crossroad? hm...

crossroad?!
it sounds epic !!:laugh
aww, i want to listen to the preview already XD

Crossroad... I like it ^^

Yep, its called crossroad. Not a rock song, not a ballad, I don't really know how to describe this genre of music. Feels like those sort of song that ayu places at the end of her albums, like Replace etc. Kinda generic, I'm not too impressed. T_T

i am curious, i don't know what to expect even with your words misa chan. the title is okay.

Ooooh crossroad? Sounds really cool! I like it!!


Ooh, and here's the link to the full MOON PV on Dailymotion if anyone's like me and can download ;)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe0...aki-moon_music

I like Replace but it was definitely a filler so I'm not liking the sound of that at all. :( Hope someone posts it soon though. :x

crossroad sounds like winding road mixed with "happy" melody for me. It's meh for me. Im tired of fillers-like sounds with no specyfic flow. I got blossom in that kind (TOO GOOD I LOVE THAT SONG cause i was scared at first time ;D) MOON is some kind of "non genre like" type too. AYU WE NEED POP SMASHING HIT. Tired of ballads, something like ballads, or something that doesnt have a genre or it's a summer happy causal song >.>

i really try to enjoys everything she wants to sing, but those type are not my favorite and it's hard to love them...

oh, and the ending of pv (MOON) dissapointed me a little. it's like nufin' in there, baw.

not impressing = =
so it may be a double A single -_-
? / crossroad
=_=

crossroad, hmm nice title! sounds like Replace? even better :heart

making one now

^ oh.. crossroad??

i think it will be a song like winding road??

like a pop-rock--country-ish song??

thanx Misa chan,that makes sense for the soryline of this PV :yes

omg,i was soo moved when i watch this PV T___T

the scenes with Cocoa just made me sad,they both look soo adorable and the ink all over ayu's head kinda implies,how she feel guilty,she cant even run from the guilt and the regret~

acrossroad?interesting hope we can get it soon ;)

a replace-esque song?!
YEEES:heart
<33 if it's a double side single, i want a rock song to be the other a-side <3

does anyone know whether 49th's gonna be a 1A or something else..?

crossroad chaku-uta recording. it's a bit soft, but the instrumentation is all there.

http://www.mediafire.com/?gzh3wqmn15zij3x

We don't know yet for sure.

Okay, thank you for doing that:D Now i am dowloading it! You are great!!!!

thanks misa!!:heart
ur awesome <3

Thanks Misa! Not sure why I'm listening because I NEVER like chaku-uta previews, even though I always love the final product.

@Misa-chan

Maybe you can make a new thread?
Because it's a new song and stuff. : D

i just listen to it. i like it, it is in my opinion the old school ayu. i think a bit my story style or something like that.

thank you misa-chan!!
it's awesome!!
doesn't seems that it recorded right from mobile-phones '__'a

Arigatou Misa-chan. :)

It really sounds like an album track off of ASFXX to me... not a bad song at all I kinda like it but it's definitely not single material. Hopefully this is a Double-A or this single could be in trouble.

im curious for the second title!

crossroad sound like from asfxx lols. i hope this not going to have PV >< it would be a boring pv i think xD
not bad, but as i said im not fan of that type of ayu songs.

honestly, i don't like it .....

i want some new style songs.. i want something like STEP you or Sparkle ..

Thank you Misa!!!!!!
omg I LOVE the preview!!! i am wondering what the release date will be, etc etc...

Thank you Misa-chan. : D
I will wait for the full song to judge.

crossroad sounds like blossom, could be a B-side song.

i got big expectation for the 50th single >< but this sounds like too casual for me, after a "casual single" for a M/b (i like this single but i think it's enough for that style...) I want something hyped, rocky, poppy, something really catchy. Even in Slt way...

crossroad sounds so incredibly boring, I can't even wrap my head around it.

I'm actually impressed with that preview.

I can't wait to hear more about crossroad.

I'm actually impressed with that preview.

I can't wait to hear more about crossroad.

Thank you misa-chan <3

crossroad! Just wow!!! I really like it!!! This song sounds so deep.

crossroad sounds nice! thank you misa for that!


EDIT: so is it crossroad definitely the song for the 49th single??? or what is it?? xD it could be just like RED LINE for the 49th single I guess.

Site doesn't work.

I agree...but I'm sure that will change when I hear the full song in HQ.

still can't say much about crossroad preview..
since it's a recording through a phone..*not saying misa's recording is bad though* hehe..
but it's still a preview..really hard to tell~

need to hear the full version XD.so far im not really into this chaku uta preview

Somehow her voice is just nice.

this!! her vocals sound much better somehow! from what I heard xd

the preview is underwhelming for me...it sounds more like an album track...but hopefully I'll like the full version.

Newシングル「MOON/blossom」への感想と、更に小室さんに书き下ろして顶いた、配信中の新曲「crossroad」への 感想と、カウントダウンライブのDVDの感想と、极めつけに、孙さんからのiPhone4カバーのあゆデザ インについてのツイと、本日の激流すごっ！すごすぎる‼

seems like we will get an iPhone 4 cover, or something by Ayu?? lol it looks interesting thouggh~

It's probably going to be another song lyrically comparing life to another freaking road..

I think that title is so ugly and boring (maybe because there's a local notorious club with the same name pfffft) but hopefully the song will blow me away.

I think I don't like this preview at all... For me it has the worst of asfxx album songs: the high pitched voice and the sense of the song going nowhere.

I don't know what i'll think when the full version comes out, but seeing how the preview for blossom and moon was the "climax" of the song my hopes for this are very low right now.

I don't want to be rude but this is how I feel T_T

lol is not that bad xdd at least it isnt crossdresser :x *thinks of gomi*

To be honest I'm impressed with crossroad.

It sounds catchy already (and WAY better than the compared winding road and not boring like it). From this preview anyway.

Can't wait to hear more!

I honestly loved the high pitched ayumi >.< is it just me?
I fell inlove with powder snow and still alone. If this is anything like those songs
i will be so happy.
Plus everyone was hating chaku uta of moon and now they love it
so probably the same will happen. I love it persoanlly XP

crossroad really sounds as one of those songs from ASFXX I can't stand. I shouldn't have listened to it lol

Yep, it's definitely better than winding road. I happen to love the ASFXX sound but I'm just not feeling this particular song as a single right now. Then again, MOON didn't really seem single material to me either from the Chaku Uta so we shall see. :D

is like ayu is going back to basics xd I like ittt

^I'm definitely getting that feeling from this trilogy. Bringing back old composers and going back to writing lyrics about herself rather than the world. I really hope we get a I am... or RAINBOW soundish track for the 50th. :heart

Is crossroad only for download or does someone have a YT link already?
sry I can't download >.<

^ Thank youuu!!♥ you're hero of the day for me! :laugh

Somehow this sounds like ASFXX era and something totally new, both in one, at least for me. I am happily awaiting the HQ version!

the preview doesn't do much for me. it just doesn't sound as strong as MOON or blossom. hopefully the full song will sound better.

i also don't really like the title "crossroad", but it's okay...:P

Im uploading it onto youtube now. Its done puloading just in the publishing process
Should be up soon. il send the link once its up.
Edit: Oh hadnt noticed someone else already uploaded it... well incase it gets taken off my avex :P
Link to Chaku Uta of Crossroad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4j0GVYqzPg
sorry about the dialogue at the end... my mom talked while i was recording >.<

Sounds like the old ayu, but i don't know if i like it

Mmh... it's not bad but it doesn't sound like a song for a single. Probably I'll change my mind hearing the full version of the song, but now that's what I think .__. MOON/blossom seems to be a ways better single than crossroad ._.

omg LOL @ aryumi hamsandwich

:roflmao

I can't wait for "crossroad", but it's too early and I don't have enough sense of liking it... I'm still hopeful that this single will be released sometime in September, but if not, October, and the 50th single would come out on November or even my favorite time of the year - December...

Supposedly the singles are to be released about 3-4 weeks apart from each other, so the schedual is something like
48 July
49 August
50 september
because in october she's holding her 7 day special concert which will include all her road to 50 singles
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I'm surprised that people still are not aware that the singles have already been announced to be 1 month apart over a period of 3 months...

the more I listen to crossroad, the more I like it :)

Btw, shouldn't someone make a separate thread for the chaku uta? This poor thing is on it's last legs already. :laugh

I think the song sounds really cute, but do they really expect a song that sounds like it was released in 1998 to be successful? :shrug Even without it being HQ you can tell it's that sort of feel.

I started a new thread for those who want to discuss crossroad

crossroad????OMG i love the preview *O*

I actually like the crossroads preview! Just don't care for her voice much, but it doesn't sound bad!

meh, I think "crossroad" is just okay for now. Samething goes for "blossom"

I'm kinda stuck on MOON for now. :P

I actually like the title crossroads! Think it will be a grower on me because I also actually really like ASFXX and sometimes even her voice then. It has some of her most honest and emotional sounding songs and lyrics.

As for MOON/blossom, I really think this is her strongest summer release in years (in terms of the whole package; songs, booklet, covers, pvs, remixes. So for me since Blue Bird, maybe even Fairyland) if not just her strongest release at any time of the year for years. Two great A sides, a good amount of great remixes (I don't often listen to remixes, but this are all going on the iPod!) and a beautiful PV. Covers not her best, but the inside booklet makes up for the over-photoshop on the covers!

Loving this single and hyped for the next! Go Ayu!

I've had MOON on repeat for a while today...last time I did that was with...well, Sunrise, not too long ago LOL

I think she was just saying that it was great today she got lot's or reports/reviews about the single, crossroad, CDL DVD, and even about the design of her iPhone =)

(btw I sent her one full review throught TA hahaha~ but just about the single~)

Cocoa's so cute ~ :heart

Crossroads sounds okay, hopefully it'll be better in full :).

Last check of sales for Arashi's "To be free" single seems that this boyband is now cooling off from an exciting week, so I think Ayu's clear to go for #1...

Note: Still #1, while Kuu's still struggling to break Arashi and Satoshi Ohno's sales...

lol.same.the very first time i listen to crossroad,i was like 'is this a song from ASFXX?.' :P
can't comment much on the preview.i previously don't like moon but now i like it.

7 day special concert?! what is that?:love

You didn't hear?

Check here:

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102159

*1 3,861 浜崎あゆみ
*2 1,938 氷室京介
*3 1,469 BREAKERZ

^midday sales?

^^ I don't get it. What is that?

^midday sales

Yeah I just saw that on jpm. Ugh.....
Not super pretty atm

what was yw/b

That's quite decent - but any reference for Arashi? Or we don't really need to - she's #1 there, as stated, and we should also know that we still have to count sales from the pre-order sales...

OMGGGG getting excited! lol

^yea, it the lowest midday sale ayu had..
the midday sale for sunrise/sunset is 7000+

Well.....I like how breakerz is doing :) besides ayu

Usually her second day sales will drop hard.

But at least she has a reasonable advantage over everyone else! So even if sales aren't that great, it's more of a reflection of the changing industry.

Mid-day sales are usually multiplied by a number between 4-6 (or even higher!) to get a daily total.

It might be a bit higher for Ayu, but we'll see when the official number comes out.

i dont think so, it wont drop like 4000+ just after 7 months

I don't really care about the numbers, as long as she gets #1...

I think there really shouldn't be any doubt that she's getting #1....I mean I don't want to jinx it or anything but the competition just doesnt seem that daunting.

So it's finally out, huh...
Hope I can snag a copy. As for which version, I'm not sure. I quite like the Microphone remix, the Don't look back remix is alright. As for Last Links, I think I prefer the album version, as it has a bit more soul to it I think. still trying to listen to meaning of Love piano.
Also, any first press bonuses for buying from a store? Or are they only for albums?

You were.../BALLAD?

Yes

Thanks for so much for the promo pics! That's a nice little setup they've got there.

Usually mid-day sales are sort of off-peak - usually the evening time is quite peak session and maybe busy, as that is when most workers get off from their workday...

no midday sale for yw/b because of the first week of 2010