MADE IN JAPAN song titles + lyric teasers on social media
 

We're getting snippets of lyrics and titles + images of the probable album shoot on LINE/Instagram/Facebook/Twitter. I'm pretty sure they are posting them at around lunch time in Japan.

Newer tracks will be updated above older ones as they come out.

05/18 = Breakdown

I'm not longer scared of anything
And that is the only thing that scares me


05/05 - FLOWER

躊躇わないで、どうせならトドメ刺して終わらせて。
笑わないで冷たい目で。嘘が下手ね。
-FLOWER- #MADEINJAPANまであと8日

Tamerawanaide, dousenara todome sashite owarasete.
Warawanaide tsumetai me de. Uso ga heta ne.

Don't hesitate, you might as well finish me with off with a stabbing blow.
Don't smile at me with those cold eyes.
You're not a good liar.
(rough translation from tokyoxjapanxfan & chocopockymaster)



05/04 - TODAY (additional lyrics)

こんな世の中だけれど、こんな時代だけれど、まだ捨てたもんじゃないよ、君がいるならー。
-TODAY- #MADEINJAPANツアーまであと9日

Konna yo no naka dakeredo, konna jidai dakeredo,
mada suteta mon janai yo, kimi ga iru nara

Even in this world, even in this era,
I won't give up if you're there
(rough translation from rainbow_smile)



05/03 - Survivor

僕等なら救える気がする。
地球とかそんな大それた事を言ってるんじゃない、例えば隣のあの子とか。
-Survivor- #MADEINJAPANツアーまであと10日

Bokura nara sukueru ki ga suru.
Chikyuu toka sonna dai soreta koto wo itterun janai,
tatoeba tonari no ano ko to ka.

If it's us I feel like we're able to save something.
I'm not saying it's something as big as the earth,
But like the child next door.
(rough translation from tokyoxjapanxfan)



05/02 - TODAY

「どう見られてるかな？」
「どう思われるかな？」
言いたい事も言えないで誰かの理想のために生きないで。
-TODAY- #MADEINJAPANツアーまであと11日

"Dou mirareteru kana?"
"Dou omouwareru kana?"
Iitai koto mou ienai de dareka no risou no tame ni ikinaide.

"How do people see me?"
"What do people think of me?"
Don't live your life according to the standards of others,
leaving unsaid all the things you want to say
(rough translation from chocopockymaster)



05/01 - You are the only one

これ以上君を好きにはなれないくらい、愛してるよ。
もし君が哀しい時は、世界一のピエロになるから。
-You are the only one- #MADEINJAPANツアーまであと12日

Koreijou kimi wo suki ni wa narenai kurai, aishiteru yo.
Moshi kimi ga kanashii toki wa, sekai ichi no piero ni naru kara.

I love you so much that I can't love you more than this
And if there's a time when you're sad, I'll become the biggest clown in the world.
(rough translation from tokyoxjapanxfan)



04/30 - Mad World

教えてよねぇあなたなら、この時代をどう生きる？
教えてよねぇ私はもう、この時代に心から吐き気がしてるだとかって、本音はどこにやればいい？
-Mad World- #MADEINJAPANツアーまであと13日

Oshiete yo nee anata nara, kono jidai wo dou ikimasu ka?
Oshiete yo nee watashi wa mou, kono jidai ni kokoro kara hakike ga shiteru da to katte, honne wa doko ni yareba ii?

Tell me, if it were you, how would you live in this era？
Tell me, for I'm already sincerely nauseated with this era
Where should my real intentions be?
(rough translation from tokyoxjapanxfan)



I expect we'll get a reveal every day until the tour begins, so keep checking AHS! Expecting a 13-14 track album... maybe more with interludes if she has them?

Songs so far:
XX. Mad World
XX. You are the only one
XX. TODAY
XX. Survivor
XX. TODAY (additional lyrics) - spot for interlude?
XX. FLOWER

...?

Nice!

I like the title Mad World

Mad World is really cool title

Mad World sounds really cool, now the other one sounds so basic.

I like "Mad World" so far.

Eh, it's a bit expected that we'd get a few love songs per album now. As long as she avoids one wing unless it's really REALLY necessary.

I'm ok with ballads I was just expecting something different for a title

Even "only one" or "THE only one" would have been better. Her longer titles are so run-of-the mill.

Her last good ones IMO are like (don't) Leave me alone and Bridge to the sky.

Wonder if she got inspired by Descendants of the sun OST "You are my everything" LMAO

I don't care about song titles that much, I'm not judging anything until we get actual previews...

so necessary, it's almost like we didn't have another thread titled something liked "new album titled MADE IN JAPAN" like jesus christ I saw this and thought there was official info.

YOU BE DOING THE MOST. RELAX.

^ You relax. Not everyone likes to dig through those threads where only one in a hundred posts has actual information.

I really like Mad World's lyrics. Looking forward to getting new ones every day~

Since she's probably going to reveal the titles on a regular basis I think a separate thread is a good idea. Otherwise the information gets lost in the middle of all the other comments.

So we will get 13 title songs and lyrics, I don't expect any Intro/Interlude this time, maybe a short Intro with lyrics that brings 12 new album songs.

And the new photos are from NUMERO Tokyo so if she have already a different photoshoot for the album is a secret yet.

I mean, if this happens, I won't be too mad

http://s32.postimg.org/w65rjj7df/Untitled_1_copy.jpg

So Mad World is a ballad, I'm wondering why she chose that tittle.
I thought it was going to be something like rock.
Exactly.

Eeeeh, I don't mind long or short titles, nor ALL CAPS or lower case titles. What DOES bother me is "serious" songs with foolish titles like "Song 4 U" and "talkin' 2 myself". "You are the only one" is a nice title and we can guess it's gonna be a beautiful ballad, so I am okay. As long as it's not "U R the only 1" I'm reaaaally okay with everything else

Mad World seems to be a great track, I imagine something like SCAR/End of the world

it was so long ago but my only association with "only one" is "only one number one", digi charat opening xD



Just ignore that xD

I was thinking the same thing with the last thread that was opened for the title (even though the album discussion/news thread before that was over 500 posts). I would suggest that when the rumblings of a new album begin formulating, one news thread be open and the first post can be continually adjusted over time as officials surface. Then build new threads off of the format that has been set in place for titling each thread. Something like:

[Official Message]『MADE IN JAPAN』Release 16.07.14 =04=: Previews
[Official Message]『MADE IN JAPAN』Release 16.07.14 =03=: Covers
[Official Message]『MADE IN JAPAN』Release 16.07.14 =02=: Tracklisting
[Official Message]『MADE IN JAPAN』Release 16.07.14 =01=: Announcement
[News] 12th Album =03=:『MADE IN JAPAN』
[News] 12th Album =02=: Developments
[News] 12th Album =01=: Developments

Maybe it's not the exact format, but agreeing on a standard would be nice. From broad to more specific.

Or maybe news threads are locked and discussions related to the broader topic are carried out in an overarching thread located in the chat room.

I actually quite like "talkin' 2 myself" but I wish she had stopped using actual number in song titles after that (I still laugh at "NOW & 4EVA").

I quite like talkin' 2 myself tbh, but I agree, I still cringe when I read Song 4 u, NOW & 4EVA

L A W D

I like Song 4 u and NOW & 4EVA since they have a bit of flavor to them. Song for you just doesn't feel right IMO, but NOW & FOREVER is okay, I suppose.

And as far as news threads go, we have a lot of variation in how things are done so I don't think it will ever be all that organized.

My view on it is that not everyone will be checking threads for new content, so some may miss out on little details here and there. If I recall correctly, the course of action was generally "new news, new thread" for years now. Though I initially just had the single umbrella thread thing going for quite some time and it was very difficult to keep track of things even though I did try to update as much as I could in first posts, so there really cannot be any umbrella threads before we know too many details, like now. Once we get a release date and the rest of the song titles, things will start falling into place. It was an unorthodox method of "announcing" the album as well, with no hint of anything to come until we got the social media teases.

Since this place is a bit low in activity in the last year or two, I'm just trying to make it easier for people to see that something new is happening rather than just see a thread get bumped and need to look for new things in a single thread.

It's annoying though when more and more the same or similar discussions are being had across three or even four different threads. I lose my own comments half the time and a few times I have to quote someone from another thread because it's relavent to comment on in another thread where the discussion seems to be running deeper.

I'm an organization freak though so a universal standard for posting in the various sections I see as beneficial. Sometimes it's like people want to be the first to announce something to the forum that they jump on creating a new thread before taking the time to figure out what makes the most sense as far as delivery goes. There are some members who seem to have a leg into announcements the most, or like opening new threads, so I think having an understanding that when you open a big thread like the news for an album, you should be ready to take on the responsibility of updating the first post so that we have one place to store the information. Generally people have been good with that but this made in Japan era has been kind of disastrous.

This era has only really consisted of the initial announcement, a general "new album" post on Instagram/Twitter, and these new song titles. If anything, I'd say that the most muddled we've had things was probably 2004 or 2005 with lots of threads for each individual new song release, so this is nothing compared to that. To call 4 threads DISASTROUS is not apt at all since it's four on a first page of threads that dates back to 5 months ago. If anything, this is par for the course, but it's just that the forum activity has lessened overall. I would also like to keep everything central and perhaps have a sticky for the "general" thread so that it is the place to talk about things generally (or in a reveal thread) if they wish, but it would depend on if there is someone around to update the thread which may not be the case among other things. Personally, I like the way things are now. We have the general reveal threads to serve as "news breaks + speculation" and then new pieces of information will get their own threads and a home in the "discussion" thread first post so that those who do not check threads religiously will be able to see that something new is happening without having to dig through anything.

I suspect we'll probably be waiting a week or two before we actually get any new threads, so just be patient and things will work themselves out as we get new information. Isn't that how we've always done things as a forum?

More or less, but I think the oddest thing was the first 'news' thread "New album." being opened in the News section when there wasn't anything concrete or official to showcase in the first post. Like we all knew she was working on an album, it didn't really warrant a news thread. I think that's also why it has felt like longer than it has been because the initial seed was laid in the news section earlier in the production process than were used to. It's like if we would open a news thread up in January for the tour that hasn't been announced yet.

Anyway, it's not a huge deal, I just love and appreciate good organization. A formatting system like [title of project] [number thread] [latest development] would make the threads easier to differentiate and continue a developing disussion across multiple threads as they evolve in relation to a common subject.

I think organization will come with more information. At that point, I think people were just starving. Ayu has been teasing us about the album for ages and now to finally get lyrics... I want more!

I second this. It would be nice to have the rough translations we got so far in the main post, though. Even if maybe they weren't added because there can be different or even contrasting meaning depending on the songs' contexts.

Thanks for opening the thread, by the way.

I will put them in there as well. I wasn't sure since we didn't really get any concrete ones but I can always just edit later.

That's what I thought too :yes Thank you. Right now it doesn't mean much, but if she keeps revealing those lyrics, it can be useful to have all of them with translation in the main post of a dedicated thread (in my opinion).

I think if the song is really great then the title doesn't matter at all.
But if the song is just "OK" then every factor must count including the title. NOW & 4EVA is just "OK" to me, and I hate the title, so I don't bother with it.

Could've just been "Now & Forever".

Ahh! All this news is so exciting! I absolutely love the titles, "Mad World" & "You are the only one" already (same with they're lyrics :heart) so I'm even more hyped to see what ayu's about to reveal to us, from MADE IN JAPAN, next! :vbhappy I also wouldn't necessarily mind if part of the Numero Tokyo photoshoot is similar to the album booklet...as I do love the simplicity of it all, but I do kinda hope there's like both aspects within the pictures: simplicity & then also something kinda edgy/unexpected. Regardless, if any of the pictures turn out as gorgeous as this one, I'll still be one happy fan girl. :P :heart

May have a new title coming soon! Maybe in a few hours!

Oh never mind, in a few minutes!

「どう見られてるかな？」
「どう思われるかな？」
言いたい事も言えないで誰かの理想のために生きないで。
-TODAY-

New track: TODAY. Roughly, I think it's like... how do you see things? how do you feel about them? I want to tell you but can't (?) to not live for the sake of anyone else's ideals.



Definitely a very straightforward line here.

I want the new picture as a cover... Looks so nice...

I swear if she's just teasing each track and then we won't hear the album for 2 months, I'll be annoyed af lol Kinda hoping she just releases this out of nowhere at this point

"How do people see me?"
"What do people think of me?"
Don't live your life according to the standards of others,
leaving unsaid all the things you want to say

Thank you! Will add to the first post.

Not feeling the new pic, looks too artificial and again nothing going on here. The lyrics seems really promising tho It seems she's back with lyrics questioning her surroundings and people in general, and I LOVE IT

The lyrics are feeling very 90s/early 00s Ayu.

The picture is a little stiff IMO. On the plus side, if she has this many images, I wonder if we're getting a photobook.

I think we will hear some songs during the tour.

wow ayu really reveals one new song's lyric snippet per day. If there is lyric in every song I wonder will there be any interludes this time? Where's Taskrispykreme lol

gtg at that pic

Her words are reallly on point omgosh. Its soooo direct yet meaningful. It doesnt feel....like its written in a poetic style? I dont know how to put it but i guess that could be due to the translation. Im loving it though. Reading lyrics like that from her which are not about love. Seems like that Twitter issue really hit her hard

Finally she's going to have a song called "TODAY", and in uppercase ;)
I suppose that the album title associates with the music itself but not the lyrics.
Though in my own instinct, MADE IN JAPAN might not be the album title.

The most recent shot reminds me of a modern day shot from the album "A Song For XX." The way her hair just kind of falls flat, the cut, how you're able to see the individual strands of hair in the bangs, and make out the ends of her hair.

First photo, a black and white photo like cover of A Song For XX.

Second photo, her hair is damp, like in album shots from A Song For XX.

Also, A Song For XX, the album, is literally what made her.

YES WHY DID YOU SEE ME OMG lol

I think she also has similar bracelets pictured in ASFXX, but she's not wearing them.

I was looking too, but the jewelry featured that looked similar looked almost like rings. But yeah, that reference is also definitely there.

IIRC, there's a lot of theories about her bracelets since she only recently brought back that style of "forever" bracelet after having worn them in the early 00s and then stopping before bringing them back for... Last minute's PV, I think?

http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread...70#post3129070

Mr. d....

They're just Cartier love bracelets. I wouldn't read too much into them. She has a TON of Cartier jewelry.

Nice lyrics, I look forward to tomorrow's reveal. :)

Oh my god I'm fucking dying here

^LOL. I missed that one haha.

Do you guys think that, because of the countdown, she still has 11 song lyrics to give us?

I love her recent pictures...she looks really young...she really go in very simple concept for her recent album (I think it's start from LOVE again)...I want more..more conceptual...but these photos are so gorgeus...

the lyrics are interesting so far...can't wait to hear it...I hope she working with new composer and arranger...especially...she need new arranger...get rid of TK...please...

Yep.

I hope. TBH this way is giving me hype towards the new album.

I love that she reveals song titles and small bits of the lyrics every day. It makes me so excited for the album! Good idea :yes

at TA ayu posted small message [Chapter of the rainy season]

^ Yeah, yesterday she posted "Spring chapter" and apparently there's gonna be another chapter tomorrow

At first I wondered if maybe that meant that the new album would be released in chapters...lol

The lyrics for TODAY sound promising, and that picture is really pretty. I can't stop thinking "damn I want her skin" every time I look at it though.

Oh yes that would be terrific!:yes

I like this album teaser. I wonder when they will give the release date...

i love it how ayu is teasing us. its so exciting to check up the internet for new information.

..so far
--Mad world-- sounds like return road, but it can easily be a song like shape of love.
--you are the only one-- äääh. but i had the same reaction towards anything for you and at the end, now, im enjoying myself listening to it.
--Today-- sky high popped up imediately in my head!

im so excited and i want to now how the other songs will going to be called

Ugh, I had the same thought, I hope it's nothing like that.

I suppose that the element of seasons is -very- Japanese so in that sense it would fit the made in Japan concept. Assuming that's the title.

I'd consider seasons more Chinese because each season there is drastically different. When I was in JP in winter I could walk around with a light jacket.

Edit: btw So Nice by Kuu has JP + seasons. :P

^still. they emphaze the difference in feeling for eahc season. The user did not mean how the seasons are felt in the country.

But seasons having a different feeling is not related to Japan? Am I missing something? lol

^Japanese art deals a lot with nature, and the difference between seasons is a recurrent theme on it.

The same with Chinese art. :P

But, I get your point. MADE IN JAPAN > Japanese art focused on seasons -> matching aesthetic.

All the songs I've seen with the title TODAY were very sunny (Angela Aki's and so on), but the lyrics for Ayu's seem like the song can't be that way..

You're right, Japan's culture consists of many invented traditions, mostly from Chinese culture :P

However, it's impossible to imagine Japan's culture without those invented traditions by now and I also consider seasons to be a very important aspect of it. I can't think of one Haiku without a connection to seasons lol :D

I find that NHK tends to use a lot of seasonal imagery in their promotional materials. Lots of 4 seasons / 4 beauties via idioms sorts of things.

I so want to listen to the new songs now. I seems like ayu is going to make some songs that aren't about romantic love and i'm looking forward to them.

Warning? The Show Must Go On??

I think mentioning season is actually a rule of haiku writing xD

Preparing for today's release!

Yeah it's called a "kigo" and it is a reference to the specific time of year that the haiku is taking place. They have multiple volumes of books that work like dictionaries that say what weeks of the year something like "firefly" represents.

In my Japanese lit class I mentioned how I wanted to write about seasons cause I always felt it was a prevalent topic in Japanese works and teacher even said she felt ashamed because that completely slipped her mind when she was suggesting topics but was something that was very obvious.

I'm checking her IG like crazy omg gimme something woman

Well I never said seasons were limited to japan lol

I read that they had the concept of like 24 seasons at one point.

Should be within 30 mins at most. I get the LINE notifications almost instantly!

Must be busy with lunch or something, lol.

Omg yes you're right :'D You don't need to mention the season itself but you have to use keywords that are connected to it. Sorry, I totally forgot! XD

Edit: Just saw that Zeke already explained it perfectly. I'm so ashamed that I forgot that since I had to write a Haiku at one point during my studies...

Waiting

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/...32220843-2.jpg

Whoever is in charge of her social media is probably on blast atm, tbh.

I'm also checking her Instagram constantly XD I can't wait to get the entire tracklist eventually. I wonder if they're releasing the songs in the order they'll appear on the album.

I think they might come in a different order

Mad World was done around 3 hours from now (while the last two were around now Pacific time) so it's possible it may take a bit longer today.

Still super excited!

Maybe in an hour or two, oh gawd

Yeah... this is exciting, we haven't had something like this in ages!

I'm trying my best to keep my expectations low cus I might end up disappointed *coughsAONEcoughs*, but I can't, this wait is killing me

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U...yQCCo/bia8.gif

Caption is ready but Ayu is probably choosing the photo to upload with lol

I'm full of anticipation too, haha.
Hit my bussy with new lyric snippet + hot looks, kween!

Haha, my husband in short sleeves T-shirt in winter (he always feeling hot, so summer time is no good for him), while I need to wrap myself up like rice dumpling :P

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I'm now imagine the new album in 4 parts ~ songs for each seasons, and there will be interludes. :D

Or, the tour itself actually in 4 seasons section.

I'm so sleepy, I thought these were the lyrics :tired

Or BOTH!

Summer chapter TA post was just posted 55 mins ago.

Calling it now, cute part of concert and album is summer.

This was my gripe in the other thread about song titles. "You are the only one" just sounds like a mouthful of song title, like on 5/3 we'll find out she's named a new song "Don't judge yourself by the things people say, and leave all your own thoughts unspoken".