[freedreamer]

^LOL yea! Namie's songs are Not americanized??? Koda Kumi's making MORE Jpop these days than ever back in her Black Cherry days and yet she has fallen in terms of sales too.

While it's true that Ayu's style has become more americanized, but we saw hints of falling sales (the more obvious case) in forgiveness. Then again in B&D/Pride. And I really don't get why Sunrise is AMERICANIZED...The tune is VERY JPOP...same with You were...
And BLUE BIRD's PV was definietly no high budget. If anything fairyland deserved more sales for being a POP song AND having a extremely high budget PV.

MW is an anomaly because of her 10th Anniversary. Even I felt like buying single (and I don't usually buy singles).

If anything, I'd say Japanese are not into the Rock style Ayu is going for. Japanese definitely have a ear for Jpop radio-friendly tunes like BLUE BIRD and Days. But then again, songs like Memorial Address, Because of You are still very famous Ayu classics already and MA isnt even 4 mins long. Yet the THING that makes people love them is the intensity and LYRICS. And i think in GUILTY and R'n'RC, Ayu has written in a very personal manner, esp the latter.

Personally, track lengths don't ever bother me. Sure she could give you a piece for 1 min long intro like in MW to fill up that 1 min gap but I find it so pointless.
and rollin' is definitely Not an Ayu trademark. Even Rule for me, has that classic Ayu thing in it. RED LINE is definitely JPOP. For me, even her songs like Naturally, still alone, RAINBOW, everywhere nowhere..ARE THESE typical JPOP? I don't hear Duty-esque songs everywhere too. The thing is, I think Ayu have always had a unique sense of music going on. Even ASFXX is something I probably won't find in an ARASHI discography.

R'n'RC does have a philosophy going on too. (As waterballoon have interpreted in another thread) Of course, it's up to how you see it and stuff. But Like I have said before, why do fans only put themselves in the shoes of a listener and judge song LENGTH, song MELODY. Bet you'll never understand how Ayu feels while creating and writing the song itself.

Yup, thats all.

(can't believe that was your FIRST post since joining)