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omg. the rap is juuuust like Fly High; she totally channeled that. The melody of course is not bad, it's the arrangement - it sounds like something someone messed around with on a computer fake piano and threw it in there like "here ya go just throw it in there." cheaap!

But the melody, vocals/rap are good.

My friend just pictured this song completely

"OMG its sound just like some opening to Family Feud or sth. We just missed the "Uerukomu!" part and audience applause!"

yeah, it's sound very cheap.

I usually don't judge previews but.. omg.
Ayu's voice sounded so low at the beginning, like when I'm singing at karaoke :laugh. And during raps or whatever they are, the music goes too much fast so she sound like in hurry. Her vocals sounds quite good but the arrangement it's so cheap.

If she will gonna include this cover song in her next album, I hope it will be a bonus track or a ghost-track at least.
As I said I don't usually judge previews so early :no but I don't like what I heard. I'm still looking forward the full song though.

NEW SONG!!! if a tie-in's in Feb then..I guess we would be getting a NL/RnRC timed release...
AHHH i cant wait >.<
how beautiful you are
(gives me You're so beautiful vibes by Kuu...and then there's SHAKE IT lol!!!)

lol the TRF cover sounds like it could be on Nothing from Nothing.
i don't get why people are so pissed and losing hope for the new album because of this song tho. it's just one of those lame covers she does every now and then.
looking forward to the new Timmy song!!

I smell another sweet season.... Smh

all I can hear in the "Happening Here" is "dance in leggings"

I am glad that ayu is getting another drama tie-in. It's to bad that it's an adult drama. Does anyone know if the one for sunrise and seasons were tie-ins for adult drama??

which is sooooo weird to me since her speaking english is not THAT terrible.

i guess it just doesn't matter that much? i don't know... its weird to me that she doesn't try pronouncing her english more properly in her songs. :shrug

They were pretty much standard dramas.

I just meant that it was an 'adult drama' in that it seems tailored towards an older audience than usual. I guess we'll see how it does! It's also billed as an 'adults' youth drama (大人の青春ドラマ)'.

It might have something to do with the English being sung alongside Japanese? I thought her White Christmas was pretty good.

THAT! xD

I can't wait to hear how a Timmy ballad sounds like. I don't think we can expect 'something' in particular since BRILLANTE is the only reference we have xD

And as 'Happening here' is been released digitally on iTunes I wouldn't expect it in the album... She decided to cover it as tour theme song one year ago for the original HOTEL Love songs, so it doesn't have anything related to the new album... I hope! xD

Oh I see that clears things up for me! thanks for the info!

When crossroad LQ preview was out everyone **** a kitten and then shot it, and now a lot of people like it! It could still be good.

Can't wait for the new medium balladn how beautiful you are.
I hope the song is also as beautiful as the songg title.
It's a very different title song from her past singles.

No it can't. Stop giving people hope. They're gonna be devastated.


In other news, I wish the medium ballad would just die. But I see it's here to stay.

I don't think we'll have another Love Songs though...idk why I think that, but it doesnt feel the same.

lol I was one of them.

That's why I'm looking forward the full song, maybe it will turns out amazing. Who knows :laugh

Timmy has a certain sound though I think. :yes I think BRILLANTE showed a lot of growth from him, but he used to have a music video on youtube as well and honestly, it reminded me a lot of BRILLANTE. to me it seems like he does darker and more mysterious sounding songs.

i also have a song of his in iTunes called "song for a friend." :yes

plus on his youtube channel he has a video of Canterbury Te Deum (which makes me think of the chorus singing in BRILLANTE) and he subscribes to EWQLTutorials. anyway, i guess we can kind of get a feel for his style, even though we don't know for sure what his new songs will sound like.

EDIT: actually, i found clips from Tim's EP "Waiting For The Sun" and if you listen to them...i think that even though the release is older, you can definitely get a feel for his style! now i'm even MORE excited!!!

http://most-entame.com/tim

No !!! :no
If this new song is a medium ballad, i hope is like crossroad or even MOON

We already know about Shake it guys :laugh don't be spoiled.

How beautiful you are sounds like an empowering song, I want it!!

yeah, 1st 'official' song is Shake it.
How beautiful you are sounds sweet as Just the way you are by Kana. I hope its Sweet Season like lol.