Fairyland (Hamasaki Ayumi)

CD+DVD

CD only

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Single

fairyland

Released

2005.08.03

Catalog Number

AVCD-30808/B (CD+DVD)

AVCD-30809 (CD Only)

Price

¥1,890 (CD+DVD)

¥1,050 (CD Only)

CD Tracklist

1. fairyland "original mix"
2. alterna "original mix"
3. STEP you "DJ TAKI-SHIT More Step Up Remix"
4. fairyland "Bright Field Mix"
5. fairyland "original mix -Instrumental-"
6. alterna "original mix -Instrumental-"

DVD Tracklist

1. fairyland <video clip>
2. alterna <video clip>
3. fairyland <photo gallery>

Information

"fairyland" is Hamasaki Ayumi's 36th single, and the first to have more than 4 tracks since her 2003 single "No way to say". "fairyland" was used as the Camellia Diamond CM song, the opening theme song for the show Music Fighter for August 2005, image song for NTV's "Sports Urugus" and was the official song of the NISSAN X-TRAIL CUP. "alterna" was used in a Panasonic commercial for the FX8 version of their popular LUMIX camera. The "fairyland <photo gallery>" that appears on the CD+DVD version of the single is the first of its kind and is basically a ton of photos set to an instrumental acoustic version of fairyland, titled "fairyland (Tropical Mix)". This idea would also be put to use later in the CD+DVD version of Hamasaki's 37th single, "HEAVEN". This single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for 13 weeks. It sold 316,663 copies, becoming the #25 single of 2005.

Live Performances

• [2005.06.26] avex Shareholders Limited Live
• [2005.06.27] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
• [2005.06.15] MUSIC STATION
• [2005.07.30] CDTV
• [2005.08.01] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
• [2005.08.05] MUSIC STATION
• [2005.08.05] Music Fighter
• [2005.08.21] a-nation '05
• [2005.12.31] Kouhaku Uta Gassen
• [2005.12.31] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2005-2006

Song Information

Lyrics

Hamasaki Ayumi

Music

tasuku

Other Information

Arrangement: HΛL

Programming & Synth: Umesaki Toshiharu

Programming & Guitar: Shimizu Takehito

Additional Programming: Maruyama Mayuko

Mixed by Morimoto Koji

Music Video

PV Shot

The music video for "fairyland" was directed by Takeishi Wataru. It was shot in Hawaii and it's one of the most expensive music videos of all time, with a budget of 240 million yen

It depicts Hamasaki with her companions (dance team) on a lush tropical island, with some scenes showing a timber house with a deck. Eventually, a fallen oil lamp causes the entire structure to burn. Images from earlier sequences showing the group having fun are interspersed through the burning of the house. The video ends with the camera moving away from Hamasaki singing solemnly as she watches the house burn.

Credits

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• produced by max matsuura

• Directed and Recorded by Koji Morimoto
• Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR

• A&R: Kentaro Furusawa (tearbridge production)
• A&R Assistant: Hidemoto Yoneda (tearbridge production)
• A&R Creative Assist: Hidemi Ito (tearbridge production)
• Head of A&R: Hiroaki Ito (tearbridge production)

• Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Kouji Hashimoto, Tadashi Urakami (avex entertainment inc.)

• Media Promotion: Koki Sato & All Media Division Promotion Room staff
• Sales Promotion: Hideo Yamamoto & All avex marketing communications inc. staff
• Visual Producer: Kiyoshi 'Utsumizm' Utsumi (to max inc.)

• Artist Brand Management: Motohiro Abe (avex entertainment inc.)
• General Producer: Shinji Hayashi, Ryuhei Chiba (avex group)

• Recording Studio: prime sound studio form

• Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
• Design: Takuma Noriage (momoya)
• Photographer: Kazuki Shimomura (AVGVST)
• Assistant Photographer: Satoko Mitomi
• Fashion Designer: Akira Noda (Workaholic)
• Fashion Director: Kei Ito (ab fab)
• Stylist: Hideo 'Kokomi' Suzue (H)
• Hair & Make up: Keizo Kuroda (THREE PEACE)
• Assistant Hair & Make up: Kazuhisa Kurumizawa
• Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
• Stand in: Takami 'Poroko' Desaki
• Special Thanks: Lono

• Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex marketing communications inc.)
• CG Treatment: Makoto Harikae, Hiroko Tanaka (amana)
• Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex marketing communications inc.)
• DVD Authoring: Naoya Munemura, Noriko Sakakihara (avex network inc.)
• Off Shot Photographer: ND CHOW (DONNA)
• Team Ayu: Kazuki 'Mr' Okabe (avex entertainment inc.)
• Visual Production Assistant: Yukako Tanaka (to max inc.)

• fairyland video clip directed by Wataru Takeishi
• alterna video clip directed by Koki Tange

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	172,221
1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	62,223
2	6	6	6	4	4	4	5	35,043
4	13	14	12	11	9	10	10	18,659
11	-	-	17	18	20	19	19	9,787
14	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	6,027
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	4,773
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	2,967
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	52	1,879
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	76	1,201
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	106	827
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	150	573
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	178	483

• Total Reported Sales: 316,663

Disambiguation

The following are the different versions of this song released throughout Hamasaki Ayumi's discography, listed chronologically.

fairyland

Found on the (miss)understood album as track #2. This is the standard version of the song and often referred to as "Original Mix".

fairyland "Bright Field Mix"

Found on the "fairyland" single as track #4. This is a remixed version by Izutani Takahiro.

fairyland "original mix -Instrumental-"

Found on the "fairyland" single as track #5. This is the standard version without its main vocals.

fairyland (Hex Hector remix)

Found on the ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE- remix album as track #5. This is a remix by Hex Hector.

External Links

• Oricon Profile: CD+DVD | CD Only
• ayu's Official YouTube Channel: MUSIC VIDEO | "Original Mix" | "Bright Field mix" | "Instrumental" ver. | "Acapella" ver.