the PV for "Beautiful" looks nice so far! can't wait to watch the full PV. :)

So cheap <3

I just realized, Namie has been using English in her songs since the beginning and Ayu hasn't, yet when Ayu sings in English, it usually comes out a lot clearer than when Namie does it. This doesn't make sense to me.

Well, it feels like Ayu comes into contact with more English-speaking people and she's often in NY/LA or Europe
And Ayu studied a bit in NY in her early days~

Since she write her own lyrics, so she need to have a better understanding of what English words to use while Namie's Engrish is written by someone else

But recently, it feels like Namie's Engrish has really improved! :) Well, just not that "no supplies" part :laugh

^ You definitely make a good point with Ayu writing her own lyrics and having a better understanding of what she's saying :)

Ah man, that takes away the seriousness of the song for me :roflmao

I hope that she won't does this mistake when she will sing it live ^^

It's kind of cute! She should really be better though. I take her recent improvement as a good sign.

I know this maybe old b/c I've been off the Namie spectrum, but I saw her 20th Anniversary Tour and it was GREAT! What really got to me was how fast she could run in those boots! :D

Namie is a fan of Utada.

Namie Tries To Sing Utada

:thud

What the...!?

I did not even know about that...until now!

^
I've already seen that and I don't really like because she don't hit the high notes so it's a very flat and weak cover Imo

I didnt ever know about this either, but I agree, not very good cover.

That's been posted like years ago.
I think she sounds great.

new song "Can You Feel This Love" announced as a theme song of the year for Mezamashi TV (Fuji TV).

Physical release not decided yet, will start airing on April 1st

http://natalie.mu/music/news/87138

Double A-side single in sight ?

:thud New album soon then *___*

the way this is going, every song is gonna be a single, with 3 album tracks. so glad i usually dont buy singles.
and the new song sounds like a ballad. ugh. makes me appreciate that dog song so much!

hey know im bit late on this but i saw the trailer for the drama which the song Contrail is being used for, and the show itself looks boring.....

woman's on a roll.

Album coming!

lol i'm not surprised and to be honest, her voice was pretty atrocious back then up to and including a few songs songs on Queen of HipPop. I think she must've had some vocal training cause her voice has gotten so much better since. I remember the first time I heard sweet 19 blues. I couldn't believe that this girl had a singing career lol

I've never been so much of a fan with Namie's voice. But I love it when she belts and her voice is so strong and whole. I almost melted with her Wishing on the same star performance at BEST FICTION TOUR. Too bad, she pulls her mic away whenever she does that.

Ahhh~ I hope so! :smitten

wow Contrail and now another new song. Gurl on fire!
definitely sensing a BEST OF PV compilation perhaps..

Am I the only one who doesn't want Namie to release an album so soon? I'm still loving the songs but it feels rushed, and I love physical single releases =/

^No i kinda feel that way too, Contrail sounds promising and while i love Big Boys Cry/Beautiful i'd rather want her really giving 100% and take her time putting out great material. I don't want her to be like Koda and spit out material all the time to the point where it's not exciting or creative.

Don't get me wrong, i'm loving the anticipation when Namie releases something but with her it's always been quality over quantity and i'd like it to stay that way lol.

LQ Can You Feel This Love preview

^Wow!! :heart I Love Already. Guessing another fully Engrish song again. :)
Thanks Benikari47 :D

YESS ENGRISH
i need my fill.

Wow..her engrish sounds really good in the preview. Loving it so far!

HQ version:


It sounds very fresh and upbeat! I wonder if she's going to release a spring single.

^omg when she says clocks ringing..I thought..yeah okay.

Im really loving this song, her engrish sounds wonderful here :heart

OMG THIS SONG IS GIVING ME 80's REALNESS YESSSS
Forget everything i said, this song is going to be my new spring/summer anthem.

And that engrish, she's FLAWLESS

http://media.tumblr.com/cbfbc9ad100b...Bpx1qz4rgp.gif

I really like the verses! but the chorus is kind of annoying :-/

That's not to say I won't listen to it though.

just thought the same... the chorus.. meh :x

I think i like it, but i'm not sure, it's repetitive

MTE. the chorus kinda ruins the song.

Yeah, the chorus is a bit annoying to me too, it's too repetitive :/
But I'm glad she's releasing another new song. Hopefully that means an album is coming soon <3

OMG I'm totally in love with this song. it' sooo catchy and i love the verse!

Nice. Very nice... just never quite pictured this from her.

Fourth-ing the sentiments about the obnoxious chorus. But I really like the verses! I wasn't a fan of BBC so I'm looking forward to Contrail/Can U Feel This Love, however they end up being released. :) It would be so weird for her to put out a new album, even though I guess she's got plenty of material.

Really like it! The chorus is a tad cheesy, but man do those versus sound like they should be off QoHP! The versus actually are very similar to "I Love You"'s versus if they were sped up!

Wow another song??!?!? Sounds so refreshing and original, love the fact that she is trying new things

"Can You Feel This Love" sounds pretty good! i can't wait to hear the full version! :)

ok..much better than Big Boys Cry

You guys are never happy.

And her english is not that bad.

Im usually very happy. I just tend to ignore when other people complain too much.

However, this new song, I'm not sure what to say. I like it, but I'm not super over the top taken with it. I think I like it. However, it won't be a personal favorite of mine.

i listened to sweet 19 blues and i found the whole thing better than anything released after uncontrolled, save for bbc

Her Engrish may not be bad in this song, but it definitely has it's cringe-worthy moments.

I really don't feel like "can you feel this love" suits her at all. It reminds me of "only you" which I also didn't like at all. BBC was all bubbly and cute but it still felt like a Namie song. This one feels really generic and the kind of song I'd expect from an idol group or something. It has no cool Namie factor if you know what I mean

I LOVE "Only You". It's pretty. "Can U Feel This Love" however, feels a bit juvenile in its sound though. Not sure if that's the right word to use, but it doesn't sound overly mature to me. There's cute Kuu songs that sound more mature than this one in my opinion. -_-

A new song? Omg :heart She's on a roll!

The new song sounds really amazing. Her english is so good in this song!

Big Boys Cry is awesome and Beautiful is really beautiful! ♥ :D i really love BBC music video too.

can't wait her next album.

BBC is her worst song, ever. I skip it right after the opening chorus. I hate those kind of melody. So cheap and terrible boring. Thank God 'Beautiful' was there to save this single for me.
Why can't she just sing something cool like Top Secret, Defend Love or Violet Sauce anymore? ==

I know a lot of her new releases are her own choice, but lately it feels like avex is turning her into the new ayu: release as much as possible as fast as possible so we can get that money

^You'd think avex would realize that's the formula for artist burnout :rolleyes

I love Damage and Big Boys Cry more than anything on Uncontrolled, to be honest. I can't wait to see what she'll put out next and I hope she releases an album soon. Nobody wants another single collection with some of the songs being 2-3 years old, à la Uncontrolled.

I don't know, but with this pace the new album is coming probably sooner than anybody expects.
Though all that happy light-hearted pop from her now...
I know she said in that WOWOW documentary not long ago that she wants to do songs for making people happy and feeling good for the upcoming album, but I need to get used to it. It's not bad though.

The fact is Namie is under vision factory management ! Avex has nothing to do with time between each release !

Didn't she say that she wants to retire soon or something?
They're squeezing out every last bit of music, although the latest ones aren't even worth it.

What are you talking about? The label decides when something comes out, not the management.

I couldn't wait to hear the song and I don't like it.
Too cutesy for me but I like the lyrics.

AKB48 first sub unit group, No Sleeves's Kojima Haruna covered [Can You Celebrate? ] yesterday on their Snack Eden show, with the other 2 members as chorus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b6dwsoxlJs



And add on, these are the other 2 songs the 2 members covered.

Takahashi Minami(general manager of all 48 groups) cover Aikawa Nanase's [Yume Miru shoujou ja irarenai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNYkZhv0YSo

Minegishi Minami cover Hitoto Yo's Morai Naki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L65h4OZn01U

Lawwwd Hammercy Namie Amuro Done Gone & Gave ayumi hamasaki a Real Jawwwwb.



This Charitable Beyotch Will Truly Be Blessed In Heaven.

^Omg I thought that was real, till I read the video description :roflmao

I need more of those videos in my life, with the Jpop Queens *****ing at each other.

^
XD it's funny

:roflmao This is hilarious!

LMAO!! HAHAHAHA

Lol that video!

Lol this shade.

Thanks for the video, I legit thought it was real ahahaha!

Namie always has nice bops.
Keep this party locking till the end of time~~

adorable Namie ♥

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...12007249_n.jpg

from Facebook

^

*¬*~

She's so cute :luv2

She looks lovely!

those t-shirts look really good! cute video :laugh

omg I feel so sad for you guys, the Singapore live concert is cancelled :/

http://namieamuro.jp/page_singapore3.html

oh my god that sucks SO HARD DDDDDDDDDDDDDD:

^ what size venue was she supposed to be performing in? I'm assuming it's an arena of sorts, but do you know how many people it seats?

...WOW. They were reaching a little bit with those ticket prices. @__@

What on earth...all dreams are dashed.. T.T

i thought the day I could watch a Japanese artiste in Singapore would finally come and now... :(
now i daren't hope for any other Japanese artiste to hold large scale concerts in Singapore. this sucks...

I feel so bad for all who wanted to go! :(

But with those prices... I guess they kind of overrated Namie's popularity.

Thats not super bad. i went see LG this year and the top Premium seats were over $400CAD. I think i paid close to $200 & got near the back of the main floor. Also $200 is also about what i paid to go see 2ne1 in Newark last year. Personally i'd gladly fork over $230 to go see Namie live in concert. :heart

Apparently there were about 8,000 people who didn't agree with you, though.

Just asking but are concert tickets usually cheaper in Singapore? For us $200 is pretty average for front seats. Then more popular singers like LG or Rihanna go even higher.

I will admit too that i'd be super hyper if Namie, Kuu or Ayu came here for a concert. I just dont have the funds to fly over and do stuff in Japan. Actually Im getting close to being able to afford the very basics of the trip (airfare, meals & hotel) but i wouldnt wanna go without any loose spending money. Im hoping to have enough by next year. However i do know if Namie came here this year i'd end up blowing a chunk of that saved funds just for the best seats possible along with several goods at the venue. :heart

So i guess for myself i'd merely jump as a once in a lifetime chance.

Holy crap...those tickets are expensive! I remember the front row seats at the Taipei arena were around $150 X_X

Someone pls tell me this is all a joke: (

Kyary's meet and greet tickets were only $100bucks here in NY

Namie's tickets are super expensive!

The starting price for those tickets are WAYYY to expensive. I bought some Justin Timberlake floor seats for $275 per ticket, and they started around $60 something, but having tickets start around $130 is just the worse money-making route ever -__-; I'm surprised they didn't change venues?! I know for one of Gaga's shows, they had to change the venue due to low ticket sales :/

I saw B'z at the Sound Academy in Toronto, ON back in September for about $75CAD. However the Sound Academy is a rather small venue. Its actually more closer to being a night club type of place. Still the show was awesome. I was surprised how cheap the tickets were, but heck, Im not complaining. ^_^

I guess overall i dont complain too much cuz i'm used to buying expensive tickets. i hate being so far back u cant see much at all. plus partly just cuz i get so excited... like a child getting a large piece of candy. Only quote i can think of to describe it is when Fry says "Shut up and Take My Money!" LOL and i think if i had chance to see Namie live i'd act the same way. ^_~

Yea... I've never paid that much for tickets but I feel sorry for those who were looking forward to seeing Namie. Any chance of rescheduling?