I personally won't expect much because Team Ayu phones it in more often than not lol but maybe we'll get some making of the covers or something else?

I posted a few pages back what defines a Ballad - where in general in music it is a slow, nostalgic song, a BALLAD is more defined by its structure (telling a stroy) which also makes songs like Last minute, Return Road, alterna and maybe even fairyland and Sweet Season ballads.

goodbye, Pray for you. I never knew you.

I would love this too. I always think the DVD contents for any album should elaborate the makings or behind the scenes of its conception, but ayu's albums have always shied away from this kind of material. the closest we ever got was a series of making-ofs for the PVs.

like, especially for best-of albums, I would love to hear her thoughts about why she wanted to release them.

I think my heart just skipped a beat... I never thought we’d ever get a proper studio version of this song. Great move! I was so sure the PV is for Pray for you.

really surprised some of these did not make the cut.
also nice they have fan favs (secret) and streaming hits (aeternal) in mind.

my heart skipped when I saw the Party Queen cover, hoping that it was Return Road

but of course it just has to be how beautiful you are :laugh

tracklist 21 - 30

Secret
untitled ~for her~
Virgin road
walking proud
How beautiful you are
Zutto
aeternal
Memorial address
Love song
Onia no ki

Bouns Track：
Haru yo koi

Same here. I suddenly broke out in tears, when she started to sing the lyrics in the preview video. I love her live performance of that song so much.<3

Thank you Ayu.Now, I can perfectly live with the whole "A Ballads 2" concept.

Peak excitement.

That drop was EPIC. Can't wait to see the full video!! Yay Ayu!

HARU YO KOI OMG.

I guess we're getting 31 songs then, at least, assuming that Pray for you will also be included.

I was so close with reading the lyrics off her lips LOL i literally missed ONE letter for the search to give me Haru yo koi LOL goddamnit.

I'm also glad to see Memorial Address there too. It's probably my favourite Ayu song.

Could Pray for you be a secret track on the other disc then? :D And I can't believe we're not only getting a studio version of Haru yo, koi but we're also getting a PV! It's one of my favourite songs of all time and I love ayu's version!

From the website:
Pray for you?
PV for haru yo, koi will also be on the second dvd/bd

Yuta Nakano arranged it. Gorgeous.

Forgot to wear my clown’s makeup. The PV will only be included on that version, nothing more: https://avex.jp/ayu/discography/

they missed Virgin Road for some reason

Which to this day remains one of the best live performances she's ever done, a must see. I knew AHS would be freaking out when I heard the teaser.

They also used the single artwork for Zutto... instead of the album artwork lol

Yeah, I noticed that after posting it

So what's up with Pray for you? It's not on the album?

Don't tell me there is only 6 clips on the second DVD...

Same with Virgin Road, and a few others. I think she only used th album artwork for songs that weren't released on any singles, cmiiw

Ok, not very excited now for a pre-roder :/ Really missed some songs and more "rare performances", but that PV preview was AWESOME! Can't wait for the new cover.

Now just have to see if the "new versions" of the songs are worth buying right now.

TIME TO PREORDER OMG!!!
I did not expect that at all Haru yo koi! Thats something we all dreamt off since 2003 omg

I’m still in shock this is such a good surprise!

Really happy with the tracklist too, this week and last week’s songs include a lot of my personal favourite!

I wonder where Pray for you is though now! Another bonus song? A digital single to follow?

I am so glad I got the box set AHHH!

1. thank god the video was for a song other than pray for you; she sounds amazing, the arrangement sounds great too

2. honestly quite irritated that "love song" made the track list. it's so overperformed, and i would much rather see something else from the A ONE/party queen albums make the list, or maybe even virgin road

holding my breath for a new original album by the end of this year.

^Oh, I'd swap Love song for Sweet Scar in no time, this song deserved more :(

whats the missing song for track number 23 ?
--

※曲順未定

01 Moments
02 JEWEL
03 momentum
04 Together When...
05 No way to say
06 CAROLS
07 HEAVEN
08 Days
09 fated
10 MOON
11 forgiveness
12 You were...
13 beloved
14 BALLAD
15 HOPE or PAIN
16 Curtain call
17 SAKURA
18 rainy day
19 TODAY
20 Life
21 Secret
22 untitled ～for her～
23
24 walking proud
25 how beautiful you are
26 Zutto...
27 æternal
28 Memorial address
29 Love song
30 オヒアの木
31 春よ、来い

oh wait virgin road is actually on the list?

the selection of tracks seems to follow the 2003 A BALLADS version: obvious ballads that are beloved fan favourites plus some of the more obscure songs whose inclusion seems to be out of left field.

it would now be truly perfect if some of these songs have new arrangements. I'm not holding my breath for these though lol

Well consider me boo boo the fool for thinking there was no way she would do another song lol but holy crap FINALLY a studio recording of Haru Yo Koi AND a video at that! Definitely a nice a surprise.

HARU YO KOI OMG SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

Virgin road was on the vídeo before Walking Proud, so it should be Track 23

OMG I had tears with the preview. Definitely the best piece of news about the release. I can’t wait ❤️
Also glad walking proud made the cut.

Queen of troll, was definitely not expecting a PV & recording for Haru yo koi, such a nice surprise, I'm in!
Also I'm so happy walking proud made it to the list, the holy trinity of MY STORY (and her best ballads IMO) is now complete with Moments and CAROLS xD

No Pray for you then ? Well, I'm more than OK with that, the instrumental didn't hype me much anyway...



Cheers !! :)

Where is Voyage in the tracklist?

On the original A BALLADS ;)

^ our tastes are quite similar in matter of ballads haha
I would just add You were... instead of forgiveness and this CD is all I need for winters until my death haha

Wondering if a single PV can justify me spending 15,000¥+ on an album I own 98% of the content already...


Anyway, as a profesional clown, haven’t lost my hopes yet. On the YouTube description of the latest video it clearly states the CDs will contain 31 songs total, and the DVD 29 tracks. But it doesn’t specify anything on the 2nd one, so yeah still hoping some kind of making of or whatever is added.

Also, the no inclusion of Pray for you is weird af. Is a new album on the way? Would she troll us again like she did with You & Me and include Haru yo koi (and it’s Pv) on it, making our purchases go to waste?

WE SUCCESSFULLY MANIFESTED HARU YO, KOI! Tracklist looks great overall, happy walking proud made it.

O-M-G
I was not expecting this AT ALL for haru yo koi.

I am so happy right now.

Wow, what a suprise. Maybe she's following this forum :D

What a surprise! After all this time... No one was expecting it. I'm really glad she has surprised us. And the nice thing is that Pray For You might come in a new release (maybe an album?).

Holy shhhh

When i was watching the vid and saw the cover of the original A BALLADS, i thought it was going to be for sotsugyou shashin, but when i heard "haru yoooo" i was like "oooooh". I knew this place would be shrieking after that lol She sounds so good :luv2 can't wait to watch the whole thing.

Well, that explains the drums and the chimes...

Lol I was shouting in my room because I knew the forum would be imploding. I wasn’t one who was dying for a studio version of this song (don’t get me wrong though I’m happy she delivered), but I was so excited to come to the forum and read everyone’s reactions. Lol.

I'M OBSESSED. Love it so much, it looks amazing. I mean, she's an all grown up ayu, gorgeous

She gave me all the nutrients, vitamins, suplements and oxygen I was needing. I'm alive again.

Ahhh the dancers did so well too! Every time I rewatch I find something good about it lol

So there are no songs from sixxxxxx or Colours that made the cut... interesting. Would've liked to see Pray instead of untitled ~ for her ~

At 8:21, i thought it was Maro the guy on the left :laugh

I wish Sweet scar, Shape of love, Pray and Last minute had been added. :-/

#justiceforsweetscar

I'm interested to see the DVD tracklist, it seems like 6 tracks for a bonus disc is a little lacking...

where is Pray for you going?

I am going to exit this chat..

another thing I noticed after watching the preview with my good headphones: 春よ、来い sounds so crisp. I hope the actual mastering is great.

Interestingly, SAKURA , untitled for her is in this album.

Two songs about someone's death and her reflection.
I assumed Last minute would be in this album too because it is a very personal song..

Just listening to the original A Ballads and I love the final few seconds of M!

I made a spreadsheet a while back of the 30 songs I wanted to be included on this album along with the ones I assumed would be on there regardless (Ohia no Ki, Pray For You) and got 15/30. Quite happy with that lol.

Still can't believe we're getting Haru no Koi! I'm in love with the choreography and ever since someone mentioned it on the Discord, obssessed with the idea of a live performance of Haru no Koi followed by Will.

Also chuffed I'm on holiday next week so I can watch the PV immediately when it's released!

I literally yelped when I heard Haru yo, Koi! My poor sleeping baby got startled!

I was on the fence for an actual purchase, but she can take my money now!

I'm sad about this... no Walk either!

I did get all the must haves on my list plus Haru, so I won't complain too much.

I'm speechless a genuine suprise after all these years

finally a justice for 'Zutto...'! the song, the pv, and the CDL performance just beautiful. still mad when she switched to 'HAPPY ENDING' for the tour performance.

abt 'how beautiful you are', i don't hate the selection, coz the song is beautiful and the pv is meaningful. but seriously, Promised Land version are so over dramatic, would prefer the version where she 1st performed at CDL HLS.

if the album don't have time limit i would prefer 'SCAR' to make into the selection. the PCDL performance just make me totally fall in love to this ballad.

this! esp the only new song and its pv we already can get on Mar 12! just wondering the pv will she upload full to youtube, or let us purchase on iTunes like what she did for 'Zutto...' pv.

seriously i don't care abt remastered version, i only have normal ears, unless she did something like what she did for 'M' in A COMPLETE.

Omg glad to read that
I was afraid to be the only one like this hahaha

I'm soooo happy to finally get the studio version of Haru yo, Koi!!

I am still GOBSMACKED.

WHAT IN THE WORLD-
It was literally the most unexpected scenery possible.

And that gaze before she starts singing, as if she knew she was gonna blow her poor fans head off :laugh

That's lovely! For me it's totally new--I became an Ayu fan in 2006 when I saw her performing Bold and Delicious/Pride (Pride is actually still my favorite Ayu ballad) on TV, so I never got a chance to see the 2003 performance. Something new to look forward to. <3

OMG that was a surprise! I was so overwhelmed I started to cry and couldnt believe it! That really made my day, I am so happy!!! :luv2

I joined in 2007 but this song is like a ghost in the fandom lol I'm surprised you didn't know about it. Although seeing you only showed up on the forum a couple of years ago, makes sense why :D

Pride is great! I loved the entire single back then and I'm probably pretty much alone with this. :laugh You can watch the 2003 performance on youtube, though! Also, there should be a download of a better quality somewhere here at ahs, I guess. Oh and you should give the original a try, it's amazing! I hope you enjoy it as well as Ayu's versions. ♡

^Someone uploaded the high quality version on YouTube, too! :)

lol, took long enough! That Haru yo Koi performance from Music Fair way back when was one of her best ever. Actually that entire episode -- all four performances were her best ever.

Great, thank you!

I wish, but it seems it has nothing to do with the public demand, it just made sense to cover one more song by the same artist she already covered for the first A Ballads album plus it was a song she already performed live, plus it was fitting for spring. Lucky coincidence for us.

I remember A Song is born was pretty bad, out of her range and she struggled a lot. Haven't watched it in years though.

^There most likely is a demand, even if just from her fanbase, considering the way the cover was promoted so far.

It's also a song that fits her way more now than it did back in 2003. There's a sense of maturity on it Ayu obviously didn't had during the A Ballads promotion.

So agreed!

Plus, given the pandemic and all the sorrow the world has been having, the message of the song is so perfect. Let the spring come!

Wow, what a great surprise, it fits the theme and the form of original A Ballads. I hope there are more videos on the second dvd though...otherwise it’s a very expensive bonus. It seems like all the rare performance songs are also getting non rare live video Clips on the first dvd. 春よ、来い video clip is only on the rare dvd.

YES!!!!!

Took me years to live down that performance. Perfection.

HARU YO KOI!!!!!!!

I am so so so excited. I can’t believe it!!!

I love how Ayu sent us all flying 50 meters back from a 30 second video clip

2CD version is out of stock at Amazon

I always loved her performance of Haru yo, Koi! I can't wait to hear the official recording of it!

I think there will be some negative press and push back at her singing haruyo koi, so that is unfortunate. But I am happy by what she’s written in her TA entry. I hope she means it! :)

The difference between A BEST/LOVEppears and their 15th Anni versions is huge tho . it's so much cleaner, even for "normal" ears.

Basically, moved on learning about Ayu news from her instagram straight, and I was screaming when she started singing the chorus of Haru Yo Koi!!!! This cover means a lot to me, and I'm so happy that we finally get a studio version + gorgeous PV!!! for this masterpiece. 18 years worth the fandom!

Last week I was reaching a max. point, and literally wanted to stay sad in bed forever. This little teaser made my day, and I am looking forward to the release. Ayu still got it, her music still puts a smile on my face and soothes the dark days. I'm probably being a little over the top here, but really... I'm over the moon about this, and it feels so great!


I'm surprised she didn't include lots of songs from LOVE again. I was really sure this release was gonna be LOVE again part 3.0, but I'm glad to see variety. Sucks that there's no Sweet Scar though. Hopefully, she will do this one justice in the future. I would kill for a live performance.

Honestly, I'm still unable to propely put my emotions into words. The level of excitement that I'm currently experiencing is INSANE! I'm just so happy and thankful to Ayu for doing this. To me, this feels like such a major moment and to be able to live through the hype of anticipating this song, etc. is truly awesome! I've "missed" the majority of her releases, so that whenever she does release something these days, I'm already happy just to be there. It's nice to have become a fan when most of her catalogue was already there but I often go "ah, I wish I was there for xyz" so to be "a part of the hype" is really cool. :)

Ohia no Ki and Dreamed a Dream were also very exciting, since I enjoy both a lot and Ayu performed them during concerts, on TV and even released PVs for both.
But Haru Yo, Koi is on a whole different level. Just like others, I've always wanted her to do a studio version of it, so for us to finally get it with such a good PV feels like a dream. :heart

wow. what does this mean in terms of sales figure?

She did not perform A Song is Born on Music Fair.

There's a live performance of it that i actually love to bits, doesn't sound anything out of her range to me O_O


BTW, why would she get the heat for performing Haru yo koi? I'm confused...

She sang A Song for xx (A BALLADS ver.) instead
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av8123606

I'm also very excited to hear Haru Yo Koi in studio form. Hope the arrangements will be qualitative.

Still it won't make me buy A BALLADS 2 though.

The selection of songs is pretty good. Of course I wish some leftovers would have made it :
Sweet scar as a lot of you said (really that song deserves so much more, it's LOVE again gem and one of her best ballads), HAPPY ENDING, Virgin Road to name a few...

Sweet scar is def underrated. It's such a simplistic, bittersweet, soothing ballad. One of my favourites on that album.

It is there

She forgot Love Again album for sure.

Haha thank you!!

I checked cdjapan and hmv, it's still up. Maybe that's only amazon issue