This shows what she's famous for in concert; big dresses!

How so? The outfits seemed the same on both Saturday and Sunday for the most part if I'm not mistaken...?

Off topic, when will Ayu announce this year's countdown live??

Anyone planning to go??

November 2nd is the earliest I think it's been announced in recent memory..

Idk what everyone is in such an uproar over. I'm super picky visually and this looks good. The font is the same don't they use over and over again. The don't they use to write here name "hamasaki ayumi" in.

As far as the photo used and overall cover design, she's had much worse. AT08 was so horrid looking. 09 was gross too with that recolored rehash pic from the album with her fried frizz head.

What exactly do you want them to do for the cover? Most of the covers only have 'text' work, some with free/paid fonts and the rest is cropping the photo that was taken and retouched. What takes time is selecting the photo and font, and then that's about it, really unless you want them to go to town on it with Photoshop....

Thanks~!! Hope some AHS ppl are planning to go!

Btw like your signature. How to make it?

i've booked my ticket to japan on the 29th of dec, this would my first time to go to japan and see ayu, im so pumped and scared at the same time haha

Me! Me! Me! LOL Me and my friends are already planning our year end trip to Tokyo and we're planning to go to the 30th date (if there'd be). We would love to go to the 31st one but we want to welcome the new years day with our families! Still waiting for the confirmation about the CDL so we could finalize everything!

they could have chosen another pic, but this is just my opinion because a lot of people loved the one they chosed and to be honest i'm liking it now ^^' it was just the first impression... her best cover in years for me still the one from CDL 12-13.

Yay, I've booked my tickets to Tokyo on 12/25 and hope I get to see Ayu on one or two of the CDL dates. Are you guys in TA?

im not, so i'll be relying on my cousin who's studying in japan to get a ticket for me

Me, im on TA too! I have booked my accommodation and air tics! Only waiting for ayu's annoucement. Cant wait!!

Lets meet ayuuk, Kirshwasser, hayasaki :D!

Sure!! I'm just waiting for the official announcement too! But Ayu's recent TA message said something about the upcoming "countdown" blah blah right? Is it an unofficial confirmation? LOL i asked timmy about it and he said they still haven't recieved any announcement too. But "duh." i think its already given! LOL

Anyway, i'll be going to the 30th show so just message me here of in facebook so we could meet.

Awesome vocals and new song snippets! Im so ready for a new era! I have a feeling that a new song will be performed in CdL

I want to read the new TA entries!! Where can I do that?

Yes, im so excited

Yea hayasaki, im shocked to see her blog in english, or did my google translate auto translated? =x happy to see she actually typed "...in proceeding to the Countdown show..." now i no need to worry if her countdown will be on..

Pieces_of_SEVEN you might want to look out for misa chan's translated blog? She will usually translate quite fast after TA posted =x