[harufi]

First reaction was to laugh because I thought I was on one of the fan-made threads. Realized it was real, now all I can think is "...you're ****ing joking right?"

Calmed down (slightly) now. But still, this is ridiculous.

1. When LOVE/again were announced/released I didn't care that they were named 'mini-albums' because I thought that guaranteed them being stand alone releases. I liked the amount of remixes and getting the instrumentals. Now I can sincerely say, **** you Avex and your false marketing. I was going to order both LOVE and again in the New Year but thank god I didn't. Feel awful for the people who don't bother with singles but feel tricked into haven't bought these releases.
2. Wow, a whole 7 new songs!...of which task'n'bass will be an interlude alongside with at least 2 others (probably). That is NOT enough material to say this is a new 'album'. As LOVE and again were marketed as 'mini-albums', it would have made so much sense to instead release a third mini-album with the remaining new songs.
3. ...one new PV? Scratch that, its not even new is it, it was filmed ages ago and meant to be on LOVE. Seeing as she doesn't have to create a whole new album now (only half of one, ha) could at least film PVs for all of the new full songs. But no. Even that is too much effort.
4. You & Me? You & ****ing Me? Congratulations Avex on rendering ASB pointless.
5. How is this thanking the fans...this was supposed to be 5 NEW MUSIC RELEASES. Not a: classical album with a tracklist that nobody seems to care about and an album that everyone now despises, plus what will 99% be a new best album.

I'm so wound up right now. What the hell is going on? Is it not ****ing obvious to Avex that Ayu doesn't HAVE casual listeners anymore and just a die-hard fanbase?...that they've now managed to piss off. Why do they seem determined to drive her career into the ground? This whole 15th Anniversary thing is just a joke now.

Although, I can't put all the blame with Avex anymore. This isn't happening for any of their other artists. Do you see Koda Kumi messing her fanbase around like this? No. So for me, Ayu is as much to blame. Over the past week or so I stopped listening to her as much anyway, because I wanted her to be fresh to my ears when this album came out. Now I don't want to listen to her at all.

For the people saying 'how would you feel if LOVE and again were labelled as singles though?'...I admit I'd feel slightly better. Because people wouldn't have bought into **** they didn't need.

I was initially disappointed in Demi Lovato when she announced a new release for Christmas Eve; I waited till 3am Christmas Day, she said nothing and put out an acoustic cover on Christmas Day afternoon. To be fair to her, she didn't give any details of what it would be, and it was a tribute to the school shooting in the US, so even though I felt irked at the time for staying up so late, and didn't really enjoy her version, I didn't feel that annoyed. Compared to this, that is nothing.

This release would've been acceptable to me if:
1. Only a max of 3 songs had been took from the minis- ideally Song 4 u, Missing, Wake me up.
2. PVs for all the new songs.
3. NO YOU & ME. SERIOUSLY.

That way I'd buy LOVE and again when ordering this. I don't know if I'll bother buying this tbh, I'll download it then if the new songs are among the best music I've ever heard, I'll order it. Otherwise, I'm too angry and feel too tricked by Avex to buy it.

I doubt this'll pass 100k. And I don't really want it to.

EDIT: So wound up I forgot about the covers...CD+DVD is nice, others are a no. They actually look more like singles covers to me. Give the pastel washed out colors a break please. And apologies for the cursing lol.