Ayumi Hamasaki To Release Second Ballad Best Album!
Super star Ayumi Hamasaki will be releasing her first ballad greatest hits album in over 18 years, titled A BALLADS 2, on April 8! Ayumi has released many best-of albums over the years; this will be the seventh overall, and her second ballad best-of, the first of which, A BALLADS was released back on March 12, 2003, A BALLADS 2 was supposed to release on March 12, 2021 however was pushed back to April 8. A BALLADS 2 follows up the release of Ayumi’s latest tour, ayumi hamasaki TROUBLE 2020 A -Saigo no Trouble- FINAL, that released on January 27! A BALLADS 2 will span two discs with an estimated 30 songs in total, all remastered from their originals. As the date draws closer, more details on what A BALLADS 2 will contain will be released!
A BALLADS 2 will be released in five editions: a 2CD plus Blu-ray, a 2CD plus DVD, a 2CD-only standard edition, a 2CD plus 2Blu-ray Limited editions (mu-mo exclusive), and a 2CD plus 2DVD Limited edition (mu-mo exclusive). The details on each edition have yet to be announced, however, the first press edition for each comes with a sleeve packaging. Check out the pre-order links below and Ayumi’s latest digest video from her TROUBLE Tour Blu-ray below!