Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - New album 'Love songs' & Ayu-produced single 'Dream ON' 12/22 [X]

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New album 'Love songs' & Ayu-produced single 'Dream ON' 12/22 [X]

Tracklist information + composers/arrangers + music credits

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Covers + ALTERNATE COVERS + booklet photos + packaging

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Song previews [ALL album tracks]

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Album CM + PV directors + PV previews

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TeamAyu, mu-mo, & first press goods + lucky draw

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Promotion

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2586670)

From the brand new Love songs blog:
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9953/lovesongs2.jpg

So gorgeous, huh?!

And big! :thud

I have storage issues as it is, where am I gonna put this thing?! lol

Awesome new thread. Ya, I'm gonna have storage issues too. I usually have this section of the shelf for CDs and Ayu CDs but...hmmm
Cant wait to hear from the first person who has received it

I just had a "Lucky Draw" item added to my Yesasia order. The shipment unit is 1, so it's probably just the sticker sheet. I reeeally hope someone here is getting the tree. I want pictures!

well it also could be, that they put the shippment unit as 1, to leave it as a suprise, well just a possibility XD

Should I understand it so:
All, they bought the Album at CD Japan, they only can maybe get a price?!?

^ no,in yesasia and HMV too

my copy has been shipped today by @CDJapan !!! I hope I'll get it by Dec 28th

YAY I won a lucky draw gift :) shipment unit - 2!

So it's not the sticker sheet, which I'm pleased with, as every other prize is pretty cool :)

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Originally Posted by thatstacey (Post 2586693)

I just had a "Lucky Draw" item added to my Yesasia order. The shipment unit is 1, so it's probably just the sticker sheet. I reeeally hope someone here is getting the tree. I want pictures!

I got a "Lucky Draw" item added too!
The shipment unit is 3 so I'm hoping for something nice! :D

Gosh, I won something at the lucky draw! I already won stickers with RnRC, Imust be extremely lucky o_O

Don't think I won anything on YA....boooooooooooooooooo lol

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Originally Posted by kendelle (Post 2586745)

Don't think I won anything on YA....boooooooooooooooooo lol

Meeee, tooooooooooooooo lol xD

I won something too!! Shipment unit 1 *___*

That micro-sd/usb version is indeed big :shakehead.

I also won in Yesasia :D super happy :D

woahh YA told everyone who has won somethingg..
how nice..
CD Japan doesn't do that T__T

I still cant track my order...this is sad

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Originally Posted by AyUmIXx (Post 2586799)

woahh YA told everyone who has won somethingg..
how nice..
CD Japan doesn't do that T__T

yes...but cdjapan ship before and faster than yesasia :(

Dream ON poster from Yahoo Auctions Japan!
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/1...00x4501.th.jpg

I got this on my e-mail...

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AVZD-38219
Ayumi Hamasaki/Love songs [microSD+USB+DVD] [Limited Release / Jacket C][microSD+USB+DVD] [Limited Release / Jacket C]
GOODS 1 x 8381 yen 2010/12/22 release

so it means I won one lucky prize?? :D

^ is that from yesasia or cdjapan?? or somewhere else?

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Originally Posted by SURREAL__RAINBOW (Post 2586826)

^ is that from yesasia or cdjapan?? or somewhere else?

it's from CDJapan... so it means...?

Wow i won something with YA... after all these years for the first time XD
It's only 1 shipment unit but i don't care XD

now also hoping i'm getting something with my CDJ order

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Originally Posted by brener (Post 2586823)

I got this on my e-mail...

so it means I won one lucky prize?? :D

CDJ doesn't say if you got a prize, you'll see when you get your package.
It says GOODS because of the USB, because it's a collectible

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Originally Posted by Nandokanji (Post 2586832)

CDJ doesn't say if you got a prize, you'll see when you get your package.
It says GOODS because of the USB, because it's a collectible

oh thank u so i'll wait :))

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Originally Posted by brener (Post 2586827)

it's from CDJapan... so it means...?

i have no clue! sorry :(

i dont think cdjapan announces their winners, perhaps goods means the lp size version of the album?? mine says CDA instead of GOODS

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Originally Posted by SURREAL__RAINBOW (Post 2586835)

i have no clue! sorry :(

i dont think cdjapan announces their winners, perhaps goods means the lp size version of the album?? mine says CDA instead of GOODS

yup, @Nandokanji explained it :))

What? CD Japan actually said u got the gift or not..
oh my..i'm gonna check mine now~

oh really? so it's not the lucky draw gift..
guess that i have to wait for my package to arrive~

CDJapan counts the USB version as "goods" and not as a normal CD.

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Originally Posted by AyUmIXx (Post 2586839)

What? CD Japan actually said u got the gift or not..
oh my..i'm gonna check mine now~

oh really? so it's not the lucky draw gift..
guess that i have to wait for my package to arrive~

@Nandokanji said that CDJapan doesnt state who won the prizes or not... so, we'll have to wait :/

you can only know if they update your shipping method, like they did for me when A COMPLETE was released, but I didn't know what it was until it came. (it was the huge-ass poster)

Aaaah I can't wait <3

My orders from Team ayu shop also shipped, 2 days for tenso+1 for out of there and a week/week & a half to arrive :P

Trackin' my order all day~ Oh yeah!

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12/20/10 5:36 AM NARITA-SHI 28200, JP In transit

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2586552)

I always wonder what people are talking about when they're like "Are you kidding me?" if I say that Ayu has some of the most lush arrangements ever. I mean COME ON. Who else in J-Pop has such amazing arrangers?!

Ayu has some of the best arrangements in the business, save for alan. But I believe Ayu's people work with alan so it's no wonder really.

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Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE (Post 2586561)

Aren't you like

. . .

used to it by now?
Just sayin.

I think that mentality is the downfall of Ayu fans not just with arrangements but with her music in general xD; We're so use to how she works that even when she comes out with something new and fresh we feel like we've heard it all before and it doesn't live up to it LOL. Call me a stan or whatever you want, but Ayu continues to surprise and amaze me and her music for me only gets better and better so I can safely say I'm not use to it because she's always giving me what I don't expect but somehow what I've always wanted <3

^so..I guess it was only shipped out from Japan TODAY??
still waiting impatiently. My off today was partially in vain... :(

i think it must be on its way still because I cant believe I STILL CANT TRACK IT..

Dream ON first press poster in better quality ^^
From YAJ again!
EDIT pic:
http://storage.canalblog.com/62/99/430409/60137087.jpg

^LOVELY poster!!

(i could swear the urge of playing Love songs is hitting on me ever so much more)

edit: can i just check. Is there anyway to convert the wav files on the USB without losing their quality?

the usb doesn't compare to next level usb

I love the big promo poster sooo cool

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Originally Posted by brener (Post 2586844)

@Nandokanji said that CDJapan doesnt state who won the prizes or not... so, we'll have to wait :/

yea i just realized bout that..

i always got the posters for NL and RnRC for the lucky draw gifts..
i really hope i'm gonna get something different this time~

>:D Gonna haunt the EMS website...I can't wait to find out if I got any kind of prize. I think CDJapan was giving out Ayu tea bags or something? I know I will get one of those, but I don't remember which kind.

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Originally Posted by lumieregrl (Post 2586930)

>:D Gonna haunt the EMS website...I can't wait to find out if I got any kind of prize. I think CDJapan was giving out Ayu tea bags or something? I know I will get one of those, but I don't remember which kind.

to be used with the teacup in Rock'n'Roll Circus' package? ahhaha..perfect! Imagine if Ayu released a part of a tea set for each album...LOL

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Originally Posted by lumieregrl (Post 2586930)

No it was just a sample of Green Tea as some kind of promotion going on at CDJ, it has nothing to do with Ayu

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Originally Posted by jbrat2219 (Post 2586865)

Trackin' my order all day~ Oh yeah!

Ayu has some of the best arrangements in the business, save for alan. But I believe Ayu's people work with alan so it's no wonder really.

I think that mentality is the downfall of Ayu fans not just with arrangements but with her music in general xD; We're so use to how she works that even when she comes out with something new and fresh we feel like we've heard it all before and it doesn't live up to it LOL. Call me a stan or whatever you want, but Ayu continues to surprise and amaze me and her music for me only gets better and better so I can safely say I'm not use to it because she's always giving me what I don't expect but somehow what I've always wanted <3

Nice wording and I feel like that somewhat with this album. I kept my expectations for what I would hope, just to keep the slate clean for this album as best I could. I liked it at first listen but now I'm really loving a lot of the tracks even more.

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Originally Posted by Nandokanji (Post 2586948)

No it was just a sample of Green Tea as some kind of promotion going on at CDJ, it has nothing to do with Ayu

Ah ok, thanks. It's been so long since I ordered, that I'd forgotten. :thud

Lol I'm one of the VERY few people who ordered through TA via tenso, so I'll probably be one of the very last members here to receive and hear the album! Oh well, it'll be my very first album of the new year, I'm sure it'll feel just as awesome!! :P

^I'm with you~ But I'll get the USB ver. from TA first cause the others came from YA xD And even though it will be late... XD sad~ (But I couldn't wait so already listened *fail me*)

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Originally Posted by Misa-chan (Post 2587017)

I'm from the group of these members!
I'm with you sister. (^O^)

i'm pissed!!!!

my usb version came just an hour after i left home! and there's no one to sign it, so the redelivery or collection had to be at least 2 more days!!!!!!!!

I WANT MY USB NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Misa-chan (Post 2587017)

I will wait for TA magazines %) don't want to pay twice for delivery from tenso

thanks god Dream ON poster has this pic! I was afraid to see one of the cover

that's the usb? at first i thought it was an eraser. also, I demand a rip from dream on! I want the songs from the single. I'm amazed no one else is excited to get it. It's like everyone forgot about it. unless there's already a cd rip in the downloads section that I happen to not notice.

The Dream ON poster actually looks pretty cool. I thought it'd be a cover as well. xD

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Originally Posted by Utena (Post 2586852)

Thanks for the info. Well, there goes any hope I had of possibly winning anything other than a sticker. Probably wasn't even lucky enough to get one of those... T_T

I kinda wish Ayu would actually release a version of her albums on vinyl record. that would be cool! :yes Frankly, it would be a lot more interesting than a usb or microsd. XD

I feel like I'm the only one annoyed that it's record sized packaging with no record. That is literally the only thing keeping me from spending $100+ to buy it. (and I do own a record player ftr in case anyone asks. Actually, I own 3) Next think you know, we're gonna start using shoe boxes to house cds instead of actual shoes.

But it does look really cool, although I feel like they're using the "record size packaging" thing strictly as a "wow" factor. Look at all the empty space inside when they open it. They could have easily fit it all in a double jewel case.

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Originally Posted by Aderianu (Post 2587087)

I will wait for TA magazines %) don't want to pay twice for delivery from tenso

thanks god Dream ON poster has this pic! I was afraid to see one of the cover

I hope the magazine comes soon though. Tenso has this irritating thing about consolidating separate packages. Like, you have to apply for consolidation within a week or two of receiving the first package. Pass that deadline and they won't let you do it anymore and you have to ship everything separately. It's their way of earning money and it's so darn irritating. :no

I have 3 letters at tenso currently but they refuse to deliver them altogether because I got them a month apart from each other. No way am I paying USD$20 EACH to ship those letters. Let tenso keep them. :grumpy

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Originally Posted by jbrat2219 (Post 2586865)

I meant "used to it" as in the complaining that AHSers (including me) can do with everything and anything.

^I don't remember seeing a rip posted here so I guess not.

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Originally Posted by pepper (Post 2587249)

no Dream ON rip? :|

I wondered wether there was one too :(
Sorry for the off-topic, but I kinda need to know : where does the pic in your sig come from ??

My YA order says I got something from the lucky draw too!! I haven't won anything is the lucky draws before, so I'm really exicited. It's shipping unit 1, I'm excited to win something! (^_^) Can't wait to recieve 'Love songs' I have a feeling I'm gonna love this album~!
However, I was never too crazy about he covers, but OMG, I LOVE the alternate cover! It's Beautiful~

One question: Does anybody know how YesAsia makes this lucky draw thing? Because to my oder this is added: ayumi hamasaki "Love songs" Lucky Draw Gift. And before I'm freaking out because I think I won something I will be sure that it is not only a poster that everyone gets. XD

^you won something =)

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Originally Posted by LacusClyne (Post 2587063)

you're in Singapore? Did u go through FedEx???
and u're receiving it?!!? omg..

i still cant even track the order number. wth seriously

^^Thanks for clarifying. XD

Ok, now I'm freaking out:

So big!!

So extravagant!!!

So splendid-----------!!!!!

I *think* mine is on a plane... :D :D

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Ayu has some of the best arrangements in the business, save for alan. But I believe Ayu's people work with alan so it's no wonder really.

Yep. Basically Yuta gets used by Kazuhito Kikuchi for almost all of her stuff, haha. He doesn't seem to display the versatility that he does with Ayu's songs though.

I've still only listened to the album tracks once because I've been waiting for a complete album rip, haha. (not patched together)

I thought we'd have the do it again PV by now...guess I'll have to wait until my copy arrives tomorrow morning to watch it! That's better anyway, it'll be DVD quality :)

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Ordered Items
Item Qty. shipment units Unit Price
(USD) Total
(USD) Status*
Love songs (Jacket C)(Limited Edition)(Japan Version) 1 8 $111.25 $111.25 Preorder
ayumi hamasaki "Love songs" Lucky Draw Gift 1 1 $0.00 $0.00 Preorder

Looks like I got something from YesAsia...
Wonder what it is~

The shipment unit appears to be "1" so the only prizes that it could probably be are the sticker set or MAYBE the fork/spoon set.

I think I've updated the first post completely. Now we just need scans and more booklet information I can type up, woo!

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2587420)

we DO have a full album rip....

NEXT LEVEL USB >>>>>>>>> Love songs USB

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Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN (Post 2587443)

NEXT LEVEL USB >>>>>>>>> Love songs USB

This. The NEXT LEVEL USB was more of like a commemorative collector's item. This is just like another way to hold your music. I wish it was more glitzy~

The USB from NEXT LEVEL also cost quite a bit with less material though, haha.

USB+microSD+DVD -> USB with ultra high quality version of the album, booklet from CD+DVD, microSD with PVs [no makings] and all songs, DVD with PVs/making ofs, photobook, extra large packaging - 8800yen

USB from NEXT LEVEL -> sparkly designed USB with digital booklet, PVs [no makings], and all songs in a regular jewel case - 6800yen

IMO, I'd rather the USB be plain with all of the extras and cost 8800yen than pay extra just for a glamorous USB. I wonder how much more it'd have been if they went with a design for it... 2000-3000 yen more? I know those specialty USBs tend to run expensive.

We really do get a lot more goodies with the release. I'm glad the DVD is included, the PVs that were included with the NEXT LEVEL USB were NOT DVD quality. And I'm sure the photobook will be gorgeous.

I wonder what's up with CDJapan and my order, they still haven't shipped..

I don't mind paying more if it means the USB will be a lot better and sparkly <3

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2587453)

I totally agree. :yes

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Originally Posted by melina_t (Post 2587459)

I wonder what's up with CDJapan and my order, they still haven't shipped..

Really?? Which shipping method did you choose?

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Originally Posted by Cherry Dynamite (Post 2587460)

I don't mind paying more if it means the USB will be a lot better and sparkly <3

Honestly, I wouldn't mind either... but it is what it is!

Don't forget, the package is So big!! So extravagant!!! So splendid!!!!

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Originally Posted by !Lawi! (Post 2587329)

I wondered wether there was one too :(
Sorry for the off-topic, but I kinda need to know : where does the pic in your sig come from ??

it's just a photomanipulation from old shot ;)

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Originally Posted by cutieismylife (Post 2587462)

Really?? Which shipping method did you choose?

EMS; should have shipped quickly then?
...today's not my day, I hope it gets here before Christmas.

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Originally Posted by melina_t (Post 2587467)

EMS; should have shipped quickly then?
...today's not my day, I hope it gets here before Christmas.

That's so strange... but a lot of the time when I would use EMS with CDJapan, it would say In Shipping Process and then I'd get an e-mail at 4 in the morning saying "We shipped your order" and then it'd be delivered later that day. I hope that's the case with you and there's no delays!!

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Originally Posted by cutieismylife (Post 2587469)

I hope so!
Thanks for the info! :)

Maybe they're taking extra time to package her item? I think CDJapan individually packs their gifts so maybe she got the Christmas tree and it's taking time to ship it out?

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6695/1212fk.jpg

^--- how they usually do the random gifts, apparently. The guy on the top right is the one who is in charge of the Twitter!

^
Ha, that would be so awesome.

Updated the Lucky draw section with photos of new goods. Looks like the mirror's sleeve, the plate, and another angle of the fork/spoon.

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5719/forkspoon.png
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9984/mirrory.png
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/2491/platew.png

Promo image as well. The tree looks neat in the back~
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/899/pgtzv.th.jpg
Click to enlarge.

aw the mug is so cute!!

Omg!!! The plate and the mirror look nice! I hope I got it!

The mug is sp cuteeee!!!!! I hope I win that.

Looking at Japanese blogs, it looks as though people have only gotten the alternate legs + alternate face covers. Maybe there are only two secret covers then?

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7039/...0930431199.jpg
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/3...0930444001.jpg

When the hell will we see full PVs?

I'd like the candle or mug the most! :D

I'd love to have the mug. So cute <3

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2587546)

Hmm... I hope we can get higher resolution scans of these, because they're quite interesting!!!

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2587546)

The official site never mentioned anything about many alternate covers ala A BEST, so I'm not sure why everyone here seems to think it's the case with this album. These are probably just inner covers, one for CD+DVD, one for CD-only. The original covers (the pigtails one) are the special sleeve cases for first-press, I think. If that's the case, then these "alternate covers" are probably the true covers for the album itself?

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2587546)

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7039/...0930431199.jpg

that pic of her is so amazing...
the best pic of her since a very long time...

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2587546)

Wow those should have been the regular covers. They look amazing.

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Yes, they never actually revealed this for the CD+DVD, but they did mention there would be a sleeve case like for A BEST 2. [but A BEST 2 had nothing like this with different covers] You slip it out of the slipcase with the CD+DVD cover and the other cover is inside [CD+DVD only]. But for the CD only, there is no slipcase, so there are no alternate covers for the CD only. I don't know why they never mentioned this on the site, but I suppose it was to add to the "CHRISTMAS PRESENT" secret surprise? I'm pretty sure most people will be surprised to find that the album's "actual covers" are not the covers they thought! Sad thing is that they will stop being printed as soon as the first press is up.

Both of the copies pictured with different covers are CD+DVD copies.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6046/l1mis.jpg
^--the CD only

^ Oh I see. Lol no wonder there was all this talk about alternate covers. Quite a nice Christmas surprise. Now I'll keep wondering which version I got until I get my copy! :D