I wanted to have the PVs, and even if I don't understand Japanese, I'm interested in the interviews and live footage... And finally I didn't really like previews of the photobook XD

oh wow , that's the reverse on what I will feel :laugh

I don't mind having the photobook as a 1st press goodie & I can live without ayaka's PVs anytime of the day xD

im planning to get that too but already broke.. will wait for the next time

I'm sssooo happy that there's finally going to be a live performance of MSnS on TV! Those Ninki numbers are really high, I'm impressed.

I don't recall her doing any live promo for Minna Sora no Shita isn't it ? :shrug

then this probably will be the 1st & last one of her doing so :(

Does this mean that ayaka will be this week in Music Lovers?

http://www.ntv.co.jp/mlovers/

oh wow Music Lovers ? I LOVE Music Lovers :heart

I wonder what tunes she will be doing in there

Google translation says this for Music Lovers (it doesn't make much sense XD) :


Japanese text :

^ ewwww.. terrible translation by google.. but I still can understand a bit..haa

so Ayaka will perform in 2 tv shows?

Yeah, there was no live promotion for MSnS. This will be the first performance then, but of course what she'll be promoting is the Best album.

Oooo she's going to sing "Kaze ni naritai" LIVE for the first time!! On Music Lovers! And "I believe" will be performed too I'm so excited!

yeah she's going to sing Kaze ni Naritai which I can't wait for that to happen

I'm surprised she's not going to belt out Peace loving people since it has been more or less a staple tune for her during concerts

ayaka's schedule!

09/20 Music Lovers
09/25 Music Station SP
09/26 MelodiX
09/27 Music Lovers

10/02 our music
10/03 Music Fair
10/04 Music Japan
10/07 SONGS

Source : official site

wow , her schedule looks really happening

I guess she's kinda going out with a big bang before her indefinite hiatus

what?
But I thought that she cancelled all of her live tv because of her healt!

maybe she herself know that it will be quite a while before she return back to the music industry that's why that probably explained her sudden packed schedule as compared to during the time when she didn't did any promo for Minna Sora no Shita

It'll be to be sure that the audience don't forget her during her hiatus?
Maybe!
It's a good explanation

yeah that's probably the only explaination I can think of LOL :laugh

But didn't she cancel like a concert or something because of her deteriorating condition? Then how can she all of a sudden go to so many TV shows?

^ i think she already recover and her body is fit now than before.

hopefully she's not going to long hiatus. 1 year is the longest time for me to wait...

Wasn't the concert re-scheduled? I'll go check at her site.

I'm sooo happy for all the live performances!! Totally wasn't expecting it.

BTW, the new CM of the Best album is now streaming at her official site:

www.ayaka.tv

The CM is really pretty and colorful^^

I didn't know that her concert re-scheduled. I thought it was canceled!

No actually it wasn't; I thought I had read so but I double-checked an no ( :( ).

oh ok. No problem. Wait what the future'll say!

CM is so colorful but quite boring because I prefer CM by showing PV clip rather than showing cover only

^ I wish they would have done something more special like the MSnS CM where they actually made new footage but it's OK, it's pretty.

Maybe ayaka is feeling better so she has TV appearances? :shrug

Maybe yes or maybe not

Maybe she make a lot of tv performance to say to her fan: "don't worry about me. I'm just bit tired not die. I'll come back for sure."

^ yeah maybe so

I still can't believe she's the same age as me & she's already married :dead2 ._____.

wow that's true. I think I've just realize that too. I'm only one year younger.
I feel old now XD

:laugh

I should start to go guy hunting now

no wait I already did HAHAHAHA *points to avater/banner xD xD xD

:roflmao

Good luck to have a dating we him.

I'm lucky I'v already found my future husband even we're not engaged yet XD

Music Lovers just started, ayaka is already singing I believe

Small caps :

(During I believe)
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/832...itre2aj.th.jpg

(Before Kaze ni Naritai performance)
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9...stitre6.th.jpg

She's singing Kaze ni Naritai *_* I can't wait to see this in HDTV!

She's singing Okaeri, it's the last song she sang :
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6692/sans8.th.jpg

According to the ending trailer, Mikazuki will be one of the songs sung next week.

she looks unusually old in those screencaps .____.

the outfit's not helping either T_T

I'm downloading Music Lovers from JPS, it's a big file, but I could already make some caps :

I believe performance :

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8...titre1o.th.jpghttp://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2...titre2x.th.jpg


Kaze ni Naritai performance :

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5...titre4b.th.jpghttp://img85.imageshack.us/img85/142...titre5w.th.jpg


Okaeri performance :
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/6...titre7m.th.jpg


Talk :

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8...titre6w.th.jpghttp://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6...stitre3.th.jpg


According to Music Lovers' site, next week ayaka will sing Mikazuki and Minna sora no shita (piano version)

20 minutes Ayaka deliciousness at Music Lovers:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTIwMzY3MjEy.html

^ thanks for the link.. ive just realized she really look like hikki after watching that show.

yesasia sent ayaka's best today!!! *happy*

I have Music Lovers, I'm encoding it into .avi, with some luck it will be on AHS in a couple of hours...
I will only upload lives ^^

Hikki? Really? I don't see the resemblance.

Yay for you Luna! I haven't been able to pre order it yet but I'm definitely getting it.

I hope CDJapan will ship out my & Travis's copies of her best album somewhere today or tomorrow *prays

ayaka's History had a pre-release, so today ayaka came first with 47 038 copies. Tomorrow sales will surely be better since it's the official release.

Umm...that's kind of a bit early there...

Is that good for an early release? I've never seen figures of other pre-releases. I hope she can get good sales.

that no.s is pretty promising & considering that it hasn't been released yet officially (eh not at my end since it's already Wed morning xD) , today's 1st day no.s should be OK

Tsutaya, which is rather known for the reader polls it likes to hold, unveiled a comprehensive favourite artists ranking for fall of 2009. The voting period took place from August 24th to September 10th, with a total of 7,609 responses and 19,658 valid votes. The rankings are divided into three categories: by generation, by gender, and all-encompassing.

[Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009 - By Gender

By Gender: Male

1) B'z
2) Mr. Children
3) Kobukuro
4) EXILE
5) YUI
6) Ayumi Hamasaki
7) Ikimonogakari
8) GReeeeN
9) BUMP OF CHICKEN
10) Otsuka Ai
11) Arashi
12) Fukuyama Masaharu
13) RADWIMPS
14) GLAY
15) The Southern All Stars
16) Koda Kumi
17) Porno Graffitti
18) Yuzu
19) ayaka
20) AKB48
21) Amuro Namie
22) aiko
23) UVERworld
24) Utada Hikaru
25) Kimura Kaela
26) L'Arc-en-Ciel
27) Superfly
28) Shonan no Kaze
29) Kuraki Mai
30) HY

By Gender: Female

1) Arashi
2) EXILE
3) Tohoshinki
4) B'z
5) Kobukuro
6) Fukuyama Masaharu
7) Mr. Children
8) Amuro Namie
9) Ayumi Hamasaki
10) DREAMS COME TRUE
11) SMAP
12) GReeeeN
13) L'Arc-en-Ciel
14) Yuzu
15) Porno Graffitti
16) Koda Kumi
17) KinKi Kids
18) BUMP OF CHICKEN
19) GLAY
20) Kato Miliyah
21) aiko
22) KAT-TUN
23) Superfly
24) GACKT
25) NEWS
26) Ikimonogakari
27) ayaka
28) YUI
29) Kanjani8
30) SID

Source - http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/music/ch/agerank09/index.html

Currently #1 selling album at iTunes Japan! Yay~

1->1 - ayaka - 47,038 + 47,958 = 94,996

wow & it actually raised somemore o_O

I hope my copy will be shipped out from CDJapan soon . I hope they can do it tomorrow since today's a public holiday on Japan's end ie. Shubun no hi - Autumn Equinox

it sold very steady. actually today must be the first day of the sales but it released a day faster.
at this rate she will definately have the opening first week around 200-300K. I think its gonna be like NEXT LEVEL

wow..the sales is strong...we will see if this can pass koda trick as best selling female album of the year (i believe it will do though)

It'd be so awesome if she had the best selling album by a female of the year. Last year she beat Koda Kumi's Kingdom which was quite the surprise.

I think it's quite possible being a best album & all

also ayaka's pretty good with her charting power when comes to albums too but we'll see

^yeah...i think it will be race between her and superfly..
superfly latest album still selling very well..

I'd honestly be very glad if either ayaka or Superfly make it to the top stop. They're both so talented and even though I do love my Ayu sort of pop, ayaka and Superfly really are different and amazing on a totally different level.

yeah, but 2009 is almost ending. but comparing to kuu or Ayu she must at least sell 40K today so she has big chance this year to outsell them. I will be happy if Ayaka does it.

actually when she released STTS, FM back to top 50 daily and some of her single as well but I dont see any album STTS or FM in the top 50 daily

finally , my ayaka's best album has been shipped out by CDJapan :heart

guess I will be getting it next week

1->1->1 - ayaka - 47,038 + 47,958 + 71,978 = 166,974

whaT A weird Chart...
on 3rd which is generaly is the 2nd day have massive jump top 71K..
wooohoooooooooooooo..
she still has 4 days to go...
hopefully she will make million mark

OH MY GOD AT THE SUDDEN JUMP IN SALES!!!

And Karen I've already gotten my copy of it ^^ I love the photobook.

This Mon & Wed were public holidays in Japan so that probably explained the spike in sales

T__________T

omg no fair grrr

I think I will not get it until the 1st week of Oct :grumpy

never mind , I just wait for my 3rd concert good poster to arrive soon then LMAO 8D

yeah.. thats the luck for Ayaka..

WOW?!! SUCH A BIG JUMP...its really rare...even i can say that its my first time see that HUGE jump...but i still don't think that this album can be a million seller

it can be if it has long chart life like stts and FM but usually she has very long chart life. if this album debut sales can reach 400K it has a chance to hit million

Wow what an amazing jump! 47K one day and 71K the next? Maybe it seems too early, but now I have the impression that the timing was just right and I love each and every one of the songs on this release so I'm very happy ( :yes ).

ayaka will do an MTV Unplugged on November 18th!!!

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/276...itre1xr.th.jpg



As soon as the DVD of that will be released I'll preorder it XD

We'll just have to wait and see...

oh goody :D

I always have like MTV Unplugged so this's going to be something great I can feel it !

wew... on november is very long way to go. when she is going to hiatus is she keep performing..
zzzzz
I want she quickly goes on hiatus then coming back very soon

"I feel quite guilty for taking this break but because in the time that I rest I want to become someone who can once more deliver to you all good songs, I myself look forward to the day when we will be able to meet again."

That was "her final message to her fans". I cried ( :weep )!

:( :( :(

well at least she's not saying a permanent goodbye , I will freak out if that happens . I know she will return back but as to when it's anyone's guess :(

She also said that maybe she wouldn't have taken this break if it wasn't for Hiro, which kind of makes me sad but at the same time now she's happier ( :heart ).

She also said that her favorite house hold chore is cooking! What I'd to taste Ayaka's home made cooking! She's one of the few entertainers that I actually really care for and love. I think the only other one would be Ayu.

1->1->1->1 - ayaka - 47,038 + 47,958 + 71,978 + 46,739 = 213,713

I was thinking a 60k for today hahahaha xD But she's really doing well!

Superfly's Box Emotions sold 213,956 in its first week and Ayaka has just almost surpassed that in only four days ( :yes ).

hopefully the opening 1st week much higher than STTS

I believe & Minna Sora no Shita at Music Station SP :

Thank you Luna for posting it.

It's so cool that she performed the full song! I wish I could find the interview part, /searches/. MSnS seemed like x4 more powerful than I believe for some reason.

her vocal on minna sorano shita was awesome. much much better than I believe

thanks for posting Luna

Updated TV schedule for October for those of you with KeyHole:

＜Oct.2009＞ ＜ 2009 / 10 / 31 ＞
■「僕らの音楽」 (Bokura no ongaku)
　10/2(金) 23:30～23:58 (Friday 11:30-11-58 PM)
　フジテレビ系 (Fuji TV)

■「MUSIC FAIR」
　10/3(土) 18:00～18:30 (Saturday 7:00-7:30 PM)
　フジテレビ系 (Fuji TV)

■「MUSIC JAPAN」
　10/4(日) 23:30～23:59 (Sunday 11:30-11:59 PM)
　NHK総合

■「SONGS」
　10/7(水) 23:00～23:29 (Wednesday 11:00-11:29 pm)
　NHK総合

■「MTV ayaka's History ～夢の変遷～」 (MTV ayaka's History ~The Transition of a Dream~)
　10/26(月) 18:30～19:00 (Monday 6:30-7:00 PM)
　MTV

We just can't wait for the conclusion phase...

Hm? I don't understand what you mean. You mean to say her final appearances...?

I liked that performance... how touching :weep

1->1->1->1->1 - ayaka - 47,038 + 47,958 + 71,978 + 46,739 + 40,806 = 254,519

YAIIIYYY. finally Ayaka got highest 1st week sales for female artist

Yaay for ayaka but who was the first ?

^Kumi Koda.

MSNS is so beautiful *.*

i think the album can sold around 500k in the end...congrats ayaka for becoming the best selling female album of the year

she deserves it really . After all there's no telling when she's returning back :(

1->1->1->1->1->1 - ayaka - 47,038 + 47,958 + 71,978 + 46,739 + 40,806 + 42,182 = 254,519 = 296,701

WOOOHHHOOOO AYAKA....
it would be great if she could pass 1st sales of FM
im very sure she will pass STTS 1st week sales tomorrow

In Melodix ayaka sang Minna Sora no Shita piano version, but I liked the MS SP live better (I watched it on streaming, it's not available for DL yet and not on YT for now).

Music Lovers just ended, she sang today Mikazuki and Minna Sora no Shita piano version.

In our music (10/02), she will be the guest with Mr Children.
Music Fair (10/03) will be an "ayaka special", she will be the only guest I mean. I wonder what she'll sing!
In Music Japan (10/04) she'll sing Minna Sora no Shita (The Backstreet Boys will be here XD)

the album sales are great so far! i'm glad :D and her MUSIC STATION performances were so touching :weep ayaka looked so cute.

Preview from Music Lovers (I'm still downloading it) :

Mikazuki :
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/126...titre2k.th.jpg


Minna Sora no Shita :

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6...titre3y.th.jpg

Mikazuki :


Music Lovers in full :

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTIxNzg2NjQ0.html

alright... this time's performance was better than I believe
they are same awesome
thanks Luna

-- -- -- -- -- --↑48　絢香 「みんな空の下」
MSNS back to top 50 daily

i've been curious about ayaka for a while but never really took the time to listen to her, and earlier i watched that newest Mikazuki performance and was amazed at how great she is singing live. i downloaded "ayaka's history" and i am loving a lot of her songs. i'm still on disc one but i really love I Believe, Mikazuki, Clap & Love, and Te wo Tsunagou.
i'm definitely a fan of her now :D also, she's really pretty

^ yaiiiy.. Welcome to Ayaka's fandom..hahaha

I want recommend u to download her first album "first message" FM is solid album.... I prefer First Message over Sing to the sky..

1->1->1->1->1->1 - ayaka - 47,038 + 47,958 + 71,978 + 46,739 + 40,806 + 42,182 + 42,422 = 339,123

finally 1st week sales higher than STTS and less than FM 10K

^ thanks. if i can find it in 320kbps i'll DL it. i'll go on the hunt later. :D

more songs that i'm really liking from her:
Koi Kogarete Mita Yume, Minna Sora no Shita, Blue Days, Minna Sora no Shita (piano ver)

i think i really prefer her ballads, her other types of songs aren't really my taste. but god, her ballads are beautiful. she has such a strong voice <3

that's nice to hear & yes to me , she's 1 of the rare artistes that sound the same live if not better as compared to what you hear on a CD

I'm waiting for my copy of her best album to arrive in my house soon

I should be getting it either tomorrow or Wed *prays

I think thsi thread is 320kbps of FM
http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...hlight=message

I would like to recommend u Kimi no Power to Otona no Furi, Rairarai and eie no monogatari from FM album track

Yay for sales!

All performances of Music Lovers in the same video! (Mikazuki, Minna Sora no Shita piano version and POWER OF MUSIC live (not in full, half of it is "background music live"))



Someone finally cut ayaka's performances from the Music Station SP.
I'm downloading it, and I'm cutting ayaka's performances from Music Lovers too.
I'm downloading Melodix as well, it's the only video not in HD ^^
So I think I'll do a "triple release" XD

ayaka at 16 years old from Music Lovers :

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/644...titre1k.th.jpg

Tokudane:

thanks! i'm definitely loving eien no monogatari the most out of those. so pretty.
i'm going to watch those new lives posted now :P
Minna Sora no Shita (piano ver) live is just beautiful, wow. i need to download these performances. amazing.

ayaka's BEST first week sales are
348,000 (and #1 of course).
The highest sales for an album for first week of a female artist of 2009, passing kuu's TRICK.

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/69399/