Rock'n'Roll Circus

CD+DVD Cover	CD Only Cover
Special Limited Box Set	CD+DVD First Press "ayumi hamasaki in UK" Photobook Cover

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Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Album

Rock'n'Roll Circus

Released

2010.04.14 (Japan)

2010.04.16 (Taiwan)

2010.04.23 (Hong Kong)

2012.03.21 (PLAYBUTTON)

Catalog Number

AVCD-38102/B (CD+DVD)

AVCD-38103 (CD Only)

AVCD-38104/B~E (Special Limited Box Set)

AQZD-50678 (PLAYBUTTON)

Price

¥3,990 (CD+DVD)

¥3,150 (CD Only)

¥11,800 (Special Limited Box Set)

¥2,800 (PLAYBUTTON)

CD Tracklist

1. THE introduction
2. Microphone
3. count down
4. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
5. BALLAD
6. Last Links
7. montage
8. Don't look back
9. Jump!
10. Lady Dynamite
11. Sexy little things
12. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
13. meaning of Love
14. You were...
15. RED LINE ~for TA~ (album version)

DVD Tracklist

1. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ <Music Video>
2. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ <Music Video>
3. You were... <Music Video>
4. BALLAD <Music Video>
5. Sexy little things <Music Video>
6. Microphone <Music Video>
7. Don't look back <Music Video>
8. Lady Dynamite <Music Video>
9. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ <Making Clip>
10. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ <Making Clip>
11. You were... <Making Clip>
12. BALLAD <Making Clip>
13. Sexy little things <Making Clip>
14. Microphone <Making Clip>
15. Don't look back <Making Clip>
16. Lady Dynamite <Making Clip>
17. Special Digest from ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~

Information

Rock'n'Roll Circus is the eleventh full-length studio album released by Hamasaki Ayumi. The album was released in three versions: a CD+DVD edition, a CD only edition, and a Special box set that was limited to 25,000 copies. The box set contained the first press CD+DVD edition and the live DVD, ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ which was released on the same day. The box set also came with a mug-cup and a tin of black tea. The first pressings of the CD+DVD edition came with a 36-page all-color photobook shot in London. Also, 12 lucky purchasers of the CD+DVD album received a page with Hamasaki's handwritten lyrics on it (there was one page of lyrics for each song). A limited PLAYBUTTON edition of the album was later released on March 21st, 2012.

The album is certified platinum for a shipment of 250,000 copies.

Credits

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• Produced by max matsuura

• A&R + Director: Hidetomo 'KOME' Yoneda (avex trax)

• Mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering, London

• Recordist: Koji Morimoto (prime sound studio form), Yuichi Nagayama, Masashi Hashimoto, Phill Brownn, Dom Morley
• 2nd Engineer: Seiji Itabashi, Kohei Hatakeyama (prime sound studio form), Liam Nolan (Metropolis Studios, London)
• Recorded & Mixed at Metropolis Studios, London, Sarm Stuudios, London, prime sound studio form, avex studio azabu, Bunkamura Studio, Crescent Studio, Studio Sound DALI, Victor Studio

• Composers Management: Tadayoshi Matsuzaka, Shigeru Kajita, Yoshihiko Mototani, Yuki Iwabuchi (tearbridge production), Tomonori Takeda (Ryuken), Morihiko Aoyagi (SCOOP MUSIC), Naoya Ohshiro (True Song Music), Satoshi Oka (SUPA LOVE)
• Players & Studio Coordination in London: Jess Gerry (CEC Management), Hinako Walter (Treasure House London), Eri Komazaki (avex group holdings inc.)
• Players Coordination: Yoji Sugiyama (Witchcraft)
• Studio Setup Assist in London: Katy Samwell, Jed Kellett (Metropolis Studios), Yvonne Zimmerling, Loretta Bogard, Dan Baldwin (Metropolis Mastering)
• Studio Setup Assist: Noriko Yajima (prime sound studio form)

• Artist Management Chief: Kouji 'Ouji' Hashimoto (avex management inc.)
• Artist Management: Tadashi Urakami (avex management inc.)
• Artist Management Support: Kazuki 'Mr.KAZ' Okabe (avex management inc.)

• Artist Management Supervisor: Yasuto Hoyamatsu (avex management inc.)
• Artist Brand Management: Hideki 'Jackie' Endo (avex management inc.)

• Visual Producer: Kiyoshi 'Utsumizm' Utsumi (avex group)
• Media Promotion: Takeshi Mori, Masataka Muro, Naoko Shimizu, Takashi Motohashi, Jiro Hirano, Ryo Oba, Daisuke Suzuki, Shigenori Sasaki, Saori Kurihara, Yoko Hiraishi, Rei Motoki, Atsuko Watanabe & All Media Promotion Division Media Room, Hideki Hori, Hidemasa Inamura, Yosuke Kawai, Hideaki Tamamushi, Naoyuki Kawasumi & All Publicity Room Staff (avex entertainment inc.)
• Media Promotion Supervisor: Yoshihiro Seki (avex entertainment inc.)
• Sales Promotion: Kazuo Kosugi, Takashi Saigo & All AMI Staff (avex marketing inc.)
• Tie-up Coordination: Kenji Kashihara, Kenichiro Kimura, Kenta Kobayashi, Yasushi Sakai, Hidenori Nishijima, Atsuhiko Shimizu & All Promotion Division Tie-up Room Staff (avex entertainment inc.)
• Casting Coordination: Tatsuo Kodama, Tomoyasu Kimura, Shingo Kitagawa, Kazunari Ishii & All Promotion Division Casting Room Staff (avex management inc.)
• Merchandising Director: Naomi Mayuzumi (avex marketing inc.)
• Team Ayu Operation: Shigeo Fujimoto (avex marketing inc.)
• Web Designer: Yukiko Ito, Makiko Kotera (avex marketing inc.)
• A&R Assistant: Jiro Nakagiri (avex trax)
• A&R Desk: Nozomi Yasumune (avex trax)
• Management Desk: Mari Morita (avex management inc.)

• A&R*Chief: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
• A&R Supervisor: Hiroshi Ishimori (avex trax)

• General Producers: Shinji Hayashi, Takashi Araki, Ryuhei Chiba (avex group)

<Video Clip & Making Clip>

• Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

Directed by Wataru Takeishi

Choreographer: Yusaku 'Zin' Jin

• Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

Directed by Wataru Takeishi

Choreographer: Maroka 'Maro' Uchiyama

• You were... Directed by Masahi Muto
• BALLAD Directed by Takahide Ishii
• Sexy little things Directed by Masahi Muto
• Microphone Directed by Masahi Muto
• Don't look back Directed by Hideaki Sunaga
• Lady Dynamite Directed by Kazuyoshi Shimomura
• Making Clips Directed by Keisuke Onodera, Jin Konayagi

• Photographer: ND CHOW (angle)
• Assistant Photographer: Taro Washio
• Art Direction & Design: Takuma Noriage (brg)

• A Hair: Kazuyoshi Takahashi (ZACC), Keisuke 'Rassya-' Omori (ZACC)
• A Assistant Hair: Morimoto 'Doumo-kun' Wakabayashi (ZACC)
• A Stylist: Kei 'Okei' Ito (Two Culture Inc)
• A Assistant Stylist: Yuko 'Dj' Honda (Two Culture Inc)
• A Costume Creator: Akira Noda (Workaholik)
• A Nail Artist: Shingo 'Minazo' Sano
• A Make Up: Jin 'Gori' Kiyota (Rond.)
• A Assistant Make Up: Tomonori 'Kanie' Nagai
• A Trainer: So 'kurisuteru' Nagashima (tune:up)

• Location Support: Luis Hernandez, Stanly Izumi Kim (s.i.k.e), Akifumi 'Koichi' Kojima (avex live creative inc.)
• Costume Support: MOSCHINO JAPAN

• Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex marketing inc.)
• CG Treatment: Makoto Harikae, Tsukasa Chiba, Yuko Horie (amana), Kazuyo Ohi (SPOON)
• Quality Control: Seiko Tanaka, Hiroki Ishikawa (avex marketing inc.)
• DVD Authoring & Menu Design: Yohei Sato, Akihito Horikoshi (avex marketing inc.)

• A Special Thanks: Junichi 'nonchan' Kamitoku, Mika 'mama♥' Noguchi, Tetsuya 'Hige' Hirakawa, Takako 'Turico' Tsuriya, Akiko Sato, Yuki Takano, Haruyasu Ono, Makiko Wada (Sorridente Minami-Aoyama), Yuki Yokokura (ZACC), Jun Yoshida (ISM), Ward Sexton, Katsutaka 'Numacchi' Numakura (Office Lift), ANEKI, Bacchi, ...and You!!!

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	205,058
2	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	45,686
2	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	21,650
3	3	5	5	4	5	4	4	13,114
4	13	12	9	9	9	7	9	7,702
7	15	15	13	13	13	11	14	5,247
10	44	35	30	29	28	24	30	4,063
19	44	35	31	28	28	24	33	2,852
23	-	-	-	-	-	30	53	2,005
-	50	-	-	48	-	43	58	1,610
40	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	1,447
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	1,470
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	114	1,126
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	1,036
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	156	832
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	168	744
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	199	625
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	815
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	237	489
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	289	476
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	out for one week
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	289	407

Total Reported Sales: 318,454 (#21 album of 2010)

Billboard Japan Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14
Position	1	3	2	3	7	12	19	25	43	39	66	60	82	73

World Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3
Position	1	14	39

G-Music Japanese Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9
Position	1	2	2	3	6	5	15	-	19
Percentage	30.73%	7.31%	9.83%	5.37%	3.34%	2.83%	0.98%	-	0.75%%

External Links

• Oricon Profile: CD+DVD | CD Only | Special Limited Box Set
• Official Blog: Rock 'n' Roll Blog