１８日に農売される歌手、浜崎_ゆみ（２４）の５枚目 の新アルバム「ＲＡＩＮＢＯＷ」の全貌が８日、所属レ コード会社から農表され、_ゆが初めてファンから詞を募集 することになった。同タイトルのインストゥルメンタル が聴ける特典が初回盤のみにつき、詞を募集するという 試み。また毎回注目されるジャケットはナント、全裸。 最新ＣＧを駆使して“クリスタル_ゆ”に変身している 。
〔写真右：ジャケットで全裸になった_ゆ。ファンの思 いを込めて“虹”を掴む、同下：ええい、この桜吹雪が 目に入らぬか！とばかりファッション誌の表紙を飾った 浜崎_ゆみ。胸の谷間もなかなか…〕
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_ゆはこれまで、自ら作詞することにこだわってきた が、初めて詞を募集し、ファンとファンとのメッセージをつなぐ“夢と希望の掛け橋”を演じることになった。
新アルバムは、最新曲「Ｖｏｙａｇｅ」から、今年唯 一のミリオンを記録したシングル「Ｈ」収録の「ＨＡＮ ＡＢＩ」など１５曲を収録。これ以外にＮｏ・０の“幻 の曲”「ＲＡＩＮＢＯＷ」が曲目紹介表に存在し、「こ の曲は作者の意図により収録されておりません」と記さ れている。
実は同曲がアルバムの初回特典で、ＣＤに封入されて いるパスワードでパソコンや携帯電話から特設ＨＰにアクセスでき、 曲の原形となるインストゥルメンタル曲の試聴ができる 。この曲を聴いたファンに、感じた思いやメッセージを募集し、それを_ゆが自らの感性でかみ砕き、消化 して作詞する。それを歌って「ＲＡＩＮＢＯＷ」を完成 させ、来年シングル農売するという音楽業界初の試みだ 。
企画は、_ゆ本人。所属レコード会社によると、七色といわれる虹にはいろんな色が混 ざり合っており、ファンの様々な見方、考え方をかけ合 わせて“希望の掛け橋＝虹”を作ろうと農案。９月に米中枢同時テロ の爆心地を訪れ、夢・希望への思いを祇めたことがきっかけになっている。
先月訪れたタイでは、貧富の差が激しい国でのプロモ ーションについて聞かれ、_ゆは「私はみんなの夢、希望の存在でなければならないと思う。私を見て、いつでも どんな人でも立ち_がれるように…」と堂々と語ってい た。
新アルバムについて、「虹って、みんな見たことが_ るけど、触った人は誰もいない。このアルバムで“夢の 農”を作りたかった。消えない夢が入っている農なので 、聴いた人が幸せになって_れれば」との思いを込めて いる。
★ジャケットは米ＮＹで撮影
全裸の“クリスタル_ゆ”のジャケットは９月に米Ｎ Ｙで撮影。カメラマン以外はスタジオ入室禁止で行われ た。最新ＣＧを加え、ガラスのような透明感の_る姿に 変身した。１０日から渋谷１０９シリンダーをはじめ、東京・大阪・名古屋など１２０面の大型屋外 看板で一斉に掲示。撮影したレスリー・キー氏（３１）は世界で活躍するシンガポール出身のカメラマン。世界的ファッション誌「Ｗ．Ｅ． 」最新号では、同氏撮影の_ゆの写真が表紙を飾ってい る（前号は中田英寿）。
★_ゆと北野監督のコラボレーションだ
_ゆ＆タケシの初コラボ−。アルバムには北野武監督 の最新映画「Ｄｏｌｌｓ」を見て感銘を受けた_ゆが書 き下ろした同名曲を収録した。「色の美しさに感動し、 みとれてしまった」といい、北野監督の舞台挨拶に飛び 入りしていた。今回は、初めてサビに英語詞を入れた４ 曲を収録。香港、台湾など６カ国・地域を訪れ、英語が 世界の共通語と再認識した結果という。アルバムはアジ アでも農売され、海外を意識した作品に仕上がっている 。
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The whole aspect of the singer and Ayumi Hamasaki's (24) new album "RAINBOW" of the 5th sheet which will be put on the market on the 18th will be announced from an affiliation record company on the 8th, and _ゆ will invite 詞 from a fan for the first time. The trial in which the installation mental が聴ける privilege of this title invites 詞 only about a first time board. Moreover, the jacket which attracts attention each time is Nantes and stark nakedness. He is disguised as "crystal _ゆ", making full use of Newest CG. [photograph right: _ゆ which became stark nakedness in the jacket. this Shimo: which puts a thought of a fan and holds a "rainbow" -- yes -- Ayumi Hamasaki who it was, and these snowflake-like cherry blossoms did not go into an eye, or decorated the cover of a fashion magazine only in about with ! The valley of a breast is also --] very much. <> Although it adheres to writing the lyrics for _ゆ himself until now, 詞 will be invited for the first time and "the bridge of a dream and hope" which connects the message of a fan and a fan will be performed. 15 music is mentioned in "HANABI" etc. of the single "H" inclusion which recorded the million this year only [ the newest music "Voyage" to ] in a new album. In addition to this, "the music of a phantom" of No and 0 "RAINBOW" exists in a music introduction table, and is describing "This music is not mentioned in an intention of the author." In fact, special establishment HP can be accessed from a personal computer or a cellular phone with the password with which this music is enclosed with CD by the first time privilege of an album, and the audition of the installation mental music used as the original form of music can be performed. The thought and message which were felt for the fan who listened to this music are invited, and by one's sensitivity, _ゆ crunches it, and digests and writes the lyrics for it. It is the first trial in the music industry in which sing it, complete "RAINBOW" and single sale will be carried out next year. a plan -- _ゆ -- him According to the affiliation record company, various colors are mixed with the rainbow called seven colors, and it suggests multiplying a fan's various views and a view and making "the bridge = rainbow of hope." U.S. central simultaneous terrorism's center of an explosion was visited in September, and it has become a cause to have strengthened the thought by the dream and hope. with the tie visited last month, the difference of wealth and poverty hears it about the promotion in an intense country -- having -- _ゆ -- "-- I think that I must be existence of everybody's dream and hope I was seen and it was being dignifiedly told to --" that any men could stand up at any time. A new album "although all were sometimes seen [ 虹って and ], the person who touched has nobody. I wanted to make "the box of a dream" from this album. Since it is a box containing the dream not disappearing, the thought with if the person who heard it becomes fortunate" is put. * Photo a jacket from Rice NY. The jacket of stark-naked "crystal _ゆ" will be photoed from Rice NY in September. It was carried out by the ban on studio entrance into a room except the cameraman. Newest CG was added and he was disguised as the figure with a transparent feeling like glass. It will notify all at once including 109 cylinders of Shibuya by large-sized outdoor signboards of the 120th page, such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, from the 10th. The Lesley key (31) who took a photograph is the cameraman of the Singapore graduate which plays an active part in the world. The photograph of _ゆ of said person photography has decorated the cover with the global fashion magazine "E." newest number (a front number is Hidetoshi Nakata). [ W. ] * It is the collaboration of _ゆ and Director Kitano. First KORABO of _ゆ & TAKESHI - The same name music which _ゆ which saw Director Takeshi Kitano's newest movie "Dolls" on the album, and received impression wrote new was recorded. It said, "It has been impressed and fascinated by the beauty of a color", and had participated in Director Kitano's stage greeting from the outside. This time, four music which put 英語詞 into rust for the first time is recorded. Six nation and areas, such as Hong Kong and Taiwan, are visited, and it is called the result which English had a new appreciation of with the common language in the world. The album was put on the market also in Asia and finished in the work which was conscious of overseas.
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http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt20...002120901.html
BTW - if anyone can give us clearer translation on either of these articles we would all love him or her forever ^_^
Ashley