New album 'Party Queen' out 03/21 information thread [III]

[truehappiness]

Why would you count new album tracks that we know about as 'not new'? They were probably done at around the same time as all of the other London tracks so it makes sense imo.

As for MY STORY's release... that really was super exciting BUT it was one of the most dramatic release periods I've ever seen from Ayu because people were leaving the fandom left and right because of how much they hated what they were hearing.

Yea, isn't how beautiful you are considered a single? I mean, it was released digitally...

Would you count Together When... as a single? It was released early on, but it's basically a glorified album track imo. For how beautiful you are, I suppose they want to strike while the drama is still going on to capitalize on the 'free promotion' which explains the earlier release but it still doesn't make it a 'single', I think.

[Coelacanth]

I would count HBYA or PQ as new songs. I mean yeah, we've heard the live versions - but they never do the recordings justice. It's not like I'm gonna sit there and listen to live leaks for 3 months.

[ownsarai]

^^I do consider Together When... a single, it was released digitally as well.

[everlastingRAINBOW]

I'm with truehappiness on this one: PQ and HBYA are album tracks first!

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ownsarai

^^I do consider Together When... a single, it was released digitally as well.

I think that it's one of those things that's really a technicality. Ayu's camp doesn't really recognize digital singles as 'actual singles' which is why they don't have a designation along with her usual singles. As far as I know, we got the information about the how beautiful you are digital single release -at the same time- as the information about the new album. Looking back, it was the same case for Together When... but for some reason, information for the album was delayed due to being placed on TeamAyu and then removed as soon as it was up.

IMO, if you look back a few years and you have to wonder if something was a single or not, it wasn't really a single to begin with. I'm sure there are people who still don't know that how beautiful you are is a single and just assume that it was released early. There's also other songs we've gotten rather early from various sources (Love song, progress, Microphone, etc.) at about the same time as these digital singles, they just weren't publicly released.

[emi♡]

Im just happy we're getting more than 6 new songs tbh.

Even if some are interludes, new material is new material for me. Meh.

[TeamAyu2004]

Me too. I love her singles and everything, but I hate that she usually releases half an album before the actual album.. lol

[Yukitora]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I wouldn't call it a hollow effort necessarily but if she started earlier she may have been able to do more songs. If there are only 10 full tracks, that's 10 tracks done in the span of about a month which is quite a bit. Compare it to the ratio of single/album tracks of previous albums and it's quite a bit more than normal except for maybe MY STORY.

MY STORY - 4 single tracks - 13 new tracks - 10 new songs (however she worked on this album for almost a year it seems)
(miss)understood - 8 single tracks - 8 new tracks - 6 new songs
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NEXT LEVEL - 4 single tracks - 10 new tracks - 6 new songs
Rock'n'Roll Circus - 5 single tracks - 10 new tracks - 7 new songs
Love songs - 7 single tracks - 9 new tracks - 6 new songs

Party Queen - 0 single tracks - 14 new tracks - 10 new songs (unconfirmed)

It's basically on par with MY STORY in terms of new material. If the album had singles, we'd probably have one or two additional tracks, but well... that's not the case. It would've been rather interesting if she included FIVE to total 19 tracks, but people would be pisssssed.

That's the point, it seems like a hollow effort because she only spent about a couple of months writing songs. Whether something is a 'hollow effort' isn't about how quickly you can write/record, but all the effort combined compared to previous releases.

Personally, if the music is enjoyable all the pre-release history is irrelevant, so I'll wait.

[everlastingRAINBOW]

We need the covers now so people can stop b****ing and have something to talk about!

[truehappiness]

That's the point, it seems like a hollow effort because she only spent about a couple of months writing songs. Whether something is a 'hollow effort' isn't about how quickly you can write/record, but all the effort combined compared to previous releases.

True, but the way she does her albums has basically been the same for every album except MY STORY. Release singles and then work on an album for a month or two. The results seem to vary a lot though, or at least the reaction to what ends up coming from those efforts varies QUITE a bit from album to album.

Even if it was quickly put together, she probably worked just as hard as she did for other albums (except maybe NEXT LEVEL which lacked direction since she seemed to throw whatever she felt together at the time).

[happiholic★]

I have to ask, truehappiness, do you research your info filled answers before replying or do you have those details in your head already? You're like the Ayu-wiki Its pretty cool.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

I have to ask, truehappiness, do you research your info filled answers before replying or do you have those details in your head already? You're like the Ayu-wiki Its pretty cool.

I usually look up the ones that reach further back than a few years back, but I have a rough idea usually. If it's pretty recent, it's still somewhat fresh in my mind.

I actually knew the answer to that AT05 question down there, hahaha. (Replace)

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I usually look up the ones that reach further back than a few years back, but I have a rough idea usually. If it's pretty recent, it's still somewhat fresh in my mind.

Ohhh, okay. I feel like quizzing you, like you're on a game show. "What was the last song performed during the Arena Tour of MY STORY?", or something, lol!!

[Finalfdp]

The Mu-mo server is down....
Has anyone been able to make a reservation?

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

it's not letting me log in -at all-

it's really pissing me off lol

[Heavenly]

I had a dream last night, and the hidden track wasn't "Happening here", but a song called "Why u can't get rain", and this was the song for which they shoot the additionnal PV...
I don't even know what kind of sound it would have lol

[freedreamer]

When do Ayu release her covers again?? 4 weeks before? or 3? I wonder if one PV will air before this. and there's still lots of details about the LIMITED ED unreveiled haha

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

When do Ayu release her covers again?? 4 weeks before? or 3?

FIVE : 4 weeks
RnRC : covers - ?; Lucky draw news - 4 weeks
Love songs : covers - 3; Lucky draw news - 5 weeks

[xLuna&1LOVE]

I expect them in early March. If we are lucky, the 1st.

[TeamAyu2004]

Originally Posted by Yukitora

That's the point, it seems like a hollow effort because she only spent about a couple of months writing songs. Whether something is a 'hollow effort' isn't about how quickly you can write/record, but all the effort combined compared to previous releases.

Personally, if the music is enjoyable all the pre-release history is irrelevant, so I'll wait.

I don't think its a hollow effect at all, besides... we really dont know how long she has had those lyrics... I mean she could of been writing stuff since last year and just couldn't put them on FIVE??