http://www.animexchanges.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:34:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/07/ayumi-represent-rimmel-asia/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/07/ayumi-represent-rimmel-asia/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:57:41 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=3652 Ayumi Hamasaki has been chosen to represent popular London-based cosmetics brand Rimmel, joining Kate Moss, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Lily Cole. Ayumi will be the brand’s first “image character” in Asia. Founded in 1834, Rimmel’s products are now readily available in 56 countries around the globe. By appointing Ayumi as the brand’s newest face, Rimmel hopes [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/07/ayumi-represent-rimmel-asia/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/07/ayumi-hamasaki-cd-coming-month/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/07/ayumi-hamasaki-cd-coming-month/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:56:47 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=3556 Ayu’s new CD will be out next month, August 12, 2009, titled Sunrise/Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~. The CD will be available for ￥1,050 and the CD+DVD bundle sells for ￥1,890. The CD contains the following: 01. Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～ (Original mix) ※テレビ朝日「ダンディ・ダディ？」主題歌 02. Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ (Original mix) ※music.jp TV-CFソング 03. Special Mega-Mash-Up-Mix [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/07/ayumi-hamasaki-cd-coming-month/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/ayumi-hamasaki-sings-theme-drama/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/ayumi-hamasaki-sings-theme-drama/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:34:09 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=2928 It’s been six years since Ayumi Hamasaki has sang a theme for a drama show. Hamasaki’s new single, “Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~”, will be the theme song for “Dandy Daddy?”. The last song Hamasaki did for a drama was “forgiveness” used in “Kougen e Irasshai”. Here’s more detail about the new single, courtesy of tokyograph: [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/ayumi-hamasaki-sings-theme-drama/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/famous-japanese-names-boost-business/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/famous-japanese-names-boost-business/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:05:46 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=2803 You know it’s understandable that many business owners would love to have famous celebrities to promote their business. However, how far would you go to give your business a boost it needs to generate sales? In China, there’s apparently a lot of Chinese entrepreneurs seeking to use the names of many popular Japanese celebrities to [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/famous-japanese-names-boost-business/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/charts-arashi-all-the-way/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/charts-arashi-all-the-way/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:56:18 +0000 stryderspider http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=2612 Arashi‘s newest single, “Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon,” easily topped the charts this past week, selling more than 502,000 copies. This marks their 15th consecutive number-one single and 22nd overall. It is also their second single in a row to sell over 500,000 in the first week, a feat that has not been achieved [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/06/charts-arashi-all-the-way/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/05/police-investigates-ayumi-hamasaki/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/05/police-investigates-ayumi-hamasaki/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 05:52:58 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=2340 Ayumi Hamasaki fans should remember that last month, Ayu made a surprise visit in Shibuya to promote her book, “Ayu no dejideji nikki 2000 – 2009A”, and new album, “NEXT LEVEL”. Unfortunately, the police are investigating the publicity since they’re accusing of Ayu and her manager for not obtaining proper permits prior to the promotion. [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/05/police-investigates-ayumi-hamasaki/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/05/avex-cancels-concerts-kansai-due/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/05/avex-cancels-concerts-kansai-due/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 05:23:25 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=2323 Avex has unfortunately canceled concerts in the Kansai area due to the concern of the spread of the N1H1 flu (previously referred as the swine flu) this week. Those concerts include the ones featuring Ayumi Hamasaki, Ai Otsuka, and Kumi Koda. Had the concerts not been canceled, Avex expected about 48,000 in attendance. Keep in [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/05/avex-cancels-concerts-kansai-due/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/04/ayumi-hamasaki-shares-personal/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/04/ayumi-hamasaki-shares-personal/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:18:07 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=1881 Ayumi Hamasaki wishes to celebrate her 10 year anniversary in the music industry by releasing a book, essentially a diary, that includes various photos. Some of those photos feature Ayu in a bikini, which are quite rare since the last bikini photo was in a calendar shoot. The title is “Ayu no dejideji nikki 2000 [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/04/ayumi-hamasaki-shares-personal/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/02/ayumi-hamasaki-album-next-level/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/02/ayumi-hamasaki-album-next-level/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:19:57 +0000 asianknight7664 http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=1508 Ayumi Hamasaki will be releasing her tenth album, “NEXT LEVEL”, later this year. This album release will be a special one, however, as it may go onto the next level. Hamasaki wants to release her album on USB flash drive, to be sold separately, while releasing the CD and DVD versions. Accoding to tokyograph.com: USB [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/02/ayumi-hamasaki-album-next-level/feed/ 0 http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/02/akira-toriyama-drew-who/ http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/02/akira-toriyama-drew-who/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:44:10 +0000 asiansage http://www.animexchanges.com/?p=1433 Akira Toriyama, a Japanese mangaka well-known for his artistic talent. You may know Toriyama for his works such series as Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Quest, and Blue Dragon. But it’s been announced that he has done something he has never done before. Toriyama drew a JPOP artist, and that person is none other than Ayumi [...]]]> http://www.animexchanges.com/2009/02/akira-toriyama-drew-who/feed/ 0