Maybe she isn't releasing more "A BEST" because she is going to release another A COMPLETE in 2018. Lol, what i'm thinking, avex is going to release both.

Can't wait for covers!!

The last time she re-sung the old songs it didn't turn that well :(

But "Depend on you" version was really awesome!!!!

Um, the 10 anny version songs were pretty good. Showed how much her voice changed in a good way.
I think she should release a best album this year... it would make since... the last one was what.. 2009? 2008?... its girl.

It was in 2008 (April for Depend on You + YOU, September for Who... and December for TO BE + LOVE ~Destiny~).
It was 5 years ago already :thud

I just preordered a copy of the limited edition! So happy~

:yes TO BE & Love Destiny were very good too =)

What can she put on A BEST 3 though? Has she really legitimately had a hit or a popular song with the general masses since BLUE BIRD or Mirrorcle World?

I don't think so...

Days, Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (did almost million digital downloads), Together When... You were..., JEWEL and to some extent how beautiful you are, MOON, crossroad, Virgin Road, You & Me. The main hits are Days, Sunrise and Together When... but then before hand it's not like each single/promo song she had sold million legal downloads or 500,000s+ physically.
This number of hits are more than most would have in a best album, that doesn't mean it will be successful though. It could go BoA way (and BoA had Everlasting, Do The Motion and Winter Love on it) ayu has a more solid fanbase though but it might interest mainly the fanbase rather than other general public like the 2 first A BESTs and A COMPLETEs that all sold more than the original albums of the respective years, hell A COMPLETE did better than the album of its year and the one a year and a half before and that's after ayu's biggest hits were used on the A BESTs and A BALLADS. With A BEST 3 though, avex will have to make people's interest raise, ayu will have to work on another hit if it will be possible for her to buy some public interest again or they will just have to do something that will make it work and ayu needs to do her own music-wise (if she even cares... it seems like she likes original albums way more herself lol), if not then A BEST 3 sales will just be lower or close to around 100,000 or LOVE again's sales tops of the tops.

I'd rather have A Ballads 2. New arrangements would be awesome. And imagine it including Haru yo, koi. Instant million-seller :P

Maybe ayumisreal will have a definitive answer for this, but, if I remember correctly, the original A BALLADS underperformed in sales, right?

That said, I was totally down for A BALLADS II when she released Love songs. Who knows? maybe another ballad collection (complete with TK compositions!) will hit the right nostalgia beats and rebuild some goodwill between the Ayu brand and the average J-pop consumer?

I also really, really want a studio cover of "haru yo koi." I'd be down for a cover album, too.

(and back to the shadows I go)

Ok that haru yo koi was performed how long ago already? I think if she were to record it officially that most fans would be let down. Her vocals have changed dramatically since that performance.

I wouldnt mind A Best 3 having songs from Secret and Guilty. But TBH I'd rather buy those albums instead.

i think A BEST 3 will give her good exposure...which finger crossed that she will do lot of marketing stuff and appearing in a lot of magz, tv, etc

I agree with this completely.
I love that Haru Yo Koi performance so much, but it just wouldn't be the same to hear it with her new vocals.
I would be a little disappointed.
not that it would sound bad, I'm sure she'd make it sound good
I just want to hear it with her old vocals

Rule - International movie leading song
meaning of Love - a hit for digital download in Japan
Love Song - Another Milestone in Japan
JEWEL - another milestone
Secret - a movie tile-in
Together When... - first digital download in her discography and got over million download


I literally laugh out loud of how people ignore all these.

I didn't know what Haru yo, koi until I google search on Images.

Considering A Best 3 would cover from (miss)understood album tracks onwards, those tracks either had strong sales, became concert staples, are always requested or had strong tie-ins (bolded ones are alread on compilations):

Ladies Night
Startin
1 LOVE
JEWEL
BLUE BIRD
Together When...
glitter
MY ALL
NEXT LEVEL
EnergizE
Sparkle
Rule
Days
Microphone
Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
meaning of Love
Blossom
MOON
Love song
crossroad
Last angel
Virgin Road
progress
ANother song
beloved
how beautiful you are
Song 4 u
Wake me up
SAKURA
You & Me

fast release, they need money