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POWER of MUSIC blog. 13/10/2011. “Nippon Gaishi Hall ★”

13 Thursday Oct 2011

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Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, the location of the last shows,

Let us introduce some beautiful cosplayers!!

Firstly, these girls who wear red so well ↓↓↓

It’s the costume from the live performance of that song ☆

Do come with your pompoms next time too!!

Next…

WOW!! Awesome!!! An exact copy!!!!

Did they make these themselves??

Next…

He’s awesome at noticing the clown’s costume!!

And this pink costume still remains a popular choice even today!!!

Just looking at them made us feel so excited ↑ We really encourage everyone to cosplay ☆

Everyone, do try to copy the costumes of the songs which you love ヾ(＠＾▽＾＠)ﾉ

“Let’s do it, Day 2 at Nippon Gaishi Hall!!” by Yo-chan

A STAFF Minazou

WE GO! – Kitadani Hiroshi

12 Wednesday Oct 2011

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Anime 「One Piece」 Opening. Short Version

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Can’t stay still, can’t stop
Dawn is late, so vexing
One, two, Sunshine, four… WE GO!

Let’s raise the flag, Break of Romance Dawn
Let’s make some waves, jumpstart from sleep
If we’re heading to an unbelievable world
Your toughness is needed

We’re such show-offs, is that a crime?
We’re wanted → Means we’re Winner （・∀・）
Freedom is our only rule
Worries are just like the wind

Absolutely, we’ll reach One Piece first
Our dreaming hearts are super huge
It’s important not to wake up~
Can’t stay still, can’t stop
Dawn is late, so vexing
One, two, Sunshine, four… WE GO!

We… have come so far
Our destination… Where dreams are
We won’t leave anyone behind~

With all our hearts, that’s a promise
Since that day, our dreams began
The future we’re aiming for is the same~
Can’t stay still, can’t stop
The sun in our hearts won’t set
One, two, Sunshine
One, two, Sunshine
One, two, Sunshine, four… WE GO!

WE GO!

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Misa’s note:
Lots of interesting wordplays in this song!!

1. This one is easy to spot! “Ichi, ni, Sunshine yon… wii goo!”, comes from the Japanese number series of 1 to 5, romanized as “ichi, ni, san, yon, go”.

2. Connecting words scattered throughout the song. Take for example, the last line of the first bridge and first line of the chorus. In Japanese, the last word of the bridge reads “kaze” or “wind”. The first word of the chorus is “ttai”, which is meaningless, but when connected with the “ze” from the bridge, it becomes “zettai” or “absolutely”.

A full list of word pairs:
kaze (wind) <—> zettai (absolutely)
daiji (important) <—> jitto (stay still)
ze (an ending particle) <—> zenshin (all our hearts)
onaji (the same) <—> jitto (stay still)

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Vivi 2011 November Translation

12 Wednesday Oct 2011

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ViVi / ViVi Henshubu

Scans shared by HULU @ A Fan Blog.

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LIFE STYLE BOOK To be Released Soon!

LIFE STYLE BOOK Special Report

Speech Bubble: Finally, the much-talked about release on Twitter!!

– Full of ayu’s favourite personal items, much-talked about on Twitter.
– Bursting with ayu’s beauty secrets! Photos of her without make-up!
– Her favourite clothes and fashion points clearly explained.
– The legendary shoes collection revealed!
– Part of her family, precious shots of beloved Pino, Papiko and others!
– Her jetsetter style, travelling around the globe!
– Super elegant overseas photoshoot revealed wholesale.

Plus much much more content.

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ayu Tweets 6/10/2011~10/10/2011

11 Tuesday Oct 2011

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ayu_19980408: Day 2 at Shizuoka let’s goooooooooooo!!!!! Yoshio-kun wholeheartedly having his meal ( ´ ▽ ` )ノ

ayu_19980408: To the 15,000 audience at Shizuoka Ecopa Arena, thank you so muchhhhh!!!!!


lesliekeesuper: This fall/winter, I’m in-charge of the Adam and Eve campaign for ★LANDS OF Eden… And finally today, mysterious Eve reveals her identity! She is Japan’s song pricess ★ Hamasaki Ayumi aka ayu!! Here’s the visual, displaying her full aura and power!
ayu_19980408: RT


ayu_19980408: Just went shopping at la foret Harajuku with little bro ♪( ´θ｀)ノ


ayu_19980408: I fully enjoyed the shopping to the max ☆ The last time I came to la foret was about 15 years ago… (sweatdrop)





lesliekeesuper: ★Ayu & JUNO in Laforet for LANDS OF EDEN
ayu_19980408: xoxo


ayu_19980408: To Gun-chan and Mappii, thank you for taking care of the 2 of us today (^-^)/

mikajohn: Driving now to attend the wedding of a friend. It’s quite a long journey. My husband just gave me a call to tell me that the marriage registration just went through successfully. Today is our son’s 8th birthday. It’s been a long time, but we finally got engaged today. Everyone, thank you for watching over us all this time ♡
ayu_19980408: Hoorayyy ＼(//∇//)＼ Your dazed daughter is flipping through her book of memories with you over the past 10 years. Amazing—

ayu_19980408: TA is updated now ☆

LANDS of Eden Article from Biglobe News

10 Monday Oct 2011

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Original Article and Photos from Biglobe News here.

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＜Hamasaki Ayumi＞420,000yen Shopping at Harajuku, Visits 「LANDS of Eden.」 Store Arm-in-arm with JUNO

On the 8th, singer Hamasaki Ayumi, together with JUNO, the elder twin brother of Junsu from the 3-man Korean unit 「JYJ」 visited the store of fashion brand 「LANDS of Eden.」 at la foret Harajuku. Amidst cheers from the shoppers, the two stayed in the store for about 20 minutes picking items, finally leaving with 6 bags filled with 31 items, costing a grand total of 429,800yen. Changing into a striped long knitted parka, Hamasaki appeared at the storefront again, posing for the cameras while holding onto JUNO’s arm. With a smile, she stated “JUNO picked this for me. Do I like it? Yes, I do.”

「LANDS of Eden.」 opened its first store at la foret Harajuku on 17 September, and is a fashion brand with a relaxed, vintage concept. Before that, advertisements outside the building and at the storefront displayed JUNO holding a mystery lady in his arms. Much discussion sprang up regarding the identity of the beauty, and on the 7th this month, a new advertisement featuring Hamasaki and JUNO was revealed. In order to commemorate the release of this new visual, the two paid the store a visit.

The two came to the store a little after 6pm. After signing her autograph on the advertisment visual next to the store’s entrance, Hamasaki waved to all the cheering shoppers around. With that, she entered the store and did her shopping, all the while accompanied by a shopkeeper recommending items. After changing, a khaki and beige striped long knitted parka for Hamasaki and a blue and grey knitted top for JUNO, the two left the store in the midst of flashing media cameras.

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Gallery from ManTanWeb (click for full view)

   

   

  

  

   

POWER of MUSIC blog. 7/10/2011. “Mini-sizing.”

07 Friday Oct 2011

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In recent years, lots of things in our world have undergone mini-sizing.

Digital cameras, music players, even pets have been downsized.

However,

I guess you can’t downsize humans.

You can’t…

You…

Can’t?!

Let’s see that again.

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Caption: Plastic bottle (purple), artist-san (pink), bed (blue)

Somehow

This popular female artist by the name of A-san has successfully mini-sized.

“Yay ♪”

She says.

She’s soo        ooo small.

Something’s coming up at the Nagoya shows next week with mini mini A-san!!

Maybe.

(※She was stretching)

A STAFF Minazou

LANDS OF Eden Blog Entry. “EVE Hamasaki Ayumi-san Graces the la foret Billboard!”

07 Friday Oct 2011

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Read original blog entry here.

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On 13 September, ADAM JUNO graced the giant billboard at la foret Harajuku, holding EVE in his arms.
Finally, today, EVE lifts her veil!

Yes!

It’s Hamasaki Ayumi-san!

So many people took part in the WHO’S EVE? campaign.

There were many who made the correct guess after noticing the red bracelet she was wearing on her right wrist!

Today, new visuals of her and LANDS OF Eden’s muse JUNO-san have been revealed.

These billboards will stay up till 20 October, so please come to take a look at them.

And then, from today on, the items worn by ayu have started to go on sale.

Firstly, we have this back-cross leather shirt!

ayu has arranged the shirt according to the way she wants to wear it, creating her own style!
The price is ￥49,875.
This can be worn as casualwear for the upcoming autumn, or as innerwear beneath a winter coat, and is a really fashionable piece.
And next, we have this!

A checked back print shirt-cum-maxi-dress & LOVE T-shirt & denim shorts!

The printing behind looks like this.

A full body coordination that you can adopt today.

The prices,

Checked shirt-cum-maxi-dress ￥9,975
LOVE T-shirt ￥3,990
Denim shorts ￥6,930

The third item is this!

This cross knit worn by ayu costs ￥5,985!

It’s really easy to wear, and has a fashionable design, so it’ll probably sell really well.

If you wear a shirt inside like this, it’s really cute too.

In the upcoming 3 days of holiday, many more new items will be delivered to us, so please come to the shop to take a look!