You were... / BALLAD information thread [V]

[ハート〜ブレーカ♥]

Originally Posted by GRACE

YA e-mailed me with a date change for the single, however, instead of the 29th, the e-mailed me that it would ship on the 28th

YAY!

[xLuna&1LOVE]

The covers are amazing!

[hidekirby]

I just thought of something: the covers could have been freaking amazing (at least for me!) it ayu or her hand was out of focus. Apart from her very first covers Ayu has almost always been really detailed (photoshoped...) and so on, with any "flaw".

[Bigtop]

I think her single might just attract the young girls (because of the Disney movie tie-in) and some older people too (NHK daytime drama tie-in), besides the "in-between-aged" loyal Ayu fans...

[Chibi_Venus]

Whahh~!! Beautiful covers!

And the lyrics are beautiful as well!

[kirei_ayumi]

I like the album cover!! thanks for the updates

[tourniquet]

do we know anything about the PVs? are they already shot and who are the directors?

[GRACE]

Originally Posted by tourniquet

do we know anything about the PVs? are they already shot and who are the directors?

She talked about You were...'s PV in a diary, she was covered "hair to toe" in diamonds or something like that

[adantatu2]

Mmm not yet

[pommy48]

@ Bigtop: http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread...85#post2162585

@Tsubasa: yeah no problem!

oh yeah....the PVs.....kazuyoshi??

[amorphose]

Where are the previewwwwsss??? Comee on, avex! D:

[GRACE]

Originally Posted by amorphose

Where are the previewwwwsss??? Comee on, avex! D:

I remember reading somewhere they were going to start it on Chaku-Uta on the 25th, but I could be mistaken

[rusuke]

thanks for the info!

I like the cover for Jacket A

[y_nathz]

God that covers are so drop dead gorgeous !!!
Ayu's awesomeness is back !!!
and i love the composers & arrangers

[polka-dot-jewel]

^ I heard the Chaku-Uta's will be released next week, so around the 25th seems legit.

We'll definitely be getting a LQ version next week... maybe.

[truehappiness]

浜崎あゆみの新曲「You were.../BALLAD」は、11月25日よりレコチョク、mu-moほかで着うた（R）配信が開始される。CDリリースは2009年12月29日。シングルリリース後、浜崎あ ゆみは、今年も年末恒例となったカウントダウン・ライヴを12月30日、31日の両日、代々木第一体育館で 開催する。

Chaku-uta release date from BARKS.jp's article.

I wonder why there haven't been any entertainment news reports about the Disney/NHK things. Perhaps they're not allowed to broadcast the songs yet?

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I wonder why there haven't been any entertainment news reports about the Disney/NHK things. Perhaps they're not allowed to broadcast the songs yet?

Because I really don't think either are being considered as big promotions. I could be wrong though.

[Raleigh]

^ Maybe they're keeping everything under wraps. Well I hope Ayu does a press conference soon I wish to see her in some pretty clothes.

[Raleigh]

Really? Well they're not that huge but I'd consider them medium tie-ins, as in they have their own group of people who will be attracted to them.

[SunshineSlayer]

I never really see or hear anything about songs that get tied in with NHK Taiga dramas and the people that watch them are not people who would normally go out of the way to buy Ayumi's cd. Plus we don't know what extent the song will even be used. And the press conference for the drama has already been held. I'd be surprised if they hold another one just to say Ayumi will have a song in it.

Same thing with the Tinkerbell movie, it's hard to say exactly in what capacity the song will be used. And once again, its not really an audience that is gonna go out and buy the cd (or even have the means to ^_^). Only if they beg their parents will they get the cd and even then, most children are more likely to beg their parents for a Tinkerbell doll or something I think.

Of course it won't HURT cd sales, but the amount they help is probably minimal.

These haven't been reported by the morning news sources since they were announced which usually means the tie ins are not considered very major.