[Ai Otsuka] ✪ the 21st TRiCKY thread ✪

[mi|kshake]

Kingyo Hanabi
Planetarium
Cherish

^are the Holy Trinity for me! I remember really like Kingyo Hanabi's PV too. Really need to watch it again.

[Delicious n Bold]

Thank you so much for that download!!

[terra]

Originally Posted by Chiharo

The one song that always stood out to me from Ai's discography was "Ningyo" off her LOVE LETTER album. She has a lot of good sad b-sides, too. Like many have mentioned the best two are Hoshikuzu and tears, in my opinion.

Hanikami Jane (I guess she does have childish vocals here, but it's an amazing song to me)
Ameiro Parasol (I find this song too crazily fun not to love, but might not be your thing)

YES! I totally forgot about Ningyo and how it breaks my heart
And Ameiro Parasol is sooo underrated imo I love it to death, it's so much fun! Hanikami Jane is also awesome but it's not as underrated like Ameiro Parasol.

I finally found ROMANCE (DREAMS COME TRUE Cover Album), it's nice like a bit more upbeat version of HEART, so laidback and sweet. I put download link here along with Hikari and LOVER SOUL (Judy & Mary Cover Album), both piano ballad, which wasn't included in the b-side download in case someone wants them.
Link

[Chiharo]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Thank you so much for that download!!

No problem!

Originally Posted by terra

YES! I totally forgot about Ningyo and how it breaks my heart
And Ameiro Parasol is sooo underrated imo I love it to death, it's so much fun! Hanikami Jane is also awesome but it's not as underrated like Ameiro Parasol.

I finally found ROMANCE (DREAMS COME TRUE Cover Album), it's nice like a bit more upbeat version of HEART, so laidback and sweet. I put download link here along with Hikari and LOVER SOUL (Judy & Mary Cover Album), both piano ballad, which wasn't included in the b-side download in case someone wants them.
Link

Oh, you also love Ameiro Parasol? I thought I was the only one who is absolutely in love with that song. I remember I was pretty obsessed about it a few years ago and thought it was one of the best things ever, haha.

And thanks for that download link, I'm curious so I'll check the covers out. I didn't include those because they are not on the singles (and are not b-sides in this case, too), and obviously don't have them!

[terra]

^The song was so fun, it's rare for a song about Rain to be so cheerful, happy and cute!
And you're welcome

[ayu_ready?]

omg my love for Ai is revived with her new album

[chocopockymaster]

^ One of us! One of us!

We're basically a cult at this point.

[Chibi-Chan]

I really love the new album! It's damn fucking great! ♡ Glad Ai tried something totally different this time. And am I the only one who thinks that her vocals on LOVE TRiCKY are soooo much better than before? I really enjoyed her vocals on the Rabbit album and was disappointed that she sounded on LOVE FANTASTIC like before her hiatus.

[~kashifaita~]

^^^ I 10000000000% agree with you; her vocals were fireeee. It was a change but a really, really nice and fantastic change. I have to listen to a song from this album on the daily now. I'm so addicted to it, I'm nervous I'm going to get tired of it hahaha.

Also, speaking of Ai songs, I'm a little surprised no one mentioned 5:09 am on here. That, paired with Cherish, is just uuf.

[Ravana]

Totally agree with you guys. I'm honestly addicted to the album. I've been listening to the whole thing almost once every day

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

^ One of us! One of us!

We're basically a cult at this point.

haha, glad I'm welcomed to the club

[Klauser_Bateson]

Originally Posted by ~kashifaita~

Also, speaking of Ai songs, I'm a little surprised no one mentioned 5:09 am on here. That, paired with Cherish, is just uuf.

I love 5:09 am, it's one of the songs that got me into Ai. I haven't listened to the original in a while though, the AIO PUNCH version gives me so much life.

[NintendoHTF1242]

Originally Posted by Klauser_Bateson

I love 5:09 am, it's one of the songs that got me into Ai. I haven't listened to the original in a while though, the AIO PUNCH version gives me so much life.

Omg 5:09 was my first song too! So much nostalgia.

[chocopockymaster]

5:09 is amaaaaaaazing. LOVE COOK was the first Ai album I preordered/waiting to listen to until I got my copy, and what an amazing opening track.

The opening 30 seconds of 360 were set as my alarm ringtone my sophomore year of college...to this day, I can't listen to the song without cringing lmaooooo

[CoriKaru]

Just recently listened to LOVE TRiCKY. It's good.

Throughout various moments she reminded me of Kylie Minogue, MEG and Aira Mitsuki.

The mid-tempo songs are ace on here.

My top 3 in THIS ORDER are:

1. "affair"
2. "shooting star"
3. "reach for the moon"

Pleasantly surprised because music like this with a voice like this doesn't typically try to sing. They just hit their beats and keep it moving, but Ai goes the extra mile and does some interesting things with her voice.

Thank you melodies.

And who ever composed these songs. Ai or whoever. They definitely have an ear. Rarely do songs do what I want them to do as far as small nuances go and how a sequence is finished and they just kept reading my mind here. Yalas.

[NintendoHTF1242]

Ai composed all the tracks according to the booklet

[inspire_rmx]

anyone have a link to download the rabbit album? my love for Ai has definitely been revived with this new album

[taskinillusion]

So, I've been a fan of Ai since her debut way back in the day and downloaded her new album the day it released on iTunes, and I've been freakin' LOVING it since then! I'm so glad to see other people feel the same! It is so different, but it's so fun and, I don't know, mature-sounding? It's the kind of music I want to hear right now anyways. Not all just cutesy-type songs, you know? I'm also surprised but happy to see she's doing well with it in regards of sales! (<---meaning at least she's on the chart and isn't #99 )

[chocopockymaster]

Does anyone else here have the Japan press (1st edition with the hanko stamp) of Ai am BEST? I played the CD today for the first time in ages and completely forgot that my CD is fucked up...no matter what stereo or CD player I use, it acts like the CD has 99 tracks (so forget about being able to put it on shuffle, because it'll go from track 1 to track 74 to track 50 and then to track 86) and it's ANNOYING AS SHIT. Anyone else experienced this?

[Tom Punks]

^ The CD DOES have 99 tracks, doesn't it? The last one is a bonus/hidden track or something.