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Old 1st July 2017, 05:21 AM
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Old 1st July 2017, 06:03 AM
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I actually thought her father's death was unconfirmed? That it was just fan speculation?
And I wonder why she would choose lipstick?
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Old 1st July 2017, 06:38 AM
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Old 2nd July 2017, 10:36 AM
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This is so fun and I love how she looked all through 2008..such a great year
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Old 2nd July 2017, 11:28 AM
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This is so fun and I love how she looked all through 2008..such a great year
So true! 2007-2008 was great, i loved all her looked throughout the year and the hype we got for the release, i missed those moments.

I know there were even more during her peak but i became fan just starting from 2007 onwards >.>
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Old 4th July 2017, 05:16 PM
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I know it's off topic but does anyone know why I can't log in and visit pages from my phone?
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Old 4th July 2017, 11:02 PM
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^Sorry but I don't know :/

I was watching this new BUMP OF CHICKEN lyric video and the melody reminded me of "July 1st":

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Would love to have the RAINBOW album remastered.
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Old 5th July 2017, 02:35 AM
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Would love to have the RAINBOW album remastered.
How come?
RAINBOW has wonderful sound quality. It was even released as an HDCD. I love the sound on that format, so much detail.
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I don't have the hdcd version, and for some reason I find the sound to not be as great as even the albums before it? I think I'd like crisper sounds.
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Old 5th July 2017, 03:34 AM
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Are you sure? None of the releases that were put out in that format had labels on them. The best way to know is to put in in Windows Media Player or some other player that can recognize HDCD and it will tell you. AVCD-17239 is the serial number.
If I had any criticism I would say that RAINBOW is a bit on the loud side. I would love for the dynamic range to be improved and I am always in favor of crisp detailed sound.
I keep holding off on buying Ayu stuff because I am waiting to see if anything is going to be re-released this year or next year.
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^Sorry but I don't know :/

I was watching this new BUMP OF CHICKEN lyric video and the melody reminded me of "July 1st":
The melody is really similar to July 1st and the sung verses reminds me a bit of fairyland. Interesting
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Apparently, Ayu is now trending on apple music. Probably because of last nightv
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So i was reading the article from TIME magazine from 2002 (?) and this just basically got me rolling in laughter:
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"....Hamasaki lacks the vocal pyrotechnics of Hikaru Utada...."
WHAT?lol
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Must have been a The Japan Times writer. Even when they speak positively about Ayu, there's always some backhanded crap that goes along with it.
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So i was reading the article from TIME magazine from 2002 (?) and this just basically got me rolling in laughter:

WHAT?lol
oh, they also mentioned some model allure of hitomi, right?
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oh, they also mentioned some model allure of hitomi, right?
and also Namie's dance move.
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^ haha

can someone explain me, please. why shiro ayu and kuro ayu became so popular? in the recent tv-shows they mentioned it and I wonder what was so special about it?
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Time magazine has noted that Hamasaki lacked talents such as the dance moves of Namie Amuro, the "supermodel allure" of Hitomi, and the "vocal pyrotechnics" of Hikaru Utada. Her own fans even considered her high-pitched voice screechy. However, her music is sometimes considered one of the major forces in shaping Japan's current music trends; this has been attributed to her constantly changing image as well as her self-penned lyrics,though critics credit clever marketing strategies.
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Old 8th July 2017, 11:46 PM
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I have read that before.
A lot of articles and just people in general try to discredit Ayu and her music and her accomplishments. While also glorifying other acts in Jpop.
Ayu has always been the under dog of Jpop. The other females of the time had break out debuts ex: Utada, Namie. But Ayu climbed her way up until she became Utada's biggest "competition".
The biggest misconception about Ayu is that she is some kind of queen diva Jpop idol who got famous for her variety of fashion. Us fans who have known Ayu for a while now realize that Ayu is actually a true artist and musician that worked hard to earn her success.
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