The REAL composer of Together When... revealed!
 

Yeah, he posted in his blog.

From Duty fame, it's...
Kunio Tago!

He previously composed Key ~eternal tie ver.~ and SCAR on Duty. I never expected him to return. I guess Ayu approached him or w/e. His stuff is so good! :D

So he did work with her a LONG time ago, and was a suspect... [Duty was released close to the beginning of his career at avex, 9.27.2000] Too bad I totally wrote him off as never to work with Ayu again. That's like seven years of not working with her... perhaps she remembered that his skills are good for emotional works? I really think that Key's lyrics are some of the most touching Ayu's written. :D

Rough translation based off of Excite!:
Source: http://www.tearbridge.com/tago/blog/index.cgi

whoah. thanks for this. cool. yay -- i had a feeling it wasn't CMJK ^_^

Well, CMJK stuff generally sounds more... tech-y. :\

Not that his stuff is bad, but it doesn't have the feel that Together When... has. :D

That explains why a lot of people are comparing the song to Key ~eternal tie ver.~ :D Thx for the info.

Exactly. I love CMJK stuff, but to me it just sounds way more rock than "Together When...". "TW..." just didn't give off a CMJK feel. at all.

I posted earlier I though that Together When... sounded like Key ~enternal tie ver.~. Guess it was a valid comparision :D

SCAR is one of my favourite ayu ballads :) Its nice how she praises ayu's lyrics so much.

Kunio's a dude, btw. :D

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No wonder Together When... sound so much like Key. Oh well. Thanks.

OMFG!!!!!!!! DUTY IS THE BEST ALBUM AND I LOVE IT MOST OF ALL!

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thank you, you made my day, I'm very happy :)

I hope this man will work with Ayu for her upcoming album and create many awesome songs :)

thanks for the news!! No wonder it sound like some of her older stuff!
He's a really great composer!
Key ~eternal tie ver.~ & SCAR is one of my favorite songs!!

Nice to see old composers. I loved key.

YAY!!! i love key, can't wait for full version of together when...
so the composer is kunio tago arrangement by CMJK

whups. typo. I meant he :P

Wow how did you manage to dig this? Anyway thanks for the info! ^^

OMG! This makes me so happy~ So that's why it sounded bit nostalgic.

This is incredible! I kept and kept saying I wanted something like "Key ~eternal tie ver.~"! I miracle happened!

I hope we'll get plenty of Kunio's work in the album. He's a genius!

its time to go back to listen to SCAR and Key now...haha
nice that Ayu went to find him for a song....its very meaningful...
maybe she will find other composers from before for her 10th anniversary as well ?

edit: i just realized the songs he made for ayu have no bridge... :(

Thanks :) I knew CMJK didn't compose it, didn't really seem like his style. Looking forward to hearing the full version, as Duty album is one of my favourites.

Some of my favourite Ayu songs are composed by Kunio Tago, so hopefully he'll work with some materials with Ayu in her upcoming album <33

That's true. :yes That one part "Itsuka mata boku wa boku ni umarekawatte" sounds like "Dakara mou nakanakute ii yo" from "Key ~eternal tie ver.~".
Thanks for the info. I thought the composer, who hasn't composed for her since some time, might be him or someone from "A Song for XX". It would be interesting to see someone from "A Song for XX" to compose for her again...

Nice lines by the copmoser ^^

Wow!! I love that composer!! I'm happy he composed ayu song again! It will be amazing then.

SCAR... WOW T_T

nice nice. we need more of those!!! Duty/I am... era!!! ^^v

Wow! I love his work! I wonder if he will compose more songs on Ayu's new album.

i guess that's why i thought it sounded like key :P

Well if he composed most of Duty, this will be an amazing single. <3

Maybe another one? 2 songs like on Duty, it would be awesome!

this is great! thanks for the info!

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FINALLY!!!!

Whoa! This is a real surprise.

SCAR!!!! love it! thanks for the REAL info!

:yes

Well it's a sure thing that this song has a bridge because tethevo reported so after seeing her perform the song at HEY!x3

Key + Scar = <33! Thanks for the info :D!

thanks 4 the info

Nice!!! SCAR is one of my favorite Ayu ballads, and I also recently gained a new appreciation for Key (although it's still not one of my favorites ahahaha). I hope the full version of Together When... will sound nice. I wasn't too blown away by the preview, but we'll see. So.. does this mean that CMJK arranged the song? Since he mentioned the song on his blog.. or something.

Hopefully, it will sound like her first works.
Also, I loved his description of the lyrics. I'm sure I will also cry when reading them, too

I knew it wasn't cmjk! haha...I"m glad he's back! I love the Duty album especially key. Hopefully he composed mre songs for ayu! Now I can't wait for the album!

That's kind of weird...

interesting, thanks for the news!

Now the album's already varied enough!
It has already it got 4 different compositors already ^-^ I really love where it goes.

Oooooh yeeaaaah =D

That's pretty great news, as he composed some pretty good songs from 'Duty'.

^__^
Pretty happy about this~
Gonna' be a good single :)

Nice information, it's exciting that Ayu is going to old composers...Now if she'll only get younger backup singers...-coughcough-

O_O NO WAI! That's awesome, I love this composer's stuff, it's friggin amazing. I'm really looking forward to this song now, I'll wait till my album comes out >w<

Some of you guys have really a great will power that you can wait until the album will arrive at your home XD!! Even that I pre-orderd it I just can't wait lol, I just enjoy it and when it arrives I enjoy it a lot more.

I agree with everyone that says it sounds a lot like "Key". Not that I mind. It took me a while to figure out which song it reminded me of though.

Oh how wonderful

wow, it has been awhile!

W00t!

I admit, I was hoping for a CREA+DAI, but this is great as well.

omg i love scar and key!

Ah, this makes more sense. Thanks for the info. :)

Wow, I wouldn't have expected that.
It's been so long since they have worked together!

cool news! scar and key are both excellent songs. i look forward to hearing TOGETHER WHEN!!!

thanks for the update

kunio..??
hope new album he compose more songs

Cool. Actually I don`t care who composes it as long as it`s good :P Thanx for info ^^

wow u guys are so knowledgable. thanks for posting this for noobs like i!

wow! i love Key! i rkn that is a great song that is way underated. I listen to it all the time :). Now i love Together When... as well!! another song to add to my list of Ayu! Best Song in a loooonnnggg time! Hopefully there will be more fantastic material in the new album!!! I'm really looking forward to it!

OMFG. Key "nicely nice waterfowl remix" is, like, my second favorite Ayumi song! :| So excited for the song+PV. :O

its just, this is the first time kunio tago's composition has been made to single, even though it is digital single... SCAR and key did not get a lot of promotion and only use as an album track.. I just want both of them are re-cycled and being use as a single :P hihihihihihhihi

its nice tough, thx for the info