♥Idol Of The Week.♥

                    ♥Idol Of The Week!♥

Ayumi Hamasaki.

If you looked at my Intro post, then this picture would look familiar to you. There I explained my love for K-Pop. But J-Pop was my first love and will always be. I listen to all kinds of music, I'm really open. Like, K-Pop, J-Pop, J-Rock, C-Pop, Thai-Pop, Lao-Pop, French Pop, Scandinavian and American Pop. But, out of all my 'oppas' and 'unnies,' Ayumi Hamasaki, simply put, Ayu, will always be number one in my book.

Ayu debut in 1998. A year after I was even born! I had no clue about her and pretty much...anything. Her debut song was 'Poker Face' on the album entitled, 'A Song For XX.' The singles released weren't very famous but it was her debut and honestly, she still needed more vocal training with her very weird but strong voice. I'm not even a huge fan of 'Poker Face' but, my favourite song off that album was 'For My Dear.'

Ayu For Debut Song 'Poker Face'

                                                                  PV For 'Poker Face.'

                                                            PV For 'For My Dear.'

After her debut almost being a flop until last minute it gained tons of popularity, her second album, 'Loveppears,' topped the Oricon for 5 straight weeks and she sold over 3 million copies. I will leave a list below along with videos of my favourite song from each album.

There are tons of speculations about her getting plastic surgery but this is actually extremely popular in the Asian pop music community. She hasn't confirmed anything yet, but talk about Eye lift, nose reduction, lip fillers and boob job have circulated. I do believe she's had her eyes done to look bigger and her lips slightly enlarged. The talk about her nose, she could have simply grew into her face and if anything, she would have straightened the bump but whatever haters! And the boob job, I think she just grew! Her predebut modeling pictures were when she was around 14 but anywho. Either way, if so, she went to a good doctor >.< 

She did get married but after a year, she got a divorce. I think the divorce hit her hard because her albums after that, just weren't her and sort of flopped. But, she is gaining her success again!

She's had tons of commercials and endorsements and even writes her own lyrics. She is the nail queen! Her style is the best in Japan and has been in the game for a very long time. She's known for her light hair and amazing vibrato. I could talk about her forever but I don't want to bore you lovely cupcakes so, here are few bonus pictures of Ayu.

My favourite Ayu songs from each album.

Album:Loveppears

Favourite Song:Appears

Album:Duty

Favourite Song:Seasons

Album:I Am...

Favourite Song:M

Album:Rainbow

Favourite Song:Voyage

Album:Memorial Address

Favourite Song:Ourselves

Album:My Story

Favourite Song:About You

Album:(miss)understood

Favourite Song:Heaven

Album:Secret

Favourite Song:Jewel

Album:Guilty

Favourite Song:Marionette

Album:Rock 'n' Roll Circus

Favourite Song:Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

Album:Love Songs

Favourite Song:do it again

Album:FIVE

Favourite Song:progress

Album:Party Queen

Favourite Song:unfortunately I don't have one because I truly didn't care for this album that much.

Album:Love Again

Favourite Song:snowy kiss

MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE SONG BY AYU.

Days.

Please check her out, she is REAL J-Pop. Not this Kyary...vocaloid stuff. I'm a fan of both of those, but this is REAL J-Pop. There aren't many out there, and the ones that are, are old-schoolers. Like Ayu. 

AYU'S NEW ALBUM COMES OUT JULY 2ND ! !

The Empress Of J-Pop Will Be Back. 

I will do a reaction to the PV's and to the album. 

Not beauty related but, she is my number one.

♥ Be Dazzling!♥

♥Intro.♥

              ♥♥1st Blog Post.♥♥

My blog may not look like the best beauty blog out there right now because...It's not. I'm just starting out. Brand new to the game. With not a lot of equipment and contacts. But, I hope you lovely ladies will bare with me through my journey. I don't expect to be an overnight success but my main goal is to help out as many people as I can and to me, that's all that truly matters.

But before we get to any actual beauty posts, I figured I should make an introductory post about me, my life, and my interests. ♥

My full name is Dakota Cree Cooper-Scott. Cree being my middle name. I prefer to be called Kota which is what my friends call me. I look to you guys as friends so...feel free! I'm 17 years old and I live in a small city in Ohio called Toledo. It may be cheap but never go here. It's so...sad, depressing and full of the same closed-minded people. There is one thing I like though, the diversity. I feel diversity is needed in any community and I just love to see all the different colours of people. Not many Asians though, they're hiding keke. 

I started getting into hair, makeup etc. since...I can remember really. It's always been a passion of mine. That's why I'll be enrolling into college for it Cosmetology next year. That's also around the time I will be moving ALL the way to Spokane, Washington. So, if any of you are near there, hit me up! 

I don't really like to stick to one style but I do have a style that I'm still working on and is mostly me. Gyaru.* I know there are tons of sub styles and I guess I would fit more into the Onii style the most. The more mature gyaru. Gyaru all grown up! Happie Nuts gyaru...Sayoko Ozaki inspired gyaru...It takes a lot to achieve this style, and I'm working on it, of course with tweaking it to fit my own personal style. But, I'm also a huge fan of vintage/retro styles. Circa 20's-60's. 50's is my favourite to do though. I seriously have Betty Bangs as we speak. But of course there are others I like to do, Eoljjang,** KHip-Hop etc.

Sayoko Ozaki.
As you can tell already, I'm a HUGE fan of Asian things. I got into it when I was about 8. My cousins were from Okinawa and they would always bring me back things and I got into J-Pop. It started out with MiniMoni. I bought a few of their music DVD's and they taught me numbers, basic Japanese phrases etc. Then I started getting into other J-Pop artists. REAL ones. Not all the vocaloid, Kyary stuff. Yeah, those are ok but it's not real to me. My number 1 Idol is Ayumi Hamasaki.*** Have posters, been there with her for a LONG time and she's just great. Other I like are Namie Amuro,*** BENI,*** Koda Kumi etc. 

Ayumi Hamasaki.

I'm still a fan of J-Pop but, I had gotten into K-Pop a few years ago. It all started with G-Dragon and let's just say...there's no turning back and I'm ok with that.

     Top 3 Boy Groups.

• SHINee
• GOT7
• B.A.P

SHINee.

   Top 3 Girl Groups.

• 2NE1
• Secret
• Wa$$up

2NE1.

   Ultimate Female Bias.

• Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori.

Ultimate Male Bias.

• Henry Lau.

Henry.

                             Seriously, that's only to name a few. 

         There a few things to expect from my blog as far as posts go. 

• Makeup Tutorials.
• Nail Tutorials.
• Hair Tutorials.
• Product Reviews.
• OOTD'S.
• Idol Of The Week.
• Other Blog Recommendations.
• AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE.

Thank You So Much for taking the time to read all of this. Feel free to comment below and even email me at : kota143486@gmail.com ♥

Oh No! I forgot to add a few things! Here are some pictures.

Me And My BESTEST Friend Angel.

My Little Sister, Madison.

My Teacup Yorkie Montana.

♥Thanks For Reading, Be Dazzling!♥

NOTE:*Gyaru stands for/means Gal. It is a style based in Japan and has way too many sub-styles to describe. Maybe I'll do a future post! **More commonly spelled Ulzzang. Means, best face. It is a style based in South Korea. It focuses on the face and having perfect glowing skin and a very youthful look. ***Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro and BENI are widely known faces of Gyaru. Tsubasa Masukawa is the biggest known Gyaru. Namie, is said to have started the Kogal and Gyaru trend.