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Originally Posted by Lady~Deviance

Namie was referring to choosing which language better synchronizes with a song (Japanese vs. English), not choosing the songs themselves.

Namie's July 'S-Cawaii' & 'Sweet' Magazine Interview Highlights:

Namie viewed her 20th anniversary as a "clean break" in her career. She stated that she gained a sense of freedom, and her work feels fresh and exciting again.

Namie felt in previous years she mainly focused on preserving a certain image of herself. Now she's more expressive and desires to portray concepts in her works. (Summer = happiness, cheerfulness, etc.)

She's really happy with the direction her music has taken and wants to continue to challenge herself and try out new concepts. She does not want to stay stagnant with her career.

She also states this is the most summer themed and aggressive album she feels she's ever recorded. She hopes listeners will enjoy it.

She's working with a different team (new producers) to produce her music. She found this challenging since the team is very diverse (International).

She revealed there are more English based songs on the album due to the English (demos) synchronizing with the flow of certain songs better. She felt certain songs on the album when sung in her native tongue did not harmonize well with the original tracks.

Namie has become more laid back in song selection. She points out her lyrics have become more intelligible and less figurative and perplexing. She wants the listeners to focus on the music. Hence titling her album "FEEL".

Credits: tieba.baidu, Mandilinn @ onehallyu.com

This really means we're having more Namie for a while
I also love the direction her career is taking.