yeah a new album for winter makes sense so i can see that happening, especially on December 29 since she's already released an album in that short of time before with Secret. but for me i'd always want a new single just cuz i love official instrumentals! and that means fanmade vocal tracks XD but yeah a winter single would be a BAD plan... unless she is releasing an album closer to march... and it's not a ballad type winter song since that's what we've been getting...
actually that also makes me wonder what the new songs will sound like. if it is going to be a lengthy album then i agree with the style of MY STORY, a bunch of different genres encapsulated in rock! it blended the album well while making the transitions between songs still surprising
not saying she has to make that style but if she's got a lot of adult contemporary ballads, then they'd be great for surrounding a bunch of random songs. in short that means the new songs would have to be the "HONEY, INPSIRE, HAPPY ENDING, MY ALL" of the album! oh wow all caps! haha and again that doesn't mean they have to sound like HONEY, they just have to be more random than the majority of the tracks!
oh and i think it would be a great time for another A BALLADS, but like the first it would probably be released AFTER the new album... since A BALLADS was released shortly after RAINBOW. and it wouldn't make sense to release a bunch of singles only for them to be featured on a compilation album :/
yeah so business wise, we most likely will see a new album. preferably in the spring but more likely in the winter. but for selfish reasons i'd want a new single! just for the instrumental and vocal track xD