I agree. I just wish we could have heard it a little more clearly over the talking but I liked what I could hear.

listening from this longer preview

http://t.co/Xw8Mty5z6U

i like the melody. sweet melody

It doesn't sound all that exciting.

Same as before, kind of like Sweet Season just a bit better so far. I'm just glad that most of the album won't be like this because of the single and the known producers songs, and we won't have another LOVE x with it.

I think that it's kind of a problem for us foreign fans that the japanese audience wants ballads and cute songs or mid tempos, no renovations, no producers (they don't even care probably), but I'm glad that ayu does it anyway.

cant get anything out of that preview except "Hello new me, hello new me" LOL

i think i'm gonna like the song..not my fav, but i like it

:luv2:luv2:luv2:luv2 aaaah I really like what I'm hearing. It sounds different from her others ballads. Really refreshing.

I'm usually really critical about her ballads AND her cute songs, but this sounds nice to me ! I'll probably end up playing it on repeat for a while and enjoying it a lot as a concert ender ahaha !

i tried my best to listen to it again. it sounds very encouraging and uplifting :)
looking forward!

"Atarashii watashi" still means new me, doesn't it?

The longer preview sounds better.

Yet I'm afraid this song will get the boring/lazy arrangement treatment à la LOVE again.

Ooh it sounds gorgeous

It's not really for me. By this point, I'm looking for more sophisticated arrangements from her. I don't really like her voice lately. That's weird, isn't it, since I know it's better than it has been before, I just don't think the melodies show off how pretty her voice can be. They try hard at it though.

Anyways, I know Japanese people eat up songs like this, so I hope they do.

Yes. I think she's done this with some other songs as well.

Oh, don't you worry... There are tons of choices for the new album's title:

Feel the Merry-go-round

Merry-go-round the love

Feel the love Merry-go-round Pray

Pray the go-round Feel

Feel the Merry-go-Pray

Pray-go-round the love

It can, realistically, be any one of those still.

EDIT: I'm going to laugh my ass off if the title is something like, "A Song for LOVE", "LOVEgain", "Lovely", "I LOVE...", "LOVEBOW", "MY LOVE STORY", "(love)derstood", "Lovelet", "LOVE ~Guilty~", "NEXT LOVE", "Rock'n'LOVE Circus", "LOVE loves ~LOVE~", "LOVE again ~once again~"...

Not in this universe.

This sounds like something left over from "LOVE again"
Really not enjoying it

LMFAO I died :roflmao

Well, I do agree it does sound like something from LOVE again.
I enjoy the verses though (or what I can make of it anyway)!
The chorus is gunna take some warming up to..

LOVEBOW sounds pretty nice though. But I still hope she'll exclude the world "love".

Oh Gosh, you made my day with this lol. :D

Anyway, I was still unable to hear the song properly so I think I'll just wait for the previews without those voices tslking over it. Or maybe I just wait for the album since it eill surely be there. :3

first song in a while I'm not excited for. sounds like it will grow on me but after FtL/Mgr and Pray... this is underwhelming imo

I hope the album is called Hello new LOVE

because of all of her partners it'd be fitting and lovely.

"Lovely", lol. It would be priceless.
But I still think the best suggested title was Bald & Delicious, lfmao.

I LOVEddiction.

YAY!!! Tonight will be the first episode of the dorama, we will get longer version of Hello new me

^ Yeah, and better yet, a clean, no voice over ver.

I am super excited for the drama.

"Hello new meat" would also fit this theme:-)

I'm excited to get a new and a good preview of Hello new me tonight. ^___^

I thought we'd have a download link already !
Marketing-wise, wouldn't be smart to put the song on iTunes or whatever platform when the drama starts ? For the non-Ayufans who would watch it and enjoy the song.

That was probably just me hoping for a new full song tonight though :p

I think it took them up to a month to release the full song last time.
That is one month after the first season of Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi started airing before we got to listen to the full version of how beautiful you are.

Hope we get Hello new me sooner than that.

^Oh I see. I didn't remember it had been that long, probably because I've never been really interested in HBYA >__<

I do hope we won't have to wait so long, but if you say it took one month last time, I don't see any reason why it should be shorter... Especially because a mid-may release sounds like the perfect time to start promoting an early-July album...

Oh well, at least now I know I shouldn't expect too much tonight ! Thanks for the information !

New preview of the song from the end credits of the drama Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi !
(Credit and thanks to http://www.weibo.com/voyagelph )

Not a veeery good song but it's lovely =)

http://youtu.be/XmaPQPO76EU

Yes, It's lovely, her voice is cute too
This song gets 8/10

I really like the verses!!!

I like it though~

The verse is catchy
The pre-chorus part melody is kinda weird...
The chorus is good, i love the ending part of the chorus..

The song has potential...

I love the chorus! can't wait for the full song.

I . DON'T . LIKE .
It reminds me SAKURA when it came out, didn't like it neither...

Her voice sounds good. Seems like a spring-ish kind of song.

Hello new me is sooooooooooooo nice :luv2:luv2:luv2:luv2

Love it Love it Love it.
The arrangement of the verse is great!!!
Very fresh!

Can't wait to get the full version.

I'm really liking this longer preview, the chorus is catchy.

I so LOVE her voice here. And tho the chorus didn't get me at first, the arrangement for the verses is LOVELY. definetely surprised in a good way. it's not an epic song, but for a cute one is def lovely

This song is so good. It has classic ayu feel to it. Very warm pop aura. Sweet sounding. And not the "boring" sweet like beloved or meaning of Love.

Way better than the songs on LOVE again.

I'm dead. PERFECTION, LOL.

Hello new me sounds nice!
For now, I really love the verses and I find the chorus kinda weak, but it's just a low quality preview.
I'm excited for this one!

I like it more than Pray !! It sounds nice !

Wow. I was concerned about this type of song but it's actually really well done so far. I like the little intracicies of the arrangement and how it flows and I also like the verses.

Gives me MY STORY feels but not completely. It's still different

thanks for sharing
i like the song already.
it has a simple melody but heart warming one. can't wait to listen to the HQ full version :)

^ Agreed 100%, it's simple but this spring song sounds refreshing alright. I was quite scared to listen to it, hoping it won't be another LOVE again type of song, and it's not. Hello new me really sounds good :heart

I'd like it a lot better if she wasn't singing "hello new me" over and over. I think her voice is kind of annoying during that part, but everything else is sorta pretty.

sounds good to me! Nice, typical spring-ish Ayu ballad.. fresh without trying too hard!

I love the longer preview! I can't stop listening to it! It's got such a hopeful vibe.

Does she say "We love it" and "Balance" in the lyrics?

what a poor song :( nothing original...with "Pray" Ayu made a really good job !! (so good!) but that one, diserves to exist just as a generic for a drama in effect, but not on an Ayu album !

However, Hello new me and Pray is good and they will together make the album attractive ,,,
Love all

First episode's rating 14.0%. That's better than any from the first season. Also, the theme song is used in the opening sequence this time around.

Should be some decent promotion.

One cannot have too many "Pray"s in an album. She needs this and it feels good :)

Good to know the drama is off to a great start! Hope it can continue

do not like

Sorry but I do not like this new MOR/chinz sound from Ayu..

I like the new song. At lease I remember it well while I almost don't remember Pray.

Listened to the longer preview, it's a nice song and it flows well, but, i still think it sounds like something left from LOVE again, just with a little bit more polished sound.. so, nothing new/spetacular :(

love.. light song

Second episode 13.7%. Dramas usually have a drop from first to second episode, but this one is only minimal. Doing great!

Wow! these are awesome numbers! I wish they would release Hello new me digitally at least though already, don't they want a lot of legal downloads?

1st Episode had 14% rating, the drop to the 2nd episode with 13.7% barely dropped!

These ratings are also better than the 1st season so far.

1st Season 2nd Season - Ratings
1st Ep - 12.1% 14%
2nd Ep - 12.8% 13.7%

They just should release it digitally to iTunes and chaku uta/full already!

I don't remember how it was with how beautiful you are though. It could get gold certification from RIAJ.

wow...so high!!! i hope it will rise towards the end...

She should totally grab this chance and release Hello new me digitally!
Those numbers are really good! This is a good tie-in.

Cover?

https://scontent-a-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/...97921645_n.jpg

^
Is that the real one?

I have my serious doubts too..

And sorry, I meant "?", no "!" xD

PS: From https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ayu-P...118834?fref=nf

The original source is mu-mo actually:
http://i56.servimg.com/u/f56/16/00/82/81/a5bd3011.jpg

Gorgeous cover for such an unpromising song :no

My thoughts exactly :(

Wow, if that's the true cover, it looks pretty nice!

If it's actually the cover then I have no words, too stunning! I still don't know how to judge this song yet tbh, still waiting for the full version to come out.

really nice cover. Can't wait to get the full song. I don't stop to listen to the preview of Hello new me since it was out. It's such a great and fresh song.

I wonder if this cover is a preview of the new album's imagery? It's possible isn't it?

That cover for the digital single is amazing. ayu looks so beautiful!

I wonder if it has anything to do with the album's theme though not necessarily. how beautiful you are's cover and Party Queen cover had nothing in common.

Cover is nice, black dress instead of the usual white/peach colour!

It actually looks like a Namie picture, I think.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...91159418_n.jpg

the font again... will they ever stop? why don't they just leave it textless instead, it' looks like a 5 minute work. Imagine they actually pay someone to do this lol

the pic is gorgeous, even tho she looks a little scared lol

This cover is gorgeous!!

^^
Forever lolling at Avex attempts to type something on album covers.

AyuAngel just updated, it's on sale on May 14!

So I guess this is going to be her third digital single? The release pattern is practically the same as HBYA...makes sense, since they were the theme songs for the same drama. I like the cover, I like her facial expression, but it's not what I want from the upcoming album. Still, if there are leftovers from the shoot, I hope they surface someday!

lol yeah it's quite ridiculous, their tries, tho frankly it's starting to get pretty annoying little by little.

The cover looks lovely. Text style is something to be desired. Can't wait for the release!

When I seen it this morning I didn't believe it but now with the mu-mo announcement...OMG !! I'm so happy ! This cover is perfect (Alvin Goh?) and I'm hopeful for the new album !!

Yeah, I seriously don't understand so many of her team's design decisions. Is it really that hard to pick a font that doesn't look so blah and figure out a color and placement that actually works?

Dear Ayu-staff,

For reference, please see Kuu's SUMMER TRIP covers. Font selection/placement/etc is not rocket science, I promise.

Love, Ayu fans everywhere.

LOL cover and LOL font. The cover remind me the booklet of Guilty and the booklet of LOVE. But the song is happy

Summer Trip covers was the pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ awesome covers if the world <3

She's never looked better, shame the song is such a borefest. But gorgeous cover nonetheless!

where is her tattoo????????? "Hello new me"… has she removed it? omg

Actually, it should have had something in common. HBYA cover is from the shoot that was originally made for Party Queen artwork (the SUPER AYU photobook, with Ayu as a purple queen).

By the was, I agree with you about the font. Sometimes, the whole design calls for a minimalistic font, but with Ayu's artwork, it became a little bit systematic xD
They totally should make an official contest someday, for an album / single / DVD cover...

Oh man I didn't even notice till you just pointed it out. They must have just blurred it out. I don't know why she would get it removed

Now that you mention it...hah. Although they did such an awful job of photoshopping it, if you adjust the contrast you can see the outline of where her tattoo would be. :tired Font fail, photoshop fail...I'm so surprised! (said no one ever.)

Makes me think of SEASONS.

They probably should have left it textless.

With "digital single covers", they usually don't put much effort into them. I mean we usually just get some old textless image (early releases for progress/Song 4 u/Sparkle), the "A" logo, or something leftover from another shoot with a random font on it. Pray was probably the 'best' one IMO.

I do wonder if this is the vision for the new album or if it's just some shot from a future Numero Tokyo shoot or something.

I really like the cover, though not the font, but I'm guessing Ayu checks all that before it's released? So she must have liked it. I'm excited for the song release! I loved the preview.

I hope so! That tattoo is awful! But they may have just removed it for the photoshoot. She looks better without it.

omg wow! felt like that photo was from Duty/I am... era LOL

Uh what do you guys want from text on a album or single cover? It does the job and she hasn't really had amazing typography for like 10 years now.

agree . its a shame

they could have done better with this kind of beautiful photoshoot of ayu ( i really wanna see more pics or the off shoot from that photoshoot) .as for the song sounds like something that have been heard before .sounds cute but very plain .... still love ayu though gorgeous as always
it feels like avex is not putting as much effort as they use to when it comes to ayu

Well that picture was from the photoshoot that was supposed to be for Party Queen and later was released as SUPER AYU...