Yeah I mean my God, he did one song and now everyone is ready to put him in charge of Ayu's entire legacy. Lol.

Isn't that what Ayu normally does with newer composers in a way? She has them work on a TON of stuff for a while (Tetsuya Yukumi (2004-2006), Yuta Nakano (2007-present) after first starting to use them before phasing them out at some point?

And as far as this new album goes, I just want it now, lol.

Hope something like microphone, Mirrorcle World, Progress, Brillante, Carol....

Love those songs so much :D

I just hope it's ayumi hamasaki, not Timmy, Juno or Urata, just ayu...

I'm not too familiar with who composed what song in Ayu's discography. But I'm hoping for no collabs. They were nice (I liked Why...) but I'd rather just hear Ayu singing. I wouldn't mind a really great happy song or something I can dance to somewhere on this upcoming album.

there will be no crea for sure, so there will be ayu+composer as always.
i honestly don't care about urata's collab again, as long if it will be one song.

am I the only one who don't hate with all of myself her recent collabs?
They're ok for me :shrug even if JUNO > Urata imo.
But I don't think she will going to repeat this collabs-experiment again, especially after what happened at a-nation this year. For me it was just for FIVE. I'm still thinking FIVE it's a collaboration mini-album, just like Checkmate for Namie.

BRILLANTE was awful. If Timmy makes another song for her I hope it's nothing like BRILLANTE.

It'd be awesome if ayu herself compose some songs as well. By the way, I was just wondering these days, but it may not make sense since I'm not into ayu producers: Is there any chance that ayu created another pseudonym instead of CREA and composed some songs and we just don't know that it was her all the time? Like a random producer that poped up once and never again...

YES!! that's why i still have more faith in Yuta Nakano than in Timmy.

You must be the only one in the universe to think such a thing, lol. Everyone here on AHS basically would make love to BRILLANTE if it were a person. Very bold statement.

I think BRILLANTE is one of her more emotional songs. I love the lyrics, I love the sound of her voice - the sad, soft, and bittersweet emotion hidden behind it. The composition is brilliant (that pun was actually not intended). The chanting I could do without but the song itself is gorgeous. To me, it's something new but STILL classic Ayu for once. I'm sick of people saying "I WANT SOMETHING NEW, I WANT SOMETHING NEW" well you know what, I DON'T. I love Ayu for the works shes done and I don't want something completely off the wall. I hate it when she does that (Sexy little things, Don't look back, Why..., ANother Song). BRILLANTE was so great because it was different, unexpected, but still something that has that Hamasaki Ayumi feeling to it.

I like BRILLANTE, and i hope another song by timmy, but only with ayu's voice (i don't like timmy's voice in BRILLANTE) IMO.

I kinda agree... O_O

I think the chanting itself are great, but not when you look at Timmy dressed like a cheap drag queen xD thats the only thing i dislike about BRILLANTE music video (but I love Timmy all the way normal! He's damn handsome.)

another possibilities with Tales of tie-in

Tales of the Heroes : Twin Brave, is one possibility for a tie-in, since it's one of the Tales of Series 15th Anniversary (just looking at the cover that had Jude and Milla from Xillia as the frontmen), and Bandai Namco haven't announce the theme song for that title. Tales of Heroes will be released in February for sony PSP. Yet, there'll be another Tales of Festival private for media on December like last year.

another possibilites is Tales of Xillia THE ANIMATION (still rumour, but Viva Tales of Magazine that'll release on November, 28th is mentioned by 7shopping that the issue will be announcement for the anime adaptation). No release date announced, but if it's anime series, maybe they'll aired it on Spring 2012 (March possibilities).

ayu's still recording an album for 2012 release, and seeing the success of the Xillia (that sold more than 760,000 copies), I think Bandai Namco will be reconsider to use ayu again, for February - April album release.

Although, the sales of Xillia is nothing to do with the theme song :p But to attract more people and seeing the success of FIVE, I think avex will not gonna miss the chance for it.

Well, it's just random thought I've had in mind. Don't take it seriously :p

WHOA TALES XILLIA ANIMATION!!! we could be on to something there..

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^that would be the theme song for an anime after Inuyasha few years back.

I am hoping Hana Nishimura and Tomoya Kinoshita make a return. Of course, I'd like to see Ayu compose too and Tetsuya Yukimi is always welcome.

I think BRILLANTE is gorgeous, and different for ayu, but not so experimental among that kind of genre...which is fine. I mean, sometimes if you're going to make songs, might as well do what is known to work...

and I love timmy, but I think I too would only prefer to have one or two songs by him. Her way of wearing people out just hasnt been working for me musically.

Me too! but actually it's not that awful! just an ok song and i still don't get why it gets so much love on AHS !;)!