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:shocked Echiko is a lurker here as well :D

Ah just a picture from her Japanese blog...I really love her short hair now ♥ She's so cute *o*

At first I was like WHY, but now I love it. :3

alan was recording....she said that she wanted to sing many songs for us in the future...

So album tracks?! *o* (Just my guess....but probably~)

New album coming SOON, i hope!!!! or another single ???

I hope it's a new album...But either way....new songs soon~! I'm so excited *o*

I hope we will get new album by the end of this year of after new year XD

Hopefully I just want another album already XD

And oh~ alan said she was composing (or messing around with composing) yesterday too!

hopefully a new album by December....

I hope for an album for December too ! I could get it for Christmas ^^

pommy48 wrote:

Hopefully I just want another album already XD

And oh~ alan said she was composing (or messing around with composing) yesterday too!

nice.. I'm glad she composed more songs XD Nobody knows but me is awesome, I believe she can make many good songs..

alan was at a "SAVE THE FUTURE" event~

I went to the Fireworks/Music Festival at Ibaragi Prefecture today(9/18). Alan was the last one to perform. She appeared after the first half of the fireworks in a white/beige dress with mini-skirt and sang 3 songs.

1. Nada Sousou (the same version as heard on 'KnMH' single')
2. Kanashimi wa Yuki ni Nemuru (Of course, the full version!)
3. Natsukashii Mirai (along with the fireworks)

Her performing timeslot was a bit short considering she is the most famous artist perfomed at the event today. Some unknown Duo guys got to sing like 5 songs or sth. However, the good thing was that, in the afternoon, when any artists finished singing a song, the audience rarely applauded 'cuz their main interest was probably the fireworks which started at 6.30. But when Alan finished singing Nada Sousou, most of the audience clapped for her. I was so glad to see that! :D

As for the new song, I was also so glad that I could hear the full version of the song before the world today. The whole song was, in short, beautifully haunting. Even though there was no Tibetan wail, no extreme high notes and those stuff, the haunting melody, Alan's exquisite vocal and way of singing and the beautifully written sorrowful/painful lyrics made the song so awesome. It should be my and everyone's most favorite Alan's song soon. I admired everyone who produced this song. Such a great masterpiece! :) (And FYI, she repeats the first verse again in the higher key at the last part of song)

And when she was singing Natsukashii Mirai, the fireworks were also lighting up the sky. The song did fit the fireworks and the atmosphere quite well. At the last Tibetan wail part in the song, the most magnificent golden fireworks lit up the sky and ended her performance. The audience then gave a big round of applause. I have to admit it was the most epic combination of music and fireworks I've ever seen in my life. XD;

And also, while she was performing, I sneaked to the first row and waved at Alan 2 times. She also waved me back 2 times and smiled at me as well. I was so happy!!! She's such a lovely girl. ;P It was a great evening at Ibaragi with beautiful fireworks and our singing angel. ^_^

Sorry for the long post! ^^;

^woww, sounds so beautiful, you are so lucky!!!
thanks a lot for your comment.
I can imagine the fireworks and alan, oh so beautiful!!

OMG ! Thank you for sharing !

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And also, while she was performing, I sneaked to the first row and waved at Alan 2 times. She also waved me back 2 times and smiled at me as well. I was so happy!!! She's such a lovely girl. ;P

Loved that part XD She's so cute, I just can imagine the scene !
What you say about the full song makes me so impatient to hear it ! So no wailing / high notes ?

^Yeah, I don't think there were any extreme high notes. But I think, even without those, the song itself is already so beautiful. :D The structure of the song, the lyrics to the song and how Alan expresses her emotion through her voice are what made it (even more) beautiful, IMO. If there was anything special, it might be the last part of the song where she repeated the first verse(Hitomi wo tojita ima mo...) in higher key with stronger emotion and more powerful, but ended the song with pure simplicity. :)

^ Really looking forward to hear the full version then :)

I really hope that this single will sell well !

pommy48 wrote:

grandma alan going to meet grandma namie to share cookie recipes

mitsurugii wrote:

I went to the Fireworks/Music Festival at Ibaragi Prefecture today(9/18). Alan was the last one to perform. She appeared after the first half of the fireworks in a white/beige dress with mini-skirt and sang 3 songs.

1. Nada Sousou (the same version as heard on 'KnMH' single')
2. Kanashimi wa Yuki ni Nemuru (Of course, the full version!)
3. Natsukashii Mirai (along with the fireworks)

Her performing timeslot was a bit short considering she is the most famous artist perfomed at the event today. Some unknown Duo guys got to sing like 5 songs or sth. However, the good thing was that, in the afternoon, when any artists finished singing a song, the audience rarely applauded 'cuz their main interest was probably the fireworks which started at 6.30. But when Alan finished singing Nada Sousou, most of the audience clapped for her. I was so glad to see that! :D

As for the new song, I was also so glad that I could hear the full version of the song before the world today. The whole song was, in short, beautifully haunting. Even though there was no Tibetan wail, no extreme high notes and those stuff, the haunting melody, Alan's exquisite vocal and way of singing and the beautifully written sorrowful/painful lyrics made the song so awesome. It should be my and everyone's most favorite Alan's song soon. I admired everyone who produced this song. Such a great masterpiece! :) (And FYI, she repeats the first verse again in the higher key at the last part of song)

And when she was singing Natsukashii Mirai, the fireworks were also lighting up the sky. The song did fit the fireworks and the atmosphere quite well. At the last Tibetan wail part in the song, the most magnificent golden fireworks lit up the sky and ended her performance. The audience then gave a big round of applause. I have to admit it was the most epic combination of music and fireworks I've ever seen in my life. XD;

And also, while she was performing, I sneaked to the first row and waved at Alan 2 times. She also waved me back 2 times and smiled at me as well. I was so happy!!! She's such a lovely girl. ;P It was a great evening at Ibaragi with beautiful fireworks and our singing angel. ^_^

Sorry for the long post! ^^;

Thank you for sharing!~!

I just knew that Kanashimi wa Yuki ni Nemuru will probably get more dramatic towards the end! I'm so looking forward the full version~!

And so lucky that alan waved to you!!! And smiled :angel

@mitsurugii
That sounds like a wonderful experience! You're so lucky~!

Oh Kikuchi tweeted something about making a song? And he mentioned techno pop! I'm guessing it might be for alan? Or not...

Interesting, techno pop is like Call my Name ???
Probably is for alan or ayu,

It feels like it should be for alan since they're composing right now~

And Call my name was techno? It felt like just pop to me lol

Call for Me was like a song in the year of '80 Disco theme xD

I would consider it more disco than techno.

@mitsurugii
That sounds so great. Totally could use some of your luck.