CANDIDS: MARIAH CAREY AT THE AIRPORT IN JAPAN
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Mariah Carey arrives at Narita International Airport on Thursday, October 15th in Narita, Japan. The singer is currently in the country for promo of her latest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.

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1.
truthfullyspeaking
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Love Mimi
2.
REE in Cambridge
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Is ist just me or is Mariah always late when it comes to fashion. Jada had them shoes on at the beginning of summer.
3.
truthfullyspeaking
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
LOL I had to write that bland comment at first, because I’m never first! I hate it when people say first but now that I am experiencing it, it does feel kinda good LOL!
Anyway, I do love Mimi and that red color looks so nice on her skin color. She looks great for her age, better than many of these 40+ celebs that people on here try to praise. Her legs are lovely.
4.
CHRISTINA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
WHO IS THAT MAN WITH THE FITTED HAT ON IN ALL THE PICS??????!!!!!!! IS THAT HER NEW BODY GAURD????? WHOEVER HE IS, HE IS FINNNNEEEE AS HELL YOU HEAR ME????!!!! THATS THE TYPE OF MAN (EMPHASIS ON THE WORD MAN) THAT MIMI NEED TO BE WITH.. REAL TALK YALL!!!
5.
WANDA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Those shoes are fierce and it dosent matter when she wears them because she’s mariah carey…….
6.
JustMe
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I love mimi, she’s beautiful, but can’t she ever wear anything that’s not tight or “spandex” like? At least sometimes?! I think she would look so much more classy.
7.
Dude-N-Htown
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I love Mimi….but her KNEES let me HAVE IT everytime. They look as if they just wanna scream “BISH SIT DOWN”….
BTW, i actually like her album alot
8.
ANGELONFIRE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
@ 4. He ain’t new. He been her bodyguard for a minute and yes he is FINE!
9.
CHRISTINA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
THANKS FOR THE INFO ANGEL!!! LOL..LOVE THIS SITE!!
10.
s. dot
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
That looks like Michael Clark Duncan to the right. Cant wait for the remixed version of her latest album comes out. I think it will be MUCH better than the current version of which I did not buy.
11.
shayshay
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Monica rocks them shoes back In the summer when she performed TRUST with KC on tour.. Its on youtube. BTW MC looks cute
12.
Geyonce[tha]Great
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I can’t help but to love her!
13.
Cory
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
She’s so extra lol
14.
Stormy
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I agree: her bodyguard is fine!
15.
Furious Styles
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
FYI Mariah is not 40 + yet.
She is still in her late 30’s.
LOL
16.
sigh
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Love the shoes…
17.
sigh
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I love dark skinned men but umm..imo that bodyguard is NOT fine..eww
18.
Rolling Like A River
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Now that right there is how a superstar does her thing! I am not a Mariah fan but it is wonderful to finally see somebody with serious talent here instead of endless pictures of Rih-Rih Pee-Pee. When you’re occupation is singer it is always a plus if you CAN actually sing! And Mariah can! (Rih-Rih cannot)
19.
LOVEY DOVEY
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
LMAO @ DUDE-N-HTOWN
I AGREE ABOUT THE KNEES!
20.
richie
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
LOOKS LIKE A PHOTO SHOOT U MUST LOVE THIS SEXY ASS CHICK GET IT GIRL!!
21.
Been Prissy Since1908
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Damn! i guess she’s tryna put those preggo rumors 2 rest!
22.
Hate 2 Luv Me
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Must agree with dude her album is NICE…but I just want her to get a stylist like pronto…I’m sick of her and these Herve Leger dresses girl wear some jeans and a cute little top sometimes…..her fashion sense is horrid.
I’m also surpised to not see Nick Corny in a suit holding her up….
23.
lady_l
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
why does she looked “stuffed” and uncomfortable??
24.
Chadbertwick
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
she looks terrible here. mariah please get with the program.
25.
RedbonegotthatKillBill
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Mariah’s shoe game has always been the bizness.
26.
mrsjones
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
wow mimi, i love ya, but quit it with the tight ass dresses, and that underarm fat you got showing is not the business!
27.
Debra
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
We see you MiMi! Can we get a video or the remix to Up Out my Face?
28.
Paradise Janee'
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
She doin 2much. You don’t need 2 b sexy in a airport.
29.
slim
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
love her shoes! yepp there goes MIMI
doing too much as usual but shes the
true definition of a diva & i LOVE her for it!
work it mimi!
30.
Meat
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
There’s something Religious about Mimi! There’s something Church about her!
31.
Educated Goon
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Mariah Carey is fine wine.
32.
LISA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE MARIAH’S CD
and honey i have NEVER loved any of her CD’s but the mimi one
so many deep good songs and she is singing…not screaming
love —-HateU, Bet
33.
lisa
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
MARIAH NEEDS A TAN REAL BAD, SHE LOOK SO PALE, I SAW HER IN PERSON AND SHE LOOK LIKE A WHITE GHOST!
34.
LISA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
love your cd mimi
girl is on FIRE and this cd is a classic
i give her a STANDING O
35.
cutetee
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
not feeling the black leather jacket it cheapens the whole outfit and if im not mistaken those look like gucci shoes but that jacket make her outfit look wack
36.
mya
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I LIVED HER ‘BETCHA GON KNOW SONG”
THAT SONG HURTS, EACH TIME I LISTEN I CAN SEE MY MAN WITH ANOTHER WOMAN IN OUR BED
MARIAH I FEEL U GIRL
37.
MISSY - 850
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I AGREE WITH YA’LL ON THAT CD, MARIAH BROUGHT IT ON THIS CD, DEEP, DEEP, DEEP
38.
cutetee
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
@22 i agree about the dress but im sick of everybody wearing Herve Leger those dresses are extremely over rated and nowadays anyone can go buy a Herve Leger there always on sale
39.
MISSY - 850
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Lyrics to Betcha Gon’ Know (The Prologue) :
Though the lights were low
I could see you both
In a lover’s silhouette
And my heart stood still
I was froze right there
Staring down at her red dress
So I bolted out the door
Jumped right into the car
It’s too dangerous
To be in the vicinity of where you are
Rolled down all the windows
Just so I could breathe
I can’t believe you just actually did this shit to me
I’m going bout a hundred
Mascara runnin
Laughing out of anger
But it don’t strike me as funny
Been too good to you
I’ve been virtuous and true
To have something like this
Happen in my own bedroom
Betcha Gon Know oh how it feels
(when I get you back)
Betcha Gon Know oh how it feels
(when your heart’s been cracked)
Betcha Gon Know oh how it feels
(when we fade to black)
How it feels for real
And you see your whole world collapse
I’m a la-la-la-la-la-laugh
I’m a la-la-la-la-la-laugh
I’m a la-la-la-la-la-laugh right in your face boy
Betcha Gon Know oh how it feels
So I pulled to the side
Of the road to fix my face
But I can’t cover with make up
What my tears want to erase
I wake up in a haze
Morning dew and sun rays
As I drive I hide my eyes
Behind my black Cavalli Shades
A block from the house
Slowly creep in the driveway
Tip toe through the door
But you’re there wide awake
You like “Where you been? ”
I’m like “Sorry.
I fell asleep of Jasmine’s sofa.
I coulda swore that Ray Ray
Called you and told ya”
You like “You okay”
I’m like “I’m alright.
Little sleep and I’ll be fine.”
But if you only knew
What was in the back of my mind
You already stung
But you really gon find out in time
[Chorus]
This is for real, for real, for real
Oprah Winfrey, whole segment, for real, for real
20/20, Barbara Walters, for real, for real
60 minutes for real
Baby, I had all the guns but not a word from you
You got me all crazy, somewhere down the line your gon get what you deserve… you F*****G jerk
Your were supposed to save me, my sweet baby
Now we are fading away… but your gonna know how this feels
Even if it’s the last thing I ever do
40.
NITA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
DAMN THE WORDS TO THAT SONG ARE VERY DARK
MARIAH CAREY HAS GROWN UP
41.
MS. THANG 74
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
FROM THE LYRICS TO THAT SONG, SOUNDS LIKE MARIAH CAREY HAS BEEN THRU SOME S-H-I-T IN HER LIFE, I’VE BEEN THERE
I’M GETTING THIS CD, EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD IT IS
42.
JAMIE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
everyone likes hateu but i like the betcha gonn know
43.
david
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
i didn’t want to like this cd
BUT I LOVE IT, i cant stop listening to the lyrics
THIS CD IS CRAZY, IT’S LIKE READING SOME HOT GIRLS DIARY AND ALL THE CRAP SHE’S BEEN THRU
THIS IS SOME REAL JANET JACKSON/JIMMY JAM/TERRY LEWIS TYPE MUSIC
44.
MINDY
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
love the cd but on some cuts mariah is so angry she uses curse words and i cant listen when my baby is in the car
but i listen once my boo boo goes to sleep, i like standing o-o-0
45.
shaeshae
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I HAD BEEN WAITING ON MARY J TO DO A MY LIFE II, SORRY GIRL MARIAH CAREY BEAT YOU TO IT
MARIAH’S CD REMINDS ME OF MARY J’S MY LIFE, FINALLY WE PEEL THRU THE LAYERS OF WEAVE, MAKEUP AND HEELS AND MONEY AND FIND OUT
THAT MARIAH CAREY IS A REGULAR CHICK WHOSE BEEN PIMPED BEFORE
SING THE BLUES GIRL, BECAUSE I AM SINGING RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU
46.
BONNIE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
in that song
Mariah should have hit him in the head with a fraying pan and some HOT LYE
47.
charlene
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
i just listened to ms. girls songs well not all of them but that one listed up above and to a few more, and they sound good. it don’t sound like old school mariah this sounds like a black woman singing
who is the real mariah carey?
48.
Lamb101
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
my songs
1. Betcha Gon Know how it feels
2. H.A.T.E. U
3. Angels Cry
4. Standing O , cheers bravo, flowers for you ==your the man of the hour and u played the woman that loved you the most, so here’s your standing o
I PROMISE IF ITS THE LAST THING I DO THIS FOOL WILL HEAR STANDING O
49.
JstBReal
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Mariah is a beautiful woman, but she can switch up the tight, short skirts sometimes and show more an adult look. Love her regardless though.
50.
Lamb101
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
On her recently leaked and soon-to-be-released 12th studio album, Mariah Carey and her latest producers, Terius “The-Dream” Nash and Tricky Stewart, attempt to get at something by distilling it. They’re seeking the Essence of Mimi, the liquor in the oyster of Carey’s famously luscious voice.But instead of showcasing this musical Olympian’s dazzling way with a vocal run or her nearly unmatchable whistle register — obvious choices when it comes to Carey’s talent — she and her team tune into a particular tone, the one that earned her another nickname, Honey.
There’s a breathiness to this album that’s not only sexy but emotionally intimate. Heavy on slow jams, quiet confessions and kiss-offs closer to the work of the rappers she admires than to Carey’s soul sisters, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” capitalizes on an underrated aspect of the singer’s talent: Her ability, even when she’s scaling vocal heights, to still come off as just another girl at the nail salon.
Carey’s lyrics — she co-writes everything here, except for her fairly unremarkable cover of Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is” — make this point most obviously. Even when fully dressed in the armor of her glamour, as when she advises an ex (Eminem? More likely it’s Latin pop star Luis Miguel) to “pretend you on a sofa, and I’m on MTV” when he spies her walking by.
Carey still compulsively shares details about her runny mascara and her appetite for Duncan Hines yellow cake. “Bubble baths on the jet” might be a ridiculous fantasy, but it’s not at all elitist. Any real housewife or career girl has been in that daydream.
What The-Dream and Stewart help Carey realize is that her vocal style also communicates this accessibility. Even at its most extravagant, Carey’s singing has a warmth, a sensuality and openness to it that sets her apart from peers like Whitney Houston and younger pretenders like Leona Lewis. When she tones down her singing, those qualities dominate.
Not incidentally for a big-ballad singer who’s hit 40, stressing her more endearing small voice keeps Carey from any embarrassing shortfalls.
Throughout “Memoirs” she locates that mode of expression in whispers, murmurs and late-night lovers’ quarrels. (She tosses off some amusing zingers in the latter.) The tempos here lean back slowly, and the sound is thick, a little heavy, inevitably responding to the sonic shift that occurred in R&B in the wake of Nash and Stewart’s first female foil, Rihanna, and their smash “Umbrella.”
Even the more aggressive songs on this album — “Obsessed,” Carey’s volley in that silly Eminem feud, and “Up Out My Face,” in which she recovers via her now-husband Nick Cannon’s specialty, the drumline — proceed with a laid-back nod instead of a disco spin. After a while, the approach is too much of a mildly interesting thing, and Carey’s restraint stops serving her agenda.
As every long-married couple knows, intimacy loses its power when the gestures that define it get repetitive. That happens about halfway through “Memoirs,” when Carey’s soft outpourings start to melt into each other, and it ceases to matter whether she’s mourning a broken heart or celebrating a new start.
Nash and Stewart have settled into their own groove as producers; their unctuous, Caribbean-inflected, R. Kelly-inspired tracks work well song by song (especially on the sad ones, like “Languishing” and “Angels Cry,” and the sex ones, like “The Impossible”), but there’s a point where a trademark sound starts to be a cage, not a calling card.
“Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” will stand out in Carey’s catalog as an experiment that illuminates her place in the pantheon without either boosting it or damaging it. I wouldn’t be surprised if, a decade from now, Carey cites this effort as a personal favorite. It’s that kind of wholly decent effort: a self-exploration that settles on its unpretentious insights by not pushing too hard.
51.
assaulted
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
them shoes DO NOT flatter her legs! and who still wears leather trench coats?
52.
divainva
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
She seems happy finally .
53.
Kyla
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
#51 ASSAULTED,
LOOL, I didn’t even realize she was wearing one - I was just focussing on the dress.
The leather trench coat IS ugly.
—-
Lovin’ the dress.
And “It’s A Wrap” and “Ribbon” are forever on repeat on my iPod, love ‘em!
54.
PARIS
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
she has a really nice cd but seems like shes not promoting the best songs on there
55.
R U SERIOUS??? NEW DC SOCIALITE BUT MADE MY OWN MONEY
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Mimi, what is that? The coat, the shoes, the dress, and make up all DO-Wrong! Individually they could be some killer pieces sans that Kelly Bundy (you too old to keep wearing those damn things) dress. She needs to steal Riri’s stylist not to mimic her style but to find her one.
56.
lovelylady81
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
SHE LOOKS AMAZING. THE NEW CD IS A’IGHT. ITS GROWING ON ME. BUT IF YOU HAVENT BOUGHT IT, JUST BURN IT, DONT WASTE A $20
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT SHE SEES IN NICK? I’M STILL CLUELESS
57.
musicluvr
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I NEVER REALLY LIKE THE WAY SHE DRESSES BUT HER SHOE GAME IS ALWAYS ON POINT…………
58.
maria
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
ISLAND DEF JAM SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS
HERE’S WHY
!. They put out the cd with NO video for the 2nd single (which was pop)
2. They didn’t service a Single to RnB radio (should have been STANDING O)
3. They have perfect model of releases (with rihanna and beyonce–release multiple singles to pop and rnb radio)
4. They push back her cd with angered fans
5. They release a remake that does not have the 2nd verse and then make her
perform it, and she looks like she’d rather throw up then sing that song
6. She does not promote on SNL, Ellen, Leno, Letterman, or Larry King or even the Monique show
7. They make her do live tv shows where she’s stiff as a board, bored looking and boring and has the energy of dead corpse
8. STANDING O is the strongest single she has done in years. why won’t they release it and get that cd back to number 1
LA REID IS HORRIBLE, poor janet jackson, poor pink and poor mariah
59.
maria
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
@ KYLA
i’m still trying to get into RIBBON..
its sooooooooooooo hard when HATEU, BETCHA and STANDING O are so incredible
this is the CD beyonce should have made and not that crossover pop mess she released
60.
ATL'S GIRL
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
BLOWN AWAY BY THIS CD
61.
JERRY
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
actually like this cd beats are banging and the voice has been toned down so i can understand what shes saying so thats a plus
mimi on top of her game
62.
jada
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
MARIAH IS NOT A MODEL OK, SHES A SINGER AND PRODUCER.
LEAVE THE MODELING TO RIHANNA , MAYA, BEYONCE WHO NONE HAVE GREAT VOICES.
MARIAH HAS NEVER BEEN A RAGGING CHICK, SHE DOES HER LITTLE SHORT DRESSES, CHEST PUSH UP MOVE AND KEEPS IT MOVING.
WE WANT HER TO SING. LOVE THIS ALBUM
63.
Deann Dmere
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I’m going to take a listen to her cd since it’s getting pretty good reviews. I am beyond tired of seeing her in either super tight bathing suits or skin tight stretchy cheap looking dresses. But who knows maybe her little hubby Nick loves it and it may make her feel sexy. You cant concern yourself with what everyone else wants from you. You cant please them all. So it looks like she’s focusing on pleasing herself, which to me is the best way. Do ya thang MC..
64.
ARNITA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
very rarely am i touched but this cds emotion is a killer. from the opening to the end with the gospel choir. ms. girl is giving the public what they want
Love love lovelove and heartbreak
love just dont work and mimi puts it to the test. Preach girl
65.
Kyla
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
MARIA,
Really? I first heard it on CL and I liked it instantly.
HATEU is a good song as well, forgot to add it
66.
ROXIE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
i got the cd at walmart for $9.99 and its the best $10.00 i’ve spent all year.
mariah carey has it together on this cd
67.
ROXIE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
LADIES BEWARE
DO NOT PLAY THIS CD AROUND YOUR MAN
IT WILL CALL HIM OUT AND YOU MIGHT NOT GET NO D___k THAT NIGHT
68.
SHERRY
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
FORGET HER CLOTHES LETS TALK ABOUT THIS CD
AFTER READING ALL THE PEOPLES REVIEWS ON HERE I WENT AND GOT THE CD AND I MUST ADMIT
SHE IS SPITTING FIRE VOCALLY AND LYRICALLY
MY SONGS ARE
GET UP OUT MY FACE MAN, STANDING OVATION, ANGELS, BET YOU GONNA KNOW HOW IT FEELS WHEN I GET YOU BACK
THIS IS MY NEW CD OF THE WINTER
69.
DEBRA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
her shoe game is always hot
this cd does remind me of butterfly and shes not ashame to tell the world yes im rich and famous and yes the brother pimped me
and in my own bed
Hats off to you mariah and i am loving the cd and your shoe game
70.
JASMINE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I LIKE THE CD AND HER SHOES TOO
SEEMS LIKE WE ALWAYS BASHING MARIAH CARREY
THE GIRLS CD IS A PURE GENUIS. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART OF A WOMAN
STANDING OVATION IS MY CUT, WHEN SHE SAYS “Cheers, Bravou to you because your the man of the hour, you Hurt the one who loved you the most, so heres your standing o”
71.
JASMINE
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
I LIKE THE CD AND HER SHOES TOO
SEEMS LIKE WE ALWAYS BASHING MARIAH CARREY
THE GIRLS CD IS A PURE GENUIS. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART OF A WOMAN
STANDING OVATION IS MY CUT, WHEN SHE SAYS “Cheers, Bravou to you because your the man of the hour, you Hurt the one who loved you the most, so heres your standing o”
72.
MISSY
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
must be a slow day
this chick releases a BANGER cd
and all your worried about is her shoes
da loop be on some bull
CD is hot
73.
dot
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
girl release some videos to this cd and stop running around in shoes you cant walk in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXIDUOU0QQo
go listen this woman sing the HECK out of mariah’s song
ANNA MOYA SINGS MARIAH is so beautiful
74.
African Beauty
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Love Mariah new cd!! Glad everyone giving her props!!
It’s a great cd do not go by the record sells and it’s way better than beyonce and keri hilson …love Keri’s cd too but Mimi cd is better than all of the female cds out lately.
75.
angel's cry is beautiful
Thursday, October 15, 2009 /
Shouldn’t have walked away
I would have stayed if you’d say
We could have made
Everything ok
But we just
Threw the blame back and forth
We treated love like a sport
The final blow hit so low
I’m still on the ground
I couldn’t have prepared myself for this fall
Shattered in pieces curled on the floor
Supernatural love conquers all
‘Member we used to touch the sky
And lightning don’t strike
The same place twice
When you and I
Said goodbye
I felt the angels cry
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