ThAnK YoU.

And, sorry for my consecutive post.
May I be picky because they're Ayu's comments about her works? Here are some of my suggestions:

--- When did you first come out with the whole concept for this album?
The word "NEXT LEVEL" by itself was in my mind (*1) since quite an early time (*2), but I kept thinking ...

*1: ayu just said "あった" which means the the word itself "was."

*2: "早い段階" means "early stage" but i think "early time" is better here.


--- Looking at Ayu's blog, there were some pictures of you clutching at your head during recordings?
Because I played around and tried new things (*3) more than ever, there were too many choices, like what level of uplifting feeling (*4) I should show and which vocal style I should use. And there were also times when ...

*3: "かつてないほど遊ん"だ means she played around more than ever, and it means more experimental trials than ever.

*4: "テンション" is a katakana word for tension, but "テンション" doesn't always mean stressful atmosphere.


--- But having many choices for your performance (*5) is great too, isn't it?
No, I wasn't calm enough to feel in that way. I was just like a monk doing SHUGYO (*6).

*5: "引き出し" is drawer but here it means ability to draw something out from yourself.

*6: "修行"(pronunciation:SHUGYO) is a physical/mental training. I wanted to use SHUGYO because it's in the title of the song.


--- With all this excitement, the tour, starting in April, is surely higly anticipated.
I told to everyone "Don't be defensive at all, and do break (*7) my expectations over and over."

*7: "裏切る" is betray, dissapoint, etc but ayu uses this expression in a good way here, which means Ayu cheered up her tour staff to show greater outcomes than what is usually expected. (haha, this comment of Ayu reminds me of a part of Sparkle lyrics.)

well... that's all i can write now. I wish I were one tenth as quick as Misa-chan.
Sorry for my strange engrish and long post m(_ _)m

^ lol wow thanks for taking the time to look through and suggest edits. ;) i don't get the little turns of phrases and stuff that she uses sometimes, so it's very helpful when a real Japanese can explain things. will fix the scans!! ^^

^ just out of curiosity, but Misa-chan are you studying Japanese? (since you mention you're not a 'real' Japanese) 'Cause I am too and since you're so good imo I was wondering how long you've been studying it (if you're studying Japanese xD)

Thank you for an excellent scanlation, Misa-chan! We really appreciate it! :D

Haha yeah, I've been at it for 1.5 years now. ^^

Thanks so much for this!

It's very cool to see her explanation on the title "NEXT LEVEL".

Thank you Misa! You're the best!!!! :love

I love how ayu is describing the album! Her NEXT LEVEL is very interesting. :) Too bad not many enjoyed this work, although it's my favorite album.

Lol I always laugh why ppl hate Kazu so much. :P I'm not a fan of his work, but I certainly don't let it affect my love for her music.

OMG, 1,5?? I mean... in 1,5 year I'll be able to understand magazines and songs??? I started studing japanese 6 hours a week (it's my degree ^^) in september and I hope I'll know as much as you in one year!! It has been a plus to live in japan now??

well, again thank you so much for you hard work!! really apreciated!!

I LOLED hard with her friends joining the fanclub to know what she's doing XDDD

Haha, work hard then!! ;) I still can't really do songs though, I get the general meaning but I still need to write down what I hear to fully appreciate the whole meaning. Reading is lots easier because I do know Chinese, so I can understand the meaning of words written in kanji, even if I haven't learnt it in Japanese yet. ^^

Yes! In fact, the songs that he has directed are some of Ayu's most epic songs in terms of the atmosphere of the song. MW is just a song that is unique and representative. GREEN is a good throwback to the oriental days and I love the instruments. Sparkle is, needless to say, much welcomed in today's electro era...and also a step up from Ayu's own form of electro back in early 2000s

lol I've been at it for 1.5 years too, though I feel you're a lot better than me xD (though staying in Japan must help too ^^ *jealous*)

WOAAHHHH!!!!! Thanks for this fantastic hardwork translation Misa-chan ^^
you're my ANGEL ^^

I've got this magazine when I stayed in Japan last April and now I'm really happy to know finally the meaning of the whole interview :D

btw, do you know what day will be released Vivi Deji Deji Diary vol.115 April 2010? I need to get one copy!!

He has nothing to do with how good the songs are though....

Thank you for the scanlation! It's very interesting to know what the interviews with Ayu actually says! XD

!!!!!

I thought this somehow was the May 2010 issue and thought there would be some album news! Then I saw the DREADFUL 2009.... T_T; Thank you though Misa lol.

quite surprise,if so, from what i understand, Ayu didnt like others opinion or negative opinion,but i think she's not that type of person? right? or am i wrong?

thank you Misa chan! you're like an angle to AHS ^ ^

^nwey Avex should hire you to translate Ayu's stuff

Me too xDDDD

Thank you so so much Misa-chan! We love you! XD I think we'll have to set up a "Team Misa" XDD

From what I can see, she doesn't like when people simply have a negative opinion and leave it at that. I can totally see her disliking people who just say they don't like something without having a reason or having suggestions to improve it.