[truehappiness]

For now, I think this single is intended to be 'safe' and 'fun'.

We will get more experimental tracks on the album. Ayu doesn't seem to like to collaborate much with people who are 'the best in the business' but would rather take friends and colleagues over someone who has been at the top of their game in the world of -insert genre here-. That's just how Ayu is. She's probably not going to work with photographers who do work for Italian Vogue or somehow work with the best up-and-coming electro music producer, but the final products that she comes up with tend to be rather good at least in my opinion, and that's all that matters to me personally.

It depends on their aim, I suppose, when it comes to approving these tracks. This is probably her most accessible and radio-friendly set of songs in a LONG while. I really hope this single does well in other mediums even though Hey!Say!JUMP is going to definitely get the #1 spot on Oricon.

For me, I think of Ayu's career as one that you need to be very open with. She isn't very predictable and often makes strange decisions when it comes to people to work with (Timmy for the most part imo here) but in the end, if you are open to the changes and aren't looking at things like "But she could have done this! Or that? Why didn't she do this?", it's a lot easier to digest and enjoy what she's got going on. I'm just grateful that new music is coming out and that I'm able to enjoy it. I know at least for me, I don't go into her releases expecting anything in particular. I'm not thinking... "Are we finally going to get a rock track? Is this going to be a track that displays her artistry as she did X years ago?" but I'm just thinking... "Oh my god, yes! New Ayu!".