I'm a bit late with this, and everyone has probably forgotten who I am
but this is my opinion on the album!
I think she tried too many things at once. Party queen, NaNaNa and Shake it see Ayu exploring a new dance-ish sound, and I'm not a huge fan. If she's gonna do dance, Last Angel was a much, much better direction to go. But I do appreciate she's trying something new. Then we get a string of 'classic Ayu' songs, because they sort of sound like outtakes from My Story or something. I'm talking about Call, Letter, Reminds me, Return Road and Tell Me Why. I'm a very big fan of these songs, I listen to them a lot!
If it was just this, dance and 'classic Ayu', it would've been an acceptable album, but then she adds those god-awful showtune tracks. Listened to them once, never again! Honestly, this is the first time I actually flat-out dislike an Ayu song. Even the slow tracks on FIVE still had her sound and were somewhat enjoyable, but this is just awful. They make the album a bit messy. Her albums used to be very cohesive, albums like Rainbow, I Am... and MY STORY really are ONE cohesive album. Her albums have always remained somewhat cohesive, NEXT LEVEL and Rock'n'Roll Circus maybe were a bit messier, then Love Songs was cohesive again. But Party Queen is not cohesive at all. Three very defined sections. She could've blended the 'classic' and the dance and made a cohesive album, I hope she'll do that next time.
In short: it's an alright album, definitely some great tracks, but it's definitely her weakest studio album for me personally. My #1 favourite song is probably Reminds me, or maybe Return Road.