[2006] Black Cherry vs. Secret (oh yes, I went there!)

[BabyUtada]

I haven't listened to Koda's Black Cherry album yet but I have listened to Ayu's Secret album. And form what I've heard on the secret album, I can't possibly see Black Cherry being as good as Secret......But for now I'm not going to vote until I've listened to Black Cherry!!!!

[Keishi]

Originally Posted by Akurei

And we just got Kumi's album can we learn to love it first?

Word. x.x

Originally Posted by chameber80218

Secret.
I like "Secret" much more than "Black Cherry". Just because I like ayu.haha~

See? No offense, chameber. Just to prove to these people, that majority of the albums doesn't even care about listening to both albums to make a good judgement.

[ruixiong89]

After hearing BOTH Black Cherry and Secret, I'm sorry but Secret wins hands down. One of the best works from Ayumi as yet. Black Cherry is disappointing and commercial sounding. Too much new material! I LOVE Cherry Girl though, but the album on a whole is just plain BAD and disappointing.

[Weslicious]

Originally Posted by Keishi

Exactly. If you compare real Emo & 1000 Words English ver with Twinkle, Twinkle pwned those two. But still, it is still below average.

Amen to that *Crap's hands*

I've gotta say I agree with what you said above. If someone says something bad about Kuu or Ayu, but they've actually listened to the songs in question and are making an informed judgement I can respect that. But so many people who get at one or the other (In this case kuu, as it is an Ayu forum and I respect that) don't actually listen to the albums or songs and still pass judgement on it.

chameber's wasn't too bad as they said nothing derogative about kuu but I often read posts along the lines of 'I haven't listened to it. Why would I because she's skanky'. The best post I ever read of that kind had the person calling her a skank when the thread was about her ballads The mentality of some people.

[Keishi]

^Yes, kudos to chameber to be able to avoid the derogative comments about Ku.

[realize_!]

I was very dissapointed with Black Cherry. 2 songs I liked on that album! Again TWO SONGS!! Secret, was just amazing. The flow of the album, the tracks, it was perfect. It was a step up from (m)u. Black Cherry on the other hand was just no where near her previous albums. so in the end I picked Secret.

[Larisa-chan]

Good parts about Secret:
-Ayu's voice
-Excellent quality album tracks
-Good lyrics in general
-Flow of songs

Bad parts:
-Single tracks
-Not enough songs
-Could be more diverse
-Lyrics weaker compared to previous albums

Good parts about Black Cherry:
-Urban/hip-hop tracks which song like they could come right from the US. She does this style the best.
-Diversity
-Lots of tracks

Bad parts about Black Cherry
-Cliche lyrics
-Doesn't flow well
-Awful boring ballads
-Bad 70s upbeat r&b songs or whatever style it is

It is tough to compare these two albums... in terms of musical quality, which may be subjective, I feel that Ayu produces more quality songs than Kumi. I have to choose Secret over Black Cherry =/ Something just doesn't rub me the right way with Kumi heh.

[Cyria]

I've listened to both albums and while Black Cherry has some nice tracks Secret is my favourite - not because it's Ayu, but because it has wonderful songs like until that Day..., 1 LOVE and Secret.

[erikotachibana]

oook.... this kind of poll in a forum in which the title is ayumi hamasaki sekai... i wonder who will win.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Akurei

May I ask where did the

"Does she even like it herself? Is it real? These things I just don't see in her and although I'd like to hope that Black Cherry will be the slip-up she needs to improve her talents; I'd like to say that she isn't the only one.
"


Come from? The Thread asked which album u though was better. Not for is her real and etc.

I thought the same thing tho as that user. Kumi herself has said her favorite style is Hip-Hop and she didn't really start doing the poppy stuff until after her BEST album. I think they must use a lot of commercial style music as singles and save the type of music Ku likes for the album!

[elepop]

I haven't heard "Secret" yet, so I'm waiting to vote.

But yeah, "Black Cherry" sucked. LOL. I only like "Koi no Tsubomi" and "Puppy". And I'm still wondering why the hell did she win the Taishou Award. Worst, with "Yume no Uta"? Urgh.

Originally Posted by realize_!

I was very dissapointed with Black Cherry. 2 songs I liked on that album! Again TWO SONGS!! Secret, was just amazing. The flow of the album, the tracks, it was perfect. It was a step up from (m)u. Black Cherry on the other hand was just no where near her previous albums. so in the end I picked Secret.

LOL! Two songs for me too!

[AmyRoseM]

Oh my oh my... I must say Secret. Ayumi's voice just never gets old to me, while Kuu's sexay voice is very fun at times... I enjoyed several tracks on Black Cherry, my favorite being Cherry Girl, but Secret's tracks are just on a whole different level than Black Cherry's.

[elepop]

The people who vote must have listened to both albums... Or else, it's just really stupid to vote in this poll.

[kayokyokufan]

Usually, I would pick Kumi's "Black Cherry" simply because I like Kumi better than Ayumi, but lately, I haven't been diggin' Kumi's new songs except for Koi no Tsubomi. I've heard almost every single song in her album and I can honestly say that I think I've only liked 2 or 3 songs in the whole thing. Ayu's "Secret", on the other hand, has great songs throughout the album. My favorite is the title track, Secret. So, my vote goes to Ayumi Hamasaki's Secret.

[Diana]

Last two days I am just listening to Kumi lol For a change~ But I always end up liking Ayu more. Don`t know why hah...

[Queen Bee]

I wish I could have voted for both but in the end I chose Secret. I personally LOVE Black Cherry but I love Secret a little more.

[Chandrachan]

Secret was more better than Black Cherry for me with only 1 song that I don't like that much

[Psychotic_X]

too bad I'm a diehard Kuu fan and chose Secret.. lol

[Mad_Cactuar]

I just listened to With Your Smile. I could have sworn the 2 seconds before the chorus leads to the chorus for WE WISH.

[My Rainbow]

Originally Posted by Nani?

Why was this thread even started in a Ayu forum, obviously all the Ayu fans are going to choose Secret over Black Cherry cos this is a forum for Ayu fans? This kinda thread should be posted on a JPop music forum not in a individual artists forum~ It just seems pointless to me~

Both albums are great, my vote goes to Black Cherry which in my mind is amazing~

Maybe it's true, but in many cases, In some polls ayu has lost even being an Ayu Forum...