I remember when I heard BLUE BIRD the first time when I was watching AT06 in summer 2006 and wondered where it was from. At the time I didn't go on any Ayu forums. I started going on those in early 2007 I believe, so only place I was able to get my news was wikipedia. I downloaded Secret from a torrent site too, when I had a chance and you know what? It was the first Ayu album I didn't really like when it was released.
Even though Secret had mind blowing songs like JEWEL and momentum, I still couldn't find myself liking this album. It was sad, but I didn't stop listening to it either because I wanted to make myself to love it. I never did though this album has a lot of songs that I can easily relate to, I thought it was the worst album she had ever released.
Well, two or so years passed and I think that it was after my huge disappointment with NEXT LEVEL I finally started to appreciate Secret as an album more than before. I can say now that I enjoy it better than I did back in the day. Sometimes I even wonder what was the reason why I didn't like this album in 2006 because it's really lovely and somehow I get winter vibes from it every time I listen to it. :p
So in short;
Hated back then, now I love it♥