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

[Didz-19]

I already have a remix album, "A CLASSICAL" is the remix album.

[microphone]

If she ever decides to stop making new material, I hope she'll continue to release remix and classical albums.

[Chiharo]

You & Me is on there. Ugh. I really don't get these things. You & Me was a new song and a part of a compilation album. She never puts (and in practice this rule goes for all new songs that are included on compilation albums) the new compilation album track on the next studio album. It's just funny that she breaks this rule with You & Me which is horrible, yet one of her most amazing songs which is part of Me was not on the album.

I really don't know what the heck is she doing with all these releases but it's not good at all. She releases two maxi singles masked as mini albums and then just combines their names and makes an album out of them. Where the hell has all the creativity gone? An album titled "LOVE again"? Really?

I don't know, but she really didn't need this whole "5 releases" thing in her discography at all. I mean, vogue, Far away and SEASONS was a great project and it made a lot of sense. Kumi's 12 weeks 12 singles were at least marketed as singles (as well as v/Fa/S) so one would expect they would eventually end up on an album or a compilation album. IMHO their masking of LOVE and again as mini albums was a terrible move and completely unnecessary (maybe not for avex, but for fans it definitely was).

Also her covers are just getting worse and worse. I won't comment further on this since this is all subjective.

Meh I just don't know what to think of this all.

[jewelbox]

At least "A" was marketed as single, and it has more tracks than LOVE or again.

[TeamAyu2004]

^ different time, different times...

[Delicious n Bold]

You know, I don't mind you & me being on the album
It's a crap song but its so bad that it's good
And I kinda wanna own it legally, as well as the craptastic pv

[jewelbox]

@ TA2004:
It's kinda sad, though.

[Linoa62]

ayupan design

[TeamAyu2004]

i saw it on facebook!
Im happy about it... its my first ayupan! lol

[FoObY]

Awesome! My first ayupan too

[harufi]

Originally Posted by Chiharo

You & Me is on there. Ugh. I really don't get these things. You & Me was a new song and a part of a compilation album. She never puts (and in practice this rule goes for all new songs that are included on compilation albums) the new compilation album track on the next studio album. It's just funny that she breaks this rule with You & Me which is horrible, yet one of her most amazing songs which is part of Me was not on the album.

I really don't know what the heck is she doing with all these releases but it's not good at all. She releases two maxi singles masked as mini albums and then just combines their names and makes an album out of them. Where the hell has all the creativity gone? An album titled "LOVE again"? Really?

I don't know, but she really didn't need this whole "5 releases" thing in her discography at all. I mean, vogue, Far away and SEASONS was a great project and it made a lot of sense. Kumi's 12 weeks 12 singles were at least marketed as singles (as well as v/Fa/S) so one would expect they would eventually end up on an album or a compilation album. IMHO their masking of LOVE and again as mini albums was a terrible move and completely unnecessary (maybe not for avex, but for fans it definitely was).

Also her covers are just getting worse and worse. I won't comment further on this since this is all subjective.

Meh I just don't know what to think of this all.

You sum up my feelings much better than I can

Although based on the strength of the "minis", I'm expecting the new album to be really strong...my main problem with it now is that I don't see a particularly "theme" for it that will make it stand out it her discography. Like with the covers, it comes off as a second attempt at Love songs, but then each track on the minis have reminded me of a different era/album of Ayu and I'm not sure how they're all going to work together.

[Sunrise]

I'm still excited!

[ayuuk]

Originally Posted by FoObY

Awesome! My first ayupan too

Sooo cute!

My 163rd ayupan!!

[FoObY]

Oh my god, I didn't even know that many of them existed. D:

[Delicious n Bold]

thats the ayupan?
its cute

[ayuuk]

Originally Posted by FoObY

Oh my god, I didn't even know that many of them existed. D:

Yes there are soooo many of them, and they are all soooo cute!!

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Foyuki

new song recorded version LQ by me http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/vxUDCXPSgzA/

BTW, a preview from LOVE again was played at the concert!

It's very poppy/R&B ballady. It's thought to be Bye-bye darling.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

BTW, a preview from LOVE again was played at the concert!

It's very poppy/R&B ballady. It's thought to be Bye-bye darling.

Sounds nice! Don't look forward to any R&B but this song sounds very sweet.

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

As long as it sounds like LOVE ~refrain~ and not like Another Song I'm good.

[TeamAyu2004]

Ah! so close to this! cant wait!
This gonna be the first thing I buy when i get to japan!