I wouldnt be surprised, kind of expecting it from avex at this point. :P

omg omg omg... just saw this in my email!!!....:thud


i wonder if L is the decided title or not?


can't wait<3333

She's only done it three times before now... and the last time was 7 years ago, it's not like she does it every year. No big deal really..

:shrug

I went to listen to that chaku uta preview of crossroad cuz I cant wait anymore.
And shame, you cant hear really well... I cant wait to hear it

I enjoy the lettered titles!
GO L!

I literally was like O: but at thank goodness it's just tba XD

Wow what a way to clump all these releases up. At least we as Ayu fans have a lot to look forward to.

I know! Now the endless wait for official covers and tracklists...haha.

Sucks to be a hikki fan :P

I'm reli happy for u Pieces, that the 50th single is released on ur birthday, but I just reli disagree with the 49th single and 50th single being a week apart.. like it just screams out "rushed" to me & I'm worrying of the quality of the covers, songs and everything.

But it's Ayu so I guess I can relax; but still...

And congrats Pieces again, I won't reli know how I'll be have if her 50th single was released on MY birthday :laugh

L, the new Death Note series intro song! :laugh

I like how simple it is though.

I'm pretty excited! This will make many fans happy with the return of the single letter single title and triple A-side! Wow.
Although a week apart. Might affect sales? Especially first week sales for the 49th. Some might choose to wait to buy it with 50th a week later. Hope the songs are really good!

Why do people always bring up things being rushed? I'm pretty sure Ayu has been working on these songs, or at least having concepts and such basically all year. I don't think this project is rushed at all.

"L" reminds me of "The L Word" like if Ayu was really trying to tell us big news in her 50th single :laugh

:laugh omg

the Lesbian single.

She made like three to five songs with Tetsuya Komuro and Kazuhito Kikuchi a month or two ago.

I'm pretty sure that she's had these songs done for a while. Why does this rushed thing keep coming up? I wouldn't call making songs months ahead of time rushing.

omg i' mso excited! are there any previews leaked onto the internet?

just crossroad, it's still really early...

I never said it was Ayu's fault; more like avex just has bad planning schedules.

I don't think it's rushed at all. Ayu mentioned she's been in the studio since like, few weeks ago? Surely she has more than enough time to not rush these.

When it comes down to it, almost everything Ayu makes is "rushed", no? When has she taken 2 years to complete a record after all.

omg do u think L is going to be able to outsell crossroad???

Probably.

I kinda see MOON selling a bit more after L is released since people might buy all three at once?

I do wonder how crossroads will do on its first week since L is going to released after it. What if people prefer to just buy them together when L is released, and therefore resulting in low first week sales for crossroad?

...then again, I don't know how the minds of majority of the buyers work, but that might just be how I do it. XD

This is... awesome!!
Finally! 3A side single!!!! My dream come true!
:D

I REALLY hope Ayu gets No. 1 with this... I don't see any reason she shouldn't... But you never know, maybe some very hardcore flumpool or Koda Kumi fans decides to screw her over. ='(

i don't think i am able to support her 50th single.there is too much releases in september T_T
release 50th single 1 week after 49th single isn't a good marketing,IMO.

What is "7ヴァージョン収録予定"?

for exemple: 新録曲全3曲、49thシングル曲 (Orchestra ver.) 含む、7ヴァージョン収録予定
3 new songs, (Orchestra ver.) of the songs from the 49th single...and?

predicted to have 7 tracks/version?
i use some translate engines to translate 7ヴァージョン,end up,its 7 versions O_O

Ok, I didn't realize they were releasing within two weeks. Are they hoping for low 49th sales, just barely beating flumpool (like 40K I presume), and that people will prefer to buy the 50th to beat Koda Kumi?

Kind of funny how Ayu will be her own competition with crossroad's 2nd week sales probably being eclipsed by L.

wow!...this news are really exiting...
i wonder if this 2 next singles (+PV) will be availables on a forcoming album ...or exclusive for the singles only (like mirrorcle world)

maybe they're going to release both singles so close eachother because the "L" single not include video clips :(

OMFG!!!!! I totally zoned out for a moment when I read the tittle of the thread!!!!
I going to be sooooooooo poor this sept...good thing I started to save up some money

I wonder if she releases a special pack for all 3... which versions would be included? all cd only? or 3 cds and 1 dvd with all the pvs? o well we shall seee...the pre-order isnt up yet for cdjapan...probably by tomorrow :p

cant believe we are actually getting a triple A side...im soo happy!!! so much new material coming our way...

o.O i thought they did?the description says will have 2 PVs

yes, this end of the year is going to be greatness <3

It's a bit weird lol...maybe a total of 7 songs in these 2 CD only versions and 6 in the 2 CD+DVD versions? XD

If 50th single is going to include the acoustic orchestra versions of the 49th single, does that mean, yet more ballads/mid-tempo songs? :thud Although some upbeat or rock songs are possible as well, but. I'm keeping my hopes up. T__T Still deciding which to buy. :3

i can't wait to hear previews for the new songs, i already like crossroad. if the untitled song doesn't have a title yet, that means it's not finished? or isn't decided?

I receive a mail from TA , wow great news!!!!!

There better not be more than 3 versions of L...that would be ridiculous!

Yup, the title has yet to be determine.

Awesome, hoping for 12 versions of L. This is a big occasion!!

Why on earth would you want 12 versions?
I want 2 or 3. My wallet begs for it. lol

"Version" is how they refer to tracks on a CD for some reason.

Never understood why that was...

What do you mean?

There are 4 versions:

cd/dvd 1 making a
cd/dvd 2 making b

cd/acoustic
cd/orchestra

Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't realize. That makes me feel a bit better. Lol...does it say how many versions of crossroad there will be? Just two?

crossroad has 3 lol

Great. Now I have to buy 7 singles in September.

Let's see...

3x CD+DVD at 1800yen each = 5400 yen
4x CD only at 1000 yen each = 4000 yen

Great, there's $100 bucks down the drain. UGH lol

i'm really excited ! saving money now ! ^^!

dont forget the special edition that contains all 3 singles: MOON/blossom, crossroad and L ^^

That has not been confirmed!
Stop trying to raise my pressure! LOL

lol you HAVE to? XD

I'm probably going to buy two version max. of each single, depending on whichever version has the best tracklist : cover ratio :laugh

WTF

I'm pissed but at the same time relieved I wasn't online when this news showed up lol. XD

Oh god, so this means I'm going to have to order these two along with Kalafina's single together. :thud My wallet is already crying, lol. *throws out plans to buy that album along with it*

Looks like crossroad is a Single A with a B-side... oh boy. This is one single I really think should've been a Double-A... but that is just based off of the chaku uta so it could turn out to be a strong single, shall see.

Where are people getting 'L' from? Is that what the kanji means? lol I like that she's continuing in the vein of her previous multi-A singles. This is exactly what I wanted. Can't wait! :luv2



How's that for a turn of events? Hoping for the 49th to be your birthday single and you got something even better, the big 5-0. :D

L is the roman numeral for 50. :D Pretty sure that's what Ayu has in mind, or else, who knows :laugh

I am a collector, so yeah. ;)

I agree about crossroad SO FAR. I always dislike chaku utas though.

L is confirmed on the first page. Screen shot from team ayu.

and I KNOW!! So excited. Ayu loves me <3

7 covers
5 songs
how many PVs? 4 or 5?
remixes, orchestra and acoustic version....

That's amazing celebration of 50th single!

this is exciting! hopefully her voice doesn't sound tired like it has been lately. i hope they do the 3-single box set, because i didn't feel like buying m/b.

The single box set I think will probably be a tour-only thing like the one for You were... / BALLAD. I mean the 7 days FINAL for AT10 is the prime time for them to sell it after all.

Ohh I think so too... But we never know!! :D

So apparently there's going to be a lot of "trim lines" (I mean versions), so it could be confusing for someone to pick... But as long as he/she is a big Ayu fan who want to support her sales, they would just not care about spending a lot of money to get all versions of the singles...

IM ALL EXCITED NOW!!!!!!! ^___^

omg,omg, really,at first i was like L???? excuse me L??? death note!!! ahahahaha im freakin love it ^O^

and that title in kanji?

SUPERRRRRRR EXCITEDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
O
M
G

I can't believe it, i'm so happy
All the fans are so happy, and we are more happy for L than crossroad
GOOD LUCK AYU

AYU VS KUU

This is amazing.. has she done something like this (as in close release dates) before? I'm really hoping for something epic! I really like the sound of L.. just would love to know what it stands for! XD

Nope...closest release dates were back in 2000 for vogue / Far away / SEASONS being released one month apart, I believe.

OMG...I was only gone a few hours and we already have news about 2 new singles. :thud

I'm really excited about L....3 new songs on it!! and crossroad as the single name is surprising. I thought it would be another double a-side name. I wonder if the other song on it will be a b-side. I wonder how well it will do competing with koda's single...

OMG that's finally a great new!! everything's scheduled now :yes

Hope CDJapan will open preorder soon :D
I'm gonna preorder all CD only for crossroad and L xDD~

SOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!

So the plan really was for 3 singles within 3 months <3

just for the info,if this is what Ayu thought,she's really a brilliant,intelligent,what an idol!

http://www.yourdictionary.com/crossword/romanums.html

L = 50 ^__^

PS: i just knew it,nwey thanx to Ayu lol XDD excited!

Oh thanks I see it now <3.

Gah! Ayu, why'd you do this to me now? All week I've been dying for news about crossroad and not only this but the 50TH SINGLE news comes up the night before I have to go back to work!!! I'm so excited, how the hell am I supposed to get sleep some much needed sleep tonight? lol :thud

Seiko Matsuda (the girl who currently holds the consecutive #1 singles streak at 24) is also releasing something on September 22nd, except that she's on a different playing field - she's going to release a B-side compilation album, which people usually do not focus, including fans of Ayu - what these fans want is the consecutive #1 streak! Ayu's right now at 23; if she gets #1 two consecutive weeks she jumps out #1 in consecutive #1 streak among female soloists!

I think that Ayu can actually do well over Kuu - her sales are slightly better, I suppose...do you agree?

And at this pace, maybe she could release an album - or even the 51st single - around December or so...

Ohh I can totally see another digital ballad single being released just before the end of the year and the new album at the start of next year XD

I think Ayu can release another album on 1/1/2011.

The new singles are gonna be awesome! I like the name L. I'm so excited now, can't wait. :D

From the TeamAyu mail. They mention that 3 songs are planned... so this could have more than 3 A-sides? It would certainly explain why they didn't say 3 A-sides to begin with. And they mentioned a luxurious composer team too? (Kikuchi and more?! CREA+DAI maybe? Ahaha.)

(Info from http://ameblo.jp/larihime/entry-10611684736.html)

interesting that she's releasing it one week after another...
it might be risky though as crossroad might be selling lesser than m/b first week and also kuu's single might be a big threat

Ayu is a genius........... and you too for finding it!

Really I'm impressed I know the roman numbers but I'd have never associated them with this title!!

If L = 50

So, A Song for XX is A Song for 20? XD
Is Ayu turn 20 when the album release? XD

There's more news?????!!!! I've got a strange tingling about who exactly is in that team of composers... this is too much excitement for one night!

noooo! haha XD there's someone else who posted bout this before,they mentioned bout this somewhere else,just wanna share the link here :P

back to the topic XD, wow, luxurious composer team? more excited *prays for CREA* :D

Can't believed that 50th come out after 49th a week!!

Well, this is in the information that was posted on TA/sent to members, so it's not really new... but wasn't in the first post though.

-adds it to other post-

what a discover O.O

she born in october 78
"a song for xx" album is from january 99

20yo =

A Song for Twenty

ok a week after the other?
LOL it just seems... like they realized a month a part meant ending of the streak so shoved the 49th right before 50th... "sorry koda, you'll have to have cut sales this week"

well SOOO excited for the 50th. i'm really hoping everything turns out to be a true 3 trilogy =]

The XX in ASFXX has nothing to do with roman numerals. Rather, it's a Japanese way of representing blank characters. Like _____ or XX or OO. It's just blank.

She mentioned it in an interview, saying that the XX could represent whatever you wanted it to, and for her it was her mother or something.

flumpool literally stands no chance. Lollipop was a bigger hit than MOON was, yet it physically sold less.

Anyways I am glad they finally announced them, now the release dates aren't a mystery :yes

Hehe, someone could spell the Japanese titles?

It's quite interesting that Avex decides that Ayu's releasing her 49th and 50th singles back-to-back...

Going to be interesting to end the first half of the Asian (Japanese) 2010 fiscal year and to end the entire Western (American) 2010 fiscal year, because next week it would be the second half of Asia's 2010 fiscal year, while in America, we're getting started with the 2011 fiscal year!

And in America, school's just about to start soon! It's really interesting my school year would start off with Ayu's 49th and 50th singles!!!

I wonder what theme they will use for the official website?
Will they do a smash-up or just skip poor crossroads?

Love to see just one letter in the title again. That always turned up good so far. Lol. Its kind of epic to let just one letter fill up so much meaning o it.

I think CREA is nothing to count on. Although I wish it with all my heart.

This is just ridicilous, I mean 7 Versions in 2 weeks o.o

Ridiculous for my wallet -_-

Seven versions in two weeks!? That's way too much!!! How will this be arranged among the two singles, I forgot?

Yay!! Cant wait for the covers >.<

O_O OMG!!!i loooove it!!!!!
*jump!*

hmmn... probly I should buy L..

I am really intrigued by the title "L". I bet it stands for Love, or maybe Life...since she already has a song called Life. Hmm. I can't wait to hear them. :)

Just as a reminder, it also means fifty/50 in roman numerals.

Wow, first song in japanese ever, I don't count that cover on A BALLADS...
And L... Single with 3 songs? OMG *____*

タイトル未定 means Untitled

22-09 releasing with EXILE?!?!?!
are you kidding me?
OMG ayu...you can take over the record, just a little bit more...
i wish they will change the release date and do smarter move...!!!
please ayu please...i've been waiting for you to break the record for a very long time...don't let me down now...please...

edit : just realize that EXILE releasing on 15th...fiuuhhh...i'm on panic mode before...
she will face flumpool... 90-10, 90% ayu will get number one weekly position...

but i'm not really supporting the idea of back to back releases, i wish there will be 3 or 4 weeks time difference between the release

and i love the 50th single title "L", i love that she continue her one character title saga...

i remember back to 2004, there is rumour that she will create another single consist one character, that time she already released A H & M

A - Ayumi
H - Hamasaki
&
M - Married

many people said that her next single will be T and then N

T - Tomoya
N - Nagase...

so it will be

Ayumi Hamasaki & Tomoya Nagase Married...hahaha..but it's never come true...

wowww this is awesome news! as well as I'm gonna be broke T___T
omg..
thanks for sharing :)

AyuGAME, Ayu gonna meet Koda Kumi on the same day too~

:weep:weep please ayu change the release date...