Literally forgot the actual name of that song lmao yes I meant HONEY :laugh

I’m really late to the party but just listened to the song for the first time. I LOVE it. This is the Ayu I want. honestly it isn’t awesome (at least the first impression), but I was thirty for new music, and this is the style I was craving for. Please, more of this Ayu.
I don’t have a problem with the mixing, but it is true it does sound kind of flat. But her voice, while I love how deep it sounds, it’s jarring at times, that weird scream she does at the end of some words now. I don’t like it. I’m sure she could deliver a full album full of variety again.

Edit: it is just me or her pronunciation here it’s hard to understand? Maybe it’s because of the rhythm of the song as it is quite fast, but without looking at the lyrics I didn’t understand a word she was saying lol And Ayu is the one who I always understand perfectly. The perfect singer for Japanese learners.

How dare you, I love them hahaha
They added a flavour in her discography that I really love. I remember being shocked at listening them for the first time in the album :heart

Anyway, do we have any hint about when the Episode 1 will be released? She just literally dropped some bombs and vanished :laugh

Yeah I'm kind of surprised (but not really) that the promo has been silent since Ep0

I suppose it’s only been a week, maybe we’ll have something else this weekend? Maybe the shot of her face with the red lipstick!

Maybe we'll get 23 teasers before getting the real video?

That's a way to milk this release :laugh

wow I just heard it for the first time! why does it remind me of 2008-2010 ayu so much! I like it

not a single clue of ep 1?

maybe we can have 13 songs for a new album this way?

I've made an AMV of Demon Slayer (which I watched very recently and loved it) to 23rd Monster and I'm really excited to share it with you all! Bear in mind I am an amateur and it's been years since I made a video so be gentle with me haha. I hope you enjoy it! I'll be happy to get some likes ^^

https://youtu.be/ONszi47xqGU

The song fits Demon Slayer so well! :luv2

What a journey. I think I will pick up the manga soon to know how things develop!

I thought so as well and I'm so happy I made it :love It's nothing special but it took some time and I'm proud ^^

I'm thinking about something quite silly but...
Is that a possibility she's waiting to give birth so that she can film the PV freely and make some "comeback". Hence the wait?

^dont think so, the PV is already filmed. We have no clue about what this silence is all about lol (here I am again thinking she will announce a new album and then release the PV as a teaser. Team delusional here we go)
On another side note, when is she supposed to give birth? I think the time has come already, hasn’t it?

Maybe the song is about her baby??? :tired

I don't think she's waiting to give birth to film anything for 23rd Monster, but given the timing isn't possible she is indeed giving birth / has just given birth and is holding off the rest of the teasers while she's recovering?

Patience young grasshoppers (^.~)

She just posted on ig that she is back..

Yeah, I wonder what is that about

She gave birth to her 2nd kid.

I like how it sounds, it's already up on spotify :P

yes, since nearly 1 month ;-)

one month passed and nothing happen, im sad... i love this release when it came out, the mv teaser episode 0 make me wow and im really looking forward what is coming next... but until now, nothing happen... her or her team did a wonderful job on teasing AB2, but this is so disappointing...

^I was very excited and loved the song and the PV teaser. I was sure that we would get a second episode a week later or so. Then I was sure we would get one a month later the latest. When yesterday nothing happened, I was also very disappointed and at this point I don't really care anymore and my excitement is almost gone. Her PR team bloody sucks.

Maybe she didn´t want to promote it while she was in the process of birth and the time after. So they paused and maybe will continue soon.

No point crying over spilled milk. The whole point was the song which we’ve got. The PV I am fine with getting whenever.

She definitely wants to promote it. When you look at the preview of this song's PV, she was in the shooting and directed the dancers.

Clearly she wants to be in the PV (actively move or dance) but not just standing in the middle of the PV. That would be hard for her when she had a baby.

Surely she will be back. Come on, she just opens her legs having a baby pop out... It's the most painful work for women to have.. :( #Respect

Her scheduling is definitely... interesting. She’s both a workaholic but also very last minute lol.

As I’m not the biggest fan of the song I’m holding out hope for the video.

I'm pretty sure, we'll have something in few weeks and the whole PV will be aired at this time to promote it. Don't worry guys ^^ I just hope for a new album at this point. We already had a mini album, single and a compilation... We have Ohia no ki (pretty sure this song will be in the next release) Dreamed a dream and now 23rd Monster. She just gave birth so now I think the road is totally open for a next full album.

We’re getting the PV with the new album in august +DVD/blu ray of the June’s concert. TA version will include PoM18. And we’re getting the making of Haru yo koi on that DVD as well.
Forgot to mention, the album will have 5 songs.
https://media1.tenor.com/images/9665...temid=10654490

:roflmao

This is so gonna happen xD

You guess PV is not finished yet? I thought dancers at the front and fierce ayu video at the background is all

I also think it may be the case. Hence the teasers and no news about it. The thing is why would she do that so early and not just wait to release everything when it's ready? Strange stategy.

Yeah . . . maybe because she knows she's playing for only the people who follow her. She's not getting new fans now, and the effort it would take would not be compatible with either coronavirus or giving birth. She might as well put out stuff whenever she can/whenever she has time, because we check her posts so we'll see it when it comes.

I have no idea, mind you, it's just my guess.

Newest Instagram story: "2 more days to go until something really exciting" with 23rd Monster playing

^she says excited tho lol Give us the album!!

Yes but it was clear she meant “exciting” :)

Hoping for new album and not full version of 23rd monster mv

Did she post that 'a choreographer for the day after tomorrow' post after this? Sorry I don't understand Instagram very well.

If she did, I wouldn't hold my breath, it probably just means we'll get the full PV.

Here's to hoping I'm wrong!

Yeah, her English has gotten very rusty somehow. And she’s using it quite a lot lately... maybe it’s related to her upcoming Asia projects!

I also think it could be for the PV. But seriously my sixth sense is clearly sending me energy that a new album is coming sometime this summer.

Ayu has always made small mistakes like these, yet she's able to communicate really well these days. :) However, it would only be normal for her to get a little rusty since she used to speak English all the time with Tyson and Timmy, which is not the case anymore.

In some languages, they have one word for both -ed and -ing versions of some words, which is why some people find it difficult to differentiate between bored/boring or excited/exciting in this case. And her English has always had minor grammar mistakes anyway but I don't think it's a big deal :laugh

I think it's quite obvious that her story was about the full PV, I'll be surprised if it's not

TA post from 24th May finally has official translation

i wonder how long are they gonna milk this almost 2 months old release.. i have already forgotten about this song even tho i really liked it when it was released. of course she did give birth very recently and i get that she wants to make this release as she was thinking earlier but this seems like another never-ending TROUBLE. lol i think i should give this song another listen

just release new song and make it perfect once at the time :yes

Yeah, as always I'm confused about the timing. Of course she gave birth but they obviously had a rough idea of when she would and still went ahead with releasing the song early.
Kind of like she teased Pray for you in DECEMBER and there's still no reason to think it'll release anytime soon.

I'm excited for the PV though, hopefully it'll look good and there'll be more Ayu than just the hat/lipstick shot, provided that's even for the PV at all!

I keep hoping that that shot is for an album cover, like Monster with 23rd Monster as the lead single.

I totally forgot about Pray for you o.o

Well, I guess she planned to release the song either way because of the date of the anniversary debut, but PV could wait after she delivered her baby.

Ah, good point, I forgot it was tied to the anniversary!

Anyway she posted a picture on Instagram which looks like it's a costume for the PV, aaaaand I'm excited again!

What a tease! :luv2

She's giving us Gackt!

I also immediately thought of Gackt when I saw the new photo.:luv2:luv2

I thought it was Madonna

Not really a fan of that look but she’s serving. And thanks god she changed the aesthetics for once. I’d take that pic for a release cover over all of the ones released recently tbh. I’m intrigued for the PV, it seems she mentions being a high production one. Not sure if it is related to high budget or that many people will appear on it. Still, can’t wait to see it. I completely thought the PV was filmed already by the time we got the episode 0, Ayu proved me wrong.

I really like new look, she does look like Gackt here, but mouth expression is really bothering me.

She definitely waited to continue shooting after she gave birth hahaha
Her timing is certainly exquisite, but I'm very curious about what we'll receive :heart

I thought was Kylie Minogue!

I’m so excited!

I wonder how many "episodes" we will be getting.

I'm excited for whatever she's shot for 23rd Monster because I love the song, and the images so far look great to me. however, honestly, if episode 1 doesn't end up being that exciting, then stretching the promotion of this single into multiple milquetoast episodes will also stretch my excitement thin.

Yeah same, I wonder what the plan is, or if there is a plan at all? If 'episodes' just end up being a fancy word for snippets I hope they don't have millions of them and that we get the PV soon!

yes, and I hope the PV ends up being a full one. I still ache for the full version of Dreamed a Dream—although I've been increasingly convinced that the "Promotional" length from last summer is all we're getting.

Oh yeah I wouldn't count on a full DaD MV at this point...

Just a random thought but the quote she posted with the picture isn't from 23rd Monster - is it from another song? Could it be a new one?

I'm excited for whatever she's preparing for us now! I still listen to 23rdM a lot.

Yay, happy! The look reminds me of Game and Ourselves, two of my favorites from her.

I appreciate so much the new look. It’s a nice change and I was worried she’d go for LOVE again but with less beige and more purple like the A BALLADS 2 cover lol

Slay us ayu. Leave us screaming in all directions like when you did the Ice Bucket Challenge

I know... but the nun scenes shown in the opening of the TROUBLE TOUR final seem different from the ones in the Dreamed a Dream video and they make me think/hope that there is more to the PV that we haven't seen. hope springs eternal.

^I do feel like there could be more coming, in particular those head shots with the stupid hat and red lipstick, I feel they could be for an album cover maybe?

So maybe we'd get a full DaD MV then!

Wait... I watched the DaD video shortly after the song was released, and didn't even realize that it wasn't full lenght.

Say what? It's so... long :laugh: But not full length? It's only missing one minute... what in the world is the point of that?

im so lost with this release... will she have a PV for this or not? hahahaha.

Same... Teasing is nice but now it is time to reveal something !

At this point this will not be PV episode, it's going to be trailer for the movie :D

Well , I am interested but she is kinda stretching this too thin

I sense more to come!

Btw these last three singles have made me miss b-sides! I have a feeling those are no more.

Ayumi Harkness incoming

I miss singles in format

New song
Remix or orchestra version of that song
Instrumental

ME TOOOO. I LOVE BUYING A SINGLE WITH CRYSTAL CASING AND OBI.

Those were the days :yes

Oh my god we're getting TWO MVs in a row with more than one costume? You go, budget queen.

Why does she look so much like Gackt in that photo???

my first thought reading this was "Wait what two MVs?"

春よ、来い felt like it were released an eternity ago :laugh

^Hahaha sorry if I got your hopes up!

There's a new snippet on the clip on Instagram, labelled III - I'm hoping that's a countdown meaning we'll get something on Saturday!

Even then, I'm getting confused - would we get the full clip or episode 1? Are these episodes anything more than just snippets of the full thing?

She's now posting pictures to tease countdowns that tease release dates of parts of a full clip... That will get old real fast :laugh

Super excited! Darkness is coming and I'm so here for it ^^ It'll be a full clip for sure!

https://i.imgur.com/GaWbtv6l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/q6sSLfcl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/VgK9w90l.jpg

yas gurl come and gothicize us

https://i.imgur.com/Wq544Igl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Xpzkn1il.jpg

aaaaand it will premiere at midnight (in 2 hours!)

Damn, what a SERVE! I'm speechless.

The video is cool, but I would have preferred some narrative.

She looks amazing with the slicked back hair though. So I can’t be mad at that.

Love the PV !! I still love the song so much ! With the PV, it is so much fiercer than before !

Same, I was hoping they'd play a bit more on the 'monster' theme, and I thought they were going to when her face started being altered to look like a monster, but I can't complain - after the TROUBLE drought, it's just nice to have a clip that doesn't look like it was shot in half a day in someone's basement!

Not sure I understand the statue at the end, how did you guys interpret it?

Glad to see the Goth Ayu back. :)

Feels like the MY STORY PV era at some point (About you, GAME, STEP YOU)

Love it.

Oh my goodness
The old Ayuu is Backk...
I love the music I Love the PV
I got the notification pn youtoube rite now and its mind blowiiinggg

OMG I THOUGHT THE SAME! The tones of the PV were really reminiscent of that era

Freakin' love it, goth/dark Ayu is just IT

At one point i thought she’d gonna be Sadako and come out through the tv. Hahaha. But yeah, this PV is great in a lot of aspects. Very reminising from her old work, such as ourselves and About You.