New album 'Love songs' & Ayu-produced single 'Dream ON' 12/22 [V]

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

I'm getting it shipped to a P.O. box, and I've never done so before. can anyone tell me how I do that? Do I just put the P.O. box as the address line?

I REALLY want the album... it's to commemorate my re-birth as a fan lol

[Keiichi_JPU]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

So can someone clarify, which is the best shipping option to recieve the album in time for Christmas? I live in Wisconsin, USA. Please let me know as I will most likely be ordering CD-Only version and cancelling limited edition. I've come to the conclusion that it's all just "stuff" and I really don't need stuff like that anymore (you know all the extra stuff).

My wallet wishes I would come to that conclusion too

[Ranma Matsuri]

Originally Posted by ComatoseBunnySnatcher

I'm getting it shipped to a P.O. box, and I've never done so before. can anyone tell me how I do that? Do I just put the P.O. box as the address line?

I REALLY want the album... it's to commemorate my re-birth as a fan lol

Tbh, I don't think you can even ship stuff like that to a P.O. Box. Do you have a friend or family member who you can ship it to? I think that'd be the best way to do it.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

So now we have confirmation that November is a song!

[truehappiness]

AHAHAA.

So I think they're [newspapers] calling the Love songs covers a "reproduction of teenage Ayu" though I don't really know if this is a good thing or bad thing. Considering that it's been like more than 10 years since Ayu was a "teen"... maybe it's a little bit of both?

[fantaisie.sign]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

So I think they're [newspapers] calling the Love songs covers a "reproduction of teenage Ayu" though I don't really know if this is a good thing or bad thing. Considering that it's been like more than 10 years since Ayu was a "teen"... maybe it's a little bit of both?

I wonder if they're talking about a desire to be *like* a typical teenager again? Carefree, easy-going, fun, immature, young? It's a very ambiguous statement. Maybe it's a good thing if that's the version of Ayu that the Japanese love the most: the younger, fresher Ayumi.

[Yukitora]

WOW CD+DVD is suddenly my favorite after seeing it in better quality. CD only looks like creepy, or tongue in cheek now, and the LE still looks nice, but not as powerful as ayu's CD+DVD glare.

[love in music]

the covers are so lovely in a little higher quality. I hope they'll update the sites with the super HQ ones soon!

[Kingdom]

CD > USB > CD DVD

They are all great though, her best in a hot minute! I just wish she didn't have that dumbfounded expression on the DVD version.

Her natural smile is so pretty.

[truehappiness]

First article for the album: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/82653/full/?from_al

It mentions that the covers were shot by Kazutaka Nakamura in the suburbs of Los Angeles. There is also a larger CD+DVD shot there.



Yeah, I don't see the problem people have with this cover. Gotta go crop the newer set~

[love in music]

^nice.. here's the larger shot I saved

[relmy]

^ CD+DVD looks so much nicer in better quality and larger. Thank you! The CD only is still my favourite though~ ♥

I went for SAL at CD Japan and free shipping at YesAsia, hopefully ONE of them will arrive before I got back to Uni! Definetly downloading the leak this year. I held out with RnRC and it didn't do anything to my appreciation of the songs!

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by identity

^nice.. here's the larger shot I saved

Um... actually, that doesn't look that bad...

[love in music]

^ yeah it's growing on me as it gets bigger and bigger lol

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^It looks so nice larger! So beautiful!

[4minute Girl]

Originally Posted by identity

^nice.. here's the larger shot I saved

thanks for posting it! i was trying to save the picture but it didn't let me right click

[jbrat2219]

So I found this video, it's somewhat related... emiko and I had a discussion about audio quality on a CD versus what could be on the USB and this video helped clarify some things for me so I thought I'd share.

The Loudness War

[zoomzoom]

Strange how much covers can improve just by being in higher resolution. The CD+DVD doesn't look bad anymore, at least she doesn't look as "lost" somehow.

[jbrat2219]

It actually kind of went up on the scale for me lol.

[AyuGAME]

she looks lovely on that bigger version..
i love her sad puppy eyes...