wheres the cover ?
im dying waitin the cover out,,, XD

lol I actually want to wait :D

If the covers come out now... is kinda too early and there's gonna be less new things to look forward to xD


Take your time ayu!!!

Yeah, I'm sure it's for the next single. I don't think MOON/blossom would've been announced if she haven't at least finished writing them, lol. I like that she's already working on the next singles that means we'll get them faster. :D lol I know she's being a workaholic but I'm so lazy I can appreciate her efforts in more ways than one. Ganbatte Ayu! And I need to see those covers like NOW. lol

^ same with people in this thread :D (including me..) TT

Considering both MOON and blossom were used in CMs I don't even know what made people get the ideas the songs weren't recorded...

I had a dream that I was at the photoshoot for this single... And she wore a pink top with black pants and posed with a grey background... I hope my dream doesn't come true. ;~;

Scatterbrain Ayu is so adorable *chuuu*
But if I had been her during that moment, I'd smashed something.

Covers should be out around next friday, right?

I´ve dreamed that she had made the video qith one of the ARASHI, ¡¡With a kiss scene!!!!

I really hope MOON won't end up being a cheesy love-story video. I am sick of those.

me2, mate, me too!

I'd say next wenesday

If it with nino, I would die!! Both of my favourite, ayu and nino. XD

It was with Matsumoto Jun

For MOON I imagine a dark PV, like Marionette or something.

Hmm, for MOON I keep imagining something alongs the lines of BALLAD only darker and for blossom: a brighter version of part of me.

Same here, I want something darker than BALLAD, please no more pink flowers and fake tears Ayu !

Ayu and Nino in a PV together?! Where do I need to sign for this?! :D

Though Riida would be nice too!!

When Rule/Sparkle was released I thought it was ridiculous that it was a double a-side without a video for Sparkle and I maintain that if the same thing happens with this single. So shes planning something for it she says, but I still feel that shes just short on time and we get jiped a new PV when the next album is released.
I just dont get it. Why the rush? I thought she had more control over her releases now. Its not like shes desperate for money.

They want to get to the 50th single for this upcoming album.

So? You're getting new music. 3 singles in 3 months. A new music video, and more to come. Ayu fans are being spoiled this year, and all you can do is complain about one missing PV which may (and probably will) show up on a later release?

I don't get all this whineging. Yes, no PV now is disappointing but get over it.

Exactly. People just need something to complain about lol.

^agree. At first I was disappointed since blossom is my favorite (judging from the previews), but this move kinda makes blossom more mysterious / special!

I'm still just as excited for this single :)

Yes I agree :yes I was upset, but I am still very excited for MOON's PV and the other two singles!!!! :yatta

She rushes and we get crap like the S/S covers and a substandard album like RnR circus. I am not one of those fans like you that cherish everything that is released and feels so very blessed. I think she could do tons better and Im dissapointed that she rushes to release everything. Why dont you and whoever else agreed with you get over the fact that others may have a different opinion than yours?

not really, lol.

but anyway, they probably have some marketing scheme behind removing the pv (like adding it to the album to get people to buy it) or something so i wouldn't worry too much. I like MOON better just going by the preview of blossom but I would have liked a pv for it on the single.

Rushing made S/S and RnRC bad? But aren't all the hailed albums of Ayu-past even more rushed than her work now? Saying she's rushing now, and that's what's causing a detoriation in quality is highly highly subjective, when RnRC is far from rushed in comparison to her older work.

what ayu does is, when one of her songs (not recorded yet) is promised to be in an upcoming commercial, she records the chorus for that commercial first, and it's usually a demo-ish song. The music used in commercials is usually just 15 second songs of the chorus of her upcoming song that she sung which is unfinalized. So there could be a good change that if she ever lost lyrics to a song, she couldn't record it. but atleast she has the chorus. and even then, sometimes the lyrics used in the song for the commercial change from the final cd version.

for example, we have the full commercial mix for sparkle and it's only 17 seconds long, because it's only the chorus, but that is the entire song for the commercial. just that 17 seconds. she doesn't record a full song to be used in a commercial. after the commercial mix has been recorded, she goes back completes and rerecords the entire thing including the choruses. which, like i said earlier, if she was to ever lose lyrics to a song accidentally, there could be a chance that she wouldn't be able to record it. (atleast...the full song that is)

Well all of Ayu's works could be considered 'rushed'. I mean she's not like Hikki who release an album after years.
Ayu release an album almost every year :| and I don't get how this 'three singles-in three months' project would be rushed too. That's a good idea for her 50th single imo.

I think this Ayu timing for realese is kinda usual.

RnRC is not her BEST album, but comparing to GUILTY and NL... ehm, i really enjoys RnRC.

Ditto.

Almost half of her discography and some of her most praised works (from ASFXX to RAINBOW) were released in a less than 4 year span. My Story and m (u) two other praised works were released practically within months of each other. So whatever problems may be had with her recent releases, time is definitely not the enemy. If everything goes well, it takes like a day to record a music video and there's still WEEKS before the single is released.

Besides, I don't why this is an issue. Didn't she say that we'd see why the change happened when we see Moon's PV? Don't think she would've said that if it were a time constraint problem to me. And why is Sparkle being used as an example when we eventually did get a PV (a crappy one but still) for it? :confused

Did I ever say you can't share your opinion? Did I ever imply that I can't comprehend how anyone thinks differently to me? No. I'm sharing my opinion, just like you did yours. Stop sooking.

You don't need to cherish everything she releases, but we are seeing a lot more activity from her than usual.

How do you know this is rushed? She recorded these songs months ago, is doing a full blown concert tour and still filming another PV and recording her next single. She's working hard, and she probably didn't want to rush (probably the only aspect of the single she didn't have time to finish) making another PV when *probably* later down the track she can make one with more time. Isn't this exactly what you want, for her not to rush something? You are disappointed she rushes a release (although you have no proof of that), but disappointed that she cut out the blossom PV. I don't get it. Even if we don't get a blossom PV later down the track, she gets to put more time and effort into the MOON PV and her next single.

I wonder how you are able to already judge this single to be a rush job and subpar before you've even heard the studio versions of the songs or seen the PV for this single.

And like others have said, this is how she works. This is how she's always worked. So unless you hate her entire discography, she's done something right if she's always recorded this way.

I think the lyrics she deleted by accident were for a future single after MOON/blossom. I'm not worrying too much, really :).

Yeah, you really can't use the "rushed" excuse with ayu for why something isn't great. According to one of her GUILTY interviews, 5 of her songs that (to me) are lyrically some of her best work were all written in one day.

I disagree, for Ayu's pace, this is not rushed. Not to mention MOON and blossom (and in my opinion, the songs for the next two singles) were most likely recorded in London. That would be the only explanation for her being in the studio so often. So how is this project rushed? Does she have time to record 6 or more PVs in a timely manner? Of course not! In fact I'm not surprised at all this single only gets one PV. But that just means we'll have to wait. And since you want her to take her time, you shouldn't have a problem with that :)

Also, please don't blame the blasphemy that are the s/s covers and your opinion of a "substandard" album on time. I'm sure Ayu has made an album or more that you are in love with and I bet you anything it was made in the same amount or less time than RnRC. And the people responsible for the disastrous s/s covers were promptly terminated (and Shimoko put on a much needed hiatus lol). So future disasters should be less of a concert for all of us. :D


Exactly.

Of course, hon lol. Those lyrics were probably written before or shortly after the new year lol.

Just curious, what are those songs? :)


And I have to agree with the majority of you: you can't blame anything on avex/Ayu "rushing" the work. She's always worked at about the same pace. Plus, I honestly don't think any of it is rushed, despite how quickly her stuff comes out. We all know she's a hard-worker, and I think that's the main reason she releases so quickly, not because they rush it out. (Well, they do want to get it out as fast as possible, of course...... But you know what I mean. XP) And honestly, for the average musician, even those who don't work as hard as, say, Ayu, you can get an album done in a few months or less. Most artists don't compose anything, and the people who do the composing often already have the selected songs completed a significant amount of time beforehand. And even for an artist who writes all the lyrics or helps arrange, if you work hard or are very creative, it's not too difficult to complete several songs in a day. :O
And anyhow, even if a person composed, arranged, and wrote an entire album in a week, that doesn't mean it was rushed. It could be a piece of work where the emotions just poured out and the creativity seemed endless..... Doesn't happen a lot for most artists, lol. But don't assume something is rushed or not well thought out unless it obviously reeks of such a case. ^_^' And for Ayumi, well, I'm sure most of us would agree that a large portion (or, I personally think nearly every song in her discography, actually) does not fit the low quality standards that would be needed to assume such a thing.

...Anyhow. Didn't mean to rant, lol. :X I just don't like whenever people claim Ayu's work to be rushed (or any artist's work, as long as they have no real reason to say so), and I especially don't like it when they claim that for an album that they personally just don't like. The only album I'd say you can even consider that for would be Secret, since it was originally supposed to be a mini-album.... But, to me, even though I think that's one of her weakest albums, it's still above average compared to other music you'll see, and I don't think most of it, if any, was rushed. :yes

The album tracks in GUILTY. I loved the lyrics to them all, especially untitled ~for her~, GUILTY, and Marionette :yes. Also, I agree with your whole post.

u know what. I think if Ayu were to "do things slowly"... it's just not her; probably we'll get really bad-standard works. it's like.. working in a "rushed" pace seems to fit Ayu; I think she likes it too... so hey whatever, as long as she's happy!

^ I never even thought about that, but you're probably right. She's one of those people that works best under pressure... Funny, of all the people I've known like that, they truly do put out some of the best effort - except when they try to take their time, they indeed mess up. >_>

Oh man, how awesome. Marionette has some of my favourite lyrics to date (they fit so perfectly with the rest of the song, too), and untitled ~for her~ makes me tear up. :cry ...And I'm surprised anybody read my rant. XD

Tony G,
Seems like a dismissive retort to me. If you didn't mean to come off that way then try not to be so patronizing. I never questioned your comprehension abilities so don't put words in my mouth.

I am completely aware of Ayu's release schedule but at the end of the day, that doesn't change that they had an idea and couldn't follow it up. I used the Sparkle PV example because it was a clear case of simply not having time to shoot a PV for a single. Some of you say 'well shes releasing 6 songs so of course shes not going to have time to shoot all the PVs.' Attractive PVs are major promotion for a song so my issue is why put herself in that position in the first place? I don"t get why she would plan to release a song, then have to backtrack and change plans because its not like her 50th single crept up on her.
I remember the I am cover story, where she had everything planned then scrapped it all overnight and shot something else that was beautiful, yet she still allowed the S/S cover to be released and then let the people responsible go after the fact? How is this her norm?
I never implied I couldn't wait for the releases but was unhappy about the missing Pv. I am perfectly happy to wait an entire year for singles or an album that wont have another No way to say/fated/Together when/ You were etc etc clone.

Otherwise most of the replies I'm getting are opinions just like mine, so I hardly think that mine is any more wrong or right than most of them. I am not trying to convince anyone of my opinion. This is a forum so I'm simply stating mine.

RnRC wasn't rushed and certainly wasn't substandard, you were prolly referring to NEXT LEVEL which was pretty much rushed, but than again the majority of Ayu albums are rushed, it's the way she works.


No, no one does that. They prolly just give them the demo version to use for the CM. No one is going to just record and mix a chorus of the song...

I don't think they cancelled the version because they didn't have enough time, Ayu probably just happened to change her plans at the last minute like she sometimes does, like the I am... cover mentioned. Who knows, maybe the new idea may seem better too.

Wow, drama wars in here.

I don't think Ayu rushes. I think Avex is the one that rushes her. I don't see why she herself would do a rush job.

I think you should actually read the posts that followed yours.

The case here is that she committed to more than she could handle. So instead of holding the whole single back, pushing back all her plans for the year, she cut something out. Its a logical step. Logical idea. Any decision she made would upset people.

^ I actually think it probably is more of a marketing decision than a time one. I'm thinking that each single will have one PV held back and then they will show up on an album/mini album at the end of the year. (possibly with a connecting story)

Also, why are people worrying about her deleting her lyrics? I'd imagine that Ayu is smart enough to remember at least 95% of what she just took the time to think of and write...

Pretty much. People are making a tragedy out of it for no reason.

Besides, no one knows what's going to happen. All of this discussion is pretty much moot until we get to the single. Or did we all forget Ayu herself said we'd know why she cut it?

Plus, if she is like me, and even if she is not, she surely wrote it first on a good old paper sheet ! So no drama here, plus she is not idiot, she surely remember it but I may imagine the "OMG what I did" reaction she got when realized ! Now it's just a funny memory for her I guess, after all she didn't say it was a big deal and she didn't remember them ?!

MOON posted by k1s3k1@jpm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_17CD...ayer_embedded#!

OMG THANK YOU!! listening now! omg I feel like crying.. it's so beautiful.. her voice..
This song is such a classic. Thank you ayu for making this type of music, this will never get old <3

The song has a rockier edge than I thought it would. The drums aren't as strong as they were in the live one. Still this is rather LQ. I am loving it btw~

OMA!!!
:love:love:love:love

Thank you!!!

Thank you!!!
I love it!!!

ooooooooh thaaanks ^^,i listen when is vacation,on friday,ooh i can't wait
:D

I never heard the live version of MOON as I was so lazy to download it but I really adore what I have for the studio version :heart

now's to wait for covers for MOON / blossom to be up :) <3

OMG!!!!!!
Thank you so much! It's amazing, beautiful... I have no words to describe it ♥

Thanks a lot !!

I LOVE the second part of the song ! very moving ;_;

It sound like Days but It's better, not really amazing but japanese people love this kind of song, so good job AYu =)

MOON sounds nice!!!! Thanks!!! (and didn't k1sek1 say he didn't want to leak stuff anymore? lol)

love her voice in this song

It is purely amazing, I LOVE IT !!!! Thanks Ayu !

Me too! Seriously, it's so beautiful. I don't think her voice has sounded this beautiful and pure since JEWEL.

MOON sounds awesome *__________________*

It's so so beautiful!!!!

*.* I want MOON!!! I want the full version. Please Ayu!!!!

THIS SONG IS AWESOME THANKS AYU :heart

Omg... the full version is beautiful. Even after hearing the live rip, it still sounds amazing.

I'm so glad Ayu's gone back to just the heart-wrenching, emotional ballad style of hers. Sunset/BALLAD/meaning of love were good but lacking in emotion, You were.../Days/etc. were awesome but felt too much like they were just the "token winter ballads" of each year, etc.

But with MOON, I can really hear that old Ayu style come out again, and it makes me infinitely happy :heart Thank you Ayu!

woah.its amazing!more better than BALLAD :P

MOON is wow... Rock-Ballad is a very nice combination!
And its sounds very nostalgic for me, I think its the arranger and composer who made it.

it's very beautiful way better as days ! can't wait for blossom !

Lol, kiseki is leaking everything new from Ayu, Kuu and Namie right now!

Moon is just ok. I didn't like the live version and I don't like the full studio version.
The chorus and the rockier part are pretty nice, but the rest of the song is boring, it feels like it's going nowhere.
I lay my hopes on blossom.

word. :)
Really lovely song, I really rarely adore ballads but MOON is amazing :)

Did I said it doesn't have a feeling of her old songs? Oh my God I was so wrong.

It just screams AYU'S CLASSIC. That arrangement, Ayu's voice which sounds so simple and pure...
But there is a problem. xD After listening to live version thousand times, studio version is lacking of energy and feelings for me... Her voice sounds simple and that's good, but too simple and even boring in some parts. I'll try to get used to studio version.

I can't wait and finally i listened xD,its AMAZING,I'm sure it will be a classic of ayu
sincerely,one of the best songs of ayu

moon is just awesome !!
the live rip wa sgood, but the studio version is AMAZING!!!! :luv2
omgod :heart

I'll wait for my version of the new single and won't listen to "MOON" or any of the other new songs now, but it's wonderful that everyobdy gives such positive reviews about it.
I'm sure, the song is beautiful and the PV will be gorgeous too!! ^.^

Ahhhh, the waiting begins again...! ^.^''
I'm looking forward to the covers (the only thing I allow myself to see!).

Her voice is pretty. and the music sounds classic. it's so her in 2000 era. aww.

Wow, single version of MOON is very good! but... it feels shorter than the live version, like a minute or more shorter xDD it'is just me?

Amazing song from Ayu, I'm very happy wwith MOON!

I like the beginning, but I'm not sure if I like what I hear after that @.@;

I'm not that impressed at the moment but it sounds nice at least..
hope I will love it more as soon as I hear the CD version.>.<

Omg, it's awesome. The intro gives me a bit of No way to say feel.

All right, I'm gonna repeat. This song is awesome <33 Love it!

Great song! :love I don't know how to describe this otherwise, but she hasen't had a song as haunting as this since moments. I love it.

well it better than the live rip. but it's still not leaving a big impression on me :(

the music is really nice though~

i'm sure i'll end up liking it--it'll just take more listens haha

A LOT of people keep dreaming about Ayu. I'm jealous, my stupid head just dreams really retarded things, such as last night. Me and a friend were being attacked by some guys who owned this pizza restaurant, and when I ran in there and was about to punch a guy in the face, we both flinched, laughed, and then he locked me inside the bathroom, where I became a goldfish in order to escape. But then I died. On the floor. Like, flapping my little fins.

Um, OT now. I just heard the song on yt, and I really like it. I think it will go together nicely with Blossom :)

Giving all my hopes on blosssom.

MOON sounds epic epic! :D

Love the radio rip of MOON. Hopefully blossom will be aired soon :)

me too :(

Pretty much my thoughts as well. My feelings are the same for the studio version as when I saw it live - It's alright but not amazing or particularly memorable.

hmm her vocals in MOON remind me a lot of ASFxx album.. or rather, how her vocals in AFSxx would sound like in her current vocals...

and oh that burst of rock guitar in the beginning? totally reminds me of Far away. in fact MOON reminds me a lot of Far away, and I LOVE Far away.

:heart

thanks what I thought too!!! made me think of far away xD

I like MOON. I'm really glad too. Sounds very nice and I like the change of arrangement that it has, makes it more interesting.

LOVE it! so excited about this single I cannot wait for blossom.

It reminds me soooo of No Way To Say O_o still xD

Yep, definitely sounds like classic Ayu~ It didn't blown me away, but it's beatiful~!

I can't imagine PV for it O_o it only reminds me of pv like NWTS and Days, but whe have summer.. so.. don't think so xD

I actually agree. I don't like this song at all... RED LINE was better.

The beginning is so MOON sounding, her vocals are great, the lyrics are great and the arrangement perfect. Even if i haven´t heard blossom, i think this will be her best summer single since fairyland. I wish it was longer!!!

Really? Since fairyland? Lol. fairyland had alterna :shakehead

I'd say the best since glitter/fated "maybe" Sunrise is pretty badass :P And that's taking into account I don't like MOON, just the preview alone of blossom saves this single for me lol.

Why do you guys have to fight which single is good or bad? Just relax and enjoy her work! I have nothing to complaint coz' in the end....we all will love the single...

and guys..please stop comparing her past/future singles....Peace!!!

^Naaah, MOON isnt that bad , i prefer from preview blossom too, but yet MOON is pretty average for me still. It's beatiful, bo i think blossom have "more this". I want to see PV for MOON, im pretty curious right now!

Right now I'm not too sure about the verses, but the chorus is pure awesomeness! Totally love it!

OO the song sounds so amazing. So beautiful. I can't wait for blossom to

Are the lyrics already online from moon?

I also can´t imagine the PV for MOON!!!
And, to jbrat2219, i would say it´s the best single since fairyland.BLUE BIRD was good, but none of teh songs have become a classic for me. glitter/fated was also great, but i miss a great ballad here (still like fated), and Sunrise/Sunset was good, but maybe a little random