^ hmm, i guess you're right haha. bad choice of words on my part. i apologize for that. i edited it, even though you have it quoted haha.

I love Beautiful fighters! It's hilariously cute. I still don't like those other ones though.

Today I daydreamed of Ayu doing a ballerina PV, like in a dancing studio. I don't why, but I think I'd absolutely love that. x_x Too bad she doesn't dance or do more "natural" or rather, like, simple or looks like it came from real life sort of feel PVs.

Actually recently she said she did ballet! On twitter! Someone asked her, and then she said yeah she did ballet, and then she said "that's why I have a CM with me doing ballet stretch (Weider in Jelly, maybe 2008?)"

(don't) leave me alone is sooo cool... I wish she did more stuff like it ^^

O_____O

Please so a ballet PV Ayu!!!! (Like maybe for blossom? :innocent) It'd be so nice...

Awww, Ayu would make a beautiful ballerina. :heart

@SURREAL_RAINBOW: Hellz yeah! I know that technically the PV is pretty awful but I just love the energy and Ayu looks so smokin hot lol. I love it.

lol s'ok. The evidence is now gone. XD

ballet PV for blossom?
I don't think that fits AT ALL...

I don't know man, I have it all pictured in my head so perfectly, though yeah, it makes no sense. xD I kind of had in mind a getting over someone sort of PV and her walking through the city then stopping to buy flowers and at the end she does her ballet in her ballerina outfit and there's all this sunlight coming in with the flowers somewhere around :headache.

I think I should go to sleep...

I love (don't) leave me alone too!!
its so like angry but sad at the same time i love the MV XP

I dislike dlma. no scenery, ugly outfits, boring dancing. I just found it all overly boring. I never really liked the song to begin with, love the chorus, but hard for me to sit through it from the beginning. I like beautiful fighters, though. it was cute.

^I hate all that too, but the song is great and the body of ayu is hot

How can you not like dlma? I mean, seriously. Listening to it now just intensifies how great that song is. Definitely nothing as good as that on R'n'R or NEXT LEVEL (specifically speaking about non-single tracks).

(don't) Leave me alone is one of those songs I've had a love-hate relationship with. :P The PV is one of her worst though, I have to say. I think that director is pretty hit-or-miss.

(d)lma just hits all the right buttons with me. The anger, the sadness, the vocals, the music, the production... it's just one of those songs that I can listen to instantly at any time and get a jolt of energy. The only fault I can find with it is that the rest of the album after that is so boring. XD lol jk... kinda

There is nothing wrong with Dlma the song, but the PV is atrocious! I actually think it's her worst ever (yes, I even would prefer watching TO BE than that :laugh). It's just so boring, the outfit is unflattering, the dancing is embarrassing, nothing happens, etc. The song is actually one of the best (or the best?) on GUILTY though imo. The rest of that album is a total snoozefest.

you wont be bothered to check the first page. it's all up to date information provided by TH. thats why i like TH as the author of the thread. whatever we got in first page is the latest news.

I can't wait to see what this release is gonna be like....I'm getting so hyped over this which is weird....cause I havent been crazy over Ayu lately. Felt a bit nostalgic working on her Jpopstop Wiki page today (and I hope you guys like it cause I spent my whole friggen day writing that xP)

i've been feeling the exact same way. i wasn't into m/b at all, but i'm really excited for crossroad. i ended up just ordering all three singles at the same time.

I would like covers to be like joshohhh's avatar, it would be great

that is very kind of you to say. :)

I hope the covers are creative! something out there, as opposed to her looking just pretty XP
i love it when ayu looks pretty, but i'd be nice to have something different. Like the covers for Voyage or INSPIRE or even Endless Sorrow
XP something with a theme? :3

^ Oh yes please! Just please, not for the most anticipated single of my life, PLEASE don't make another S/S!

I wish they weren't just putting the same blossom remix on every single.
The version with the MOON orchestra version should have a MOON remix as well. :/

I wish the crossroad covers just had Ayu lying down in the middle of the street XD

^New single (title has changed):

「crossroad/roadkill」

PV will tell a story.....

lol xD

We technically had that in Distance Love, only with Shawn Yue in the streets.

Lol that made me laugh XP

I think if the cover is ayu lying down fans will complain its too similar to You Were.../BALLAD covers.
For some reason i cant get the image of Ayu like at a train station(wearing old 20's style clothing) with her bags looking out into the distance, XP my idea of what Crossroad could be, but highly unlikely
baha :3
who knows im so exicted for this, except September is gunna be such a busy week T_T
my wallet will die!
Kara releases compilation album, ICONIQ releases her re release
and the singles XP AHHH :P

LMAO, roadkill doesn't even sound that bad, at least no one would complain about there being a YUI song with the same title :thud

Where do you find this title?
There nothing on Team Ayu about the second song on crossroad single!

xDDD

it was a joke :rolleyes

Yes I understand that it was a joke and I hope it is a joke loool

I hope the new vivi diary will reveal something about the covers and pvs!

Endless sorrow cover still remains my fav cover from ayu. I hope she'll do something different like that again.

It comes out next week! Avex will have to update something by then! The covers are probably published in ViVi already.

Well, I hope so... But that "roadkill" part was just absolutely funny - OR NOT... :(

Oh right! I almost forgot about ViVi on the 23rd! We'll get a new ayu photo shoot too and hopefully PV pics and stuff in the diaries :D! I hope the scans will come out early this time.

i can't wait to see the new vivi deji deji diary!!i think the covers shooting of crossroad will be very dark and rocker!!

people shouldn't put jokes in official news threads...:rolleyes

Oh grow some balls. We all have the abilty to go to her site and see for ourselves :rolleyes

First of all, your post is unnecessary and ignorant.
Secondly, why the **** should someone have to do that? I'm sure that's WHY THEY COME HERE, so they don't have to go searching all over for news. Get a ****ing grip.

oh guys let's chill~

um. um. I hate how they announce the release dates of crossroad & L so early.. I suddenly I realized there's still another month or so of painful waiting before the singles would be released!

no fighting please....

That's so true T___T

agreed T_T

I don't like how they didn't give us the names of all of the new songs at the time they announced them! I hope they can at least update the titles of them within the next few days!

I always wondered when exactly does Ayu determine some of the titles because the tracklist always comes out super late.

^
Yeah, it has that "on-the-go" feeling sometimes, a lot of her releases.
They often change titles, release dates and decide not to film/put on a planned pv.
I think Ayu just might be a little indecisive, or a perfectionist?

Or rather, I read this in an interview a while back, she's one of those last minute-do'ers. Just like me :laugh

Are people really going to be willing to place 2 orders, paying more shipping, even when these 2 singles are only a week apart?

holy **** an EP?! WHERE THE HECK HAVE I BEEN, MISSING THIS GLORIOUS NEWS?! /weeps happily

lol I am. My solution to this though was to place an order for other things I wanted and then once I decided which version I want, tack crossroad unto the order. Gives me an excuse to use FedEx as it ends up being the cheapest shipping method and makes me feel like I'm not paying a lot for the shipping of just one CD. :lech

I'm *probably* going to do the same for L, lol. Don't ask me how my brain works. XD

What? what am I missing here? I looked at the first post, and through pages of this thread, I can't find any information that she is giving us a mini album.

wrong thread?

but on that note a mini by Ayu would be pretty nice, just not after these singles b/c there would only be like one new song lol

my friend that lives in japan recorded crossroad from last a-nation and i just listened to it :) the song is epic!!it's so different now and she goes back into her nasally voice and reminds me of LOVEppears!. i have faith in ayumi again :):)

^she back into her nasal voice..???i'm very confused...why she back into her old voice?

^I'd advise you to take everything she says with a grain of salt or rather, the whole container. :-/

for her back to basics project!! last time it was a song for xx era now it sounds like LOVEppears era time! her voice sounds like PSII from LOVEppears

^ oh,yes i can understand now ^^

why? :s

^Because....the trolls melt at the presence of salt. :innocent Something to do with the molecules or something. :shrug

Could you please upload iy???you. Will make uss happy.....

MOON certainly didn't sound like her ASFXX voice lol The person either never heard MOON or any of the ASFXX tracks lol But yeah Poly is right ^_^ And "back to basics project" wtf just because she is working with a few people she hasn't worked with for some years...but 4minute could always prove us wrong by uploading the song in question =D As when was the last time we believed someone with no credibility whatsoever?

To clarify....I'm not being an Ayu stan......hardly.....I was talking more about.....other threads....and whatnot....beyond just Ayu.

^ it's alright. It's not as if you weren't right. If the song's not uploaded it doesn't exits =D

I can't speak from personal experience but I've seen a couple of her threads and I just wouldn't trust what she says unless she has proof of course. I can't imagine someone would have a recording of crossroad and NOT upload it up here when they know so many people want it or at least, to prove their claim unless they're lying and want attention.

To preserve the rights of the artist? Not that I care about that, but maybe she wants to hold out until official clips are released?

Hope we can hear crossroad today!!!!How is the quality????

Hope someone records it on saturday.....Is someone going???

I can't order yet since the tracklisting info is not yet complete.
Anyways, what's the last time when official tracklisting revealed for M/b?

I think MOON/blossom had more or less a full tracklisting when it was first announced in late May. (with "remix" placeholders for the LOWBROWS/Reggae Disco Rockers tracks). The CD+DVD version of blossom/MOON was canceled in the first week of June.

I feel like that was an uncharacteristically long wait between the single announcement and release. Maybe I was just exceptionally impatient...

I hope we get more details on L before August 31st. I want to use the Yesasia Facebook coupon...

STILL NOT CONFIRMED news from 2ch. Ayu will appear in Music Station Special Live on 10th September.:luv2 It is believed that she will perform "crossroad" live and arashi will also appear on the show!:luv2 If it is true, it's really an exciting news!:luv2:luv2:luv2:luv2

^OMG!!,i can't wait more time D:

OMG..i hope it's true ayu gonna have performances to promote her single ~

Nah, most likely because she said it in an interview. :P

cant wait to hear a crossroad preview!

my post was thrashed?

well let me reiterate my point then... I hope the rumor is true, it will be so cool to see back on TV again, and of course letting listen to crossroad :D

^ :comfort

^ thanks :D it's all right though I think my earlier post had a little spam with it :laugh

ayu on TV is always a good thing :heart

upload the mp3 or get out, because that's the most obvious lie I've ever read in my life

yayy I'm about to order my singles.
Not sure if I'll do two separate orders, or one big order and just check "ship items as soon as they are released." ...gotta find out which is cheaper.

Any CDJ coupons available??

Oh...and...

THIS.

^ wth? LOL i swear it's rude to bluntly call someone a liar

LOL well grace i'm REALLY JEALOUS OF YOU!!
i've been knawing at my arm thinking of how someone could have heard it already
CAN'T WAIIIT

^ ROFL!!!
a single like this sure would get some attention! XD

I'm pretty sure it doesn't make a difference, but I'm not 100% sure (so this post is quite useless, sorry)

Anyway, I haven't even ordered yet! My my, I should order soon, because L has a special first press, right? :)

I'm really doubtful though.. I think I'll go for all the CD-only's, considering the next album will have the PV's anyway.. But maybe the CD+DVD editions will have a special box or sleeve that the CD-only's won't have.. :( I actually can't order until all details are released!

Off-topic, I know, but anyone have any CDJ coupons?
About to order my singles...evidently it's the same price if I order together or separately if I want crossroad to be shipped on release date... :/

It's so obvious though. She came in, posted "OMG I HEARD IT ITS GR8 K BAI"
It's a ploy for attention, nothing more. If she had heard it, why wouldn't she have uploaded it with her post? She didn't. She didn't explain why she didn't.

There is NO reason to believe her. Plus she's always been a troll.

:grumpy THIS

Damn...YesAsia is about $30 cheaper ... I guess because I want two different shipments.
I haven't ordered from YA in SO long...I'm just afraid that I'll place my order with YA, then CDJ will be like OH now we're giving out posters with each order! Then I'll be pissed

If YA is giving the posters, CDJapan will too, soon enough (and vice versa). It's been like that pretty much every time.

REALLY? I didn't know that...I haven't ordered from YA in so long...thanks for the info!

also-- YA charges when the order is shipped, NOT when the order is placed, like CDJ, is that correct?

Actually, I think it's the reverse... CDJ usually only places a hold when I place the order and it disappears a few days later, then it shows up again a few days after I receive my order. I think I used PayPal with YA and it took the money right away.

oh... LOL well sorry then? but she might be telling the truth still

^ YesAsia takes the money on the shipment day if you buy via Credit Card.:) I always bought with YA so far and sometimes they even took it a few days after the shipment.

OK, I was just wondering if they would place a hold like CDJ or maybe even take the money right away, but I'm glad they charge after shipment.

And, YA DOES, in fact, count toward Oricon, yes?

^ :yes it does. It's written on every page for J-music products.

"YesAsia.com is an official sales data provider to the music sales charts reported by Oricon Inc. Sales of Japan Version CD, DVD, and Blu-ray music products at YesAsia.com are reflected in the Oricon music charts."

Duh...I just noticed that before I saw your post...haha thanks :)

what do u think bout
how much L is going to sell..
will avex promote this single just like they did with MW..

:roflmao

With a cover inspired by L'arc en Ciel's "Smile"!

I'm kidding lol.

Continuing the cover talk, I'm very curious about how the cover for「L」will look. I'd love for her to do a photo shoot similar to the one used for the ayu-mi-x II covers showing multiple "Ayumis." Like this one:



Each "Ayumi" could represent the 3 new songs contained in the single, or represent some of the different appearance styles Ayu has had since her debut. I think it would be a great way to encapsulate the significance of her 50th single.

Of course, none of my cover predictions ever come true. :laugh

^I love that idea. It sorta reminds me of what Mariah Carey did with the booklet pics in Memoirs of an Angel. *now watch it come true and I end up hating it lol*

^^ That cover is so adorable! I'd love another cute cover like that.

I tried to give my CDJapan coupons away once and they don't work with other accounts.

I would absolutely LOVE for L to have truly different covers, like different outfits, or at least a very different pose like the H covers.

Though with her latest no-difference-at-all covers.. my hopes are slim :( But it's okay, as long as the songs are kick-ass.

And it'd save me money because I buy at least 1 version, and depending on how amazing the covers are, I'd buy more :laugh I'm shallow like that. but hey at least I'll buy at least 1, I won't cancel my order because of the covers, like some people.

And now that I think about it.. for both Sunrise/Sunset and You were.../BALLAD, I bought all versions. And those versions looked EXACTLY the same.