Aimer 1st Thread - 11th single ~Chouchou Musubi~ - Page 11

mellody · #**201** 19th October 2017, 04:42 AM

OMG, she almost hit #1! This is my favorite single so far from her.

She will also release her Budokan concert in December.

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**Yoake** · #**202** 19th October 2017, 08:17 AM

Finally, Hana no Uta is good. I like how the song starts with Aimer's sound and Kajiura's sound merge with it progressively. I won't say it's the best song of the single but my view changed a lot compared to the time I listened to the preview.
It's a good thing that Kajiura works with other artists. It might inspire her own sound which didn't evolve much during the past years.

mellody · #**203** 20th October 2017, 10:02 AM

I personally agree as well! I like Hana no Uta a lot (as well as ONE) and this is my favorite single from her so far.

Aimer surely is one of the most talented singer in recent years. In 6 years, she managed to work with 3 notable anime music composers: Sawano Hiroyuki, Yoko Kanno, Yuki Kajiura. Not to mention other popular lead vocalist band like Noda Yojiro of RADWIMPS and Taka's ONE OK ROCK.

Curious what she will do in the future.

Surreal17 · #**204** 2nd November 2017, 08:00 PM

Total sales for ONE / Hana no Uta / Rokutousei no Yoru Magic Blue ver. : 38,928 copies (3 weeks, still charting)

Also, she will release a new single in February 2018 entitled Ref:rain which will serve as the ED theme for TV anime Koi wa Ameagari no You ni.

short preview
https://twitter.com/koiame_anime/sta...22624756969472

**Yoake** · #**205** 3rd November 2017, 11:07 AM

Classic Aimer's ballad but quite nice.

Surreal17 · #**206** 20th December 2017, 12:50 PM

Hana no Uta has been certified Gold by RIAJ for 100,000 digital downloads!

http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html

Her other digital certifications are : Chouchou Musubi (Gold; Feb 2017), StarRing Child (Gold; Dec 2016), Brave Shine (Gold; Nov 2015), RE : I AM (Gold; August 2015).

Surreal17 · #**207** 26th January 2018, 09:14 AM

14th Single "Ref:rain / 眩いばかり"
February 21, 2018

Limited Edition Cover

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Regular Edtion Cover

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CD Tracklist

01 Ref:rain
02 眩いばかり (Mabayui Bakari)
03 After Rain -Scarlet ver.-
04 Raining (Cocco cover)
05 Ref:rain (TV size) (Limited Anime Edition)

DVD Content

01 "Hana no Uta" MUSIC VIDEO (花の唄)
02 "ONE" MUSIC VIDEO

**Yoake** · #**208** 26th January 2018, 02:41 PM

The covers are just amazing. One of her best photoshoots. ♥

Surreal17 · #**209** 26th January 2018, 06:41 PM

Exactly, such beautiful covers. And Ref:rain is a nice song, that chorus is stuck in my head. It seems that there is an overall "rain" theme. I'm curious about the new version of After Rain. Such an underrated song.

Surreal17 · #**210** 21st February 2018, 01:18 PM

The new single is out!

mellody · #**211** 23rd February 2018, 04:50 PM

When the song is about to hit the chorus, I think of Maki Goto's YOU for some reason, but anyway, I like Ref:rain, such a great song after ONE and Hana no Uta.

Mabayui Bakari sounds meh from the preview, but the full song is actually much better, it keeps progressing and it's such a pleasant surprise, knowing it's composed by Cocco.

The scarlet version of After Rain is even better than the original one, it gives more dynamics and layers, and somehow, can stand of its own. Can't wait for the live performance of this Scarlet version.

Raining sounds like YUI song tbh, I can imagine her singing it. This one also a pleasant surprise, it keeps progressing and the composition actually didn't generic as the song keeps going.

I LOVE THIS NEW SINGLE AND CAN'T WAIT THE FULL PV OF REF:RAIN.

Surreal17 · #**212** 23rd February 2018, 05:14 PM

I feel that Ref:rain should have been a bit shorter. In this song, you can really feel how much her voice has evolved. It feels more mature and powerful.

My favourite song from the single must be Mabayui Bakari. That synth break is really interesting.

After Rain ~Scarlet Ver.~ has a more powerful instrumental than the original, but I still like the original way more. I think it has to do with her voice mostly. It didn't felt as convincing as on the original. But still a good remake.

I really like the guitar in Raining, this song is also one of my faves.

**Yoake** · #**213** 4th March 2018, 12:13 PM

Ref:rain is my favourite of the single. It's simple song among her discography but it's effective.

Mabayui Bakari is certainly the most original song of the single. Unfortunately, I'm not fond of the progression and the melody. Sometime I feel like it's a hotchpotch of sounds.

I jump in the After Rain -Scarlet ver.- team. The original version was very dull. This new version is warmer and convey the message of the song in a better way.

I don't know the original Raining. It's a nice song and it might grow on me after some listening.

Surreal17 · #**214** 4th April 2018, 09:45 AM

Aimer is on Spotify but she only has her 2 best albums listed there. She has 415, 261 followers.

Top listened songs:
1. Brave Shine - 3,478,315
2. Kataomoi - 2,953,806
3. Chouchou Musubi - 2,441,021
4. Ninelie - 2,318,693
5. Last Stardust - 1,871,343
6. Akane Sasu - 1,251,844
7. Re: I Am - 988,778
8. StarRingChild - 831,444
9. Insane Dream - 820,297
10. Rokutousei no Yoru - 772,765
11. Stars In The Rain - 711,164
12. Anata ni Deawa Nakareba ~Kasetsu Touka~ - 705,185
13. Polaris - 690,346
14. Kimi wo Matsu - 594,112
15. Broken Night - 575,964
16. Us - 548,962
17. Hoshikuzu Venus - 531,485
18. S-ave - 506,852
19. Everlasting snow - 455,896
20. Dareka Umi wo.. - 446,219
21. Nemuri no Mori - 384,611
22. Re:pray - 360,046
23. Hollow World - 321,715
24. Yuki no Furu Machi - 288,372

For some weird reason, March of Time, Kachoufugetsu, Kogoesouna Kisetsu Kara and zero are not available.

She has quite big numbers and I'm really surprised about Kataomoi and Akane Sasu.

Surreal17 · #**215** 20th June 2018, 12:40 PM

Aimer is going to release a new single in September! Omoide wa Kirei de is one of the b-sides.

Not something interesting but the mv is cute.

**Yoake** · #**216** 20th June 2018, 07:33 PM

a cheerful about family's memory, cute indeed.
The second isn't outstanding but it's good.

mellody · #**217** 21st June 2018, 05:07 AM

Well, I'm one of the followers in Spotify

Kataomoi is very popular indeed, not sure because of the lyrics or the melody itself, but in the end it has a PV.

That new song is for Father's day thing, it's simple yet effective.
I was afraid that song would become an A-side, turns out it doesn't.

Surreal17 · #**218** 8th July 2018, 01:18 PM

15th Single "Black Bird / Tiny Dancers / Omoide wa Kirei de"
September 15, 2018

Promo picture

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Regular Edition Cover

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Limited Edition Cover

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CD Content
Tracklist
01 / Black Bird
02 / Tiny Dancers
03 / Omoide wa Kirei de (思い出は奇麗で; Memories Are Beautiful)
04 / Kyou Kara Omoide Evergreen ver. (今日から思い出; Memories from Today)
05 / Black Bird (Movie ver.)

DVD Content
Limited Edition
01 / TBA
02 / Ref:rain MUSIC VIDEO

Limited Fanclub Edition
01 / Chouchou Musubi (蝶々結び) ("amazarashi × Aimer Asia Tour 2018" @ Shanghai BANDAI NAMCO BASE)
02 / Omoide wa Kirei de MUSIC VIDEO (Father's day edit)

The song "Black Bird" is used as the theme for the upcoming film Kasane.

**Yoake** · #**219** 8th July 2018, 08:04 PM

Nice to get more info about it.
I like the concept of the covers but I don't like the realisation. It looks like it was made by a beginner in Photoshop.

Surreal17 · #**220** 8th July 2018, 08:24 PM

I really like the covers. Her team is always so creative when it comes to visual stuff , especially with covers. I also noticed that there's something off about the execution but I prefer it like this than having boring covers.

Black Bird preview

From the preview, the song is nothing special but hopefully the full thing sounds better. I'm curious about Tiny Dancers. Interesting how the previous single had a rain theme among the songs and this one has the theme of memories.