wow all sold out..hopefully, the sales will be great this time!
go Ayu!

Maybe some kind of high demand here...

That's how almost all of the BALLAD PVs I've seen are though. They're all at a length of 10:29 and the audio is way off sync and slower than normal. I recall this happening to some Lady GaGa track a while back too...

I'm aware that before HQ/HD on YT, people used to mess around with their settings to create a high quality video, but I don't think that's the case with the BALLAD file that was uploaded. I haven't seen forced AudioSwap in a while to be honest, though.

Whatever the case is, most of the uploads of the higher quality BALLAD on YouTube are unwatchable.

Lady GaGa's songs were manually raised in pitch to allow them to be uploaded, so Youtube wouldn't delete them, it's a different scenario.

I've seen some on youtube that are 5:49 :3

Yay~! ^.^ I hope this is because a lot of people are buying this single, and not just because they didn't make a lot of first press, ah hah. ^^'

Im soo glad I pre-ordered the single on time so that i could get both first press^^

agreed :D
it also made me like the song more XD

I hope it too :love

This single is her best single of the year, and maybe she can sells more than 150k

I think this high demand could really outrun Kanjani8's singles, if she ever faces them...

BALLAD PV is awesome!!!
One of the best PVs I really enjoy it and ayu looks really cute!

And You were...'s performance was really nice, ayu's hair was dress were great. ^^
Made me like the song even more. XD

Has there been a consensus on that yet? Will she be in the double week and will it be with Kanjani 8?

^ She should be in the double week, even though Kanjani8's singles have limited pressing they're still not sold out at CDJapan. I don't think Kanjani is a potential threat atm and AVEX was well aware of that :)

I hope somebody will sell the single first press + poster after Christmas, as YesAsia is of some reason refusing to let me buy it D:

BALLAD'S HQ PV
 

This is the link to a hq version of BALLAD's PV:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbg...yballady_music

By the way, the video is really good!! :yes

YesAsia's not working? That was my last hope.

They would mention in the description if it's sold out right? Which means, at YA they still have the first press?

Yes, first press is still available at yesasia.

^ *whew* this is what i get for waiting to order. it may be $10 extra, but still totally worth it. this is one amazing single!

I have watched BALLAD PV and I have to say that I LOVE IT :love:love:love!!!

The concept is great!!!

Great for Ayu!!!!!!!!

I wonder why there's no HQ BALLAD PV available for download yet... you were's came out really soon after!! Hopefully we'll get one soon.

That's because BALLAD was only shown on streaming sites (yahoo.jp), and not yet on TV. We'll have to wait for a broadcast on TV to have an HQ and an HD version of the PV.