This is a quick bedtime postie in honour of Michi of [Fhang Candy]who inspired the above shape.  Michi likes noses so cue her instructions earlier.. (hugz* Michi..you are a doll )..HIGHER! she bellowed (as in more upturned), more WIDTH! (as in wider nostrils), PUSH that SLIDER UP!! (as in nose cleft)..anyway the result is above.  Slightly oreintal, rosebud lips, pretty & a little off the beaten track but FULL of CHARACTER! (just like Michi).  I haven’t named this shape yet but happy to hear suggestions.  The winner will get the shape for free @ [:Curvy Silhouettes Shapes:*].  Anyway, I rather liked this pink dress by [Ayumi]…which I have paired with the gorgeous pink skin by [Glance]  & hair is by [OH]

Ta-da! My “NEXT LEVEL” Ayu Sim is complete! She is full of custom content by myself, as well as some lovely additions by other artists. Everything is based on the album art of the “NEXT LEVEL” CD – Ayu’s bold retro style.

SIM PACKAGE CONTAINS:

Eyebrows by Cedes
Eye colour by Cedes
Eyeshadow by unknown
Lips by Mia
Eyeliner by Bru@MTS2
Earrings by Cedes
Skintone by Mouseyblue
Hair by Cedes
Hair mesh by Peggy
Clothing by Cedes
Clothing mesh by SimChic
Sim by Cedes

This is a remake of Ayu’s gorgeous pink kimono in her “part of me” PV. It’s a vibrant, feminine uchikake style kimono depicting white birds and multicoloured flowers. It’s a formal outfit, complete with geta sandals and a matching obi belt. It’s a really nice contrast to the existing maxis kimono. You will need to have the “Bon Voyage” expansion pack for it to work in your game.

Making a gothic sim? Ayu’s eye make up from her “ourselves” PV will make your goth look suitably evil. Combine it with some huge spider lashes for a striking effect. This download is just the shadow, and it only works with female Sims.

This is the casual sweater Ayu wears on the CD cover of her “Talkin’ 2 myself” single. It’s just the top, no bottom or accessories. It’s based on the mesh by Sentate @ MTS2, which you can download here. It’s a cool and casual top that any of your Sims can wear, not just Ayusim. Enjoy!

Now your Sim can be the envy of Strangetown – owning their very own Arena Tour 2009 t-shirt! Wear it with pride, pretend you’ve attended the concert, and rock on! This tee is modelled on the actual item for sale at the concert, and reads “ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 – NEXT LEVEL” on the back. It’s based on a maxis mesh, so it will show up in any game.

This is the outfit Ayu wears on the cover of her “H” single. It’s summery, sexy, and very casual. Just buy her a motorbike and she’ll be well away! The top and jeans are seperate, so you can combine them with anything you like. I’m particularly proud of the bikini top I drew (yay me!). The files are packaged together in a rar file.

Dareshi mo bokura omoi agune ironna shigarami wo kakaete

Kanaetai yume ni mukau tochuu mada enai yume wo tsukamitakute
Ha wo kuishibatte kao wo agete
“Nani kuso! Makeru ka!” to kokoro kime
sukoshi zutsu mae e susumeba ii

Itsuka wa sakasu tairin no hana ima wa doro demo hitasura mune ni
Te wo ate gatte “Subete yareteru kai?”
Saa ikou!!! Kimi no ima koete ikou

Kidzukeba itsuka mieru ashita donna ippo mo muda ni wa naranai
Taisetsu na ima hibi no naka de tada mune hatte [ Ayumi ] tsudzukeyou

Sorya dare datte omoi doori ikazu ni tsumazuki hito to kurabe
Jibun dake nanda to kimetsukete jibun maketan da kokoro shimete
BAKA ni sarete kanashiku natte
Mata dareka no sei ni shite nigete
Sonna jibun ga yurusenakute

Itsuka deaeru saikou no jibun mijime na toki wa waraeba ii sa
Daiji na koto wa miete imasu ka?
Saa ikou!!! Kimi nara ikeru ashita

Kidzukeba itsuka mieru hazu sa donna ippo mo kimi ni natteku
Taisetsu na ima hibi no naka de kobushi kakagete [ Ayumi ] tsudzukeyou

Hey yo! just keep on walking it!
Tada sore dake de ii

Tokubetsu nante hontou usoppachi desu Ashi de susunda hibi ga ima no kimi e
Mae e susunde egaita myself ga ite asemizu kaite
Naitenai de MAJIDE KAI yume tsukamu kokoro wo wasurenai de
Kienai yuuki wo kokoro kizami mienai asu wo kiri hiraku kagi

Kidzukeba itsuka mieru ashita donna ippo mo muda ni wa naranai
Taisetsu na ima hibi no naka de tada mune hatte [ Ayumi ] tsudzukeyou

Kidzukeba itsuka mieru hazu sa donna ippo mo kimi ni natteku
Taisetsu na ima hibi no naka de kobushi kakagete [ Ayumi ] tsudzukeyou

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English Translation

We’re all lost in our thoughts, bearing various obligations
There are dreams we turn towards, while reaching out to others
Clench your teeth and lift your chin up
“Screw this! I’m not losing!” Steel your heart
And move forward little by little

Even if it’s muddy now a large flower will bloom one day
Place your hand on your heart and ask yourself, “Am I doing all I can?”
Come on, let’s go!!! Let’s make it better now

Realize that you’ll see tomorrow someday, each footstep is not in vain
Just be proud in these important days and let’s continue our “walk”

Everyone stumbles when things don’t go the way they planned
We think we’re the only ones and close our hearts, giving up
I felt pitiful when people made fun of me
I would blame someone else and run away
I couldn’t stand being so weak

Someday we’ll meet our ultimate selves
So you should laugh when you’re feeling miserable
Can you see what’s important?
Come on, let’s go!!! I know you can make it to your tomorrow

Realize that you will see it someday, each footstep becomes you
Raise your fist in these important days and let’s continue our “walk”

Hey yo! Just keep on walking it!!!
That’s all you need to do

Being special is nothing but a lie
Every walking day made you what you are now
I sweated as I moved forward and made myself, now here I stand
Don’t cry, don’t lose the heart to go after your enormous dream
Have unfading courage in your heart
The key that opens up the your unseen tomorrow

Realize that you’ll see tomorrow someday, each footstep is not in vain
Just be proud in these important days and let’s continue our “walk”

Realize that you will see it someday, each footstep becomes you
Raise your fist in these important days and let’s continue our “walk”

Here are Ayu’s checkered earrings that she wears in the “Beautiful Fighters” PV. They are based on a LianaSims2 mesh, which you can get from this page (download mesh adE). If you’ve download the “Beautiful Fighters” Ayu Sim, then you will already have these earrings included in that package. But if you just want the earrings by themselves, you can get them here:

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I present to you our little Beautiful Fighter – Ayu! Here she is in an adorable Grand Prix racer uniform, complete with white ankle boots, black driving gloves, and checkered earrings. The outfit and accessories are made by me, but the hair is by Peggy, eyebrows by Anva, eye colour by Bluesky@MTS2, eyeliner by Vampire_aninyosaloh, and skintone by Mouseyblue.

This is Ayu’s cap that she wears in the “INSPIRE” video. I’m no good at making hair textures, so I had to keep the hair the way it was (doesn’t really look like Ayu’s hair). The mesh comes from Raonsims and was originally a male hairstyle with a cap (Male hair 24). It was edited and coverted to a female hairstyle by Bluebottle. All I did was recolour the cap.

You might need Bluebottle’s mesh for it to work in your game. You can download it from his post here.

Below is my Ayu cap for download.

My next Ayu Sim is from the “M” video. This is the outfit she wears when she is in the church praying, as well as when she is singing outside on the stage. The package includes the Sim herself, the black top with built-in crucifix necklace, separate jeans with gold studded belt, brown shoes, Coolsims hair, Mouseyblue’s Asian skintone, and all the make up you can see here. I will add the “M” wedding dress soon.

This is Ayu’s backing singer Yoko “Princess” Yamazaki. She balances her partner Peco’s outrageous personality with her own gentle timidity. This Sim includes a gothic-style outfit, as well as hair, make up and skintone.

CREDITS:

Eyebrows by Parsimonius
Eye colour by SolidGoldFunk
Lipstick recolour of “Trout Pout”
Eyeshadow by unknown
Eyeliner by Bruno@MTS2
Skin tone by Mouseyblue
Hair by Peggy/Rissa
Hair mesh Peggy donation 0056
Clothing by Devil’s Advocate
Sim by Cedes

This is Ayu’s backing singer Miwako “Peco” Hamada. She is characterised by her great mane of wild hair and her gothic-lolita fashion style. Peco helps Ayu with choreography, as well as supports her on stage when Ayu has trouble hearing (due to Ayu’s deafness in one ear).

The Peco Sim comes with everything in the above picture, including a sexy goth-style outfit, wild curly hair, make up and skin tone.

CREDITS:

Eyebrows by La_Exotique@MTS2
Eye colour by SolidGoldFunk
Lipstick recolour of “Trout Pout”
Eyeshadow by Barcelonista
Skin tone by Mouseyblue
Hair by Peggy/Tesla
Hair mesh Peggy 0900701_J122
Clothing top by Devil’s Advocate
Clothing bottom by GARA’s Boutique
Sim by Cedes

To complete the “(don’t) leave me alone” set, here is the star – Ayu! This Ayu Sim is wearing a sparkly ice-blue outfit with a dark blue tie and glittery heels. She is based on the “MY STORY” Ayu Sim, but with different hair and make up.

It’s difficult to make the outfit actually shimmer in the light, so I had to settle for a texture that had the appearance of glitter. When my skinning skills improve I’ll update this Sim with a more realistic one. Until then, scroll down to download this version.

Here she is with all her dancers, marching through the shimmering ice-blue hallway. The Sims package includes the complete Ayu Sim, with hair, make up and clothing. The outfit consists of a separate top and bottom.

CREDITS:

Eyebrows by Anva
Eye colour by Bluesky TSC
Eyeliner by Vampire_aninyosaloh
Eyeshadow by Serasims.de
Lipstick by yarafashion.nl
Nails by yarafashion.nl
Skin tone by Mouseyblue
Hair by Raonsims/Rissa
Hair mesh Raonjena 44
Clothing by Cedes
Sim by Cedes

Another Team Ayu Sim – although I think she should have been the first. This is Ayu’s best friend Kayano Nomura. Kayano-chan is the dancer who had a big part in the Arena Tour 2002 as the sexy cat woman. In the “(don’t) leave me alone” PV she played the pink dancer who challenged Ayu at the beginning. I haven’t quite captured her look, so I’ll update when I’ve fixed this Sim. For now, have a go with this version. She comes with everything in the picture, including pink leggings and black boots.

My next Team Ayu Sim is the beautiful Midori Saito. You might know her from the GREEN PV, where she played a male admirer of Ayu and danced with her on a stage. Coincindentally, the word “Midori” means “green”. So here she is in the “(don’t) leave me alone” PV wearing a green sequin dress. The full Sim with the outfit and genetics are included in the package file (outfit includes green leggings and black boots).

Here is another Team Ayu Sim. Chisa Maehara is one of Ayu’s dancers, and also does the choreography for many Ayu videos and concerts. Her outfit in the “(don’t) leave me alone” PV is the purple one, with lilac gloves and leggings, and glossy black boots. Everything in the picture is included in the package file.

This is my first Team Ayu Sim. She is one of Ayu’s dancers, and a close friend of Ayu. Her name is Aki Yoneda, and she was featured in the PV for “(don’t) leave me alone” wearing a blue sequin dress. I’ve tried to recreate her outfit, which includes knee-high glossy black boots, blue gloves, and blue leggings. Everything in the picture is included in the package file.

My first complete Ayu Sim is modelled on the “MY STORY” album cover. I recreated the black and pink babydoll lingerie Ayu wears, which you can use as sleepwear in the game. This Ayu Sim comes with the outfit, hair, make up, skin and meshes. Her skin tone is a beautiful creation by Mouseyblue at the Garden of Shadows, and the hair is by Peggy. Lipstick is by Bruno@MTS2, eyebrows by Anva, eye colour by Bluesky@MTS2, eyeliner by Vampire_aninyosaloh, and blush by kamikitten.net.

The second image is a recreation of one of the alternative covers for “MY STORY”. In this shot you get to see the full outfit.

Yes!!! What an excellent lyric by this vocal group.

Have a great day and enjoy your hot chocolate with this video~

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Tracklist:

Disc 1 :
1. Michi
2. HIGH G.K LOW
3. Ai Uta
4. Nin
5. BE FREE
6. Namida Sora
7. Tabidachi
8. Kiseki
9. Tobira
10. Fuyu no Aru Nichi no Uta
11. Ayumi
12. Setsuna
13. Haruka

Disc 2 :
1. Ie domo
2. DREAM
3. UNITY
4. Machi
5. Tounan Seihoku
6. ROOKIES
7. Kun Omoi
8. Shounen ga Yueno Jounetsu
9. Ano Goro Kara
10. Ameagari
11. Koe

This is the latest GReeeeN’s album, which included their best selling singles (Ai Uta, Michi, Ayumi, Kiseki, Setsuna, Tabidachi, Tobira, etc.)

You must their songs, and i’m pretty sure you will definitely love it.

Trust me on this one

MY RECOMENDATION

I always listen to this songs where ever I go. And when I translated Kiseki’s lyric, i went cry for a couple minutes

The lyric is way too deep for me.

Ore wa GReeeeN ga dai suki desu yo~

1. Kiseki

2. Ayumi

3. Ai Uta

4. Tobira

5. Mata ne

I remember when I couldn’t stop watching the Wonder Girls’ music videos, especially for the song, “Nobody”. It was one of my favorite songs and I loved their hair style in the music video. So when I found out that I was going to be interviewing Ayumi, the hair stylist to the Wonder Girls, I was extremely excited.

We met Ayumi at her work, downstairs at Patricia Field’s (who’s hair she also styles) boutique in Noho. She showed us the CD from the Wonder Girls with their autographs and told us about her career and all about the Wonder girls. She was just like a cute little doll telling us episodes with the Wonder Girls. Ayumi traveled in an all-packed bus, with only a few hours of sleep and hung out with the Wonder Girls backstage. It all sounded tough to get through however, we could see that she enjoyed her work with the Wonder Girls as if she had a great trip.

ASIANCE: Tell us about your background. How did you come to the States?
Ayumi: I was 23. I’m 38, almost 39. I was a tourist. The first time was when I was in high school. I was doing a homestay and taking an English class.

ASIANCE: How did you learn hair?
Ayumi: I went to Japanese beauty school. I took Vidal Sassoon classes. I took special hair classes. I took a Geisha class for special hairdos because a Japanese hairdo is kind of an updo.

ASIANCE: Who’s your favorite Wonder Girl?
Ayumi: Sohee. She’s so cute! They speak English, you know? She is the bad one. (laughs) I love her English. She always tries. She’s very quiet. She’s a very quiet girl. She always cares about me. When I was on the tour, everyone was speaking Korean, so I didn’t know what was going on. Sohee came to me and explained to me. She’s very cute. I understand simple words because English is my second language. I like her very much. She is very sweet.

ASIANCE: When you do their hair. Which part is the most difficult?
Ayumi: You have to take their own character and own style but at the same time, they need to go together. Those girls are a very good group. They have good communication. For example, one will say, I’m wearing my hair up today and the other will say, “Ok, I’ll wear my hair down then.” On the tour, it was everyday. I didn’t go to the show on the Fourth of July weekend. I went to 47 different shows, which means 47 different hair styles.

When I met the Wonder Girls, they didn’t know who I was. Mimi and Yenny knew me because they come in to get their hair cut.

The girls usually show me a picture of what they want. I’m a girl, so I understand. So I just do everything I want first.

ASIANCE: Does JYP (Park Jin-young) have to approve everything?
Ayumi: Yeah. After they are done, the girls stand in front of him. The first hairdo he loved. Yenny came to the salon before, so that’s how she knows who I am. She told me, “Do whatever you want!” So that is why I do the concept of the 60s. A 60s French twist. Very classic but big.. He loved it!

The other girls, I listen to their ideas. I need a good 3 days before I do their hair.

ASIANCE: How did you link up with the Wonder Girls?
Ayumi: I do JYP’s hair. JYP comes in a goes shopping in the male section. I did his hair. Then I started doing the Wonder Girls.

ASIANCE: Tell us about each Wonder Girl!
Ayumi: Sun – She’s the big sister because she is the leader but she’s more. She watches everything. She watches the girls. She watches the staff. She’s not loud. She’s a very quiet one. She reads the Bible. She likes Beyonce. She watches Beyonce’s music video and reads the Bible. But she really cares about everybody. Like if I’m tired, she’ll ask, “Ayumi are you tired? Do you want a candy? Do you want a massage?”

She has a nice massage machine. She gets so many gifts from fans. She gets so much candy.

Yenny – Yenny is so smart. She speaks English perfectly. I think she is very smart. She’s the first girl to come into this hair salon and get hair color from me. I think that is a challenge. She just came from Korea. She’s going to a new hair salon. She doesn’t know who I am. I think that is very cool!

When I was on the tour in Los Angeles, The Jonas Brothers, have like a little sister. It’s not their real sister but to them she is like a real sister. Maya is her name. She’s half Japanese and half American. Her father and The Jonas Brothers’ father were best friends. Her father died when she was a baby so they lived together. She came to the shows by herself. She knew me so we talked. She liked a Japanese group called Odyssey. It’s like a Japanese Jonas Brothers, like 5 or 6 boys dancing and singing. I introduced her to the Wonder Girls. Yenny sat with her a lot because the two girls speak English very well. We had 4 days in LA. So they hung out.

I think Yenny is very smart and friendly, especially with the hair, she lets me do whatever I want. I’ve done so many hairstyles on her.

Mimi – I think she’s a genius girl. I never see her practice. Sometimes she has to remember her lines for English. She’s always sleeping or tired and then boom, she’s perfect. She’s likes the computer. She’s always watching her website. She watches Korean comedy shows. They call her daydreamer. We always play “cat”. Like meow. She likes entertainer blogs.

Sohee – She’s the youngest one. She’s very sweet. She loves Korean dramas. It’s funny, backstage she is very little. She always wants to stay in the corner. She always takes a nice spot. She’s very quiet. For me, she’s like a Tinkerbell because she always wants a ponytail. I do Barbie pony tails for her. She told me that some Korean idol copied her hair. She wasn’t too happy but I told her that she’s a leader! “People want to look like you”. She then said, “Ahhhh ok.”

Sohee is nervous to speak English. So I introduced her to one of my English speaking friends. After, she’ll always say “Hi” and talk a little bit. Very cute girl.

Yubin – She’s a diva. They have all different characters. They say she’s the diva. She’s a really nice girl.

In the beginning when I started doing their hair, the girls were kind of nervous. Do you know the movie “Hairspray”? I watched the movie for their hair. I liked the 60s. She can speak English and Japanese.

ASIANCE: Do you sleep on the bus with them?
Ayumi: Yes. Every day is a different city. After the concert, we have to move to the next city. We always stay close to the concert. We sleep and then we go. We don’t have enough beds. There are only 12 but with the staff, there are like 15, 16 people on one bus. So Yubin will sleep on the couch. I’ll hang out with her. We’re on the tour bus every day. The back of the bus is the girls’ room.

Two months is very hard. I received so many great compliments. When I was little, I went camping a lot. I enjoyed traveling on the road. Usually after concert, it’s like 12am. I always hang out when the Wonder Girls go to a meeting. Sometimes we have 4-5 hour drive. Sometimes I have to start the girls’ hair at 5 or 6 in the am. It is usually 2-3 hours for 5 girls. I have an assistant. The girls know what they want.

ASIANCE: How often do you do Patricia’s hair?
Ayumi: Every three to four weeks. Patricia sponsored me for my greencard. She is so great! Patricia’s mother, her name is Anabezi. She’s like Madonna in Greece. She’s a diva. Anabezi and Patricia are like best friends. She teaches me so much too. I’ve been with her for 15 or 16 years.

ASIANCE: Where do you shop?
Ayumi: Of course this store. This is my closet. About 80% of my clothes are from here. I love St. Mark’s Place.

ASIANCE: Anything interesting that happen on the tour?
Ayumi: The Jonas Brothers are cute. The fans are cute. Sometimes the fans thought I was part of the Wonder Girls. I always say, “Oh I’m not Wonder Girls, I do the hair for the Wonder Girls”. Sometimes they don’t understand me, so the parents will say “Oh she does hair for the Wonder Girls”. I think that was cute.

I got compliments from the Jonas Brothers’ mother. She comes to the concerts every day, so she told me, “What a great job, everyday is different”. Every day she was excited to see the Wonder Girls. I was nervous because they are very big stars. “You’re the hairstylist to the Wonder Girls? I’m always excited to see the hair.”

The Jonas Brothers have one violinist and one piano player. They always tell me they love the Wonder Girls’ hair. So one day I said, “Come to my room and I’ll do your hair!” So I do their hair too. Everyone is very friendly.

ASIANCE: Who’s hair would you love to do?
Ayumi: I want to do some Disney movie or maybe a big concert tour. I love Disney people. I love Disney. It’s very dreamy. I can do dreamy hair.

ASIANCE: Like Broadway?
Ayumi: The older Patricia Field’s hairstylist does Broadway and then her other one is on the Madonna tour. Patricia is very proud of me. Originally, the Wonder Girls only had 16 shows, only on the weekends. But then they expanded every day so I panicked before I asked Patricia. She gave me off. And when I came back she said, “I’m so proud of you.” Patricia does a TV commercial with Japanese pop idol Namie Amuro.

{source: ASIANCE MAGAZINE}

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