[2008.02.25] Otsuka Ai - "Bye Bye" - 19th Single

[SomethingWild]

General info:
Ai Otsuka's 19th single is "bye bye". A song we already know from her "Love Letter" album. There will only be a limited cd-dvd version @ only 1300 yen! The song is also used for a Asahi beer commercial 
The PV was shot in California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mirage_Dry_Lake).

Promo pics:




Cover:


PV:


Album version of the song:
Gets --> http://www.sendspace.com/file/gp9ujq


I hope there is still some love out there for my precious Aichin 

[Agito]

The PV is very nice

[aKaoNi]

Aww, AVEX took the PV down. Thanks for posting Barrie! I actually missed out on Love Letter, going to check it out now. Didn't even know she released so many pv's for the album already.

[SomethingWild]

^Yeah, the amount of bonus PVs that came with Love Letter was great. 360, Ai, Pocket, Rocket Sneaker, Do Positive and Kurage.

Here's a crappy quality version of the video, just to get an idea of the pv:

http://www.videouncovered.com/play/15902/ai-otsuka/bye-bye.html

I'm glad Aichin has long hair again 

[Yuna]

I loved the PV !
If anyone's interested in the album, I found a link for it: http://www.mediafire.com/?wnuyeoachzn
only 75mb!

Maybe when I go to japan in april i'll buy it !

[StreakInTheSky]

The cover and promo pics look great. Knew it was Cali the moment I saw them.

Haven't listened to her in a while, but I'll check this out. But still in school...

[SomethingWild]

^I hope you'll like it. The song has a good vibe to it, so I think everyone can enjoy it.

My order got shipped today! I hope there'll be some nice pics in the insert because the track list is very minimal:

CD
1. Bye Bye
2. Bye Bye (Instrumental)

DVD
1. Bye Bye PV

 


Daily charts: 4th! This is much higher than I ever expected 

edit: Daily ranking : #7 / #9 / #13

Nice wallpaper taken from Ai's official site:

[SomethingWild]

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Found the time to check out her recent stuff SITS? Let us know what you think.

My single is here! Along with some other cool stuff. This Kadokawa mook is very interesting as well, she writes about her favorite pvs, complete discography, artists who are inspired by her, info on the band members and their opinions, a very nice photoshoot and much more.




Bye Bye debuted at #8 on the weekly charts and sold 17,485 copies. Even though this is low compared to her other singles, for a-re-cut single it's actually very good. I'm glad Ai will still be able to say all her singles entered in the top #10. 

[StreakInTheSky]

Listened to this song. And I like it. Has a kind of "fresh" feeling.

[SomethingWild]

Glad you like it!

In case anyone's interested the single is on sale, 20% discount! --> http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31592