the PV was so simple, but the song is nice. not as good as her other ballads, though :P i'll miss ayaka :(

song is excelent but the PV is damn boring
it's like the have no idea anymore to make a PV.. very cheap

Yes, I believe she actually sang live in the PV! Didn't look like lipsynching to me.
The song is beautiful, almost sad to listen to. I wonder though... Is the actual song half a Capella and half with instruments?

the original song definitely has the instruments and sounds...from the imeem preview...so no worries

ok I saw Minna Sora no Shita's PV earlier on

it's so low budget & boring ;____; . It looked like it was done within 1 take or something T_T

but the song structure's unusual . The 1st 1/2's acaeplla which's awesome & when the 2nd 1/2 comes in with a melody , it's nice

& I was staring at ayaka's ever long lustful hair :laugh

I've just finished to see her new pv. It's quite boring.
I love the song is really better than Yume wo mikata ni. However, I think that 3 min of a capella is really so long!

I don't have a clue what everyone is talking about =/ The PV was incredibly moving in it's simplicity. It's rare that music or videos really choke me up, but that one did. It was just so perfect. Using the sun was incredibly hopeful. When you see a sunset, it's sad because the sun is going away, however, it's not sad because you know it will return again.

It's always the same thing. Maybe, she could walk, use butterfly,... I don't know why...

that actually makes alot of sense. maybe i'll go watch the PV again :P

Thank you GRACE, took the words right out of my mouth.
I honestly wouldn't love Minna Sora no Shita as if it weren't a capella for those 3 minutes. Kept totally tuned and the way ayaka looks at the camera is like she's focusing on only you.

true but you have to admit , the 3 mins acapella's ACE :heart

that's still proof in the pudding on why she's still 1 of the best live acts around

it's hard to find an artiste that sounds good if not even better/the same live when you compare it against on what you hear on a CD

damn

^YEA im really surprised at the acapella...it felt genuine and I was touched too

The CD version is not acapella and has nothing to do to the non-acapella parts featured on the PV version too. It sounds like a Te wo Tsunagou less rockish.

you can download a much better quality/version of Minna Sora no Shita - http://community.livejournal.com/win...ony/45602.html

Not a capella. Even none a capelle intro? It's sad. I'll be ok to have a little intro like that. It's so powerful

So basically we have two versions of Minna Sora no Shita.
I adore Te wo Tsunagou so I'll be able deal with real Minna Sora no Shita when it comes out.

I 2nd that

regardless whether the video version or not , I like Minna Sora no Shita :yes

I can't wait to hear the single version. ^^

Yes, I agree completely. It felt beautiful yet sad. And her a Capella sounded almost flawless. :heart

Does someone know, where i can find ayakas "sing to the sky" as CD+PV DVD Version?
Can´t find it anywhere. But i want it sooo badly!

^ Unfortunately they are already sold out in YA and CDj! You can try your luck at amazon / YAJ, or maybe eBay though eBay's quite unlikely to have ayaka's stuff...

ditto on what Travis said

you can purchase 2nd hand copies of the CD + DVD (PV) of Sing to the Sky at Amazon Japan via http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/offer-lis...6263316&sr=8-3

it's not cheap man & don't get me started on brand new ones @_@

for Yahoo Japan Auctions - http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ode=2&auccat=0

Minna sora no shita full (single version) (it's just a youtube rip for now I hope we'll have real cdrip soon) : http://www.mediafire.com/?lkydzmmkymd

thanks :shughug

thanks! its great

oh gosh thanks for this :D

any sign of the single????

It's coming out this Wednesday, so we can expect a leak tomorrow I guess

^aha yea...but quite a number of releases are leaked already....was expecting aaka's one to pop out also

hopefully soon too Travis

I still can't believe Suga Shikao's Party People leaked out 2 weeks ago onto the net , waaay before the official release date next Wed o_O

not that I'm complaining :laugh

the full Minna no Sora Shita single is up for download with thanks to Sabrina :D - http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91879

Argaitou's NICE :heart & well the live version of Koi Kogarete Mita Yume is ace

further proves that she's still 1 of the best singers around

Minna Sora no Shita debuted at #4 on the 1st day - http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

Fantastic debut!

So nice :clapclap

Minna Sora no Shita went up to #3 today!!! She's doing incredibly good!

Sales are 5,561. I hope the first week sales are able to get like, 20k LOL

lol I was about to post this Travis but you beat it to it xD

considering who she's facing this week , ayaka's doing well I guess

that's why I hate iTunes with their pre-release releases...;(
she's still number one there...

Thank you Meat Pao and Karen!
I saw the second hand one on amazon japan, too.
But i can´t read japanese. Must ask my friend in japan, maybe she can buy one for me.

I have the CD+Live DVD at home. But i want it with the PV DVD too. Argh! >_<

yume wo mikata ni still selling
69 *,*49,356 ***,420 夢を味方に/恋焦がれて見た夢 / 絢香 09/04/22
STTS as well but not for FM

thanks for update riozz

great to see that it's still selling :yes

And she's down to #4 again today.

She's down another position to #5 :(

at least it will be top 10 overall for her , Travis

still sore that this will be her last single before she goes on hiatus to seek treatment for Grave's Disease :(

oh well , I hope she will be back before everyone knows it just like what happened to YUI's case

She's back up to #4 again today! I hope she may be able to get a Top 5.

Congrats to her^^

I think Ayaka is recording 3rd studio album right now coz livedoor has listed an album by ayaka

and anyay congratz for STTS has charted for a year excatly 52 weeks
260　190　***,612　*,609,527　*52　絢香 「Sing to the Sky」

If this is true...aiii!!! I´ll be sooo happy!

i'd be very happy. but i thought this new single was her last release before her hiatus.

Maybe it´s like a present for her fans, before she make a break.

last single, not release...
she has like 3 tours to release on DVD, so don't worry about future releases :) Maybe no new material, but still they will sell things under name ayaka
hope it's not BEST...

Wait.....so what happened to the hiatus? @_@

I think its way to early for a Best compilation, but I would love an album before she left!
Btw, I don't think that ayaka's hiatus will be as short as YUI's which was what, 4 months? That's not even a hiatus, really... A lot of artists (at least those who drop yearly albums) wait like 4~6 months after an album to release a single anyway.

I'm up for a 3rd album by ayaka for sure ! I think she should put it out before she goes to seek treatment for her illness as there's no telling how long she might take to recover :(

Yeah she should put out another album as a 'goodbye' of sorts, or more of a 'see you in a while'. But at the same time, I don't want her to strain/push herself too much.

Btw, are there any planned performances at any music shows?

yeah because there's no telling how long she will be MIA :(

not that I know of sorry

I guess after the album is released she'll go on hiatus. That's the logical thing to do.

Of course her hiatus won't be as short as YUI's. YUI took her "hiatus" because she was always working whereas ayaka is taking hers to focus on her marriage (I think) and her sickness.

I hope it's not a best album though I can't help but think of a rushed album :( I hope the material will be good. I'd rather she release an album next year instead.

No, she said she wants to focus on upcoming orchestra concerts and she won't appear on any music shows

That might explain Minna sora no shita's sales. But orchestra concerts? ( :luv2 )

According to Oricon , Minna Sora no Shita debuted at #4 overall in the weekly chart with 23K copies sold in the 1st week - http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/67672/full/

1st week sales of Minna Sora no Shita

#4 with 22,620

uhmm mina blablabla sold 5K less than yume blablabla
=.="

*6　27,126　絢香

What ??? O.O

It's impossible mina sora shita is better than yume wo mikata ni

imo Minna no Sora Shita's better than her previous single

I frankly like it a LOT more than Yume ... / Koi ... even though it was a double a-side single

Maybe people thought Yume wo Mikata ni would be her last single and having another single announced threw them off. It's not confirmed that Minna Sora no Shita is her last single.

I hope that's not the case too

she herself said that she will pause activities at the end of the year to seek treatment for Grave's Disease

so hopefully she might put out another single or a new album before that happens

releasing a best album seems too sudden for me to happen o_O

yes, it is confirmed.
rough translation: last single before hiatus

I feel she'll release a new album before to be in hiatus!

OMG! Where comes this new ayaka song from!?
OMG It's absolutley GORGEOUS!
I love this Bossa Nova style she used!! :O

Here's the Download thread:
http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...08#post2025608

O_O

off to download it now xD

hello people, are you fans of ayaka? xd
kaze ni naritai (風になりたい) is a cover on upcoming BOOMANIA ～THE BOOM SPECIAL BEST COVERS～ album, to be released next week

so Kaze ni Naritai is a cover eh ? The preview's really promising , I hope the full version will be out in due time

Oh nobody tell us that before.
Thanks for info^^

Imo, Minna sora no shita is a lot better than Yume wo mikata ni / koikogarete mita yume. At the same time though, MSnS was not performed on TV and the PV, imo, did not do a good job in promoting it.

So I recently tried ayaka. She has a nice voice (although I didn't expect it to be husky, since everyone kept saying "AMAZING VOICE" and stuff xD) But still nice nonetheless. Although the arrangements BORED me (I listened to the tracks on First Message from Track 1 -> Whatever track was I believe). Does someone want to recommend me an up-beat track by her?

CLAP & LOVE and also For Today. Oh, also POWER OF MUSIC.

Ah, I see. That piece of info wasn't shared along with the tracklist and cover. Even went back through the thread and nothing.

definitely Kimi ga Irukara aka track #13 in her Sing to the Sky album

it's probably my fave album track in her 2nd record :smitten

yeah I agree. If there are TV performance the single would sell better.


NintendoHTF1242: eien no monogatari, mikazuki & melody

so we're gonna have full song next week..
yayayay

I do hope that someone can upload it in due time :yes

Yeah! The full version is out!! :D
I uploaded it for you!!

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...11#post2028511

I must say i love this song it's absolutely gorgeous!
Sad it's only on a BOOMANIA COVER CD!! :(

^ Thanks a lot I'll go download it now!

Who knows maybe the song may end up on her upcoming album?

IT's a nice song. Do someone know who are the original singer of Kaze....?

it was originally done by this group called The Boom & it was released waaay back 14 years ago

Ayaka is so good at covers, I wish she would make a covers album one day, though I doubt her fans would like that. Has anyone seen her cover of Ozaki's "I love you"?

I cry every time I watch her cover of "Kiseki"!! Wakadanna effs it up though... it would be perfect without him (even though its his song [ :P ] ).

^ I love her cover of "I love you" She makes it sound so sad but I almost smile because its so beautiful at the same time. Unlike Utada, who first forgot the lyrics and then butchered the song with some outlandish, shaky vibrato. lmao. I'm not a big fan of covers in general but ayaka's was so good!

^ Yeah, I didn't like Utada's cover, and Aoyama Thelma's too for that matter.

Can I hear it somewhere?

Oh my god, thank you for this! It´s so beautiful!

And the one from Hikki, you can´t compare it with ayaka´s.

This is my favorite ayaka performance of ALL TIME! The lyrics are ssoo beautiful. I just hate Wakadanna....

Can someone rip those covers? :D

I have ayaka's cover of Alicia Key's "If I Ain't Got You" and Ken Hirai's "Tsuyoku Naritai" if anybody wants them?

^YES PLEASE!

who song I love u is??
I like how she sings that song,.. terrific

Wow how many covers has she done exactly? I'm so confused! @_@

A LOT!
I'm in love in her duet with Sukima Switch performing kotoba ni dekinai

"If I Ain't Got You"
"Tsuyoku Naritai"

Have you guys ever seen this:

^ Where did you get that cover of Alicia Keys?