Maybe she was about to announce the album, then something slipped on her mind and she was thinking to change the cover or the songs again.. Or she might be waiting FIVE to stop charting or began brimming with things to say or...... *endless story*

Sorry that's how I read it.

Jesus, ayu, I can't wait more!! Please, announce something on Monday!!

Agreed :yes

She's 33, so we've got to move on...

I'd rather pay to have a real album in my room than to have to pay for digital released songs, which can only be saved on my computer. :yes

*holds finger up in the air* xD

I think album could be on the same day with how beautiful you are digital single... I will laugh my socks off If she realese album on Valentine's day and name it something with love >.> xD

lol

I only ask because everyone is like: I hate ayu and colabs.. I only want ayu.. bla bla bla

A Song is born is different though, it was a) a charity single, b) solo on the album, c) KEIKO wasn't in any of Ayu's lives beyond TV shows

NO COLLABS PLEASE.

NEED INFO PLEASE>

And for those wondering why it'd be a digital single:

Because an ALBUM is all that has been talked about. She has NEVER recorded so many tracks and PVs only to release a SINGLE. It doesn't make sense.

So an album seems likely...so there would either be NO singles at all which is a little risky in terms of sales, or release one digitally just to get it out there and let people know that ayu is releasing something new.

At least, that's what makes sense to me.

^ but she may of done everything ahead of time to concentrate on touring?
Like adding more dates and what not..

Get everything for the album done and out of the way so later singles can be released and finally an album or something to celebration the final of the concert!

^^I don't think so, only because she's never done anything like that before, and the tour still doesn't start for months...

This album best be momentous, Hamasaki-san, MOMENTOUS.

Wonder how much I'll have to put for this release + the new photobook. Hm...the most I think I ever shelled out for an album release was about $250...for NEXT LEVEL.

Hopefully it'll be less than that. haha

Price isn't the big deal imo, I just hope it won't be giant like Love songs and JAPONESQUE limited editions, for me the shipping charge is higher than the albums themselves :(

there be a photo book for this??

oh, then i'm sorry that I missed to put "current/latest releases", not her past few years releases.

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and about collab, I think there will be none this time. just a feeling though.

Well it's stated in ViVi that her Life & Style book will be released on the same day.

^ Ive never seen one... what kind of book is that?