May 5th, Japanese Boys Day, Mexican Independence Day, My Brother's Birthday! Wooo Hooo. Of course for me, the latter is the most important one! Being Japanese, my mother always thought it was kewl to have her first son born on Japanese Boys Day. w00t!It's actually considered Japanese Children's Day but it's referred to more as Boys Day Festival since Girls Day is March 3rd. Families with b...
Ayumi's video for Part of Me is out!! It was directed by the same guy who did some of the PVs for Secret, most of which I wasn't very impressed with (apart from Momentum!). And I'm glad to say this PV is great!! It's pink and red and colourful. And I do like my bright and colourful music videos! The song is good too, better than the ballads on Secret:
I am going to post my thoughts on music in the UK - but there's a show on tonight with the best/most popular music of 06. So think I might watch that to refresh my memory!Ayumi Hamasaki did an interview to be shown on CNN, which was shown in a few countries, including the UK! I LOVED the interview. Random thoughts on it:I was half expecting it not to be on or for the recorder to screw up or ...
It's the New Year...Must be time for another Ayumi Hamasaki release! "RULE" is Hamasaki's forty-fifth (sweet Jesus) single, planned as the international theme song for upcoming film, Dragonball Evolution . With this new release, we find our Ayu returning once more to her classic rock roots, Grinding guitars and unstoppable, driving synths, as well as filtered vocals and a shouty chorus pr...
Though it feels as though it's been years, Ayumi Hamasaki 's last single, "Mirrorcle World," was released a mere seven months ago. Nonetheless, this is Ayumi we're talking about...A life without a constant, relentless barrage of Ayu singles and albums, one after the other on a monthly basis? That's not a life I wish to be leading. Thankfully I can breathe easy tonight, as the reigning empre...
Ayumi Hamasaki is the greatest J-pop singer in the world. Grnite their are plenty of others, like Koda Kumi, but I like Ayumi so much better. There is such a variety in the style of her songs, unlike any other type of music I have ever listened to. If anyone else listens to Ayumi drop me a post.