Hamasaki Ayumi joins Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter!

J-Pop Queen Hamasaki Ayumi recently joined Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, which drew an excited response from her Chinese fans. But they won’t be the only ones getting updates – international fans can follow along as well, since she’ll be microblogging in English 99% of the time.

It’s only been two days since Hamasaki created her account, and she’s …


Full audio for Hamasaki Ayumi’s “Beloved” revealed

The audio for Hamasaki Ayumi’s new song “Beloved” has been unleashed!

Beloved is a sweet ballad song and the track is included on her upcoming mini-album, “FIVE“.

“FIVE” is slated for release on on August 31st, in the mean time check out the “Beloved” track below!

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Ayumi Hamasaki celebrates her thirteenth anniversary as a singer

J-pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki updated her official Twitter with a special message, celebrating the thirteenth anniversary since her debut in 1998.

“Today, April 8th, Hamasaki Ayumi has come to her 13th anniversary. I’m so grateful to everyone,” the pop star tweeted to her fans around the globe. “Today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, I’ll be singing songs.”

On April …


Ayumi Hamasaki donates 35 million yen to disaster relief

We previously reported that Ayumi Hamasaki and ViVi had collaborated to produce a T-shirt in order to raise money for disaster relief. Now the singer has made an even bigger contribution to the rebuilding of Japan.

Singer Ayumi Hamasaki (32) has contributed a total of 35,000,000 yen (~$450,000) to the relief fund so far. According to her agency, …


Ayumi Hamasaki may hold Live Charity Performance

J- pop empress, Ayumi Hamasaki, revealed via her personal Twitter on the 13th that she is contemplating a charity live performance in light of the atrocious recent events.

Immediately after the earthquake on the 11th, Hamasaki began proactively tweeting relevant updates about the situation, reminding followers of safety protocol and sending out optimistic messages to readers like, “There are certainly times when …


Ayumi Hamasaki & Koda Kumi leave messages for Japan

Avex artists Hamasaki Ayumi and Koda Kumi have both released messages regarding last week’s Tohoku earthquake. Also, on March 17th, Hamasaki Ayumi, in collaboration with ViVi, will start selling charity T-shirts through Avex’s mu-mo shop.

Ayumi sends out her deepest sympathies to the victims of the Tohoku earthquake, and she is thankful that everyone is being strong and working …


Ayumi Hamasaki and ViVi collaborate to design T-shirt for earthquake relief

Charity T-shirt designed by Ayumi Hamasaki and ViVi

Charity T-shirt designed by Ayumi Hamasaki and ViVi

It’s been revealed that J-pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki has collaborated with fashion magazine ViVi to produce a charity T-shirt for disaster relief.

Since the initial earthquake on March 11th, Hamasaki has been using Twitter to spread information for victims of the disaster. She continues her helpful efforts with the “Hamasaki Ayumi x ViVi Collabo …


Ayumi Hamasaki reveals covers for her two live DVDs

Last month, singer Ayumi Hamasaki announced that along with four remix albums, she would be releasing two live DVDs, titled “A 50 SINGLES ~LIVE SELECTION~” and “ayumi hamasaki Rock’n’Roll Circus Tour FINAL ~7days Special~”.  All six items are scheduled to be released simultaneously on March 30th.

Just yesterday (March 7th), the covers and track lists to her …


Ayumi Hamasaki reveals covers + track lists for new remix albums!

Pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki has just unveiled the covers and track lists to her upcoming remix series, “ayu-mi-x 7″, through her official fanclub website!

As previously reported, Ayu will be releasing four different albums simultaneously on March 30th. The release of “ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4″ and “ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu-ro mix 4″ marks the first time that …


Komuro Tetsuya to release first solo album in 22 years

After collaborating extensively with Japanese pop empress Ayumi Hamasaki in 2010, Komura Tetsuya will be releasing his first solo album “Digitalian is eating breakfast 2″ on March 23rd. This will be his first solo album under his own name in 22 years.

The album will feature spectacular guest contributions from famous artists such as Sakamoto Miu, KREVA, Zeebra, Hidaka Mitsuhiro (AAA), Uno Misako (AAA), VERBAL (m-flo), Nipsey Hussle and …


Hamasaki Ayumi discovers how dedicated some of her fans are

Pop queen Hamasaki Ayumi was recently stunned by one of her international fans, who had his love for Ayumi etched into him permanently.

The fan uploaded a picture of his new tattoo – an exact copy of the tattoo Ayu currently has on her right shoulder – along with the message, “At last i have my FAN-TATTOO xD hope ayu_19980408 (Ayu’s …


Aquascutum releases Hamasaki Ayumi’s making of video

tokyohive previously reported that Hamasaki Ayumi was selected to be Aquascutum’s campaign model for their new trench coat line to celebrate their 160th anniversary.

Aquascutum has recently released the making video of Hamasaki’s photoshoot. Check out the video below!


Ayumi Hamasaki becomes new campaign model for UK’s Aquascutum

UK based luxury clothing manufacturer and retailer, Aquascutum has chosen Ayumi Hamasaki as their new campaign model for their trench coat line to celebrate their 160th anniversary.

“Aquascutum’s Trench Coat Campaign Event” will begin nationwide on March 2nd at retail stores and department stores in Japan. At the event, the spring trench coat that Ayumi is seen …


Ayumi Hamasaki attended the Grammys?

Although it seems a long way home from her throne in the world of J-Pop, it seems that songstress Ayumi Hamasaki did indeed attend the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards yesterday with her husband Manuel Schwarz – or at least the after-party.

Ayumi’s husband uploaded a picture of the 2011 Grammy party tickets on his official twitter, while the singer herself updated …


Ayumi Hamasaki to release 4 remix albums + 2 new DVDs!

The empress of pop, Ayumi Hamasaki, is currently gearing up for her newest tour in support of her latest studio effort “Love songs“, but her rate of rapid releases is not slowing down anytime soon. President of Avex and close friend of Ayumi’s, Max Matsuura, announced through his twitter account late last year that a new a-yu-mix was indeed …


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