Woww 6 years....time sure flies by! Secret isn't my first album I've heard from her, but it's the first album that came out the year I became her fan. So in a way, I hold this album pretty close. And well, technically this and (miss)understood were both the first albums I bought xP. Though, I remember feeling she lacked impact with Secret. At least IMO. It didn't seem like she promoted much (IMO!). And compared to like MY STORY and everything else before it, it lacked that...in your face kind of thing. (Buuttt she made up for that with GUILTY - RnRC).
On the songs, I really LOVEDDDDDD 1LOVE. Like, I was completely obsessed with that song. And the PV, oh gosh. Ayu and a stripper pole =
. JEWEL and momentum were great! I didn't enjoy until this Day..., Secret or It was (until the Island mix came out) as much, but I thought Not Yet and her other interludes were awesome.
I totally remember the anticipation for this album and how everyone on this site was so hyped up about it. The 1LOVE CM and the JEWEL CM/performance...lmao I remember when someone put up a thread asking if Ayu was pregnant cause she looked like she gained weight in the performance. Oh boy what a silly controversy that was XD.
2006 was such an awesome year...for all of the J-artists (Namie, Kuu, Utada, Ai, etc.). Kinda wish I could travel back to that time.