giving me lady gaga music not the bling vibes tbh

as long as her lyrics aren't forced ill be happy.

Maybe because there are already news about Step by Step they decided to announce it as part of a solid release to start using the song as a promotion already... It's smart actually, when the song comes out people who watch the dorama may search for it and find out she has a new mini-album coming with that song in it.

Well, I hope that the drama will have great ratings.
how beautiful you are and Hello new me's drama had decent ratings but it wasn't enough to help them become popular among the public.

The popular dramas are usually dramas with really popular stars/Jhonny's boy bands actors.

^ Well, it's still a better promotion than nothing :)

yaaaas looking forward to this ^^

I don't know how to react to this news lol I'm still processing "A ONE" and there's already a new release scheduled! I hope it gets proper promotion (because of Step by step).
New music from ayu is always welcomed but I still don't feel the hype, perhaps when the tracklist and/or covers are revealed! lol

sooooo excited! I haven't even listened to the songs on A One apart from the single, and there's already new music on the horizon*___* can't wait to get my copy of a one and then preorder this baby!!!

Wait a minute.

Is Step by step a RedOne production?

-blinks-

^ Ehhhhh? Well the google translation isn't clear enough. But if this the case then let me go die laughing at all the people who dissed poor TK because they thought he was the one behind it and that he was recycling his own stuff again :laugh :dead2

Doesn't seem to be the case.

I was delirious so I wasn't sure, lol.

As far as I understand, it says "Step by step, and a dance song produced by red one". I'm sure he didn't produce it.
I'm happy with that announcement but I don't like redone...not that I didn't like XOXO, but he is so mainstream now...

Just confirming since I'm looking at it again and wondering. Hopefully it's not too ballad heavy since it's a summer release.

What's an アゲ曲 (age kyoku)?

I think it's 'age' as in 'up' as in 'raising tension'. (I recall the Japanese use 'tension' as a way to refer to excitement) I think people tend to use it when you feel like you are 'getting up in this gig' or feeling particularly pumped.

I hope the songs can make me excited
I liked A ONE but the songs are more like songs you play before bed

I would die of happiness if she pulled a "Secret" and announced that she's gonna push herself to transform the mini-album into a full-length studio album.

That would be so amazing but at the same time I don't want her to die D:

Avex really needs that money but if it's anything like A ONE no complains.

I think RedOne's arrangement = fine. However, I think Ayu's Japanese team needs to be composing.