[Official Message] New Album; Tour: ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by kinix

Not everybody who went to the concert would buy the album...
The CD then, serves as a sample and memento to those who went for the concert.
I hope the packaging to the CD is not just a normal CDR >.<

Okay, so it will be used as a boost for the sales of the actual album.
And I hope they will at least make a sort of picture disc, like Fly high or kanariya.

EDIT: the more we get closer to the release date, the more I'm convinced that the album will be titled "Fee the Love" ....
I really hope I'm wrong...

[kinix]

Alvin's Goh interview which mention ayu during the 2nd half of the interview about how he started working with ayu and now invited to be her costume designer.
He mentions that the upcoming design will be something more fashionable instead of the usual kawaii and princess look.

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by kinix

Alvin's Goh interview which mention ayu during the 2nd half of the interview about how he started working with ayu and now invited to be her costume designer.
He mentions that the upcoming design will be something more fashionable instead of the usual kawaii and princess look.

Thank God for that !

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by Heavenly

Thank God for that !

This for sure! Ayu is capable of so much more and we know she loves high fashion, so it only makes sense!

[freedreamer]

I cant understand Cantonese but from the Chinese, it says he prepared 2 months in advance before the collaboration?

[kinix]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

I cant understand Cantonese but from the Chinese, it says he prepared 2 months in advance before the collaboration?

I think that was the harpers bazaar collab. Where he prepare every single details of the 8 different image before he went through a friend and send his portfolio and express that he was interested in working with ayu. (I think his fren might b ND Chow)

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by kinix

I think that was the harpers bazaar collab. Where he prepare every single details of the 8 different image before he went through a friend and send his portfolio and express that he was interested in working with ayu. (I think his fren might b ND Chow)

Ahh i see! Thanks for the clarification!!
I definitely hope he dresses her with clothes fit for a queen

[Chibi-Chan]

Something different than the kawaii/princess look for a change would be great!

[brener]

I hope he'll shot her new album booklet, this guy is amazing!

[primavera♥]

Yes, bless this man~

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by brener

I hope he'll shot her new album booklet, this guy is amazing!

I don't think he's a photographer, just a stylist. (but I don't know if HE actually shot the Harper's Bazaar shooting)

[tiffanytgs]

Originally Posted by kinix

Alvin's Goh interview which mention ayu during the 2nd half of the interview about how he started working with ayu and now invited to be her costume designer.
He mentions that the upcoming design will be something more fashionable instead of the usual kawaii and princess look.

woo~ thanks for sharing! So ENVY cos he's from Singapore!

Anyway here's the translation for the ayu portion if anyone is interested (nt perfect thou):

From 15:48 - 22:23
MC: Share with us an unforgettable experience.
A: Ayumi Hamasaki
MC: A someone that everyone admires, for about 10 years, all asian girls want to be like her! Especially her body, looks and nails! A lot of my friends followed her trend from top to toe. So how's your experience working with her?
A: I did homework about 2 month. It is a cold call job and through a friend, I manage pass the message saying that I want to take a cover for her. When i send my portfolio to ayu, ayu said lets do it!
MC: That easy?
A: Yes really.
MC: Your portfolio must have created an impression to her!
A: Thats why i have prepared for so long. For the first photoshoot, I've designed 8 different concept from one look to another without stopping - continuous shooting.
MC: It must be a long photoshoot.
A: Nop, it is very fast, as i have printed out all the concept from changing to hairdo and nails! When she entered, there were about 20 people in the studio.
MC: Guess there were already 6-7 people following her and you must have many helpers doing different task there.
A: Very excited even before she arrive! Received a call saying that shes coming shes arriving. And when she first met me she put out her hand saying 'Hi I'm Ayumi' and i replied 'Hi I'm Alvin Goh'. We shook hands and started the photoshoot immediately, professionally.
MC: Because you always shoot for international stars, you must have invested a lot of resources?
A: Indeed and i don't charge cheap.
MC: Understand - because you need to film, require the particular crew member and you want the type of result.
A: First i would want a very good photographer as I felt that even if you have a very good makeup artiste or hairstylist, if your photographer is lousy, that's it. everything will drop by 50% and it is a waste of time.
MC: So in your experience which artiste/star gives you the most millage? (As in alvin 'invested' little and in return gained a lot (can be $$ or experience)
A: I think it's still Ayumi, because after the first concept, the first 8 concept took about 8 hours (inc the time for changing and makeup).
MC: Wow usually people takes about 2 hours for 1 shot!
A: Initially ayu is a little cold/cool. after the 2nd look she started joking and talked to me like a friend. The next day, ayu added alvin on Facebook. As her profile pic does not show her face, i really wondered if its really ayu. And now, we are like friends. I will be helping with her coming concert.
MC: So what are you up to next?
A: Let you be in suspense! It will be very different from her previous, as I look at ayu from a different angle. Maybe people will think of her as a kawaii princess but to me, I can make her very style,fashion and international.

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by tiffanytgs

A: Initially ayu is a little cold/cool. after the 2nd look she started joking and talked to me like a friend. The next day, ayu added alvin on Facebook. As her profile pic does not show her face, i really wondered if its really ayu. And now, we are like friends.

really? o.O

[kinix]

Originally Posted by Maemi

really? o.O

Yeah even the host knows that ayu's fb profile pic only shows her bottom in bikini Lol...

The impression alvin gave me in this interview was very confident till he shows a little bit of arrogance... =.= and he sure knows that he's very talented as he kept saying about it in the interview till the host says that they couldn't learn anything from him as he kept saying he was born with it =_=""

[ExodusUK]

Such arrogance considering his talent is putting already designed and made clothes by talented people together to make a "look".

[Party_King]

I think the title will be "Hello new me"....

I want these 3 CD's... but than i've to buy tickets, or?
But i can't go to JPN this year...

I'm sooo sad that i'll don't get any of this CD's

[Andrenekoi]

^^And even so, he is there working with Ayu and making a lot of money while you are bothered by his arrogance...

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

^^And even so, he is there working with Ayu and making a lot of money while you are bothered by his arrogance...

Lol....and apparently, not everyone is that great in making looks for ayu. At least to me. But he was. I don't care how arrogant he is, as long as he's reaching for perfection.

[Andrenekoi]

^Yeah, his work is good, he can ask for tons of money for what he does and people want him to act like he is not aware of this...

[Isicio]

Mid May or End May album information pleaseeeeeee!!!!