exactly the same for me! maybe mantas a little but host fir the ad-lib

the other songs are such a snoozefest, esp sakura

YES! She is soooo hot right now! :blove :blove :blove

come over here and let's make beautiful baby's Hikki :yes :inlove

Thank you for the rip but what is the password?

Those kind of gay people are the worst... those who hate society judging them by stereotypes but themselves end using stereotypes for people of their same sexuality

Just because they are gay they think they can establish what a gay person can and can not do

Kudos for Utada

it seems that it has already gone on sale somewhere ...

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The Back is so pretty ...

looks so amazing:luv2

OMG leak please!! I pre ordered it on amazon.co.jp. I've NEVER pre ordered anything of utada's before. lol

OMG OMG ITS COMING ITS COMING!!

album is up at JPS.

edit: this is what I imagine I'd post when the album actually gets uploaded to JPS. LOL

>_> I literally ran out of my bed screaming with exciting only to be visited by sadness and disappointment.

I literally GASPED and choked T.T

not funny...

Slightly funny.

Nope, not funny.

no one posted the previews yet?
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/v...eId=0_06_02_99
pass: 0928

it's amazing, i'm gonna love this so much!
Ore no Kanojo sounds so good, Ningyo sounds like a final fantasy intro lol and Boukyaku sounds epic af, damn

I haven't posted here in ages but omg the previews sound amazing!

michu sounds the best from the previews but will have to hear them in full !

The Previews are amazing ... can't wait ...

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I can't view the previews anyone happen to be able to convert them to a mp3 or just put them somewhere else? Sorry and thank you if so :)

The design looks really nice to me. Very clean.
The orange doesn't really bother me. But if she wanted it to look more ghostly she could have did the font and obi in black and white or grey.

I'm trying my very best to not listen to any more previews. I even haven't watch Tomodachi live yet. Now I understand the feeling of waiting for a new album when the previews are everywhere on net...

^ It's very very tough, I know. xD I did that with one of Ayu's albums (I think GUILTY) and I will never do it again. xD

Good luck my friend!

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Credits : Quincy Sun

^ Gorgeous! :heart Makes me wanna get a physical copy instead of the iTunes one... :laugh

You didn't buy the physical one?

The booklet reminds me of DR. Great photos with a great theme :D.

Fantome is a HMCD? What the heck is it?

SHM-CD is a digital optical disc data storage manufacturing process. It is an improved compact disc product with the greatest change being a different polycarbonate material that allows more precise physical representation of stored bits during pressing and less laser scatter during reading. These improvements aim to facilitate playback by producing fewer errors and potentially better sound quality. SHM-CDs are played on a standard CD player.

This process was developed in Japan by Universal Music Japan and JVC. The same material can also be used to manufacture SHM-SACD discs.

Wikipedia ;-)

^

:yes (I have no idea what any of that means so I'm just going to nod politely) :yes

Mhmmm a CD who sounds a little better than another with "new special plastic" ... ;-)

Can't wait for the leak, the booklet looks so great too

Such a cruel joke.

awesome photos in the booklet! can't wait to listen to the album! bet it's gonna be great

Another link for the previews on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxOK...ature=youtu.be

The pages look sooo glossy.:cool
These SHM-CD is a little complicated to explain but to put it simply, they sound better than regular CDs.
The improvement in sound quality mostly comes from the material they use to create the disc. Because of this the data(music) is able to be more precisely put onto the disc. It also helps the laser inside the CD player read the disc more accurately. Something about the material reduces laser splatter, meaning the disc is not deflecting the laser. This would result in the player getting more of the data on the disc, improving the sound quality coming from the system.
I'm not an expert but that is how I understand it. I have yet to get my hands on one of these.

CAN'T WAIT!!!!

I love everything so far of this album. As I said before, I was never a Hikki-fan, but this come back has intrigued me. Like most of the songs and the booklet looks gorgeous!

The cover is the worst picture of the album, theres a lot of amazing pictures in the booklet that could work better, but oh well... in my opinion this happen with the 99% of japanese albums/singles lol

the second track is amazing.

It needs to just leak already! I can't wait any longer!

i know ! it sucks even more when you know people have the physics already :/

Jep, i hope they burn in hell! :gnash

^ahahha

It is quite unusual NOT to see any leak. Normally people leak the albums as early as Friday. It's Monday already and the album will be officially released in Japan tomorrow. Still no leaks at all.

cdjapan has notified my shipment though, so I'm still happy :D.

Uh...that's pretty extreme. Dial it down a notch.

http://www.parfumo.de/user_albums/2/...de3f914105.jpg

:yes

^that hot guy can say what he wants!

You can tell we're all antsy. :laugh

LOL my thoughts exactly!! :P

Seriously though, those people are THE WORST. "LOOK yall! I have the album and I'm gonna show it off but NOT leak it unless it's just short previews of each song or in 48kbps cause I'm just so cool!" like fuck off dude, you're just making everyone dislike you. lol

So one can say whatever one wants if they are pretty? okay........................................

Anyway, I'm so happy that this thread is so alive lately. I was very tired of discussing which album is the best for the 9547564 time.

The album is out tomorrow! So excited! <3

I understand it's frustrating, but frankly, I'm grateful they even gave us those previews. They don't HAVE to. Besides, they can get in trouble for leaking stuff. Hasn't China gotten stricter on these illegal uploads lately?

Anyhow. We're almost there! What's one or two days compared to 6 years? :laugh

I'm pretty sure it's just a joke. Also, omgggg does it really bother anyone else when an ellipsis is not used properly? I think I just have issues. Lol :P

I've officially been dreaming about this damn leak for a couple of days already lol like really, today I woke up at 5 am and searched the he'll out of Google, Baidu and Twitter before going back to sleep.

Why do these so called "people" do this with us? T.T

They're assholes !!!

Oh sorry i mean ... they're not very friendly ;)

@Pieces_of_SEVEN & thinkingoutloud89 :roflmao

Listening now after a lot of hassle, I'm going to have to sit down for this.

What??? How?

Is....there.....SOMETHING??? I swear when this thread gets a new post, i dash in ><

People talking about leaks like it's their right to get it for free.

Wait for it to be released and buy in iTunes if you don't want to wait for a physical copy.

My colleague bought it earlier, some stores have broken the street date and sold it early.

WHEN/WHERE DID IT LEAK/WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAK? T^T

thats so awesome. I guess it was late and it would count as tomorrow anyways. I love shops like that LOL.

:( we need it.

send us via PM <3 haha we won't share <3 haha

really freedreamer? lol :P

a chinese Fan posted this :D

:gun

HANG ON..im not the one with the disc. Its ExodusUK hahaha.
Im just saying how her friend picked up the disc from shops who sold it early...probably possible because it would be released tomorrow anyway.

freedreamer: please, send me a link either! ;-) I live in middle Europe, cannot wait another 2 weeks till my copy is delivered! waaaah!

ahh you're right, I made a mistake!

...really exodusUK?! :P

HAHAHA I'm sorry, I'm actually working and shouldn't be here lol I've mistaken you two, but either way... ExodusUK be kinder than our chinese counterpart xD

will be quoting you. "asshole" LOLOL
T.T


we are all too excited right now HAHA

the chinese fans on baidu do the same with ayu releases. so screw them.

well, we should get it tomorrow when it comes on iTunes Japan the latest... (which is i think in 22 1/2 hours)
some shops or shipments should have it tomorrow, so let's hope we get this in about 6-10 hours...

i just hope it will leak soon!!
can't eat, can't sleep, i'm sick (to hit f5 for all the sites it could pop up! :dead )

HAHAHAHAHAAH AMAZING

^that picture was posted in her Baidu bar (or whatever the correct order is lol) and it faces me every 2 hours - the timespan I go back to that place to see if any link was posted haha - since the photos of the CD surfaced lmao

Hahahahah!!!! This tides me over XD

Some of you talk like they have to leak the album for you and it is your right to get the leak as early as possible.

I'm slowly coming to realize that some people can't take a joke. Relax guys, this thread is just people getting news and venting.

But I seriously need a leak :(

it's not that at all. it's that people choose to show it off, that they have it and we don't. It's bragging and it makes them look like assholes. ESPECIALLY when they'll leak it in extremely low quality, like throwing us scraps. Give me a f***ing break.

And yes, I do want the leak. I pre ordered the album, but hello, it's 2016, music is going to leak no matter what. Why is it their right to have early access to the album?

WOW! It's just an album. Relax guys~ Sooner or later we gonna get it. Not the end of the world, unless Godtada wants it. LOL

Can someone link me the album please my babies ? :)

Be grateful that at least they are giving you previews of the songs and booklet. They have the right to have early access to the album because they choose to pay more for it. It is sold at a ridiculously expensive price in a Hongkong CD shop, where they always sell the new release on Saturday.

A leak on Baidu basically means it is going to be everywhere. There are music streaming services in China using these leaks and free downloads on Baidu to make a profit, if you didn't know. That is why some fans on Baidu usually make a difficult password to the document, or add some special affects in one of the song to fuck those real assholes over. OR, they just simply choose not to share it. I know Perfume fans never leak any of their new singles or albums.

LAST, I don't understand why are you even mad. Yes, a leak would be nice. But if not, ok let's just wait.

I'm quite relaxed...but I'm stating how I feel about certain things! :P

Anyway, it's a good thing that there's such hype and anticipation for the album!

Who is mad? And no, I'm not grateful. Personally, keep the previews and booklet pics to yourself then. If anything, previews spoil the songs. If it were the official site posting them, sure! But people doing it cause they have access to the full album? Psh. It's the principle.

So...an illegal profit? Why am I not surprised. I didn't know any of that though.

I don't think anybody is mad. He's just stating how he feels about the whole thing.

still rocking out that shiina song ...so me can wait :)

:yes

I've been away from forums for about 7 years and you guys STILL take everything so seriously!!!!!!!!!!111!1!!!1!1!!!111!!111! gosh. If we say we want the leak it's because we want to listen, just this. *roll eyes* don't unjoke our jokes, thank yew.

(STILL.NO.DAMN.LEAK HAHAAH T^T)

ExodusUK has vanished and I wanted at least a review from you my friend haha

Just over 4 hours until 9am in Japan. *twitches*:tired:tired:tired

Leaking albums only benefits cheap and impatient fans. I mean the album comes out soooo soon. What's the difference if it leaks now or on the release date? Very little. Plus we have access to quite a few tracks already! We know Michi, Hanataba Wo Kimini, Tomodachi, Manatsu No Tooriame, Nijikan Dake no Vacance, and Sakura Nagashi. That is 6 out of 11 tracks. We have half of the album already!:laugh
I do understand the frustration of wanting an album to at last come out. I feel it too! The album is all finished and it's just sitting there waiting to be released. But no one owes you an album leak.:P

yep. this is exactly how we feel. that the fans who already have the CD owe us the leak. way to go nancy drew!

The power of Godtada. Got us arguing over literally nothing. When will any of your faves ever.

Maybe if we all choose a member to sacrifice to Godtada she will bless us with a leak.

HAHAHAHAHAHA I VOLUNTEER (as long as I listen to it first)

havn't been THAT excited for a j-pop release since idk 4-5 years?
i just remember when i first played Kingdom Hearts back then and was so amazed by her theme song that i propably hit "New Game" for like 73740641060401 times! lol
fixed

:yes

Remember the chinese girl talking in the middle of all the songs in one of Ayumi releases?? I forgot in what album/single was but it was hilarious

I thought that was in one of Kana's releases, lol

Posting pictures of an album that people have bought themselves is bragging? :laugh



Here I'm just happy that we're finally getting a new album after yeeeeears

You can go buy it now
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It's been so long since I last bought a Japanese CD, but as far as I remember the color of the OBI was the same, even though it was Chinese/Taiwanese/Korean version. But those OBI are different from what people on Baidu posted (and I prefer the orange one). Why is that? Or my memory is playing with me and the OBI was always different from country to country?

The OBI is orange, I think that's just a retailer specific wrapper/obi on top.
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