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[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

You know... I was wondering, could avex be going for a new marketing strategy? That guy's single... ringtones/previews are already up for downloads and all, while none of Ayu's songs have any ringtones or previews.

Could avex just be waiting for this guy's song to... "overplay"? Like so much exposure that people are already sick of it before the single is actually released, while they play the suspense trick for Ayu.

If that would work, then maybe there isn't much to worry about...

Well Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~'s chaku-uta was out exactly 3 weeks before the release (and probably You were... will be the same and its chaku-uta should start charting on next week's Thurdtday (unless if they will make it different).

[keikeiaznqueen]

It seems a bit late for magazine covers though. Ayu's usual magazines are ones that come out pretty early, especially ViVi. ViVi's January issue will be coming out in November 22nd or so. (REALLY SOON) So if Ayu is to be on that cover, in order to have her face in convenience stores during the release of the single, then she must have had shot the cover already.

I don't think there'll be any magazine promotion for this one, but I guess we can still wait it out.

[aura~]

Ayu has been 5 days without posting anything, even a little sentence! If she wasn't regularly posting it wouldn't be important, but I thing that she may have been very busy these days, maybe with CDL or maybe shooting for some mags!

I don't think we'll have any preview of the songs this week, but yes the covers! Or at least I hope so!

[NintendoHTF1242]

@Picaflor 7/4

Way late of a post from me, but criminal is just sooo boring D: And Ayu's vocals make kitties cry. Sunset is redeemable due to the pretty piano.

Anyway, I HOPE GET SOME OF DEM COVERS SOON!!1!!

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

@Picaflor 7/4

Way late of a post from me, but criminal is just sooo boring D: And Ayu's vocals make kitties cry. Sunset is redeemable due to the pretty piano.

criminal VS Sunset = criminal - her vocals sound powerful and the music creates this eerie atmosphere that makes you get the chills, it's one amazing song with nothing boring about it, incomparable to the other one

[ayumisrael]

Yep, in my opinion as well. Sunset is nice and mellow but criminal's powerful and it chews it...

[KarenPang]

I always have like criminal when I 1st heard it on (miss)understood

I didn't realised there were people didn't warm up to it , such a pity & it should have gotten a PV

I so can't imagine how it will be like

[TITANIC]

better for Avex to take any action to promote ayu.
we are sick of lacking promotion and slow info

[waterballoon]

criminal > Sunset, hands down.

Anyway, I hope we get more information soon... the lack of any information whatsoever is just tormenting lol.

[love in music]

wait why are we talking about criminal now and comparing it to sunset
anyway criminal is amazing it has such raw emotion while Sunset is soothing and more of a song you'd put on your ~songs to fall asleep to~ playlist

[ayumisrael]

Well probably or maybe I was right and the covers release might have a pattern, which means we will get them on Saturday/Sunday, exactly at the time from the release as it was with S/S. xD

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Well probably or maybe I was right and the covers release might have a pattern, which means we will get them on Saturday/Sunday, exactly at the time from the release as it was with S/S. xD

I sure hope you're right, Tal. Even though the single was announced really early, it's been a while now and we're still kinda kept in the dark.

[waterballoon]

Covers this weekend will be so awesome... *_* IIRC Day's cover was revealed along with some PCDL goodies or something right?

[MissElin_]

^After. I remember when ppl got the picture of the PCDL big towel and tried to make the only cover that was new a visible. XD It was the Days one, wow it looked really bad when ppl tried to make the pic of it bigger.

[waterballoon]

Lol yeah I remembered it was somewhere near the PCDL goodies release day... so maybe this time it would be similar? When would the CDL 09-10 goodies be revealed? I mean are there any dates for that? Sorry I'm kinda excited now lol~

[Kanzaki]

Originally Posted by riozz

better for Avex to take any action to promote ayu.
we are sick of lacking promotion and slow info

So true, so true.
Avex are acting a bit too laid-back when it comes to Ayu. I'd wish to see them more engaged in her promotion, instead of scouting out new talents all the time. Make her sales go up like, woooot.

[Suteisi]

I really like reading all the conversations and comments in this thread ^___^

But I agree~ I wish Avex would focus on promotion more! It feels they've been slacking off...

And I'm reallye excited for these covers +w+!! I hope she has her dark hair on it! I really hope she keeps the dark hair for a loonnnggg time!! Her hair was blond long enough now... Lol

[njanjayrp]

AVEX isn't doing THAT much, but even with more extreme promotion it doesn't mean the single would sell and in case they over do it (as it could always be possible that people are simply not in the mood for seeing Ayu everywhere atm) it could back fire and create a disaster ^^ I am sure that AVEX has skilled managers who know how to do their job, there is no point in investing money when you don't have great chances of earning more.

[waterballoon]

the days of big promotions and advertising for Ayu is long over. Honestly, at this point of time, putting billboards of Ayu all over Shibuya would probably get the Japanese all puking out their bentos...

[nemesisyume]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

putting billboards of Ayu all over Shibuya would probably get the Japanese all puking out their bentos...

LOOOOL
she aint that bad