[Official Message] NEW MINI ALBUM『FIVE』 2011.8.31 in stores

[Miduhyo]

When I stared at "Why..." I thought it said "Who..." And then I said "What?"

I just realized that if I was clever enough I could've fit in "Where"....

Oh, look at that! There it is!!!!!!

Anyway!!! I am. so excited about this! I like JUNO actually and I can't wait to hear all of the tracks! I'm not a fan of Dream ON but... if Ayu is collaborating, I'm sure it'll be good! Can't wait!

[Coelacanth]

yay for a new release. i'm gonna be honest, i'm not terribly excited for it but i miss my ayu. the duets sound like they're going to be atrocious. hope i'm proved wrong.

lol are people really defending urata tho? he CANNOT sing. i mean, if you're gonna duet with an R&B artist.. pick Shota Shimizu, Hirai Ken, JAY'ed.. but urata? I'm sorry, no. it's perfectly okay to be over-zealous when it comes to her doing multiple duets with guys that sound like they're getting their balls crushed with a vise.

[BlackSilence]

u know what guys? i'm excited for new material...as for everything else....I'll just sit and wait for Ayu x GACKT collaboration >D and then celebrate it on the max buahahahahaha

[IYFreak]

Originally Posted by artcika

u know what guys? i'm excited for new material...as for everything else....I'll just sit and wait for Ayu x GACKT collaboration >D and then celebrate it on the max buahahahahaha

THIS. lolol When I found out Gackt was under Avex (Or releasing under them( I thought "OMG!! IM ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY DREAM!!)

[butterfly_ayu]

it's interesting to see ayu collaborating with younger/newer artists and trying out new stuff. I'm actually not a big fan of naoya's singing style either. I don't know if this sounds right, but his voice is not "man-ly" enough for me. >.< but tbh, any new ayu songs will work for me right now. It surprises me how JUNO also sings in mandarin. I'm quite an avid cpop listener, and I had never heard of him.

[LastAngel]

So unexpected and exciting!!!

I hope beloved is an epic ballad~
And BRILLANTE is an epic electro dark mysterious song. Like Marionette vs Sparkle.

[jyujiw]

I'm pretty excited, I can't see any strong reason to depress myself with this release. People, a mini-album, 5 brand new songs and PV's, it's more than anyone was expecting.
Ayu has the most selling mini-album for a woman in Japan's history, it was a matter of time to release another.
I particularly am in a step behind with the collaborations, not because they ARE collabs, but mainly because it's kind of "new" stuff for ayu. But at the same time I'm happy she's experimenting new things, it's refreshing to see her making one song or another with someone. Obviously I don't hope to see a full album of collaborations as well.
Initially I thougt OMG MORE BALLADS? But after that I saw the Brilliante and remember of progress, and by the way, many ballads of ayu that I complained in the previews turn out to be my favorites nowadays...
And title for me are the least important thing, what I'm expecting is the content

[Kingdom]

The titles seem somewhat uninspired, but I am excited for a new mini album! Plus new pvs, covers, etc.

I hope the two she is collaborating with don't ruin those two songs!

[Tom Punks]

To be honest, this release scares me. :< I think beloved, progress, and BRILLANTE will probably be good, but I have no hopes for liking the collaborations. One of the things I've always liked about Ayu was that she doesn't collaborate with other artists. Her music is HER music, not "Ayu + someone else's music." And this has nothing to do with who either of the artists are. >_>

[microphone]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

To be honest, this release scares me. :< I think beloved, progress, and BRILLANTE will probably be good, but I have no hopes for liking the collaborations. One of the things I've always liked about Ayu was that she doesn't collaborate with other artists. Her music is HER music, not "Ayu + someone else's music." And this has nothing to do with who either of the artists are. >_>

isn't she still writing the lyrics? (including the featuring artist's part)

[zellyx]

OMG YES

[truehappiness]

Amazing! Can't wait.

[Yarumi]

yay! Can't wait for this! Finally some new music... Ayu and Namie! Makes me so happy!

[love in music]

So..let me get this straight..

3 songs are original ayu songs
2 are collabs

They're not all collabs right? I'm confused if this is a full collab mini album or just a mini album featuring 2 collabs.

Ayu is so versatile and her last collab with urata was absolutely amazing so I'm hoping these new ones will be great as well. I'm not so excited yet since the release date is so damn far away. I'm sure my excitement will climb in about 6 weeks but right now it's dead lol.

[channy]

Ewww, a male voice on a new Ayu album? T^T

Urata already destroyed Dream ON with his I-wanna-be-hip-hop voice .____.

Let's see how the other tracks, "beloved", "BRILLIANT" and "progress" are. I hope they turn out to be superb :3

[NintendoHTF1242]

Oooh an Ayu + GACKT collab would have been interesting lol.

I can feel this thread is gonna hit a trash can post sooner or later *gets popcorn*

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

Oooh an Ayu + GACKT collab would have been interesting lol.

I can feel this thread is gonna hit a trash can post sooner or later *gets popcorn*

@NintendoHTF1242 that will never happen あゆxGACKT...

[RayJason]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

Oooh an Ayu + GACKT collab would have been interesting lol.

I can feel this thread is gonna hit a trash can post sooner or later *gets popcorn*

They wouldn't mash up greatly together at all, I think. Just think of the Christmas special where ayu and Gackt performed together. Although, I rather see Gack doing an collaboration with ayu instead of Urata or Junu.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

Oooh an Ayu + GACKT collab would have been interesting lol.

I can feel this thread is gonna hit a trash can post sooner or later *gets popcorn*

He's prolly the only male singer Ayu wouldn't sound awkward singing with.

[Violently Happy]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

He's prolly the only male singer Ayu wouldn't sound awkward singing with.

I actually think they sound really good together!!! They both have unique voices. I loved Itsuka No Merry Christmas.