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The music video for '''Love Song''' and '''Last Angel''' had a story together, and both videos premiered 20 December 2010, it also features Austrian actor and model Manuel Schwarz. |
The music video for '''Love Song''' and '''Last Angel''' had a story together, and both videos premiered 20 December 2010, it also features Austrian actor and model Manuel Schwarz. |
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The music video for '''Love Song''' begins with ayumi crying because Manuel cheated on her, Ayumi packs her bags and goes in a taxi cab, Manuel, then chases the taxi, After, Manuel and another ayumi rob the bank, the real ayumi sees him and see is thinking that he is coming to her but Manuel, runs past and steals a car, After it is shown that the real ayumi was shot with the gun that Manuel held, also, there were scenes of ayumi with a short hair-cut. |
The music video for '''Love Song''' begins with ayumi crying because Manuel cheated on her, Ayumi packs her bags and goes in a taxi cab, Manuel, then chases the taxi, After, Manuel and another ayumi rob the bank, the real ayumi sees him and see is thinking that he is coming to her but Manuel, runs past and steals a car, After it is shown that the real ayumi was shot with the gun that Manuel held, also, there were scenes of ayumi with a short hair-cut. |
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Love Songs (stylized as Love songs) is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. The album was released on December 22, 2010 through Avex Trax, eight months after her eleventh studio album Rock 'n' Roll Circus. The album's release was coincided with the release of Naoya Urata's debut single Dream On, produced by Hamasaki, becoming her first production credit for other artists. The song snippets were made available for streaming on Hamasaki's official website.[1][2]
"Love Song" is the December 2010 theme for Japan TV "Sukkiri!!".[3] It was also given a special release at online shop mu-mo in acapella version[4] With the music removed, fans can hear their idol’s strong vocals and personal flair.
Hamasaki promoted "Love Songs" with advertisements around Japan, and by performing many of the songs on TV shows. She performed "Love Song" on Japan's 2010 Best Artist, and on Music Station Super Live along with her classic "M". She also performed "Virgin Road" on the 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen awards, performing for the red team.[1][5][6] Hamasaki also promoted her singles "Crossroad" and "L" by performing the songs on them during her the final leg of her Rock'n'Roll Circus tour in early October. The music videos for Love Song, Last Angel, and Do It Again were all filmed in Los Angeles during November 2010.
The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[7] The leading radio single, "Love Song," has also been certified as a gold single by the RIAJ, for digital downloads to cellphones.[8]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Ayumi Hamasaki, except #16 by Mitsuko Komuro
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Song" | Tetsuya Komuro | Yuta Nakano | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Crossroad" | Tetsuya Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Moon" | Yasuhiko Hoshino | Yuta Nakano | 5:47 |
| 4. | "Sending Mail" | Tetsuya Komuro | Yuta Nakano | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Last Angel" | Tetsuya Komuro | CMJK | 5:44 |
| 6. | "Insomnia" | CMJK | CMJK | 2:02 |
| 7. | "Like A Doll" | Tetsuya Komuro | CMJK | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Aria" | Yuta Nakano | Yuta Nakano | 1:35 |
| 9. | "Blossom" | Yasuhiko Hoshino | Yuta Nakano | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Thank U" | Tetsuya Komuro | Yuta Nakano | 5:29 |
| 11. | "Sweet Season" | Noriyuki Makihara | Shingo Kobayashi | 5:04 |
| 12. | "Overture" | Yuta Nakano | Yuta Nakano | 1:46 |
| 13. | "Do It Again" | Tetsuya Komuro | Yuta Nakano | 5:51 |
| 14. | "November" | Tetsuya Komuro | CMJK | 5:33 |
| 15. | "Virgin Road" | Tetsuya Komuro | Yuta Nakano | 5:55 |
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Seven Days War" | Tetsuya Komuro | CMJK | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Seven Days War" (Live at Yoyogi on Oct.11.2010) | Tetsuya Komuro | 6:52 |
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moon" (video clip) | Hideaki Sunaga | |
| 2. | "Blossom" (video clip (director's cut)) | Takahide Ishii | |
| 3. | "Crossroad" (video clip) | Masashi Muto | |
| 4. | "Sweet Season" (video clip) | Luis Hernandez | |
| 5. | "Virgin Road" (video clip) | Masashi Muto | |
| 6. | "Last Angel" (video clip) | Masashi Muto | |
| 7. | "Love Song" (video clip) | Masashi Muto | |
| 8. | "Do It Again" (video clip) | Masashi Muto | |
| 9. | "Moon" (making clip) | ||
| 10. | "Crossroad" (making clip) | ||
| 11. | "Sweet Season" (making clip) | ||
| 12. | "Virgin Road" (making clip) | ||
| 13. | "Last Angel & Love Song" (making clip #1) | ||
| 14. | "Last Angel & Love Song" (making clip #2) | ||
| 15. | "Do It Again" (making clip) |
JacketA
CD+DVD
- Limited Edition includes the access card on which the serial number for premium digital contents for mobile phone was printed.
- Bonus Track: Live at Yoyogi on Oct.11.2010 (Limited Edition), Original version (standard edition)
JacketB
CD
- Limited Edition includes the access card on which the serial number for premium digital contents for mobile phone was printed.
- Bonus Track: Original version
JacketC
- USB: all songs in 48KHz, 24 bit wave format, included all the contents from CD
- microSD: SD-VIDEO format, included all the contents from CD and video clips #1-8 from DVD
- Bonus Track: Live at Yoyogi on Oct.11.2010
- Photobook: LP-size, exclusive photobook (12 pages)
Music videos
A 2:56 minute clip for Moon was released on June 9, 2010 in Ayumi Hamasaki's YouTube channel. The full PV was released on July 13, 2010, a day before the single was available in stores. The video featured Ayumi singing in a European aristocratic room setting. As the video progresses a strange, black, tar-like liquid begins dropping in the room, on random furniture. The video is also inter-cut with scenes of Ayumi smiling while holding one of her pet dogs, in her second verse it shown ayumi with the black liquid falling down all over her face, near chest and going to her hands. Depicting sorrow or despair, presumably of the dog shown towards the end of the video.
On YouTube, the music video of Moon now has approximately 1,400,000 views. The full music video runtime of moon is 05:50. The music video of Moon was directed by Masashi Muto.
The music video of Blossom was cancelled, but a music video appeared for Crossroad.
It was released September 4, 2010 and filmed on the first days of August. Also the music video was promoted in magazines. Ayumi does not appear in the video, but it features Hero Jaejoong (member of TVXQ, now of JYJ since TVXQ's three member split). The MV's plot starts out with Hero having enjoying his time with his girlfriend at the beach and etc. However, in the middle of the video, Hero visits to a doctor, and finds out that he is diagnosed with terminal cancer (3rd stage) and has only two weeks left to survive. Later, Hero goes to meet his girlfriend to celebrate the birthday. Then, Hero kills himself when he makes the chair and a glass bottle smash on him, the ending scene shows Hero's girlfriend looking at a painting of them both, what Hero was trying to paint in the beginning of the MV. There is a director's cut of the MV as well. The running time of "Blossom" is 6:53. This music video was not uploaded to Ayumi Hamasaki's youtube account.
An teaser was released for Crossroad on the September 9, 2010 and the full music video was released September 10, 2010. An behind the scenes version was released September 21, 2010. The music video directed by Masashi Muto and the lighting designer were Shogen Yamamoto and the CG director were Takayuki Taketa. It begins with ayumi in a dark room, in a big red dress, Near the end of the video, she burns herself and the sofa with a match and smiles, Also, the room is full of TVs, with ayumi in an circled, dark blue room.
The videos for Sweet Season and Virgin Road premiered September 27, 2010.
The music video for Sweet Season starts with Hamasaki picking up her kids with her car, and driving back home. It shows Hamasaki and her kids having fun at the swimming pool outside their house. Near the end of the video, Hamasaki falls in the swimming pool slowly, with flashbacks of her and her kids. Then, she wakes up at the same place on her sofa, realizing that it was only a dream. She is dressed differently from before, changing from a sweet-looking mother into a weird looking woman, with heavy makeup. The second version of the video features new scenes of Hamasaki and her children in the living room singing, and scenes could be seen rewound. This version was not part of her Love Songs's music videos.
The music video for Virgin Road features Austrian actor and model Manuel Schwarz (later to become Hamasaki's real-life husband). Virgin Road was Hamasaki's fifth-most expensive music videos, behind Jewel, Green, Fairyland and My Name's Women. The video's production reportedly cost $1,000,000.[citation needed] The music video was shot in Los Angeles and features Hamasaki and Schwarz getting married. After that, they are seen robbing a bank and gas station. The video represents was Hamasaki's first encounter with large guns. A police chase ensues, and Hamasaki throws the stolen money out of the car. Resting somewhere on the hill, helicopter throw grenades at thee couple, but they escape.
The MVs for Love Song, Last Angel and Do It Again were all fillmed in the United States starting from 19, November 2010
The music video for Love Song and Last Angel had a story together, and both videos premiered 20 December 2010, it also features Austrian actor and model Manuel Schwarz.
The music video for Love Song begins with ayumi crying because Manuel cheated on her, Ayumi packs her bags and goes in a taxi cab, Manuel, then chases the taxi, After, Manuel and another ayumi rob the bank, the real ayumi sees him and see is thinking that he is coming to her but Manuel, runs past and steals a car, After it is shown that the real ayumi was shot with the gun that Manuel held, also, there were scenes of ayumi with a short hair-cut.
The music video of Last Angel continues with the story of Love Song, it begins with ayumi as her dead body, with people surrounding her dead body, also, a ghost of ayumi is shown singing, then, it shows scenes of ayumi having past times with Manuel, also, it shown another woman with manuel doing the same thing as ayumi did, near the end of the video, ayumi is shown in a car park going to her car, when an unknown man is following her (but maybe in short cuts and other ways), she gets to the car and the man bangs the car an he disappears, In the end, of the video, manuel comes to ayumi"s dead body, after, it shown ayumi in a big wedding outfit, after manuel and ayumi walk away happily.
The music video for Do It Again premiered 22 December 2010. It features ayumi waking up from her bed and she gets dressed into a dark dress, she then walks an dog and cow into a war and she makes her way to a train station, and in the end of the video sunlight goes on Ayumi"s eyes but she covers them.
Charts
| Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Daily Chart | 1 | 70,609 | 20 weeks |
| Oricon Weekly Chart | 1 | 180,048 | |
| Oricon Monthly Chart | 3 | 272,653 | |
| Oricon Yearly Chart |
Chart procession and succession
References
- ^ a b Ayumi Hamasaki Cite error: The named reference "ayu" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Tokyohive
- ^ http://www.ayu-vogue.net/discography/type/albums/
- ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/12/ayumi-hamasakis-love-song-acapella-version-released-exclusively-on-mu-mo/
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年12月". RIAJ (in Japanese). January 14, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
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