Wow! Even better! :luv2

I kinda wished she would work with different people this time, but I hope they give her something fresh. I like tasuku!

Yuta Nakano and tasuku are tired.

They will likely produce good music, but it may not be that fresh or interesting. Or innovative for that matter, which is unfortunate because a lot of artists in this era have adapted different sounds to their music. And although it's not always great, if done well, it could be so good. I loved A One and Made in Japan so I would probably still enjoy whatever they produce, but sometimes I just wish for something just a little off. And not Colours, because it was somewhat tacky and felt like it was late to the trend and therefore dated.

For example, Ai Otsuka's last two albums felt so fresh to me, and although not every song was perfect, I thought she adapted very well and made projects that were so pretty.

Anyway, my ramblings may not make much sense because it's hard to put my thoughts into words. And I know what to generally expect from ayu and how to enjoy and appreciate it even if I wish for something else. But maybe this is why i dont feel like she needs to release anytime soon.

^ Agreed. Hopefully there is more diversity in her collaborators this time around, but I am not holding my breath.

Can anyone help me remember what hits Yuta Nakano produced for her?

And tasuku? I always see him as just the 'interlude guy'... did he ever produce a full song for her, or are we most likely to expect the next taskeblabla?

After I saw this I was also wondering what songs they've been involved in and after looking it up it seems they're on nearly all albums going pretty far back though some feature them more heavily than others, such as A One and Love again. They've both done songs I love and some I don't like as much so I don't know what to expect but it will probably be a familiar sound.

Tasku imo is able to make a lot of layered songs, so it'd be great if he could make full songs for her more.

^ I agree! but Yuta Nakano is so tired. I agree with everything primavera said.

they're pretty much all over her past releases. they heavily contributed to MIJ and A ONE. also yes, tasuku produced a lot of songs for her aside from interludes!

tasuku and Yuta arranged nearly all the songs on her previous 3 albums. There are a lot of gems there.

Yuta Nakano
talkin' 2 myself, decision
Mirrorcle World
EnergizE, rollin', identity, LOVE 'n' HATE
Microphone, Don't look back, Sexy little things
progress, ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA
reminds me
Song 4 u*, untitled for her... story 2
Tell All
* + Hinata Spring

Oh no, Nakano again?
I hope he can offer some fresh work this time and not the same arrangements all over again...

Looking at the list he produced some very diverse stuff for her.

Last time she worked with a new composer we got TODAY lol am I wrong?

Yes! Sunrise/Sunset was also by a new composer (but that was the end of her in Ayu's career lol)

There was DJ Hello Kitty too ^^

Those are actually pretty good. I was afraid someone was gonn say 'Anything for you' and likewise snoozefests.
Or something like the Show must go on... I rather want to turn deaf immediately then going through that hell again.

Aside from what was already listed. Nakano arranged everything on Love Again except for Wake Me Up, Snowy Kiss, and Bye-Bye Darling, and You & Me which were all tasuku.

He also arranged Anything for You and many other songs on A One but the composers were different. He does a lot of both for ayu. Tasuku arranged the Show Must Go On and some other songs on A One as well like Warning. Aside from Saynora, they both arranged everything on sixxxxxx.

Tasuku did recently produce Mad World. And they both did the arrangements for everything except Today. I think all of the above info is correct but feel free to correct me if it's wrong.

I wouldn't mind Shun Ueno and whoever arranged TODAY doing something else. That's one of her most listenable songs in that style to me and flows so well and still feels fresh and sweet to me. If she wanted songs in that style...which will probably happen.

Yuta Nakano produced almost all A ONE, so...

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The same nostalgic sound from the last albums :no

This is gonna be worst than I expected first Timmy and now those two rusty boys... :(

I have believed she was searching for something new and fresh but no she's always with the same old peoples...

Ah, so that explain why I have find this album to be really boring.

I'm not happy at all with this news Nakano seems to live in another time the last songs he made for Ayu sounds like it was scrapped from old sessions in 1999 2003 and not the best ones.

Tell All was awful and if it's for having another rock uninspired music with all the instruments making some noise at the same time or generic romantic ballad it without me.

I'm really tired of her always doing the easy way...

As much as I didn't really like that much Kumi since WOML, she at least tried to do something new.