In terms of her covers, yes it was. :P

I always thought it looked weird, but I never really knew why... maybe it was because of all the things said.. lol

Just to further the confusion of this probably being fake,
I checked into the Tales of Xillia vol 1 magazine released recently, and the only thing written next to theme song was Ayu's name and "Title Undetermined" or whatever the kanji usually says :P

hmm well if it is oh well it was a solid title :3 but im sure ayu will come up with something just as good probably better XP and totally unexpected :D

there is a magazine out for it??? Where did you get it can I order it?

^^ I don't know where you can get it... haha they have it at bookstores in Japan right now :P

^ im totally living in the wrong city.. :no:no

The game is rumored to be released in August in Japan - http://www.talesunion.com/news/tales...pan--1645.html

Hmmm if that's the case, information should be out around June-ish?

I hope so :D

Pretty sure Tales of Festival 2011 will have information about the song AND a VTR about it, haha. (End of May)

^REALLY?! i hope so ^_^
hopefully things would go as planned

I really can't wait for this sooner! Man, already we're almost five months since Ayu released a new song (through album or single)???

^ Well. Her last single was in September 2010. So I feel like it's time for a new single release.

Yeah, I can't believe it has been 5 months since a new ayu song. Love Songs still feels so new to me, even though I've listened to it like a million times. Really excited for more info about this soon though!

Yeah, with the way she was pumping out material last year this dry spell feels very strange. :laugh

Like, even if she manages to do only 2 Double A-sides this year, still the soonest we could get an album would be in like December or February. It feels so weird not to have a new single to discuss in the Ayu section. :P

If she finished the song, we should definitely get an announcement between May and June.

I think we will hear something with the Tales fest this year!

Plus I dont see another album till next year... the last time she released two albums in a year we had to wait till the next year... but early... maybe april-may 2012??

I hope we get some singles soon! the tales song being a Summer single then a fall single and finally a winter single!

i think we'll have another full album in the beggining of 2012

I also think so. A lovely planning would be:

July: 51st single (summer pop song+Tales of Xillia ballad)
October:52nd single (rock song+pop song)
December: 53rd single (christmas ballad+ballad)
March: New Album

that would be awesome!!!:yes

I doubt she'll have more than 2 singles this year. And there are like very slim chances the Xillia song will end up being a second a-side/b-side, cuz it's a major tie-in we're talking about. It should be promoted as a main a-side. And it doesn't even have to be a ballad...

a really great plan!! but I hope Ayu will spend more time with her husband....and maybe starts a family~~ :)...and definitely a REAL REST!

If her vocals improve I can totally see her releasing more often :D

I like this, but I was thinking of the first song being in june (since the tales fest is later this month.. or do I have my months confused??)
Plus the Tales of Xillia has to be the main a-side! it is a major tie in!! ande not a ballad... I believe their has only been one ballad for the Tales series and it ended up being horrible... lol.. When I think of tales music I think of powerful, dance, epic music! :luv2

^ when did Tales have a dance theme song o.O?

^ i didnt mean they ever had a dance track (although i think the tracks from Vesperia, Abyss, and Symphonia border on that.. they are more rockish tracks though... Abyss always makes me want to dance).

I was saying that the tales series makes me think of powerful music, dancie music, and epicness music.

Didn't some rumour say the song was somewhat ballad-y or did I just make that up in my mind...? O.o

Karma and Ring A Bell were pop/rock songs, but yeah they were powerful and energetic so I agree. So yeah I too am hoping for something along those lines and not another ballad.

I really wish the rumor about Nakano and TK would be true. They're my favourite composers ever :D and I'd really like a rockish song. Even if I love Ayu ballads though.

Actually we don't know anything for sure... There was that "Making Fate" rumour, which more or less implied it wouldbe a ballad, but it ended up being a hoax... Or is it Ayu who's fooling us ? :thud

I actually wouldn't mind a ballad...like another part of me or something. But I guess only time will tell. I'm actually feeling kind of anxious to hear new music from Ayu lol. Damn you for spoiling us Ayu!!!

But of course I know she's got a life too lol.

When i talked about the july single the order didn't mean that theTales of Xillia song was going to be the second song

i hope ayu will released A BEST 3 too in this year, and "makin fate" as bonus track (new single bonus) *giggle*

this year would actually be a perfect year to release an A best, because I think we wont get an album till sometime next year!

I would love another one, we havent had anything for the albums of Secret onwards!

^because of earthquake, i doubt she will release best album this year, next year will be a better choice, i think she will release another original album in the end of this year

i'm so excited for this tales of xillia release, it will introduce her music to younger listener and i think that's a good promotion

Somehow I still think it's too soon for another best album!

I was thinking the same thing about the tie-in.
I was saying to someone that she needed to do something big and get a whole new fan base.
Apparently there is a chart going around that shows the demographics of artist and ayumi does not have a big fan in the 10-20...

It would be kinda useless if she would release "A BEST 3" now. Because she hasn't made any "new" singles. And the newer singles are also in "Love songs" (Moon, Last Angel, Virgin Road, Seven Days War etc). The only addition to an "A BEST 3" album would be "Dream On". (in my perspective)

She's in her 30s, it's perfectly normal for her to not have a big fanbase within the early teens. I wasn't jammin' out to Madonna when I was 10 :P

As for the later teens, I personally know a 16 year old. She was born in 1994, she barely knows who Ayu is, haha. She knows that she's famous, but not for what she brought to the Jpop scene in the early 2000's. :P

Even for 21 year olds like myself, following Ayu from the beginning to now would kinda be the equivalent of still following The Spice Girls (if they were together) or Hanson since their debut.

Some people move on, some don't haha.

Ayu's music is very specific. It's definitely not trendy, if that makes sense. I mean, there aren't many popular singers making songs like Love song :P

I am sixteen and I am born in 1994, how is she sixteen and born in 1997 ? :O

you cant really slam everyone into a group. I was born in 86 and remember jamming out to Madonna when i was 6. Everyone has didnt taste.
What we were saying was introduce her to those age groups and it might open up her fan base a bit.

I wasn't slamming anyone into groups :-\

I was just saying that when I was 10, within my age group, Madonna was definitely not at the top. It was Britney or Christina. I'm not saying no one was listening to Madonna when I was 10, just that it was far less than the other two within my age group.

And anyway, I wasn't trying to dissuade you from your opinion. I was just chiming in :-\

Baha I meant 1994 :P

well.....i introduce Ayu to my family...well some of them didn't even bother about her, but my younger sisters seem to like her. and my mom also like some of Ayu's songs.

When i introduce Ayu to some of my friends. well, I got some mixed reviews. and mostly, most of them can't stand her voice, but they did say her music are definitely the best part of her discography.

:no I think you misunderstood what i was saying. I think we are saying the same thing, but differently.. I will say i shouldnt of used the world slam... its too, harsh I guess... You shouldnt group people together...because everyone has their own taste.
I too was listening to Brit Brit and Christina (which the latter is SO much better, lol, but thats a different comment.)

A mini-album would be cool.

^ I wish I could get behind mini-albums! Most times they are SO good and the concepts for the album are great I wish they could be full length albums!
Like Ayumi's Memorial Address! I wish this was a full album! the music that is one it is amazing and I would of loved to heard another 6 or 7 songs with this album!

I think an "Vocal album" would be cool. Instead of using instruments in the song, they should replace that with only voices :D. I love those songs.

It reminds me the album "Medulla" by Björk. It's a really cool concept, but i think it would be too experimental and unexpected for Ayu-fans.

Maybe that's why it was so good more concentrated energy for less songs...

Maybe more songs would have pulled Memorial Address down....

I think mini album are useless, why not make an full album instead?

I agree, especially as I don't think ANGEL'S SONG and Greatful days are that amazing, would the rest of the tracks been like these, or the stand out tracks? I think it's just that this album concentrates 3-5 stand out discography tracks depending on who you ask - I know there are some anti-forgiveness people and anti-Episode II. As you can see, I also dislike the upbeat tracks while others will love them. While I'd say on average, most albums contain 1 or 2 - which is less to MA, but again, your mileage may vary. It's just an idea.

I absolutely cannot imagine Memorial address without ANGEL'S SONG and Greatful days
The album is simply great,it has all your listening concentration from begging to the end.
And forgiveness followed by memorial address,it has such an
elegantly and classic ending to it.

^ I think my least favorite track on Memorial address is Angel song.. lol.. I love the song, but numbering them from my favorite to least, its at the last of the list!
I dont think more songs would of watered the album down... I think she was going through a very good musically time and more music would of been SO much better!

Same here. I love ANGEL'S SONG and I also think Greatful days is so fun - seriously, it's a great summer song that has something different than the "fairyland-BLUE BIRD-glitter" thing going on.

Also, I will never understand why some people would prefer a mini-album over a full album. Why the HELL would you want that?

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease change the thread title.

are we a little bit off topic? L:DL

I don't know about you guys,but for me
ANGEL"S SONG is the only upbeat song of Ayu
when i actually CRY listening to it.
Song just swoops you into it,
and i all of a sudden shed tears of happiness.
It was more of subtle crying...ahem, you know,
a few tears.
(this was embarrassing now wasn't it)
as for the mini albums,yeah i don't get either.
financial wise she could earn a lot more from a full length album.
although I wanted Secret to be mini album release,
just so because all of the album songs that i liked had PV's for them
but they skipped kiss o' kill entirely for a pv candidate

Ha ha what a coincidence, I was also born in 1986 and I was also into Madonna when I was 3-7 lol Britney was in diapers back then.

The difference is, Madonna tried to adopt and gain new fans by taking on what's currently in, while Ayu does her own thing most of the time. Imo that's alright and I wouldn't want it any other way cuz "the new kids" have loads of dumb music to listen to. It might sound selfish, but I don't really care if others like her or not as long as she makes music I like. It's not like Ayu isn't changing or growing, it's just that she isn't doing the sugary R'n'B or that not all of her songs are electro club bangers.

I pretty much don't see why would someone prefer a mini over a full album...:dead2

@njanjayrp
Or to sing a bunch of random stuff,randomly packed like some
lady's gagas.:-/
Although I like what GaGa does at certain points,
now to say the least she really is at the edge of glory.
Last 3 songs at least for me failed in comparison to
what she did prior to them

I don't get why people want that either. Do people really want to have an album that only has 2-3 new songs? Same goes for interlude-less albums. If you don't like them, just get rid of them from the rips you have and let the people who do like them enjoy them.

^ I think that that kind of people wants interludes to be replaced with full songs

^^ i LOVE interludes.. but the one problem I have with them is that they do take up space! lol
like when an album has 16 tracks... but 4 are interludes... six tracks have already been released as singles... that only 6 new tracks with lyrical content! lol.. thats the only thing...
But sometimes you can get some amazing music... (Adia and Bridge to the sky!)

Ayu wouldn't replace interludes with real tracks, without them her tracklist would just be shorter so might as well enjoy them.

Off-topic and I love it :D

That's pretty much the thing. Just because they take up space it doesn't mean we'd get more songs if the interludes weren't there.

http://www.gamekyo.com/newsfr41165_t...ues-jours.html

This website says that two trailers will be broadcast on May 30th, we may get an excerpt of the new song soon ! (Sorry, the link is in French, but it basically says what I just wrote ^^)

^Thanks!!I can't wait >_<

that would be amazing!
I hope its all true!

Oh yes, I hope that it's an dance/pop influenced song :D.

I would love a "hard" pop... or rockish pop! Almost on the verge of dance. Maybe something like Tales of Abyss theme! (but you know, more epic!)

I would love anything, but it must be EPIC.

Can't wait to hear it! I don't follow the series, but Bonnie Pink's "Ring a Bell" is one of my favorite songs. I really hope Ayu's song carries that same spirit.

^ Did you listen to Tales of Abyss theme song? I thought that was pretty amazing and seems to be in the same genre as Ring a bell, which was also pretty amazing..

can't wait for the preview!!!

51st single going to releases by end of May, based on this game...

Oh I hope there's a preview :)

Seems like forever that this news was actually released :P

Ahhh so excited finally a new single :) i would like anything really up beat or slow i know ill love it xp

What? There is a Tales Festival on 30th May, the song might be featured in the game trailers, we're still far from an actual release date...

so in the next 10 days a new single is gonna pop up and be released??? hahahaha! :headache

^we might get new single on august, since new blue-ray releases are on 7/20

Ayu news has just tweeted that Tales theme song has been confirmed to be written and sungby AYU so official news release should be released soon.

Written???? As in composed????

OMFG YES YES YES YES YES THIS IS DELICIOUS!

A, no they just talk about lyrics. Doesnt say about composition.

Lets hope we will be getting titles and such soon!

omg, i hope so! where does ayunews get their news from though??

Well, we knew it was written [lyrics] and sung by Ayu to begin with, haha.

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The tweet that they mentioned~ I know that sometimes they tend to repeat tweets that have old news just to let people know that things are still going on~

Tales of Festival is this week so I guess they are expecting some news at the end of the week!

http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/cs.../festival2011/

I'm gonna guess that there will be a message recorded by Ayu or something, haha. That usually happens with this sort of thing anyway. It's kinda strange how we've had to wait so long for even the title.

Wow, I can't wait for the new single/song! The remixes album been great, but nothing is better than a new ayu single/album.

NEW AYU SONG PLEASE!!!

Finally they are going to reveal two trailers of the game this weekend. Trailers usually have a snippet of the theme song at some point, don't know if will happen with ayu

Cannot wait =D

Seriously! can't wait for the new single info!

song preview's coming! exciteeeed

waaaaaaah~ i can't wait for some new stuff from her :lech

I'm pretty excited! I wonder what kind of song it's going to be???

I hope we will know the song's name this weekend 8)

inb4 ballad :laugh

tbh I don't care if it will be a ballad. I just want something new and epic :luv2.

yay yay yay

cant wait for the new song.......

IM TOTALLY PUMPED!!! ZOMG