you know like at Arena Tour when Ayu rips off a costume and then theres something else underneath

No, he didn't explain further XD I thought he meant like song-ripoff-wise. I knew about the costume thing which is why I said 'big costumes = rip-off.'

Oooh! Where?! Any WHATEVER performance I like :3

"JEWEL"? everything is so girly now...not that i don't enjoy her recent stuff, it's just so girly.

I hav'nt figured out yet, how JEWEL sounds girly much... >_>

She uh, IS A GIRL. XDD

What, was fairyland a super-manly song or something? :[

^Touche. Besides, the song will be what Ayu makes of it. We'll all change our current associations with the word. In a good way, I promise. ;)

I really don't see the problem with JEWEL... It's a title... we're hating the title... :shrug hmm, okay then.

Yeah. ;p

Hopefully people aren't all 'Ew. This doesn't fit the title at ALL. wtf why is it a rock song XD'

The song is probably about how we can all shine like a jewel or something :)

Or some old rusty metaphor about coal :bgiggle

Mermaid.... Princess.

Ew what is THAT /coughgag

I think that it could be like how jewels = the unifying of two souls = marriage = together forever-ness. XD Or it could be about how jewels are a girl's best friend.

Diamonds... but.. yeah, you're on the right track.

and THAT is what seems to be the problem nowadays regarding with ayu. We always expect the best or near perfect from her. Anyways, I'm not doubting that this song and whether it's the main track or not on the single will be a hit. Isn't there a rumor or something saying that the next single will be like Voyage.?

I think it will hardly have anything to do at all with the lyrics. Except for an overall thematic relationship.

rumors suck

That was just speculation~

Perhaps we'll all be thrown for a loop and this will be some alterna-beat song. :3

Mm.. the PV! XD Ayu in a giant diamond? No.. different gemstones featuring different Ayus? :o So many possibilities..

Well, lately her titles have been a bit descriptive of the lyrics..

That actually sounds like a good concept

I'm more interested on what the cover design is going to be like if its the main track single.

Wonder if the PV starts off with her going into a jewelery store, then Ayu does her whole "confused blank stare", and the PV starts... somewhere else.. .and stuff.... she's done it before >_>

INSPIRE.

Well, from the looks of the recent Panasonic CMs, this will most likely not be the main track.

Since Bold&Delicious, I don't think there's been a title track featured in a Panasonic CM..

STEP you = > alterna => Will => Bold&Delicious => Ladies Night~another night~ => Beautiful Fighters..

All we have is the name and we're already speculating like crazy :p

I hope she does some out of the box thing :p If not, I'm happy with eyecandy.

There is room for change :]

Mmm.

Hopefully there's a lot of delicious photos to use. :]

Does'nt that costume remind you of... EGG? :o

NO. >:<

how can it remind us of EGG if EGG never even had any pictures.....I'm lost

Hmmm?

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1262/00091741rq2.jpg http://us.inmagine.com/168nwm/creata...cr15376053.jpg

The thing on the top of her head, it's an egg :O Maybe Ayu will hatch out of an egg! XD

No, EGG had 1 picture, it was on Wikipedia. :P

The hat does look a lot like an egg.

I think that getting to EGG => not good for the topic.


The song is most likely a ballad.. and the single will probably be a dual-ballad package.. :o

Wah..great information..thanx rody =)

I could not image a rock song playing while Ayu being in that dress.

can't wait to hear it

random ayu love photo:
http://i8.tinypic.com/24wx7hf.jpg

:] I hope JEWEL is longer than 5 minutes.. :3

OMG COULD I GET THE WHOLE SCAN OF THAT

Great title. x3 Can't wait! Isn't too far now. x3

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6619/angeljx6.th.jpg

Credit to angel-ayu.de <3

I like the title, and do hope this will be a ballad
25th August is a good start for PR for next single in September
(it'll be in Sep., right? :D )

Well, you never know ;D

We got CMs for Ladies Night~another night~ and Beautiful Fighters 2-3 months before the singles [like March and April..] so it might be October / November.

I really hope to see another song like Startin soon, I hope Jewel is rockish

Eh, Startin' was for that whole video game thing.. so I don't think she'll venture into that again..

Can someone tell me where the pic for ayu_ready?'s sig comes from?

The ViVi in August 2003.

It's a twopage photo.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5...0805te1.th.jpghttp://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4...vi05ym9.th.jpg

Wowww that's such a pretty photoshoot...one of my favs now. Pretttty.

I think I will be extremely interested in hearing about her creative process behind this JEWEL. I hope she says something in the mags about it.

STARTIN' is NOT rock! I do not want anything even close to that... I am really hoping for a ballad though although I love the rock songs. I also am hoping that this is the only new song on the single - one A side.

Startin' if you look past everything else and listen to the music, it's pop-rockish. :3

oh~!
thanks for you~!

Yay. Can't wait. :D

I know what you're saying but it is more pop than rock, not really like the special Ayu Rock that many of her other songs are known as - the all out ROCK songs - GAME, About You, Because Of You, is this love?, and more.

Well in comparison to fairyland or BLUE BIRD, it's definitely more 'rock' D:

lol, it looks like an Egg that is eating Ayu's head. If it were yellow, it would look like Mrs. Pacman eating Ayu's head. :)

Anyways, good to finally hear some news!

really hope that this song has no english in it... its just so not her...

yay! new ayu!

EDIT: just heard the 15sec clip on the lumix site, and I think i need to hear a bit more to form an oppinion

not a big fan of the title, JEWEL seems rather generic. but hopefully it is a gem!

Well, go listen! Its out.

http://panasonic.jp/dc/gallery/cm/fx07_30sec/512k.html

omg im sooo happy!!!!!!

YES!!! finally some new stuff from ayu!!! thanks for the info!

Liked the pre-view. Now let's wait for 25:th, I think I'll like it! *^^*

o_o Wait for what on the 25th? XD

Thanks for the info!! Cool! Nice song title JEWEL!! Hope it's a ballad!! Yeah maybe something like BoA's Jewel Song? I love this song too!! Can't wait till the 25th! Looking forward!! Cheers!! ^^

It.. is a ballad.. XD

http://panasonic.jp/dc/gallery/cm/fx07_30sec/512k.html

http://i7.tinypic.com/24x314o.gif

Haha yeah! Gomen. I read this thread first instead of that! Thanks anyway! *heehee* ^^

sounds sooooo sweet :love

^Big (and weird) enough to scare my neighbors when I steal it for my Halloween costume. :P

finally a ballad song..
and it was so great!!! i love it

:thud

That sounds soooooo good! :luv2

i know! I can't wait til the 25th!!!! Wow I hope it's a double A side :yes or just another new song on their... I've liked the b-side songs too :D

ditto! that's great! :P

i really love the song...
it's a dramatic ballad song again...
niceeeeeeee!

Loving the preview! :)

way I love the title, hope it will be a Ballad, can't wait to listen to it, I am hoping for something kinda like Moments

Edit: ok posted this before I listened to the preview XD, love the song, so sweet, can't wait to hear full song

nice song title..

I love her ballads! Yay!

i love it! i cant wait to hear the full song

Ah... I see the madness devil of the new single has just been unleashed.

Wai! I'm sooo excited for the single!

Yeah right...
i yust can't wait to hear the full song...but i have a question....can you write the lyrics of the 30 sec CM? Yust what you understand....Would be great...thanks ^^

^ They're in the CM thread.

I love the preview! :D

so do I :yes it's a very elegent song. It's so beautiful, yet you can hear the sadness in the song :weep cannot wait for the full version!

yes the song sound very emotional and sad!! i can wait to see the PV!

i'm staring at Ayu too much and didnt even notice the camera hehe i need a new camera though!

wahh
i like the title .. so simple and meaningful !!
i hope the song is good

A good title for a good ballad, I hope. :)

Awesome song :D Ayu's looks in the CM though x.x

I wonder if this was that 3rd A-side we missed.

ooo i forgot about that, i could be!!

How wonderful song it is!!!:luv2

ITS M UCH BETTER THAN PRIDE ...
however this song reminds me of the old ayu .. this song reminds me of DEAREST and NWTS so much ~

I wonder what's the difference between this camera and the FX01. Lovely song, it is quite sad. If her newer songs are of this quality, then the new album will be good.

Does anybody know when the Single will be released?

^ Probably sometime during September?

Whoo~! New song! Gotta listen... [to the music][ofthenight] :P

Can someone privtae message me with an explanation of why japanese song titles in english have differences in ALL CAPS and no caps. Like Why is it "INSPIRE" instead of "Inspire"?

:thud

It's beautiful! It IS like Voyage! :D

That commercial made my day.

RXS: Not all Japanese songs are either all caps or no caps. Dearest, About You, Moments are just a few examples.

Anyway. o__o; Maybe they put in all or no caps to emphasize the title? They think it looks cool? I don't know.

eeep. the song sounds good.

That song sounded good, though I'm not a ballad-person. HEAVEN is an exception. It's one of the best ballads I've heard and one of my favorite songs.
In my opinion JEWEL is a basic ballad song. Gotta hear the full song.

Maybe this is a song that grows with me.... or I grow with it.