Ooh I haven't heard them before, i guess he makes them for his own personal use or to practise/build a portfolio.

Edit: OMG the Missing remix sounds like the amazing Still Alone remix from the Daybreak single.

Snowy kiss sounds like a different song with the bass booster on.
It sounds like trudging heart beats. So cool!!!!
This is one of the best songs ayu has released in my recent memory. It's so layered and has so much depth.

Oh I had no idea that the remixer guy was one of the piano brothers!

Someone could go try and make friends with him with the intent of getting your hands on all the remixes though! muahaha :lech

I bought the new album few days ago. And I finally watched the DVD. I want to say that in all making-ofs she looks too happy to finish shooting a pv. Like toooo happy. Like all the shooting she only waited it to end.

smh :no

Apparently people used to not give his mixes enough attention or praise? And now, he gives some bull excuse on his facebook about how the more people ask him for full mixes/better quality, the more he feels like he's succeeded. In pissing people off, that is :/ Of course his works are his to keep if he doesn't want to share, but I can't help feeling there is little to no point in making these wonderful snippets and feeding off the negative attention like that. It makes him look like an ass. I try not to bother, but hngggh, his remixes are damn good ;(

I woke up to my mom cleaning in her room to AYU's MUSIC
OMG WHAT IS THIS DOES SHE WANNA GO SEE HER TOO?!?
YESS we can all be Ayu buddies!
I heard 'taskinillusion' and then 'no way to say' and I was like 'wtf'

Now if she were to actually come here, however unlikely that may be, she's not gonna be like 'who?' but more like 'okay'
YESSSSSSSS

ayu is just being a tease... she would never tour outside of asia. maybe not even asia anymore, lol.

really? I didnt notice that so far :P

but anyway this album got interesting making ofs to watch to. I cant stand how Maro being hard and tough with her during behind the scene of Snowy Kiss and Wake me up , OMG it made quite scared that he really would injured Ayu badly :headache and during making of Missing the place and the weather are so beautiful! :luv2

aww, AHS was down. I thought something exciting had happend

^ me too! when it came back was like... she better have announced a new album for the 8th of April, lol

It was down?
It's never anything good anymore

I need another tell me why from ayu right now..go on buy some more songs from the people responsible for it please my goddess~

Kind of glad I didn't order the arena tour bluray if it's just one song to download. I can't really cash in on possible other prizes.

since im gonna be in japan i might be able to get those tickets!
YOSH!

I'm glad I didn't get all the cards
It would have been a waste
I can just download the song from here

Well Ayu's music is Japanese and for Japan really so I didn't really expect Ayu to travel to my house and perform a concert in my garden.

Now destiny will have her go to your garden.

One thing i never got, why is Ayus last.fm box only haters? What started that? It's been like that for as long as i can remember.. Kuu and Namie has the same thing, but not nearly as bad as Ayus shoutbox.

I cant imagine if she will sing just certain songs from LOVE again (which is surely will happen I know xD) but really I need to see Bye Bye darling live,imagine shes dancing along with the song wooow, and then SAKURa please perform in such beautiful goddes way Ayu! petal should be something creepy like Marionette again!

Just seen this, not very funny but a cute idea. I'm sure people here could make funnier ones in the vein.
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"Oh sorry ayu-chan! Just heard some previews and my fav song is SEASONS, good job!"

OMG OMG I CAN'T BREATHE!

they should've used my avatar for Timmy...

I guess im the only one that thinks its stupid?
:shrug

That SEASONS comment killed me too!

Btw I'm also getting into GUILTY now.
Scary.

Same here lol I haven't listened to Ayu in so long so I decided to play GUILTY again and I was like, "holy crap I forgot how great Mirror was" and then I remembered how boring (don't) Leave me alone was. Together When... and fated are still her best ballads; and MY ALL is still amazing. GUILTY still her best title track haters sit down.

i like the song, but the album as a whole is lacking for me...
going to listen again!

STAN for GUILTY!

why does everyone love his mixes so much? they're kind of boring and worst of all the vocal tracks sound like crap. :shrug

if the vocals were decent maybe they'd be ok.

GUILTY >> (miss)understood in terms of title tracks.

because music is subjective.

Not on AHS!

crying~

sooooooo true!

[2] it's the best one tbh

Aww.. That's how I discovered Part of me..

I liked the song but I didn't appreciate it fully until this performance.

Random Ayu confession' Don't Look Back is one of Ayu's most recent best produced songs in terms of production and actual quality.

Love again is Love songs lite.

But snowy kiss/wake me up >>>>

Also my sister said that Ayu needs more songs like bold and delicious
I died of happiness when she said that
Also she wants to see her live
NOW THREE PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY WANNA SEE HER! OMGIMAYACTUALLYSEEHER.

no no no! lol... no more BnD! lol... I wouldnt mind an album that shined like I am or Rainbow... hehe

I personally want an album FILLED WITH END ROLLs.
Every song is cut-yourself worthy.
Why can't she be angsty like before?
That's why she was popular right? She struck many chords?
I've been listening to ASfXX and reading lyrics as I listen and I've been LOVING IT.
So angsty it's like the best thing ever. Reason why I got into Ayu in the first place.

I was playing Tekken Tag 2 today and finally decided to listen to the ending song and was amazed b/c I thought Ayu was singing it! I was like :shakehead "no...flippin'...WAY" BUT it wasn't and I was sad on the inside...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezxvnMFiZ-k

BTW, appears "H∧L'S Progress" & HANABI ～episode II～ "HAL'S MIX 2003" are better than the originals while is this LOVE? reminds me of how I couldn't admit to this guy that I liked him and he ended up going for a chick who I thought was 1000x uglier than me. ThereIsaidit...

Wow gorgeous!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/fb6ed6665...sze6o1_500.jpg

How dare you. I hope she releases an entire album that sounds like B&D to spite you. lol jay kay but no seriously I want an album that sounds entirely like B&D. Love that song sfm.

ew... lol. You may have great taste in icons and sigs... but I guess thats where it ends.. LOL

BWAHAHA! I'll quote you when I decide to get rid of my sig. This is too funny!

Umm...let's agree on Ayu songs we like...but...what Ayu songs do you like? lol

LOL. (by the way, you know who the guys are in this new set of yours?)
I like a lot of them... I have even grown fond of BnD... ones I cant stand? those jazz songs...
My faves are the ones from her I am album to Memorial Address... I could listen to those all the freakin time.

I would LOVE if Ayu releases more jazz type of song like "the next LOVE" "Eyes, Smoke, Magic". <3 Can't wait to see the live. <3

The Ayu logo on the back of the love again photobook isn't centered.

I like cheese.

The Ayu logo on the back of the love again photobook isn't centered.

Why has nobody said anything but me?
It's like nobody either pays attention or nobody cares :P
Seriously, nobody else is bothered by this? Nobody? Seriously?

Im not... why is it a big deal?

You haven't noticed?
I was on eneabba or whatever that site is called, and they're all like 'uncentered logos = bootlegs'
Or the fact that Slavex was just LAZY.
I guess I'm just being too overly critical...

nope.. never noticed... ill take a look later though! but I dont think things like that have every bothered me... but I read a lot of comics... and titles are hardly ever centered... and if they are, the font makes it so off centered that they might as well not be... lol

It's the first thing I noticed
Then again I've been so picky lately

All I want is bubble tea
Listening to Ayu lessens the wound.
She has gotten me through so much university ****.
Like when I flopped my anthro exam, I listened to Rollin' all day

My avatar is Jay Park; my signature is Jonghyun of SHINee

Okay I can agree with you on that! My favorite songs from I am... to Memorial address are like; Because of You, HANABI, HANABI ~episode II~, etc.

Too many to list. Such great eras.

I just watch the fan made video "history of videos" for Ayu 15th anniversary. It has been my wonder for long why Ayu fan hates Guilty album. For me, it s the album that makes me loves her. I can listen to it all day long. Why do people hate Guilty? I think most of the fans love Marionette, Together when, Talkin' 2 myself, Decision... So I can not figure out why Guilty album is disliked. Its an epic album, a true next level in her career. Love it so much!!!

A bit same here.. I had a tough university life coz I study abroad in a different country + culture. Ayu music has been with me all the time and helps me overcome difficulty, loneliness.

http://jpopkampai.blogspot.ca/2013/0...gain.html#more

Even he noticed the un-centred photobook logo!
My hero!

In the Talkin' 2 myself PV there's a shot of some ruins with writing that looks like Thai script? Is it Thai writing? Seems kinda random.

lol... i saw the picture finally!
It still doesnt bother men... but I dont think I would have noticed if someone didnt point it out.

lol this release, I can't.

I just got the japan first press of missunderstood
OMG THE PHOTOBOOK
It also came with a bootleg Ayu pic and the & single!!!'
No case for the single but I got the cd and the booklet! ****!

Love again came today and I was not home.....

I got the Japanese first press for CD+DVD Version. I love that photobook that comes with it~ 8D

Lol, I should be listening the hell outta LOVE again but I'm so obsessed with 2NE1 right now that it's impossible. :p

lol... im like that with ayumi... for about 2 months before a release I listen to nothing but ayumi... the album comes out... listen to the crap out of it for about 2 or 3 weeks and then stop till the next announcement, lol..

been too busy listening to AAA, Namie, kis-my-ft2, and some others here and there.

All I do is listen to ayu :P

omg just a little over the week till Hotel Love Songs, hopefully one of those super Chinese fans will get a copy early and upload performances next week ^_^

In other news, this is the last time I check the latest Ayu uploads on youtube..what in the hell?

Coolness!
I just an hour workout to ayumi hamasaki!!
lol... i feel good... and finally got to watch all the PV's from love again!

That video was just weird
Time to listen to (m)u again! So happy that I own it now!

I finally got MY STORY CD+DVD, instead.
I can't stop listening to About You as loud as I can! :luv2

listening to Trust now. awww I love this song so much!! but I remember how I didn't like it at first. and when I saw the pv, I didn't like it at all!!! I think it was only like last year or 2011 when I realized all the awesomeness of this song :heart

how I wish it was 1998 now. I want to see ayu going to the top once again.... :( I miss young ayu so much.

also, I keep voting for old songs at ABL, but tbh I see no point in this, because she can't perform those songs like 15 years ago. nevertheless, I have high expectations for ABL.

I personally like it alot because I LOVE decision and the angry/bitter direction of most of the album. If only it all had been like that instead of degenerating in the end but I don't really look to Ayumi for true concept albums. I think Guilty as a whole trumps Party Queen in every way possible and is far more enjoyable to me than RnR circus.

I had to fastforward to the end cause I had to see how it was going to end! At least Abdul Majid was a gentleman and didn't ask her embarrassing questions lol

Just heard Love Again. Wow. Now I can happily erase Party Queen from my memory! My faith is restored!

Yes, I took notice of it long time ago too. And those Thai words mean "strawberry", I dont know why it s there coz as I read somewhere, that PV is shooted somewhere not Thailand, wonder how come those Thai letter as well, lol

I've been listening ASFXX alot lately. I used to rarely listen to any of her ASFXX era songs, her voice was to high pitched back then for me, that is until I started listening and paying more attention to it. It really is a beautiful album :yes

funny, i was just listening to ASFXX too and thinking it wasn't as bad as i remembered!

A Song for XX really isn't that bad of an album. I don't get why people hate on it so much. The lyrics are incredibly poignant too.

I recently listened to it the other day and enjoyed it more than i remembered.

the lyrics are really good
sometimes i wanna classify it as her best because of the lyrics....

asfxx is one of the strongest ayu's albums. it's sad she can't beat it now.

I haven't listened to ayu for a while now and I started with ASFXX... it made me love that album a lot more. Also Duty, omg girlish is so good, reminds me of a Beatles' song.

the lyrics are amazing... it does sound dated, but good dated.

So it's just the lyrics that are spot on, correct?
what was it about the lyrics? did they strike an unsuspecting generation? what was the quality of the lyrics?

These lyrics always have stood out for me..shame the song is so crappy but this remix is amazing

I never think ASFXX is bad, lol, when I listened to it for the first time, I already love Powder Snow, Wishing, Trust a lot. I just like For my dear later when Ayu performs it in her concert.

Girlish in Duty is like a hidden gem to me. I never took notice of it until a day that I listened to it again by chance, it definitely become my forever favorite. Such a funky and free feeling to the song!!

I want to put Ayu through the ARENA TOUR 2006 ~(miss)understood~ Tour bluray/DVD just so she can see how gorgeous she is as a brunette

The lyrics are beautiful :yes
I guess for most people it's her voice that makes them dislike the album :shrug
Once you listen to a couple of songs you just...get used to it

I agree, it's my go to song when I just feel so..care-free :laugh

are there any ayu songs that talk about falling in love with someone for the first time (your first love thing)?

^ November maybe?
Not to sure though, all I know is that that song was most likely influenced by Mannie

hmm thats not what i had in mind
i kinda want a Love destiny with non-breakup lyrics :P

^November isn't about break-ups! Here's a snippet of it

Days is really good too :yes

oh what i meant is a sweet sound of Love destiny
days is more like unrequited love :P
hmm... maybe november is the only song lol
thank you so much :)

^divineAYU's my place for the lyrics, just go there if you're still curious :P
And no problem!

Days depresses me because I like yeah long story. That song is really special to me.

Am I the only one seeing lots of old tour goods planned to go on sale on mu-mo again (with lowered prices!) on 03/08!? Countdown live 11-12, Power of Music, a-nation '11 etc.
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps08d265d7.png
I nearly had a heartattack looking at the wide variety of goods I always wanted to have a second chance of getting... :thud

oh coolness!
thanks for the heads up!

I've been listening to this since you posted it. Such a good remix!

^decided to give that remix a listen as well, and omg :heart

I want Ayu to make an English album and make it skanky.

^ :laugh
I think we have enough of that here in the West...

How about "Close to you"? The song is sweet with positive lyrics as well

I had a weird random dream about Ayu last night. All I remembered was Ayu performing in America and her tour was on MTV (totally a dream). The arena/stadium/whatever had 3 floors and the stage was centered.

And she performed a song I never heard of. She was also wearing that big golden-black dress from Rock'n roll circus.

Weird since I haven't thought about her lately. Huh.