[News] Ayu's work with SpeXial

[Aderianu]

New song「Sayonara feat. SpeXial」produced by DAISHI DANCE and will be featured in the new mini-album.

http://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1023288

15 June Ayu wrote at her weibo:
"I shot my new music video with a Taiwanese boy group. They were just so amazing!!!!!! You will see for yourself very soon... "

Promo photo

http://mdpr.jp/music/detail/1496850
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertai...s/1496549.html
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000117000
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2054849/

さようなら

大好きなあなた

さようなら さようなら さようなら

まるで何もなかった様な顔で明日を始めるんだろう

- Sayonara -

[orbitalaspect]

Oh no... Another collab?

[BlackSilence]

*takes popcorn* forum meltdown in 3, 2..........1......... lol

[ayumisrael]

Any new collaboration is blessed. Question is if it's only for the PV and song's production like JJ Lin, or a real collaboration on the song as well.

[ExodusUK]

Why.....

[Yoake]

I like that Ayu are opening her world of music since some years now. No matter if I like or dislike the work. I always found it was a odd that she had so few collaborations. It was as if Avex imprisoned her in a cage.

[njanjayrp]

Guys Ayu has so many songs if she does one with a Taiwanese boyband it's not the end of the world. It might turn out to be a good one...

[attractive nausea]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

Guys Ayu has so many songs if she does one with a Taiwanese boyband it's not the end of the world. It might turn out to be a good one...

This

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

Guys Ayu has so many songs if she does one with a Taiwanese boyband it's not the end of the world. It might turn out to be a good one...

But she's done collabs with Naota, JUNO, Tim, and JJ Lin, and the only one that came out decent was BRILLANTE. Sure, it's not the end of the world, but Ayu isn't doing features with well known people who have a lot of talent, just unknowns either trying to break out of their Johnny's group or looking for a quick ride into fame.

I want to believe that a collab would go well, but ayu's collabs are consistent letdowns, not because of Ayu, but because of the other artist. They either can't sing all that well solo (Tim), sound radically bad compared to Ayu (Naota), or try to mimic her singing style (JUNO).

As for the song itself, I'll give this a chance. But I am still so disappointed in her for being a one-trick pony and writing yet another love song. She knows it's old, we know it's old, Japan knows it's old. And God is rapping his fingers against his desk waiting, like the rest of us, for her to sing about something other than I love you, I miss you, I can't move on from you, I can move on from you, You are special, You hurt me, I'm not healthy for you, You're not healthy for me, We're not healthy for each other, We're staying together anyway, I'm still in love with you, You're still in love with me, We're still in love with each other, This random object reminds me of you, You're reminded of me by this random object, I still have the presents you gave me, You still have the presents I gave you, Please don't think of me, Please do think of me, Please remember me, I still remember you, You don't know me anymore, I wish I knew you again... Anything I'm missing here? Besides adding the word "again" to every single one of those topics she's sung about?

[thinkingoutloud89]

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

But she's done collabs with Naota, JUNO, Tim, and JJ Lin, and the only one that came out decent was BRILLANTE. Sure, it's not the end of the world, but Ayu isn't doing features with well known people who have a lot of talent, just unknowns either trying to break out of their Johnny's group or looking for a quick ride into fame.

I want to believe that a collab would go well, but ayu's collabs are consistent letdowns, not because of Ayu, but because of the other artist. They either can't sing all that well solo (Tim), sound radically bad compared to Ayu (Naota), or try to mimic her singing style (JUNO).

As for the song itself, I'll give this a chance. But I am still so disappointed in her for being a one-trick pony and writing yet another love song. She knows it's old, we know it's old, Japan knows it's old. And God is rapping his fingers against his desk waiting, like the rest of us, for her to sing about something other than I love you, I miss you, I can't move on from you, I can move on from you, You are special, You hurt me, I'm not healthy for you, You're not healthy for me, We're not healthy for each other, We're staying together anyway, I'm still in love with you, You're still in love with me, We're still in love with each other, This random object reminds me of you, You're reminded of me by this random object, I still have the presents you gave me, You still have the presents I gave you, Please don't think of me, Please do think of me, Please remember me, I still remember you, You don't know me anymore, I wish I knew you again... Anything I'm missing here? Besides adding the word "again" to every single one of those topics she's sung about?

first of all, he is called Naoya.
secondly, he is actually a pretty decent singer...especially compared to Ayu.
moreover, non of her collaborations is from a Johnnys band.

[Aderianu]

I like her collaboration works
Dream On and Why... are really nice

[Ryusei]

I feel like she'll just be the main person in their music video or smth. Or is it her song? I'm confused lol could be anything really..

[AyuGAME]

Please people don't judge before you hear and see it...

[susiowong]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

Please people don't judge before you hear and see it...

This. Here. People are gonna bash it before they hear it and after they hear it because they don't give it a chance, regardless is it's good or not.

[Kazeyomi]

Here we go

Don't know what expecting, but I hope it will be good as Why... at least. It's my favorite collab so far.

[Surreal17]

Hopefully, the song won.t resemble Why in any aspect.

[melissalove]

I love her collabs but i wonder if the song will be half Japanese and half Taiwanese or fully in English. I guess will see.

[!Lawi!]

Did she confirm it's a collaboration song? It would be weird if they were only in the clip but you never know.
I don't have any pre-made ideas or expectations but I have to say I don't really enjoy any of her collaborations... Hopefully this one is catchy and summerish!

[inspire_rmx]

i hope it will be as good as Why cos I love that song!

[ayumisrael]

I saw some vids of their clips on youtube.
They actualy look good and sing well, they have a good style, they are like the Taiwanese "tohoshinki/BIG BANG/Super Junior" so I don't think it should be too bad.
Only thing I couldn't connect is with Chinese langauge music (as I'm only into Japanese music). Japanese is the only asian language that clicks with me.