Greatful Days is a nice song, I like it better than ANGEL'S SONG.
And Memorial Address is way better than FIVE to me, but it doesn't make the latter a horrible release. In fact, I think it was gorgeous.
I'm so excited for this album! I hope the work in London pays of and has a nice influence! I love those english inspired things, but I didn't enjoy RnRC that much...

Seriously. The song screams EPIC from the moment it starts and until the last second.

:hi5

I want to know the title too... And when will they announce a date of release? Hm...

L:DL

I guess it won't be long now ... If she is shooting PVs, then the album may be almost done !
I'd love a surprise like Ayu announcing in some days that it will be released on January 1st :D

^That I'm not hoping for. :P I need some more time to save up money for the lovely super duper extra special first press limited edition. xD

me too... i smell something high priced coming around....

For some reason I think this'll be a 1st of January release...probably I'm wrong haha

I want at least an official announcement with date, title and maybe covers. I still have to get past the financial downfall of the holidays cause I'm busy buying everyone presents. Of course, I'll get this release and ayaka's new CD as a present to myself :D

The 1st january exile release an album so i don t think avex want do that the same day ?!

I don't think we need to worry for a "RnRC Part 2", none of Ayu's album sound similar so I don't see why this one would sound similar to a previous one. She seems to always be working with new techniques and trying out new things as she evolves as a person. I've been surprised with every album she's come out since I've been following her in 2003.

I'm just hoping she over the ballad phase at this point. I'm happy to hear they were filming a rock PV and seeing all of the adverts for "funky" looking extras, I think we might have some special PVs coming up :B It's exciting!

And I'm totally cheering for a January 2012 release, maybe not the 1st but January for sure.

When was it ever cheap?

lol, its just Im on pop/cute/ballady side. I would choose meaning of Love over Because of you anyday, even tho I like Because of you, its just not the top of the top for me.

Personally, i'm SO tired of mid tempo ballads... someone stated some time ago all her recent ballads have been in this fashion, and this comment made me realize i couldn't agree more; that was one of the reasons i just stopped listening to her. Those sort of songs are waaay too average and popular for my taste. (seriously, what about something like jewel?)

On the contrary, i'm really craving for some GOOD rock. I'll be happy with just a couple of good rock songs, please Ayumi, do something like talkin'to myself :weep

and i don't think we'll have anything on january first, her office announces everything with at least two months of anticipation lol :p

Ps.- i love your cartoon zeke,the owl is adorable. And i love greatful days too. :P

does her mini album count towards her record of having a number one album every year? coz if it doesn't, the record would stop, right?

Yes, but I don't think that avex want to ruin her new #1 streak since NEXT LEVEL, at least not now =P

^please don go there. LOL! it still pains me that it should have been #1 weekly if not for that combined week hahah..to me her streak was never broken but on sites and papers, yea it was >.<

^ I know. It was like everything I knew in my life had shattered. I never fully recovered. I don't know if I'll ever be the same. :weep

Wow a rock song huh? I wonder what it'll sound like *.*!