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Ayu's latest summer single will be release on August 12th 2009, with a title that is typical of Ayu ;p The title of the single is a double A-side: Sunrise / Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~. As an extra track, there will be a special megamix of previous summer singles: July 1st, Greatful days, fairyland, BLUE BIRD and glitter.
Apparently there will be just 2 versions this time: a CD and a CD+DVD version, which will probably have 2 different covers. The DVD will contain a PV for both songs and a making of video of the first song. Both(?) PV have apparently been shot in Bali!

Sunrise / Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ [CD+DVD]
Catalog: AVCD-31718/B
Tracklist:
CD:
1. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix)
2. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix)
3. Special Mega-Mash-Up-Mix (July 1st / Greatful days / fairyland / BLUE BIRD / glitter)
4. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix -Instrumental-)
5. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix -Instrumental-)
DVD:
1. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (video clip)
2. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (video clip)
3. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (making clip)

Sunrise / Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ [CD]
Catalog: AVCD-31719
Tracklist:
CD:
1. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix)
2. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix)
3. Special Mega-Mash-Up-Mix (July 1st / Greatful days / fairyland / BLUE BIRD / glitter)
4. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix -Instrumental-)
5. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Original mix -Instrumental-)

Source: Official site

Updated 2009-06-30: Post created

New info (June 9th): Covers have been released on the official site. I'm a little screwed though... I pre-ordered the CD+DVD limited edition, and it just has a triangle on the cover, while the CD-only version has a picture of the girls... I hope there's a fat booklet with pictures in there!

New Info (June 4th): Just like I thought, the official site has now stated that the official title is indeed the triangle, and that it is pronounced in english: "Triangle". Also the full track listing has been made official! And one of the new songs will have a Special Video Clip (PV?) which will be on the DVD. The 2 'old' songs that get a new version are edge (⊿-mix) and Negai (Album-mix). The new songs are called: Take off (sounds like an intro), NIGHT FLIGHT, Kiss and Music, Zero Gravity, I still love U, The best thing & Speed of Sound. Sounds like interesting titles ^^ and I like the fact that edge gets a remix! Still need to wait for the covers to be published!

New info (June 2nd): The official site is now showing a big triangle on the releases blog, which may indicate that the title will be "Triangle" ? Also, there will apparently be 2 old songs that get a new version/remix. It is a bit unsure whether all B-sides from the last 3 singles will be included. And according to the website (if I read it correctly), more info will be known on June 4th, during their [Perfume of Lock] part during the radio show [School of Lock] on Tokyo FM.

As was announced during their latest concert at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 9th and 10th (and on their official website), Perfume will release their 3rd album on July 8th 2009.
The album will contain 12 songs including all previous singles: love the world, Dream Fighter and ONE ROOM DISCO. It would make sense that all B-sides will be included as well: edge, negai and 23:30. One extra song is known to be on the new album: Night Flight, which was used in the latest CM for Pino Airlines and was also performed at their latest concert.
As usual, the album will be released in 2 version: a CD and a CD+DVD version. The DVD version will include 2 songs from their latest concert at Yoyogi and the TV spots for love the world, Dream Fighter and ONE ROOM DISCO. I wonder why they don't include the PVs, unless they mean the PVs in TV spots...

[⊿] (Triangle) [CD+DVD] (Limited Edition)
Catalog: TKCA-73440
Price: 3300 yen
Tracklisting:
CD:
1.Take off
2.love the world
3.Dream Fighter
4.edge (⊿-mix)
5.NIGHT FLIGHT
6.Kiss and Music
7.Zero Gravity
8.I still love U
9.The best thing
10.Speed of Sound
11.ワンルーム・ディスコ (One Room Disco)
12.願い (Album-mix) (Negai)
DVD:
* I still love U (Special Video Clip [does this mean it's a PV, or what?])
* Night Flight (live at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 10th 2009)
* edge (live at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 10th 2009)
* love the world (TV spot)
* Dream Fighter (TV spot)
* ONE ROOM DISCO (TV spot)

[⊿] (Triangle) [CD] (normal edition)
Catalog no: TKCA-73445
Price: 2880 yen
Tracklisting:
CD:
1.Take off
2.love the world
3.Dream Fighter
4.edge (⊿-mix)
5.NIGHT FLIGHT
6.Kiss and Music
7.Zero Gravity
8.I still love U
9.The best thing
10.Speed of Sound
11.ワンルーム・ディスコ (One Room Disco)
12.願い (Album-mix) (Negai)

New 60sec Pino CM with Night Flight:

Update: 2009-05-21: posted + preliminary playlist
Update: 2009-06-02: update on possible title, new 60sec Pino CM and 2 remix version of older songs
Update: 2009-06-04: update on official title, full track listing and DVD contents.
Update: 2009-06-09: covers added

Source: Official site

Green Tea flavor zero calorie Coca-Cola Plus, Japan’s newest weird soft drink.

The new flavor will hit the stores across Japan on Monday, June 8th. Judging from Coke’s press release, the target demographic is women in their 20’s and 30’s who are concerned about health and beauty.

Expect a bitter battle to take place this month between this cola and Pepsi’s new shiso-flavored drink.

I'd sure like to taste it! I loved the green tea-flavored Kit-Kat, and green tea tastes good, so let's see how green tea coke goes ^^

Source: Japan Probe

A new and longer version of the Pino Airlines CM featuring the new song Night Flight from Perfume's upcoming 3rd album was released. I must say it really brings back memories from the concert. Can't wait until the new album "Triangle?" gets released in a month. (Is it really only a month? time goes fast ;p I hope it has a poster with it, pre-ordered the limited edition CD+DVD version ^^)

Night Flight is an awesome song and I think it's starting to become one of the most sought after leaks at this moment ;p (IF it gets leaked, that is ^^)

Here is the new 60sec CM:

And here is a 2 minute fan-made reconstruction of the song by using the parts from the 30sec and 60sec CM, including a bridge that resembles the actual bridge from the song. (although the beats during the bridge are not really well matched, it's still pretty nice).

Changed bit of my schedule today. I will not be going to Koyasan today, but I will do that tomorrow, that also means that I will not be doing an overnight sleep in a Buddhist temple. I decided to fit in a resting day (and it's Sunday anyway and the 7th full day) as I need it.
I did do something today, as I went to see some more stuff in Kyoto itself (there is a lot to see in Kyoto just like Tokyo but more old stuff). Came by the smaller Honganji temple (of the 2 Honganji temples) and by accident also came by the Nishiki Market (which I wanted to visit anyway). It's a long street with a roof with all shops lined up on each side.
So I went on to visit Nijo castle, an old castle built for the shogun but never used by him (I think). It's quite intact and has a nice garden. Near the end of my visit, I started to panic a little as my camera suddenly didn't start up anymore. As I had not noticed the battery being very low, which is usually indicated by the “change battery pack” message when turning it on again, which it didn't, I was quite a bit worried. My Canon EOS is like 8 months old. So I hurried back to the hotel hoping it was the battery that was dead, and indeed, it was just the battery (phew). This reminds me that I have to buy a spare battery in Akihabara later.
I took the rest of the day off and only in the evening when it got dark, I went to have some fun with my camera and took some pictures at night around Kyoto Station.

Finally slept through the whole night, and woke up from my alarm clock. Was quickly up and going and took a train a little earlier again than my schedule and arrived at Takayama at 11h, after a journey of about 3 hours. First with the Shinkansen to Nagoya and then with a diesel train Hina to Takayama. I must say that the journey itself was very pleasant too as the second half of the train ride is through a deep valley with a nice river flowing at the bottom, and the train goes through several short tunnels and bridges over the river. The valley is surrounded by some beautiful mountains with lots of trees.

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