Author Topic: Ayame Gouriki 剛力彩芽 (Read 254219 times)

Yoshino · « **Reply #140 on:** April 23, 2012, 07:50:33 PM »

Ayame on the Kafuka(?) show on April 4th, promoting the Another World drama but they have her do a variety of challenges.

Yoshino · « **Reply #141 on:** April 24, 2012, 02:17:58 AM »

Another Ayame interview, this time on the マ♪SONG+ show, she comes in at the 1:10 mark.

Yoshino · « **Reply #142 on:** April 24, 2012, 08:13:15 PM »

Ayame subbed shots from the Another World drama, really recommend it,

first episode was quite suspenseful and action packed, left a cliff hanger where you're not positive what's going to happen next, reminded me a bit of Liar Game.

Yoshino · « **Reply #143 on:** April 26, 2012, 07:46:41 PM »

Some shots from the set of Another World that aired on the Pikaru show.

Yoshino · « **Reply #144 on:** April 27, 2012, 08:22:03 PM »

Ayame from the first episode of W no Higeki, she has 2 series going on at the same time,

tonight's the second episode of Another World, actually it's probably already aired.

PS- The Pikaru show from the above post is available at DA, her segment comes in just after the 24 minute mark.

Yoshino · « **Reply #145 on:** May 04, 2012, 07:36:41 PM »

Ayame on the Iitomo show promoting the Another World drama.

muppet · « **Reply #146 on:** May 05, 2012, 05:58:42 AM »

Ayame did a great job in that appearance- she's very relaxed and comes across as a real person.

YouTuber orangek100 has put together a string of Ayame shots from various sources, backed it with the song "Hello" by the wonderful singer Ayaka, and we can enjoy a great tribute: roll tape, Copernicus!

muppet · « **Reply #147 on:** May 05, 2012, 06:21:29 AM »

So the guest who surprised Ayama was 村上純 / Jun Murakami , who is one half of the comedy duo Shizuru with Kazuma Ikeda.

Ayame appeared in the "Best Friend" PV ....had not seen this before, very nice PV!

Artist: カルテット / Karutetto (Quartet)

Yoshino · « **Reply #148 on:** May 09, 2012, 07:23:08 PM »

Ayame on the last Catherine show which you can pick up at DA.

muppet · « **Reply #149 on:** May 11, 2012, 03:10:29 AM »

More au CM

Yoshino · « **Reply #150 on:** May 11, 2012, 08:09:32 PM »

Part of Ayame's Thursday Girls Locks! show, audio only.

20120510 GirlsLocks 剛力彩芽 #08

muppet · « **Reply #151 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:35:31 PM »

okay, I have been really trying to figure out what song it is they are using in the au CM with Ayame.......

Turns out it is a song called "Le Marchand de Bonheur" (The Merchant of Happiness) which was originally (I believe) performed by the French vocal group called Les Compagnons de la chanson, who were founded in Lyon during World War II.

The song charted at #1 in France the first six weeks in 1960.

In Japan the song is called 幸福を売る男.....Kofuku o Uru Otoko (Happiness Selling Man)....I'll get to the reason for the Japanese title in a minute, but here is
Les Compagnons de la Chanson (The Companions of the Song)
performing "Le Marchand de Bonheur" (not a full cut of the song)

compagnons de la chanson {With thanks to pirmich1}

muppet · « **Reply #152 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:55:46 PM »

Part 2- 幸福を売る男.....Kofuku o Uru Otoko (Happiness Selling Man)....

How did this song, a 1960 "chanson" style song, (from Wikipedia: Chanson can be distinguished from the rest of French "pop" music by following the rhythms of French language, rather than those of English)....end up in an advertisement in Japan in 2012? and why does it have a Japanese name?

Because of a man named 芦野　宏 Hiroshi Ashino, who passed away this year in February at the age of 87. He appeared on NHK's ''Kohaku Uta Gassen" for a period of 10 straight years in the 50's and 60's and dedicated himself to making "chanson" popular in Japan.

His version of "Le Marchand de Bonheur" came out in December 1960, with the original song topping the charts in France in the first six weeks of 1960.

Let's hear the Ashino san with 幸福を売る男.....Kofuku o Uru Otoko