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Ayu will return to NHK Songs on June 26th! The NHK Songs crew followed Ayu as she prepared for her recent tour stop in Hong Kong, and the episode will feature a new interview as well as a performance on the Songs stage.

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Flashback: “evolution” at Dome Tour 2001.

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All Asia stops previously announced at her anniversary show now have official dates and venues! Taipei presale starts June 28.

Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2024-2025 Mega-Post

Ayumi Hamasaki is set on her first tour of Asia since 2007 in a few days! Asia Tour 2024 ~I am ayu~ will kick off on November 1st after selling out the initial November 2nd date.

2024-2025 dates and promotional posters under the cut

So far, the dates have been announced piecemeal and have sold out within 60 seconds of tickets going on sale. This post will be updated as/if more dates are added. She will return to Japan for COUNTDOWN LIVE 2024-2025 ~I am ayu~ on December 31st.

November 1st - Shanghai, Mercedes-Benz Arena 

November 2nd - Shanghai, Mercedes-Benz Arena 

November 9th- Chengdu, Dong'anhu Sports Park Multipurpose Stadium

December 7 - Ningbo Olympic Sports Center

December 14 - Guangzhou Gymnasium Hall 1

December 31 - Tokyo, Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium

2025 Asia Tour I am Ayu ~episode II~

April 8 - Funabashi, LaLa Arena

June 14 - Hong Kong, AsiaWorld-Arena

June 24 - Aichi , Aichi Prefectural Arts Theatre Main Hall

July 5 - Singapore, Singapore Indoor Stadium

July 24 - Tokyo, TACHIKAWA STAGE GARDEN

July 25 - Tokyo, TACHIKAWA STAGE GARDEN

August 16 - Hiroshima, Ueno Gakuen Hall

September 18 - Osaka, Festival Hall

September 19 - Osaka, Festival Hall

August 2 - Taipei, Taipei Arena

October 18 - Miyagi, Sendai Sun Plaza Hall

November 23 - Fukuoka, Fukuoka Sunpalace

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"mimosa" has now become both Ayu's highest ranking and longest running single of the digital era. It has re-entered the top 20 on the daily charts after finishing last week at 22.

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Just for fun, I also I decided to see what Oricon had for Ayu's all-time digital album sales.

I don't know what I expected.

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Happy 25th anniversary, SEASONS. The maxi-single was first released on June 7th in 2000, ending what would become known as her "despair trilogy"

Ayu's Youtube has uploaded a special video commemorating the anniversary with 24 years of live performances.

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Ayumi Hamasaki's Asia Tour is coming to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on July 5th! Fanclub member ticket sales begin 5/26.

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New promo image for Ayu's Asia Tour in honor of her Hong Kong show.

Fan club early tickets go on sale at noon on 5/18 JST.

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“mimosa” has now cleared 2 million on YouTube and continues to chart on Oricon’s digital charts. While Kinki Kids finally hitting digital platforms took over the chart and temporarily forced it (and pretty much everything else) all the way of the top 20, it has re-entered on the daily charts at 16.

“mimosa” music video out now!

Directed by Masashi Muto, the video uses the “latest technology” (read: AI) to depict Ayu walking through a living museum of her past.

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“mimosa” has surpassed 1 million views on YouTube! The digital single is similarly entering its third week in the top 10 of the Oricon digital single charts.

“mimosa” music video out now!

Directed by Masashi Muto, the video uses the “latest technology” (read: AI) to depict Ayu walking through a living museum of her past.

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Happy 25th anniversary, vogue. First released April 26, 2000.

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“mimosa” music video out now!

Directed by Masashi Muto, the video uses the “latest technology” (read: AI) to depict Ayu walking through a living museum of her past.

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Ayumi Hamasaki kicked off the second part of her Asia tour in Tokyo on April 8th, the 27th anniversary of her debut. At the show, she announced additional stops for her tour, though dates and venues have not been announced.

According to AHS, the setlist was as follows:

INSPIRE

Duty

Microphone

vogue

part of Me

Endless sorrow

Free & Easy

Return Road

About you

End of the world

Heartplace

Pieces of SEVEN

JEWEL

HEAVEN

A Song is born

kanariya

Tell All

UNITE!

Startin'

talkin' 2 myself

Encore: Boys & Girls

Encore: The Show Must Go On

Locations announced on April 8th with dates and venues TBA:

Singapore

Hong Kong

Taipei

Nagoya 

Tokyo

Hiroshima 

Osaka

Sendai 

Fukuoka 

Details on future dates will continued to be added to the megapost.

In addition to the tour, Ayu dropped a new single on her anniversary, "mimosa."

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Ayu's official site has revealed the tour goods for the first stop on Ayu's 2025 Asia Tour! The tour kicks off in Japan on April 8th, and goods will be available for preorder online starting in the TeamAyu official store on April 1st (TeamAyu app -> Link -> "Official Shop")

In addition to the tour goods, two special collaboration shirts with MFC STORE will be available in the TeamAyu app's exclusive shop (TeamAyu app -> "SHOP") starting on April 8th.

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UPDATE: Ayu has clarified in her most recent story that the video shoot is 3/15, not the video release.

Ayu updated her Instagram stories to announce the music video for her new song is dropping tomorrow!

The single itself is scheduled for April 8th.

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Ayumi Hamasaki's brand new single "mimosa" is out April 8th!

The song is composed by frequent collaborator Kunio Tago ("Key ~Eternal Tie ver~", "Days," and, most recently, "BYE-BYE") and was written for the Fuji TV drama 『続・続・最後から二番目の恋』 ("Zuko Zuko Saigo kara Nibanme no koi", "On and On, Second to Last Love"). The drama begins airing Mondays in April, so we will get a sneak peak of the theme song hours before the single drops on the 27th anniversary of her debut.

Stream mimosa

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Asia Tour 2025