[AyusakiFan]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

Think it'll be appropriate to post this here
Though Im not sure if anyone has translated it.

These are some of the interview excerpts from ViVi March 2013. Found them on an Ayu FB page.

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ayu: Usually, albums are made with singles that are produced over the year however this time, I've made an album with the feeling that is "of this instant". As the production time for this album was very close, all the songs represent who I am now. During [MY STORY], rather than saying I was singing about myself, it was more about questioning myself. This time in [LOVE again], it feels as though I am sending out letters to people. I have thoroughly understood my thoughts and recorded them down every day. This is what is different from the me back then.

Q: What does the title [LOVE again] mean to the ayu now?
ayu: This is just an album filled with songs that are of this particular instant. I believe there will be people who approach and listen to them from many perspectives. About the title, its like a neverending/cyclical process: Losing after we've found, and after losing it, we continue to find and search for it---It's been going on for the past 15 years. However, I believe it has to be like always, that is, to be able to listen and feel directly and intently, for one to get that message.

Q: It will be your 15th Anniversary soon, what do these changes mean and point to?
ayu: Even though I do not fully know what such changes will bring and affect in future, to me, it feels like "A sunny day", where I can intuitively feel the warmth of this "sunny day". If I continue moving forward like this, no matter what challenges and turmoils I face, I feel I would not regret.

Thank you so much for posting the translation of her interview in ViVi. It provides great insight into the title of the album as well as the message that she is trying to send us through her music about what she is going through right now. On the surface, the album title comes across a bit repetitive and uncreative considering that it just combined the titles of the mini-albums, however, it makes sense that she did that since she said it's a cyclical/never ending process as it fits the theme of the album. I'm also happy to see that she seems to have a positive outlook on things despite everything that has occured over the past few months. Reading this makes me feel like I was more worried about her than she is about herself so it's good to see that she has chosen not to carry the weight of everything on her shoulders and is continuing to press forward in a positive direction despite the obstacles she faces/ may face.