Peter's Japan blog

As part of a contest on Danny Choo's website to post THE picture of your otaku room, I'm writing this post with extra photos to go with it. (my room isn't as otaku as many others, but it's just fun to have everybody participate!)
The following picture is the one that I posted in the member news on the site. (click for original pic) It's a 3-piece as my stuff is located in several places in my room and I can't take a 360 degree picture, and even if I could, it wouldn't be practical.

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Two new PV's have been aired of Ayumi' upcoming new album NEXT LEVEL. And man, aren't they awesome!

Sparkle PV:
Don't let the beginning mislead you in thinking that this will be a dull eighties PV, no no, Ayu comes back as a hot and sexy babe in latex!

Curtain Call PV:
This is the first that we hear a new song from the new album in full. I think Curtain Call is one of Ayu's best slows since HEAVEN. It's like Jewel times 2. The song is rather short (less than 4 minutes), but it's very good.

Enjoy ;)

As was predicted, Ayumi Hamasaki is releasing her 10th full album on March 25th 2009. And I must, it's quite a bold release, it will have 4 versions, with the 4th version being an awesome looking USB-stick! ^^
The first version includes an extra CD which is a Live CD with 14 songs recorded from the Premium Countdown Live 2008-2009. The DVD's will contains 6 PV's and 6 Making of's, the USB will only feature the PV's, but also a digital booklet.

With the album being released so close to the new tour, will the tour contain many of these new songs? Me is excited ^^ As was released last week, this years tour has been officially called the ~Next Level~ tour, so I guess we will have several songs from the new album being performed on this tour!

I must say, I really love these wacky new titles ;p And also a very special cover for the 2CD+DVD version ^^

Next Level [2CD+DVD]
Catalog: AVCD-23856~7/B
Price: 4500yen
CD 1:
01. Bridge to the sky
02. NEXT LEVEL
03. Disco-munication
04. EnergizE
05. Sparkle
06. rollin'
07. GREEN
08. Load of the SHUGYO
09. identity
10. Rule
11. LOVE 'n' HATE
12. Pieces of SEVEN
13. Days
14. Curtain call

CD 2: Live CD from Premium Countdown Live 2008-2009
GREEN
Will
End of the World
Heartplace
POWDER SNOW
HOPE or PAIN
Over
SCAR
SIGNAL
Hana
too late
everywhere nowhere
Days
For My Dear...

DVD:
01. Days <video clip>
02. GREEN <video clip>
03. Rule <video clip>
04. Sparkle <video clip>
05. NEXT LEVEL <video clip>
06. Curtain call <video clip>
07. Days <making clip>
08. GREEN <making clip>
09. Rule <making clip>
10. Sparkle <making clip>
11. NEXT LEVEL <making clip>
12. Curtain call <making clip>

Next Level [CD+DVD]
Catalog: AVCD-23858
Price: 3990yen
CD:
Same 14 tracks as first CD from 2CD+DVD version.
DVD:
Same 12 videos as the DVD from 2CD+DVD version.

Next Level [CD]
Catalog: AVCD-23859
Price: 3150yen
CD:
Same 14 tracks as first CD from 2CD+DVD version.

Next Level [USB]
Catalog: AVZD-23860
Price: 6800yen
Contents:
Same 14 tracks as first CD from 2CD+DVD version.
Same 6 PV's from the DVD from 2CD+DVD version (not including the making of's though)
Digital Booklet

I want that USB stick!! ;p

Update 1: Add info.
Update 2 (March 3rd 2009): Added tracklisting plus cover of 2CD+DVD version

Source: AHS, AHS & Official Site

This weekend I'll be going to CeBIT 2009 in Hannover with a friend who invited me.
CeBIT is the biggest technology and computer fair in Europe. This year it is held from March 3-8. I will be going on the 7th and 8th in the weekend. Hope to take a lot of pictures (if it's allowed, but I think it is ;p). It's the first time I'm going and to see what it is actually like. I have heard that it's actually not possible to see everything in 2 days as it is that big.
Will keep little updates here and post some pictures afterwards.