I am so in love with this album. I don't know what other people think of it yet but...I cannot believe it. It is just so beautiful.

I am sooooo impressed with SURVIVOR but I love ALLLL of it. This album is soooo much better than her last few albums it's UNREAL.

I had higher expectations for this album when I saw the lyrics because I could just sense that some kind of amazing breakthrough must have occurred but I had no idea it was going to be this good. The thing I love about it is that it's not just good compared to her recent lack-luster stuff. It is to me one of the best things she has ever done. I know it's early to say that but I am floored.

I am so glad to hear her music reaching a grand-scale level of epic like her older music but in a brand-new, inspired way. I'm just so proud of her. :(

This would actually be a reason for me NOT to buy the TA version...lol that would be such a stupid decision.

I will cut a bitch if she puts Winter Diary on the physical version of the album.

Better yet--Summer diary AND Winter diary!

"Diary" mini in 2017?

00. taskshiori
01. Spring diary
02. Summer diary
03. Autumn diary
04. Winter diary
05. Epilogue
06. Diary (bonus)

Haha.

I'm gonna burn her diarybook if anything like that happens

can we not troll about releases...it's literally so annoying.

Don't forget EGG Diary

Seriously. 90% of Ayu threads get polluted with conspiracy theories, fake tracklistings, photoshopped fan album covers, etc.

I do find that it would be a very likely release given that she loves the diaries lately.

I think she like blogging on social media instead of diaries.. who the bloody hell still writes diary in a physical books nowadays?

In the last year or so she wrote lyrics for a song called Diary and had two seasonal diaries. Kokoro no diary all day.

well done! loving this album!

Well, I'm sure of one thing: I want to listen her version of Diary.

Very enjoyable album! For the first time there are no immediate duds. Somehow this album feels like she took her time and didn't rush. It just sounds better overall. So far it is a winner for me!

omg :eyebrow

WOW!

Mad World and Breakdown are my favorites. I was hoping for a ballad like Pray somewhere but this album is gold. She always delivers at least a few fantastic songs per album but this was all-around great.

Thanks Aga-Chan! I try to avoid hearing any songs or singles from an album before I buy it like when I first got into JPop. (Although I find I don't do it as much when looking for new artists as there's so many more ways to discover music nowadays with YouTube, iTunes etc)

When I first decided to listen to Ayumi, I bought A Ballads because I had heard good things about her and because I loved the cover. I hadn't heard anything of her music before I put the A Ballads CD into my CD player and hit the play button. So I try to continue listening to her music this way, along with my other favourite JPop singers.

we still don't know who composed the music, right?

8 out of 9 new songs, wow :yes