Lol, I don't get how people can say "it could get repetitive" - how so?
We've heard 30 seconds of it...

I absolutely love the preview! Its like ear candy x3

I expected NEXT LEVEL to sound like rock or pop...
but it sounds good enough, I need to hear more.

It's really sweet. It's like a happy song.:P Anyway it's much much much better than GUILTY(I mean the song, not the album.:D).

I think it's nice. It's been a while since she's done something along the same lines. I welcome anything she does. If she wants to, and it works for her, I like it. At least it's honest that way.

What is it with people comparing it to GREEN? It doesn't sound anything like GREEN...>.> Anyhow, so far it sounds good. I cannot wait for this album! :D

Because even in just 30 seconds it was already kinda sounding repetitive to me. :) It would be great though if it ended up being something crazy like Dr. though - that would definitely suit the title Next Level more.

The music reminds me of ANGEL'S SONG which isn't really a good thing in my book. Hopefully the full song will sound different.

I find the song sounding very chinese... and peaceful.. Something towards nature??Hmms, kinda like it.... At least it's something different. Yup. :)

haha, yup, there are other parts of the songs not out yet so we definitely can't judge any thing yet....

Anyway, the cm is very refreshing, though her dancers are kinder ordinary looking. haha.... How old is peco?? she looks so old.

from the background , it sounds nice & calm although I can't help but LOL at the CM a bit :laugh

I hope the full length of the song will be good :)

It's soft and warm... Kind of like Life! :)

its repitive coz they repeated and looped two chorus?...like when GREEN came out? two choruses were placed back to back...

Its only the ORIENTAL feeling that resembles GREEN but like someone mentioned, GREEN is more autumn and exotic...NEXT LEVEL is more spring..(something Shimatani will sing..TOTALLY)

actually...i too wasnt expcting this and im not very thrilled by it. of coz its just a preview. Though im a chinese, i m never thrilled by chinese-oriental songs...

but this has gotta be Ayu's first happy title track after RAINBOW (which wasnt even on the album...) so this IS Ayu's first happy pop title track. (i wonder if NEXT LEVEL might get a PV)

I hope the full song shines..

I like it, I didn't expect that NEXT LEVEL would became such grandiose soothing song, I think the NEXT LEVEL title doesn't fit the image of the song (Yea, I would expect it like a Rock or Techno Track)

I wanna hear the full version!

same! i thought it was going to sound naughty-dark-electronicaish lol


but i like how it sounds so far :P not many name of the album's songs sound like this!! maybe Secret a little bit :P


at least i guess that people will like this song more than GUILTY the song. ^^

Love it!

(Kinda sick of all the analytical and critical posts about this song. Dunno why.)

it sounds very relaxing and nice to the ears~and it DOESNT sound like GREEN to me...at least to me not =)

I like it so far! It reminds me of Yumi Matsutoya.