Your biggest ayu satisfactions

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Her strength, personality, determination
How honest or real she is.

Albums: I am..., RAINBOW, Memorial address, (miss)understood

"ASIA IS ONE"

Concerts: AT05, AT06, AT10 (attended 3 times! )
CDL05-06, PCDL's setlist

GREEN
Mirrorcle world + pv
Sparkle + pv
Microphone + pv
BRILLANTE + pv



And much more, these are just from the top of my head

[NintendoHTF1242]

MOON

Beautiful, flawless song. Don't get why the fans don't like it.

[ownsarai]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

MOON

Beautiful, flawless song. Don't get why the fans don't like it.

I don't understand the hate for MOON either. I fell in love with it the moment I heard it.

My biggest Ayu satisfactions would be...

Her honesty, Her personality, how much she appreciates her fans, her lyrics.
I love how Ayu is not afraid to try new genres in her music, she doesn't just stick to sappy ballads/bubble gum pop or rock, she mixes it all up.

Albums - I am..., (miss)understood, Memorial address, GUILTY, NEXT LEVEL, Love songs

PVs - Don't look back/BRILLANTE/Marionette are the ones that stand out to me the most.

Ballads - Days FTW! It will always be my favorite ballad, no matter what. And it always makes me cry.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by ownsarai

I don't understand the hate for MOON either. I fell in love with it the moment I heard it.

MOON was a grower for me. But I eventually fell in love with it.

Although I do have another satisfaction to give in this thread; her performance of MOON on CDL 10-11 was absolutely amazing! If that doesn't convert any MOON haters then I don't know what will

[Ranma Matsuri]

Too tired to go into detail like the disappointments thread so I'll bulletpoint this one.

Love Songs (album)- The covers, the packaging, the previews, the full songs, the time of year, the excitement, everything was so perfect. This is what I wanted the RnRC experience to be like.

Memorial Address (album)- The first album I've heard by her and still my favorite. Even songs I initially didn't care for like forgiveness and Greatful Days, I eventually grew to love. It's just the most flawless thing I have ever heard.

Green PV- I know this one gets it's fair share of hate but it's personally one of my favorite music videos ever. I just find it so raw, classy, and beautiful.

Mirrorcle World- This release pretty much cemented my fandom. I was obsessed with the song, thought the covers were gorgeous and was lukewarm about the PV at first but after a few plays, loved it as well.

POWDER SNOW (PCDL performance)- I have no words to properly describe how I felt when I saw it for the first time.

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

MOON

Beautiful, flawless song. Don't get why the fans don't like it.

THIS SO FREAKING MUCH

After 3 albums of boring, absolute droll and forgettable ballads, it felt so good to FINALLY hear an amazing Ayu ballad again. Words could not describe the happiness and satisfaction I felt when I first heard the lq quality full. Hearing it on the album just made me fall in love with it so much more. One of her best songs to date for sure.

Originally Posted by Bubbly

Also, she really made me appreciate ballads! I always used to find ballads in egenral boring, but she showed me that they don't have to be!

Oh and THIS TOTALLY as well. I used to hate pop ballads because (with the exception of artists like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston) they all sounded so same-ish and boring and the same subjects of love and heartbreak ugh. Both Ayu and Utada showed me how beautiful, intricate, and groundbreaking ballads could be when given the right amount of care and attention.

[emi♡]

well, I think all of her albums from LOVEppears to (m)u

and definitely AT05~

[YUKARI]

ayu herself

albums: A Song for XX, LOVEppears, Duty, I am..., MY STORY, NEXT LEVEL
songs: A Song for XX, RAINBOW
concerts: AT 02. I remember how I was excited when I saw this concert for the first time. That time everything was new for me I still love it, though it lacks effects and etc.
AT05 and PCDL.
PVs: RAINBOW

and her appearance in the internet, like twitter, weibo

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

I really love MOON, it became one of my favorites I see it just like any other ayu-classic


@emiko Let's see if people are so good at picking on the good as they are picking on the bad

[pommy48]

I am..., Memorial address, MY STORY, (miss)understood, and Secret
AT05, AT06, AT07, PCDL, and AT10 My favorite concerts!
JEWEL PV
theme of a-nation '03, one of my favorite songs ever, but it's so underrated by Ayu fans >_<
BRILLANTE...need I say more?

Her hair in 2006 I wish she would go back to that chocolate brown color! Actually...just basically everything she did in 2006 because with that hair color, she can do no wrong lol
Reworking more exclusively with Leslie Kee again <3 They create magic together! I love it!

[Nadya]

Originally Posted by pommy48

Her hair in 2006 I wish she would go back to that chocolate brown color!

oh, I see I am not the only one who adores her brown hair!!! Mmmm... I want her brown hair, BOUNCEBACK and HAL back. all these really made me happy during Ayu's carreer.

[emi♡]

^omg 2006 hair

@surreal: lol this thread was easier for me than the other one...

[Andrenekoi]

"Asia is one" was a very bold move to do, considering the relationship between China and Japan... All the package, from the motto of this era to kissing a chinese guy on a PV, very brave.

Everytime she's kicking ass on a stage showing why she is a world class performer, I'm pretty much a happy fan^^

[letter]

Ayu's dedication, strength of character and honesty as a young singer in the first couple of years of her career. CREA, and her compositions, which amongst her discography are some of the most memorable.

Musically-wise, songs that were released once I had become a fan, GREEN and Mirrorcle World.

[Zeke.]

Too many...

Days
Probably the biggest satisfaction ever. Now it doesn't mean it's my favorite song ever (as it's not), but it is one of my favorites. It was just so satisfactory to finally get a full-fledged in-your-face Winter ballad like this. So cheery yet so bittersweet. Ah, it's to die for!

Love songs
I kept my expectations low after Virgin Road (which I absolutely loathe) and disappointing MOON (not to mention the boring-at-the-time-of-release crossroad and L single)... but, Sweet Season and Last angel totally grew on me, as well as crossroad. Come album time, it wasn't long before MOON became an obsession for a short while (first time I actually listened to it in full). Sending mail + November... everything except Thank U and Virgin Road I love.

Announcement of ayu-trance 4
Big satisfaction right there. Even though the majority of remixes turned out cheap, old, and boring... The remix of SEASONS makes it all worth it.

The fact that she continues to release an album every single year

[NintendoHTF1242]

Oh yeah! Announcement of the ayu-mi-x 7. I was so close to crying I was so happy.

[Miidoriness]

Album
My Story, Rock 'n' Roll Circus, Love songs
Single
Dearest, HEAVEN, Together when..., L, SEASONS, Moments, You were...
Concert
Rock 'n' Roll Circus, My Story, CDL 2010~2011

[LONJJONG]

MY STORY!
The 1st album I bought and it's really a satisfaction.
All of the songs are great.

MY STORY, Rock'n'Roll Circus, FIVE booklet. Greatest artwork ever.

A Song for XX. What an amazing song.

Her old songs~ are all my favorites

NEXT LEVEL. I love this album!

Love songs. I used to have no interest about this album. But this album is loved <3

I love most of her songs~ yay~ and finally... HER LYRICS!

[Jason]

Most recently: Love songs
--In my opinion it's her best album in years.

[toniayu]

herself.

songs:
MOON
GREEN
crossroad
Love song

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

I am... and Memorial address albums..they made me the happiest person in the world that time.
Oh i loved she used to make many CMs in the past, i always looked forward to them.