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Ai Amaterasu Smile! :) Posts: 135 Gender:	My fave female artist Jun 21^st, 2006, 12:31pm Her name is Ai Otsuka points at Hanami username and icon I really love her voice. Here's one of of my favorite songs that Ai sings! http://www.videouncovered.com/adds/play_page.php?id=155&id_char=ai_otsuka ^ ^ Listen! --Feel free to post your favorite artist with a sample of his/her music--
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Re: My fave female artist
Reply #1 - Jun 21^st, 2006, 10:50pm

Hehe, yes that type of video they made is somehow so Japanese.

She is actually a pianist and a songwriter. She came popular of her hit Sakuranbo 2003/2004 which was so amazing hit. Everyone knows Sakuranbo. It was in ringtones and commercials right away. And young peole went crazy about her

Ai Otsuka belongs to Avex Trax record label , which coincidentally is the same where Ayumi Hamasaki and other big artists belongs. Her latest CD "Frienger" was published in April.

I hope she will continue to use her skills as a pianist and songwriter more in the future.

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Pooh Admin Susano I love YaBB! Posts: 682 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #2 - Jun 21^st, 2006, 10:53pm Here is her latest album's site: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ai/
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Ai Amaterasu Smile! :) Posts: 135 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2006, 1:28pm Yup, everything you said about Ai is correct. ^^ She began playing the Piano at the age of four I believe. Did you know that she is plannin' on becoming a Kindergarden teacher if her singing career collapses? Who's your favorite artist Pooh? Post linky.
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Ai Amaterasu Smile! :) Posts: 135 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2006, 1:29pm I can't read Japanese.
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Ai Amaterasu Smile! :) Posts: 135 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2006, 4:10pm Oh my gosh... Ai, please stop it... your music steals my heart. http://www.videouncovered.com/adds/play_page.php?id=149&id_char=ai_otsuka&am p;rate=5
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KOBAYAN Inari A Typical Japanese Guy! Posts: 26 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #6 - Jun 22^nd, 2006, 7:15pm I love Ai-chan, too. She was born in Osaka and speaks fluent Kansai dialect when she is not singing. It sounds somewhat strange to us Kanto people because there is a specific difference of images between her song and what she speaks, but I guess it makes her even more fascinating!
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Ai Amaterasu Smile! :) Posts: 135 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #7 - Jun 23^rd, 2006, 12:37pm AWESOME!!!!!!!!! ANOTHER AI FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO!!!!! KOBAYAN who's your favorite artist?
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Pooh Admin Susano I love YaBB! Posts: 682 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #8 - Jun 23^rd, 2006, 10:04pm My favorite artist is MIHARU KOSHI. I like Ryuichi Sakamoto too, and Haruomi Hosono.
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Re: My fave female artist
Reply #9 - Jun 24^th, 2006, 3:51am

My favourite artists are for example Maaya Sakamoto, Utada Hikaru, Yuna Ito and Angela Aki.
I especially like Angela Aki, she writes her own music and her songs are nice

She is japanese/italian american but she speaks fluent japanese.
Some music videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SVWUNniWHE&search=Angela%20aki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ENuWsGxvU&search=Angela%20aki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDqt0KQ6etc&search=Angela%20aki

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Ai Amaterasu Smile! :) Posts: 135 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #10 - Jun 24^th, 2006, 12:28pm Wow, she is definately talented. Beautiful voice. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Re: My fave female artist
Reply #11 - Jun 24^th, 2006, 4:00pm

I don't have much experience with Otsuka Ai, but I arrived to Tokyo a week after her album Love Cook, the one with the song "Planetarium" on it, came out. I didn't leave Japan with her CD (a pile of DVD's and a new computer kind of tapped me out), but it did haunt me. I found the video from Youtube, and I managed to repeat the melody with my flute. HappyHappyJoyJoy! Grin

Of course I stink with it but it feels good to play it through anyway. It's very catchy and seems complex but still very easy melody. I love it!

- 捨てる神あれば拾う神あり。

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Re: My fave female artist
Reply #12 - Jun 25^th, 2006, 3:58pm

Most of the time I find her voice a bit annoying as it goes a bit too high. That with the overly cheefulness makes it a bit too much for me. I think her voice sounds more pleasant on slow songs like Kingyo hanabi (the only slow song by her I've heard).

I would also like to point out that there already is a "Favourite Artist"-thread.

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Ainu Zen Moderator 秘密の花 Posts: 520 Gender:	Re: My fave female artist Reply #13 - Jun 25^th, 2006, 10:42pm Thanks for posting your favourites! After watching and listening to Ai, I like her much! She's so girlish and fun. Angela Aki is so talented too!
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Re: My fave female artist
Reply #14 - Jun 25^th, 2006, 11:24pm

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I don't have much experience with Otsuka Ai, but I arrived to Tokyo a week after her album Love Cook, the one with the song "Planetarium" on it, came out.

Planetarium is one of my favorite songs EVER!

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I would also like to point out that there already is a "Favourite Artist"-thread.

Oh, oops, didn't even check. MY BAD! Cheesy

Next time if I remember I'll be sure to check before I make a new topic. Cheesy

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