Singer Hamasaki Ayumi, after her marriage with Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz, is releasing her first post-marriage work 『ayu-mi-x 7』 on 30 March. In this release, we learn that she will be collaborating with the blind pianist Tsuuji Nobuyuki.

From 1st single 「poker face」 to 50th single 「L」, 50 songs have been chosed to be remixed and rearranged, to be released in 4 different styles of House, Trance, Eurobeat, and Acoustic Orchestra. A complete BOX with a special gift will also be released at the same time.

Of note is the song 「LOVE ~Destiny~」 in the Acoustic Orchestra version. This song will be done by Tsuuji Nobuyuki, the first Japanese man to win the 『The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition』, in its 13th Round. Following an idea thought up by overall producer max matsuura, Nobuyuki got to choose which song he wanted to remix. Hamasaki’s comment was that “This is the first time Nobuyuki-san is producing something in Japan as a musician, and his arrangement is really full of his personality. It’s very different from the original, so please look forward to hearing it”. As for the jacket covers, they were shot in a studio in Hollywood in February this year, a studio utilized by Lady Gaga just the previous day.

On the same day, 3-Disc DVD 『ayumi hamasaki Rock’n’Roll Circus Tour FINAL ～7days Special～』 and 2-Disc DVD 『A 50 SINGLES ～LIVE SELECTION～』 will also be released.

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