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INSPIRE
This was the first ayu song that I heard (a much unusual situation from what I've heard
) I heard a girl on SoundClick (Sou-hime) cover it and thought that it sounded quite good. Up until that point I thought that ayu was a really just a plastic pop princess but then I found out that she writes her own lyrics and has lots of edge
Bold & Delicious
Me and another member of a forum had heard people talking about Bold & Delicious and thought we'd check it out. This was roughly about 2 months after I'd heard INSPIRE so this was a slight shock for me (I thought it would be a rock song) but I liked it regardless and then a friend sent me a link for (miss)understood...
STEP you
This made me like ayu even more!! At the time (and still now I guess) I was obsessed with upbeat pop-rock songs and so when I heard this I just loved it! It was then I discovered how long a career ayu actually had and I looked into some of her older stuff
M
When I saw the title it peaked my interest. I thought that 'M' could stand for a lot of things. Then when I actually heard the song I was blown away!! The whole song and its meaning just made me fall in love with it and all of ayu's winter ballads.
Startin'
Although not really an amazing stand-out song or anything, Startin' still holds a special place for me as it was the first ayu release I was an ayu fan for! I'll always remember listening to the TV rip from the encore of CDL05-06 then the Onimusha trailer before it finally arrived (with cooky PV in tow
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WHATEVER
Or more specifically WHATEVER live at CDL04-05. It was this performance that made me respect ayu as a performer. I'd never really liked the song when I heard it (all versions just didn't interest me) but when I saw it done live it completely changed my opinion. It was in this performance for the first time I noticed ayu's intense stage presence
momentum
This was the first time since I'd been an ayu fan that a song really moved me. momentum, and the PV mainly, really spoke to me and made me really sad listening to it
talkin' 2 myself
Its not that this song means anything in particular, its just that it was released around at a rather influential time in my life and every time I think back to that period I think of this song
Mirrorcle World
Probably one of the best songs I've ever heard. Mirrorcle World still gives me a tingly feeling when I heard it unexpectedly
Sparkle
My favourite song from NEXT LEVEL. This song made me stand up and take notice of ayu again since Mirrorcle World.
Microphone
The latest song to make me remember everything that I love about ayu