New song 'We are the QUEENS' scheduled for September 30th release

[AyuCanada]

Originally Posted by EndOfTheWorld

I also gave up on the Ayu hate community. I mean, I totally get it if someone just doesn't like her music because everyone has their personal taste. But I just don't get why people hate her for her appearance, or age, or her personal life. Ayu doesn't bother ANYONE. She mostly keeps to herself and her main fans. She is low drama and is not too outspoken. I can't think of a reason to be mean to her. Ayu is so nice and kind to everyone.

I really like your comment!

[taskinillusion]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

By "these days" you mean "for the last 5 decades", don't you?

well yeah, but it's way more in your face now due to the world becoming smaller.

[AyuCanada]

I can't read the comments... are they complaining about her look or about the song?

[ayu_ready?]

the song is old fashioned and I understand that she might not simply interest the young.
yet, it is honest, that the quality of her music hasn't been really good.
her music has been very very stale, imo.

however, I actually love the song!

[Chris85]

After watching Oricon chart songs compilation on YouTube I'd say that Ayu's music is outstanding.
It's filled with idol groups with crappy music.

[Katsuyuki012]

Originally Posted by Chris85

After watching Oricon chart songs compilation on YouTube I'd say that Ayu's music is outstanding.
It's filled with idol groups with crappy music.

Totally thought the same.

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by Chris85

After watching Oricon chart songs compilation on YouTube I'd say that Ayu's music is outstanding.
It's filled with idol groups with crappy music.

I agree completely...
+ these idol groups all looks and sounds exactly the same - and this is sooo boring...

[AyuCanada]

I think we are being a bit hard on her. She is releasing a looooot of music each year. Clearly not all her song are memorable hits but I've been following her for more than 10 years and I often add some of her recent work in my all time classics. Mad World, Last Minute, Many Classic Moments (even if it is a cover) are all amazing songs. and there are more. Though... it is true that her sound isn't trendy... but it is authentic, and I like it... It's more a question of taste.

[jbrat2219]

Lol, I can't with J-Pop today. That's why I usually stick to ayu. If currently J-Pop is what "fresh" is, I'll stick with recycled. At least I know it'll be decent.

[Andrenekoi]

From my experience western people usually go for jpop because it's "tamer" than western pop culture on some aspects that are very prevalent on Ayu's body of work.

For the Japanese people on the other side, well, she is a highly controversial public figure whose career is older than the same teenagers pop culture is usually targeted to. The polarizing way people react to her isn't much different than the way people react towards any star on her position on the planet.

[Isicio]

I don't understand why other overseas artist like Madonna, or somebody with a lot of years in the industry is valored by the public and ayu looking in what I read here, isn't it Japan.

Anyway I see a lot of people going to her Arena Tours and Countdown. And there are a lot of avex new girlbands but ayu is timeless but the new commercial artists are ended to be forget so I'm happy with ayu music history.

[Andrenekoi]

I wouldn't say either isn't valored by the public, if that was the case they wouldn't be able to perform to the huge audiences they do. Madonna still is the biggest touring solo act in the world more than 30 years into her career, and Ayu still have one of the largest audiences in Japan even if she tours every single year for the last 16 years, and you have both older and younger people watching their lives... But neither have teenagers as their main audiences anymore, something really common for someone with a long career.

IMO The day they can't tour the numbers they do, or don't get tie-ins, or aren't invited to perform on big events is the day we could actually worry about the state of their careers... But I don't think we will ever get there.

[Katsuyuki012]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I wouldn't say either isn't valored by the public, if that was the case they wouldn't be able to perform to the huge audiences they do. Madonna still is the biggest touring solo act in the world more than 30 years into her career, and Ayu still have one of the largest audiences in Japan even if she tours every single year for the last 16 years, and you have both older and younger people watching their lives... But neither have teenagers as their main audiences anymore, something really common for someone with a long career.

IMO The day they can't tour the numbers they do, or don't get tie-ins, or aren't invited to perform on big events is the day we could actually worry about the state of their careers... But I don't think we will ever get there.

Also I think tours are more important for artists... They earn much more money mostly!

[➤ JoMo23]

I am surprised. Thought her time passed already away. Kinda like her stuff she is releasing!

[channy]

Downloaded the FLAC version; nonetheless I'm having problems with the sound quality. The instrumental partially sounds so noisy and distorted. Actually a problem Ayu's more rockish songs have been suffering from for quite a while now.

Can anyone relate with that?

[Uknow!]

Originally Posted by channy

Downloaded the FLAC version; nonetheless I'm having problems with the sound quality. The instrumental partially sounds so noisy and distorted. Actually a problem Ayu's more rockish songs have been suffering from for quite a while now.

Can anyone relate with that?

I relate xD Sixxxxxx and M(A)DE IN JAPAN were really good in this aspect (comparing to Last Minute and WARNING), but We are the QUEENS is the worst.

[Chibi-Chan]

Originally Posted by channy

Downloaded the FLAC version; nonetheless I'm having problems with the sound quality. The instrumental partially sounds so noisy and distorted. Actually a problem Ayu's more rockish songs have been suffering from for quite a while now.

Can anyone relate with that?

Was there even a losless version? I mean since it's a digital single I'm not quite sure if there is a legit losless version around.
But you're right nontheless that her more rockish songs are suffering from a noisy and distorted sound for quite a while now.

[js_surrealism]

Originally Posted by channy

Downloaded the FLAC version; nonetheless I'm having problems with the sound quality. The instrumental partially sounds so noisy and distorted. Actually a problem Ayu's more rockish songs have been suffering from for quite a while now.

Can anyone relate with that?

yep - WARNING was the biggest offender for me, and most of the A ONE album

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by channy

Downloaded the FLAC version; nonetheless I'm having problems with the sound quality. The instrumental partially sounds so noisy and distorted. Actually a problem Ayu's more rockish songs have been suffering from for quite a while now.

Can anyone relate with that?

i also thought there is something really off with the mixing with this. And it bothers me too. Cuz i cannot make a clear opinion about the song because of his.

[Next_Level29]

^got the same problem