I think it's a dumb idea because it's not only rehashing everything that has already been rehashed 12 times, but it comes so soon after A BEST 2. And frankly, I like A BEST 2 better than this. At least that felt like the songs were picked for a reason--like there was some thought there. A COMPLETE is just a singles collection, and it doesn't even live up to its "complete" title.

The DVD is great, but it could have been it own independent release. I'd rather spend $50 on a DVD collection of unreleased performances.

The photobook is really cool, but that, too, could have been a fantastically interesting separate release. When's the last time Ayu released an official photobook? Instead it's added as a limited-edition bonus to get people to buy the damned thing its first week to get a sure-fire #1. That's a lame gimmick.

Altogether it feel slapdash and like Ayu and Avex are just going through the motions. What do you do your 10th year? You release a box set. Which would be fine for an artist who never does this sort of thing.

But Ayu has always done this sort of thing.

Sure, it's great for the small handful of people who (1) notice and (2) care about that sort of thing. But it's hardly enough to warrant a new compilation. I mean, it's not like the original mixes of the songs were poor quality in the first place. In other words, they won't be improved, because there's not much to improve upon. They'll just be slightly different. It's not like remastering the audio from some old 1940's vinyl.