Your biggest ayu satisfactions

[sanzo2011]

Most of her albums and single except for Next Level , B&D/pride and forgiveness! AT05 and rock'n'roll circus DVD're both great!

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

I forgot to add, her relationship with her fans

[Midori-chan]

Ayu herself and everything she has ever done!

I'm so glad that I found her! I seriously don't know what I would have done without her. Ayu - her personality and her music - made me stronger and taught me how to walk with my head held high!

THANK YOU, AYU!

[Tom Punks]

• Love songs - this album made me so freaking happy when I first listened to it
• Don't look back PV
• MY STORY, Secret
• (miss)understood (after letting it grow on me)
• Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour - I'm still not really in love with this concert, but it was a huge step up from her tours from the past few years
• SEVEN DAYS WAR - I was sooo pleasantly surprised by how good the production and vocals were on this song
• Mirrorcle World
• JEWEL PV - I totally adored this when it came out

[thatstacey]

I really love all of her albums (haven't heard FIVE yet, but I've lowered my expectations based on feedback here lol), so satisfaction is pretty par for the course for Ayu and me. Some exceptionally awesome releases were:

"evolution" ...I remember just being in awe the first time I heard it; it was so unlike anything I'd ever heard before--from Ayu and otherwise.

"Mirrorcle World" was everything I could have hoped for in an anniversary song and more.

"Love song" was the last thing I expected to come out of Ayu, let alone an Ayu + TK collaboration. Everything about it is perfect; it's easily one of my favorite songs ever. I'm only sad that she'll probably never do anything like it again.

"Bold & Delicious." It was everything a song called "Bold & Delicious" should have been, and I loved it. I still love it. Come at me.

[koumori]

Right..biggest Ayu satisfactions..? Lol, right okay, let's see..

Well, I love her honesty. Right from the word go, from her official AVEX debut she spoke so openly and truthfully in her lyrics, and even now she does the same, whether it's on Twitter, TA or through her songs. She truely feels her fans are another kind of "family", and that sort of genuine love for so many people..well, it's hard not to love her for that, right?

The way she works so hard..she always has worked hard, and now she's learned throughout her career, I think, how to tone it down so she has a balance between working and having fun. I think she's a really positive role model in that way, since she worked hard for what she has now. Also that she speaks out, always, for what she wants..she's very stubborn, but now in her thirties, she is so mature about it too.

Anyway, I could rant forever about Ayu the Person Her music..I actually love ASFXX-(m)u so much, I think I could put those albums on repeat for weeks and not get bored. I could really get into writing pages and pages to why I love each song, on each album, so much but..I'll save you the boredom

Recently? I like her Leslie Kee x Ayumi Hamasaki projects going on, I'm going to be really sad when it ends. And weird as this sounds, her latest Scawaii cover really surprised me, it's really good and natural and one of the best since NAKED TALK.
I also love that she's working with at least a new composer and that their song was, for the majority, a really good song Maybe she'll take more risks to work with new people for the future, because she needs to, imo

Oh, and I love her style. No matter what, she always looks flawless..girl never lets herself go

@thatstacey: BOOOOOOOLD AND DELICIOUUUUUUS ♫

[ayu_ready?]

when I saw her in SURREAL PV & then I saw Dearest PV and I cried for Dearest even though I didn't know who she was. I cried because of melody and she was so beauitful
she became my icon since then. for her sincerity & pure heart as I saw it in 2001. for her style, taste, look, adorable eyes. for her hard work for A BEST. for her commtiment to work. for everything.

Duty album, A BEST, RAINBOW, Memorial adress, MY STORY, TOKYO DOME (although I don't like her voice at some parts, it's my fav era, and don't forget the story behind it, the suffering she had to overcome). her strength. mental & physical too. her will and the ability to never give up and go forward. A Museum is a best concert despite some crappy outfits, vocal wise. and her forgiveness performance was just super epic.

for everything

she's an ispiration and alive example of what you can become due to your hardwork, talent and character.

CREA. lyrics. lyrics 1998-2004. A Song for XX is still my hymne. the hymne of strength. whenever I feel super depressed I listen to it and I know it by heart. it really helps.

for songs like...A Song for XX, HANABI, End roll, M, Dearest, Duty, Far away, SEASONS, Endless sorrow, still alone, I am..., RAINBOW, HAPPY ENDING, HEAVEN, criminal, fated, Do It Again.

[PoetGirl]

its so many to count, thats why Im here, but most of all...

album DUTY, its just the most amazing album ever, its so perfect imo
from covers to lyrics to songs... and I love her voice there

other than that, all her other albums and singles except Secret

person she is, how dedicated she is

[ren'ai]

Her albums every single one of them has something to offer and mostly they each have a LOOOOOT to offer.

Her lyrics. No need to say more.

And of course, her determination and hard work is inspiring

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by thatstacey

"Bold & Delicious." It was everything a song called "Bold & Delicious" should have been, and I loved it. I still love it. Come at me.

I was like the first time I heard the preview for B&D.

And then I played it like 100 more times.

[Kacku]

Her personality: she's strong, determined, kind, funny and I find her inspiring.

Her lyrics: usually, I barely even pay attention to lyrics when listening to music, but Ayu's lyrical style - personal, not overly metaphorical - is very capturing and more often than not makes for beautiful and touching songs.

Her performances: not every artist has the power to throw a viewer on an emotional roller coaster when said viewer is watching her on a crappy youtube video.

Her musical diversity: I love how she can sound perfectly at home with trance, piano ballads, hard rock, basic pop and pretty much everything in-between. And she also makes all of the different styles work.

As for some more specific stuff: the albums (miss)understood, Duty, Love songs, LOVEppears, Memorial address, RAINBOW and Rock'n'Roll Circus. DOME TOUR 2001, PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009, ARENA TOUR 2010 ~Rock'n'Roll Circus~. ayu-mi-x 7. A ton of songs deserving of special mention which I won't list because I'd have to come back tomorrow and edit in some new special honorary mentions for songs that I would happen to love that day (and that's usually a lot).

[Dolly_FACE]

Her honesty and the fact that she really seems to appreciate and love her fans.

I know they're not fan favs, but Secret and GUILTY are one of my favourite albums from her mainly because they were the first album releases from her i experienced and for that they will always be special to me.

AT05

Rock n roll era hair. The colour, the cut... to die!

Song wise, i guess all songs from her A song for XX + Loveppears album. I could literally go on for days about why i love everyone of these songs.

Pride. - I just love everything about this song. The lyrics, her voice, the pv.

Jewel. - I could listen to that song for days.

To join the masses, her lyrics also of course. They rarely disappoint in my eyes.

[ExodusUK]

Will at CDL08-09
I Am... at CDL09-10

[mi|kshake]

So many things here goes:

• 1 of the main ones for me - PVs! Not every PV is amazing but she does have a ton of amazing videos. I like how she obviously cares what the video will look like because to me a video is as important as the song and not many people put that much effort into it nowadays IMO (Hikaru used to have some great PVs and even if I don't always love her videos Gaga always makes the effort!)
• How nice she is to fans, especially her acknowledgement of overseas fans
• CREA & CREA + DAI compsitions as well as HAL arrangements - they just have that Ayumi sound! Also interludes!
• This might not be a popular one but the inclusion of the band and dancers at her concerts. OK I do think there are too many dancers on the stage at the one time sometimes, but I like it how she includes everybody. Her concerts feel like a big party towards the end! Plus the dancers and band are also want make it an Ayu concert
• New album every year - definately appreciate that!

mi|kshake~

[jbrat2219]

My God, where do I begin...

Well as others have said, I love her for herself. She's pretty much the only artist who's personality I adore more than her music. She's like one of the classiest ladies alive and my admiration for her is boundless. I love how much I can relate and connect to her music no matter what. I love how she's always trying to find ways to get closer to all of her fans, not just her Japanese fans. I love how she always gives everything her best even if we don't think it is her best. And lastly, I especially love how she follows what she believes in and (although it annoys some fans) the way she sticks up for her friends and those closest to her brings me to tears. The recent a-nation drama is proof of how much of a good friend she is. She was willing to sacrifice being the last performer, after all the years of tradition, to stand up for what she believed to be right. How can you not admire someone for that?

On the music front, other than what I posted in the "disappointment thread," I'm very very rarely genuinely disappointed with her work. Even if I detest something, it doesn't really disappoint me in the sense that I wish it were something else because I know it's what she wants it to be.

My favorite albums are (miss)understood and Love songs. I was particularly impressed with the arrangement on Love songs, it always takes my breath away. I feel like from an instrumental-musical sense it is her best album yet. I was highly satisfied with pretty much everything on that album, MOON even grew on me a bit.

I was out of this world thrilled about Don't Look Back, from the time the Lumix commercial came out I said to myself, "this is going to be my new favorite song" and it was, and is still one of my most favorites of all time. I adore the You were... PV, pretty much one of my top 10 favorites. I love every fiber of the fake, cut-out, cardboard trees .

I was outstandingly satisfied with NEXT LEVEL, I know it's said far too often but I honestly do NOT get the hate. It's the kind of album I've wanted her to do since I've became a fan - something fun, sassy and carefree. I don't even need to say how great Sparkle is.

I won't go on and on but I'm pretty much mostly satisfied with everything from (m)u onward. I think they're all her best work in her discography with the inclusion of Memorial Address, not including FIVE .

Concerts: AT06, 09, 10. CDL 05-06, PCDL.

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

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

YES!

Originally Posted by Zeke.

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

YES!

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

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

YES!

[love in music]

- Her personality
- Her lyrics
- Her love for her fans
- Her TA entries (especially the one about the A WORLD IS ONE book)
- Her music - I adore most of (miss)understood, I am..., A BALLADS, Love Songs, Rock 'n' Roll Circus, Secret & FIVE. So many songs from these albums have helped me through hard times and lots of them make good times better as well
- Her performances - Endless Sorrow @ CDL 05, Memorial address @ RnRC tour, count down @ RnRC tour, acoustic section @ CDL 05, acoustic section @ cdl 10-11, many TV performances but some off the top of my head are NEVER EVER TV live from 2007, Memorial address TV live from 2007, all the JEWEL lives, most of the You were... lives, A song for XX lives, Love Song lives.
- Her stunning beauty lol. So many memories of when new pictures come out and I'm just gasping at how gorgeous she is.

[FoObY]

The biggest would have to be Memorial address. Although there are a mix of styles, all the tracks work so well together, and the flow is flawless. The PVs are some of my favorites from her filmography. This album literally swayed me to buy a region-free DVD player just so I can watch them.

Overall, there's something to love from everything she's done. Some of her releases took time to warm up to, but eventually I always end up liking them (ex: FIVE).

[pepper]

Albums:

• MY STORY - it was my first "full realese on live" cause I started to listen to Ayu right after full Memorial address. First waiting, and back then was harder to get Ayu's music, so I was downloading sum files in .ogg format. So many excitement!
• (miss)understood - Every single made SO many emotions to me, previews of B&D was awful and then I LOVED it totally. Then album leaks... I remember this day like it was yesterday. Christmas tree, "rainy day" and waiting for Christmas.
• Love songs - after GUILTY that was "so-so", NEXT LEVEL was very below average, and Rock'n'Roll was kinda "something's missing" and 48-49-50 singles was "meh" to me, Love songs REALLY surprised me. "Love song" made me cry, "Like a doll" made me jumps on chair and then "November" caugh me nostalgic...

PV's

• Ladies Night - mind****! I remember I was showing it to all friends to show them how awesome Ayu is.
• Alterna
• Game - i was freaking surprised that is so dark.
• About you - PV itself it's not special but I was surprised that it was made (It's my favorite song on MS)
• 1 LOVE
• JEWEL - one of her prettiest PV ever made
• SPARKLE!!!!!!!! I wasn't expecting Ayu that sexy.

The rest:

• "kiss o'kill" on Secret. I was crying like a baby from fierceness.
• "fairyland/Alterna" single. Alterna was the bomb for me.
• "STEP you/Is this LOVE?" single
• "GAME/INSPIRE" single - my first single I was waiting to leak, and then... OMGOMGOMG.
• "Sparkle" and its PV. It blown my mind.
• "BRILLANTE"
• Dark hair in (m)u and Secret
• Every time when she is back to short hair I'm melting.
• Photoshots from LOVE&HOPE till now.
  

[Benikari47]

BALLAD

One of the best songs ever created, period.

[AyumiAi]

really just Ayu herself has been such an amazing blessing in my life!
Whether i dont like a song or not in her discography (which happens very rarely) i can still appreciate it and ATM my greatest satisfaction is BRILLANTE!