[News] New album "Remember you" on sale 2023.01.25

[pride123]

I guess VIBEES is pronounced as "VI-BEES"?

[Chris85]

Remember you's chorus sounds beauiful, instantly like it.

[brener]

I really enjoyed the new previews =) was wondering if there'll be a leak this weekend

[AyuCanada]

No rock Ballad O_O

[kotora]

ray of truth should be her new songs. TRUTH would be a hot song for that music..
taskinson sounds ok to me
Nonfiction remix is on fire
VIBEES is good
Remember you is good, reminds me Secret.

These tracks save the album. I didn't like the PV songs and (Not)Remember you, but these few songs are way better than them.

Just the way you are Clips may shows ayu would like to move to production and behind the camera for her career. She is not retiring, but she is exploring something new.

[yamadashun]

So far from the snippets that I have listened, my instant love is Remember you. VIBEES sounds promising too. Looking forward to the full album!

[AyuCanada]

The album is better then what I was expecting it to be a month ago. Both Vibes and Remember You sounds like fine tracks and both interludes sounds great.

i think this album will land in her lower tier of her Discography with Party Queen, Made in Japan, Colours and Rock'n'Roll Circus.

Usually all her albums has at least few songs that I want to skip right away, this one doesn (Maybe Summer Again is the one I dislike the most, but it is objectively far better than ''Thank you'' or ''Eye Smoke Magic'') However, none of them feel like a clear stand-out that I could see myself playing in repeat 10 years from now. (Maybe VIBEES when we hear the full version? and since it is only 3:18 I think it will just be a short fun song).

I am still very happy we finally have new music on an album and it is a much satisfying product than TROUBLE.

[ayu_fantasy]

Actually I feel that “just the way you are” PV actually amplify her beautiful voice. Let say if ayu herself was in the PV instead of the comedian lady, it will only be mediocre. Since we are so used to ayu being inside her own PVs.

However, after watching the pv without ayu inside, I tend to put focus on her song and her voice more than anything else.

[love in music]

Just listened to the previews.
I forgot ray of truth was an interlude and started to get super hyped after hearing the preview. It sounds SO GOOD. Wish it was a full song. taskinson also sounds great. The interludes sound way more interesting than the new full tracks. The remix sounds awful so far and pointless. VIBEES sounds pretty fun, and Remember you sounds just okay so far. I do like that I can hear clear emotion in her voice and I feel like she is toning down her baby voice a lot lately which I am so grateful for.

[Aderianu]

Have been given the opportunity by the staff's great enthusiasm(?)
On the eve of the release of the album "Remember you", ayu will live talk on YouTube by herself!
You will be able to see a very rare sight of her!

She will be answering your comments, so be sure to have lots of questions ready!
Don't miss it!

Tuesday, January 24
From 20:00
Live on YouTube

ayumi hamasaki's official YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/ayu

[truehappiness]

SHE IS DOING A LIVE TALK ON YOUTUBE.

1/24 3AM Pacific time AHHH [8PM Japan time]!

[munckei]

Surprise PV for 'Just the way you are' and album track previews on CD sites?!
A lot happened in just a few days, exciting!

Really looking forward to hearing the rest of the album, all your reviews have me on the edge of my seat, haha.

Looking forward to the YouTube live Tuesday night too!
10pm AEST for me, I will surely be joining

[marekcarey]

Keep on asking her there about the retirement.

[SKYia]

Originally Posted by marekcarey

Keep on asking her there about the retirement.

If someone kept mentioning retiring to me I'd thought people want me to retire. I wouldn't do that.

[Sim']

^ To be fair (and just my own opinion, feel free not to agree I don't mind), if I cared a bit about my fans, I wouldn't drop a "first and last big news" tease bomb so that they have to wait 4 months to know, just for the sake of ""being mysterious and all dramatic""...
But then again, seeing how she answers her Q&A on TeamAyu, I'd expect a classic evasive ayu answer "Maybe, maybe not", so what's the point of asking her (anything) ?

Sorry for still sounding a little bitter about her "first and last big news" insta post, but while I don't always agree about her way of doing things, I do love her and support her career

[*Petit*]

Originally Posted by AyuCanada

The album is better then what I was expecting it to be a month ago. Both Vibes and Remember You sounds like fine tracks and both interludes sounds great.

i think this album will land in her lower tier of her Discography with Party Queen, Made in Japan, Colours and Rock'n'Roll Circus.

Usually all her albums has at least few songs that I want to skip right away, this one doesn (Maybe Summer Again is the one I dislike the most, but it is objectively far better than ''Thank you'' or ''Eye Smoke Magic'') However, none of them feel like a clear stand-out that I could see myself playing in repeat 10 years from now. (Maybe VIBEES when we hear the full version? and since it is only 3:18 I think it will just be a short fun song).

I am still very happy we finally have new music on an album and it is a much satisfying product than TROUBLE.

I agree, this is far, far from her worst album. I'm pleasantly surprised. My favorite songs are Dreamed a Dream, haru, yo koi and mask. I think mask should've been a ballad, but oh well. I'm really happy we're getting an album and even happier that it's really better than expected. It also feels like everyone's having fun.

[Baernash]

Originally Posted by Sim'

^ To be fair (and just my own opinion, feel free not to agree I don't mind), if I cared a bit about my fans, I wouldn't drop a "first and last big news" tease bomb so that they have to wait 4 months to know, just for the sake of ""being mysterious and all dramatic""...
But then again, seeing how she answers her Q&A on TeamAyu, I'd expect a classic evasive ayu answer "Maybe, maybe not", so what's the point of asking her (anything) ?

Sorry for still sounding a little bitter about her "first and last big news" insta post, but while I don't always agree about her way of doing things, I do love her and support her career

What fans would like to know is her secret relationship and babies father Don't get me wrong - I respect her privacy but posting a picture of a leg with shoe as "first picture of her baby" is just a teasing. I can bet one day she'll drop a bomb "I got merried" like she did twice already without any pre-warning.

[Baernash]

Originally Posted by SKYia

If someone kept mentioning retiring to me I'd thought people want me to retire. I wouldn't do that.

To be honest many of her fans would like her to retire. It's not about not wanting any new music of her, it's about a feeling that she "burned out" a long time ago. It would be better to finish on a high note and stay remember of all those amazing, memorable tracks when she was at the top of charts than keep creating "bad music" just for sake of staying in the industry. She's no longer developing as a singer or creating new trends. She just trying to "fit in" actual music market (with mixed results) and gladly got loyal fans to support her, without them she would be long time gone.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by Baernash

To be honest many of her fans would like her to retire. It's not about not wanting any new music of her, it's about a feeling that she "burned out" a long time ago. It would be better to finish on a high note and stay remember of all those amazing, memorable tracks when she was at the top of charts than keep creating "bad music" just for sake of staying in the industry. She's no longer developing as a singer or creating new trends. She just trying to "fit in" actual music market (with mixed results) and gladly got loyal fans to support her, without them she would be long time gone.

I also used to say that I wished she'd just take a break, and now she pretty much did for seven years (from full studio albums). If she was pushing out music just to stay relevant, she's done a bad job of that for the better part of a decade.

It's clear that Ayu thrives and innovates most comfortably on the stage right now and this album is a journey of her trying to find herself musically again - at least that's my impression after following this era. While no one is obligated to contextualize her work with her health and circumstances in mind, I have to say that wanting an artist to retire due to no longer topping the charts is a sad opinion to have. If you don't enjoy this current chapter of work, that's fair, but it just means it's not for you - not that it's bad.

[YuraiNamida]

If I understood correctly Ayu asked suddenly to Max Matsuura to let her do a Live on YouTube (different from the one she announced yesterday for tomorrow) tonight a 22.00. She thought a lot on something and wanted to do this. Max Matsuura accepted but he is “scared” because he still doesn’t know what she wants to say.