it is confirmed on ayu's official website and since the news showed up there already, I highly doubt they will release a single before the album. (I wanted a ballad single :( )

Now that I think about m(u) which also came with a photo book...I'm scared that this album's covers will look like crap like m(u) did...o_O...please make it pretty ayu!!

I am hoping this new album will have:
-great covers
-great songs
-great booklet, photobook pics
-more non interlude tracks
-making ofs!!

It's confirmed it's on her official site XD

this is great!!

thanks for the info! =)

of cos' I'm buying it.
didn't expect a full album this soon. shouldn't she release more singles before an album? >___<

amazing not a single,an album :) can't wait for it ^^ wonder what will be the new songs there and how many ^^ can't wait for next year :D

Thanks for the info!

I'm actually glad the new song won't be a new single. Her singles have been flops as of late....maybe a New Years' Day album will help her regain some of her gusto.

I'm so preordering this one >w<! I've got paypal n such this time! >D Oh daddy!~ I need your credit card xDDD

Ayu did it too with Secret. Ai was arguably worse though.

Oh, another photobook? Maybe it'll be like (miss)understood, and I'll order a year after the release and still somehow get first press.

im glad she has an album, mmaybe will will make some good, music, but it would be better for her to maker another single before she does though.

that's what i thought all the time..
GREAT...
let's hope ayu will do some amazing covers and some amazing photobook shots~
i will buy this of course..
and now we know that the new song is not a single but kinda
commercial song like JEWEL was ^^

Hey where will the Photobook be? In the regular or limited version?

That is great news BUT... i would prefer Ayu had tt song as a single...I loved CAROLS and No Way To Say..so if it was a single..i will adore it Muhahaha...
But then again a new album ain't tt bad..However...I guess it would be better if Ayu had 3 singles then a new album

Or perhaps Ayumi wanna try again..by releasing an album on the same day as miss(understood)..haha Miss(understood) was 01.01.2006 and this new album is 01.01.2008

i'm sure just in the limited edition.

The site says the photobook will appear in the First Pressing Edition.

I think it's ok to realese now coz there are already 4 single tracks. It's just the same as she realese 4 normal singles.

that's what i think too~
she really doesn't have to stress her with some single releases...
take a look at utada hikaru..
she only releases singles instead of albums...
her last album was released i think about 2 years ago~
that's not so nice~
ayu does great....
she just does as she likes to..
that's cool and it fits her...
it makes her something special~

Her last studio album was released during 2006, so err, 1 year. XD

YAY! So it's not a rumour after all! Thanks! Can't wait. <3

this is so off subject, but where is the picture in your sig from???