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

[owlflight]

I'm buying this because I love Ayu's summer songs. I also have only four physical releases of her music. I don't have any of her "BEST" or collection albums.

[jewelbox]

Honestly I don't think I'm gonna buy it anytime soon.

[channy]

Actually you just need to buy "Happening Here" and "You & Me" on iTunes and then add it to your self made playlist of Ayus summer songs Would be around $1,98. That's a bargain.

[TeamAyu2004]

I love the concept and I already preordered it!
I like that she does stuff like this, I hope it sales rather well.

And its also good for the younger generation who might not know about her and like some of the older stuff.

[Delicious n Bold]

Now I'm sceptical about buying the album... I'd rather buy all of the other albums instead (even though it costs more).

[love in music]

Since some of us are talking about our fantasies of the new song already I'd love if You & Me had a theme of a-nation '03 or YOU (northern breeze) sound.

[perfectodub]

OVERSEAS edition for me this time.

i don't believe in "re-mastered" songs from 2 year ago
i'm not a big fans of a-nation performances and i don't care about the poster
ayu posters are like newspapers; by the next released the poster will be old-fashioned.

i want the new song, new pv, and the physical release of "Happening Here"

[Zeke.]

I really don't know what I want from You & Me. I was hoping for a powerful, fun, poppy synthesizer influenced Summer track... Not some damn ballad for Summer. I hope it is something you can listen to in the Summer Rain then. Something with bittersweet and melancholic undertones.

[TeamAyu2004]

^ that would be nice.
Im thinking its done by Timmy... which of course is gonna make some people mad.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by love in music

Since some of us are talking about our fantasies of the new song already I'd love if You & Me had a theme of a-nation '03 or YOU (northern breeze) sound.

if I had theme of a nation 03 part 2, I'd be happy. Hopefully no keyboard choir.

[LONJJONG]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I really don't know what I want from You & Me. I was hoping for a powerful, fun, poppy synthesizer influenced Summer track... Not some damn ballad for Summer. I hope it is something you can listen to in the Summer Rain then. Something with bittersweet and melancholic undertones.

it's included in Disc-A so it should be a sad summer song...

[Delirium-Zer0]

It's certainly possible that it could be uptempo while still being mournful or nostalgic in tone. My favorite tracks in this compilation are "fairyland" and "monochrome," and "blossom" is a great track. They're all nostalgic, and they're all faster songs. "You & Me" doesn't HAVE to be a ballad, it just needs to be a bit dark in tone. I'm hoping it DOES lean in the "uptempo but not sunshiny" direction because the disc does need that balance with all the ballads on there.

[Kazeyomi]

an acoustic song? A song you would play with your guitar in front of a fire in a summer night

if it will be something like Ai dake ga from Emi Hinouchi I'd be extremely happy. Don't know if it could work with her current voice but whatever, would be nice anyway.

[emi♡]

^did you just talk about emi hinouchi in the ayu section omg


honestly, I'm not sure if ayu can pull off ballads like that...but I kinda want to see her try...just because, I miss simplicity in her ballads.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

What does everyone think the performance/video for NEXT LEVEL will be on the DVD?

That's never been performed outside of NEXT LEVEL Tour, correct? Do you think it'll be one of the performances from the tour, or the music video? And did she ever sing Far away at a-nation?

BTW, it appears to me that the way the official site lists the songs is in fact the ranking of songs people voted for? BLUE BIRD being number 1 for the bright songs, and HANABI being number 1 for the sad songs, the rest following in order of popularity? It would make sense haha. Nothing officially said anywhere, but just a thought.

[SheFliesHigher]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Boys & Girls is a summer single...

No, really? How does that address my point about it being terribly overused?

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

Reading this thread back I have to ask, did some of you sign a contract agreeing to buy every product with Ayumi Hamasaki's name on it?

No, I didn't. But I did sign up for this forum, which entitles me to comment on her products. I think this is a stupid release. Problem?

[AyuWorld]

^

from Misa-chan's blog,

The DVD includes video clips from 10 years of a-nation lives, from 2002 to 2011, all past summer PVs, as well as the PV for new song You & Me, which was filmed overseas. The extremely rare collection adds up to a total of 25 tracks. (planned)

im a bit confused actually,which means we will get her old summer PVs too? and why Disc N and Disc A xDD

anyway that is what i thought the voting for too.

[kotora]

If You & Me is a summer ballad sad song, that could be a song about ayu and her ex husband and written by Timmy.

Oh.. wait. That is a joke only.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Originally Posted by AyuWorld

^

from Misa-chan's blog,



im a bit confused actually,which means we will get her old summer PVs too? and why Disc N and Disc A xDD

anyway that is what i thought the voting for too.

Ohhh didn't realize that. I thought it was just a-nation clips + the new music video.

And I think the disc N and A represent "na" or the first syllable in "natsu"/summer

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher

No, really? How does that address my point about it being terribly overused?

Summer compilation... Summer single... Do the math.

Or ask her on twitter to use your personal favorte tracklist on the albums... As her career goal is to please you and all your wishes, I'm pretty sure she will take it! ^^