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  • MixMasterLar
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    • Aug 2006
    • 5224

    #1

    It's Ayu Day!

    Today is the day we all remember that Ayumi Hamasaki is a thing, and that she did things, and all that.


    To celebrate, I recreated my favorite album cover:




    So enjoy that!


    Also it wouldn't be right without a link to July 1st so here you go

    updated lyric video


    alt link to the live version
    Last edited by MixMasterLar; 07-1-2021, 11:55 AM. Reason: link broke...again

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  • Reincarnate
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    • Nov 2010
    • 6332

    #2
    Re: It's Ayu Day!

    Utsukushisugiru mono bakari
    Atsumete narabete nagamete
    Kirei na yume bakari mite wa
    Genjitsu wo tada nageita

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    • mellonxcollie
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      • Dec 2006
      • 1298

      #3
      Re: It's Ayu Day!

      yes

      may we never forget the otherworldly fusion of two of the best things ever... AYUROMIX



      this video is bringing back nostalgic and slightly traumatic memories of learning para para routines before HD video was a thing
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      • Reincarnate
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        • Nov 2010
        • 6332

        #4
        Re: It's Ayu Day!

        A lot of those songs are forever burned into my memory -- they were really helpful back in the days when I was trying to learn the language.

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        • MixMasterLar
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          • Aug 2006
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          #5
          Re: It's Ayu Day!

          Originally posted by Reincarnate
          Utsukushisugiru mono bakari
          Atsumete narabete nagamete
          Kirei na yume bakari mite wa
          Genjitsu wo tada nageita
          This isn't a song from Rainbow.....lol


          Originally posted by mellonxcollie
          yes

          may we never forget the otherworldly fusion of two of the best things ever... AYUROMIX



          this video is bringing back nostalgic and slightly traumatic memories of learning para para routines before HD video was a thing
          Holy shit it has been a solid decade since I've seen any dances to these mixes.

          The Euro mixes of Evolution and Independence are very, very nostalgic for me and instrumental to why I got into Jpop past what was in DDR. The actual songs are also worth the time.

          Also, even though it's more about shit I can't relate to half the time, I f*cking love Rainbow as an album. July 1st and Dolls are the shit. I've had the actual CD since 2008.

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          • Reincarnate
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            • Nov 2010
            • 6332

            #6
            Re: It's Ayu Day!

            Originally posted by MixMasterLar
            This isn't a song from Rainbow.....lol
            Neither are a lot of the songs in the video -- who cares? Naturally is still a great song (prob. my favorite of hers -- I always associate it with the early days of Stepmania / DWI):



            Always loved these as well

            Evolution (Goldenscan remix):



            M (Above and Beyond remix) -- this was my introduction to her music altogether (and now that I think about it, Above and Beyond's music, too), via some random simfile that has probably been lost to time:



            As for Rainbow though, I always found Taskinillusion to be a really interesting and unusual track -- I've only ever usually heard it as an instrumental.
            Last edited by Reincarnate; 07-2-2017, 12:05 PM.

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            • mellonxcollie
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              • Dec 2006
              • 1298

              #7
              Re: It's Ayu Day!

              I always used to play MonsterJoe's M Above & Beyond file on ITG. could never pass it now. such a fun file though
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              • MixMasterLar
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                • Aug 2006
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                #8
                Re: It's Ayu Day!

                Originally posted by Reincarnate
                I always found Taskinillusion to be a really interesting and unusual track -- I've only ever usually heard it as an instrumental.
                It doesn't have any words as far as I know, unless you mean it has the backing vocal taken out in another compilation or something.

                Which is.......odd of them to do.

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                • MixMasterLar
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                  • Aug 2006
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                  #9
                  Re: It's Ayu Day!

                  Instead of a new thread I'll bump this one

                  Today (in it's last 2 hours) make it a point to listen to all of Ayu Trance 2 it's still fucking good.

                  Also still upset that no one really got the joke in post 1. Like I'm honored y'all are supporting in my fandom but you didn't have to look at that horrible photo and be like "yeah we're just gonna be nice to Lar on this one" lol.
                  Last edited by MixMasterLar; 07-1-2018, 09:10 PM.

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                  • DaBackpack
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                    • Mar 2014
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                    #10
                    Re: It's Ayu Day!



                    Originally posted by Moogy
                    no one cares
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                    there are 743 matches for hedgehog suicide on deviantart
                    that's kind of a sad statistic

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                    • mellonxcollie
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                      • Dec 2006
                      • 1298

                      #11
                      Re: It's Ayu Day!

                      Ayu aaaaayu Ayu
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                      • Nyokou
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                        • Apr 2005
                        • 4246

                        #12
                        Re: It's Ayu Day!

                        I wonder if she's ever going to retire like Namie Amuro just did
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                        • MixMasterLar
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                          #13
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                          HOLY SHIT NYOKOU LONG TIME NO SEE It has been forever lol

                          I don't even try to keep up with the amount of content that Ayu pumps out, her and her producers are machines. I will be surprised if she's still at this pace in 10 years. At that point it'll probably be one last Best Of collection and tours.

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                          • Funnygurl555
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                            • Dec 2010
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                            #14
                            Re: It's Ayu Day!

                            Originally posted by MixMasterLar
                            To celebrate, I recreated my favorite album cover:




                            So enjoy that!
                            this killed me you're my new favorite person on the forums
                            Originally posted by MixMasterLar
                            is funny eaman?
                            Can you like not use those stupid names right now? Took me long enough to get these screen names straight in my head
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                            GET DUNKED FUNNY
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                            • MixMasterLar
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                              • Aug 2006
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                              #15
                              Re: It's Ayu Day!

                              Instead of doing my own cover for July 1st (look man, June sucked lol) I'm posting this waaaaay talented cover instead



                              Basically I still love Ayu's older stuff and if you don't listen to it you should....or at least scroll up and listen to the Euromixes that Raeko linked.

                              Maybe if I find the time today I'll sing karaoke and para dance....wouldbt be the craziest thing I've done for July 1st lmao

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