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Originally Posted by truehappiness
I dunno if it was really made with Japan in mind, but they eat that sort of thing up so it's possible, I guess. Why should only Japan appreciate it? It's not like the type of song that meaning of Love is isn't found in other parts of the world. It's sad because the song is a sweet little love song that seems to get crap for not trying to be "special" or something. I think this tends to happen with most of Ayu's songs like this (Life, untitled ~for her~, etc.) and it's sad that some songs get overlooked just because people deem it as "boring" when they could be listening to a gem.
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I think songs like Life, Days, meaning of Love, SEASONS, and songs like this, are really core to Japanese music, because most Japanese women singer ballads sounds like these songs, and most recently with an r&b twist. In Japan, I think too many people are sad, and when they hear these songs, they can either find comfort, or find sympathy. Because many people are not aggressive, songs like count down and Last Links would only appeal at one certain point of time. But for example SEASONS, even we are not sad, we can listen to SEASONS for a different purpose than if we were sad... do you understand? I think Japanese public like versatile songs better than a song for this emotion, and a song for that emotion.