Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - ayumi hamasaki NEW SINGLE "Nonfiction" Release 2022.04.22

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Originally Posted by cdy2010 (Post 3349848)

#1 with 2,596 digitally

cmonnnn smash hit

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Originally Posted by Zeke. (Post 3349902)

I thought it was supposed to be “what don’t you believe” and the other part should be “what do I believe”

I have to look at the lyrics and try to find where she sings "You are full of shit."
The English part is hard to understand without reading the lyrics.

^It's right before the second chorus starts, just like the part where she sings "are you kidding me" before the first chorus.

@Zeke She sings "You say 「No!」「No!」 what you don't believe" and "I say 「Yes!」「Yes!」 what I do believe" and there's also a somewhat muffled "what you do believe" after the bridge ends.

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Originally Posted by tenshi no hane (Post 3349883)

I do find the English part a bit weird sounding: "You say no, what you don't believe". Does she means "You say no TO what you don't believe"..?

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Originally Posted by Zeke. (Post 3349902)

I thought it was supposed to be “what don’t you believe” and the other part should be “what do I believe”

Would make more sense, but no, the official lyrics were posted under Nonfiction's Youtube video:

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Originally Posted by AyuCanada (Post 3349869)

I personnally enjoyed the One Nite Carnival cover better but I wish the best for this new single. Also, I think numbers are important in a sense we need a minimum to justify her label to keep her career alive, but her targeted audience is so limited to her existing fanbase, so we cannot expect miracles.

avex is on life support it seems��

I really love Nonfiction, I'd put it on repeat. I also like the MV, because she looks so pretty in both her looks.
The only thing I am not keen of, is that dramatic intro. Though it "works", a.k.a. less bothers me, in the mv, I wish the song could've skipped that part.

The song is at #18 on its third day! I'd have to check again but I think DaD left the top 20 on its third day.

EDIT: The PV was also trending at #15 in YouTube Japan's music section today! :) The views are currently at 390K!

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Originally Posted by kotora (Post 3349904)

I have to look at the lyrics and try to find where she sings "You are full of shit."
The English part is hard to understand without reading the lyrics.

Ah yes same here!!!!

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Originally Posted by Katsuyuki012 (Post 3349924)

What was the ranking for 23rd monster?

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Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 3349918)

avex is on life support it seems��

Is there anyone that actually brings in major money to the label these days? I honestly don't have a clue what's on there anymore.

I finally rewatched the MV again. It's fine, it had some cool things in it, and it made me think of Sexy Little Things. It has a very similar vibe.

BTW i've also found the english parts strange. She's not awful in english, but it almost feels like she's going backwards with it the more time passes. I suppose Timmy had a lot to do with it, but she really wasn't THAT bad herself.

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Originally Posted by dumbellz (Post 3349929)

What was the ranking for 23rd monster?

23rd Monster only spent one day in the daily top 20, which was its debut at #2.

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Originally Posted by tenshi no hane (Post 3349915)

Would make more sense, but no, the official lyrics were posted under Nonfiction's Youtube video:

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I understand what the official lyrics are but I think what she was trying to say in terms of grammar was what I posted. I can see how it might be confusing to a Japanese native to separate “don't” and “do” from the verb. It’s kind of a curveball in the English language, the proper construction of a sentence like this.

I'm so in love with this song. I keep listening at it. Love the rythm, the electro, Ayu's voice, the (too) short bridge. Last time I was so hyped with a song was Lelio and before that, Sparkle.

Love it.

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Originally Posted by Insanes (Post 3349936)

I love it too, more than Lelio and Sparkle which I also loved. For me, this is easily one of my favorite tracks of hers ever.

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Originally Posted by Insanes (Post 3349936)

It's on constant repeat here, too!

I guess without Timmy proofreading English parts this is all we can get now.

If you guys were to read the atrocious engrish on some Kpop songs.. :P

lol can't she call Hikki and ask for a quick proofread

Well, the mispronunciated English is sometimes part of the J-Pop culture. I think it's pretty possible she can deliver some better English while speaking than singing.

I always remember when Timmy sings 'boice' instead of 'voice' during NaNaNa. He's a native English speaker, so it's obvious that sometimes they mispronounced some words for aesthetic reasons (just like Utada, another English native speaker, does)

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Originally Posted by RealLight (Post 3349943)

lol can't she call Hikki and ask for a quick proofread

Hikki would be like: "What is this?"