I don't want to sound shameful, but this sounds a million times better than A ONE and Colours, but it also feels like a Matsuda Seiko or Nakamori Akina record. I think the dream of Ayumi one day returning to #1 is absolutely, completely over. It was never the music quality. It was never the lack of promo. It feels like Ayu has been saying, "It's time for you to grow up and make new memories."
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