Haha! No thanks, no German for me too.

But of course I'd still listen to her songs if she decided to sing more in English. It's still Namie, after all!

Aw, i love the new english song!

UEFA EURO 2012 CM 【ONLY YOU】

As we all know, ONLY YOU tie-in is UEFA EURO 2012 broadcasting in WOWOW, and here's the CM for it, i can't stop but lol seeing soccer & Namie's song together

^ONLY YOU is going to be official theme song for UEFA EURO 2012? :o

Only when broadcast on WOWOW tv (as I understood...).

ONLY YOU really sounds nice from the preview :D Can't wait to hear it in full!

sounds so awesome so far

It's somewhat surprising, but judging from the sound ONLY YOU really fits the CM. Not sure what to think of it now. Guess it's a good thing. ^^;

the song is not really fit soccer ad...

another part of the song <3 ONLY YOU sounds so great ~

The chorus to ONLY YOU sounds like an electro take on Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are…

That guy’s face.

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3...m1ixo1_500.jpg

^:roflmao

I'm pretty sure both song has the same chord in the chorus

I miss TETSUHARU !

The chorus sounds too much like "just the way you are" by Bruno Mars.

It does sound like that Bruno Mars song BUT the song is HOT!
So far, Namie has impressed me (except for the dog song).

I am SOOO looking forward to hearing ONLY YOU in full and HQ

^ same here. the song is on track to be a win in my book (from what i've heard)
heck, if the song is really good, then i have more reason to buy her new album.

Cool my two fav hobbies together - watching football and listening to Namie :)

I want the coverssssssssss *impatient*

Also, does anyone remember when that Namie special was supposed to air? I'd love to see it even though I will understand nothing.

Can't wait to see the covers *_*

And yeah the song doesn't really fit the soccer theme but I guess it's a good thing that they are using one of her new songs as opening =)

SInce we basically already heard the songs I can say for sure that this will be my fav namie album to date. Can't wait to get my hands on this. :love

In other news, the real Vidal Sassoon died :( rip
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18008302

RIP Vidal Sassoon

finally a new namie album will be released! i'm so happy! :D even though there'll be only be 4 new songs, at least they'll all have PVs. i totally can't watch to watch them, and i really can't wait to see the covers too!

I hope the covers are released by the end of May. I hope and pray that we don't see lingerie on the covers. :P

^Lol :laugh
I think it's quite safe to say that Namie probably won't pull that string. Although, you'll never know. :lech

Ôh thats so lovely!!!! And those the ONLY 7 Awesome Vidal Sassoon promos I HAVE SEEN hahahha

I always loved the do me more

indeed :yes

The last two are really cool :yes

I hope the title of the album and/or the album artwork will be released soon. I don't like to pre-order albums until I know what they'll look like.

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, but here's the official tracklist:

＜CD収録曲＞※曲順未定
・ONLY YOU（新曲）
　※WOWOW 欧州サッカーテーマソング
・Hot Girls（新曲）
・In The Spotlight(TOKYO)　（新曲）
・Let' s Go　（新曲）
・Go Round
　※コーセー ESPRIQUE TVCM ソング
・YEAH-OH
・Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!
　※フジテレビ系月9 ドラマ「 私が恋愛できない理由」 劇中使用曲
・Love Story
　※フジテレビ系月9 ドラマ「 私が恋愛できない理由」 主題歌
・NAKED
　※コーセー ESPRIQUE TVCM ソング
・Fight Together
　※フジテレビ系アニメ　「ONE PIECE」　主題歌
・Tempest
　※NHK BS 時代劇　「テンペスト」　主題歌
・Break It
　※コカ・コーラ ゼロ ＴＶ ＣＭソング
・Get Myself Back
　※レコチョク　TV CM ソング

＜DVD＞
ONLY YOU　（Music Video）
Hot GIrls　（Music Video）
In The Spotlight (Tokyo)　（Music Video）
Let's Go　（Music Video）
Go Round　（Music Video）
YEAH-OH　（Music Video）
Love Story　（Music Video）
NAKED　（Music Video）
Tempest　（Music Video）
Break It　（Music Video）
Get Myself Back　（Music Video）

^ Yes, that was released many weeks ago! lol

Love like you can't sleep.
If you're dancing all night, it explains why you can't sleep. All that energy would keep one up.

Also, I concur with the album art. Release it soon, please.

I want to hear the previews of the other new songs.

The lyrics in the booklet say, "love like you can't breathe".

she doesn't pronounce breathe right but is so cute ^.^

Really? lol fail
it sounded like sleep since I first heard it.

I always pray for that CM becomes Do Me More -Another View- PV.

So, we have no news about album title yet?

grah, no more album news? 8c QQ sad. Came to AHS just for that

k i'm out

bwahah i love your sig. ^^

Can anyone remember if you got a poster as part of the first press when you ordered PAST < FUTURE from cdjapan?
I can't even find the album listed on their website :S I have the digipak edition, but I bought it when they restocked first press. It's really bugging me whether the intial first press came with a poster xD

^ Mine came with a poster! :)

^
^
Yes the first press of Past<Future came with digipack and poster.

I wonder what sort of special packaging does the new album have... Hope for something different from a digipack, something more original ^^

Thanks for the quick replies!

Damn, that's going to take some tracking down xD If it's not too much trouble, please could someone show me a photo? Just so I know what I'm looking for ^_^

^ It's just the CD+DVD cover but a wider shot.

This but with some text on it:

Ahhh, like this one?

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d130842711

Or this one?

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b113929338

Which shop did you buy your copy from? ^_^

^ The first one, I assume the second one is a promo poster that they hung up in CD shops. I got my copy from CD Japan!

According to Namie's official website, a PLAYBUTTON edition of her new album will also be released on 6/27 along with the CD only and CD+DVD editions of the album. They currently only have mu-mo listed as a seller of the PLAYBUTTON. Mu-mo currently has it available for preorder separately or with the CD only and CD+DVD editions (as well as the CD only and CD+DVD editions being sold without it). The retail price of the PLAYBUTTON is ¥1,980 (tax in) and the catalogue no. is AQZD-50725. Here are the preorder links on mu-mo:

PLAYBUTTON Only
CD Only + PLAYBUTTON
CD+DVD + PLAYBUTTON

Is it possible that we still don't know the title of the album?! -.-

^Unfortunately yes it is, and it's very sad at least give us a title if we don't have any covers :(

OOh a playbutton too? That's pretty cool...I can't wait to hear the new songs!

Getting the playbutton definitely

Namie Amuro (Official)

Honestly I didn't have any thought of buying this PLAYBUTTON yesterday, but now reading the fully English introduction from Namie's Official Facebook just made me change my mind xD
Anyone know how to buy from mu-mo? :)

I thought the new album called "PLAYBUTTON"...

Thanks god I was wrong.

AI, Anna Tsuchiya, ZEEBRA, VERBAL, Mummy-D, and Kaname Kawabata from CHEMISTRY will be perform with Namie on her 20th Anniversary Live in Okinawa <3
http://visionfactory.jp/news/news_ar...800_amuro.html

^ Well, I guess that decides a big chunk of the setlist right there, lol. I'm still hoping we get a lot of her TK stuff though....

^ Yah me too, I really long for 'I Have Never Seen', 'Dreaming I Was Dreaming','Something 'bout the kiss' & 'Body Feels EXIT'

By the way, from Namie Amuro (Official)
I deeply hope that the new chapter would a WORLDWILD one =]

Namie WORLD tour would be so awesome :)
and i secretly wish AFTERSCHOOL could join her on stage in [make it happen] one day

^Me too~~ That would be great!

She did say “I want to sing and dance to both my old and new songs. Most of all, I want to enjoy this time with everyone.” so I'm sure she will perform some old songs. :D
But if she doesn't it would seem silly to have a 20th anni show and only celebrate the last few years of your career lol.

Omg AI and Anna Tsuchiya will be there :D I love them both so much.

I wish After School could make it for Make It Happen, but oh well, I love everyone else that's going to be there, ugh I wish I could have bought my ticket when I had the chance, too bad I'm saving up for an apartment, this concert is going to be one to remember, and so help me if she sings Dreaming I Was Dreaming I will ZOMFG!!!

OOooh! I'm so excited for this concert!

yay for anna ^.^

concert will be great! :luv2

come oooon, give us some promotion, news, anything >.<

Ah, if she performed in NYC like Utada did, I would UNDOUBTEDLY be there!

Wow, sounds like the concert will be epic! Wish I was there to see it! >.<

Ditto!

ONLY YOU【PV】
⇒http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/419451

thank you


I love her nails and song is nice

I don't keep up with Namie as much as I'd like, but I just saw the ONLY YOU PV and...is there a specific reason why it's 100% in English? It's gorgeous and I love everything about it, I'm just wondering if she's trying to use it in the Western market or something. If she is I wouldn't even know about it haha.

Wow the video is beautiful, i love when they keep it simple like that.. doesn't always have to be so overproduced.
And the song is a real stunner, i wasn't so sure about it when the first preview came out but it's just amazing now. And since it's her first full english song, i feel like it's really special in her discography.

I think this is her best ballad since Get Myself Back, Love Story was great too but like GMB, Only You just takes me away for a moment.

^ well it's not her fist full english song tho =)

It isn't!? what have i missed xD

the "ONLY YOUUUU" part sounds so familiar!!
The sound still remains as OK for me. Waiting for something fierce to come :)
but she is SO GORGEOUS in that PV..breathtaking <3

she looks fierce but just that...i don't understand the horse scene at all, i don't think she is the one who riding the horse, because we can't see her face...

the song is nice, a bit repetitive..overall it's just OK..

"SIGNS OF LIFE" from Suite Chic's "WHEN POP HITS THE FAN" album is all in English, and the song "LOOKING FOR YOU" from her "break the rules" album is also all in English :yes

You could say that this is her first "modern" song that's all in English though :P

It's possible that she may be making more of an effort to cross over. After all, Yeah-Oh was also predominately English and her Facebook page is pretty geared towards foreigners.

But it might not necessarily mean anything either because she has had all English and nearly all English songs in the past. When she was working with Dallas Austin in the early 2000s it resulted in a number of predominately English songs.

Thanks!

She looks gorgeous :heart

I don't really care for the song. edit: I take that back XD I gave ONLY YOU a few more listens and I really like it now.

The director of this video was Thomas Kloss who had worked for Lady Gaga in 'BAD ROMANCE' MV & Britney for 'Circus' MV.

FYI, he's actually a professional photographer not really a director, so I'm totally pleased & happy with what we got in the MV.

Every time u pause the video u'll got a beautiful picture frame, and that's what make it special. Who need more than 2 outfits in a video??? Who need Boys n Butts in the video??? For me, simple is the best!

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4...m1ixo1_400.jpg

More Namie goods!!

I am so happy with ONLY YOU's video.

For one, it was so refreshing to see her by herself. I've grown tired of videos with so much going on in them, and I miss the simplicity that a lot of videos used to have. Both in the west and in Japan. (I'm one of the people who think Daybreak is a great video... haha) It also wasn't over dramatic. And it does what it needs to do and doesn't try too hard.

The imagery is beautiful. And so is Namie! So excited for the album.

ONLY YOU isn't a cover right?

Only it kinda sounds like one...cause the melody is so familiar, and then with how low she sings in the verses...but, guess not.

It's kinda growing on me. It's just "one of these" songs. Like, I can imagine so many people doing this song here in the states, and it being a hit mainstream pop song.

PV is gorgeous...but its kinda like "look how pretty I am in this weird place" :laugh

HQ ViVi July 2012 Cover
(click on image)

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/a...2/th_cover.jpg

you mean just the way you are right? I think both song has the same chorus. I agree that the song is a bit repetitive, but it's alright, i think the song is really gorgeous and so the PV

Thank you so much for posting the video! Unfortunately, I won't be watching it until I get the CD+DVD edition of the album so I may have to avoid this thread for awhile while you all are discussing it :(. I hope that the album title and covers will be revealed soon now that the video is out.

Love the song and the PV is nice! The horse :love

Has anyone already decided to make a new thread, or should I do it?

i love the "ONLY YOU" PV! namie looked gorgeous & the song is really good, too. :)

Pleassee make a new one :) :love Thank you!

Also, does anyone have a diff link to the PV? That one isn't working for me...:no

Gorgeous! Flawless!

lol, what? :) I didn't find her smiling scenes contrived looking at all. Often times I would agree with you that a video with nothing going on can be quite boring. But NOT if it is shot well, which this video is. The framing, cinematography, lighting, etc is all top notch. The song also is very laid back, so having more going on would probably be overkill imo.

I am also one of those people that thinks Daybreak is a great video. :cool

I don't know if it's only that song...it seems like a bunch of songs got together and had this song lol But I think it's more the low register of her voice that makes it seem more like a cover.

The PV IS gorgeous...but my tolerance for these kinds of PVs is always going up and down.

I love the PV. She looks so gorgeous! I love her english as well. I'm going to have to give the song a few listens though, still don't know how I feel about it.

I dunno if the credits for ONLY YOU have already been revealed in this thread but yesterday we (me and my friend who writes a j-pop blog in swedish) got a mail from Mr. Christian Fast who saw that wewrote about the song and he gave us the credits for it. It's made by three swedish writers and one american.

ONLY YOU

written by Christian Fast / Peter Månsson / Didrik Thott / Sharon Vaughn

Now, the omg moment with this is that he actually saw us, wrote to us and thought our blog is a nice read. Yaay!~

Edit:

We got a new mail from him. He tells us that he also wrote the song IN THE SPOTLIGHT (TOKYO) together with swedish Henrik Nordenback that will be one Namies upcoming album. (The both of them also wrote Dilly Dally for AFTERSCHOOL).