Step by Step Digital Release- July 1st
 

Step by Step digital release- July 1st

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wish it could have been a single xD but still awesome were getting it soon!!!!!

How odd that it's an A ONE picture, but the single cover's really nice! I also wish it were physical.

Great news to start the day :D

July 1st? What a nice coincidence lol.

The cover it's really pretty tho.

Honestly I've rather it be digital than physical. Ayu sales really good digitally for one and less sale pressure. I'm very happy with it.

Digital single is great since it's going to come out in the mini-album one month later.

It's not that odd. Pray's "cover" was the same situation where the photo came from the shoot that was used for the previous release's covers (Ftl/Mgr).

But they're both in Colours. This single's from a completely different project lol.

Also they mentioned July 1st _ _ _ ver

I wonder what version is it?

That is a pretty cover~

Some sort of "high resolution audio" version of July 1st as well.

I read "hairezo" ('high resolution") as well. Whoa. I hope this doesn't mean merely remastered, because we already have that in A BEST 2 -WHITE-.

The cover is simply lovely! :heart And I cannot wait to (finally) listen to "Step by Step" in full. :D (even though July 1st still kinda feels like a long time, from now... :bsigh I just can't wait for the release of this mini album, already! :P)

Digital singles seem to be the future :( with apple now making a move for paid streaming. Physical and ownership are getting further and further away :P but I still love a physical copy :P

I think they did what they did for prey :P

I LOVED the font!

Awesome!
I love the cover... it's damn cute ♥
IMO it really fits the song itself...
I hope the July 1st Vers. is a bit different than the one we've got on so many releases... lol :D

Based on what I understand It's gonna be the same July 1st we've had for a decade. Just a higher bitrate quality on that downloading site.

Funny that nobody complains about the font on the cover.

Yeah, it's plain old Helvetica! The classic Swiss font that Ayu's graphic design people use (including its derivatives)! Back to basics...

I think a font is very good choice. It suit the cover very much !

Ok, now I get this. I didn't realize they were announcing a new single. I thought that this was the cover of her mini album. I'm ok with this. XD

I don't think so, in Japan digital music accounts only for 15% of total music sales

Indeed the digital music market in Japan has been going downhill ever since 2010

Unlike the physical music market in Japan which had an important rise in 2012 and turned Japan in the world's biggest physical music industry ;)

I guess Japan is one of the a few coutries that still selling physical copies of music, I love that.

It just says you can download the high resolution version on mora i think, excited to hear the full song ^^

1000x1000 cover
http://i.imgur.com/NQKuO5Ql.jpg

and similar postcard from TA
http://i.imgur.com/DwJkcg3l.jpg

first maybe it's because it's digital (i personally don't give a f about digital covers lol) and second because it really looks good this time? And i mean you don't need fancy fonts to get the point across, the right placement and a bit of play on the thickness makes the whole difference here!

Nice :)
Good promotion for the upcoming ep.

Finally! I was sure we'll get this song as digital.
I wonder if they'll take advantage of this to release a short version of the pv too.

^Crossed fingers !
She was recording a PV, so there's a possibility.

Her first smiling cover since Love songs. Awesome. :D

Yay! I hope the LA LAs are in the studio version like how she sang it live.

I LOVE the cover. I need that Cartier bracelet in my life...

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(but I agree that's the first optimistic smiling cover since then)

Is it just me or does Step by Step just sound so...J-pop, anime intro song-ish? It just struck me when I was listening to the preview again.

I could totally imagine this. XD

^when I first heard it on Saitama it felt like it's a sibling of Depend on You.

^ Yay, I'm not the only one.

By the way, that cover of Party Queen... Her smile is like nightmare inducing! XD I love it. It almost looks like she's trying to use the shoe as a way to lure materialistic people and make them her victims! RAWR!!!

Edit: Ok, after glancing at it again, it's not that scary but it is a little bit. :D

Looking those 2 covers, all I can think is how different the PQ era is with the A ONE. Even if I think PQ is a great album.

Imagine the SUMMER BEST smile...

And... we are forgetting the sincere LOVE again smiles. Okay, her mouth is closed but it was sweet. I really do not mind they used an A ONE picture, because she looks absolutely gorgeous. Cannot wait to hear the full track.

^Agree. Perfect cover. Just think, it could have been something like Sunrise. :P

Is it just me or are they having a better taste as regards fonts lately? :cool

^I agree. It's simple and it works. This cover is so pretty.

Excitement!!

That's the cover? Meh... Nothing special, I expect something fun and refreshing.

^ cmon its only for digital single..

the date is getting closer and closer!! :3

This time around I actually think it's great that it's only a digital release, because this song is not worthy of being a physical single on its own.

The verses are really nice! Its one of those songs where I prefer the verses over the chorus (others - Hello New Me, Angel)