ Ajinomoto Stadium 2018.08.26 LIVE TOUR -TROUBLE- 2018-2019 A @ Nakano Sunplaza 2019.02.06 ayumi hamasaki 21st anniversary -POWER of A^3- @ Saitama Super Arena 2019.04.07 |
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amazing find! thank you for sharing. I hope it's some sort of spiritual sequel to part of Me that sounds just as great
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Still not over how gorgeous she looks in that photo!
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I love the cover and I'm so excited for the new MV (?) she always looks amazing wearing kimonos!
Last edited by Evan Odinson; 21st February 2021 at 03:06 PM. |
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I'm glad color theme is not peach/pink
Is it ayu in kimono? I can't recognize her
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I can't. She looks soooo stunning at the cover. Love it.
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The original A BALLADS was soft and gentle somehow, despite the glamour. Difficult to put into words, bet it felt personal and real. This doesn’t feel honest.
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Agreed, but tbh her cover art game hasn’t been on point since FIVE/Party Queen so I’m not entirely shocked. The video looks pretty promising tho assuming it’s her
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This. It just looks like another beauty shot. If I want beauty shots, I'd buy a glossy magazine. I'm so over those beauty shots and couldn't care less how gorgeous she looks, which she does. But her looking beautiful is not the reason I fell in love with the artist 浜崎あゆみ, on the contrary.
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It’s certainly not inspiring but she and the colors are lovely.
I wonder how many versions we’ll get. Personally I’d love something like MY STORY, which had a great variety (IMO).
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Well it's the easy way out. You don't need a concept, nor art director, you just do a magazine photoshoot and use it for everything. It's a nice photo, but yeah, we've had a million of those by now as covers for singles and albums.
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Beauty shot, which was expected in my opinion and executed fairly well this time. I wish the title text is not translucent though - solid white would appear much more confident!
In terms of cover arts with concept, in my opinion those really started at Duty and peaked at A BALLADS. Ever since Memorial Address, which was beautiful, the cover arts have become more or less beauty shots most of the time with a big face on it... |
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I like it.
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I really like it. It gives me an impression of her being in her thoughts during/before shooting a video or maybe a concert. That's why I see it as something more than a beauty shot It will look amazing on the box.
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Cover looks nice and I do like the color tone.
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I’m so curious what the kimono video is about though! Can’t imagine that’s for Pray for you ... but still anything can happen
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a ballads 2, haru yo koi |
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