(Artist) Hamasaki Ayumi

[shadowstar]

AYU IS OFFICIALLY A MARRIED WOMAN!

In her latest Team Ayu blog entry, Ayumi Hamasaki announced that she and her fiance Manuel Schwarz registered their marriage in a small American chapel. The translated entry is below, and the picture she included is above.

To my beloved TA,
2 January 2011. 3:10pm

On the 1st of January 2011,

we registered our marriage in a small chapel in America.

Because I want everyone in TA to know about this first, I'm writing this now.

I think everyone else knows about this already, but my husband is Mannie.

He is my Last angel.

From now on, I will still continue being the person I have always been.

That's why, I wish for everyone to continue being the same too.

Let's go on at the same speed, watching the same scenery.*

(*line taken from the song NEXT LEVEL)

Taken from http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/

[Tuffty]

Wow, hooked up just like that! Lucky guy! I wish the married couple all the best for the future.

[shadowstar]

Ayu will NOT be living with her husband!

The couple flew to Los Angeles from Narita Airport on January 1st, and they transferred to Las Vegas.  After they registered their marriage on January 1st at 6:00 p.m. (local time), they held a wedding ceremony at a chapel in Las Vegas with Ayu’s close friends and her staff.  The couple attended the wedding in casual wear.

It’s been reported that Ayu and Manuel will not live together, and will keep going back and forth between Japan and the States.  Ayu told fans, “I will stay as how I have been“, and she will continue to work on her career as a singer.

[tsubomi]

I really need to come out of my bubble. I seriously didn't know Ayu had anything close to a boyfriend, and certainly not that she had just married. I really have a talent for missing out on things. Isn't that dude the guy from one of her latest MVs?

I'm kinda sad, LOL. Aw, Ayu, why did you break my heart like this!? </3 ... I kid kid. All the best to the married couple. :-)

[shadowstar]

Actually, the news of her marriage was really unexpected for a lot of fans - it came out of the blue almost. Many of us didn't even know she was close to any guy. And yeah, the guy was her co-star in her "Virgin Road" video.

[daigong]

^ and here's some super stalker footage!

[coachie]

Wow! I'm speechless... that came unexpected.
Congrats to the couple.

Who is that guy anyway? Any info on him?

[shadowstar]

As far as I know, he's Austrian and a model.

[daigong]

Ayu tweets hits home, she's been really active:

自然を前に、私達人間はあまりにも無力だ。必死に拡散を願う私のリツイートなど、微力だ。あなたも自らを微力だと思うだろう。けれど、私の微力とあなたの微力とが合わさったなら、どうだろう。絶望に打ちひしがれ全てを諦めるのも、希望を胸に勇気を出して立ち上がるのも、私達次第だ。
http://twitter.com/ayu_19980408/status/46122588933599232

roughly google translated:
Before the nature we are powerless human beings too. Retweet and I desperately hope to spread it mite. Mite would think themselves too. But if you 合Wasatta mite and the mite and I would do. Also give up all the despair, the courage to stand up too hope in my heart, it depends on us.

[TheBritishGentlyMan]

...dammit. One more awesomely hot japanese girl OFF the market...

I hate male models, they have to ruin it for the rest of us norms...

[daigong]

she doing a charity shirt with ViVi : http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/110316.html


The earthquake has hit eastern East for several days from the date of March 11, 2011, to help everyone affected by Korabochariti × ViVi [Hamasaki Ayumi] T-shirt sales 致Shimashita decision.
[Hamasaki Ayumi] × ViVi Korabochariti T-shirts for all of the revenue will be donated to the victims as everybody earthquake donations East.

This time, everyone was devastated by the earthquake occurred east 致Shimashita I would like sincere sympathy.
Sales Period: 17 March 2011 (Thursday) 18:00 - March 31 (Thu) 18:00



WHOA this was last month, apparently she had a tweet up for peeps to meet her at the airport in San Francisco:


and some album news:

[11/03/15] 新碟及DVD延遲發售

平成23年3月11日に発生いたしました東北地方太平洋沖地震を受け、商品の発売延期を決定致しましたのでお知らせ致します。
お客様には、ご迷惑をおかけすることとなりますが、何卒ご理解を賜りますようお願い申し上げます。

発売延期対象商品
・ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE-
・ayu-mi-x 7 -version Acoustic Orchestra-
・ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4
・ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu-ro mix 4
・ayu-mi-x 7 -LIMITED COMPLETE BOX-
・ayumi hamasaki Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour FINAL ～7days Special～
・A 50 SINGLES ～LIVE SELECTION～

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/110315.html

[coachie]

^ Aw man, lucky bastards!   

see if I can get my hands on one of those shirts

[zeroyui]

I love her song dearest, it's sooo beautiful 

[Yoshino]

Ayu has a new mini-album out now called FIVE, that's also the number of songs off it. There's 2 PVs from it, here's the first one, will do the other one too, this one is BRILLIANTE .... 184 mb, mp4 HD, 1440 X 1080.... http://www.mediafire.com/?cbadadwpmuiden4

[Yoshino]

Here's the next PV from the Five album, beloved...200mb, mp4, 1280 x 720.... http://www.twitter.com/?d=1Y8L2OIZ

[shadowstar]

JELLY October 2011


Up October 2011

[Chameleus]

Wow, gotta love the commitment.  No complaints here if we can keep enjoying her music!

[Asmodai]

Wow, gotta love the commitment.  No complaints here if we can keep enjoying her music!

Yeah, despite being a little bit jealous, Ayu has brought huge amounts of happiness into the lives of others through her music. I want her to be happy too.

[daigong]

^ oh nice. slip in a few jphip stickers when she is there lol

Here she's at her Pay Per USTREAM TONITE!!  http://www.ustream.tv/ayu/buyticket/304779

・Ustream ：http://www.ustream.tv/ayu
 ・日時：12月31日（土）22時30分から
 ・Ustreamチケット価格：¥2,100（税込み）
 ・決済方法：クレジットカード
 ・チケット販売期間：12月24日0:00から1月1日LIVE終了まで

Live broadcast on Ustream!（December 31th 2011 22:30（JST））

 「ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2011-2012 A ～HOTEL Love songs～」scheduled to be held
 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium will be broadcast on Ustream!
 To fulfill the request of fans that were not able to buy the ticket,
 who were too far away to attend the event,
 and for the fans overseas,we have decided to broadcast towards the whole world!
 Hope we can share this magical experience with you!

 ・Ustream ：http://www.ustream.tv/ayu
 ・Live on Ustream; December 31th 2011 22:30（JST）
 ・Ticket price; ¥2,100（Tax included,JPY）
 ・Payment method; Credit card
 ・Subscription period; December 31th 2011 22:30 - January 1th 2012 by Last song of LIVE.

aka 12/31/2011 6:30 AM MST gots to perform the M!

[kuro808]

AYU IS OFFICIALLY A MARRIED WOMAN!

In her latest Team Ayu blog entry, Ayumi Hamasaki announced that she and her fiance Manuel Schwarz registered their marriage in a small American chapel. The translated entry is below, and the picture she included is above.

To my beloved TA,
2 January 2011. 3:10pm

On the 1st of January 2011,

we registered our marriage in a small chapel in America.

Because I want everyone in TA to know about this first, I'm writing this now.

I think everyone else knows about this already, but my husband is Mannie.

He is my Last angel.

From now on, I will still continue being the person I have always been.

That's why, I wish for everyone to continue being the same too.

Let's go on at the same speed, watching the same scenery.*

(*line taken from the song NEXT LEVEL)

Taken from http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/

Now she is divorced......,

On January 16th, Hamasaki Ayumi announced through her official fan club site, “Team Ayu“, that she is divorcing her husband Manuel Schwarz.

Ayu wrote, “I am reporting that I will be filing for divorce on Monday in America,” and explained the reason for divorce. “The reason lies within myself. At the time of our marriage, we decided to live in America, however, because of the Tohoku Earthquake that occurred two months later, a strong feeling sprouted within me that I didn’t want to be apart from Japan. I wasn’t able to imagine a life in America, and as a result, I left my husband by himself for a long period of time.”