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Toniayu123 27th April 2020 08:59 AM

Day 26: any at all lol. But well, if I have to I’m going with Days because it’s cheesy af, but I still like it.

Teppei-chan 27th April 2020 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chibi-Chan (Post 3318398)
Actually, I would argue that HANABI is most certainly about someone dear to her no longer being alive and not a fromer lover. Especially the line
あの日何かが止まって
しまったこんな私じゃ
and how she describes here how at that day something completely stopped for her. Also, at one point she uses kioku 記憶, which doesn't only mean "memory" (how it is always translated) in a broader sense, but can also mean remembrance. It would be strange to try to reach a former lover through a wish you would like to make through a shooting star. I think the metaphor to try to reach that person through the sky or more precisley through a shooting star, like shooting your wish into the sky like fireworks, is already a strong indicator that the person she is talking about is no longer alive.

I see, thanks for the explaination. Like I said I wasn't 100% sure if you can Interpret the translations as being about a deceased loved person or about a lost love. It's good to read certain parts of the japanese lyrics getting explained.

Spoiler:


Day 01: A song you like with a colour in the title
RAINBOW
RAINBOW is such a soft and calm Song ans I love that about

Day 02: A song you like with a number in the title
1 Love
I choose this one because I really got into Ayu a few month before this song and Secret got release. Still Love it but I choose it more for the nostalgia behind it

Day 03: A song that reminds you of summertime
NEXT LEVEL
This is a song I often listen to when the sun is out. I don't know but it always gives me a good vibe and makes me wanna go outside and relax in the sun

Day 04: A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget
crossroad
Well... I cried my heart out over a boy listening to this song. This guy had the guts to ignore me after a while and years later mde me hope tht this time it would work out.... only to get told via text message that he still h something for his stupid girl.
It sucks because crossroad is one of my most favourite Ayu songs but sometimes it reminds me of this guy. If only crossroad game out a little bit later

Day 05: A song that needs to be played loud
Terminal
I think this one needs no further explanation and speaks for itself

Day 06: A song that makes you want to dance[
Trauma
This on is hard. I'm Not someone who dances alot but If I feel Like Dancing I choose whatever I Like at that moment. But I'm going to choose Trauma as I Always feel the urge to do the little dance moves when I listen to it

Day 07: A song for riding the train
Born to Be
Since I have my own car I don't Ride the train as much as I used to but I Always found myself enjoying listening to Born to Be alot. It's easy to forget your sorrows and just enjoy the ride with this song

Day 08: A song about drugs or alcohol
Party Queen
The First one that came to mind. And isn't this the only one she has that are about alcohol/drugs?

Day 09: A song that makes you happy
Greatful days
It's such a cheerful feel-good song for me that makes it easy to enjoy the moment and only think about Happy things. The eurobeat remix of glitter from ayu-ro mix 4 ís a close second

Day 10: A song that makes you sad
reminds me
The lyrics for this song are so great and everytime I read them I get a little sad because they well, reminds me, of sad times from the past

Day 11: A song you never get tired of
A Song for XX
One of my all time favourite and one of the only songs that I listen to everytime it comes up[

Day 12: A song from your pre Ayu fan days
Ladies Night
The first time I heard about Ayumi was reading an articel from a german Manga magazine, it was around 2002/03 and I decided that "now I'm a fan of her". I only knew 1 one Song ( connected) at that time and nowadays woudn't call it being a fan. I got to know more of Ayu and her music in 2006 around th Release of Blue Bird. So that gives me a lot of stuff to choose from, which is hard XD Ladies Night was one of the first Songs that came to my mind

Day 13: A song you like from the 90s
kanariya "Jonathan Peters' Vocal Club Mix"
Ever since I first watched the the PV I'm in Love with this Version of kanariya, it's Not the full remix that Í like because it's waaaay to long imo but the part that ís also being used in the PV is perfection. As for the original Hidden track version one LOVEppears: I also love this one and that it gives the song a complete other and unique feeling.

Day 14: A song you’d love to be played at your wedding
Voyage
If I'm every going to marry someone I guess Voyage would be a song that I'd make sure is being played. Maybe even during the ceremony, maybe when I walking down the aisle XD. Always thought that Voyage would be a fitting Song for a wedding.

Day 15: A song you like that’s a cover
One Night Carnival
Sadly this song were only performed live once at the Arena Tour 2012 but it was so much fun watching this performance. After that I added the original from Kishidan to my mp3 Player . Would be awesome to have a full version with only Ayu singing this song.
If I had to name a song that can be found in a single/ Album I'd say Many Classic Moments. Like the sound of that one

Day 16: A song that’s a classic favourite
SURREAL
Also have to go with this one. The lyrics have a great Message and I find the song itself very powerful, especially with that guitar solo. This gives me life everytime

Day 17: A song I would like to sing a duet with on karaoke?
NaNaNa
I also going with this song. As xLuna&1LOVE Said I can imagen this Song to be Lots of fun at Karaoke. Just dancing around like crazy while the other sings and having the time of your life.

Day 18: A song from the month you were born
Rule
I don't have much choice, it was either going to be Rule or Sparkle as this single were released in my 18th Birthday. Thank you Ayumi for auch a great single as a Birthday Gift so I picked Rule because it's a great Rock Song and I also live the PV. Got that Hair Cut she has in the pv a little Bit after it's release

Day 19: A song that makes you think about life
everywhere nowhere
The opening alone speaks so many truth and makes me think about life and choices that I made through my life

Day 20: A song that has many meanings to you
crossroad
For this day I have to go with crossroad again. One of the meaning can be found in my answer for day 4. Crossroad helped me last year during a hard time were I Had to make a decisions: Will I Go Back to Germany or do I want to spent more time in Iceland? It was such a hard Thing to decide because there was No right or wrong and Í kinda wanted both. crossroad was a song that helped me sort out thing while I took a long Walk. This and also everywhere nowhere

Day 21: A song you like with a flower in the title
Hana
One of the best album tracks from A Song for XX and those lyrics hít me right in the feels when I was younger. It was such a Nice surprise when she performed this gem at the PCDL.

Day 22: A song that moves you forward
Step by step
This songs lyrics are so good whenever I need a reminder that it's okay to look at all the smalls things I did and/or are going to achieved in order to reach something bigger.

Day 23: A song you think everybody should listen to
Dolls
This song is so beautiful in every single was. From the way her voice sounds over the lyrics to the music. This is a truely underrated gem in her discography and more people should listen to this beautiful work or Art. Especially unser northern lights, then this song becomes even more beautiful

Day 24: A song composed by CREA
Naturally
Another hard one because I love most of her CREA songs. Í make it Harder by Not trying to chose the same sing twice ( crossroad will be the only one). So I went with Naturally because it is my favourite album track from I am...

Day 25: A song you like about death
Hanabi
You know, I'm not sure if this song really ís about death or Just about a former lover but there is this one Part in the lyrics that makes it a song about death for me. Í guess we all had someone close to us pass away and we don't need to remember them because they will always be there and never will be forgotten.


Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
Honey
Is it a cheesy Song? Yes, it is but that's the reason I Like it XD I can see myself listening to it up and down If I ever am fresh in Love with someone and just want to smile Like a fool thinking m partner :D

Kacku 27th April 2020 01:02 PM

I've never thought about HANABI as a song dedicated to someone who's dead, but reading the lyrics again after seeing this interpretation in the comments, it makes so much sense and is so fitting. I'm glad this thread is here to give people an easy chance to express different perspectives, I've gotten new insights into these songs I've been listening to for years. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chibi-Chan (Post 3318398)
I'm sorry to hear that. :(

Thanks :heart

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Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
Mr. Darling is so sweet, sincere, and charming! Ayu has many songs about wanting to be loved even though you might not feel enough, and I really vibe with that; this song is right at home in that category, and the sweet sound of the song and simple, relatable message of the lyrics hit me just right, I also want to find my own Mr. Darling and feel the way this song sounds.

Spoiler:
Day 01: A song you like with a colour in the title
monochrome

Day 02: A song you like with a number in the title
theme of a-nation '03

Day 03: A song that reminds you of summertime
count down

Day 04: A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget
Lady Dynamite

Day 05: A song that needs to be played loud
alterna

Day 06: A song that makes you want to dance
SCAR

Day 07: A song for riding the train
connected

Day 08: A song about drugs or alcohol
Letter

Day 09: A song that makes you happy
NEXT LEVEL

Day 10: A song that makes you sad
untitled ~for her~

Day 11: A song you never get tired of
SURREAL

Day 12: A song from your pre Ayu fan days
Dearest

Day 13: A song you like from the 90s
End roll

Day 14: A song you'd love to be played at your wedding
You are the only one

Day 15: A song you like that’s a cover
One Night Carnival

Day 16: A song that’s a classic favourite
M / Who... -Acoustic Orchestra version-

Day 17: A song you’d sing a duet with someone on karaoke
evolution

Day 18: A song from the month you were born
Moments

Day 19: A song that makes you think about life
Walk

Day 20: A song that has many meanings to you
BLUE BIRD

Day 21: A song you like with a flower in the title
SAKURA

Day 22: A song that moves you forward
winding road

Day 23: A song you think everybody should listen to
Dolls

Day 24: A song composed by CREA
no more words

Day 25: A song you like about death
Memorial Address

voltron 27th April 2020 02:37 PM

Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
I really love the idea of Key, but I'm going to go out of left field and choose UNITE! This song really encapsulates her Love/Freedom theme that she was pursuing around I Am... and I think it's such a realistic, un-romanticized version of love.

Ayumi Romania 27th April 2020 06:21 PM

Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love

Depend on you

//ABEST 27th April 2020 06:30 PM

Spoiler:
01 - GREEN
It was the first new release I was aware of after I found ayu in 2008. It has a special place in my heart as well as Days because duh, GREEN/Days / Days/GREEN

02 - Song 4 U
It was one of the prime eras I had with ayu when this came out. Song 4 U is my motivation song with
"What was it? Who was it?
That made you decide that somehow
you could try to move forward once more"

03 - You & Me
ayu has so many summer bops but for some reason it's You & Me even tho it's not my favorite summer song

04 - NOW & 4EVA
well shortly my ex who basically ruined my life at that time

05 - Terminal
does it really need explaining? Armin did a good job with this one, still get the chills when the best drops

06 - Lelio
it's really hard to listen to this song and not dance that choreography

07 - monochrome
i dont know why but this was the first song that came to my mind. it's so melancholic like a dream so it would fit traveling perfectly! just sitting there and watch outside of the window while everything passes by

08 - Party queen
because this might be the only one? which is funny how in kpop there are many songs which have lyrics about alcohol and drugs yet ayu doesn't have any.. is it cultural or is ayu just pure and sweet?

09 - EnergizE
how can I be sad or moody while listening to this? oh hell no!!

10 - Secret
it's just an vulnerable song full of emotion

11 - Mirrorcle World
my ultimate number 1 song from ayu since 2008 and will always be! I found ayu in 2008 and actually i can still remember visiting her official avex website somewhere near april/may 2008 when there was Mirrorcle World theme. this song reminds me of my 14 yo self yet it still fits in my life now even after 12 years later. I actually played this song like 24/7 in january/february 2020 after watching Promised Land because it took me to the memory lane

12 - Real me
I became a fan of her around may/june 2008 and Real me was my first ayu song ever iirc in march 2008. it was through last.fm when you could still listen songs via that scrobbled they had (idk if it's still the same?). i wasn't that big fan of Real me until I saw that legendary PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE performance and fell in love with it right away! I learned that choreography completely with every moves ayu made while performing because it was just soo cool back then! I'm pretty confident I could still remember it mostly if I tried

13 - Trust
I don't even know why I love this song so much. A Song for ×× as an album have so many underrated gems

14 - CAROLS
it would be really beautiful to have a first dance as a couple while piano or violin version of CAROLS would be played. it has kinda sad melody but if I ever chose to have ayu's song played at my wedding, it would be something thats really personal to me and my husband. although I'd prefer music only without singing

15 - Many Classic Moments
I love ayu's version of this song so much! ayu's all cover songs are good but this is the best one.

16 - Love song
I personally would say Love song is one of her recent and one of the last classics she actually has. I love the piano in this song and lyrics are really beautiful

17 - What is forever love
This is such an underrated gem imo. I have always liked it ever since it came out.

18 - Connected
Well January is easy since there is so many albums released but I will go with this one. Fell for it in 2009 and still love this song

19 - how beautiful you are
haha cheesy but sometimes we all should think about our lives with the thought that we are all enough and beautiful. social media tends to make me feel insecure about myself almost everyday and makes me often think about how everyone else has everything better than me. after all we are all the same and we all deserve to be loved the way we are. i'll have to admit that i might not be the biggest fan of the song but everytime i think about it, it makes me appreciete my life

20 - Merry-go-round
this was the hardest one for my to choose because almost every song has only one strong feeling in to it in my mind. Merry-go-round was released when I was in a relationship that was like one in the lyrics, everytime I said goodbye when we parted, I never was sure was that the last time I would see him. We broke up on new years eve which kinda was in the lyrics as well. After some time passed, it became my "it's time to let go" song and even later "i'm gonna find someone else someday in the future" song. So this song for me is the one with messy relationship, break up, healing and moving on. Everytime I listen to it, I think about him tho but in a bittersweet way

21 - Ivy
I love LOVE again-era so bad! It's the time I found my love for ayu again so I use to blast these songs like 24/7

22 - Tell All
one of her most underrated gems yet one of my personal favourites! it's a shame it didn't get proper release because i love this song so much! wasn't the biggest fan of that A ONE version and all we got was A BEST LIVE version on Spotify.. it's a perfect song to celebrate her 15th Anniversary as it feel like sequel to Mirrorcle World (which is my no1 ayu song). I love the lyrics which fits perfectly today's entry about moving forward. If something is really worth it, we should not stop until we have it

23 - my name's WOMEN
i think this song defines ayu's music for me as a complete picture, because it might sound generic pop song but there's an actual meaning in the lyrics instead of just singing "we are women we are beautiful"

24 - HANABI
break-up songs are my weak spot and i love everything in HANABI, lyrics and arrangement are really beautiful

25 - Memorial address
i wasn't the biggest fan of the song until I saw her perform it in A BEST LIVE and saw how personal it is for her. it's very sad song and i've been very fortunate to avoid the feelings she goes through in lyrics since I have never lost anyone very close to me. but if I lost someone in my family or very close friend, I bet this would be the song that would help me go through the pain of loss


26 - Days
this might be her sweetest song and I love love love it! the lyrics are so deeply in love with someone and I wanna feel that rush again. also the music video is so sweet (until she wakes up again). I love being in love and feeling the love towards eachother. I think I might be hopeless romantic

Sky High 28th April 2020 07:36 AM

Day 27: A song that breaks your heart

There are plenty sad songs in her discography, but to me it is Secret.

~angel*ayumi~ 28th April 2020 08:11 AM

Spoiler:
Day 1 - RAINBOW - because it´s just awesome, but monochrome is very near behind^^

Day 2 - HANABI ~episode II~ - This is a tough one because she has many good songs with numbers, but I just love both HANABI songs <3

Day 3 - fairyland - also a though one, because she has so many great summer songs, but I just love fairyland <3

Day 4 - how beautiful you are - That is hard because I have no song that reminds me of someone I want to forget so I choose hbya because much of us were maybe bullied in school, because we weren´t beautiful, cool, or just wasn´t what ppl whould call normal standard.

Day 5 - Bold & Delicious - You can´t play this song quietly xD

Day 6 - Humming 7/4 - Also a very hard one because she has so many songs I want to dance xD

Day 7 - Sunrise ~LOVE is all~ - I often hear it in the bus

Day 8 - Party Queen - As Teppei said, i also can´t think of any other song that is about drugs/alcohol, unless you call love a drug, then she has plenty xD

Day 9 - + - sooo hard, there are so many songs that make me happy.

Day 10 - teddy bear - She has a bunch of sad songs but this is the first that comes to my mind, even before memorial address

Day 11 - A Song for XX - I also go with ASfXX as it´s my absolute fave Ayu song, I will never get tierd of it xD Best is A Ballads Version.

Day 12 - immature - Not so much choice but still hard xD I am fan since Duty^^

Day 13 - A Song for XX - Easy as this my all time fave song from her^^

Day 14 - Dearest - I actually had this song played at my wedding in the church as an orgel version ^^

Day 15 - Happening Here - It was the first song I heard live in Person at AT12, it´s such a great good-mood-song ^^

Day 16 - SURREAL - was a hard decision between SURREAL and evolution xD

Day 17 - ANother song - war hard desicion between this and Love ~since1999~ xD

Day 18 - A Song for ×× "030213 Session #II" - There is not much that was released in march xD

Day 19 - End of the world + forgiveness - This is a very very hard one because Ayu has so many songs that make you think about life, and that´s what I love, she has so many deep songs not just only songs about being happy, about love and the typical "heartbroken" songs.

Day 20 - how beautiful you are - I have no song that has a special meaning to myself, so I go with hbya again because it´s one of her strongest songs in terms of meanings and giving strengh,

Day 21 - HANABI - one of her best songs ever <3

Day 22 - Beautiful Fighters

Day 23 - A Song for XX - It´s her signature song, best as video from a-nation 2008 or AT15 <3

Day 24 - Heartplace - so beautiful <3

Day 25 - ever free + memorial address I just can´t decide, they are both masterpieces, and it was soooo awesome to hear ever free live <3

Day 26 - Sunset ~LOVE is all~ - hard question, but I think i will choose Sunset, i like this song. I like both Sunrise + Sunset^^



Day 27 - memorial address + A Song for XX

xLuna&1LOVE 28th April 2020 08:12 AM

Day 27 - Days
Days is this 'I am so hopelessly in love with you' - kind of love song. But when she says that the person she's in love with, is seeing someone else (so this person doesn't want or can't answer her feelings) it sets a different color to this sweet and cheesy melody. It becomes this cursed love song, and for those who experience(d) a simular situation, understand that these feelings can make you feel very lonely. Ultimate heartbreak!

Toniayu123 28th April 2020 09:02 AM

Day 27: walking proud. A song for crying ? This one. There are plenty of songs for this entry tho

Kacku 28th April 2020 10:16 AM

Day 27: A song that breaks your heart
Breakdown. The resignation and disillusionment in this song is really heartbreaking.

Spoiler:
Day 01: A song you like with a colour in the title
monochrome

Day 02: A song you like with a number in the title
theme of a-nation '03

Day 03: A song that reminds you of summertime
count down

Day 04: A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget
Lady Dynamite

Day 05: A song that needs to be played loud
alterna

Day 06: A song that makes you want to dance
SCAR

Day 07: A song for riding the train
connected

Day 08: A song about drugs or alcohol
Letter

Day 09: A song that makes you happy
NEXT LEVEL

Day 10: A song that makes you sad
untitled ~for her~

Day 11: A song you never get tired of
SURREAL

Day 12: A song from your pre Ayu fan days
Dearest

Day 13: A song you like from the 90s
End roll

Day 14: A song you'd love to be played at your wedding
You are the only one

Day 15: A song you like that’s a cover
One Night Carnival

Day 16: A song that’s a classic favourite
M / Who... -Acoustic Orchestra version-

Day 17: A song you’d sing a duet with someone on karaoke
evolution

Day 18: A song from the month you were born
Moments

Day 19: A song that makes you think about life
Walk

Day 20: A song that has many meanings to you
BLUE BIRD

Day 21: A song you like with a flower in the title
SAKURA

Day 22: A song that moves you forward
winding road

Day 23: A song you think everybody should listen to
Dolls

Day 24: A song composed by CREA
no more words

Day 25: A song you like about death
Memorial Address

Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
Mr. Darling

Ayumi Romania 28th April 2020 12:01 PM

Day 27: A song that breaks your heart

momentum

//ABEST 28th April 2020 12:23 PM

Spoiler:
01 - GREEN
It was the first new release I was aware of after I found ayu in 2008. It has a special place in my heart as well as Days because duh, GREEN/Days / Days/GREEN

02 - Song 4 U
It was one of the prime eras I had with ayu when this came out. Song 4 U is my motivation song with
"What was it? Who was it?
That made you decide that somehow
you could try to move forward once more"

03 - You & Me
ayu has so many summer bops but for some reason it's You & Me even tho it's not my favorite summer song

04 - NOW & 4EVA
well shortly my ex who basically ruined my life at that time

05 - Terminal
does it really need explaining? Armin did a good job with this one, still get the chills when the best drops

06 - Lelio
it's really hard to listen to this song and not dance that choreography

07 - monochrome
i dont know why but this was the first song that came to my mind. it's so melancholic like a dream so it would fit traveling perfectly! just sitting there and watch outside of the window while everything passes by

08 - Party queen
because this might be the only one? which is funny how in kpop there are many songs which have lyrics about alcohol and drugs yet ayu doesn't have any.. is it cultural or is ayu just pure and sweet?

09 - EnergizE
how can I be sad or moody while listening to this? oh hell no!!

10 - Secret
it's just an vulnerable song full of emotion

11 - Mirrorcle World
my ultimate number 1 song from ayu since 2008 and will always be! I found ayu in 2008 and actually i can still remember visiting her official avex website somewhere near april/may 2008 when there was Mirrorcle World theme. this song reminds me of my 14 yo self yet it still fits in my life now even after 12 years later. I actually played this song like 24/7 in january/february 2020 after watching Promised Land because it took me to the memory lane

12 - Real me
I became a fan of her around may/june 2008 and Real me was my first ayu song ever iirc in march 2008. it was through last.fm when you could still listen songs via that scrobbled they had (idk if it's still the same?). i wasn't that big fan of Real me until I saw that legendary PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE performance and fell in love with it right away! I learned that choreography completely with every moves ayu made while performing because it was just soo cool back then! I'm pretty confident I could still remember it mostly if I tried

13 - Trust
I don't even know why I love this song so much. A Song for ×× as an album have so many underrated gems

14 - CAROLS
it would be really beautiful to have a first dance as a couple while piano or violin version of CAROLS would be played. it has kinda sad melody but if I ever chose to have ayu's song played at my wedding, it would be something thats really personal to me and my husband. although I'd prefer music only without singing

15 - Many Classic Moments
I love ayu's version of this song so much! ayu's all cover songs are good but this is the best one.

16 - Love song
I personally would say Love song is one of her recent and one of the last classics she actually has. I love the piano in this song and lyrics are really beautiful

17 - What is forever love
This is such an underrated gem imo. I have always liked it ever since it came out.

18 - Connected
Well January is easy since there is so many albums released but I will go with this one. Fell for it in 2009 and still love this song

19 - how beautiful you are
haha cheesy but sometimes we all should think about our lives with the thought that we are all enough and beautiful. social media tends to make me feel insecure about myself almost everyday and makes me often think about how everyone else has everything better than me. after all we are all the same and we all deserve to be loved the way we are. i'll have to admit that i might not be the biggest fan of the song but everytime i think about it, it makes me appreciete my life

20 - Merry-go-round
this was the hardest one for my to choose because almost every song has only one strong feeling in to it in my mind. Merry-go-round was released when I was in a relationship that was like one in the lyrics, everytime I said goodbye when we parted, I never was sure was that the last time I would see him. We broke up on new years eve which kinda was in the lyrics as well. After some time passed, it became my "it's time to let go" song and even later "i'm gonna find someone else someday in the future" song. So this song for me is the one with messy relationship, break up, healing and moving on. Everytime I listen to it, I think about him tho but in a bittersweet way

21 - Ivy
I love LOVE again-era so bad! It's the time I found my love for ayu again so I use to blast these songs like 24/7

22 - Tell All
one of her most underrated gems yet one of my personal favourites! it's a shame it didn't get proper release because i love this song so much! wasn't the biggest fan of that A ONE version and all we got was A BEST LIVE version on Spotify.. it's a perfect song to celebrate her 15th Anniversary as it feel like sequel to Mirrorcle World (which is my no1 ayu song). I love the lyrics which fits perfectly today's entry about moving forward. If something is really worth it, we should not stop until we have it

23 - my name's WOMEN
i think this song defines ayu's music for me as a complete picture, because it might sound generic pop song but there's an actual meaning in the lyrics instead of just singing "we are women we are beautiful"

24 - HANABI
break-up songs are my weak spot and i love everything in HANABI, lyrics and arrangement are really beautiful

25 - Memorial address
i wasn't the biggest fan of the song until I saw her perform it in A BEST LIVE and saw how personal it is for her. it's very sad song and i've been very fortunate to avoid the feelings she goes through in lyrics since I have never lost anyone very close to me. but if I lost someone in my family or very close friend, I bet this would be the song that would help me go through the pain of loss

26 - Days
this might be her sweetest song and I love love love it! the lyrics are so deeply in love with someone and I wanna feel that rush again. also the music video is so sweet (until she wakes up again). I love being in love and feeling the love towards eachother. I think I might be hopeless romantic


27 - untitled for her... story 2
iirc i've cried everytime i've heard this song! it's also one of my favourite songs from LOVE again which is also one of her greatest album of all time. I don't have really special feelings towards the first one but this really breaks my heart. I can only imagine how it feels to lose someone so close she lost, I bet you feel so helpless and alone.. haha actually I always felt like this would be the song I'd listen when the time comes and our family dog would become an angel in the sky and when it actually happened (last august) I couldn't listen to this at all. I listened to this in like a month ago and the second it started I cried my ugliest cry ever. so yeah, for me this might be her most emotional song personally

Teppei-chan 28th April 2020 01:43 PM

Spoiler:

Day 01: A song you like with a colour in the title
RAINBOW
RAINBOW is such a soft and calm Song ans I love that about

Day 02: A song you like with a number in the title
1 Love
I choose this one because I really got into Ayu a few month before this song and Secret got release. Still Love it but I choose it more for the nostalgia behind it

Day 03: A song that reminds you of summertime
NEXT LEVEL
This is a song I often listen to when the sun is out. I don't know but it always gives me a good vibe and makes me wanna go outside and relax in the sun

Day 04: A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget
crossroad
Well... I cried my heart out over a boy listening to this song. This guy had the guts to ignore me after a while and years later mde me hope tht this time it would work out.... only to get told via text message that he still h something for his stupid girl.
It sucks because crossroad is one of my most favourite Ayu songs but sometimes it reminds me of this guy. If only crossroad game out a little bit later

Day 05: A song that needs to be played loud
Terminal
I think this one needs no further explanation and speaks for itself

Day 06: A song that makes you want to dance[
Trauma
This on is hard. I'm Not someone who dances alot but If I feel Like Dancing I choose whatever I Like at that moment. But I'm going to choose Trauma as I Always feel the urge to do the little dance moves when I listen to it

Day 07: A song for riding the train
Born to Be
Since I have my own car I don't Ride the train as much as I used to but I Always found myself enjoying listening to Born to Be alot. It's easy to forget your sorrows and just enjoy the ride with this song

Day 08: A song about drugs or alcohol
Party Queen
The First one that came to mind. And isn't this the only one she has that are about alcohol/drugs?

Day 09: A song that makes you happy
Greatful days
It's such a cheerful feel-good song for me that makes it easy to enjoy the moment and only think about Happy things. The eurobeat remix of glitter from ayu-ro mix 4 ís a close second

Day 10: A song that makes you sad
reminds me
The lyrics for this song are so great and everytime I read them I get a little sad because they well, reminds me, of sad times from the past

Day 11: A song you never get tired of
A Song for XX
One of my all time favourite and one of the only songs that I listen to everytime it comes up[

Day 12: A song from your pre Ayu fan days
Ladies Night
The first time I heard about Ayumi was reading an articel from a german Manga magazine, it was around 2002/03 and I decided that "now I'm a fan of her". I only knew 1 one Song ( connected) at that time and nowadays woudn't call it being a fan. I got to know more of Ayu and her music in 2006 around th Release of Blue Bird. So that gives me a lot of stuff to choose from, which is hard XD Ladies Night was one of the first Songs that came to my mind

Day 13: A song you like from the 90s
kanariya "Jonathan Peters' Vocal Club Mix"
Ever since I first watched the the PV I'm in Love with this Version of kanariya, it's Not the full remix that Í like because it's waaaay to long imo but the part that ís also being used in the PV is perfection. As for the original Hidden track version one LOVEppears: I also love this one and that it gives the song a complete other and unique feeling.

Day 14: A song you’d love to be played at your wedding
Voyage
If I'm every going to marry someone I guess Voyage would be a song that I'd make sure is being played. Maybe even during the ceremony, maybe when I walking down the aisle XD. Always thought that Voyage would be a fitting Song for a wedding.

Day 15: A song you like that’s a cover
One Night Carnival
Sadly this song were only performed live once at the Arena Tour 2012 but it was so much fun watching this performance. After that I added the original from Kishidan to my mp3 Player . Would be awesome to have a full version with only Ayu singing this song.
If I had to name a song that can be found in a single/ Album I'd say Many Classic Moments. Like the sound of that one

Day 16: A song that’s a classic favourite
SURREAL
Also have to go with this one. The lyrics have a great Message and I find the song itself very powerful, especially with that guitar solo. This gives me life everytime

Day 17: A song I would like to sing a duet with on karaoke?
NaNaNa
I also going with this song. As xLuna&1LOVE Said I can imagen this Song to be Lots of fun at Karaoke. Just dancing around like crazy while the other sings and having the time of your life.

Day 18: A song from the month you were born
Rule
I don't have much choice, it was either going to be Rule or Sparkle as this single were released in my 18th Birthday. Thank you Ayumi for auch a great single as a Birthday Gift so I picked Rule because it's a great Rock Song and I also live the PV. Got that Hair Cut she has in the pv a little Bit after it's release

Day 19: A song that makes you think about life
everywhere nowhere
The opening alone speaks so many truth and makes me think about life and choices that I made through my life

Day 20: A song that has many meanings to you
crossroad
For this day I have to go with crossroad again. One of the meaning can be found in my answer for day 4. Crossroad helped me last year during a hard time were I Had to make a decisions: Will I Go Back to Germany or do I want to spent more time in Iceland? It was such a hard Thing to decide because there was No right or wrong and Í kinda wanted both. crossroad was a song that helped me sort out thing while I took a long Walk. This and also everywhere nowhere

Day 21: A song you like with a flower in the title
Hana
One of the best album tracks from A Song for XX and those lyrics hít me right in the feels when I was younger. It was such a Nice surprise when she performed this gem at the PCDL.

Day 22: A song that moves you forward
Step by step
This songs lyrics are so good whenever I need a reminder that it's okay to look at all the smalls things I did and/or are going to achieved in order to reach something bigger.

Day 23: A song you think everybody should listen to
Dolls
This song is so beautiful in every single was. From the way her voice sounds over the lyrics to the music. This is a truely underrated gem in her discography and more people should listen to this beautiful work or Art. Especially unser northern lights, then this song becomes even more beautiful

Day 24: A song composed by CREA
Naturally
Another hard one because I love most of her CREA songs. Í make it Harder by Not trying to chose the same sing twice ( crossroad will be the only one). So I went with Naturally because it is my favourite album track from I am...

Day 25: A song you like about death
Hanabi
You know, I'm not sure if this song really ís about death or Just about a former lover but there is this one Part in the lyrics that makes it a song about death for me. Í guess we all had someone close to us pass away and we don't need to remember them because they will always be there and never will be forgotten.

Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
Honey
Is it a cheesy Song? Yes, it is but that's the reason I Like it XD I can see myself listening to it up and down If I ever am fresh in Love with someone and just want to smile Like a fool about my partner :D


Day 27: A song that breaks your heart
POWDER SNOW
This is the third time I changed my answer. Already Had Sorrows and Like a doll standing in POWDER SNOWS place but she really dies have lots of heart-wrenching Songs in my past there where Times when I had similar thought as Ayu describes in this Song e.g wanting to Go somewhere where nobody knows me and there where also times when I Just wanted to cry until it's all over

voltron 28th April 2020 02:03 PM

Day 27: A song that breaks your heart
Ivy. I never really thought much of this song since the song structure is so basic, but after seeing it at TA 2016, it really clicked. It's a beautiful song, and the repetitiveness of it actually adds so much to it. It's so melancholy and reflective.

Toniayu123 29th April 2020 07:45 AM

Day 28: Decision. The whole 2007-2009 voice was incredible

Sky High 29th April 2020 08:53 AM

Day 28: A song you especially like Ayu's voice in

Dearest (acoustic version)

Ayumi Romania 29th April 2020 10:16 AM

Day 28: A song you especially like Ayu's voice in

talkin' 2 myself

Kacku 29th April 2020 10:56 AM

Day 28: A song you especially like Ayu's voice in
NO FUTURE. She sounds so powerful, energetic, and clear!

Spoiler:
Day 01: A song you like with a colour in the title
monochrome

Day 02: A song you like with a number in the title
theme of a-nation '03

Day 03: A song that reminds you of summertime
count down

Day 04: A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget
Lady Dynamite

Day 05: A song that needs to be played loud
alterna

Day 06: A song that makes you want to dance
SCAR

Day 07: A song for riding the train
connected

Day 08: A song about drugs or alcohol
Letter

Day 09: A song that makes you happy
NEXT LEVEL

Day 10: A song that makes you sad
untitled ~for her~

Day 11: A song you never get tired of
SURREAL

Day 12: A song from your pre Ayu fan days
Dearest

Day 13: A song you like from the 90s
End roll

Day 14: A song you'd love to be played at your wedding
You are the only one

Day 15: A song you like that’s a cover
One Night Carnival

Day 16: A song that’s a classic favourite
M / Who... -Acoustic Orchestra version-

Day 17: A song you’d sing a duet with someone on karaoke
evolution

Day 18: A song from the month you were born
Moments

Day 19: A song that makes you think about life
Walk

Day 20: A song that has many meanings to you
BLUE BIRD

Day 21: A song you like with a flower in the title
SAKURA

Day 22: A song that moves you forward
winding road

Day 23: A song you think everybody should listen to
Dolls

Day 24: A song composed by CREA
no more words

Day 25: A song you like about death
Memorial Address

Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
Mr. Darling

Day 27: A song that breaks your heart
Breakdown

Surreal17 29th April 2020 10:56 AM

Day 24 - A song composed by CREA
I will have to go with Dolls once again although I like all the songs that she was involved in as a composer.

Day 25 - A song you like about death
ever free

Day 26 - A song that makes you want to fall in love
meaning of Love. People always say that this track is forgettable or that it doesn't stand out in her discography, but to me it just gives me all the right feels. Not every song must be unique or experimental, sometimes I just want something sweet to jam to.

Day 27 - A song that breaks your heart
It was actually hard to think of a song for this one but I eventually remembered of the A song is born performances that she did after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake.

Day 28 - A song you especially like Ayu's voice in
I was waiting for this category ever since the game started lol. The song that came to mind immediately for this one is Will. I feel like the vocal performance of this track might be one of the best, if not the BEST one from her entire studio discography. While listening to Will, you can hear how much her voice developed and matured from previous releases, but it was recorded during a time where her vocals were still very flexible if I may say so. I feel like Will was recorded during a great period for her (vocal wise) when she started using less and less the high strained register but also before her sometimes rigid and rough low register came in.


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