[Namie Amuro] ✖ ✖ ✖ We're once again in the spotlight in the 70th thread! ✖ ✖ ✖

[everlastingRAINBOW]

My prayers for Break It have been answered!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder if AL Ver. is the same as Alt. Ver. lol. I assume so!

Originally Posted by Benikari47

I'd love if Break It turned out to be more electropop, the original sounds so outdated.

I kind of hope it'll be a little more guitar heavy like Violet Sauce (Spicy). Break It always made me think of Violet Sauce anyway, because though I always loved the original, I felt like the instrumental was lacking that extra kick. So this is a much deserved re-do for Break It

[Earth_maiden]

Love Break It, but hoping for a newer, electropop/synth sound or something. How old is the original track? Feels like 2007 or something (though I know its not).

[everlastingRAINBOW]

Once again, so glad we're getting a new version of Break It! I'm sure it's gonna kick ass! Sometimes it feels like her marketing people read the forums <3

[Zeke.]

I never liked Dr. it's annoying.

[ayu_ready?]

I don't like the new song but I'm already too happy about the album

[Heavenly]

I'm hoping that the new version of Break It will include more heavy guitars, like in the last chorus, at the very end of the song. That part is my favorite in the original song ♥

[RayJason]

In The Spotlight (TOKYO) is such a ****ing epic song! I love the instrumentation and her vocals. I also adore her English in this song, not a lot of Engrish but accurate English pronunciation. Great! Can't wait to see the PV.

What I really want from Namie though is a sad ballad in full English. I just mean like, happy songs about dancing in the spotlight.. yeah awesome, but I'd rather have a song with meaning in English.

[isthisLOL?]

So far the album sounds less unique than her usual music. She always had this Namie-sound on her latest albums and singles, nobody else would have released Break It or NAKED, but In The Spotlight is a J-Lo-esque-everybody-could-release-it-and-nobody-would-care song :/ Not bad just...kinda disappointing. And ONLY YOU is rather pretty but the polar opposite of special as well.

Still excited though.

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by isthisLOL?

So far the album sounds less unique than her usual music. She always had this Namie-sound on her latest albums and singles, nobody else would have released Break It or NAKED, but In The Spotlight is a J-Lo-esque-everybody-could-release-it-and-nobody-would-care song :/ Not bad just...kinda disappointing. And ONLY YOU is rather pretty but the polar opposite of special as well.

Still excited though.

i agree. There was something really unique in PLAY and PAST<FUTURE. This album has many songs that are more toned down and..mainstream? les Break It and NAKED and S!S!W!D!..

[JackieRos]

omg new version of break it!!! yes yes I can't wait

[Rocky Raven]

^ For me PLAY is just so so. idk why so many ppl overrated it tbh. Hide n Seek, Full Moon, Violet Sauce and Top Secret are great. But the rest are boring, especially FUNKY TOWN & CAN'T SLEEP, her worst singles ever(imo)

PAST<FUTURE was great thanks to FAST CAR & Defend Love, but I still skip Dr., MY LOVE, LOVE GAME & FIRST TIMER almost the time.

This is by far the first studio-album of her(since STYLE) that i haven't skipped any song, Break It is my top favourite cuz it sounds so 90s-ish, Sit!Stay!Wait!Down! reminds me of her urban/hip-pop music from STYLE n Queen of Hip Pop which I love the most, NAKED is just powerful and YEAH-OH is clearly 'NAMIE AMURO'.

'Love Story' is also my first favourite ballad of her since Wishing On The Same Star, cuz it makes me cry reading the lyrics; surely many ppl may find this song boring, but if u have ever broke up with someone u will think again.

So I can say that I love this album already, it feels like BEST FICTION(alternative ver.) for me.

[Benikari47]

Originally Posted by Rocky Raven

but I still skip Dr. almost the time.

How can you possibly skip one of the most flawless songs in Jpop

[Ningyo Hime]

>_> I sometimes skip Dr. too.

[Benikari47]

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[Maemi]

Originally Posted by Benikari47

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lol I totally agree

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Dr. is epic. Enough said.

[koumori]

Dr. is awesome! **** yeah. Also, I'm loving the news of a new version of Break It!. Hopefully it'll be more kick-ass, since I was underwhelmed by the original version.

[emi♡]

Dr is like one of her best songs but meh.

I barely liked PAST < FUTURE...and I barely liked any of the singles for this album. Considering we're not getting any new tracks, I don't have huge expectations...but we'll see.

The album is already starting to annoy me though cause the songs are such...like...typical low budget american radio. idk.


It's like, the similarities to the J.Lo song right, except her version is just kind of a watered down version...and J.Lo's version was already typical and watered down to begin with.

[SKYia]

I love Dr. but the lyrics are a bit cheesy, when I first heard it I translated it in my mind and loved most of it but then I checked a more reliable translation and it appeared to be very different from what I have thought.

[lfe.]

Defend Love single handledly made Past<Future a worthy album