[News] ayumi hamasaki ｢WORDS｣

[love in music]

This is pretty crazy, I hadn't checked on ayu news for a while, then had the thought "it would be so cool if ayu just dropped a single randomly or something, let me check AHS" and here it is

Amazing song, it sounds fresh to me, can't think of any other song it sounds like in her discography. I love her vocals and it's clear how much emotion she put into it.

[freedreamer]

Those lyrics are beautiful!

[truehappiness]

Wow, she really hit it out of the park with these lyrics. Thank you so much, Aga!

[yamadashun]

Thank you for the translation. 2 different people? That's interesting.

[truehappiness]

Yeah, I am sure we will eventually figure out who the "yous" are. Are they other people or other sides of herself? Or the "words"?

[Refix]

Thanks for the translation.

[pedronekoi]

Thank you, Aga-chan! <3 The lyrics are beautiful and touching. I think there's relation with the privacy invasion she suffered this year (when they posted her house and address) and all this estigma of being lonely queen. Very deep.

[Uknow!]

Loving the lyrics, thank you <3

[Darkifrit]

I'm addicted to WORDS. I've listened to it the whole day.
It's not something new but I feel lot of emotions and simplicity from it.

Great job Ayu!

It makes me want to try to get ticket for the 3rd chapter of her tour in december.

[stepYOU1234]

It's a nice song (nothing incredible but very Ayu so happy with that) and great lyrics but I feel I would enjoy it if the quality was better. It sounds kind of muffled?

[TeamAyu2004]

Ugh, I feel like we have heard this song over and over again....
At least its new music.... i guess

[LONJJONG]

Oh my God!!

[Amakura]

I expected that kind of song, typically Ayu-ish but quite effective. I'll always be conned by these kind of music ^^
The lyrics are very good too. Kinda remind me of "sorrows"...
Thanks for sharing !

[Lilly]

I love Ayu's ballads, so I'm hooked with Words. Loved it!

[ayumi_croatia]

I love this song. Yeah, it's a typical Ayu ballad but it's beautiful.

[RealLight]

Cute song, sounds like an anime ending. It's the typical type of music she's been releasing these past years... which I'm not really found of. It's not bad but it's nothing spetacular, pretty basic tbh.

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by RealLight

Cute song, sounds like an anime ending. It's the typical type of music she's been releasing these past years... which I'm not really found of. It's not bad but it's nothing spetacular, pretty basic tbh.

I don't understand the comparison between what she's been releasing in these past years and the style of WORDS. It's a little similar to sixxxxxx, but WORDS is much more similar to her style in the early 00s. I can hear more of tracks like Endless sorrow and even her ballads from LOVEppears/Duty/I am... in this than I can hear any comparison to songs from A ONE or MADE IN JAPAN.

And I agree, it does sound like an ending theme. I like it. WORDS is a nice track that reminds me of actual Ayumi Hamasaki.

[RealLight]

^ It gives me vibes that it could've come from LOVE again, A ONE or sixxxxxx.

[Uknow!]

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

I don't understand the comparison between what she's been releasing in these past years and the style of WORDS. It's a little similar to sixxxxxx, but WORDS is much more similar to her style in the early 00s. I can hear more of tracks like Endless sorrow and even her ballads from LOVEppears/Duty/I am... in this than I can hear any comparison to songs from A ONE or MADE IN JAPAN.

And I agree, it does sound like an ending theme. I like it. WORDS is a nice track that reminds me of actual Ayumi Hamasaki.

Agree!

[truehappiness]

I don't really hear the "this is recent Ayu" either. If anything it sounds more like recent Ayu trying to be early 00s Ayu.