Party Queen, released on 3.21.12, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 13th album.
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[album] Hamasaki Ayumi – Party Queen
Posted in album, Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
[translation] Hamasaki Ayumi – Why… feat. JUNO
Posted in Hamasaki Ayumi, translations, ZUNO, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another one! This is a song I really fell in love with once I listened to it, as you can read in my review of Ayu’s recent mini-album.
[mini-album] Hamasaki Ayumi – FIVE
Posted in album, Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on September 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
FIVE, released on 8.31.11, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 2nd mini-album. progress was used as the theme song to the game Tales of Xillia. 「progress」, in the beginning, is a majestic ballad with a delicate orchestra instrumental, which I find real fitting for the video game it’ll be for. Ayu’s vocals are soft and echo against the [...]
[album] Hamasaki Ayumi – Love Songs
Posted in album, Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, tagged Ayu, Hamasaki Ayumi on December 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Love Songs, released on 12.22.10, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 12th album.
[single] Hamasaki Ayumi – L
Posted in Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, single, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
L, released on 9.29.10, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 50th single. “L” is the roman numeral for 50. First up is 「Sweet Season (original mix)」, as the title suggests, a sweet song with a summery piano-guitar-percussion instrumental. Ayu’s vocals aren’t very loud, but it has a slight echoes that goes along with the natural echo of the [...]
[single] Hamasaki Ayumi – crossroad
Posted in Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, single, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
crossroad, released on 9.22.10, is Ayumi Hamasaki’s 49th single. crossroad was used as the QUALITA CM song while SEVEN DAYS WAR is a cover of TM NETWORK’s 14th single of the same name. 「crossroad (Original mix)」 is a neat song that really gives me the feel of folklore/some of Do as Infinity’s more traditional sounding [...]
[single] Hamasaki Ayumi – MOON / blossom
Posted in Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, single, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
MOON / blossom, released on 7.14.10, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 48th single. MOON was used as the Honda Zest Spark CM song while blossom was used for Zespri “Gold and Green Kiwi”‘s CM. The first A-side is 「MOON」 which starts out as growing gradually in its aura-like instrumental before guitars, percussion, and other instruments come in. [...]
[album] Hamasaki Ayumi – Rock’n'Roll Circus
Posted in album, Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Rock’n’Roll Circus, released on 4.14.10, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 11th album.
[single] Hamasaki Ayumi – You were…/BALLAD
Posted in Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, single, tagged Hamasaki Ayumi on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You were…/BALLAD, released on 12.29.09, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 47th single. You were… was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure as well as the CM song for music.jp. BALLAD was used as the theme song for the dorama Soukyuu no Subaru. 「You were…」 is one of [...]
[single] Hamasaki Ayumi – Sunrise/Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
Posted in Hamasaki Ayumi, Japanese, single, tagged Ayu, Ayumi Hamasaki, Hamasaki Ayumi on August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sunrise/Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~, released on 8.12.09, is Hamasaki Ayumi’s 46th single. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ is the theme song for the drama Dandy Daddy? while Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ is used in the CM for Panasonic’s LUMIX FX60. 「Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~」 begins wonderfully with a slowly growing instrumental, creating the imaging of a [...]
