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Originally Posted by Tom Punks
Quoting you again because I think you added this after I responded buuuuttt... I have to say, this release only half scares me. On one hand, I'm shocked that the production level for these songs is just... so, so bad for Ayu's standards. But on the other hand, I do think it's just crappy because Ayu is being forced to release something she doesn't care about. I really do hope that her songs after this don't continue to reflect this quality of production though. :l
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But I don't see how Ayu could be forced to release this at this time. I think avex would have been plenty happy with a single - we haven't had any between Love songs and FIVE at all! With Leslie calling FIVE "a new revolution" and so on, to me this seems like Ayu stand behind this product 100%, just like all of her other releases. I could see them forcing her to release something if it had been a LONG time since her last release, but this is the quickest we have ever received an "album" ... I don't know but we all know Seiko used to sell trillions (lol) and look at her now. I guess all good things must come to an end and we must accept the fact that things change.
I do not mean to sound negative or whatever, I'm just speaking my mind on this matter and how I believe Ayu's career will be affected because of this release.
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Originally Posted by Andrenekoi
Nah, this is far from being the worst received Ayu work... Not even close from the hating NEXT LEVEL, Sunrise/Sunset, Mirrorcle World PV and Bold & Delicious received...
People over here just love complaining about the new releases... after some time, many listen to the stuff again and start loving them...
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Those releases were, for the most part, at least something FRESH. I guess this release still has that "something different" than Ayu's past works thing going for it but not in a good way. NEXT LEVEL was foreshadowed as a new chapter. new excitement. the "NEXT LEVEL". That both worked in favor and against it as a release. Sunrise/Sunset was just a single to begin with and although Sunset was a little boring, Sunrise was just as exciting as a Summer single can get. Mirrorcle World's PV was a disappointment but hey the song more than made up for it. And B&D, that was the single before an album (that turned out to be great) and Ayu made up for it with releases before and after. This is almost 6 years later, she cannot afford that kind of disappointment.