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They definitely have very similar vibes. Kind of like evolution and UNITE!

Can anybody upload this anywhere that isnt usable only with apps for android? Im on the phone and i want to hear it :(

Ok i have it.

It does have a melody of snowy kiss (this "anataaa~ or sayooonara" part.
Buuuut this song arragment sound more like cutesy version of her summer song. More cute fairyland or sth like glitter/BLUE BIRD.

Still its a medium boring something without a claws. Meh.

why as ayu chosen such similar melodies AND arrangements? what the fuck is wrong with her?

Could just be the chorus. I'm excited about the full song.

I wish she used a song from A ONE to be the theme song for this drama better. Her music nowadays is similar to the old ones. Step by step is snowy kiss part 3 and TSMGO part 2 ... Mehnnnn

i like the song..yes it's similar with her other stuff...

I hope she working with new composer for her next stuff...she really need something fresh and out of her shell but still her...lot of new composer will be dying to working with her...

Yes, it really is Snowy Kiss 3.0 (or The Show Must Go On 2.0).

Snowy kiss again??? Can we stop using the sane damn melody :/

My reaction before reading any other opinions: " It sounds like snowy kiss/ the show must go on:\"
I'm glad I'm not the only one hearing this. LOL
Recycling, recycling...

The rest of the song could surprise, I think.

Idk if this preview was posted in this thread, but it sounds so much better than the preview on the previous page.

OMGWTF YUKIE NAKAMA IS GOING TO SING STEP BY STEP IN THE SHOW?

She's mouthing the words in the band...

Ayu, are you going to appear in this drama? This is seeming a bit like Love Story.

You won the internet tonight! LOL

From this short prev. I could not say if I like the song or not. Will wait, until I can hear the full version

this sounds wayyy more chill than TSMGO which is intense, and has ups and downs

I agree it sounds similar to snowy kiss/TSMGO which is a little annoying but still.. I much prefer this over generic ballads. She's recycling good stuff at least lol

I usually defend ayu to the point of being ridiculously biased but SERIOUSLY I'm gonna snap if I hear her doing this HIGH-PITCHED-BACKVOICE OVERLAPPING THE MAIN ONE in the chorus thing again. It gives me an headache. It's a fucking back-voice, KEEP IT IN THE BACK!

that said, I had just learnt to ignore the striking similarities between TSMGO and snowy kiss enough to enjoy the former. Of course she brings a third song which is identical to the other two with the result that now I can't listen to any of the three. GOD AYU.

She should stop using TK for a while. He always recycles the similar music style.

Listening to Step by step's previews some more...

Getting excited to hear it in a few days in the drama!

step by step in full is awesome!! Maybe some melodies on the chorus but it's not really identical to snowy kiss or tsmgo

Ugh I was excited but now I'm indifferent. It's a worse TSMGO so far, and that's just a worse snowy kiss. And knowing ayu as of late, with her previews you never get anything new beyond what you hear. This isn't like party maker/perfume. We'll get the strings in the intro, this chorus, and some bad mixing by whatever his name is. Naoki Yamada? Ayu better fire ha ass. Feels like she has no music integrity if she keeps recycling and makes albums that aren't properly mixed. Prove me wrong Ayuma. Make unite! once again. Compose again, do something. These b***** have no imagination or creativity. TK is expired like sour milk. Nakano is stale like hard bread. I would have already dropped them like it was hot a long time ago.

In the end, this is why she made warning. Yaaas Ayu drag me etc.

Delicious and Bold... more like Delicious and Sleighed.

BRING IT ON, AYU.

FTw step by step has now strings intro lol.

You know it

Waiting for ayuma, ha summer awakening.

Like Mirrorcle World style?

^i meant "NO" strings intro LOL srry. It starts with such an uplifting midtempo rock intro. Like Depend on You meets Sweet Season meets Next Level.

from barks
そして、ayuが主題歌を担当する仲間由紀恵主演のNHK総合・ドラマ10『美女と男子』。今夜のドラマ放 送終了後からは、主題歌「Step by step」の試聴トラックがYouTubeにて公開される予定だ。

tonight after dorama ending song will be published on youtube?

Seems like it.

Ooo neat. So just an hour or two and we'll get to hear it!

That video is gonna get soooo many views.

can't wait to hear fulller, clearer version of Step by step

Try this one ... Very good song
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

So breezy sounding. NEXT LEVEL/BLUE BIRD realness. This is an especially J-Drama-ish arrangement for Ayu.

WOW...i like it! I think Japan will love this and this track will be success digitally...

Update from official youtube chanel



The song is so nice and easy...i love the guitar, the beat...it's been a while since she releasing this kind of song..
don't worry its really different from TSMGO or SK

That preview made me like it~

OMG this reminds me of an anime opening lol

https://youtu.be/JhzJ67i06zA?t=2m23s

The opening has Yukie singing to the song, lol.

Honestly, I heard A One twice and cant remember what TSMGO even sounds like, but this sounds pretty pleasant and radio friendly so hopefully it will be something the Japanese public will like (It sucks for the fans but most of the general public hasnt even heard TSMGO) to give her better exposure.

Nakama Yukie used to be a singer before...
she sings the opening of Rockman X4..hahaha...

well good job..doesn't really fit...but its not bad

It's nice to have this kind of opening, it really brings attention to the song, it's not just some background song.

Does anyone know if the episode brought a lot of audience?