So... which bonuses come from where? Are there only special gifts with pre-orders from mu-mo and TA right now, or are there bonus gifts from YesAsia and / or CDJapan as well?

According to the mu-mo page:
Regular shops that usually give bonus goods: B3 poster (online shops probably as well)
mu-mo shop buyers: B3 poster + Christmas card
TeamAyu mu-mo shop buyers: B3 poster + Christmas card + fleece blanket [CD+DVD purchases only for some reason]

How random... but they stuck the choruses she posted on her blog on the main website as an image file.

http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/091109.html

Kinda weird, lol. I'm beginning to think that the colors associated with this single will probably end up Memorial address-like.

It's pretty cool that they showed the lyrics of the choruses in the official website.

Finally a kind of promotion that fits ayu the great lyrics writer. ^-^

i saw that too, i thought it was weird lol and then i expected music to play in the background with the lyrics or something and got excited but nothing :(

Well, TA / mu-mo buyers are really lucky. lol.

Interesting that the lyrics were released... all I can tell from the text (via crappy online translations) is that they're being released early just to be released. Maybe Ayu felt the need to put the lyrics on her official site for everyone to see?

It's strange to put lyrics on official website no?
It's the first time I think!

Well, she kind of did this with Sunrise and Sunset's lyrics, but they were for cellphones to view.

Though a little over a week after those came out, the covers came out so... -crosses fingers-

It seems like it is the first time she has done that - posting lyrics in this way.

Never mind, it was the second time.

Btw thinking about it now...

When ayu wrote "different approach in the covers", maybe she meant that the covers will have differencies between themselves (like different outfits and backgrounds or something for You were.../BALLAD and BALLAD/You were...) it might be it but maybe it won't at all, so not getting hopes up.

Well, that would make sense. There's no other reasoning imo for her to switch the two songs [BALLAD / You were... vs. You were... / BALLAD] but she has done this in the past with Days/GREEN and not given us two different covers, so I'm not hoping for it.

I'd be happy if it happened though!

honestly days/green, green/days covers was a bit disappointing. I was expecting the covers to be different since she switched the names around. I'm still waiting for ayu to wear different outfits for her covers and not just slightly different pose.

Well Days / Green covers were JUST like Mirrorcle World covers, just with the butterflies replaces as flowers and some clothing.

Considering that there was half a year inbetween the releases, I think when we all saw the "covers" in the PCDL goods we wanted to scream, lol.

But here's hoping that these covers aren't anything like Sunrise's, or at least that they don't elicit the same reaction, lol.

LMAO! I want previews or ringtones, dunno. but not lyrics. how random :laugh

anyway, I really hope stunnin' covers for this single!!
nothing like Mirrorcle World, Days/GREEN, Rule/Sparkle, and of course Sunrise/Sunset haha
they're so plain and boring IMO.. but we'll see :O

I would actually expect the covers to be of her with different poses since both You were... & BALLAD give off a very sad vibe, so they should be kinda similar.

she said the covers go well with the songs. hopefully that doesn't mean there's a cover with just a red line drawn in paint or something

You just know it probably has nothing to do with RED LINE since she forgets that B-sides generally exist until someone smacks her over the head with it, lol.

i hope she do some cool fashion for the cover,like she usually did in magazine photoshoots

http://fc.avex.jp/ayu/tour/09-10cdl/pc/index.html

Just to mention it here since a thread isn't needed... anyone who is a part of TA should try to get tickets if they're in Japan at the moment!

I allraedy told that the colors will be like that.

I'm REALLY excited for this single. Much more than Sunrise/Sunset

it seems like only CDJAPAN couldn't confirm if they will have the posters as freebies or not because i've seen yesasia and hmv did mention they will be giving out the posters

Me,too.

Sunrise/Sunset ~Love Is All~ was really disappointing!

I agree 100%. I mentioned before that I LOVE the title "You were..." so much, and then lyrics for You were... & BALLAD were like :heart, moreover Ayu has completely surprised me with her calendar photos. I'm starting to believe her when she mentioned the covers of the single would have a "different approach"...

Ah, I didn't see that.

CDJapan will probably get the information sooner or later. The single does come out in a little over a month, so it's not like they're not going to do it. And in the past they've always included the extra that the CD shops in Japan gave away, so why would things change now?

I had a dream about the single last night.

You were... was somewhat like JEWEL but a little more complicated. Simple, but not as simple as JEWEL.

BALLAD was a very exciting rock number! Oh it was soooooo good. Kinda like is this LOVE?

Yeah, that ain't gonna happen but that's what happened in my dream, lol.

oh man, every morning when I wake up, I think the song is leaked, either one or both...

So many people are dreaming about this single. :laugh

You took the words out of my mouth. <3

It's so strange to dream about a new Ayu release and have it be amazing, and then you wake up after it was so unusually awesome... and you're disappointed it was a dream. It's happened to me like, twice.

Aha I don't understand how people can dream exactly what a single will be like xD Also if your not fluent in Japanese I wonder what lyrics are going through your minds and if they even make sense :P

^ haha that's an interesting thought. maybe all the lyrics you hear are just a mash up of japanese words that are stuck in your head lol

aw, how beautiful ayu looks! her hair is perfect right now :heart &i love her glasses <3

Lol, yes a very interesting question indeed. Lol.

:yes I actually think this happens with most of her fans..
S/S was a big disappointment and I prefer to believe that this single never existed :dead2 seriously!

on the other hand, I can't imagine how the covers will look like..
I mean, that "different approach" that Ayu mentioned in her blog could be something good but it also could be something bad for us :headache

"Moments" is the perfect sample for this. listen to the intro for the first time MADE ME MELT immediately. not even need any lyrics... :luv2:P:luv2

Sunrise/Sunset was actually pretty brilliant for a summer single imo. Very fresh and listenable. Nothing groundbreaking, but nothing too terrible. I think most people prefer to forget about it because of the "terrible" image that is basically the "face" of the single.

Moments is perfect. It's unbelievable.

As far as Sunrise/Sunset, I really liked Sunrise. Sunset was rather boring though.

I like sunrise...sunset was ok. It would of been better if it was a completely different song or there's one more song on the single. It felt like we only had a 1 new song after next level. Well since we're getting 3 new songs, that makes up for it. :D

Sunrise was an awesome song. Sunset was nothing special.

For a summer song, Sunrise is one of the best she's come up with. And so is Next Level, although its only an album track. 2 great summer tracks in one year. Miles above glitter or blue bird.

aww I loved Sunrise/Sunset thanks to Sunset xD



I always watch Sunset's pv at sunset cause it makes me feel nostalgic <3

and Sunrise when I get up in the morning!! :innocent


the songs ain't bad... the covers were ugly and the pvs boring/weak

still pretty okay songs I think.

:)

:yes i definitely agree. i used to like glitter, but with the release of Sunrise and just realizing how much better it is i don't like it anymore lol.

glitter and BLUE BIRD even more are way better than Sunrise and NEXT LEVEL imo.

I think Sunrise is boring and NEXT LEVEL not really a summer song,more like a really great spring song=)

yeah ! totally agree with you ! may be Sunset's a bit boring but Sunrise 's wonderful ! i thing it's much better than Glitter ( but fated>>>>>sunset )

I'm not a huge fan of Sunrise/Sunset, but I definitely think Sunrise is a lot better than glitter and a little better than BLUE BIRD. But yeah, fated totally owns Sunset, hah. :heart

I loved Sunrise ^^ it was fresh and bouncy. I don't really like comparing her summer songs as I love all of them.

Sunrise recently turned out to be noisy, especially the parts where her dancers were shouting "motto ookina ai wo!"... >.>" NEXT LEVEL was really nice imo.

But BLUE BIRD, July 1st & fairyland are still my favorite summer songs from her~

I kinda agree.
Sunrise is the perfect summer single, even Sunset but is pretty forgottable ( I was so disappointed after the long preview x_x in the drama were sounds more good).
And I completely agree with the bold part :thud

For me Sunset is better than Sunrise... I always prefer ballads/rock over popish and sumerish songs... but even that i like Sunrise more than glitter and other popish songs (not necessary summerish)

I agree, that part "motto ookina ai wo!" with her dancers kills the song even more x_x

nothing compared to July 1st, fairyland, BLUE BIRD, glitter and fated :luv2
these are REAL summer songs imo! *_*

lol, it's funny because i tend to detest her summer songs lol

Trust - A Best version owns
monochrome- hell yeah, i love it!
Far away- its good
unite! - blah
July 1st- its kinda... not fun
Greatful days- blah
INSPIRE- its great <3
Fairylad- its weird, kind of ballad-ish in a weird way, but good.
BLUE BIRD- A better version of July 1st
glitter- excuse me while i barf
Sunrise- its ok, but generic

The only summer songs I love from Ayu are INSPIRE and BLUE BIRD. Nothing can beat them! :heart

I'm thinking A BALLADS if the colors of the lyrics that she has posted is the actual color used.

Memorial address and A BALLADS had very similar color palettes imo, though Memorial address' was a little more golden in some aspects. Who knows, really? I'm just hoping everything looks pretty in the end, lol.

A bit off-topic but... when you pre-order something before it says first press or external bonus, it will still give you the first press and external bonus unless it was sold out, right?

^If you're talking about cdjapan, then yes. You will get the first press if it doesn't indicate "sold out" next to first press.

me too :heart they're all my favorites <3.

I wish your dream was true :weep i'd love something along the lines of jewel you said

Yeah, i think the same ;)

You're not speaking for me, covers may sucked... but it's not the main deal to me, the thing for me is music... Sunrise bored me... to death to be honest... waaaayy too generic :eviltongu

my fav summer songs from her are Fairyland,glitter and greatful days :luv2:luv2:luv2

I dreamt of You were... last night, and it was EXACTLY the melody of Alan's Red cliff XD I was so disappointed, that I didn't regret to wake up XD

^
Lol this single obsess our minds :laugh
I remember when I was dreaming about GREEN/Days D: and I've dreamed a PINK COVER lol creepy.

ugh it's so frustrating there aren't any previews. i remember the panasonic/other CM's would be out like 2 months before the single so we got previews way early, then i'd listen to the preview over and over and get all excited. i miss that :(

^ You wear-out the song and tire of it faster that way! Lol.

I always try and refrain from listening to the previews too much because then I'm tired of the song 3 weeks after the release and drooling for another. Ha ha.

That's why I do not allow myself to listen to previews, leaks, and PVs from an upcoming album, since albums only come once a year. Heck, I turn off all the images so I can't spoil the cover shot before I get it for Christmas or before the album release. Lol.

Talk about dedicated to avoiding new material for the sake of enjoyment, LOL.

I have a friend who didn't pay attention to any of the NEXT LEVEL singles and he loved NEXT LEVEL.. hm.

I'm envious of you.
I can't resist to see covers or listen to previews :laugh
maybe we can have CMs/previews during late November or early December.. I hope ç_ç

lulz, the same thing happened with my friend who is entirely a kuu-fan
and she says NEXT LEVEL is the only ayu-song she likes XDD
kinda curious because ayu has more great songs! seriously, I hate NEXT LEVEL to death :eviltongu is too generic and repetitive, imo!

anyway, I really would like if this single has the same color-theme as JEWEL PV
blue sky or something like that, I adore that color :luv2

Lol, well when (miss)understood was released, I spoiled myself with all the previews for each song and saw the covers and PVs. When I got the album for Christmas, it really didn't seem as enjoyable or keep me as interested as MY STORY did. MY STORY had so many songs and I only allowed myself to download and listen to one song from the album before I got it - it was Humming 7/4. Lol. But I actually liked it!

I forgot to mention that I do not even allow myself to see the song titles or tracklistings either. Lol.

ok, thanks :yes

You don't even look at the titles??--How do you manage to keep that up? I mean, the titles are everywhere, lol. :O
I remember there have been a few occasions where I restrained myself and refused to listen to any previews, and then just listening to the whole album when it came out. There was much more excitement to it, and from what I remember, I wasn't as disappointed when I wasn't big on a song. I think I'll avoid previews for the next few releases of my favourite singers. 'Cause I remember that when I heard Rule, for example, even though I love that song, it doesn't have the same excitement attached to it like others do, whenever I didn't hear the preview first. Funny how that works, hah...

THANK YOU. I can't do glitter too often...once in a while but it just sounds so cheesy to me.

See, I was paying attention to NEXT LEVEL a lot more than any previous albums, and I loooove the album! I didn't feel disappointed or didn't enjoy it because I'd already listened to the previews or songs when they leaked...

But that's just me ^___^;;

Lol, I pretty much avoid AHS until I get my copy. Usually I'll just keep an eye on the "Asian Media Downloads" section.

OMG.... been absent for too long, just came back and BABAOOOMMM... there will be new single.... oooh I am so hyped hyped hyped

That's what happened for me. The previews just got me more excited, and when I listened to the album in full it was still very satisfying.

With Ayu, I'm generally immune when it comes to new releases, so I can play releases up to a thousand times and still love them just as much as I did when they first came out.

I'm not crazy.

i don't... it depends for me!

for glitter... that's my "skip" song on the album... but the cm with the commercial sounded sooo good!
even now... i'd rather listen to the cm chorus bit on repeat then the actual thing LOL

but ya, the only thing i hate are lq previews ugh. temptation is a motherf... but i looove hearing the whole song in good quality when it comes out.

but i've always wanted to try to not see the single covers until i go buy it... i wonder how it feels? lol

I didn't like a lot of the songs from NEXT LEVEL until I saw them in concert. I used to really, really love identity, but after seeing rollin' and other songs in concert, I grew to love those even more, haha.

I overplayed the LQ's for Sunrise and Sunset and now I can't really listen to those songs. Sometimes that happens - if I overplay a song, I'll quickly get tired of it. Sometimes, I can't help but listen to the song for days and I'll still love it.

I'm glad we haven't gotten the preview for any of the songs yet. I'm afraid I'll love them and overplay them and get tired of them before she does any of the promotion. Hah.

No, you're not crazy. It's the same for me ^^

This time I wanna try to only listen to the 30sec preview from cm's... See the covers and nothing more. No fan made pics from the inside, little previews they put for download nor pv's already aired before I get the single!

I wanna know how it feels, if this way i'll appreciate it more... Though I know I love the them on matter how many times I play the previews!

^I did that for Days. I only listend once at the first refrain from a CM then nothing more. Maaan it was hard not to try to listen more. Everyone kept talking about everything. But when I heard the song itself the first time with verse, bridge and chours it was like magic. I still love Days so much. Its an amazing song!

I really don't want to spoil the release for myself, but I'm getting excited to see more covers, off-shots or for a preview.

Although when Sunrise came out in preview I thought it was great...only for the HQ version to not satisfy me at all :( I'm going to try and stave off from downloading the songs or watching the PVs but it's going to be hard with all the hype here! Three full threads and no covers yet? lol

^hahaha yeah! will be hard... and I'm really anxious... it's only one month for the release and we don't have covers -____- no info about CM's... I think we should already have a CM preview of them by now... if they are gonna have CM... -________-

There have ever been a single without a CM tie-in?? O.o


I almost did that for NEXT LEVEL... xD I listened only one preview of each song, and they were really bad quality... I was on a trip in Paris and I couldn't resist visiting AHS and... tada! all album leaked!! i couldn't wait to return to spain and get my copy -____-

[QUOTE=walking.proud;2153805]There have ever been a single without a CM tie-in?? O.oQUOTE]

I wonder that also. One of the last TA message, she talked about a CM, but I thought it was just a memory from a long time ago.

She didn't mention filming anything else but PVs lately, right?

I dont remmeber being this much anticipation since HEAVEN .. coz of that SHINOBI movies

yup. The single will most likely just have the musicO.jp and music.jp CMs, still there is a whole month ahead.

Huh, wow, I am a bit surprised that she hasn't announced any kind of tie-in yet (her last few singles were posted with the tie-ins already in place). I think if some sort of tie-in were already announced, some people would be going even more crazy, hah. They'd really be upset coz we haven't heard any kind of preview yet lol.

She haven't posted anything since 10/11... and yeah.. in that message she was saying that she and bancho were talking about this CM...

Well she did write in her blog that You were... (probably) will have the Kirin Supli CM tie-in. xD

Which is most likely due to the fact the single still has no tie-ins :)

where's the CM where she filmed with all the female dancers???

She only remembered an old CM in that message because of something that happened that day, she said nothing about a possible "You were..." tie-in ^^


You talk about this one? If not I missed something XD


Anyway I really want previews!!

and the covers! it's getting boring ya! -__-

AH YES the NEXT LEVEL CM! LOL I forgot about that one... omg so there's like no tie-ins at all for this single??? That's really weird...

I thought I'll see the covers when I get back... :(

There should be at least one Panasonic tie-in if not some other CM-thing, they just haven't announced it yet. They'd at least mark them with the music.jp/MUSICO/whatever else tie-ups but maybe they're saving them for after the cover reveal?

With Sunrise/Sunset, a lot of the ~hype~ was about the big tie-up, so it was announced as soon as the single came out in the news.

Since we're edging on 500 posts, I'll go ahead and make a new thread!

^ Dandy Daddy wasn't as big though xD

Daddy was a bad tie-in. :headache I'm really hoping for a better and more consistent tie-in for this much anticipated single. :yes

Dandy was the epitome of fail for a drama tie-in. :yes

I wish she'd make a make-up/beauty related CM for once!

^
Too bad that her Kose contract's over.
Another make up/beauty related CM would be awesome :heart

Isn't she RIMMEL's asian spokeperson? Why there aren't cm related? ;_;

Ah... can't wait to see covers or hear the previews :( I hope "You were..." PV will be something like "JEWEL" - song could be similar as well.

jeez way to take your time ayumi. Actually hehe no pressure. I just want it to be amazing and be available sometime around my birthday or christmas. :D