Well, the lyrics of the song are amazing as well as the composition-y ness. XD

The title fits so well <3 'no more words' <3

Um, if this is directed toward me, why don't you just say so? I apologize if it isn't.

I never said Koda Kumi wasn't talented. I was arguing about how she hasn't made the same sales impact as the idols that came before her (Ayu, Hikki, Namie) i.e. in both single and album sales.

I personally won't get into a debate about Ayu vs. Kumi, because I think it's a waste of time. Needless to say, I like some of Koda Kumi's songs, but there is a lot I don't like. Among her new, non-12-weeks-of-Christmas songs, I only like I'll Be There.

I'll disagree about Dearest and No More Words.

Disagree on..? :O

Oh god no, not you, just Anthony cos he loves Ayu too much. One day, he will see Ayu's face without make up and he'll hate her forever. :laugh

I like both songs :) Dearest, I think, is essential Ayu. And No More Words is one of the best Ayu songs I've ever heard.

Wow, we all like Ayu songs but our choices contrast. I think Rainy Day is so awesome, the best Ayu song ever. Together with Rainbow and STEP you. And I can bet there's 21984712487 who disagree with this. And that makes this place beautiful. :)

Oh, sorry then. I should warn you, though, that I tend to love Ayu too much too. Hehe. But I won't be all obsessive-defensive.

And I personally don't think Ayu will look bad without make up on. I can easily imagine her without it.

What successful musical artist anywhere doesn't have an image? :)

Without an image, they might as well be singing in coffee shops and hotel lounges. Or Vegas :D

With a title like that, I'd expect her to shut up for the entire duration of the song. Not that I hate her or anything, but wow I hate that song. It's so very weak to me. I need more listens I guess..
Don't worry, same here, except the Ayu=obsession wore off a little, replaced with Mika-ness.

There's no need to be mean :P

That's my experience with a lot of Ayu songs. I need time to let them sink in. Ourselves took me three years to appreciate. Maybe the same thing will happen with Startin' and Step You? But that's just me.

I reserve my hate for songs by "artists" like The Cheeky Girls. Heh. Hate is such a strong word :)

Ok, dislike sounds milder and nicer and easier to change. I dislike some Ayu songs, especially Dearest, No More Words, and some My Story tracks. Hate is reserved for Humming 7/4, blasphemy. I think the more songs you have, the higher the chance for a song people might not like.

Ourselves was a 3-listen-wonder for me.

Haha, I can understand your hate for Humming 7/4. But Lord help me I love that song, along with Bold & Delicious :D

Well, in my case, how I react to music in general is usually in flux. I will like a song at some point, and then feel apathetic towards it, and then like it again. Or I'll dislike a song intensely (Hikki's Colors), and then suddenly fall in love with it. It's a very irrational process, but I think it keeps things interesting :)

I'm not that crazy over Ourselves at the moment. It's a lot of on-again, off-again. But time will tell.

By the way, I think we've officially veered away from the topic at hand... ;)

So, I think the next single will sell as much as Blue Bird, but I don't think it will sell as well as last year's batch. Sign of the times. I'm crossing my fingers that it isn't released on September. It would be fun if Ayu came out with something on October. I don't think she's ever released an October single since For My Dear...

Uemara-san just hopes that she might release in October..

Hopefully she releases earlier.. :]

Wow, thanks... @__@

the Loveppears cover is amazing... provocative and sexy, beautiful. Dunno why you don't think so?


edit: LOL i realized this thread is an extremely old bump by above poster... lol...

The LOVEppears cover is good and provocative, but she's more photoshopped there than on the S/S covers.

.....i really don't think so

thank you for speaking up. i refrained from replying because it would make me seem defensive. but lol... i really don't see how zyoeru could consider loveppears heavily photoshopped... and I REALLY can't see how they would think loveppears is more photoshopped than sunrise cover?!

Maybe he meant the appears single cover? They made her dark there.
But I don't think she's that photoshopped in the LOVEppears cover. I love that cover and I love that album! It's much better than anything Ayu is doing nowadays in my opinion (with a few exceptions).