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Originally Posted by Gustavopc
^ I expected some sense and the song not making it to the final cut of the album. The song ain't shit, but it just doesn't stand out. Unfortunately ayu seems to be in love with the song and that's when we needed someone to question her on what she's doing, which is a topic I guess was discussed recently in this thread. I say The GIFT is not on pair with the other ballads on A ONE, and seems like there is a handful of people here who agree with it. Thing is, I don't know how her Asian fans reacted to it, and since that's the market she's focused on, there is nothing left for us to do except discuss it, which everyone seems to be doing so, and without rude comments which is great
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The GIFT is most like a song produced through a contractual deal between Ayu and JJ Lin as a promotional effort of hers in the markets he is bigger than she is right now, while promoting him where she has more influence than him. It has far less to do with "she is surrounded by yes-men" than it has to do with gaining some market. Considering JJ Lin is a big star on his own, it's not like she was in position of being picky with the demos, and at the same time, she song should need like something he composed, and at least his stuff I listened on youtube aren't groundbreaking either.
Considering The GIFT is one of the most watched PVs from A ONE era, it seens like the deal worked, btw.