[Official Message] A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-

[ExodusUK]

I don't think its fair to blame Timmy...didn't even tweet something like "Nothing to do with me, I just do whatever the boss tells me" in response to someone bashing his nappy at A-nation a few years back.

The guy deserves props for giving Ayu one of her best and most unique songs in "BRILLANTE".

[truehappiness]

As far as his wardrobe goes, that is 100% Ayu. But I think in a way Ayu thinks that's what he wants to wear? He was fine in POWER of MUSIC but every appearance since then has been the pink wackiness.

[Andrenekoi]

I don't think even Ayu wants to wear some of the stuff she does, but she does seen to put the overall effect of the performance above the confort.

[mi|kshake]

The guy deserves props for giving Ayu one of her best and most unique songs in "BRILLANTE".

Hell yes! I'm definitely up for some more Timmy songs!

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I don't think even Ayu wants to wear some of the stuff she does, but she does seen to put the overall effect of the performance above the confort.

For Timmy's case, I wish she would see how out of place he is generally aside from when he was in all black and normal hair for POWER of MUSIC.

I get that he is replacing PECO basically but Micci, Yumi, or Young Ae (?) were nowhere near as flashy as far as their costumes before we ended up with Timmy as the main side vocal.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Miccie has slowly been increasing his presence. Not to my liking but whatever I've learned how to tone them out.

I used to like Peco but not really enjoying the chorus since she left.

[truehappiness]

PECO and Princess are my OTP for Ayu's back up. They just work! Though I wonder why Ayu's studio backup vocalist never did live vocals.

[voltron]

I never cared for Peco (nor did most people when she came on the scene). I actually liked Ayu's original back-up singers when she started using them prominently. In her earlier works she always just had her backing track playing, but around the single promo for & and Ourselves performances, she introduced them as part of her entourage -- they didn't last too long before being replaced with Peco and Princess. Peco's voice never really suited Ayu's (until later years when Ayu's own voice got much lower), and she was always too showy on stage.

These days I really like Princess being featured so much, and I think she really has some beautiful operatic vocals that were never showcased earlier (I used to think her voice was quite weak).

[truehappiness]

AT03-04 (and AYUREADY?) was definitely the beginning of what we know now for lives at least.

[Baernash]

Originally Posted by js_surrealism

^ her Party Queen work - both music and PVs - were some of her best in recent times though.

I hope you're joking. Stylish artist known from deep songs and videos with meaning became cheesy and shallow "party girl" whose trying to sell her "sexy body" instead of quality music. At this point I prefer her ballad-ish albums like "A One" or "Love Songs" because at least it still sounds like old her.

[truehappiness]

I thought the music at least was typical Ayu from Party Queen (at least the perspective it had and "concept" from beginning to end) but the videos and covers/booklet were a little un-Ayulike. I would have preferred the safer "queen" shoot.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Baernash

I hope you're joking. Stylish artist known from deep songs and videos with meaning became cheesy and shallow "party girl" whose trying to sell her "sexy body" instead of quality music. At this point I prefer her ballad-ish albums like "A One" or "Love Songs" because at least it still sounds like old her.

Her lyrics for Party Queen are among her deepest and most personal, probably the most personal since Duty.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Baernash

I hope you're joking. Stylish artist known from deep songs and videos with meaning became cheesy and shallow "party girl" whose trying to sell her "sexy body" instead of quality music. At this point I prefer her ballad-ish albums like "A One" or "Love Songs" because at least it still sounds like old her.

It's no joke. You're only looking at the covers and mediocre videos. Sure NaNaNa might not be her greatest choice for a PV, but the album as whole is awesome and the lyrics as well.

[attractive nausea]

Originally Posted by Baernash

I hope you're joking. Stylish artist known from deep songs and videos with meaning became cheesy and shallow "party girl" whose trying to sell her "sexy body" instead of quality music.

I think you missed the point of that album. The whole "i'm the partay queen xxx" thing was to hide that she was actually suffering from loneliness, and you discover it as you go through the album. You can't deny it after what she did when she sang "Party Queen" during AT12

[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by Baernash

I hope you're joking. Stylish artist known from deep songs and videos with meaning became cheesy and shallow "party girl" whose trying to sell her "sexy body" instead of quality music. At this point I prefer her ballad-ish albums like "A One" or "Love Songs" because at least it still sounds like old her.

Have you read the lyrics? The lyrics of songs like Party Queen speak of people that lose themselves in senseless partying and drinking to avoid their problems. The artwork is suppose to tie into that.
The world is spinning round and round, who are you again?
I don’t even know who I am anymore
***
The world is sparkling with light, let only convenient things
And fun things come into my sight

The world is spinning round and round, and we keep on repeating
No matter how many painful experiences come, we will never be defeated, right?



Further puncatured with the live performance with the I AM A LONEELLLYYY QUEEN moment of realisation and awareness.

And her tweets at the time explain it further
Kll_: This lonely queen, playing hard at parties and getting so drunk she doesn’t remember who she is anymore. Should she reset her feelings?
ayu_19980408: She is so busy with everything that it’s all a mess, but she’s really trying to hide her wounds. That is what I see.

Spoiler:

Mdionayu: why this choice for the covers?
ayu_19980408: U need the reason now? Plz wait till u get them then u’ll c n feel ! sweetie))

A_Tal_Segal: Covers are so party queen hahaha =D
ayu_19980408: Really??? 2 me, She looks very sad that is why I love them☆

Blasterion: or maybe the party queen wants to escape the party? I don’t know?
ayu_19980408: I think she doesn’t wanna b a party queen.

korikaze: why does she look sad?
ayu_19980408: Coz look at her!!! She is a lonely queen.

asmAyumi: Party Queen covers must have a very deep feeling to it. Right Ayu?
ayu_19980408: U right☆

Mami_chan84: So you didn’t want to give to the covers a party feeling but a sad look.. Smart girl you are!
ayu_19980408: ))

Kll_: This lonely queen, playing hard at parties and getting so drunk she doesn’t remember who she is anymore. Should she reset her feelings?
ayu_19980408: She is so busy with everything that it’s all a mess, but she’s really trying to hide her wounds. That is what I see.

Mio_LovenHope: After the beauty and fun comes loneliness and sorrow… I hate this backlash (´･_･`)
ayu_19980408: Backlash. We should not be afraid of the backlash that comes after great happiness.

eve_19931001: at the same time, I thought that these covers are a parody of tabloid mags. Am I right?~
ayu_19980408: U r genius!!!!!!!!!

MADMishi_Ghost: Aw yes she does look lonely..
ayu_19980408: ‘Freedom’ thats what she most wanted 2 but its never gonna happen I THINK

SatoDice_K: Reading ayu’s tweets, I get the feeling that this album will be superb. Although I really thought this was going to be a fun album…
ayu_19980408: Long time no see ♪ Well, I’m me, so it always turns out like this, no? (laugh)

Mdionayu: u don’t think that one pix is hot?
ayu_19980408: I dont care if its hot or not. Important thing is its meaningful 2 me or not

TA_miyamoriko: ayu, do you love yourself?? ☹☺
ayu_19980408: I do, secretly. I mean seriously.

twittingcheese: sounds like the album will be kinda dark and not so party
ayu_19980408: They have lots of faces like a human.
okadaic: Your avatar has the power to persuade all naysayers of this……
ayu_19980408: LOL

sbnayu: But I guess queen has to be lonely, right?
ayu_19980408: Right. Also i think she’s still in the cage same as Duty…or went back?

kero_ayu: The keyword 「Party Queen Jacket Photo」 is a hot search item on my blog now. Everyone’s really anticipating this~ ((o(^-^)o))
ayu_19980408: Do anticipate it~♪ I’ve laid all of myself out in Party Queen, there’s nothing left but a dry husk. (laugh)

ayufansouri: I see. Now I understand why the jacket photos are so sexy. She’s laying her heart open to us, but she’s covering up with a pleasurable and fun image so we can’t see the wounds? (((・・
ayu_19980408: (＾ｰ^)ノ☆

[Surreal17]

@ExodusUK : Wow, never saw those tweets! Thanks!

"MADMishi_Ghost: Aw yes she does look lonely..
ayu_19980408: ‘Freedom’ thats what she most wanted 2 but its never gonna happen I THINK"

wow, that's kinda sad.

[truehappiness]

I wonder if she'd ever do that sort of thing on Twitter again... but the changes to it since then say otherwise.

[jiarongisme]

Love the reference to the Duty shoot - cage and leopard prints alike.

[Ryusei]

ayu_19980408: I do, secretly. I mean seriously.
???????
Anyways very interesting I haven't seen these tweets before. I never looked at all the lyrics of the party queen album but I guess I'll go back and do that today.

[//ABEST]

it seems she was so lost that time, but thanks god she seems to be a lot better place now days