Peter's Japan blog

In the past 7 days, I got 2 new packages with stuff from Japan. The first one was last week which were 3 new figures. Two figmas and one nendoroid. The figma's being: Hiiragi Kagami (from Lucky Star) and Tsuraya-san (from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu), and the nendoroid is Shana (from Shakugan no Shana). Below are some pictures, but a real photoshoot is to follow later.

The second package came today, this time more music related. The latest single from Ayumi Hamasaki: the Days/GREEN [CD+DVD] version with the poster! And the other thing is Perfume's first photobook which was surprisingly thick.
The single comes in the same package as she did with the previous single. CD+DVD versions used to be put in double CD cases, but now she seems to put these in a cardboard very high box, which actually contain 2 normal CD cases above each other. And the poster is just gorgeous!! ;D
The photobook of Perfume is just great, many many pictures, which seem to be taken in China/Hong Kong. After the photos there are a few pages with an interview with the girls about the past, present and future and ended with some behind the scenes pictures. When I was going through the photos I had the idea that Kashiyuka had less pictures than the rest! So... I counted them ^^; A-chan is in the most pictures: 56, then Nocchi with 53 and Kashiyuka is in 52 of them. So there IS a difference and Kashiyuka has the least, albeit they're all very close together.

And now for a few pictures:

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It is rumoured (or in fact reality) that Ayumi will be singing the theme song to the upcoming american live-action Dragon Ball movie. Although I loved the old series (DB, DBZ & DBGT), I don't see this movie getting very good (completely different story), but having Ayu do the theme song, would be awesome. I would have gone to see the movie anyway, but to hear Ayu in a movie theatre everywhere in the world. Talk about a major hollywood tie-in.
It's great that after the X Japan song "I.V." which was the ending song of Saw 4, that now Ayumi also gets her hollywood movie theme song (although it's a remake of a Japanese series, it's still worldwide).

It's supposed to be a rock song called "Rule", so let's hope it's great and not a hoax ! (but Ayu is always great! ^^)

Update: it has now been confirmed by Ayu herself on her Team Ayu blog, she is doing the worldwide theme song for the movie. It will be in japanese, at the request of the director (who knew ayu's songs), that it be kept in japanese just like the original manga/anime of dragonball. (now hope the movie doesn't get too cheesy, as I don't really see a kid Goku being played by a grownup?). Ayu also says that there is a big "maybe" that she might debut worldwide. Personally I would love that, but she should stay focused on Japan and Asia, and (especially) keep singing in Japanese. But we'll see, maybe we will get some (small) concert tours worldwide ;D

Source: AHS & AHS 2