[Official Message] 『A SUMMER BEST』8. August 2012

[TeamAyu2004]

I like the concept a lot and I think the only reason why i want this is for the photobook that will be coming with it.
Also Im just an Ayumi collector, I love getting all her stuff.

[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by Jennie Mae

How about this? If you don't like the tracklist or the fact that it's another Best Of and not a new single, just don't buy it. If you do like this concept, preorder it. I don't think AVEX would put this out if they didn't think people would buy it. And if the sales aren't great, they will change their method and probably start putting out singles again.
Even though I love this idea and I love her summer songs, I'm probably not going to buy it, simply because I'm saving money for school and I would rather not own all those a-nation performances and have money in my pocket. To each their own.
(Not meaning to start any kind of flame war about my post. If you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all.)

omg stop making sense.

This is like getting mad at Samsung for releasing a new fridge every year or something.

[Earth_maiden]

Can I say it?

AHS ~ DRAMA IS ALL

[Delicious n Bold]

I just wanna see the covers.

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by tasking

Bigger pic of the poster?



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the face looks really bad in this one. the level of photoshop is dupa-maximum
it is just abnormal. sorry

Originally Posted by Yumsushi

I disagree and I think the difference in sales between Style and Queen of HipPop reflects successful marketing (There wasn't a huge difference in the musical style between the two); she had atleast 3 drama and commercial tie-ins for the singles and comissioned an espicially created pink panther-likeness for the album, a very unique marketing approach. The tie-ins increased for Play and so on. And when her sales were low, she went on an Asian tour. Namie also continues to present herself in a very attractive way; look at the cover for Play or Best Fiction. I think anyone, a Namie fan or not, would want to pick up the album just based on the cover alone. Look at her Youtube channel or her facebook, of course Ayumi has her twitter and weibo but thats not for the casual fan. One can market themselves in alot of ways.

I understand that Tie-ins or beautiful cover art isn't the cookie cutter solution to sales, but I don't think completely giving up on these options is either.

I'm just convinced that whatever Ayu's current vision is, it doesn't maintain the high standard she had for herself in the past and I wish her team would just pick up the slack in any way. Photoshoping yourself till you are unrecognizable doesn't count, lol.

And just for future reference, Namie did some Tv promos for one of the songs off Uncontrolled; I think it was Break it (maybe someone can correct me.)

again, I agree about everything that well-said

people getting hyped about winter BEST? but why? do we need it, huh

[ayumisrael]

Well, we will have to wait for a winter best before we complain about it right? At least don't precede it.

[pepper]

I'm hoping that this will start making her more bests and she will realese "rock" best <333

[pepper]

are there ANY chance that this is like A BALLADS and some of the songs will have new arragments?...

[RayJason]

Originally Posted by pepper

I'm hoping that this will start making her more bests and she will realese "rock" best <333

This is exactly what I really don't want anytime soon...

[ExodusUK]

More bests sound good, maybe next year one for every month as part of her 15th anniversary.

[wildconnetta]

^ That is what Koda Kumi will do also
But seriously, Ayumi has WAY more bests than is needed, will a SUMMER best and a WINTER best really do anything?

(oh, is A WINTER BEST confirmed yet? Or is it a rumour?)

[ayumisrael]

Talking serious business A BEST 3 around Mach 2013 is guranteed lol.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by wildconnetta

^ That is what Koda Kumi will do also
But seriously, Ayumi has WAY more bests than is needed, will a SUMMER best and a WINTER best really do anything?

(oh, is A WINTER BEST confirmed yet? Or is it a rumour?)

The winter best is not even a rumour, is AHS people being overly creative...

And Ayu will have 5 bests now, the same number as Namie and Koda, having far more songs than both...

[TeamAyu2004]

Yes, I dont think Ayumi has two many.
If anything is doesn't really like doing it.
I think every 5 years is good for best albums, specially if you have a new album every year.

[relmy]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

And Ayu will have 5 bests now, the same number as Namie and Koda, having far more songs than both...

Except Namie's career is longer, and her best albums make sense. Only two of them are regular bests. Checkmate's material is mostly not found in Namie's discography. Love Enhanced is all reworked material. We're left with 181920 (standard best), and BEST FICTION. BF had 2 new songs and 3 not found on albums. The other merits of BF have been covered already.

...and Ayu will have 6 bests, not 5.

[owlflight]

Originally Posted by pepper

I'm hoping that this will start making her more bests and she will realese "rock" best <333

If she makes a rock best, I would be so happy. I love her rock songs!

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

The winter best is not even a rumour, is AHS people being overly creative...

And Ayu will have 5 bests now, the same number as Namie and Koda, having far more songs than both...

don't forget all the remix stuff she does.. they also have the same songs just different arrangements....

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I actually had this idea of A ROCK BEST a while ago xD

[emi♡]

I wouldn't mind the Winter best being A Ballads 3...but then I guess it might cut out some summer ballads.

I wouldn't mind a rock best either lol

....Maybe I got too used to the koda.


I REALLY want something, anything that has different arrangements though. Something she does with her team...Like the way koda did eternity and love songs.

So they're more like new songs, rather than remixes. But whatever. Remixes are fine too.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by relmy

Except Namie's career is longer, and her best albums make sense. Only two of them are regular bests. Checkmate's material is mostly not found in Namie's discography. Love Enhanced is all reworked material. We're left with 181920 (standard best), and BEST FICTION. BF had 2 new songs and 3 not found on albums. The other merits of BF have been covered already.

...and Ayu will have 6 bests, not 5.

---Ayu Compilations:

A Best - Covers 3 albums, 4 years and 19 singles. 3 re-recorded tracks.

A Ballads - Covers 5 albums, 6 years and 29 singles. 2 exclusive tracks and 7 remixes.

A Best 2 (2 albums, 1 project) - Covers 6 years, 20 singles, 3 albums and 1 EP. 1 exclusive track, 1 exclusive concert, 26 PVs and 4 cms.

A Complete - Covers 10 years, 43 singles and no album. 1 exclusive track, 1 re-recorded song, 1 concert and 15 unreleased performances.

A Summer Best - Covers 14 years, 50 singles, 13 albums and 2 EPs. 2 exclusive songs, 1 never released on album song and 25 PVs/Performances.

---Tracks that can't be found on any other best:

A Best: 3 (6 counting re-recordings and remixes)

A Ballads: 4 (11 counting re-recordings and remixes)

A Best 2: 11

A Complete: 10 (12 counting re-recordings and remixes)

A Summer Best: 10

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by artcika

don't forget all the remix stuff she does.. they also have the same songs just different arrangements....

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I actually had this idea of A ROCK BEST a while ago xD

If people are going to start *****ing around because of the number of Remix albums, they shouldn't ***** to her on twitter they want Remix albums...

Also, most of her remix albums have completelly reworked songs, the exception being the orchestral/accoustic remixes albums.