OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mmmm
mmmmmmm

what is the most "sane" thing to do????????....I mean I hate it when there are 4 versions of the single...I DONT HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY!!! LOL

ok I need opinions....

should I get both cd versions?
or just a cd-dvd?

my mind cant process this completly right now~~~

I just love your reaction, aura :D It is GREAT!! :laugh

At least news for a new single... am I dreaming? :luv2

I was so hoping they will be kind and put all the RnRC remixes into the CD version...
But as usual... this is not happening

I'm excited! I might try to buy the single when it's released!

Yay! I'm excited for this new stuff!
But, I absolutely hate when they make 4 pointless versions :shakehead
And I also don't like when the single title is changing between versions (pointless to).
But exciting!

hmm if the descriptions were right, MOON and the next 2 singles would be "consecutive"? Wonder what it means... I hope it's a consecutive & consistent theme and not consecutive months lol

Between now and July 14th, does any1 know when the first press usually runs out??

I want to buy the single..but a serial numbered card is essentially useless :( no posters either

Finally, but is gonna be released while i´m on holiday!!!!!!!!!

Yay new single! Can't wait! :luv2 It will be released on my birthday! :lech

I wish CDJ would let me use more than 1 coupon with my order... :/

OMG!! this is amazing news =) loving the line-up of 3 singles to expect for this year. hoping for 4 great covers for this single. bring back ND chow or leslie plSS.

Yeah, baby!

Ayu has this ass-kickin' attitude this year! GO AYU!

I love visuals, and I don't usually absolutely LOVE remixes, I tend to love originals a bit more, so I suppose that's why I went with the CD+DVD versions.

I really dont like 4 versions; it's really quite annoying because I'd love to get them all, but can't afford it, especially with two more singles planned for after.

:O Holy crap, WOW!

Omg! I can't believe what i'm hearing (or reading technically)--
I don't know what to say apart from that i get the feeling that this is gonna be GOooOD =)

other first press gifts are often annoucned later, like posters and so...

But if you are gonna buy in YA I would preorder them NOW cause when they will announce psoter (if they do) the price will increase a LOT!

It is still possible they'll put more RnRC remix tracks on the other two singles. So far they're remixing 4, they still have 8 more tracks they could choose from.

this is awesome. but she's only up to 47 singles? I swear yw/b was her 49th. hm.

hmm I can't decide which cd only version I want ;_;
I can't afford both but I love all four remixed songs >_>

OMGOMG OMGOMG. :D

I hope only that all 3 singles will have TOTALLY diffrent covers. Cause vouge/faraway/seasons got very similar ;/
I dont think that this single will have diffrent covers, i think they will be like green/days or mirro... but it would be cool to make themed covers one for blossom and one theme for moon (2 for b 2 for m)

ive got a feeling that remix of don't look back will be better than original one LOL
cant wait for micro remix and last link orchestra ^_^

Awesome news! :)

So if I'll preorder both CD only versions they give me two posters?
If they announce poster, I mean.

I had a feeling she was going to do a project when her 50th came close! This is great!! ^_^

AND OH MY GAWD REMIXES!!!! I LOVE the songs the chose! :heart

I think Im going for 1 of each 1 cddvd 1 cdonly...cause of the $..speacially as u said if 2 more singles are coming soon xD

I think it will be extremely difficult for the remixes of Don't look back and Microphone to be better than the originals.

I also hope they don't pull a BLUE BIRD for the covers!

Hmm, I don't get this hoo-ha over the word "consecutive". It just means "one after another".

"S/S ~LiA~" and "You were.../BALLAD" are consecutive singles. "NEXT LEVEL" and "R'n'RC" are consecutive albums. Time doesn't matter, consecutive just means things are going to come one after the other in sequence. So the 3 singles are going to come after one another as a set, 48-49-50. And not like 48, 49, 51 as a set, with 50th single being an extra, or something like that.

Nor does theme, for that matter. For all we know, the only thing linking these 3 singles together can just be this project of releasing chaku-uta previews of the next single. Until the 49th single (maybe even the 50th) is released, we won't know the sort of link that exists between the 3 singles. :shrug I, for one, doubt that the 3 singles will have too obvious a link between them.

do you mean the summer look of them? because the blue bird covers are absolutely stunning and among my top five fave single covers. they really work with the title "BLUE BIRD". or do you mean the variations, as in every cover is exactly the same, and just zoomed out? because then I agree, that would be annoying. If all the covers were only just slightly different. she's done that a lot lately. yw/b, r/s, s/s (yay for acronyms). now that i think of it. i can't name a single instance where different versions of a single had drastic changes for each cover.

Thank you for this input. Because like when they released Sunrise for example, they didn't mention it's gonna be a "consecutive" single project, so even with You were..., it didn't feel like they were supposed to be associated like a set/bundle or something.

But with MOON, mentioning consecutive gave me the vibes the 48th, 49th and 50th singles are gonna be linked in whatever ways avex deems fit lol..

maybe I'm just reading into things too much... :innocent

^ i hate BB but the covers was amazing.

I can't help but feel that it's probably a ploy by avex to hype up the 50th single. Like, this project really screams out at everyone "WATCH OUT AYU'S 50TH SINGLE IS COMING!!!!" sorta thing. Lol!! Cause if this project didn't exist, I won't even know which single she's currently on. :P

But knowing the deep person ayu is, I'm sure she'll try to work some interconnecting link in between the singles. :D

I have faith in that too! And xD it does seem like a desperate attempt to hype her 50th single up... hmm but if they come as a linked set I wouldn't mind it at all (if it was good of course like vogue/Far away/SEASONS)

Actually, if you read the first line of the announcement, you will notice that (like you said) it says there will be consecutive singles for 50th single. But it also says MOON/blossom will be part 1 of 3. It gives the impression that these singles will be connected in some way as lead up to 50th single, so actually I disagree with your statement which says that there's nothing which says they will be connected.

50th シングルに向けて、3作連続リリース第1弾！

Facing towards the 50th single, this is Part 1 of 3 consecutive singles.

I wanna explain further. 弾 is used for counters when all parts make up one full legend, or a story, or like a manga series. They all have something in commons, and they are the part 1, and then part 2, and etc.

It is definitely connected in my opinions.

OMG. this 3 single project is LOVE. but 4 versions for the new single? craazy! i really did not expect this at all. i'm so excited! :tipsy i'm so glad we're not deprived of new ayu material this year, haha.

Things good in 4versioned single is that we got more covers :D And more alternate versions for album songs!

I think that I will buy both CD only... cause I'll get all songs and remixes and the PV's and makings will come with the next album... soo.. unless CD+DVD has some xtra I can't get with CD only, I'll do that XD

^
lol same for me :D

I cannot wait for this! Thanks for sharing~

I like how the kachoufuugetsu speculation became people's focal point.

Anyway, I wonder if she wanted to do either a 6A or a 3 single thing and ended up deciding on the latter?

I just mean the way the covers are the same. I love the summer theme!

I am too hoping for some kind of link between these, similar to the trilogy.

wow how excitinggg!!! cant waaaiitt!!

but i dont see why avex have to release this single so early... she just released an album.. now new single.. and its weird having 4 versions... they expect fans to buy all 4?

i reallllyyyyyy hope the covers are nice (:
and the remixes.. they sound interesting... i hope they add more to the other singles too.. would be greeeaat!

OMG OMG OMG I am so super excited I need to start saving money now!!! :laugh

I'll buy all the 4 editions from mu-mo... looking forward to know which will be these special gifts for TA members ｡◕‿◕｡✿

I also think these next three singles will be connected to each other, perhaps to release the 50th single in Christmas time and make a super AWESOME CountDown Live, yesterday by night I had a strange feeling about that this trilogy could be the beginning of the end (lol)... I mean, maybe after her 50th single will come out a new album (or mini-album) and she will decide to take some rest at least during some time.

i ordered the cd+dvd blossom/MOON version tomorrow, I hope tomorrow will not be drained =S

With 6 songs you can practically make a mini album and sell it for 2600-3000 yen, so that makes no sense :P

But i dont want it to PV would be in the same way like Bold&Delicious/Pride lol, almost same place, just the other clothes oO And i don't like tide like in Glitter/fated. This PV is too KOREAN. Koreans are making those chessy-love-story pv's. 3/4 of them are not creative :P The one of lover is always dieying at the end. But some of them are good... (check Epik's High 'Run" pv)

The best tied Pv's so far was Microphone / Sexy little things, even if they got any sense. :D

Interessting.
Hope, we will see the Covers soon!

So.. it is Part 1 from 3.... so... will the following singles will compares this one?

I think Hong Kong / China did it first, haha. The C-Pop MVs ALWAYS have that cheesy sorta thing going on, and a director from HK did Distance Love soooo it's not Korean really, haha.

Ohhh maybe July ~ August ~ September for the release dates??

Im always mostly curious about the covers and the pv's <3

I don't know so much C-pop, but i do know some of cheesy koreans PV's ;D Big Bang did some (Lies, Haru Haru are sooo cheesy :D)

AWESOME!!! For the 3 consecutives singles, maybe we will have a new single each month, like they already did for the Trilogy vogue/Far away/SEASONS!!!

And AWESOME for having 2 new remix (Maybe 4????) and 2 acoustic versions of Last Links and meaning of love!! I wouldn't have dare to think that we could have it one day!! And here it comes^^ Blessed you Ayu

Ni se te ocurra volver a mencionarlo aunque yo tb tengo un mal presentimiento :no:no:no:no:no:no:no:no

I don't want all double a-side singles!
I want one song! After Moon/blossom, an upbeat summer hit like INSPIRE meet Sunrise, then a ballad (a real one like JEWEL, not like No way to say or walking proud)


sorry but can we please cut the spanish posts out? Most of us don't understand it, and you can do that in PMs :)

oh i had a great day. and now that im home from school i see this.. . .im sooo excited now. this sounds great. cant wait for the 50th. oh and more remixes. such a great year

3 singles and remixes... XD

I wonder of the cover artwork for all three will somehow be related.

This just made my day even better!! I am PSYCHED!

Ayu rules :heart :heart :heart

Sounds like quite the single ^^

Im hoping more for a

July~september~november for release dates

and maybe end with a mini-album for dec :p

great new, I'm so excited ! But 4 versions is a bit huge, moreover I don't understand why the cd version has more songs as the dvd who is more expensive ^^ Actually I will buy the cd version because the clips and the MO will be on the next album ^^

But 3 singles for the year is a great new but the album will be already rather full no ? :/

May the PVs not be just one huge long one with each song getting 2 minutes.

This is actually no different from what she did in 2003, haha.

Uh... what?

I agree!

here is magnificence. . .although i think it worked for it that situation . .

but for this i want full pvs :)

Wow, so cool to see everyone so psyched about this (even with the money draining 4 versions, lol).

I really hope this trilogy is like a July~September~November thing and then for December we get the 50th single in time for CDL. I hate when there's like 3-4 months in between singles because I lose interest and track of time. XD

My main concern right now though is those covers. I'm a visual person so that's ultimately going to decide which version I buy, lol.

i think ordered the single in cdjapan,EMS mail,is reliable?because i buy rock n roll circus box in play asia and i pay 37 Euros / 45,83 $ of aduana
u_u

Don't say that agaaaaaaaain ¬¬

I think it will be July - end september - mid December

December is the BEST moment to release a single, because of xmas and all teh shows and promotion, and even more if it's the 50th

And idk why.. but I think there will be a strange thing in december like... a Box for all 3 or sth only in the CDL venue XDD

that would be 4 singles...she is only releasing three at this point.

Uh...



That! The last and only singles project she did, it only had one, long PV. I don't want that again!

I think they're referring to Vogue~Far Away~Seasons. XD Definitely don't want a repeat of that.

It would be awesome though if there was some connection between the PV's like Microphone/SLT. Nothing too obvious but really makes you think or maybe different chapters in some epic tale. Like moon=night then transcend into day=blossom or something like that. :P

Eh? *counts again in head* Oh lord, my math sucks. :headache

This isn't the same at all though.

The singles for v/F/S were actually connected in terms of theme/lyrics/PVs...

..wut? My only comment was that I hoped the PVs would not be just one huge one like v/F/S was. How is that not the same?? It's fantastic if they relate to each other in theme and lyrics, but I was just talking about hoping to have PVs with separate identities, unlike this previous project.

And I'm not sure with what certainty you say that this can't be the same at all though as far as connection between theme and lyrics; we don't know anything about the other two singles! :P

Ooooh how exciting!

mi|kshake~

Well the two songs on this single are already confirmed to have PVs of their own. The following singles will all have PVs of their own also and follow the pattern. I doubt they'd go so overboard with the number of editions if the PVs on the CD+DVD versions was just going to have 1 minute-something clips.

All this talk about CDL already.. oh my, this year seems so short to me!
When you think about it, the 50th single isn't that far away at all and then the year will be already over! Time is flying this year, really...!

I will order CD Only Jacket B tonight trough YesAsia, I have a feeling I will just love the Orchestra Version of Last Links :heart *-*

I caaaan't wait for the PVs of MOON and blossom!! Yay. :laugh

I really hope this 3 single project will continue the awesomeness from rock'n'roll circus. (songs, covers, pvs)

She's going to likely get #1, and continue her streak, with the fact that she's "one away" if she gets this #1 - but what was Seiko Matsuda's #1 single streak record? 24 or 25? Right now she's at 22; if she gets #1 with this single she would get 23...

LAST LINKS ORCHESTRA.
OHMYGOD.
3 part??? :luv2

I'm so excited!!!!!!!!yay!
3 single project, oh i'm really happy!!!!!!!!!
i can't wait

i'm going for bouth CD Only versions :)
(i don't like that fat CD/DVD singles lol)
they usually including remixes "made in japan" on her singles ...so i'm not so exited about the remixes....but i love her new songs!...and i love this linked big project

I think she's got best time carrier since (m)u (or that's just my taste.. :D) I hope she will not continue to promote her as the fashion glamour diva~ Im expecting more casuality of her, more 'herself', this single (and maybe the 49 and 50' too) and RnR~C is more emotionally her for me :P I don't know how to say it exactly in english, so sorry for missunderstanding. The personal Ayu.. something like that... More normal woman, than a japanese diva and a AVEX product.

OMG I cant wait hopefully it will be as epic as they make it seem. I do hope the pvs are kinda in a way related to eachother but vaguely only not as obivios as seasons..... I mean the singles are kinda related to eachother making it the 48,49, and 50th single. :D

OMFG!!!!! That is awesome!

I'm so curious as to what the other song titles are...

easy. get 1 of the CD+DVD enough if you dont have much money. dont force yourself to buy it. think about it. are u going to play all of the cds? no right? you can download it. or other way if you wanna support ayu's sales you still can purchase the single track via itunes.

OMG I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!

Can't wait to see it!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

yay! I look forward to the covers

yay that's pretty soon! i'm looking forward to this very much as i still have not got that blossom preview out of my head even though i haven't listened to it more than twice! but jee, avex and their multiple version gimmicks :o

OMG I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder what the Don't Look Back remix will be like :luv2. And the release is only a day before my b-day!!!

Cool, new single.

I'm intrested on hearing DLB remix and meaning of love piano version.

Debating on getting it or not cause FP items is kinda weak.

Maybe the usage of social networking systems (Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, blogs, etc.) might have reduced the number of visitors or such than what I was expecting about (over a hundred or so) - or I just did not see a more-than-one-hundred-users-active situation today...

Wow, hope these singles are just really great. The covers, the PVs, just everything. Glad to see they made a few remixes!

really surprised to see this news! i'm most excited about the remixes!!! i wish count down was being included in the remixes though. :(

Ooh, those orchestral and piano versions of "Last Links" and "meaning of Love" are gonna be gorgeous. :)

This is exciting! A three part single project thing? Ayu really is going back to the old times! Way to go!! :D

...NEXT ALBUM WILL BE A BOMB!!! XD I'm so excited for this project... since i'm here in Japan now, i will definitely grab a copy of this! Waaaaaaah.... I'm gettin' goosebumps. Weird. XD

I have no idea, what is the project about :)

Three singles that culminate to her 50th single - this is the first of three and her 48th overall, and the third of it will be her 50th - it could be the point if she get #1 on all of these three that she's going to eclipse Seiko Matsuda's record of consecutive #1 singles, which many Seiko Matsuda and Ayu fans call it "elusive"...

It could be a milestone!

preordered both CD only editions ^^


I'm still deciding if I'm getting the other two =/

Correct me if I'm wrong but... from my understanding, the project would be the composer of MOON/Blossom would compose the next 2 singles as well? lol... I can't seem to get it clearly at this point... :D

Just this single is all composed by him.

But it's possible that he'll do the next one and the one after that since he's back from a hiatus.