NEW MINI ALBUM『FIVE』 2011.8.31 in stores ~VI~

[hidekirby]

BRILLANTE is perfection!
I think that Why... feat. Urata is pretty good too! Both voices sound good together, the arrangements are quite nice this time! Why... are ANother song's arrangements that cheap? I don't really understand...
And I don't think it's really nice for Juno though, having another version of his collab...


Thank you for the pics Luna!

[YUKARI]

now having listened to BRILLANTE, I can't image how PV is gonna be like. definitely it won't be fun like Lady Dynamite...

I think it will have a Free & Easy feeling... Now I only hope PV will be epic too.

[ExodusUK]

lol if the progress pv is just another crossroads cheap affair

[truehappiness]

Looking forward to all of the PVs! beloved has such awesome looking poses from Ayu~

progress... so so?! Aww. I hope there are at least a few more Ayu scenes in it.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Im quite satisfied with FIVE.
Maybe it should have been made in two singles, but anyway...
ANother Song is way different from everything she has ever done, and since it has a huge Itano Tomomi vibe (an artist I love likr crazy) I love the song
Why... is a great ballad and JUNO gives a different flavour
beloved is the typical ballad but the arrangement makes it quite different from the other ballads
progress is amazing and epic
BRILLANTE is not what I expected but is great and I can't wait to see it live
Deffinetly better than Love Songs, which was boring as hell and so forgettable.
Even if FIVE is good, is sad to say that the true Ayu disappeared with Rock'n'Roll Circus. That doesnt mean that the songs she has released after are bad, but someing has changed with her.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

the pvs look amazing!!!

Like a huge step up from Love songs!!! WOW

[!Lawi!]

I think I'm gonna LOVE the PVs, especially Why... and BRILLANTE !

Actually, BRILLANTE is so convincing I think I can deal with ANother song, which will help me enjoying FIVE! I'll just have to consider it has no bonus track ^^

[Benikari47]

Am i the only one who's absolutely blown away by BRILLANTE? seriously.. it's undescribely amazing
It has one of the most epic openings i have ever in my life heard, this and Progress made the record beyond amazing for me, it's all i could ask for.

[Layla]

Still no Pv, uh? Well, I don't mind. (^^)
This album is quite epic, but i still don't like Another Song.
The booklet scans are great, she really looks like an emperess!

[ayumisrael]

This mini album is great. One of ayu's best releases yet.

I actually like Why...'s UN arrangement more but I like JUNO's voice more. hahaha

[YuraiNamida]

I'm absolutely astonished by BRILLANTE. I don't know how to describe the emotions I felt while listening it.

I'm absolutely overwhelmed by its epicness. o_o

[pepper]

I dont feel it now like an album, but a huge single.

progress 7,5/10
beloved 5,5-6/10
Why... 6,5/10
ANother song 4/10 but it can grow on me, it's not so bad after listening
BRILLANTE - 10/10 IM CRYING.

[mi|kshake]

Reading this thread is making me so excited - sadly I probably won't receive my copy of Five until mid Sept First opinions on the PVs from those pics - sad that Progress isn't going to be some epic/gothic PV. Beloved looks nice! Another Song doesn't look amazing, but I think for the song, it'll do the job OK. And I most looking forward to watching the Why and Brilliante PVs!

mi|kshake~

[Earth_maiden]

I think that I won't be satisfied with the BRILLANTE PV, or progress PV, because they're both just amazing songs. So I have no expectations for either of them, which means I can't be disappointed.

[pepper]

I want Tim to became her composer forever. FOREVER.

[freedreamer]

gosh u guys are KILLING me..lol
all the praise on BRILLANTE...i just cant believe it...im still holding out
(can someone put th photos in spoiler tags or something..pretty please )

[Linoa62]

progress PV
Ayu can only be seen during the ballad part of the song and near the end. Other than that, she's not in the PV.
http://vimeo.com/28231100
password: ayumifanblog

[Tom Punks]

smh at the hidden track. Poor JUNO. He gets a collab with Ayu and then she goes and is like, "I'm gonna sing this song with Naoya TOO! *_*" cause she CLEARLY prefers him. I just hope Ayu realizes sooner than later that the majority of her fans follow her for Ayu, not for Ayu and Naoya, and that we listen to her for the Ayu sound, not the super cheap sound all her Naoya collabs have. :l

Really sad thing is that BRILLANTE pushed the mini album back onto the okay side for me, but as soon as I figured out what the hidden track was... it just made me hate this release again.

[pepper]

^ I'm In the middle and you know what? I FREAKING LOVE progress PV. Something fresh and I really enjoy watching it. It makes this song very socially-powerful.

Oh, and I love stop-motion animation so much.

[Utena]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

smh at the hidden track. Poor JUNO. He gets a collab with Ayu and then she goes and is like, "I'm gonna sing this song with Naoya TOO! *_*" cause she CLEARLY prefers him. I just hope Ayu realizes sooner than later that the majority of her fans follow her for Ayu, not for Ayu and Naoya, and that we listen to her for the Ayu sound, not the super cheap sound all her Naoya collabs have. :l

Really sad thing is that BRILLANTE pushed the mini album back onto the okay side for me, but as soon as I figured out what the hidden track was... it just made me hate this release again.

It was probably the other way around I think, they probably recorded both during the same session, then avex (or ayu who knows) offered to sing the song with JUNO.