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

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Jawdarna

They're both upbeat songs, but I feel as if that's kind of where their relation ends. Wake me up should have been placed in close proximity to You & Me, or snowy kiss. But, that's just a personal preference of mine, it takes me forever to make playlists because I like a certain amount of difference and relation between songs that come one after another. XD

I'd imagine Bye-bye darling probably has a closer relation to snowy kiss which could be rather exciting if they have similar 'sounds'.

[Deep snow]

HA! I knew it would be like this

I agree with sugarbasil, though. avex is to blame in all this, but I'm very sorry that ayu doesn't seem like putting her foot down. This 15th Anniversary thing sounded fishy ever since the announcement for LOVE was out.

I think with her 15th anniversary coming she needs to think the f--- out of everything if she even wants another Anniversary coming (and I hope that's what she wants or so help me God).

Now,

The album covers are really cute, all three of them. They all look familiar most probably because they remind me of Love songs (which I think was her intentions, hence "LOVE again"). Putting it this way, it kind of makes sense that LOVE and again were mini albums, because the full album -at least title-wise- is kind of the both of the minis combined (although we also get some new materials, thankfully).

I hope she wakes up soon and smells the coffee.

EDIT

Oh, and I don't mind having Wake me up and Song 4 u next to each other. I just had hoped that Song 4 u would be the opening track because it just has the vibe

[Foyuki]

photographer:Kazutaka Nakamura
I am fed up with him = =

[Refix]

Seriously? That's the title? Gosh...
This surely gonna be another love songs-ish album, the cover speak. Wish SAKURA has an instrument or music like Will, at least one of those new songs has an instrument like Will or GREEN. Anyway...I like the cd version.

[TeamAyu2004]

Originally Posted by Foyuki

photographer:Kazutaka Nakamura
I am fed up with him = =

really? the covers are like the best thing going for it right now...

[Jawdarna]

All the covers are pretty, I am glad.
The Blu-Ray vers. Kind of reminds me of the HEAVEN single cover.

[Akutenshi]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Is the Apocalypse over now?

Anyway...., I'm looking forward to this album. New ayu music is always good music and she hasn't released anything recently that would suggest otherwise.

As for the whole "mini-albums on the full album" issue... I honestly don't understand why it is such a big deal. It was almost clear these songs were going to end up in some compilation/full album later on. I mean what mini album has remixes and instrumentals? If you want to fuss over them being called mini albums or singles and whether or not they should be on Love again, fine. But this whole "I was tricked into buying these minis" thing... Really? Come on, now lol.

I've been on this site for almost 7 years now, I've resigned to the fact that a sect of Ayu fans are pretty much just babies that cry about everything she ever does.

[title156]

Originally Posted by Foyuki

photographer:Kazutaka Nakamura
I am fed up with him = =

He is a saviour, God bless him.

[Foyuki]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

really? the covers are like the best thing going for it right now...

coz u didn't believe me before lol

[TeamAyu2004]

I never said I didnt believe you...
I was asking if it was real...
and then I saw the track listing and that it was a horrible joke.. and then...
nothing happened...
lol

[Foyuki]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

I never said I didnt believe you...
I was asking if it was real...
and then I saw the track listing and that it was a horrible joke.. and then...
nothing happened...
lol

Without hopes there will be no expectation
since there's 2 singles release for the 3 PV consecutive story
the songs , album titles ,tracks will include these for sure

[Jawdarna]

I am actually really curious. I mean, there are some very unusual song titles here.

I still can't get over untitled for her having a (presumed) sequel. :O

[ExodusUK]

I wonder if Ayu gets drunk

[kendelle]

Originally Posted by sugarbasil

I have only heard one or two new Ayu songs from the last year, since my interest in her and her music has dropped significantly over the last few years; so I will be happy to hear the album as a whole, but I can completely see why others would be pissed off about this situation. I've lost a lot of respect for Ayu in the last few years, but this has kind of been the big kicker. Yes, it's mostly Avex's fault, but Ayu could have put her foot down and prevented it from happening.

This pretty much. With Ayu's supposed "swing" in the company, she has the power to flight back against redundancy like she did with A BEST.

If the minis were labelled as singles and were single prices there would be NO problem aside from a few complaints about the title being a mishmash of the single names and the solitary "new" PV.

That is my biggest issue here. The promise of a "new album" using mini album tracks when it wasn't expected. Avex seriously stuffed up the naming here by linking LOVE and again to FIVE and MA which didn't recycle the whole tracklist on the next album.

Quit with the pointy fingers and "loling" at people being rightfully frustrated and annoyed at this release. It's spiteful and like it or not, the "fools" you're laughing at are the ones who carried Ayu to this point in her career. These people are effectively being punished for (literally) buying into the mini album concept on the assumption that this was the only way to get these tracks.

It seriously stinks. The single streak is already long gone. If they called LOVE and again singles the streak would be unaffected. No singles in 2011 lost the title for her =\

[TeamAyu2004]

Originally Posted by Foyuki

Without hopes there will be no expectation
since there's 2 singles release for the 3 PV consecutive story
the songs , album titles ,tracks will include these for sure

yes of course, because her other mini's also included the titles from those in the newest album release..
Memorial address - My Story
FIVE - Party Queen
oh... wait a minute....

also... ayumi has put remix tracks on mini's before, so this is not new.
the only thing that was new was the instrumentals.

[Chibi-Chan]

How do you feel about "LOVE again"?

a) I will start WW3
b) Ayu killed my puppy
c) The Mayas were right, end of the world!
d) My life is meaningless now

extra option: e) All of the above

[Foyuki]

beloved (Orchestra version) [bonus track]
it's only a bonus track and Why... feat. URATA NAOYA is a hidden track
u can consider You & Me as a Bonus Track looool

[calltome]

Originally Posted by Foyuki

beloved (Orchestra version) [bonus track]
it's only a bonus track and Why... feat. URATA NAOYA is a hidden track
u can consider You & Me as a Bonus Track looool

Nicely said!! hope is true

[tiffanytgs]

Originally Posted by Chibi-Chan

How do you feel about "LOVE again"?

a) I will start WW3
b) Ayu killed my puppy
c) The Maya's were right, end of the world!
d) My life is meaningless now

extra option: e) All of the above

LOL! i like option 'C' cause I started buying the Japanese version since A Summer Best, faints~~

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by relmy

Ok, why are people pulling the "if they were labelled as singles you'd love it, stop whining"/"would you feel this way if they were singles" argument? It's simple: people wouldn't complain if they were singles because you expect them to be on another release. A mini-album you do not. When something is a single you make the conscious choice to purchase repeated material.

It's why I don't buy singles, I (thankfully) didn't buy LOVE or again, but I was planning to - because they're mini-albums! Glad I've been rather broke these past few months.

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

http://deliriumzer0.tumblr.com/post/...ain-apparently

think these two posts sums up the situation well.
yea im coming to terms with it after a night's sleep.
but now i realize how weird the tracklisting is...the first 2 tracks really dun go together. Melody feels like an album ender..
and I guess You & Me is really a bonus track because of its position.

I personally think glasses is the other interlude.

they better promote this album at the very least...honestly...at least give the songs the final due respect if they are gonna just put them all back together..