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Old 2nd December 2009, 05:23 PM
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should have known that BALLAD would be rather traditional since it is the song for a chinese historical drama...
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Old 2nd December 2009, 05:41 PM
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BALLAD sounds sooooo pretty!!!
It does sound alanish, I love it.

Looks like a great single, good ayu, good!
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Old 2nd December 2009, 05:55 PM
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I just listened to both songs And I like you were more, I even continued to write romaji lyrics so I can sing xD lol But I'm pretty sure that I wrote few words wrong I just hope someone (who knows Japanese lol not like me from translations series etc.) will write them and translate soon
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You were... reminds me of Days and BALLAD gives me an "alan" vibe! I love them both!
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I like the melody. Her voice, however, is a little... off-putting in BALLAD. It might be because it is a chaku uta-rip, though, as I like You were...
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BALLAD it's something that I never expected from her, positively. I don't remember other song in that style. Even theme of a-nation '03 was more... pop-ish? I don't know how I have to call it. xD
I'm getting more and more excited~ Ayu, now we're waiting for good PVs!
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I loooooooooooooove BALLAD xDD

I love all ayu songs with strong music arrangment like this >.<
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Holy ****, I'm so disappointed in BALLAD. It's not bad, by any means, but it's nothing like I had hoped it would be. I was expecting something sweeter, and catchier.... Maybe it'll grow on me a lot, like You were... did? I hope so, 'cause I love this lyrics.
But yeah, it totally sounds like a direct cross between GREEN and Will! :O

Funny, I thought I'd be very "meh" with You were..., but I love it now. And I thought BALLAD would end up being one of my favourite Ayu songs, without a doubt, but here it's very...meh, lol. >_> I'll wait to listen to it again until a HQ is available.
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Old 2nd December 2009, 06:54 PM
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where have I heard this before... I swear to god I've heard the melody to BALLAD before ._.

I'm slightly underwhelmed. I love her asian sounding songs, but I feel like BALLAD would have been better... if it wasn't.

Maybe HQ+PV will make me love it more
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BALLAD sounds like a very Chinese-ish atoan'03.

So far, I wasn't that overwhelmingly impressed as as I listened it for the first time.
Maybe HQ can change that.
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i'm so happy that BALLAD isn't poppy! it sounds grand and gorgeous, just as i hoped. can't wait to see it in PV form!
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I can't wait to see what the PV's will look like!! I can expect them to be very different!
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I like BALLAD. I like the oriental influence
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I'm so happy! I love both songs! BALLAD is really beautiful. Wonder if I'm the only one liking her voice in the song.
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BALLAD sounds soooooooooooooo sad...
like a song someone would sing when the better half is passing away. plain sad.

Ayu can sing either of these songs in the year end shows. BALLAD = very very grand, YOU were... = Ayu-ish :p
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BALLAD sounds gorgeous, right now I prefer it to You were...!
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BALLAD is so slow and sweet and so full of feelings I LOVE ! one of her best winter single for the while !
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To me, BALLAD has the same emotions in it as Days =/ None.

I'm so disappointed in Ayu and in myself for being so underwhelmed ;_;...
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To me, BALLAD has the same emotions in it as Days =/ None.

I'm so disappointed in Ayu and in myself for being so underwhelmed ;_;...
Have you ever been in the Days situation?
I didn't start to appreciate the song before I got in that situation and now it's one of my favourite ayu-ballads. I think it just transmits an emotion that is more or less rare.
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I'm so happy! I love both songs! BALLAD is really beautiful. Wonder if I'm the only one liking her voice in the song.
You are not.
ayu's voice sounds normal as always (at least to me) and I like it a lot.

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Have you ever been in the Days situation?
I didn't start to appreciate the song before I got in that situation and now it's one of my favourite ayu-ballads. I think it just transmits an emotion that is more or less rare.
You have seen the light. ^___^~

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