[News] New mini album out August 5th, 2015 II

[ExodusUK]

omg shut up about namie..love the girl but AHS' obsession with her (for positive and negative) is beyond annoying.

[hayasaki]

Now that Yoyogi dates are over and there's still few weeks before Kobe and Yokohama dates, i expect more concrete details about the mini album.

[Yoake]

If we could get at least the name of the mini album this week, I would be happy.

[ayu_ready?]

what's up with comparisons again. pointless. Namie's career focused right now, she's doing much, okay, more than Ayu, let's be honest, and that's how she keeps herself relevant. doesn't matter if you like her music or not, she's still relevant. it means something, maybe, it means that she still does have a bunch of management grain in her brain or whatever.

Ayu is laid back, it doesn't make her less of singer/performer, it doesn't make her worse, or Namie worse, but she's laid back with her career and she uses little resources, plus she's conservative, quite, with her releases and music type. and it makes her appeal not-so-much to the young. she hardly even appears in mags, so she's simply not that relevant. her sales are still nice for her zero promotion, in my opinion, due to the huge fanbase.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by ayu_ready?

what's up with comparisons again. pointless. Namie's career focused right now, she's doing much, okay, more than Ayu, let's be honest, and that's how she keeps herself relevant. doesn't matter if you like her music or not, she's still relevant. it means something, maybe, it means that she still does have a bunch of management grain in her brain or whatever.

Ayu is laid back, it doesn't make her less of singer/performer, it doesn't make her worse, or Namie worse, but she's laid back with her career and she uses little resources, plus she's conservative, quite, with her releases and music type. and it makes her appeal not-so-much to the young. she hardly even appears in mags, so she's simply not that relevant. her sales are still nice for her zero promotion, in my opinion, due to the huge fanbase.

i kinda agree on that. I can't say though that what Namie does music wise is very innovative, even for her she just rolls with what actually sells today. AND I'M NOT SAYING IT'S BAD. Ayu is into experimenting once in a while but tends to go back to what she's known for. Both of these chicks to me are basically doing the same thing, the only difference that i can see here is in the quality of marketing and side stuff like PVs, covers/packaging. Namie is more around, she even has magazines when she's not releasing anything much or she does CMs. Ayu, if we're lucky, does a couple of mags and an occasional tie in every now and then. The last time she really was going on with the CMs when was that? lol she hasn't been in those for ages! Apart from that one vitamin drink or whatever it was a couple of years ago. Even aid all that i think a lot of it goes down to good old simple luck! It's really difficult to put a finger on what makes artist's career go bam again. *shrugs*

And lol at people arguing who's good singer who's good dancer. You want people who can ACTUALLY SING? Go listen to opera xD You want to listen to music and see someone dance really well? Ever heard of ballet or dancing troupes? xD EXACTLY. Those who can actually sing will have in the past went through professional training, same with dancing.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Originally Posted by artcika

And lol at people arguing who's good singer who's good dancer. You want people who can ACTUALLY SING? Go listen to opera xD You want to listen to music and see someone dance really well? Ever heard of ballet or dancing troupes? xD EXACTLY. Those who can actually sing will have in the past went through professional training, same with dancing.

Most opera singers aren't as amazing as some old legends... nowadays they are casted by appearance too... so it is not necessarily better or more amazing than something/anything. Even opera singers can suck xD besides, I think it also requires a lot of technique and skill being able to sing as a (professional) pop singer and most important, being able to make the audience care about the lyric/emotion.

Gurl I love your comment. but even if it is not 'your thing', it is hard to understand opera/ballet. Most operas are Italian, French or German language and the aria structure has been changed a lot during centuries because composers eventually agreed that the story should be more important than virtuosity. And even though it is very 'civil' opera buffa -style (read comedy or easy interpretation of the melodrama) nowadays people need to read themselves into the translated story background to understand the meaning of it. That's the main dealbreaker too, because it is the public that must empathize with the character and not really 'connect themselves' with the song as people want to nowadays. Remember that opera guy singing in the Pizza Ristorante commercial? Well, people love the voice/song, even though he is in the play an asshole and actually sings how easy women are. I do not know how many people know that but... I think nobody has honestly cared about it haha.

And ballet... well, if you do not know the story or meaning of their mimicks, it will only be good dancing. I am no expert, but still... I could understand that even though the art is very respectable, it could be hard to click with it. It is soooo different than we see and hear nowadays.

Btw, sorry if I sound like a miss know-it-all in defence I can say that despite I study theatre design I absolutely hate to listen to opera :p Except for La Traviata

[Ryusei]

*whispers* just don't mention her...

[TeddyGrahams]

Wow she is so beautiful. She's like basking in radiance!

[everlastingRAINBOW]

Step by Step digital release- July 1st

Source: Facebook

[Diva_br]

Originally Posted by everlastingRAINBOW

Step by Step digital release- July 1st

Source: Facebook

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Yess finally something interesting to look forward to!

[Anna.L]

this cover looks like A One rest pictures

[Delicious n Bold]

I hope the imagery isn't all "A One Recycled"

[kotora]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

I hope the imagery isn't all "A One Recycled"

Imagine that is the album cover.

I don't mind because it is pretty.

[BlackSilence]

that cover is totally an off shoot from A ONE xD Lazy...

Who did the text though? o_O or is that one just for the announcement?

Oh and Luna, you totally got my comment in a completely odd and "old" (?) way....xD never mind it!

[pimenta]

I love the cover, it's from A ONE's shoot, but it's beautiful.

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by pimenta

I love the cover, it's from A ONE's shoot, but it's beautiful.

This! I don't care if it's from A ONE or from PQ I absolutely love it

[happiholic★]

I'm just here for the RedOne song, tbh. I dunno if he's even still relevant, but I'm always interested in Ayu's work with Westerners.










Except for Timmy.

[DonkeyKongRemix]

Huh.

The photo's pretty.

XD

[Aderianu]

"thanks" to iCloud Ayu lost lyrics