14th album 'LOVE again' out February 8th, 4th of five 15th anniversary releases [IV]

[Bad Wolf]

^ Neither do I lol. It's such a basic song.

[TeamAyu2004]

A Best 3 is bound to happen this, its jsut a given.
I dont see why she wouldn't do another Complete Singles since she seems to have stopped making them...

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

A Best 3 is bound to happen this, its jsut a given.
I dont see why she wouldn't do another Complete Singles since she seems to have stopped making them...

Complete singles was such an extravagant release, yet more of a BONUS. It doesn't hold the same history or weight as the "A BEST" series does.

[SKYia]

no best, I'm actually crazy enough to hope for 15th original album for 15th anniversary containing 15 NEW songs, do not want anything else.

For the more realistic part I assume it's gonna be either AT12 or 51st single (since it's 15 years since 1st one, it would be a cool date to start with)

[Bad Wolf]

^ That'd actually be cool, if she finally released a physical single to commemorate that date. I'd love an original album with 15 new songs, too. Imagine keeping that under wraps? But avex isn't that nice to us.

But yeah like I said, it's pretty obvious to me that AT2012 is going to be the last release. AB3 will probably come out in the summer with another ~new song~ tacked onto it and blah blah.

[Jawdarna]

If she ends the project with AT2012, then I think that solidifies the theory that another release will pop up later on this year.

[Bad Wolf]

^ hope so~ honestly people keep saying they want her to take a break and recharge her creative batteries, but i don't think that's ayu's game. it seems more like she works through her "low" points until she reaches something solid because she wants to.

[njanjayrp]

I know she can't constantly make everything perfect, but I at least wish her Memorial address-Secret PV days would come back. She shot some of her best PVs back then.

[FoObY]

^ totally

I bought an All Region DVD player just so I could watch the PVs on Memorial address!

[ExodusUK]

She's stuck in a rut PV wise IMO. She needs to work with completely new directors, maybe some foreign ones idk.

[TeamAyu2004]

Her PV's were not that grand to begin with... but I will say Memorial address and Secret PV's where more interesting then most of them.
I think Memorial address had the best however. I do miss those days...
I love I am... but it had some flaws... Memorial address on a whole... for me was ALMOST perfect.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

Her PV's were not that grand to begin with... but I will say Memorial address and Secret PV's where more interesting then most of them.
I think Memorial address had the best however. I do miss those days...
I love I am... but it had some flaws... Memorial address on a whole... for me was ALMOST perfect.

I disagree. Ever since she debuted her PVs had that something, even the early ones that made me want to see them over and over again. I guess she pretty much peaked with stuff like STEP you, is this LOVE?, alterna, fairyland, JEWEL, 1LOVE, Because of you, RAINBOW etc. but even after the golden era, GUILTY had a couple of awesome PVs, NEXT LEVEL pretty much only had GREEN that was even remotely interesting. Rock'n'Roll Circus put her back on track with Microphone, Sexy little things, Don't look back and You were. MOON and Sweet Season were nice, Virgin Road = simply epic.

And then came the boring love~breakup PVs featuring people she is in a relationship with. Sure there were a few gems after that like do it again, progress, Song 4 u and lately Sweet Scar, but the rest ranged from uninspired /boring to just plain terrible...

[perfectodub]

OMG that obsession of the japaneses to create an anniversary of whatever thing.

celebrate yours 25 anniversary is a great time but not your 10, 12, 15

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by perfectodub

OMG that obsession of the japaneses to create an anniversary of whatever thing.

celebrate yours 25 anniversary is a great time but not your 10, 12, 15

Consider the normal life spam of a jpop queen is 3 years... Ayu is around for 5x this.

[TeamAyu2004]

Well in the music business... 10 years is a long time...
heck, 5 years is long (and ayumi did this with 30 singles)... its normal.

25 years should be a HUGE celebration however.

[pepper]

when we will know about the last realese? :< we should know somewhere soon...

[TeamAyu2004]

I was thinking sometime this week... because we have been getting them the same week or the week after...

[BlackSilence]

i actually think she should have waited wth the announcment for LOVE again in terms of, it's kinda like too much time ahaid to wait and everything has been already discussed left and right. The fandom just dries out lol

[DonkeyKongRemix]

Now I want to have a discussion titled, "how lame could the fifth release be?"

I was just imagining all the disappointing things that could come out of the final release. XD Like a poster or something.

I really want to buy LOVE again, though. It'd be nice to finally add to my Ayumi collection after such a long time. O.o

[pepper]

Originally Posted by nalini-dahlia

Now I want to have a discussion titled, "how lame could the fifth release be?"

I was just imagining all the disappointing things that could come out of the final release. XD Like a poster or something.

I really want to buy LOVE again, though. It'd be nice to finally add to my Ayumi collection after such a long time. O.o

that gave me an evil idea...