[News] Secret special edition on Oricon

[Mad_Cactuar]

Damn, I thought the same thing. A special edition with bonus tracks, different covers, extra PVs, photobooks, or whatever.

I doubt that Oricon was paid to do it, like someone said, sites on music and entertainment often have their own features on the biggest-seller or anything notable for the week.

[Maxker]

Originally Posted by simonlau

thanks
can anyone translate it

SECRET SPECIAL:

Translation:
It has been not long since her last album (miss)understood, and now Ayu has once again released her latest album - Secret. Looking at this album from different perspective, the good thing about this album can be said easily but there are some feelings that words cannot be used to express easily.
The tunes, the words. This album has an effect on people- they can't stop listening once they start and this is what ayu gives us - her best work. Only those who have listened to this, are able to understand the Secret of her album.

Performing wonderful melody
Secret - this title has startled many.
Compared to (miss)understood, for one who has been in the music industry for 8 years and one who uses her thoughts, her opinions as lyrics, what kind of 'Secret' will Ayu have?
[Of course, everyone of us will have our own secrets but what Secret is this album trying to express? It really confuses us]
Despite so, this strange/unique muic has attracted our curiosity and makes us listen. [rough translation]

1st song - 「Not yet」. It's like being absorbed into unknown dimension, hearing ayu's voice then start to realise where you are. Just like in a conversation, from a low, secrective voice slowly become louder, and display Ayu's world to everyone - serving as an invitation to the album's world, a perfect introduction.
Whereas 「until that Day···」 started off with noisyn guitar, efekuta vocal and Cyber trance, but the lyrics are still great as usual. And Ayu continues to sing off with her determination.[rough translation]
By now, your ears and heart have already entered the album's centre.
With this, here comes 「Startin'」.
Previously heard from the CM, 「1 LOVE 」 proofs to be Ayu's 2006 incredulous entrance, using what seems to be impossible as another undescrible style.[rough translation]

Yes, this album has been added with different types of melody and those heart wrenching lyrics. And these are not the usual stuff that any album can be found with.
Though it may seem difficult for people to understand this, it still doesn't describe Secret well. Saying that this album is a 'challenge', is also not close enough.
To say this is an interesting way of presenting the songs continuously, using untried melody/music styles to express this album perfectly, well this kind of unlikeness and unthinkable method is just Secret.
「It was 」「JEWEL 」「momentum 」- these ballades, are different kinds of ballades, telling different stories.
The piano's melody, unforgettable ballade, and even the snow scene - these melodies presented a stubborn but 'use love to create miracle' theme.

From shocking's 「kiss o' kill 」to the climax's 「Secret 」as ending, this is truely beautiful.
Want to be one who knows more of the Ayu that we don't know, or learn how deep Ayu's music can be?
Just like how an amatuer behaves when learning something big, that kind of feeling and satisfaction, not only the lyrics displayed a variety of 'miracles' and 'secrets', these 'miracles' can all be seen in the album, it might also be seen as a way of exchanging 'secrets' with ayu too.

Translation by kiseki89@ayunite.