^ That's pretty soon!

And those LOVE merchandise are SO CUTE! I want the WHITE CHOCO and LOVE THEME bunnies!

Does someone have a translation for the Is' Lyrics please?

^ I don't sorry..they aren't even up on Channel-Ai yet. T_T

i was looking for them too, but someone on channel-ai is working on translating them right now. so hopefully within the next few days

ohh! and look what i found.

LOVE is BEST Tour setlist:


cool! there are some new versions of some of her songs

^MIRAI TAXIIII!!!!! love that song :luv2 new arrangement?? hmm interesting

i love Mirai Taxi too! LOVE PiECE is my favorite album of ai :P

^mine too!! :hi5 at least i think so .____. i also really love love jam and love cook! bu tlove piece is the only album i own by ai AND it was my first japanese album EVER!!! so it has a special place in my heart :heart

Ooh, count me in on the Mirai TAXI looove! ^_^ I'd love to hear a new arrangement of that.

i love when she has different versions of her songs. i remember when she had that rock version of CHU-lip. that was so cool. :yes

I would love to hear that new version of Mirai Taxi too , 1 of my fave tracks in LOVE PiECE :yes

Or the rock version of Sakuranbo!! :love (Well, technically it was just a "studio live," but it sounded so rock. <3)

Are you kidding? :tipsy Have you heard SMILY? That was a maaaaajor squeak fest. :(

I sadly LOVE SMILY!!! I think only Ai could have pulled off that song haha. Even Morning Musume. can't outcute Ai in that.

^ I know, Ai sang it perfectly, hah. XP

^^ Well, yeah, her overly cute songs can be kinda squeaky, but her slightly more serious songs (because she doesn't tend to have serious songs, lol) and her normal voice isn't squeaky at all. That's what I meant. I don't remember how she sounds in Planetarium though, to be honest... Never was big on that song. On the other hand, I find her voice can be.....I suppose, grating is the term I'm thinking of? Very harsh sometimes, because of the way she sings. But I don't mind.

^ I know what you mean. :3 I don't like planetarium either! Yay, I'm not alone anymore.

I just hate when she sings with her whiny voice. And now that I think about it, her voice is a lot more whiny than squeaky.

thanks for the setlist! I think I'll enjoy this tour even more than LOVE LETTER one *_*

Pocket, Daisuki da yo, Amaenbo, Mirai Taxi, Is, Sakuranbo... omg :luv2

Yesyesyes! THAT'S the word I was really looking for - whiny! Grating works sometimes, too, but yes... She can be very whiny, hah. :X

oh third here :laugh

(I like its PV though XD)

Planetarium was the song that changed my perception over her as I didn't like her in the beginning

it helps much later on when I watched Hana Yori Dango too :innocent

i just.. don't get how people can't like planetarium. D: it's so pretty.
kingyo hanabi will probably always be my favorite song from her though. i'd probably go as far to say it's one of the best songs i've ever heard in my life

Planetarium is pretty, it's just kinda boring. And it gets old fast. :shrug

Kingyo hanabi is my favorite song by her too! it just has so much emotion into it :heart and the PV is gorgoues and super sad :weep

i like planetarium, but i never saw it as one of my favorite songs by her,,

omg yes the PV is one of my favorite PV's too. it went perfectly with the song. when that fast part comes in and she reaches out for his hand.. then he moves away and everything gets quiet again. that part was just perfect but also sad :cry

^ yeah those are best ones! My favorite PV is Neko ni Fuusen! The quirkiness is lovely!

my fav ai pv's are Kingyo Hanabi, Frienger and PEACH :luv2

Kingyo Hanabi and Daisuki da yo. are my favorite PV's <3 I love it when the fireworks rain down on the Ai in the ocean.

Is @ Music Japan :

I love how she has a drawl in Is. <3

nice vid :) thanks !

btw, i have a question about the first press LOVE glasses.
are your glasses just cheap looking paper glasses? because mine are and i was kinda disappointed when i got them...
i thought that they are like what Ai wore in the promo pics and everything...

oh well, the digipak is still cool :)

thanks for the performance :yatta i like her boots! it matches with her hair :laugh

I like the performance from Is @ Music Station but I think that the other performance from Is was better.

She looks so cute next to Perfume... they seemed to interact really nicely, Ai is so nice.
And the Perfume girls are charming :3 (what did they sang, by the way?)

Ai really rocked that outfit, I don't think it can look good on anyone except on her hahaha xD I loved the Ladies Night boots. And her hair looked better this time around :haha

Is is really growing on me, the chimes are quite catchy!

Thanks !!!! I love kyngio hanabi and kurage nagareboshi pv too!!!

nice performance! i love ai in that frizzy hair :P so cute. i love her outfit as well, especially that pink skirt. but her boots kinda freak me out :irked

Her hair was definitely the best part of the outfit, lol. >_>'

I have no idea though T_T . I thought of getting it from my Taiwan friend Cliff but then I decide to wait for HMV to bring it in as they will do that

I do hope that they will bring in the 1st press ; OS press ; CD + DVD since now I know both avex HK & avex taiwan did manfactured the digipak edition

What.....I had no idea her speaking voice is so....low-ish...or normal 0_______o And what was Perfume doing there? 0_o Kashiyuka is so adorable and having such a nice conversation with Ai!

I liked the performance! Her outfit looked really cute on her, but I'm not really digging the hair. :no

Those LOVE bunnies are SO CUTE! Such an adorable charm idea! I would love to have one! :heart

I didn't know that.. O_o
just like T.M. Revolution was for a while too xD how nice! :D

OMG, are her boots made out of wookie?? :eyes

She sounded great, though. Wookie boots or not.

(Those poor wookies :()

^ :lmfao

Then does that mean that Ayu's were made out of Cookie Monster?!?!

I really like her outfit though! The skirt and corset thing are really cool!

^^:laugh It sure does!!! :P And I'm really digging the corset-shirt, too. The whole time all I could think was how curvy and trim it made her look. :)

You and me are like two peas in a pod tonight, Task. :laugh

that hair is seriously out of control. the performance was okay though. i don't think "Is" is a very good song for her to sing live :/

the hair is still gross...

Kōhaku
Keep in mind, the following list is just a prediction, the list is in alphabetical order:

【Red Team - Female】　○aiko、△alan、△Aoyama Thelma、○Akimoto Junko、○Asamichi Yuki、○Amuro Namie、○ayaka、○Angela Aki、○Ikimonogakari、○Ishikawa Sayuri、○AKB48、○Otsuka Ai、△Kato Miliyah、○Kawanaka Miyuki、△GIRL NEXT DOOR、○Koda Kumi、○Godai Natsuko、○Kobayashi Sachiko、○Sakamoto Fuyumi、○Sakuramaya、△JUJU、△Superfly、△SPEED、○Tendou Yoshimi、○Nakashima Mika、○Nakamura Mitsuko、○Nishino Kana、○Hamasaki Ayumi、○Perfume、△Hara Yuuko、○Hitoto Yo、○Hirahara Ayaka、○Fuji Ayako、×Fujioka Fujimaki and Ohashi Nozomi、○Mizumori Kaori、○Wada Akiko

○High possibility of attending
△Might be attending
×Not attending

She is 99% going to Kohaku this year. I suppose she'll sing Is.

So cool that Perfume are hosting Music Japan!! *-*

And Ai was reeeeeeeeeaaaaally pretty, loved the performance so much that I watched twice. So freak! (in the good way)

So, any news about how LOVE is BEST is doing, apart from the debut day?

I hope she perform Pocket ~Last Love Letter~ at Kouhaku :luv2 that would be really nice!

Acording to Oricon , she's #1 with 59k ! i hope she can pass 100k mark but it seems impossible ~~!

^ thats so sad :( i hope itll be atleast 80k at the end of the year!

and shes going to kohaku?? awesome sauce :yatta

LOVE is BEST sold 56,366 in the 1st week & yes it's #1 overall but album sales for this week are terrible D:

but at least she's #1 , that's all it matters

she outsold Hikawa Kiyoshi (2nd place) by almost 8-9,000 copies +

yay great :) atleast she's number 1 hey.

i hope the album will sell about 70 - 80 k.

LOVE is BEST Shibuya Promotion :

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Pictures from Max Matsuura's blog :

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Credits: Fi1ee @ AC

this picture is awesome lol

^
Wow, it's a great pics!

About her grossy hair, still i can't figure it though, what's the meaning behind "Is" with those looks~ o_0
The Performance in Music Japan is sweet! :D

omg I really hate her hair... ugh :gnash

OMG!! i love the advertising in japan :thud LOOK AT THE VIDEOS AND BALLOONS!!!! ahh so cool, ai put her signature :OOO

Does anyone have a good mp3 version of Aisuxtime and Is? The one's I'm finding aren't such great quality... :/

^^No way!! I didn't even see it! >_< I'll go download it right now. :P Thanks!

there are previews of the LOVE mini album that comes out today, hopefully it won't be too long until we get them in full.

http://music.mu-mo.net/DispDetail.ph...e=0&filetype=0

i really like all of the new ones so far!

since LOVE.IT is out today I have a bad feeling it will tank big time just like for White choco's case D:

It doesn't help matters that B'z's 17th album MAGIC is out today as poor LOVE.IT

EDIT - ok the album's not even in the top30 today LMAO T_T

ohhh im really excited for LOVE.IT!!! :yatta

I kinda expected that LOVE.IT would tanked big time especially since it's not even in the top 30 today D:

poor thing

^has it already been released then?? :OOO

LOL

LOVE.IT's release date's indeed today that's why I said so D:

she got whacked big time by B'z anyway for that matter T_T

^ oooh okay :P aww poor ai, POOR LOVE :weep

its going to have an OS version right?

yup , avex Taiwan's making just the CD + DVD edition of LOVE.IT which will be out this Fri alongside with ARASHI's 5X10 All the BEST ! CLIPS 1999 - 2009 DVD which I'm getting xD

LOVE.IT's case , eh I wait for it to be bring here to be sold just like for LOVE is BEST's OS press

thanks for the infos :yatta im gonna get love.it after new years i think :P then my wallet will be able to face the world again XD

both the Taiwan presses of the CD only & normal CD + DVD of LOVE is BEST have that cover you posted

http://www.avex.com.tw/4th/artist/ar...87591&cateid=2

only the one that has the digipak & LOVE GLASSES have the original cover that everyone saw initally

thanks a lot for posting those pictures, nemesisyume :luv2
a different cover, wow! that's really great! and I want that poster, it looks stunnin' :thud

I like the different cover more! I wonder how long it took for them to prepare the set.

Oh i love LOVE and is out of the top30,,,
T_T

LOL LOVE.IT wasn't in the top 30 in the 1st day to begin with D:

The words "is" in Cover & Poster seems have a unusual pattern, a kind of image?

LOVE.IT didn't show up in top 30?
Aww, sad...

I think it's a great mini-album :D

Hey guys, I need your opinion as we're all Ai and Ayu fans here.

I have a $10 gift "card" to yesasia and I'm debating on what I want to spend it on. I either want to get the LOVE is BEST CD+DVD (at $7 after my coupon), this Ai poster (at $1 after the coupon), or this Ayu poster (free after the coupon).

My biggest problems are:
1. I'd love the CD+DVD since I really do want to get it eventually, but I own no posters of Ai or Ayu (save one Ayu poster that got all gross over time) and I really want one.
2. I'd prefer the Ayu poster over the Ai one (although I really do like that picture; it's just that I LOVE LOVE LOVED the Rule/Sparkle shots), but the Ayu poster is like...half the size of the Ai one. I think that's kinda stupid. :grumpy

Can you guys help me out? :yes

I agree, go for the album. :yes But if you decide you want a poster instead, I'd definitely choose the Ayumi one. Sooo much better, I think, even if it's smaller.

id say album too :yes you just have to add 7 dollars right? then its really cheap!

oh btw i LOVE LOVE.IT!!!! OMG ITS AWESOME JSEOYJWEOJY magic is just pure cuteness :luv2 i love the paraparaparapara parts :laugh

the only song im not really diggin is red eye =/

That looked a bit weird and funny to me...

^ OMG i lovelovelove that picture of ai! ADORABLE. :luv2

(i seriously still love those LOVE EYES, too :laugh)

i love those what's in scans. i love ai's hair and outfit :) thanks for posting them!

get the album I say Cat

posters wise , I like the otsuka one it's a funny one :laugh

I never really like the Rule / Sparkle CD + DVD cover for that matter T_T

thanks for the scans, they're pretty, but that stupid big ass tag needs to GTFO :headache

^ but I don't see any of the scans being covered by that horrible tag.. =/
at least not like this LOL :eviltongu

by the way, thanks for the scans neme! ^^
she looks gorgeous esp. in the 3rd, 5th and 7th picture :luv2

this one and this one

that's really bad how they did it on that koda pic. i'm just getting tired of great quality scans but then it's like it doesn't even matter since the tag covers them up.

I see x'D though the first one can be removed with PS.. but I didn't realize the second one :dead2 and that pic is so cute T_T

Thanks sooo much for the beautiful scans, Nemmy! :yes
She looks adorable in this shoot, hah. And I love that hair colour. <3

And yes. Annoying tags, lol. That Kumi one is truly terrible. :headache

about the LOVE.IT album, i kind of like it but her vocals bug me in a few of the songs. she does her baby-breathy voice in STARLIGHT and MOONLIGHT and it really bugs me.
i like MAGIC a lot though, and RED EYE is pretty nice too

yeah the tags... really suck at times, lol.

Its all because of LOVE EYES.

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she looks GORGEOUS! *___*

^ aww she looks cute. and the bunny!