^^Me too.... Are you guys SURE this is the same alan???

^ As kakumei kindly pointed out to me in the last thread after Sora Uta's title came out:So it's dancing, but not like...R&B dancing.

I look forward to the new PV!!!! I also hope it's gonna be upbeat although. It'd be nice to show off some different sides :)

Singles
07.11.21　*69位　***回　**4,729　明日への讃歌
08.03.05　100位　***回　**1,486　ひとつ
08.07.02　*19位　**2回　**6,742　懐かしい未来 ~longing future~
08.08.13　***位　***回　***,***　空唄
08.09.10　***位　***回　***,***　風の手紙

I didn't know Hitotsu managed to sell 1k.

^yeah me neither...however I'm glad it's the lowest selling cause it's my least favorite single...
keep selling longing future!!!!!!!!!

Wow, the PV tomorrow huh? amazing :yatta can't wait!

I really want an album tracklist so I can know if I should hold off listening to it...although December is a friggin long way away...I'll probably cave in and listen to it XD

My alan singles still haven't come yet ;_;... That's the last time I do a mega big order >.>...

I'm excited about the new PV though! I love her PVs <3

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2...e9f75f0ni5.jpghttp://img61.imageshack.us/img61/769...0f6d8b2cf6.jpg

New covers for Kaze no Tegami :D.

they're gorgeous!!!!
but hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there isn't the eyes open / close thing :(

MY GOD!!!
so beautiful!!!
O_O
WOW!!! SHE IS GODDESS!!!
avex really need to make her becoming the next AYUMI HAMASAKI

Amai_yume - yeah, i love open/close eyes tradition...why she not continue it? T_T

^I know!!!! I really loved that theme and it would've been okay if she like continued through the album but stopping right in the middle of this thing is kinda weird...

I'm kinda sad but still happy that these covers are beautiful!!!!
The next Ayu? That outfit does remind me of the one that Ayu was wearing in Kristel's old set...:)

I honestly can't decide which one I love more but I think it's the CD + DVD version (which is good cause that's the one I'll get first)

the cover is so...WOAH~~
breath taking..lol..
luv it

omfg, those are beautiful! her covers are never disappointing! I LOVE them so much!

Love the covers!! XD

Those covers are fabulous! I love the close up one the most

wow the covers are beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing Aozora

O.O
OMGG THOSE COVERS ARE TO DIE FOR....She has an amazing photographer i tell ya and a very good "visionary" lol

IM REALLY IMPRESSED BY this yet-to-have-a-debut-album artiste hahah...She is cute BUT the things that makes me impressed by her is that, they really showed her potential and thankfully not do some cutesy jpop...which is ultra common already...

I CANT WAIT FOR SURA UTA PV~~!!!
AND is ther BIG covers for SOra Uta...gosh..im amazed at that flying gown thing...really brings out the WIND ffeel

i think the way she took that photos
like the one that american next top model did...i forget which seasons and which episodes...anybody know it? the one that the model made a fall by the side of their body...hmm...

Sorry AyuGame. I don't know.

sorry to go off topic for a moment but ya know, taking the time to sit and listen to "Hitotsu," it's a lot better than I thought [but still not even close to the amazingness that is Ashita e no Sanka]

http://amaiwana.wordpress.com/2008/0...a4-2nd-single/ [Hitotsu Review]

OMG, I friggin love these covers!!!!
I can't wait for the Sora Uta PV!

thanks for review Amai Yume

now that freedreamer has mentioned, i just realized that..
yeah, she's not like the other new singer who only focused on their super cuteness...
^^

love her~ i cant wait for the single and the coming album!

gorgeous covers. :love

still no sora uta PV yet, right? JPS isn't working for me, and i'm going crazy. :weep

Aaaaaaaah I wish my singles would come, I wish it was August so I could order Sora Uta, and now I want Kaze no Tegami. DEFINITELY the CD-only for Kaze no Tegami, the cover of the CD+DVD is pretty and all, but the CD-only is stunning.

EDIT: I pre-ordered Sora Uta and Kaze no Tegami, I'm so happy =D! Also, Ashita e no Sanka, Hitotsu and Natsukashii Mirai arrived today =D

O_O

alan! amazing covers! soooo beautiful *.*

new pic from her official chinese blog! she looks so pretty :luv2
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...b486e0b3e9.jpg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aZTJVE-L-iw

PV IS ON YOUTUBE :D!

It's upbeat! Everyone got their wish xD.

It kind of sounds like something Ayu would sing :D

^ AH! Thanks so much! -tackleglomp-

EDIT: Loved her vocals in the beginning. The song is great, not her best, but at least it's upbeat! And the dancing was cool. I wish there was more. And is anyone else getting Hitomi Shimatani vibes from this song? Like Falco and Viola, that sorta stuff.

I LOVE IT

HOLY CRAP alan does upbeat ****ing amazing.

These PVs BETTER be on the album CD+DVD or I'll be pissed

WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF WHY DOES IT CUT OFF

I think it's only part of it. Natsukashii Mirai ~longing future~ had a shortened PV come out before the full one leaked.

the pv is amazing! and so is the song! alan's amazing :love
She looked so beautiful in it <3

Oh... Well... Still ;_;... It's a horrible place for it to cut off ;_;...

tbh, alan is really really bad at upbeat.

She looks like she's trying way too hard.

omg I'm so glad I checked this thread for the PV, I LOVE THE SONG! It's amazing! I wish it was uploaded in full at JPS, I've been stalking it for hours lmao

Maybe she's not all that great at upbeat PVs, but I think she's fine when she sings upbeat songs.

Oh I agree, they could've at least finished the chorus :p.

Not my favorite, but I don't think it's bad xD. It adds variety :D.

And it will be stuck in my head for months to come...

This is upbeat the alan way. You just have to remember it's alan, who I'm pretty sure is more used to singing ballads, so this is really awesome for someone like that.

I ripped it off Youtube into an mp3, it's probably really crappy, but I thought I'd contribute.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ximda2jswm9

This song is overtaking Hitotsu as my favorite alan song <3

^ Thank you GRACE n_n

i love this song. finally something that's not so ballad-ish. :D

It's upbeat the alan way. alan-sama could have gone conventional with her upbeat and done something poptastic, but no, she did this, and I love it.


EDIT: Offtopic, I have all three singles ripped with iTunes @ 320kbs, are people still interested in me uploading them?

^ Please do! :yatta that would be a big help!

^Alright, I'll start an alan discography thread in the Download section, since I plan to buy at least CD-only of everything XD

I didn't like Sora Uta that much... I was expecting something... different x_x

it's just too... like a typical J-Pop song ._.
it sounds like the old Hitomi Shimatani songs

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77327 There you go everyone, her Japanese stuff thus far(minus Shiawase no Kane) at 320kbs ripped with iTunes~

Wow, am I the only who just doesn't like this song at all? It sounds fake, and I don't like the way her voice sounds. I have to agree with truehappiness, she does look like she's trying too hard. What is that thing on her head anyway? It makes me think she has horns. At least she's pretty.

i thought it looked like a crown on her head. :laugh

First: I agree that better be some like shortened version of the PV cause that's a weird way to just cut it off...

Second: OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The PV is absolutely gorgeous and the song is amazing!!!!!!!!!!! For me, it takes her 2nd best A-side [behind Ashita e no Sanka] so wow!!!!!! Does this girl ever make a bad single XD
Awesome! that you're building an alan collection! I plan to do the same :) [hehehe, I meant GRACE, my mind was traveling or something lol]

just finished uploading the PV in mp4 format http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...08#post1557408 , i love this song so much i keep putting it on repeat >< anyone else feeling Sora Uta ?

@Amai: I already started my alan collection~ Ashita e no Sanka, Hitotsu and Natsukashii Mirai~longing future~ (all CD-only, all Japan version) arrived in the mail today, and I pre-ordered Sora Uta(which haters, shut up, it's a damn good song I loves it =D), and Kaze no Tegami (again CD-only, JP ver).

I plan to only buy her CD+DVD albums >.>

^ I totally meant you in my previous post XD I plan to do the same until she releases her debut album and then backtrack and pick up the CD-Only
Ah! You're sooo lucky!!!!!!
Sora Uta is awesome, how can people not love it...

^I know ;_;. I call it upbeat the alan way~ People probably expected something different. I'd keep it on loop, but I have to listen through the other CDs that came to make sure they're okay.

Because I don't? The song sounds dry, her vocals aren't that strong in here, and I hate that she inserted English into the song. Makes it more fake to me.

i feel ashamed the only single i bought is Ashita e no Sanka might have to go buy them all now shes definately past the one hit wonder now which i was fearing at first but she remains awesome til this day! dying for an album too !

I like the [Indian??] sound that she incorporates into the song and I think that it's upbeat. What were people expecting though? I mean she does have a certain sound that she's going to stick with and that's perfectly fine with me. She just doesn't know how to disappoint and that PV is fantastically gorgeous.
If that is Indian, I wasn't expecting it but it was a great surprise!!!

@Huaka: I didn't mean it in a mean way cause you're totally entitled to your opionon :) I just meant that I thought it was awesome and people would like it...

Sora Uta comes off, to me, as a hit-and-miss song. People are either going to love it or they're going to hate it. I for one love it, but I can sort of understand why people could hate it.

agree with you there i just love it cos its so different and it song keeps building up to a high point, shame theres mixed reactions over the song but everyone is entitled to their own opinions, this song does ultilise alan's voice really well.

just saw some news dunno if everyone knows this but:

The other two elements singles are fire and water. Fire will be released in October, water in November.
alan's debut album is expected to come out in December.

I don't like it as well. The worst thing she's done until now. Don't like the video too >_>'

Everyone's entitled to an opinion, it seems more people hate it than love it though >.>

It's sort of risky for alan to do a song that's so hit-and-miss so early in her career. But then again, what most western fans hate, Japan eats up, so...

Hehe, Sora Uta is my birthday month single :lech goodie for me! I'd love to get my hands on this single! :(

The song's okay. I might like it better the more I listen to it, but the PV is terrible D:

I think that's a good thing since she's trying something new. Unfortunately it didn't please me, but it's a change from the ballads she was releasing.

And the new covers are awesome! Too bad it didn't follow the pattern of closed/open eyes D=

Okay... Sora Uta is really good, but the PV is a hot mess. What is that dancing? O_O However, I love it all much more than I liked Natsukashii Mirai. I hated that song, it was sooo boring, IMO.

I also am in LOVE with those covers.

i really like "Sora Uta". i think it's great and a nice change from her previous stuff! :) i like it better than "Natsukashii Mirai ~longing future~" already.

i love the new cover art too! they're beautiful.

Kaze no tegami covers are absolutely beautiful!

I watched the Sora Uta PV today and I really liked it. She's like a goddess xD

I really love the song too! It sounds like something Hitomi Shimatani might do...(and I love her too, so that's a good thing)

Yay for alan, you keep me a fan!

Yaay!! The Kaze no tegami covers are brilliant!!! And I love the song as well (the PV was...umm... cute! Especially the dancing!!! :P I'm soo excited about this!!!!

alan's covers just keep getting better, I can't wait to see what she does with the other elemets~

Alan's New covers are simply amazing im glad to see finally someone in Avex is doing something new and refreshing and meaningful

I'm glad to see alan not getting corrupted. I'm glad avex is giving her songs that suit her instead of trying to sell her.

^^Corrupted??? O_o It rarely happens to Avex artists....

^Koda Kumi wasn't always the ***** we see today

^^Isn't that her style??? I find it better. :P But that's only me....
But hey, why discuss that here?? This is an alan thread!!

Oh btw: I was just wondering: isn't it about time alan released her debut album???

SHE LOOKS GORGEUS!!!
i love the color
i love the dress
can't wait for HQ version
the song is ok...

one more time, i think that she need to get vise contract and kick koda from there...hahaha

From what I'm hearing, it'll be out in December, once the Element singles are all out.

I thought the English was cute ;_;

I actually really liked the "i can fly away" that opens the chorus, it stoof out nicely to me :)

^I agree, that's one of my favorite parts of the song~

Engrish totally makes J-Pop for me. Don't abandon it, alan! :heart

heres a HQ pic of alan for you guys

HOLY JESUS CHRIST SPOILER TAG THAT PLEASE

I agree x_x;

but thanks!

I liked the English parts ;_;

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SPOILER TAG!

:roflmao

THAT'S HUGE!!!
OMG!!!
thanks

http://sharebee.com/2205eab1

The full PV RIP. :) And I love the song. No, I don't love it. I IDOLIZE it. <3 Best song of the summer so far!

Full PV is up on youtube.

Here.

^ Thanks so much!

^ooh thanks soo much!!!
I liked the proper ending although I do feel that the vocals ended just like a second too quickly. But I like how she was singing acapella for the last lines. Sounds great

P.S. whoever put the "amazing!" tag on this thread, I agree :)

wow, the full PV is so good! I think when she sings it live, she will stretch out the last part a little bit, for all those who thought it ended too early. =D Her voice is so..entrancing...I'm almost hypnotized by it!

HQ PV availabe to download by torrent

Mpeg 2 version
http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_be...tails&id=47026
Xvid version
http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_be...tails&id=47027

I posted a PV rip of the full PV version of Sora uta in the downloads section for anyone who wants it.

Also, I couldn't find the lyrics (in kana or romaji) for Sora uta, so I decided to do them myself by ear. There are a few parts where it's unclear what she's saying (in bold), but overall the lyrics are correct, and they are very beautiful. =] Now we can all sing along to this beautiful and catchy song!

Credit goes to me for doing this by ear!

Sora Uta

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

Aozora ya yuuyake ya
Haretari kumottari shite
Sora mo watashitachi no you ni
Nakinagara ikiteru n da

Ai to iu ai wo zenbu misete
Kimi ni tsutaetai
Naigashiro ni shita omoi
Datte kawaisou deshou

Haruka haruka de musubasete

I can fly away
Tonde yuke
Kimi e no omoi ho nosete
Try again
Jibun no koto
Shinjite agetai

I gotta fly away
Kowaseba ii
Dareka wo suki ni naru no ni
Try again
Usupera na
Tamerai wa iranai

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

Yume no saki michi no saki
Sakihokore ai wa izumi
Sora no hate toki no hate
Hateshinai nanika ga matsu

Nishi e higashi e hirakasete

I can fly away
Tonde yuke
Nemurenu omoi ho nosete
Try again
Kono koe wo
Heta deru mono wa nai
I gotta...

(fly away...fly away...fly away...)

I gotta fly away
Tonde yuke
Kimi e no omoi ho nosete
Try again
Jibun no koto
Shinjite agetai

I gotta fly away
Kowaseba ii
Dareka wo suki ni naru no ni
Try again
Usupera na
Tamerai wa iranai

Ai to iu ai wo zenbu misete
Kimi ni tsutaetai yo

^oh wowwwww!!! thanks so much for catching the lyrics. I'm gonna sing along!!!!

YesYES YES i agree!! someone else who sees the same thing as me.
She aint some crappy debut artiste...she's doing very nice stuff, unique to be exact

I like the song..its refreshing!! and the PV is very nice..

and yes, i felt a SHima vibe in the verses..

and I LOVE THE CHORUS..