A BEST 2 & ALL SINGLES was a good buy for me because I didn't have any of her stuff pre-RAINBOW.

I think I wanted A SUMMER BEST out of pure habit of wanting anything ayu xD but I would genuinely consider buying A BEST 3 depending on the tracklist and whatever bonus they throw in there because it would feel like an honest "BEST" album. Even ALL SINGLES got that treatment. ASB was a cash-generator.

Without the extreme playback and awful design this time.

A SUMMER BEST was a nice little release imo if you wanted one release with her best summer songs and also organized in a very organic way. It's also a legal mixtape kind of, hahahaha.


I forgive the vocals since she had just broken a few fingers due to a fall a week or two before.

preach it!

MAN!! it makes me want to go to CDL soooo bad!

I mean in terms of setlist...they should bring back the circle stage. I'd rather she lipsync than shout over the band for 3 hours :(

Ayu's vocal chords are in fingers? Explains so much!

I think if LOVE is calling "mini album" it's to maintain some consistency in this project because the other releases will be mini album too (with maybe more songs) ... it isn't very clear what I write isn't it? xD

She was on a lot of pain meds though. I'm sure that effected her concentration on her singing.

Didn't she have surgery for that injury, too?

I was joking but yeah..

She had a cast, can't recall any surgery

Looks way more like a single than a mini album. o.O

I can't remember either. Maybe it was just stitches.

She had surgery before CDL. IIRC, the injury happened around Christmas time or so.

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...hlight=surgery

It was a big deal at the time because she missed MUSIC STATION that week too and had to apologize. I think it was the first time she ever missed a scheduled MS?

it reminds me like the single A....
why is it a mini album with more remixes as original Songs??

me likes this desciption :D

I hope for..
November 8th - LOVE
December 8th - A WINTER BEST
January 8th - AYU-MI-X X (Acoustic Orchestra CD1, Remix Club CD2 & CLUB SHOW LIVE DVD)
February 8th (omg my birthday!) - HOTEL LOVE SONGS DVD
March 8th - A SINGLE COLLECTION (Boxset with all 50 singles)
April 8th - A BEST HISTORY -1998 2013- with CDL and A HISTORY photobook (behind the scene and outtakes from 1998 till now)

I should add 'overflowing with pain' to that because I think that's what they were saying in the description...

"溢れる切な" is what they used.

OH MY GOD! That's to good to be true! I was only hoping for a single, but 5 month of releases leading up to her 15th anniversary is just: :blove

late to the part but heeeyyyyy yaaaaay!! finally something new!!! omg excitd now ^^ and finally ayu's song for winter! *_____* please bring some great ballads like Jewel back and the PV *___*

ps: thats a sign that a must start saving from now ! >.<

Shouldn't we have Ayu-mi-x 8 + Ayu-mi-x 9 before 10 (X)? :P Or does X refer to something other than the Roman numeral?

I like the idea of the remix album... and the DVD

and the single collection... AHH!!
And the A BEST HISTORY is a really really good idea!

I just wanted it be fancy and epic by having an X~ :p i was thinking more of a spin-off from the main series and it being a thrown back to the first remix album with 2 discs with a club side and a classic side.

Oh no !!! it sound too like ayu wanted retire after that XD

I sense singles and the 14th album coming very, very soon... That would explain why Ayu has been so quiet since PQ.

Why do everyone want best albums etc ? :laugh Just do them yourselves, I want original releases !
But if she released something like "A BEST ~Orchestra~" I admit I would totally love it.

It kinda sucks we'll only get 2 videos for this mini... It's like a double A-Side single and a B-Side... :rolleyes

and why she has say she will release a lot of musics in the future lol

^ tons and tons and tons!!

I want this to be the best year ever.. lol

great news... ^^
anyone noticed that this incl. You & Me instrumental... but not the original version from ASB?

looking forward and hope for good tracks like Song 4 u

aaand i love the 5 pieces in 5 monthes idea... nothing new... but a big deal for avex.... ^^


lol

i'm still working on a remix album titled『ayumi hamasaki's NIGHT DRIVE with Max Momentum』
incl. ｢You & Me｣ ｢Mirrorcle World｣ ｢is this LOVE?｣ ｢a song is born｣ and some other remixes like the ｢UNITE!｣ one from my signature ^^

i think i ^can finish this up to nov 8th or dec 8th... :D

So it's slightly cheaper than FIVE mini album but more expensive than a single. Slyyyyyy. Very slyyyy Ayu/Avex

That is usually how minis are priced. Though with this there are less PVs and new tracks so....

I consider this a triple a-side with a bunch of remixes though :K Or a random mini album meets a remix album

Another idea, A TIMMY SELECTION, Timmy selects his favourite Ayu tracks. That's it.

lol HA! ok i think i'm just gonna wait for crapy stuff with crapy covers as usually xD maybe she'll surprise me xD

also honestly WTF is Avex doing latelly with her releases, i'm starting to get slightly pissed off....

since when maxi singles are called "mini albums"?

in that case..ayu has like 15 mini albums

I WANT A MUSEUM II

I'm not really happy about this release. Seems like a rip of, I'd rather she released a single like L. I hope that for the upcoming releases there will be a full album.

Holy crap, LOVE is cheap as hell. avex really wants her to keep that ''One #1 album per year'' record.

But I like the idea of this project. Depending on the preview of the songs and PVs, I may ending up buying something. And I really hope these release series end up on a new album, not an a giant BEST.

These silly releases are annoying.

THERE BETTER BE AN AYU TRANCE IN THIS RELEASE SET.

WHERE CAN I PRE ORDER THEM ALL AT ONCE?!

Although it's a completely strange setlist. I'm pretty satisfied with this idea. 5 months of releases will be very refreshing.
But I'm really thinking if it's not gonna be 5 mini-albums... like, 3 new musics in each one, with the titles referring to feelings (LOVE, PAIN, HOPE, ...) and in total, 15 new musics. It would be kinda epic and ayu kinda of stuff imo xD
But I'm conformed with the A BEST 3 idea, it's time anyway.

won't even happen with this mini album lmao.

Oh, right, so there's JUJU's BEST.

Embrace yourselves.

A WINTER BEST is coming.

People are soooo whineie...
There is no difference between this and single... It's priced a little more because of all the tracks.

Greatness.

Ayu really is the queen of spontaneity.
One day we all think that her 15th is going to be quiet.
The next day we learn we're going to be spoiled.

So excited though! :D

Me want all new music releases!!!! This is super exciting.

LOVE is not going to get #1 weekly when she is going up against 2 best albums by JUJU :yes

^ yeah.. i think that just shows that avex nor ayumi care about this number 1 streak.

SNSD are suppose to be announcing their 2nd Japanese album for that date too.

that's the date for the SNSD album? omg omg omg omg omg :spazzed

IDK I read on H8 but I looked on twitter and there's no mention of "SNSD + november" so don't know

Who is this Juju nobody?

blah you're killing my dreams :cry

its called google... :D

Soon, soon... :)

Wow, she's actually releasing something on my birthday! I'll definitely be pre-ordering this!

Three songs and they call it an album? Koda Kumi calls that a single. Doesn't matter if they throw the words 'mini' into it. Really starting to wonder why Ayu/avex seem so hesitant to release a single. Maybe one of the future releases will be a single?

^^ AH! crap! I just realized that means it wont be on my bday in Feb.... :*( missed it by 2 days!

@happiholic even with all the remixes?? I dont think so....

pff Koda Kumi calls that a typical wednesday.

throw in her 2012 tour and this would be perfect

:roflmao

Omg way to push it, AVEX :thud

There are two ways to look at this, an overpriced single or a cheap ass mini xD Either way I'm super excited!! Gonna buy it in Japan :yes



This :laugh

This is a maxi-single to me, feels like avex is avoiding a single release. But one of these 5 releases has to be a single, they're going to HAVE to risk her #1 record sooner or later.

Otherwise, holy crap I am so excited for this. I thought she might take it easy, just do album releases and make us wait another year or so for new material. This is a complete surprise. She must be very inspired right now to write songs, otherwise there's no way she'd do 5 months of consecutive releases.

The price thing shouldent even bother people...
Ayumi's last single L went for 1800 yen
her last mini which was only 5 tracks was 2800

this new mini is 2450 and has 12 tracks...
seems like an amazing deal to me
Not only is it cheaper then FIVE but has a little more than 2x the material.

= =oricon will count this mini as an album?I confused

If you translate this article you will learn that ayu don't care anymore to get the number one position. She want to celebrate her anniversary that's why she choose every 8th of each month no matter if it's a wednesday or not ! so stop to say it's for her number one per year ^^

http://news.biglobe.ne.jp/entertainm...871770061.html

" Rather than ranking, I'm likely to be of interest as an attempt stuck anniversary. " (I quote Ayu in this article (sorry it's google translate ...)

^ all mini's are counted as albums...
but singles... it all depends on how much material is on the single..
avex could called it a single, but it would still show up on the album charts

Does that article basically mean that most of the releases will be new songs?

Yeah I tried to google translate, but it was all whacked out..

Im glad that she is publicly (I assume from the article) announced that this stupid single reign doesn't matter to her.

Really its just a fan thing... people need to get over it because she I will contiue to have singles wither they make it number 1 or not.

LOL why don't they start on October 8? I am so eager to have something new haha

this article say single, DVD or album !

I think people are counting number of original songs and PVs. To me, its three tracks because I don't count remixes these days. Back in the days of Ayu-mi-x 4 I would have. And the DVD is kinda lacking, imo. I mean, the price isn't terrible, but I can understand why some people might complain.

Also, though I think that avex (not Ayu) does care about her streaks, I don't see why they make a fuss over her #1 single streak. She's got the most, isn't that enough? I don't think that there will be another singer who will be able to do what she's done.

and i hope she or avex would do crazy promotion like a best ..
LOL

Please let there be a NEW REMIX ALBUM(Ayu-Ro Beats/Ayu Trance I'm looking at you :yes) OR A BALLADS 2!!

if avex cared they would of announced it when it happened... they never did.
Its the fans and oricon that ever mentioned anything with sales (50 + million) or streaks.

as for the the mini :shrug... I count everything that they give me.

I don't see how announcing it makes them care. I'm sure they do, because they can claim to have the "best selling" artist, if they announce it or not. I swear they moved around some of her release dates to keep her streak.

^ now your just saying stuff.. lol...
If they cared then they would of announced... or why even bother? (even telling people that they have the best selling artist... is in essence announcing it... and they have never done that either...)

And even if she sells another single and it hits number two.. she still has the most number 1's that doesnt change...

Well, what do you know.
I'm excited about the whole thing, but I don't really have any expectations.
I would like her to do an Asia tour.

What I want to really know is why i cant preorder this yet....
amazon... yesasia... cdjapan.... nothing.

Oooohhh, A BALLADS 2 would be amazing :luv2 She could even fit a new song on it

A remix album + a new song would also be interesting :3

sounds like a maxi-single to me haha.. perhaps this is the only NEW release we r gonna get.. the rest will be compilation albums haha =x

If they release A WINTER BEST just call it A BALLADS II lol

i think im looking forward to Song 4 you orchestra version...
Ahhh... I wish we could get You & Me had an orchestra version

edit:
if we get a ballads or a winter best... i hope she records some of the songs... new mixes

cover cover cover cover cover cover cover cover cover cover

avex have a bad case of engrish, this is called a single not mini-album :roflmao

Whatever, I don't care how they calling it. It means new songs so it's worth enough for me.

It looks more like a maxi single circa 2000 thou.

Why is this called a mini album? Not single? Nvm looks forward to the new songs!

This does look more like a 3a sides single lol I missed those days...a song with a bunch of remixes

With this amount of tracks, it would chart as an album, even if was named a maxi single. Stop *****ing :P

too true about that...

avex could call this a SUPER single... it will still be charted and officially an album

cannot wait for new songs

No it wouldn't.

Koda Kumi's 4 hot wave had 4 original songs and 3 tracks acting as "remixes" - http://www.generasia.com/wiki/4_Hot_Wave
Appears had 12 tracks (featuring remixes/versions of 3 different songs) and debuted at number 2 in the single chart -
http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Appears
Dearest had 11 tracks with remixes/versions of four different songs.

The rule is if the single has more than four original tracks it's not counted as a single (see EXILE's Fantasy single). LOVE has three original tracks.

Who cares if this is a single or a mini-album this is NEW MUSIC !!!!!!
I'm glad we can get the instrumentals (i really wanted the instrumental for progress)
I'm so excited, this is like Christmas, an ayu release every month (only for 5 months) !!!
My thoughts:

November - LOVE (mini-album)
December - HOTEL LOVE SONGS DVD
January - A BEST 3
February - Digital single
March - New Studio Album ^_^

actually the rule is: the boundary between EP and album classification at 25 minutes of length or four tracks (not counting alternative versions of featured songs, if present).

This release is a mini because it will be longer then 25 minutes...
As for Kuu.. that single should of been a mini... manly because it had f tracks... but the other three were just on the Cd+DVD... maybe they found a loop hole?

also to note 'Beginning in the 1980s, many so-called "singles" have been sold in formats with more than two tracks. Because of this, the definition of an EP is not determined only by the number of tracks or the playing time; an EP is typically seen as four (or more) tracks of equal importance, as opposed to a four-track single with an obvious A-side and three B-sides'.

just by that I would define this release as a mini... :shrug but that is just me

I already stated the second half of your post in a previous post of my own. To me, it just seems logical that the record company would care about the achievements of their singers. I'm sure SME would like to have a singer with Ayu's distinctions.

Dang... I'm so late...
It's all syntax's fault. I hate dem PPs and NPs and CPs

I'm here for that medium tempo ballad though. The Mini Album is called love? OMG please be a Love songs rip off. PLEASE AYU PLEASEEEEE~~~~ I need another love album. But only 3 songs? damn.

^Actually, now I'm interested as to why she chose the title LOVE for this mini.

sorry, this is official Oricon information?

OH MY GOD...

can you post a source for this? Because these singles exceed 25 minutes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Splash
http://www.generasia.com/wiki/4_Times

And I'm sure there are more that do so and not to mention the countless Ayu singles that are around 10 tracks long so way over 25 minutes.
The thing is, take away all the crap Ayu has thrown onto the this mini, the 3 songs and instrumentals probably wouldn't exceed 25 minutes.

^ if you acutally quote the rest of what I said... you will see that starting in the 1980's the line between a single and a mini have bleed...

but also every single example you chose has interlude's with the single's and are not actually included into a full length song...

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-rules/

Nope, it is UK standards...
I dont read japanese too well...
But Fantasy was classified as a album because it had 8 tracks, and on that site it said because there were more than four, so one can assume it would be the same standards.

OH MY GOD I MISSED SO MUCH :thud


NOT SURE IF AVEX IS AFRAID OF LOSING THE #1 SINGLE STREAK OR THE #1 ALBUM EVERY YEAR SINCE DEBUT LOL

All this EP/Mini album talk, does it really matter?
I mean, we're gonna get a mid tempo ballad! It might be a GOOD song! Maybe even reminiscent of the old days, like Song 4 u tried to do... This is like, the best thing of the year so far (for me at least). But if that ballad disappoints...
At least we have that sad rock song *hopes for a Because of You + Microphone's demented love child*