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Customer Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.3 out of 10 (7)
All Editions Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.5 out of 10 (19)

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ayu is ready to glitter.

Hamasaki Ayumi's latest work comes in the form of a double A-side single. Her titular up-tempo summer tune is also the commercial song for Zespri's Gold Kiwi. Ebihara Yuri and Sakaguchi Kenji will appear in the CM. As for fated, it's a mid-tempo rock ballad for the more passionate listeners. In addition, this edition also includes the titular track Secret from Ayu's eighth album, which is also featured in the Japanese theatrical version of the Hong Kong blockbuster Confession of Pain, starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Presenting devotees with a triple Ayu treat, this release has high hopes of making it big in the summer music charts.

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Product Title: glitter / fated (Japan Version) glitter / fated (日本版) glitter / fated (日本版) glitter / fated (日本版) glitter / fated (Japan Version)
Singer Name(s): Hamasaki Ayumi 濱崎步 滨崎步 浜崎あゆみ 하마사키 아유미
Release Date: 2007-07-18
Publisher Product Code: AVCD-31275
Language: Japanese
Disc Format(s): CD
Other Information: Single
Package Weight: 100 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
Publisher: Avex Marketing
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004843144

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夏を彩る今作は両A面シングル!! 「glitter」は、ゼスプリ ゴールドキウイ CMソング (CM出演: 蛯原友里、坂口憲二)に決定!! タイトル通りキラキラ輝くように弾けるアップテンポなサマーチューン。 「fated」は、「glitter」とは対象的にミディアムテンポのロックバラードに仕上がっており、夏の切なさを感じさせてくれる。これら2曲には着うた配信サイトのCMにも起用される予定。更にALBUM『Secret』に収録され、7月7日から公開の映画『傷だらけの男たち』(監督: アンドリュー・ラウ、アラン・マック/主演: トニー・レオン、金城武)主題歌になっている「Secret」も収録予定!!

01 Glitter
02 Fated
03 Secret
04 Glitter(Instrumental)
05 Fated(Instrumental)

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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.3 out of 10 (7)
Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.5 out of 10 (19)

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September 30, 2007

This customer review refers to glitter / fated (SINGLE+DVD)(Taiwan Version)
2 people found the following helpful

 good start on her new chapter Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
glitter is a typical summer jam..a bit simliar to the blue bird side..with a bit of techno beat..an overall nice fast song

fated is a slow song with a build up of guitars and drums..this is what ayumi has been doing lately..her 'secret' album was heavily based on the rock side..it's no surprised fated is too
everything blends well together..and ayumi sings this song w/passion and emotion

overall nice start to her new chapter
ayumi has been changing her music style a lot over the past few years..i like the change..and hopefully her next album is a great spark too
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September 13, 2007
1 people found the following helpful

 Far better than expected. Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
I have to admit, though I follow Ayu religiously, her singles lately weren't cutting it for me. Startin`/Born to Be and BLUE BIRD just didn't make it up to par. The songs seemed pretty boring and repetative, though all the other songs on Secret were wonderful, in my opinion.

This single has blow the other previous singles away. No, Glitter sounds NOTHING like BLUE BIRD. The rhythm was very different. If anything, Glitter sounds similar to Greatful Days. Personally, Glitter was a great song. Ayu's English was very rough, but absolutely adorable.

Fated was a wonderful rock track. When I heard she made ANOTHER rock song, I thought it would be terrible. I thought 1LOVE was terrible at first, but quickly liked it after a few listens. Fated got me on the first listen, it immediately grabs you into it. Her voice is very good in this song, far better than glitter. You can hear the emotion behind it, since the song itself is very touching.

Now, my only problem with this single was that they put secret as the extra track. Why on earth would they do that? Usually, it'd have a remix or a new version of a song, not a song from a previous album. In fact, there were remixes of glitter, but only certain people were allowed to listen to them. I guess they realised this, since the new single Talkin` 2 Myself has a nice version of fated on it.
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August 5, 2007

This customer review refers to glitter / fated (SINGLE+DVD)(Japan Version)
2 people found the following helpful

 pretty good... Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
These two new songs by Ayu are good as usual, but not as fantastic as others have been...

Glitter: This song took a while to grow on me. At first, i didn't really like the melody of the verses, but now i do, it is a pretty good song. Pretty catchy.

Fated: This is the better song out of the two. A beautiful rock ballad. This song is sad but i love listening to it.

As for the music videos...I wasn't too sure how the whole short film thing would work out, but after seeing both videos, I think that it was a very good idea. The video for Glitter was cute cause it's about her falling in love, and Fated is such a tearjerker, I love watching these two back - to - back

If you want to buy this single it's not a waste of money, but i personally am just going to wait for the album to come out.
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August 3, 2007

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1 people found the following helpful

 Make sure you get the video Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
version of this great single. You'll miss the whole point if you don't. I really love these songs and the videos with Shawn Yue are to die for. In fact, thanks to these videos, I am now a Shawn Yue fan. (waiting for a 2008 calendar, BTW, dear). If he was already a star in HK, he will now be a superstar, thanks to his performance in this video. Love it!
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July 23, 2007

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3 people found the following helpful

 great summer single!! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
i honestly love this single. i LOVE fated, more than glitter, but both songs are amazing! the emotion in fated is beautiful, as is the music and lyrics. and glitter instantly puts a smile on my face, right when the "yes still believe in love" comes up ;) i love this single and it's a great way to start off ayu's 3rd chapter! she still reigns supreme :)
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