great idea!

I totally even forgot they said it was all new songs.

"new" I guess.

Was that a translation error.

whatev. Not like I'd spend money on her anyways. I'll save it for Koda's next album. Cause she knows how to actually work.



And AWW look at my Meeko :D

agreed...
its about the lies really...
its disappointing.

^dude you on twitter?

I swear this is such a slap in the face.

yep!
I already retweeted...

and this is BEYOND milking the fans... this is just... I wans;t just slapped in the face...
I was slapped, pushed down and then run over by a horse drawn cart and carriage to a movie premier staring Maro and Ayumi laughing at all of us.

I'm not shocked lol as if we didn't need any more clarification that those minis were disguised singles.

oh @ you & me being on this tho :shakehead

Excuse me while I go cry in a dark corner somewhere in the basement :bawl :scry

... At least the covers are beautiful imo.

I keep retweeting every disgruntled/upset tweet I see directed at Ayu :)

This hasn't hit me yet. I'm not angry. Baffled, yes, but I keep laughing at the general reaction...of at least the international reaction. I keep seeing mostly okay Japanese tweets. I've seen two that were upset, but the majority of the ones I've read are happy/okay/nowhere near upset.

Hmm. But really, how is this not normal? I mean, it's basically two maxi-singles and then an album?

i think MELODY was planed to be included in LOVE """mini album"""" (3pvs like "again") but they decided to no included it in order to have something fresh to show on this album.


hey guys! maybe the 5th release will be the 15th ayumi original album! full of new songs! :D
(ok maybe i'm asking too much from avex and ayu)

I hope this sells well so they keep doing a similar cycle for all her releases..that why we get more music more frequently and more remixes/instrumentals :love but yeah moral of the story from now on is wait at least six months before buying anything with ayu's name on from now on fml. I didn't buy asb, love or again so this suits me fine for a bday present :love

yeah, her SAKURA can go suck a bbc.



and. Twitter Revolution x Ayu.

I'm not being rude with my tweets though. I couldn't be like that to ayu. But definitely letting her know how I feel.

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its most likely a interlude...
what she's not telling us is that ALL the new tracks are interludes...
YAY! what a way to kill your career EVEN faster *****.

Let me sum this up.

• they EVEN ADD YOU & ME. This is just... I can't.
• ONE NEW PV for the most boring song from latest realeses. She could choose a song we don't know - much more promo. AND NOT A SAPPY LOVE BALLAD. Or even Ivy, Ivy is amazing compared to Melody .___.
• The covers are ok for me, but I think they are leftovers from LOVE session. And they are too similar to Love songs... Love love love love love.
• all the titles sound like a "puking love" crush girl drama songs. I'm so in love. Yeah. You are. Jesus.
• And the titles just sound stupid, glasses? wth SAKURA? like EVERY JAPANESE RECORD SAKURA TITLED TRACK. -_- Bye bye darling? WHY. only Gloria sound fine but for 90% is a interlude or a sappy ballad (it's between untitled for her & Ivy)
• I can't believe this is really hapenning. I hope that we will have 3 interludes (not 4) I'm glad for continuation for untitled ~for her~. Even if the typo is diffrent.
• LOVE again title ~_____________~

Truly my opinion.

One must agree, we indeed had a lot of people on AHS, including myself, pointing out to others that "LOVE" and "again" were mere singles. A lot fans on here replied with naivety and ignorance, insisting on the singles being mini-albums as declared by Avex, now wondering why they are included in the upcoming album.

It may be a lesson for some members not to buy everything in a rush. Albeit some of you waited, did not buy "LOVE" and "again" and are now free to choose whether they buy the two singles + the new album or just the album, which is fine.

I love you!

This bi-tch went crazy. LOVE again will flop HARD.

The covers are eye-pleasing but also BORING AS HELL.

Don't know why someone blames avex cause avex can't force her to do something like this.

I also love you! Wow, great day for me!!

This is what ayu is doing to us:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13...rupaulslap.gif

I was going to order again and A CLASSICAL this week but with that notice I don't won't buy them, and of course, I won't buy LOVE again :dead2

Japanese fans are not complaining now. But when the album comes out I'm sure they won't buy it. This will sell a lot wrost then again.

I don't blame avex ayumi is to busy right now to write new music. She is in lodon playing around with Maro.

RT me if you like

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Sadly, I'm not a person who can stay angry long.
I bought two singles by mistake, well so what? It's already done.

Now I'm just laughing my ass off by some of these over the top reactions. [Sorry, but I really am. Though this is only to be expected from place like AHS.]

I'm waiting eagerly for the new songs. And covers are beautiful. And I got the Limited ed. after all~

Okay, it's official. Ayu can take a hike.

Ayu is not a phone, ffs
Music is not about buying one album and trying not to complain about new realese because you already have one album ~_~

If anyone is going to throw out their Ayu stuff they should consider donating it to AHS for contests and stuff.

honestly though, I think we're entitled. Even though we're dramatic.

I'm still crying
http://oi47.tinypic.com/2cp7od3.jpg

I'm cancelling DVD+goods version and preording cd only, that's the only one version that worth my money...

Apparently it is when it comes to Ayu because that's what people here seem to do, as they live in constant fear of A BEST 3 happening as if it will somehow make their previous purchases worthless.

^ is not about hating Ayumi I guess.
They could just realese another mini album, call it (after LOVE again) "for you" or sth, put those stuff, include Melody PV and everyone would be happy. Now we have expensive 5 versions etc with the same ******* all over again.

Not entirely expected, but disappointed. :( Still, new songs right?
Oh, and according to TA there will also be a Playbutton for this?
It says;
【PLAYBUTTON】
・AQZ1-50856　￥2,100(tax incl.)
※TeamAyuオフィシャルショップ/mu-moショップ/イベント会場限定盤

According to Google Translate this will be exclusive to the TA-shop at mu-mo, is that correct?

Haha! :D

Still can't wait to get my copy of the Limited Blu Ray. =D

wowwow

i really hope the new 4 of 5 new songs are great, something so fresh like "wake me up" is the only thing i ask!

good thing about having the 2012 clips in HD, the big problems is they are sooooo booouring! and of course MELODY is not gonna be the exception (melody is just a plane track for me)

A best 3 will be a good thing...
its when you advertise something as one thing and then mean it as another...

the mini's were jsut that, mini's. Now they are singles and its disappointing to be lied too about all of it.

haha I made this gif <3
I feel you bro

Also annoyed that I can't order the playbutton because I want it.

And I wouldn't expect more than 4 actual new songs, guys. Just saying.

I did not predict anything in particular. Recognizing both, "LOVE" and "again", as singles might have prevent certain people from being disappointed, though.

The covers are beautiful, but what is this tracklist? Seriously? 7 new tracks and I'm sure that "task'n'bass" will be an interlude, so there are only 6 new tracks! And no new PVs!

Ayu and AVEX, what are you doing? Ayu is such a talented artist, but since "FIVE" I can't find this talent in any of her releases anymore. This makes me so sad...! :cry

So the worst case scenario did end up happening....

And the reaction was just as expected, if not even worse. Time to update information~

Love Again~ lol

#disappointed
looking for new songs :D

I'm expecting more two interludes from those new songs, at least. We won't have a new album with less than three interludes.

As a fan, I want to want to buy her releases.

Not do so complaining all the way to my electronic shopping cart.

I think a few people predicted this but I'm half surprised it has happened because it seemed too obvious and easy to think Avex would do this but alas

I hope ayu sees the tweets

Is there really a photobook confirmed for this??

Well, ~Drama is ALL~ at this place anyway so~
And, the positive side, there's still that extra thing coming and..well, I got two singles to my never ever growing single collection : D

yes *****.

Yes we are.

Feel better now ... :
http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...84#post2953784

Gonna send it to Ayu ? :P

Would you skip this release if there wasn't a photobook? I miss Ayu's photobooks

I'm laughing so hard right now !

I just feel really duped. I wouldn't have bought LOVE or again if I knew they were going to be on a full length album two months later with the exact same name and everything. I know that a lot of people are overreacting but I think that we, as fans, have a right to be at least a little upset over this. She should have labelled LOVE and again as singles.

First reaction was to laugh because I thought I was on one of the fan-made threads. Realized it was real, now all I can think is "...you're ****ing joking right?"

Calmed down (slightly) now. But still, this is ridiculous.

1. When LOVE/again were announced/released I didn't care that they were named 'mini-albums' because I thought that guaranteed them being stand alone releases. I liked the amount of remixes and getting the instrumentals. Now I can sincerely say, **** you Avex and your false marketing. I was going to order both LOVE and again in the New Year but thank god I didn't. Feel awful for the people who don't bother with singles but feel tricked into haven't bought these releases.
2. Wow, a whole 7 new songs!...of which task'n'bass will be an interlude alongside with at least 2 others (probably). That is NOT enough material to say this is a new 'album'. As LOVE and again were marketed as 'mini-albums', it would have made so much sense to instead release a third mini-album with the remaining new songs.
3. ...one new PV? Scratch that, its not even new is it, it was filmed ages ago and meant to be on LOVE. Seeing as she doesn't have to create a whole new album now (only half of one, ha) could at least film PVs for all of the new full songs. But no. Even that is too much effort.
4. You & Me? You & ****ing Me? Congratulations Avex on rendering ASB pointless.
5. How is this thanking the fans...this was supposed to be 5 NEW MUSIC RELEASES. Not a: classical album with a tracklist that nobody seems to care about and an album that everyone now despises, plus what will 99% be a new best album.

I'm so wound up right now. What the hell is going on? Is it not ****ing obvious to Avex that Ayu doesn't HAVE casual listeners anymore and just a die-hard fanbase?...that they've now managed to piss off. Why do they seem determined to drive her career into the ground? This whole 15th Anniversary thing is just a joke now.

Although, I can't put all the blame with Avex anymore. This isn't happening for any of their other artists. Do you see Koda Kumi messing her fanbase around like this? No. So for me, Ayu is as much to blame. Over the past week or so I stopped listening to her as much anyway, because I wanted her to be fresh to my ears when this album came out. Now I don't want to listen to her at all.

For the people saying 'how would you feel if LOVE and again were labelled as singles though?'...I admit I'd feel slightly better. Because people wouldn't have bought into **** they didn't need.

I was initially disappointed in Demi Lovato when she announced a new release for Christmas Eve; I waited till 3am Christmas Day, she said nothing and put out an acoustic cover on Christmas Day afternoon. To be fair to her, she didn't give any details of what it would be, and it was a tribute to the school shooting in the US, so even though I felt irked at the time for staying up so late, and didn't really enjoy her version, I didn't feel that annoyed. Compared to this, that is nothing.

This release would've been acceptable to me if:
1. Only a max of 3 songs had been took from the minis- ideally Song 4 u, Missing, Wake me up.
2. PVs for all the new songs.
3. NO YOU & ME. SERIOUSLY.

That way I'd buy LOVE and again when ordering this. I don't know if I'll bother buying this tbh, I'll download it then if the new songs are among the best music I've ever heard, I'll order it. Otherwise, I'm too angry and feel too tricked by Avex to buy it.

I doubt this'll pass 100k. And I don't really want it to.

EDIT: So wound up I forgot about the covers...CD+DVD is nice, others are a no. They actually look more like singles covers to me. Give the pastel washed out colors a break please. And apologies for the cursing lol.

me personally? no, sadly. you know me.

Ayu will probably release ANOTHER album at the end of next year too. I'm a happy fan because in 2012 + 2013 we'll probably get nearly 50 songs in all, can't hate on her tbh, if people aren't going to buy your music i guess you gotta milk it out as much as u can #hustle

Actually, I think that solves everyone's complaints. And 7 original tracks is enough to make an actual mini-album. I'm all right with getting everything in one CD, though. :P

It would be ok if the album would be realesed without "mini albums".

That would be very very ok.

Look at this tweet:

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I know I saw this coming, I jsut didnt want it to come!

this is just... BLAH!!!!!!!
:eviltongu:irked

No, I mean with only 7 new songs there won't be more than 1 interlude! Right?! I mean, 2 or 3 interludes would be terrible...
But I just saw that there is at least one new PV, even though it's not for a new song!

I'm so pissed right now, seriously! I mean, "FIVE" was also a mini-album, but the tracks weren't included in "Love songs". So why?
I really can't handle my feelings at the moment. I feel betrayed. :(

well tbh im not mad at all XD I didnt buy Love or again, I was planning on buying them along with the album but now im not so sure :3 but im for sure getting Love again XD but i might pick up a OS press of LOVE and again just to have them in my collection ;p oh ayu so cheap with your releases your really not an artists anymore your a product just churrning our song after song to make money for avex and lazily at that

The info written about the album says there are "5 new songs"--and since there are technically 7 new tracks, that would make 2 interludes + 5 full songs, no?

Also, Tago Kunio, Hoshino Yasuhiko, and Nakano Yuto are confirmed composers.

Because keeping all in secret just milked people who already bought 2 mini albums. It would be at least fair if 5 realese would be showed for everyone in the begining, i guess.

If Timmy was a confirmed composer I think it would deffo push AHS into the pits of hell for weeks.

Look, it's ayu and what she's doing to her fans!

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Thanks :)

I would of been much happier with a new mini album, and THEN have an album with all the mini tracks, but have a special case or box where they all could fit into it... and for the final release a best album

hahhahaha, don't even start ;x

2 interludes are good though. One happy information ;x
propably it's task'n'bass & Gloria

me too. if the next release is a compilation or best album i'm gonna be so upset.

AYU TRANCE 5! THERE'S STILL HOPE

@Exodus: She BETTER release another album.

It's the only excuse.

^don't hold your breath S.

Oh I won't. The music will probably suck ass anyway.

well she said "tons of new songs"
so I would not be surprised if 5th realese will be mini/single
Not expecting 2nd full album :P

Ooo, Kunio Tago probably did untitled for her... story 2.

Troll ayu? Yes! But it's what I wanted. Thanks for sharing. I am gonna preorder CD only

five new tracks is better then nothing...

so the task'n' track and what?... glasses?

I'm going to place another order for CD+DVD since that's my favorite cover and I'm a fool who will buy all of ayu's releases no matter what.

Do you think Ayu had the five new songs already recorded for January and Avex was like
"lol no hang on to them tracks girl and we'll rent an orchestra for a day and release the results of that in january at a high price, with ****** artwork, boring song choices and we can use those 5 new tracks to pad out a full album the month after, yeah?"

Yeah that's what I assume too haha.

I would say task'n'bass (this is 100000% sure) and Gloria/glasses/petal

Bye,bye darling and untitled for her Story 2 are 100% full songs.

Order the blu-ray instead because at least that way you get more resolution for your money

MAN, I would love and totaly forgive this mess if the 5th release was a NEW album... lol, but it wont happen.

I'm excited about five new songs and two interludes, that's great, but to recycle all those tracks is just ****ed up.

How are the Japanese fans reacting to this? Anyone know?

I already ordered the blu ray. I want the cover that comes with the CD+DVD that's why. So now I'll have all three versions + the goods. smh

oh my god, no wonder avex does this haha

i know i know... :weep
but Im getting over it, lol... the covers are nice...
finally HQ for all the PV's that I like...

just wish the mini's were never mini's then i wouldnt be so upset... which makes me think, should I be upset then?

I would have bought them either way... its just...
the LIES!!!

That description also seems to have a mention of a photobook and an Ayupan figure-thing of some sort. Will those be first presses or are they the "goods"?

well there is still Anniversary date after 5th realese.
But I will not be surprised if there is nothing planned for that date.

it said those were the goods...
a photobook and ayupan...
which will be my first... coolness

seems like they don't have much of a problem with it.

glasses sounds like a VERY strange name for a song. And I hope Gloria isn't an interlude, it's my favorite name. :P
Anyways, I'm probably gonna buy this album since I really liked both minis A LOT but I didn't buy them. The only bad thing about it is that the PVs are all very, veeeeery boring. Melody's my favorite song from the minis so I'm happy it's getting its own PV, I hope it shines as the only good one among them all. lol

Edit: I really think the last release will be A BEST 3... Who thinks the same?

They're the goods. It doesn't seem to mention any first press bonuses except for the serial card.

Apparently, those are the "goods" that come with CD+DVD/Blu-ray.

EDIT : too late, i am :laugh

I see, I'll add it to the other thread.

I'm thinking this release was done in order for her to get to the 15th album on her 15th year.

Now listening to Duty and trying to calm down lol

Well, I know I want the CD+DVD for the cover.. but Im just gonna wait and get it when im in japan in march...
no need to pay for shipping on this lazy project... sadness.

I hope the 5th release is A BEST 3 because if she leaves releasing A BEST 3 any longer then people are going to rage over all the tracks she's going to have exclude.
Debut -- > A BEST (3 years)
A BEST -- > A BEST 2 (6 years)
A BEST 2 -- > A BEST 3 (6 years?)

i didnt think of this...
they wouldnt do it on the 8th of april... that would be MADNESS!
and the old ayumi would be BACK!

me too because I hate that song :grumpy