Ayu is recording her NEW ALBUM!
 

As she mentioned in his Twitter, it seems she has started to record her new album with a famous worldwide DJ and producer!!! Hope she gives us more information soon!!

This has been posted days ago...also Ayu is a she :) So it's HER new album he he

Oh my god!

I don't think the new album is the most newsworthy part of this thread.

Since Ayu likes Rihanna I'n not expecting anything with this

Please do another Party Queen ~episode II~

Actually, Calvin Harris and David Guetta have worked with various people but not only Rihanna. RedOne would be good too.

Wait, should we think some popular DJs in LA since ayu is in LA? I feel like new album will have many dancing tracks.

I didn't realize David Guetta and Calvin Harris only work with Rihanna. Who woulda thought.

Oh wait.

I might have to remember you that You & Me has A LOT of We Found Love elements, also does Feel the love. So...

Calvin Harris could be PERFECT! Damm!!

Thank you, I thought I was the only one hearing that and the music video seems pretty similar as well.

I'm happy if she collabs with Calvin Harris or Dash Berlin

Thanks! This are good news‚ but I hope the songs are better than You&Me and Feel the love :)

So excited for the new album!

i read this from Lauren Penn FACEBOOK page

is it true? lol

Of course it's true! I've been a proud paying TA member for three years, thank you very much. :P

^ haha sorry bout that..bcoz you didn't say it's from TA message hehe..

Ah! Yeah. Sorry about that... it is. haha

Oh please let the tour have started before July. I'll be in Japan for four weeks and I'll cry if I can't see ayu!! :(

wow...poor ayu..thanks god that the lyrics were saved :P

sounds like two new songs comes from that moment releasing her demon. Hopefully they are not sh*t songs.

I think we'll be lucky to have the album at that time.

LOL that was probably heart attacking moment for her poor ayu, but I'm glad she could rescue these two songs! You may never know they are a few of her best.

I am curious how many songs she wrote while she was using toilet.

Well, I can relate to it that the toilet is a good place for inspiration lol.

I get my best ideas in the toilet! My boyfriend thinks it's hilarious, I almost ALWAYS come out of the bathroom going "Oh dude! I just thought of blah blah blah!" XD

Ayu always has moments like that with lyrics. You'd think by now she'd by extra careful.

omg lol

I think it will be really close for you. Ayu mentioned in interviews before, I think one for RnRC (?), that she normally spends a month or two working on the album before release, but that she was lucky to have more time for RnRC (approx. like 4 months?). We'll see how this goes! But I'm hoping that, if she's just started, it will be a summer release. It will be weird because she usually releases an album either near the very beginning of a year or near the very end. (8 albums released before mid-April of the year, and 5 albums released in the last two months of a year!) She's never had a mid-summer release that wasn't a single. (I just checked and it looks weird... like all of her releases are either January through April, or October through December with a couple in August and September.)

There are only so many ways you can sing about love. I can't wait to see what Ayu comes up with. I'm waiting for that fist pumping epic rock song!

LOL at the toilet incident!!
Actually, I never understood people telling me bathroom time is precious. I gotta go fast, lol.
But the idea of Ayu being all inspired and artistic there, of all places, is too good!

I want back Rihanna-style Ayu. It's been too long since Party Queen already.
I feel that phase deserves some kind of an end.
But I have this feeling Ayu right now is more in a "Pray" zone, if you know what I mean. All ballads, love and Paris, lol.

Poor Ayu... But at least she rescued the SIM card. iPhones are actually quite resistant to water, I dropped mine in the toilet AND in the sea already and it still works fine, never had to get it fixed, once it dried it came back to life by itself :D

I have the feeling that the album will be more like Feel the love/Merry-go-round style, I'm curious. And I really hope she'll announce a tour for this year, because this time I'll be able to go *-*

the queen of jpop dropped her iphone in the toilet, lyrics included.

u gotta love her.

I can't stop laughing :roflmao

Well, now we know what she does while on the toilet, lol.

lol, poor Ayu

and what happened to the Sex change single? lol

that's because most pop songs nowadays have influences from EDM, they are ALL sounding the same in some way..

LOL and i keep telling people GET YOUR PHONES OFF/LEAVE THEM IN YOU BAG/ROOM when you go to the bathroom xD they never learn, do they? xD

I can`t help but feel this is pretty funny.. Tragic, yet funny.. brings her back to normal human being status a little :p, at least the songs were saved!

LOL, hahahaha. You killed me !!!

She is a workaholic, she even works there

If she has iCloud..the lyrics should be in her Notes on icloud.com

I often wonder how people can drop their phones in the toilet. Never happened to me.

i wonder does she write her lyrics while she's doing her natural calls LOLLL

I ever wondered about that fact too :shakehead

Stand up and pull the pants up. Meanwhile, the phone drops.

Maybe they take some photos of their demons, lol, and then your iCellphone is on the water

No wonder why Samsung invents waterproof phone - S5.

new album with DJ?
Yes! Lets get a dance album please!

I'm actually really excited for a new single. I really loved merry go round.

I miss the amount of singles she would release before an album with different remixes and instrumentals. I'm still happy for a new album though

I think we can expect it to be released in late May,early June since when Pray was announced it was said to have a physical release in spring. So I think we'll get it before June 21, when spring end.
I wouldn't mind wait until winter for the album and have some singles before, not going to happen though...

Technology solving your problems, XD.


A physical version of Pray ?? Mmmm, i don't think so. Now it's old, the tie-in is in the past, and it wasn't a digital hit.

^ They (official source, I guess) said that Pray will be a physical release in spring...
But I'm agree with you; now we don't "need" Pray as physical release, unless it's in an album (like an OST or included in the new album she's recording).

i hope those two lyrics were worth saving at least haha

Lol its kinda late for a physical release of Pray...then again no more streak LOL
Ayu should just spam singles now..HAHAH
this ayu-drought is killing me

They could do a pre-album single like Rule/Sparkle or something.

^That would be awesome, maybe a double a-side single with a new song and Pray.

I doubt she'll add in a single before album. That's just more work. Even if the songs are already recorded for album, it would still be another release to worry about / work on when the album is already planned. I don't see her wanting to do this. She'll focus on album only so she can spend time with hubby and then start planning the tour.

I'm baffled by that as well but then again with the fad/craze of #selfie #selfieolympics ..is not hard for them to drop it XD

well..i've done it once...LOL

Pray
Merry-Go-Round
Feel The Love
2 new "sh*t" songs


So we have 5 songs in total now.

I wonder how many track in this album will be.

Maybe the basic 14/15 songs tracklist.

This is pretty exciting news! Hope she come s out with something great. I could use another fantastic Ayu album.

Me too!!! I think it's about time.

But it's also good that Ayu takes the time she needs and maybe it will be an even better album if she needs more time than usual to finish it=)

I prefer an album like Secret. Most songs are in good quality but the album length is not too long.

Quality > Quantity

You forgot, with not doubt :
- My way (with M-Flo)
- Tell all (even if it is on A Best live CD, Avex doubts about nothing to reuse other tracks!)

So in effect it makes 5 tracks, we'll think about 3 or 4 interludes, so it makes 9 tracks : maybe we'll get 5 new songs in global ! :(

I don't think she'll include My way, because it's m-flo's song. She didn't include Dream ON on Love songs.

Not sure about Tell All though :D And if it is actually included, I wouldn't call it "reusing" because on A best live CD we only had Live version.

It might be like Mirrorcle world: it wasn't on any album and was only included in her singles compilation. But it was actually released as a physical single and well it was just a long version of an interlude, so I don't know XD

But I do hope she includes Tell All. And I hope the album will be good!

I think we will only have Feel the love, Merry-go round and Pray on the new album.

Tell All will be like Mirrorcle World only an anniversary song not to be released on a studio album and My way will be only on m-flo's album^^

it's waste of space :D
Tell All was released as a celebration Track for her 15th Anniversary... in a few days her 15th Anniversary is over... so let Tell All be Tell All...
i don't need it on a new Album... Same with Pray...
She really don't care about this song in any way... so nooo...

Feel the love
Merry-go-round
S#!t-Track No.1
S#!t-Track No.2
2-3 interludes (incl. an epic introduction)
6 or 7 Tracks in total... sooo for 14 Songs are 7/8 left over ^_^

^ This and I'm fine :yes

I'm sure Pray will be included. There's no reason why it wouldn't be :D

And if a song isn't included, it doesn't mean that something will be in its place, it probably just means that the tracklist will be 1 song shorter :P

On the one hand, I don't want Tell All to be included just because it was something you kinda had to work & spend alot of money to get...

But on the other hand, I NEED Tell All to be included cuz the clipping in the original was so horrendously bad...

Definitely ambivalent.

Tell All is SO gonna be in the next album. I call it.
I really can't see Avex skipping this blatant chance of reusing it. I just can't.
And, even if I like it being an anniversary song, the final prize of a project, I really want a PV for it!
I think Pray is a given too.
I hope there's time for another single before she releases the album (but I doubt it. And my loving-singles soul is crying).

I wonder if that song including fans singing will ever see the light of day?

THIS !
An epic PV ! :luv2

While I'd love to see a Tell All PV, has Ayu ever released a PV that long after a song release? I think even if it's included in her next album, it won't have a PV :(

Omg I've been wondering as well! Maybe none of the fans showed up at the recording?

I'm sure we'll get Tell All because it's wasn't included in physical form.
Honestly in this moment i don't care about her music videos, i just want good music.

I've been enjoying Tell All more recently, and hopefully it will end up on the album. A PV might be impossible at this time but well it's okay to continue hoping, I wish something like Mirrorcle World.

Looking forward to it!

Oh my.. it's been a long time since my last post here!

no news on PVs. I really wonder if Tell All and Pray will get any. They desserve only amazingness

Always remember ayu is a troll, duty pv made its appearance 11 years after the song was released on a pachinko machine XD if she wants she can do it but I doubt tell all will have a PV and honestly i don't want it in the mood she's in lately, a beautiful angst song would turn in her finding the true love among flowers and dolphins and pink candycanes. no thanks.

Well, that's not really a PV, just a video for pachinko xD And I don't think it's available to watch anywhere apart from the pachinko machines?

I also wonder if these pachinko machines were temporary or they are still in use? And also when did ayu record the videos for it xD

I'm pretty sure Ayu does quite a lot of different activities even when she seems quiet :D So probably she just recorded those videos without telling her fans.

I just hope she won't end up with 'Feel the love' style within this album after all.

I don't like carbon copies but I loved Feel the love.

I wouldn't mind Tell All being included as I'd like a studio version of it. Though it could also be included as a bonus track on some Best album later no doubt.

If she does electro for the album, I hope she does it in the veins of Whatever or Connected.
Not like Feel the love or You and Me. Both aren`t my style. Though it`s more likely to get some of those, as Feel the love probably will be on the album anyway.

I hope we getmore news soon.
I would love a dance album from her... maybe a mix with rock.... Lets get out of this bad ballad era.

I hope she does a lot of EDM. I love Ayu's EDM stuff. Merry-go-round so flawless hahah

To me, a dance album would require Ayu to dance way more than she does now to promote it. Though a dance album that gets me dancing is perfectly acceptable. Also bring on Rocker Ayu!

I don't think she'll make a lot of EDM, because she mentioned in the interview that she wants to mix old stuff (ballads and rock) and new stuff. And I would prefer stuff like Feel the love to Connected or WHATEVER.

I really loved the style of NEXT LEVEL. I don't expect a whole other album like that, but a few tracks would be nice

I don't care what style ayu does. I really don't.

I just want minor key stuff. lol... all my favorite Ayu CDs are full of songs of various styles - rock, dance, ballad, whatever - but they're mostly songs in minor keys. haha!

don't worry, i think her new album will alike "Party Queen" or "NEXT LEVEL" which stay 50+50 for new style + ayu-style

the only thing i hope EDM won't be in a big portion, i wish she try more new or "weird" style, some retro style like disco house or trance will be good too, coz i wish she will have more song to perform in next live which she can "dance properly" like in "Real me" past performance

Oh well, oh well...

"WHATEVER" and "Connected" were quality trance/electro output. Ayu's newest single is rather trashy bassline electro-pop in the manner of US productions. I would love if your wish would come true, though. More of the old european DJ stuff from the early 2000's; too good to actually happen.

Personnnaly, I'm not a fan of EDM. However I don't care if she's creating song with this style. My only wish is to not have another impersonnal song as merry-go-round. I don't want to hear another song that anybody can make today. I want to have a song that only Ayu can make. A sound who exudes Ayu's style.

Variety is all I'm hoping for. Though I'm scared to put my hopes and expectations too high after I was so disappointed with LOVE again. :/

I'm looking forward to the new album, and I will welcome any style she chooses to do for this ~
I'm kind of excited about the title and cover art for the upcoming Album as well though.

I'd love to see her work with Zedd and Nicky Romero

I know that Calvin Harris and David guetta are currently in NYC, so that may (thankfully) rule them out.

NEXT LEVEL electro isn't anything like You & Me/Feel the love. I like both of em, but I don't listen to them. NEXT LEVEL electro was ayu-electro after all.

I want big song for the album with PV :< Like Love song/Microphone :<

Some Trance would be great, But I don't think it would happend xD.