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Old 19th January 2013, 03:17 PM
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^ actually, from what I read japanese fans like Party Queen covers... it was a lot of none asian fans that didnt like it.
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Old 19th January 2013, 03:25 PM
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^ Were they? I remember meltdowns, but that could have just been international fans.

Maybe I'm thinking of the again covers. >.<
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Old 19th January 2013, 03:26 PM
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i know not many people were happy with again covers... lol

but party queen... if i remember correctly a lot of japanese fans thought the covers were cute? (i dont see the cuteness, but i liked the covers... it was completely different and trashy, lol)
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Old 19th January 2013, 03:43 PM
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It's kinda odd. I see LOVE again compared with Love Songs, but really it should be comapred with Party Queen.

Maybe if we listen to Love Songs - Party Queen - LOVE again in order it'll sound like one huge, dramatic love story.
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Old 19th January 2013, 03:50 PM
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dont forget to add FIVE in there... the beginning of the end. lol
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Old 19th January 2013, 04:05 PM
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^ BRILLANTE is kinda creepy in this context, as it proclaims 'We've just come full circle'.

It has. At the beginning of Love Songs, Ayu was saying goodbye to one lover and welcoming another. LOVE again seems to be following these lines...it just has more inner conflict so far.

Love songs had a lot of hope. This one seems a bit more pessimistic so far. The album tracks will certainly be interesting...
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I hope Gloria is inspired by or dedicated to Gloria Trevi
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dont you just love people who make up all those theories on music based on titles...
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Gloria is the name of my aunt lol
when i first saw the title, i thought of her..
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LOVE again promo started??

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
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Old 19th January 2013, 06:28 PM
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you know. I never understood why they place billboards so close together like that.
i love the pictures though.
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Old 19th January 2013, 08:42 PM
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I loved the Party Queen covers. They fit with the first few tracks but with Letter and Tell Me Why, it seems out of place.


Compared to Fairyland and Sunrise / Sunset, the covers here are nice.


I don't expect much from this now because I always hold expectations that are too high.


Born To Be... (Part II) pleasee ;p somehow
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Old 19th January 2013, 08:48 PM
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Well it's kinda early for promotion!

So they better promote it well from now on!
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I think it's surprising that Ayu chose a light, fluffy cover for LOVE again. I predict it's going to be a contradiction (based upon what we have heard so far)...

- Sweet scar and You & Me are extremely bittersweet.
- Ivy and Song 4 u are plagued with self-doubt and a lack of confidence (though, they also mention another person relieving such thoughts).
- snowy kiss blatantly deals with those final moments of a relationship.
- Missing is based upon Ayu's feelings regarding a person in which she was a relationship with; acknowledging the pain they felt when she no longer loved them.
- Wake me up details an attempt to move on from a failed relationship.
- Melody (like You & Me) goes in and out of past tense. She reminisces about somebody she cannot be with despite enjoying their company ('This is our final melody')...

These aren't 'happy' songs. They're not simple either, they're complicated.
It doesn't fit the concept provided by the cover.
Saying this though, it might all come together when we hear the album entirely.
I can't see untitled ~for her~ 2, and Bye Bye Darling being all cheery though.
That leaves Gloria, petal, and SAKURA to support the simplistic/airy feel.
The LOVE again cover fits with the production, personally I think.

If it were anything too glitzy and her looking like a diva, it'd be out of place with the concept.

Same with Love songs, she choose simple covers for songs that are mostly ballads about relationships.



Also, if she was giving me Rule, Starin', Born To Be... vibes, then covers that are colorful as Next Level and Rainbow without the duck face would fit with the production.

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Old 19th January 2013, 09:14 PM
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I just hope that the casual listeners don't get confused just by looking at the covers and even reading the title! "I thought she released this a couple of years ago!"
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