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25 Wednesday Dec 2013
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25 Wednesday Dec 2013
Posted Momoclo Blog, Tamai Shiori
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It’s almost unbelievable,
the shock and the joy
cannot be described in words.
An amazing thing was announced
at Seibu Dome on midwinter.
2days at the National Stadium
The moment when a dream comes true still feels like a dream,
and I still feel like pinching my cheek now to make sure.
When we performed at Kouhaku Utagassen last year,
the dream we had from when we first formed came true,
and I really believed that dreams do come true.
This time again, our old dream has come true too,
is it possible to feel so much happiness…?
Everyone at the venue sang the announcement together with Matsuzaki-san.
After the announcement, we ran closer to everyone,
and I felt that we were truly supported by so much love.
I felt gratitude from my heart.
Our dream has been granted
by all the Mononofu.
The Mononofu who couldn’t come to the venue
have always shared our joy and tears
together with us.
And we always hear wonderful stories about the Mononofu from different people.
Mononofu are really the best.
Let’s run on together from now on too!
And then, at Seibu Dome on midwinter
Wow, everyone was really out in the cold,
thank you so much!
A midwinter’s Momokuri.
I had lots of anxieties,
but with all the fans,
the downtown Momoclo band, athlete Suguri Fumie,
and all the staff,
we felt so much warmth
and had the best concert to end off 2013!
To the downtown Momoclo band, who are always so much fun,
and always kindly watching us from the back and supporting us, you are wonderful.
And we also received
lots of wonderful words
from athlete Suguri Fumie after the concert.
Athlete Suguri, your performance was really cool.
Everyone, thank you so much!
It was a wonderful 2013!
…But it’s not over yet! (laugh)
Shiorin
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Notes:
1. Matsuzaki Shigeru is a Japanese singing, actor and talent.
2. Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-time World medalist, a three-time Four Continents champion, the 2003 Grand Prix Final champion, and a five-time Japanese national champion.
24 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted Momoclo Blog, Sasaki Ayaka
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Happy Merry X’mas☆彡
Every-one
It’s Christmas today- (*∩ω∩)
How will you spend your Christmas day?
“Tenshi to Jump”‘s first night
aired yesterday at 24:10 on NHK ヾ(*・ω・*)ノ
Thanks to everyone who watched it
The second night will air tonight at 00:10!
It’s the last episode tonight (´・ω・`)
And for the story’s continuation… Look forward to it ♪
Aarin really enjoyed the filming process (^^)
She’s really happy that
she got to appear in a drama with everyone (*´ω`*)
That’s one more treasure to add to her collection
She hopes to appear in a drama again (/ω\*)
And tonight, Santa-san is going to come
So we need to go to sleep quickly after watching the drama! (*^ω^*)
Everyone-
It’ll start at 00:10 ヽ(*´∀`)ノ
Please watch it! (`・ω・´)
Alright!
Have a wonderful Christmas…
Sasaki Ayaka
24 Tuesday Dec 2013
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Momokuri 2013
at the frozen Seibu Dome!
We’ve held concerts at Seibu Dome twice so far, but the place seemed the most filled this time!
I was so touched in that moment during the opening, when we could see the entire Seibu Dome from above.
At that moment yesterday, I felt that Seibu Dome was the most beautiful place in the world.
And then, athlete Suguri’s skating on the rink on stage was so beautiful, and Momokuri 2013 began on that emotional note.
The first block started off with the most energetic songs, and when we finished, it was so hot. Was everyone alright?
There were people who had stripped down to tanktops, and it got me a little worried… (laugh)
But I saw it.
Everyone’s power had reached us, and we managed to dash through to the end successfully!
Reni-chan’s magic trick of sawing a person in half was successful too! Was everyone shocked? (laugh)
And we sang 2 new songs too!
And then, the announcement of the concerts at National Stadium. To everyone present at the venue.
Everyone was so shocked that nobody could speak for a moment.
Scenes of all that we’ve done and all the memories started running through my head in that moment, and I couldn’t help it as I ran along the track around the Dome, looking at the Mononofu’s smiles, tears, listening to their words of encouragement, and seeing the staffs’ faces, and also Mum and Dad’s faces, which left me speechless.
Momoclo is not made up of just us members, the staff, Mononofu, but also everyone whom we’ve ever met, all come together with smiles and tears to create Momoclo.
I’m so glad to be a part of Momoclo so I could meet everyone. I’m so happy it hurts.
So happy that I’m a little afraid!!
The National Stadium dream! Even now, it seems like a joke, and I can’t express my feelings adequately with writing or words, but I wish to tell of it through my heart and with my performances, bit by bit, in my own way!
What’s visible to our eyes is not everything, we’re always connected by something we cannot see, so let’s all stand shoulder-to-shoulder and progress moment by moment into the future!
Back on topic, yesterday’s Christmas live was really wonderful, thank you!
To all the Mononofu around the country watching the live streaming, all the Mononofu smiling at us at the venue, athlete Suguri who put up such a wonderful performance, and the downtown Momoclo band who played so warmly for us in the cold!
Thank you so much for the very very best day!
Sent from iPhone
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Notes:
1. Suguri Fumie is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-time World medalist, a three-time Four Continents champion, the 2003 Grand Prix Final champion, and a five-time Japanese national champion.
24 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted Momoclo Blog, Sasaki Ayaka
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Momokuri is over-
To everyone who came down to watch
and everyone who watched the live stream
and everyone who watched it on TV
And everyone who has supported us,
Thank you ヾ(*・ω・*)ノ
It was so fun-!
So cold, but so hot-!
It was the best-!
Aarin was so happy-!
Everyone, thank you so much (*´ω`*)
And then!
Well!
We’ll be holding a concert at the National Stadium on 15-16 March!!!
The fabled National Stadium!
Wow—–!
S-o-h-a-p-p-y–!!
It’s like a dream come true!!!
Everyone, thank you so much (*∩ω∩)
That’s the best and happiest Christmas present ever (^^)
Thank you so much
Sasaki Ayaka
23 Monday Dec 2013
Posted ayumi hamasaki, Magazine Translations
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ayu’s 15-year journey with everyone
After her 15th Anniversary Tour, ayu flew over to L.A. In a place suited to her wavelength, she showed us a doubtless, cheerful heart with a natural silhouette… As the first step of her new journey, she talks about the new photobook and LIFE STYLE BOOK with ViVi, bringing you the latest in Ayu NEWS!
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“The only feelings when I began the tour, and when I ended it, were of gratitude”
“I was frightened of being judged, but I’m alright now, because this is just who I am”
“These 15 years were given to me by everyone…”
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“There was no mistake. I’ve truly delivered”
Congrats on finishing the tour! Looking back on it now, what was the tour to ayu?
“All throughout the tour, the wish to “brush up the show more” was always strong. It doesn’t mean that the finale show was perfect with nothing to improve upon, but during editing for the live DVD, I truly felt that it turned out better than I expected. Usually, I would feel that “maybe we could have done this a little better?”, but this time, I just felt that it was “a good concert”.”
So what made it that way?
“The recording before editing contained scenes of the audience too, and I could tell things by looking at the audience while they watched the show. I got to see their reactions to songs, which I couldn’t tell during the concert itself, and that made me feel that “there was no mistake. I’ve truly delivered”. Watching the scenes just made me see things from the audiences’ perspective, and I felt that I was sitting right next to them…”
Was that something you’ve never experienced till now?
“Becoming one with the audience and reflecting on these 15 years was unique to this tour. In the end, it became a concert that I felt even people who weren’t interested in “Hamasaki Ayumi” would enjoy and want to watch live”
The concert felt like a digest of everything you’ve nurtured these 15 years. It was full of “I wanted to hear this~” songs because the setlist was created from fan requests, like an upgraded version performed by the current “Hamasaki Ayumi”, which makes one want to “watch it again!”… It was a consolidation of 15 years of history, through which you had constantly evolved, but tear-jerking as well as it made one remember “here was that innocent girl we used to know…” (laugh)
“That’s because we played lots of old clips too. (laugh) The feeling of everyone’s memories coming together in that moment when a song’s intro played was created. For example, even for songs which made me feel far away, like “oh, I’ve heard this song once on the streets, or in a CM”, it helped one to reconfirm the strong impression the song left on one’s memory, and I personally objectively feel that this tour was distinctly Hamasaki Ayumi in that respect”
Sorry to keep you waiting! It’s finally here~!
And then, there’s the news that a LIFE STYLE BOOK is in the works! It’s a much-awaited photobook ever since the release of “uraayu”.
“That’s right. (laugh) Firstly, the LIFE STYLE BOOK’s production has been delayed for a long time, because I’ve been accumulating all the things which everyone wants to know about, so the me from the past was unable to put out this book. Even the me was last year could not do so. It’s a book that can’t be published except by the person I am now, that’s what the book is about. In fact, I’ve been worried ever since I started creating this book, because I was afraid of my private life being judged. However, this year made those fears disappear. I became alright with showing my all to everyone! Even if others looked and called me a pitiful or boring person, that’s just how I am. And there will surely be people who will enjoy the book… Well, I expect those are the reactions this book will invoke. One thing though, I don’t have a bathtub filled with champagne. (laugh)”
We’ll look forward to it! (laugh) What do you feel about the photobook itself?
“Same as with “uraayu”, we never had concrete plans to make the book. Everyone during the photoshoot just had really good vibes, so the ideas just flowed. That’s the feeling we had when shooting this issue’s ViVi and the LIFE STYLE BOOK in L.A.. There was great chemistry between the old and new members on the team, and we just took more and more photos. In the end, it felt like we were actually shooting a photobook instead, and we just expanded on that idea. During the shoot, everyone commented that “this is the ayu I’ve wanted to see!” which slowly drew me out, and the result was “a never-before-seen ayu who still seems slightly nostalgic”.”
I’ve seen a few of the photos, and it felt like a “larger-than-life ayu”, rather than the usual “Hamasaki Ayumi”.
“I think so too, because I was in my own clothes, filming in my own territory. If the exact same white sofa was brought into a studio in Tokyo, I won’t be able to replicate the same expressions. It’s a place where I can truly relax, with people I can relax around, and at this time of my life, and all these miracles piled together to produce this… I’m sure that if you read it together with the LIFE STYLE BOOK, you’ll clearly see the person I am right now~”
You’re in relax mode in L.A., so what’s happening with music production? There’s about half a year left in your 15th Anniversary year, so we can expect more releases, right?
“I’ve been recording! I’m collaborating with new people now with a mind to create good music, so please wait for a little more… With the power I received from everyone from the 15th Anniversary tour as fodder, I hope to deliver music that connects song and everyone’s memories. In the first half of this Anniversary year, I was truly grateful to have the chance to continue singing. “These 15 years were given to me by everyone…” To repay everyone, I want to slowly, carefully create every new song”
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Information release!!
Summing up the 15th Anniversary year, Ayu x ViVi starts a 2-month consecutive release project!
Chapter 1: A photobook shot at her private residence in L.A.!
To be released on 15 November.
Chapter 2: The much-awaited LIFE STYLE BOOK!
To be released in December.
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Ayu’s Deji Deji Diary Vol.159 December
How has everyone been-?! Alright, “Ayu x ViVi”‘s 2-month collab project has been announced this issue~ The wonderful!! Heart-throb!! Awesome!! photobook and STYLE BOOK are complete-!! Please look forward to them
And I’m in the process of recording new songs too!! New songs are surely a surprising, happy NEWS… So Don’t miss it!!
By the way, I’ve been a beanie girl these days. But my fashion is still the same, I like monochrome colours both for casual and dress-up wear. I’m obsessed with beanies in bright happy vitamin colours that catch the eye. Ah, even when dressed-up, I like to wear neon-coloured sneakers too, which some people say looks weird, but it’s my recent trend!!
23 Monday Dec 2013
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22 Sunday Dec 2013
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inTo commemorate the release of New Single “Feel the love / Merry-go-round” on 25 December (Wed), Nico Nico Live Broadcast will be playing special videos for 24 hours on Christmas Eve!
The viewers will also be able to participate in the event?!
Let’s enjoy Xmas together with ayu’s PVs and concert clips ♪
*Broadcast schedule will be updated at a later date.
【Programme】
Hamasaki Ayumi Single “Feel the love / Merry-go-round” Release Commemoration 24 Hours Xmas Campaign
【Date/Time】
24 December (Tue) 21:00 ~ 25 December (Wed) 21:00
22 Sunday Dec 2013
Posted ayu news, ayumi hamasaki
inUPDATE: 22 December
1. Live Viewing lottery information updated.
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UPDATE: 13 December
1. Live Viewing information updated.
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UPDATE: 30 November
1. Concert logo updated.
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UPDATE: 26 November
1. Door open/show start timing for 31 Dec show have been pushed back to 22:00 / 23:00.
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ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013-2014 A
Date: 29~31 December 2013 (Sun~Tue)
Venue: National Yoyogi First Gymnasium
Times:
29th: Doors open 17:00 / Show start 18:00
30th: Doors open 17:00 / Show start 18:00
31st: Doors open 22:00 / Show start 23:00
*Please note that timings are subject to change.
【Ticket Price】
8,500yen for all seats
【Notes】
*Consent for children below legal age is required for attendance of the 31st show.
*Aside from the ticket price, there are additional charges of 600yen handling fee per ticket, and 600yen delivery fee for tickets for each show.
*Online tickets are not available for this concert.
*Children above 3 years old require a ticket for entrance.
*For children below 3 years old, an additional charge will be applied should you require a special baby seat.
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Live Viewing
Welcome the New Year together with ayu at your local cinema ♪
Some of the CDL goods available at the venue will be made available for sale at the cinema too!
[Ticket Information]
Price: 3,500yen
[Time/Date]
31 December 2013 (Tue) Doors open 22:30 / Show start: 23:00
[Sales Period]
Presale lottery at Ticketpia: 13 Dec (Fri) 11:00 ~ 18 Dec (Wed) 23:59
General sales at Ticketpia: 20 Dec (Fri) 11:00 ~ 25 Dec (Wed) 23:59
General sales at box office: 20 Dec (Fri) onwards
[Lottery Information]
“Like” Live’Spot’s Official Facebook page for a chance to win 5 pairs of Live Viewing tickets!
<Location>
Shinjuku Piccadilly or Shinagawa Prince Cinema
*Please note that winners cannot choose location of their tickets.
For more details, check out http://bit.ly/ITCDnP
22 Sunday Dec 2013
Posted Momoclo Blog, Tamai Shiori
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We did a live performance
at NHK Doyou Studio Park today-!! ^ ^
Wow, live broadcasts are so scary.
We performed 3 songs in all!
Mononofu came to the studio to support us, and there was even a live viewing at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
Lots of Mononofu gathered there too ∩^ω^∩
Everyone, thank you for staying out in the cold!
And thank you to
Bibiri Ooki-san, Oosawa Akane-san,
Announcer Takayama,
and Nanami-chan!
It’s already the 21st…
2 more days to Momokuri.
10 more days to the end of the year.
It’s so shocking (´・_・`) (laugh)
Things are moving so fast.
Anyway, I’ve heard that Momokuri 2013
at Seibu Dome is going to be really cold.
There’s even talk of negative temperatures.
To everyone coming over,
please be prepared with warm clothes,
as well as a heart to enjoy Christmas!
What kind of live will it be
at frozen Seibu Dome…?
Looking forward to it ^ ^
….Well, it’ll definitely be cold. (laugh)
Let’s look forward to it together- ∩^ω^∩
Shiorin