Ayu: Anything Goes [XXVI]

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Originally Posted by hud

so... I tattooed something for ayu finally. I did the logo from ayu-mi-x 4, my favorite. I don't have a good picture only this insta post from my friend who did it. it turned out very nice and I really like it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oe7tDJn0f/

ps: the song in the video is really loud so be careful haha

I love this!
It’s Ayu, but subtlety Ayu.
That was my very first purchase of Ayu so it has a special place in my heart. :-p

[truehappiness]

I want Ayu to do new music soon. I miss her.

[owlflight]

Not sure how many of you know who The Temptations are. One of the best selling groups of all time that formed in the 1960s and are still touring. Anyway, I saw an interview by the leader and only surviving original member that helped me understand and accept Ayu’s current release schedule (or lack of consistent new music). I don’t remember what exactly he said but it was along the lines of people will always know The Temptations by their hits such as My Girl and Cloud Nine so there really is no pressure to release tons of new music every year.

Perhaps Ayu feels the same way. People know her big hits and that’s what they expect to hear at her concerts. She has such a massive catalogue of songs anyway. New music is great but I wonder if she feels any pressure to release new songs as if searching for the next big hit. She still has plenty of music out there for people to enjoy. She doesn’t have to please the masses anymore as she has had her moment in the spotlight. Now it’s about what she wants and feels inspired by. Though I wouldn’t mind some new remixes...

[Party_King]

HAPPY 21st ANNIVERSARY "Trust" ♥

[Toniayu123]

Can we just appreciate the awesomeness of far away? I’ve been listening to a summer best a lot and the first half of the second disc is perfection.

[Teppei-chan]

far away is such a good track and imo the best from the triology it's the song I listen the most. Also the lyrics are so beautiful especially this part
Everyone calls this love a transit station
But for the two, it was the station both starting and terminal
Uh-lalalai Wasn't it?

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by Party_King

HAPPY 21st ANNIVERSARY "Trust" ♥

That's one of my most favorite songs ever. Would like to hear it with current ayu's voice

[YUKARI]

^ I love it too! And it's funny how I started to like it just like a few years ago. I used to dislike this song when I was a teenager. now it's one of my most fav ayu songs!

[maxikot]

I was struck with its beauty thanks to the Power of Music tour.

[mi|kshake]

I love the guitar solo at the end of Trust! And I love all the different elements in Far Away!

Been listening to the Rainy Season playlist recently as the weather has been rubbish and am really enjoying it!

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by Teppei-chan

far away is such a good track and imo the best from the triology it's the song I listen the most. Also the lyrics are so beautiful especially this part
Everyone calls this love a transit station
But for the two, it was the station both starting and terminal
Uh-lalalai Wasn't it?

One of my favorite tracks ever!
SEASONS and especially vogue are boring compared to this masterpiece.

[chocopockymaster]

Agreed, Far away is a masterpiiiiiiece

[DonkeyKongRemix]

I remember first hearing Trust on Myspace years and years ago...And I loooooved it.

[Aderianu]

Today is 20th anniversary of A single!



"LOVEppears" Beatfreak track-by-track interview

Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

Trauma
(Music: D・A・I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D・A・I)

Of all the 4 songs on "A", I was most troubled when writing the lyrics to "Trauma." When I wrote the chorus, which was gonna be used in the CM, I did okay at expressing a positive, cute "jumping up in the air" feeling, but when it came to writing the whole song, I didn't have even KINDA the same mood.... So the words couldn't come out, I couldn't concentrate. When this happens, I'm thinking to myself, "I have this thing I want to say, but it's all fuzzy in my brain." What I had to write versus what I was really thinking caused me some worry, so I had to think about what I was going to put forth. Until this, I'd never used words like "cruelty" and "insanity," so I wondered if I should say that or if I should replace those words with something else. But now, honestly, I'm glad I used them, because I was able to convey my real feelings.

End roll
(Music: D・A・I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D・A・I)

I've never been able to watch a movie the whole way to the end, so I'm always leaving the movie theaters in the middle. I really do want to watch until the end, but I feel like I'm stuck and I want to get up, and that's such a good snapshot of myself, I feel strongly about that... It's a great thing to write, but really, if I stay till the end, the exit is packed, and it gets so bright because of the lights, and it's such a dumb thing to worry about, but I can't take it. lol! But that's something that really symbolizes the present Ayu, I thought. Always somewhere being so very awkward. There are other things I want to do, other useless things I'm worrying about, necessary things I'm unable to do. "End roll" comes from me telling myself over & over, "One of these days I'm going to watch a movie the whole way through to the end roll."

too late
(Music: D・A・I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D・A・I)

"too late" and "End roll." Those two songs use opposing techniques in their melodies to illustrate the same thing, in order to display the world that I wanted to display & express the words that I wanted to express. The so-called "manner of speaking" they both have. The phrase "too late" has a negative context, but in this case I mean that if there's something you can't make on time, but you still just keep going, you gain experience and knowledge for every step you take, you understand your circumstances and situation. Even if you don't make it, even if you're too late, in the end, some good has come of it, and chances are that more good will come from it eventually. Of course, if you do nothing but wait, that's no good, but... I felt, since I was expressing the idea of "too late" being a more positive phrase, the song should overflow with feelings of speed.

monochrome
(Music: D・A・I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D・A・I)

"monochrome" is a song written with a "fairytale" theme. When I was a child, the idea of a princess bound to her Prince Charming was a lovely thought to me. But now that I've become an adult, really, I think that I shouldn't wish for that type of thing, I should be serious now. Thinking, "A princess is so lucky, she can wear pretty dresses and eat delicious things, right?" In the lyrics I say "This fun, sad, and tender story." I'm saying there that I, now, am grasping onto fairytale. I've been able to hold on to certain various things, but right at this moment, there are alot of things I have to let go of. That's the impression those words give.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^nice thank you.

Btw: Is there a difference between Rule/Sparkle on the single and the album? apple music says "Original mix" on NEXT LEVEL

[Surreal17]

Interesting read. I didn't know that about End roll. It's always nice when artists make songs inspired by the smallest things or by very precise things.

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

Btw: Is there a difference between Rule/Sparkle on the single and the album? apple music says "Original mix" on NEXT LEVEL

All the Single Versions are the Original Mix. If they’re different, they named them Album Version/Album Mix.
So in this case there’s no difference

[thinkingoutloud89]

^thought so, was just confused cause the single versions don't say that.

[pedronekoi]

Well, found this products on Amazon... lol



https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ayumi+ham...ref=nb_sb_noss

[Andrenekoi]

^Why would someone buy that? And what were you looking for when found that ? Loll