We are all Bobby LOL

I think 2011 skipped because if urata's scandalous behavior

Yes, that was my first thought too, but they could've just shown the songs he wasn't in (even if there weren't many...)

I wonder if Ayu will ever perform live any of the songs featuring Urata...

I guess we're not getting a 20th anniversary version of Duty lol

I wouldn't count it out yet mostly cause she could still be announcing a pack of things post-a-nation. I think if it comes out it'd be alongside other releases.

They may be saving it for the 25th anni

It could be because he pretty much got AAA disbanded and who knows what legal consequences have the issues with him brought in. They probably don’t want to put any more salt onto that wound and remind people he was also associated with ayu.

Yeah Japan is very good at just...sweeping things like that under the rug

I'm glad this isn't something Ayu hasn't subtweeted about — back in the day she prob would have def sent some passive aggressive tweets about being stifled or honour if something was with withheld due to an issue with a (former?) friend.

It just became impossible to excuse him from all the stuff he’s done...

His lovesick tweets to Ayu didn't help his case even if she wanted to support him

He fucking punched a woman in the face in a conbini just because she didn't want to go out with him even though he was "the" Urata Naoya from AAA. I'm not sure how anyone could excuse that.

Wow, I didn't know/forgot that Urata Naoya did such things. I'm glad that Ayu has distanced herself from him.

Dream ON was nearly released a decade ago. Feeling old + 2010 really was a wild year for Ayu with releases.

So they included anation 2015 with 2 performances with urata. Havent seen both performance before this. Didnt know the reaction from japanese fans though.
Also Timmy make an appearance at the live chat :)

I’m still mad NO ONE recorded the monochrome performance from a nation 07...

so did I! did she ever mention his tweets and/or behaviour?
guess he isn't doing anything professionally anymore.

So I had this YouTube video playing in the background, of random Japanese commercials. I had never seen this Morinaga commercial from 2019 - starting at around 7:24 in the video. I think 1999 is supposed to be Namie, 2001 Ayu, and 2014 Kyary? To be honest, a few of them could be Ayu, but the 2001 is 100% it.

I want the audio-rips of some of the songs in the recent uploads of past a-nations but I can't seem to find them on the Downloads sub-forum. does anyone here have the audio-rips in HQ (or know which way I should look to find them)?

alternatively, if anyone knows a free(!) website that could rip the audio of YouTube videos in HQ mp3, please let me know so I can make the rips myself :)

He might be, on IG he still talks about the studio and stuff.