Does Ayu come up with song titles?

[pommy48]

Well I was scrolling through my ipod when I begin wondering, does Ayu come up with the song titles, like Mirrorcle World, A Song for XX, etc. cause some titles are really unique~so does ayu make up the titles or there's a special person that does that?

[zoomzoom]

Well she probably does, since she writes the lyrics.

[everlastingRAINBOW]

>.<

[Chibi_Venus]

Most likely, yes, since (like zoomzoom said) she writes the lyrics.

I once read someone's idea that she might have the title in Japanese and then looks up a translation of it in English and uses that.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS THE TRUTH! Someone once made an ASSUMPTION that that's what she does.

Just to clarify so no one jumps down my throat.

[zoomzoom]

She probably either writes the lyrics, then comes up with a title that fit them or she has an idea of a subject she wants to write about, writes down some possible titles and then write lyrics for it.

She could also get titles from the composers. They might call the track they've made something, before they pass it on to ayu and she could go with that title if she likes it. I think this might be the case for some of the interludes.

[rikku411]

Originally Posted by Chibi_Venus

Most likely, yes, since (like zoomzoom said) she writes the lyrics.

I once read someone's idea that she might have the title in Japanese and then looks up a translation of it in English and uses that.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS THE TRUTH! Someone once made an ASSUMPTION that that's what she does.

Just to clarify so no one jumps down my throat.

Lol... I think she comes up with them on her own, though she might get some help.

I also think she comes up with them in English primarily, the words don't seem like something she'd find from a translation of a Japanese word/phrase.

e.g. talkin' 2 myself, Together When..., Endless sorrow, etc.

But, I guess we don't really know her exact method... someone should ask at her concert! haha.

[pommy48]

maybe like a meeting, a group of people propose song ideas to ayu, and yeah hehe we should ask ayu this question~

[Catzi]

I think I read somewhere that she does come up with the titles. Sometimes she comes up with the title first, and sometimes she writes the lyrics first.

[KarenPang]

I think it depends .

Sometimes she can come up with the song title & then write the lyrics & vice versa I think

[waterballoon]

Omg these are the kind of questions that should be asked in the "Ask Ayu A Question" section in her concert encores...

Anyway, it's most likely that she thought of the lyrics herself. After all, Ayu is brushing up on her English, so it's of little wonder to me.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Omg these are the kind of questions that should be asked in the "Ask Ayu A Question" section in her concert encores...

Anyway, it's most likely that she thought of the lyrics herself. After all, Ayu is brushing up on her English, so it's of little wonder to me.

a bit off topic here Jun Xiang but your avater's scary O_O

I want the pokemon avaters back !!

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by karenpang

a bit off topic here Jun Xiang but your avater's scary O_O

I want the pokemon avaters back !!

Scary? I thought it was so funny like how her expression was so constipated and like she's saying/thinking "wtf?!"...

Anyway, back on topic: I just remembered that the song titles are definitely thought by Ayu... I mean Are You Wake Up?/Greatful days; Engrish titles as such... yeah it's Ayu.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Scary? I thought it was so funny like how her expression was so constipated and like she's saying/thinking "wtf?!"...

you're funny lah

[Aga-chan]

I'm quite sure ayu comes up with the titles herself. Whether she looks them up in a dictionary or not isn't really important, is it? And I still wonder why people say "Greatful days" is Engrish. It's a play on words - like "Mirrorcle World". I think that playing with words like this shows a rather high level of knowledge.

As for the titles for the intros and interludes ayu probably comes up with most of them, too. I don't know about her earlier albums, but I think that since "RAINBOW" (if not earlier) she picks them herself. Because the interludes started to have an image that fits into the album. For "RAINBOW" it was "everlasting dream", "taskinillusion" and "neverending dream".

[waterballoon]

^ I guess you are right. Greatful days is play on great+grateful. Interesting... okay my apologies for labeling Greatful days as Engrish...

Anyway, she must have came up with all her song titles, seeing as how her trademark total English + capitalization has already happened ever since A Song For XX.

[Deneb]

I still wonder how she could come up with "mirrorcle" >_> i know its mirror + miracle but i would never be able to come up with of it. although I am surpriseed there are no japanese titled songs(>_<)

[waterballoon]

^ Well, her nil Japanese titled songs (excluding Hana/HANABI/HANABI ~episode II~) are kind of like one of the things that made her stood out, am I right?

And some of these titles I find are really nice... like Moments, Liar, kiss o' kill etc

[Ayu_no_tenshi]

I think so...yeah

[TITANIC]

i think depend on the song is great or not.

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by Aga-chan

As for the titles for the intros and interludes ayu probably comes up with most of them, too. I don't know about her earlier albums, but I think that since "RAINBOW" (if not earlier) she picks them herself. Because the interludes started to have an image that fits into the album. For "RAINBOW" it was "everlasting dream", "taskinillusion" and "neverending dream".

i love the title in RAINBOW too~

its so illusionic and surreal... i love it~ (actually i love the word "illusion" very much )

and some of the title, is the word suits the lyrics?

can someone gives an example? IMO i didnt see the connection alot of time except some of them like voyage, seasons etc