[Kikaru]

Yes it sucks that she isn't releasing a summer single, but to be honest, I can stand a break from the strand of summer singles starting from July 1st that to be honest, are beginning to sound the same. And let's face it, every time she releases a summer single it seems like a lot of reaction from this board are pretty negative. Just experimental wise, I would like to see what happened if she didn't release a single for the summer. Would it affect her fall release?

She has experienced a great deal of trauma before her tenth year, and I agree with chibi_venus. She isn't a machine. She can't just produce music at every whim.

She's active, just a different level. Do I want her to release a fall single? absolutely. Do I want more magazine promotion and TV appearances, yes. But rumor has it that she's already working on a new single and I though MW was brilliant as a song. Yes, she's touring a lot, but this year she's really focusing more on her fans. She's communicating more, and I think that's huge for her, because she always seemed closed off emotionally wise.

I like 2001, but let's face it, back then she was younger and probably had more energy. And the quantity of releases were great for short-term sales, but for long term I think it was an double-edged sword. Sometimes I wonder if her CD sales would be higher had she spanned out more. But that's my ramble for another subject.