Right? Like "WARNING" is speaking to the part of herself which was "running Away"

great interview, thank you :)

That would make sense since it seems as though she saved all of the upbeat tracks for the mini. Makes me wonder if Movin' on without you being added was intentional to segue into the mini.

Thank you so, so much for posting this interview. Is it weird that there are actually tears running down my face right now?

Ayu is at her best when she's being honest - I feel almost vindicated for having said that over the last two years or so, reading this interview. I KNEW something was wrong, that Ayu's "soul" wasn't in what she was doing, and interviews where she talked about what she now realizes is "running away"...

In the end it's true, she really hasn't changed. She is absolutely the same Ayu as in A Song for XX - even then, she worked at the pace she did because she was running away from her life. She's always running away from something.

God I just wanna give the woman a hug sometimes.

I wonder if she's reached a sort of Ayu-enlightenment that she hadn't gotten to until the end of last year/beginning of this year.

thank you for the translation

I wonder if she ever listens to some of her old songs and goes "WTF was I thinking with this POS?"

:shakehead

thanks for the translation @tenshi no hane :)

Such an honest interview!
I was wondering what made her put up songs like Secret or even immature in the set list of AT2015, and after reading the interview, it made sense. A ONE, the alone theory, oneness theory, they both made sense.

Just want to share a bit.. It's also really good to know that she never forgets where she came from. We see many people got lost in this globalized culture, but to read that she misses the simplicity of her culture made me so proud of her. It got me thinking about my own roots as well. No matter where we go, we should hold on to our true selves and not slowly drift away.

Thank you, tenshi no hane! Excellent work.

Such lies.

:laugh

:weep

Thanks for posting this interview!!

I feel the same about myself, being alone and all..... I'm glad to see Ayu being so honest this time. This album is gonna be so amazing and meaningful to me now. :)

thank you!

Thank you for the translation!
It's good to see her being so honest about herself.


SO true :headache

Secret
If I can have
One wish come true
Just bring me out of here

Even now, I’m still here
Always searching for a place to belong

Thank you for posting this interview, it was quite interesting! :)

You're welcome, everyone :)

Thank you for the translation! I was needing an ayu interview, she always sounds so nice and wise.

I could read Ayu interviews about her music for hours.

Thanks for the translated interview!

Now, A ONE makes so much more sense to me. Before I bought the a(l)one feeling, but after listening to the album nonstop it didn't felt like it. It felt like ayu is truly back now; almost like she had found something that she was searching for. I just didn't know what was it until this interview.

exactly. That one thing that she was missing. And the title may also stand for Anew. I love how many meanings this album has.