[News] Winter diary ~A7 Classical~ - release 23rd December 2015 (Thread #2)

[KarenPang]

『Winter diary ～A7 Classical～』
2015年12月23日（水）
AVCD-93326
￥3,100＋TAX



1654 x 1654

Spoiler:

◎収録曲
01.WARNING
02.Step by step
03.Sorrows
04.Last minute
05.Summer diary
06.Sky high
07.NO FUTURE
08.Out of control
09.The GIFT
10.The Show Must Go On

［Special Track］
Winter diary（Original mix）※完全未発表新曲

全11 曲収録

http://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1029093

Download entire release --> http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3178485

Additional info

Step by step (Winter diary ~A7 Classical~) preview



Last minute (Winter diary ~A7 Classical~) preview



The GIFT (Winter diary ~A7 Classical~) full version



Winter diary preview



Winter diary song credits

words: ayumi hamasaki
music: Tetsuya Komuro
arrangement by Yuta Nakano

Winter diary lyrics translation -- http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122374

Winter diary【teaser movie】



Winter diary long PV preview



Ayu headed to Taiwan last year from 18th Dec - 20th Dec to shoot the Winter diary PV for 3 days 2 nights

http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1540334

Summary from the article , translated by me

Spoiler:

- Ayu arrived in Taiwan on 18th Dec at 3.50pm local time via ANA's NH853 . The plane touched down at Taipei Songshan Airport

- Ayu wide departed Taiwan on 20th Dec at 4.50pm local time via ANA's NH854

- Location where exactly in Taiwan Ayu shot the Winter diary , it was not disclosed by avex

- Hotel accommodation wise , Ayu probably stayed at Regent Taipei . When she went back Taiwan in February (when she was a surprise guest at JJ Lin's concert) , she stayed at Mandarin Oriental

- Taiwan press of Winter diary ~A7 Classical~ will be released on the last day of 2015

http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1540334

Bonus item - serial code included inside the release that will allow buyers to watch streaming of acoustic footages from TA LIMITED LIVE TOUR

特設サイトにて、初回盤購入者のシリアル認証(封入ペラ)によるストリーミング。コンテンツは、TAツアー の日替わりメニューのアコースティック映像です。

ストリーミング期間：2016年1月31日23:59まで

This will last until 31st Jan 2016

Photos of the release

Spoiler:

Now available for online purchase via iTunes Japan - https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/wi...l/id1066656732

Tokyohive - Hamasaki Ayumi to release a new classical album

Hamasaki Ayumi's new classical album "Winter diary ～A7 Classical～' will drop in stores on December 23.

For this album, Hamasaki has hand-selected ten songs from her albums "A ONE" and "sixxxxxx" and gave them a classical arrangement. Among the ten songs, three of them, which are "WARNING", "NO FUTURE", and "The Show Must Go On", features violinist Okabe Machi.

As a special track, the album includes a new song called "Winter diary" written by Komuro Tetsuya. This song is said to be the sequel to the singer's 2015 summer tune "Summer diary".

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...lassical-album

From CDJapan

Features classical-music arranged version of songs by Ayumi Hamasaki carefully selected from her previous albums "A ONE" and "sixxxxxx" such as "Last minute," "The Show Must Go On," "Summer diary," "Sorrows," and more for ten tracks total.

*This is a "Sumapura Music" compatible product, which enables you to listen to the contents with mobile phones in addition to CD player. [Recommended System Requirements] iOS7/Android4.0 or later. *This service expires two years after the release date. [Important Notes for "Sumapura Music" compatible product] No refund is possible after this product is sent. The record company designs and optimizes "Sumapura Music" for the market within Japan. They do not guarantee that it works outside of Japan.

Originally Posted by Aderianu

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Order links

CDJapan -- http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVCD-93326

HMV Japan -- http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/6733129

YesAsia - http://www.yesasia.com/global/winter...0-en/info.html

[KarenPang]

Step by Step won the poll , next preview snippet wise



https://twitter.com/ayu_19980408/sta...40879082139649

The mood is very cheery , just like the original take

[TheRainbow]

I like Step by step! Especially the section right after the chorus.

[maxikot]

Very christmasish remix, like it

[Yoake]

Wow! The new arrangement make it very different. There is something grandiose without being heavy. A very bright sound. The end of the preview make me think about Disney's arrangmements I played in my orchestras.

[KarenPang]

The flute like sound prior to the Step by step preview being cut off is my favourite part of the clip

I think I'm going to like this a lot more than the original take of the song

[AyuWorld]

Omg totally loved this version of SbS! At least it didnt sound the usual acoustic orchestra that we used to get in her previous remix albums.

Loved the bass, the cheerful feeling and the flute!

[pimenta]

I like Step by step! I'm happy it has the same uplifting feeling as the original, and the arrangements sound great, they have a light feeling to them that's very pleasant to hear. The flute after the chorus is really nice.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Winter Diary slowly starts to grow on me. When people start to build xmas-theme festivals in front of your door, which is happening in my town, the song fits the atmosphere & you start to enjoy it. Unfortunately it will never be a favourite, but I can easily join the gang of yay-sayers of this winter song.

Step By Step is... very expected. Not an amazing, outstanding arrangement. It fits the song though. I think that is good enough. Gimme WARNING, Sorrows and NO FUTURE!

[BlackSilence]

i really like SbS but then again i really liked the original too. This version though sounds even more cheery than the original.

[Linza-mo]

I'm very surprised by Step by step ! it sounds great! <3

[kyo_arayuru]

Step by step sounds like honey from my story classical... sounds great

[maxikot]

She can freely perform this Step by step version with Winter diary while sitting in a sleigh xD And I'm liking WD more and more

[melissalove]

Sbs sounds so good. I'm really liking this release so far.

[AyuGAME]

wow...I love the remix for Step by step..definitely step up from the original version...

[Gustavopc]

It didn't interest me Wish I was as happy with it as almost everyone else seems to be

[jean-baptiste]

Step by Step sounds really good!

Winter diary might grow on me in full.

[Montebello]

I love the original Step By Step but I didn't care much about this version.
Winter Diary still sounds bad to me and the intro takes cringing to high new levels.

[Chibi-Chan]

I love christmas songs, I even made a thread for them. But I honestly don't get why people think Winter diary sounds like one. I doesn't sound like a christmas song at all to me, more like a typical kitschy jpop song released by a girl group at every season of this year (if you cut the intro).

[DevilsClap]

the flute part in Step by Step is my favorite part of the preview.