I paused a bit when you said this is your first maxi from ayu... I thought you have been here for so long until I remember that & was released back in 2003

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I didn't have chance to feel the vibe for A (I didn't become her fan until appears), but H was pretty big in 2002 (the only single selling over a million copies), and & was pretty neat

. H and & were so close to each other (only a year apart), so people loved comparing two singles back then. IMO & is more artistic. H is like another rush release just to please fans... (yeah...
evolution in jan,
NE in march,
Es in May,
UNITE! in july,
Dearest in Sep,
ASib in Dec,
Daybreak in Mar,
F&E in April,
H in July,
Voyage in Sep). I guess that long releasing schedule makes this year's schedule quite dull

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