For me a ballad is a slow (love) song. Doesn't have to be about love necessarily, but mostly has a serious meaning.

I'm not that excited about a ballad single. Imo, Ayu hast too much ballads and midtempos and there are just a few I love. I don't care if it's wintery or anything, I just hope I'll like it, lol.
From the last, didn't like Pray much. Ivy, Sakura and Gloria were nice.
Maybe she's able to deliver another masterpiece like Heaven or Love song. But I don't expect it.

Did ayu just tweet that the winter ballad will be a trilogy concept? Seems like gets tetsuya kumuro And TAGO are two of composers and arrangement by soundtrucker

Yes i saw that want to know exactly what she wrote. Sounds really exciting thought ;]

YAyyyyyy!!!!!!

Yeah, sounds like a double a-side is coming in December?

Triple A-side would be better. More stuff to listen to. :D

Tetsuya Komuro and Kunio Tago are really good producers aren't they? Or am I completely mixing them up with other people haha?

hmmmm..... could end up both ways - good or totally bad lol but probably will be typical Ayu track.

so it's arranged by Yuta Nakano....

Okay, these names and the trilogy thing got me starting to feel excited about the single :P

can't wait!!!!!!!! a triple aside would be great :)

Yes it's what I think ! I'm happy for the composers because I like their works especially Tetsuya Komuro I truly love his music but I'm tired by her arranger ... Yuta Nakano is good for rock or more experimental stuff but for ballads except Heaven or Rainy day he tends to repeat himself in the choice of the instruments ! I would like she find a new arranger for a new breath but at the same time I won't to be negative maybe these songs will be amazing ^^

Yuta Nakano gonna give these ballads a classic ayu sound :D

IM SUPER EXCITED NOW!!! really hoping for a 3A ballad single..I totally don't mind

I don't know why, but I think ayumi visit ahsforum.com and read how we really want ayu to release winter ballad, and make it happen!!! Hahaha just my thought

true. that would be awesome. I wish ayumi would change a bit the instrumentals for this new ballads. I want something unique in the vein of BALLAD , criminal, rainy day, dolls. something like this

so tago is that kunio tago..
yay excited!! Together when... is a masterpiece!!
can't wait for these new ballads from ayu!
i like most of their composed songs.

Please have epic PVs... Simple with high replay value like Days!

Ewww... More TK. Does this mean we're going right back to the Love songs/LOVE again rehashes? I hope not. Please ditch TK already Ayu.

ALSO I REALLY HATE TO BE THAT PERSON GUYS but it's "JEWEL." All caps. I don't usually point this out or even care really but I just saw like 20 people in a row miscapitalize it and I started to doubt my sanity/memory lol.

Love songs and Love again have absolutely nothing in common musically the first is excellent in all aspect (imo) ! love again was just a compilation of old demos never released ! I'm really upset that people don't see the difference between both XD (just kidding).
We will see ...TK is not responsible of the boring arrangement of Love again so I don't think the problem is him lol

I agree :)
The problem with LOVE again is not the composer's fault. Too bad, because I really like the album.