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S$17.90
 A Song For XX
Depend On You
Trust
Who
A Song For XX
Depend On You
Trust
Who
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Ayumi Hamasaki | A Best
The chameleon of J-Pop never ceases to entertain with her multiple images and incessant ability to shock. 3 years into her reign as one of the queens of the Japanese music industry, Ayumi Hamasaki has assembled some of her best-selling songs into "A Best" -- a greatest hits album. Some may say that this release is timelier than anything to combat the coincidental release of competitor Utada Hikaru's fresh new album "Distance". Faithful fans will tell you that Queen Ayumi is on firm footing of her status. Why? Because Ayumi always knows how to tease the audiences. "A Best", for instance, features 16 of her best-selling hit songs from her third album "trust" to last year's "M". In addition, she has re-recorded "A Song for XX", "Trust" and "Depend on you" to give a fresh feel to these otherwise exhausted hits.
Ayumi never runs out of inspiration to garnish her music. Along with a famed high-pitched voice (which can prove rather exasperating on occasion) and a pair of eyes which remind me of the fish balls I had this morning, she always has a way to titillate the senses with her attention-catching album covers. A simple black and white, the cover picture features Ayumi's distinctive doll-face and a tear under her smoky eyes. It has a nostalgic feel to it; perhaps signifying the trials and tribulations Ayumi has faced in the past 3 years. But well, trials of stardom are over for this shining star as her legion of fans will always be there to snap up every copy of her albums in support of their darling ayu. Besides, it is well known that of all her 21 albums, most are hits because they are either commercial jingles or theme songs for Japanese soap operas. Therefore fear not, Queen Ayumi is here to stay - at least for while - and this album will definitely score with her throng of admirers who have probably grown accustomed to her brand of cutesy Japanese pop.
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