i'm loving the new single, BRIGHTER DAY sounds so nice..though the PV looks plain, but namie amuro is so gorgeous! Sweet Kisses is really nice too..the PV is perfection!
Still lovin you is quite good.

anyway, that jolin's i'm not yours, the song is very namie haha but i always think that jolin and namie have almost same music style right.

I was expecting more out of the collab between Tsai and Amuro but I'm really disappointed.

Eek, Namie's English just took a step back in the collab

LOL bad lyrics do not help

I was expecting a bit more from the collab--it's very...Namie.

Even though the song is enjoyable, basically you summed up why I'm Not Yours is not really my favourite in PLAY. I saw so many praises for the song that I thought I was the only one who was a bit underwhelmed by it XD
Too many English (and Engrish), WTF lyrics ("Boys are stupid Let them fall / We'll still shine like disco ball" o_O), like you said it felt more like Namie feat. Jolin than Jolin feat. Namie.

By the way the song is ranking #1 in top singles on iTunes Taiwan since yesterday.

really. I think it feels very jolin feat. namie...Jolin holds this song pretty good

Jolin's english is pretty more understable than Namie's english lol
I can't tell about the Mandarin part ; any Chinese speaker can say if Namie has a good accent or not ? (I remember when Ayu released Who... in Chinese, some said that she has a terrible accent)

well you can't expect a non native to have no accent by singing one song in a language they don't know

japanes people still say boa has accent
so yeah

I didn't mean it that way... I just think that the song's style (lyrics + music) is very Namie. That's what I meant by "Namie feat. Jolin". It feels like Namie is the one who invited Jolin into her "world". I don't know if I'm explaining myself well lol

I think what Heavenly meant overall is that he wonders if native Chinese speakers actually understand what Namie is singing in the song.

I have to agree that I'm Not Yours is one of the weakest songs on Play...actually it is probably even the weakest for me. Though it is still really enjoyable.
Namie and Jolin work greatly together.
Thouhg it is Jolin carrying the song, I agree here as well. But it is hers and she did compose it herself, didn't she? So it has to be like that.
I do hope Namie maybe invites her back for a collboration for her disco.

Well it's not fair cause Namie only has 3 lines in Chinese
But out of those 3 lines, 2 were really understandable.
Probably more than I can say for her english :laugh

So what. Do or Die was JHETT feat. Namie and was included on Checkmate

I know - I just corrected Heavenly, cause she stated it wrong.
It's possible it will be on another collaboration album, if there ever will be one.
But it will never be on any Namie original album.

I'm a he, but that's ok hahahaha :P

Haha, I'm sorry! :laugh
Always thought of a woman, probably cause your name sounds so female - no offence.^^

is she singing Chinese? OMG it was so muffled LOL

I really love the song haha!

btw theres actually a profanity in Cantonese that curses people to fall LOL..so..HAHA

Still Loving you is such an early 00s cheesy bubble gum pop song you could hear from some teenage chick group or from someone like Natasha Thomas lol too bad.... it actually had potential with arrangement lol i hate the cheesy lyrics, i could listen to it if the lyrics were all in japanese, but it bugs me lol

oh and look! "suplieses" are back on Sweet kisses xD

I've just finished listening to the full "BRIGHTER DAY" single, and I have to say, that the whole single is totally amazing & fantastic! :love

"BRIGHTER DAY" is such an uplifting & positive song. I feel so happy while listening to it! :) It's just a pleasure to listen to. :) "SWEET KISSES" is one totally hot & fierce song, and I can't forget how incredibly catchy it is, too! :P I love it so, so much! :heart "Still Lovin' You" is such a cute & absolutely lovely song, so I can't help but totally love it, as well. :heart :)

This single, as a whole, is a positively amazing one & I've enjoyed listening to it very much. :) Namie doesn't disappoint! :D This has been yet another single that I absolutely love. :love

The more I listen to the single, the more I think it should have been released in like...April. Or sometime in the spring.

I hate chinese but Namie's attemp was lovely!!

I love this song, I've been jamming to it over and over again. I really don't think either of them are over powering like people are saying, I think it's pretty evenly distributed. They're each singing what the other is singing.

Jesus Christ, how people can hate other people's languages? It's not like you chose to be born there and speak that language.
It may not sound 'pleasant' to your ears, but hate? Really? Are you really that simple-minded?

^thought the same...wanted to say something...let it pass couse it is no worth the beef

i love the song too! namie and jolin style are pretty close. can't wait to watch the PV

Looks like BRIGHTER DAY debuted on the weekly charts at #8 with 35,247 copies sold. Still better than Big Boys Cry / Beautiful total sales lol.

Holy crap that's not good lol, but i'm glad it sold better than BBC/B even though it was a solid single.

So I got my copy of PLAY today...
http://i58.tinypic.com/14iiq2t.jpg

Vision Factory is also featured in the "special thanks" part of the booklet.

I'm Not Yours' director is Muh Chen (The Great Artist, PLAY). And choreographer is Danielle Polanco.

Some info about I'm Not Yours from a recent radio interview:

*.* I hope there will be more !
I think Jolin should try other big Jpop stars (Ayu / Kuu / Anna T.) I'm sure they would be able to make something great !

Why not? I can even hate my own language sometimes :P

I had the great idea to enter chinese classes and it was very... though :dead2 all words sound the same yet they're all different

OK, clearly it's pointless ... I have nothing to say to this

LOL

suddenly its quite mindblowing that her album is called PLAY too

if anyone is planning to attend to Namie's concert on the extra dates (22nd and 23rd of december) the general sales just opened!
The sales are here: http://portal.tickebo.jp/sp/1411-amuro_kdt/
This is the only place you can get the tickets, don't expect to find her tickets on resale stores, because Ticket Board uses digital QR code ticket through the cellphone, so resales are really hard.
You can pay for the tickets using an international credit card, so don't worry ;)
It's first come first served basis, so run before they are sold out!

Just bought my ticket for the 23rd, I'm so relived I'll be able to watch Namie live while I'm still in Japan :D

It was sold out after 6 minutes...wasn't able to get it. But I will try to get a ticket trough ticketchamp :)

I'm sad :( I was really sad when I found out Namie ends tour before December 19th and then happy when she added the dates on the 22nd and 23rd, I always wanted to go to her concert and I will be in Japan after December 19th, however, my friend just got an email from his friend who lives in Japan and he wrote that he can't get me tickets for her concert, that he must be in a fan club or something.

I just want to confirm it, can't I really get a ticket as a non-Japanese person? :( This is so unfair. 一期一会.

I just read the two posts above, my life sucks.
I wish I knew about this open sales.

^a friend of mine wrote me in the middle of the night that she is pretty pissed caus eit is so hard to get her tickets
not only do they sell out really quick beacuse people buy multiple and sell them on ebay...they are cellphone exclusive or something

What does this mean, that you can't use a ticket by someone else?

Im going to the concert on the 11th of december but my bf and I purchased tickets from a fan club member. Which was a nightmare. The good thing about fan club tickets is that they are all "good" but some are fantastic. Only problem with that is that they dont even know till the concert is within a few days where the seating is. The other drawback is that you do need a cell phone. So if you were to go to one her concerts you would need either a japanese cell with data or a pocket wifi or a sim card.oh yes its a freakin hassel and most 3rd party sellers dont want to even be bothered with the whole selling process. I swear if she wasn't getting up there in age I would have given up for this year.

^in cdjapan.com they have SIM and Wifi rental

You can, the problem is that it's a pain to transfer the tickets, because as tomiko8 mentioned, the system will only send the tickets almost on the date of the concert (the previous time I used that system they sent the ticket on the day before the concert!), so buying from another person and making sure that person will send you the QR as soon as he/she receives it may be risky and stressful... And of, course, the resale must be directly done with the person who bought the tickets, so resale stores won't have the tickets for sale =/

Seriously, buy tickets to see your artists in Japan is a nightmare!
Here, you can buy tickets even at the chemist's.

^She looks beautiful. Looking forward to the scans.

The current Queen's serving youthful death-ness.

She looks like 18 !!!

She looks dead as fuck lol

^ True lol
But I still really like it :D

Yeah that's not the picture of someone going out to a party. It's the picture of someone coming back from a party.

That MUSE cover is so pretty & so gorgeous! I love it. :heart

pretty

She does look pretty, but also pretty artificial. More than in other recent pics.

It's about time for a new album, no?

already?

Yes I think so,too. Maybe January or February.

I hope they will include TSUKI, Neonlight Lipstick and Ballerina and their awesome PVs (especially Neonlight Lipstick), too, since only TSUKI got an album release by now...

I don't think any of the songs from TSUKI will be included on the new album, tbh.

I hope the album is all new material and that the covers serve a new level of death.

Same.

And personally I hopw for an album just after 2015 Summer, I know it's been kinda long since FEEL but it feels like yesterday to me (mainly cause I still listen to it a lot)

^ its still really big on my rotation as well. Kinda like it better than her current material.

Covers of the LIVE STYLE 2014 DVD & Blu-ray :
Release date : 2015.02.11
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from Namie Amuro FB

And more detailed infos from Official Site :


Apparently, there are limited edition of DVD & Blu-ray (with 10 bonus performances),
and First Presses of all editions come with slipcase + B2-poster as usual.

omg YAAAAAS~ So happy the encore performances are included as a bonus for the first press! :luv2

It's only the Limited Edition that come with the bonus perf :/

Yeah. I read too quickly and thought the tracks were the first press bonus, not the slipcase.

Just ordered the deluxe bluray from CDJ--can't wait to get it!!!

Still great tho? =/

It's a dream come true for me to see Dreaming & Himawari live performance

Yes but it's more expensive >_<
I'm considering buying one of her recent live DVD, since I only have LIVE STYLE 2011 (which was great).
Which live would you recommend me the most ?

It's earlier than the DVD you already have but I would recommend Past <Future 2010 Tour because of the live band.

I've not bought any of her recent tours because of the lack of a band, however I could be very tempted with the inclusion of Whisper!

Those tour covers are absolutely gorgeous. I love them so much! Bought the Blu-Ray Deluxe version from CdJ. Can't wait!!! Yayyy! Hopefully it won't take a month this time around to get to me -_-

THE COVERS ARE AMAZING!

YES!!!! Finally! HimAWArI!!!!

And the covers are gorgeous! :luv2

SO GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!

Namie Amuro / LIVE DVD & Blu-ray "namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2014" -TEASER SPOT-



The covers are absolutely stunning! I just ordered the Deluxe Blu-Ray from CDJapan! I've had a bit of a hard and tiring day today so seeing the commercial spot and pre-ordering the blu-ray made my day a lot better! I can't wait to get this!

Awesome covers indeed♥

Gosh I just wish she would do something different with her hair :/

I hope they'd make a digest movie like they did with Feel Tour!

Preordered the Deluxe Bluray on CDJ too!! 2/11 can't come soon enough!

I do love the covers. Isn't she on tour now though? Or did it just end? That's this blu ray, right?

The tour will wrap up at the end of this month :)

The LIVE STYLE 2014 covers are perfectly gorgeous! I love everything about them. :love I absolutely love everything about Namie's entire look, from her outfit (love that black dress & top hat! :luv2) even to her nails (so pretty in pink! :heart) she just looks so, so gorgeous. :heart

The tour itself is also looking totally amazing, just from that teaser! :D

absolutely in love with the cover!! Namie could do no wrong as usual. Praying that feb will come soon!

Absolutely love those covers! I was planning on buy just the regular dvd, but so tempted to get that deluxe edition...

Christmas its coming and Im already overplaying this song :love

I do replay this song a couple of Ayu's songs and Utada's and Kuu's before x-mas :)

So the blu-ray/DVD won't be with footage of the final date? Since they're already announcing it... That's kinda sad, because I'm attending the final and I would love to watch the same thing of the DVD later...

I totally forgot about this song, and that it had a music video.
So beautiful :love

Love that song!
Jingle bells linging~

I want another ballerina so much!

I just realized that at around 5:18 in that video, when all the little twinkly lights move, one goes directly to the shine on her forehead omg

Going to see Namie live for the first time today, I'm so happy! :luv2

EDIT: THIS TOUR IS SOOOO GOOD! :heart
Namie is awesome live, she dances so much, and she's so adorable, I loved it!!

Please do a report of the show later :)

wow I don't think I've ever heard the studio version of White Light lol

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looks amazing:luv2

Pimenta I went to h e r concert on the 11th and she did so much better vocally and dancing wise it was great but hey at your venue did you notice that the crowd was virtually dead. Like except for cyftl they did not jump or do anything.it sucked because EVERYONE was quite on "whisper" it was painful. I litterally had a party with myself.those dum dums.

White Light is like the best song of her career.

I played it for a friend who was curious as to what my "Japanese Winter Time" music sounded like. His immediate reaction "wow, very 'Mariah Carey'", lol.

^ The most boring song of her career instead, IMO. :o

I'm jamming to White Light atm. Namie's best song obviously. If Namie embodied death, she's outdead herself here. She's never sounded more dead and bored during a very happy time. How could you not like Namie sounding bored over some smooth beats. Merry Deadmas Everyone! Jingle Bells Linging~

~Oh Joy to the world
Love overflows
In a snowfall
with Santa Claus
Sweet, sweet all night
Sweet, sweet Christmas~

I think its a pretty song....Nobody on the other hand is its bland twin

lol @ at the best song of her career comments, it's a cute song and nothing more let's be real. I do understand the Mariah comparisons however, it has very similar sound to her Daydream and Butterfly albums.

I'm personally fine with the fact that Namie doesn't have that many winter-esque ballads like her peers, she does spring inspired songs much better imo.

Oh, is that what she was singing? I've always wondered what she was saying in the beginning of that song.

you forgot about Ningyo aka snooze fest

White Light reminds me more of old school JLo

"White Light" the best song of her career?
I don't see how that holds any value of truth
But that's the beauty of opinions I guess