『MOON』 New medium ballad title revealed!

[toniayu]

new single????YAY!!!perhaps...

[Mari-chan]

Isn't the Musik in the Cm different from the Mic-Recording, we heard befor??

[AyuWorld]

^ yeah the CM mix is slightly different from the other preview~

[jbrat2219]

After hearing the song in better quality. I'm not really feelin' it. It's quite boring, generic and it's only memorable because it reminds me of another song. Give me another Sunrise as a summer song over this any day. I also hope it's not the main A-side and that she has another song up her sleeve. Maybe the full track will change my mind. Also, how is this a ballad? Maybe my definition of ballad is limited but this just sounds mid-tempo not mid-tempo "ballad" but whatever. And even though I don't really like this track I'd take it over Last Links (her most generic, unoriginal and underwhelming song to date in my book) any time any day. /end crankiness.

[Nackar_91]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

After hearing the song in better quality. I'm not really feelin' it. It's quite boring, generic and it's only memorable because it reminds me of another song. Give me another Sunrise as a summer song over this any day. I also hope it's not the main A-side and that she has another song up her sleeve. Maybe the full track will change my mind. Also, how is this a ballad? Maybe my definition of ballad is limited but this just sounds mid-tempo not mid-tempo "ballad" but whatever. And even though I don't really like this track I'd take it over Last Links (her most generic, unoriginal and underwhelming song to date in my book) any time any day. /end crankiness.

Well, I absolutely adore Last Links and thought it was everything but generic, so yeah, I'd also rather have something like that.

I hope her next single isn't a ballad though. I'm not a ballad fan and I can only appreciate it if they're epic (like, ironically, BALLAD). Plus it really doesn't fit in with the summer, if she were to release a single around that time.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

After hearing the song in better quality. I'm not really feelin' it. It's quite boring, generic and it's only memorable because it reminds me of another song. Give me another Sunrise as a summer song over this any day. I also hope it's not the main A-side and that she has another song up her sleeve. Maybe the full track will change my mind. Also, how is this a ballad? Maybe my definition of ballad is limited but this just sounds mid-tempo not mid-tempo "ballad" but whatever. And even though I don't really like this track I'd take it over Last Links (her most generic, unoriginal and underwhelming song to date in my book) any time any day. /end crankiness.

15 seconds? You've based your opinion on 15 seconds? (and this goes to the people who are already loving the song as well) I rest my case...

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

After hearing the song in better quality. I'm not really feelin' it. It's quite boring, generic and it's only memorable because it reminds me of another song. Give me another Sunrise as a summer song over this any day. I also hope it's not the main A-side and that she has another song up her sleeve. Maybe the full track will change my mind. Also, how is this a ballad? Maybe my definition of ballad is limited but this just sounds mid-tempo not mid-tempo "ballad" but whatever. And even though I don't really like this track I'd take it over Last Links (her most generic, unoriginal and underwhelming song to date in my book) any time any day. /end crankiness.

Japanese people loooove genericness though. Her interesting stuff always flies over their heads and she's basically got to cater to her main audience. It's lame that the alternas and such always get such a cold shoulder from Japanese people, but that's life.

(I love this song and Last Links soooooooooo, lol. They both have nice melodies and strong messages imo.)

It seems to me like you tend to stray away from simple-sounding songs, haha. How are you when it comes to Life and Curtain call?

This song is a ballad in the sense that it basically is an ~emotional love song~ of some sort, I think.

The most common use of the term ballad in modern pop music is for an emotional love song.[32] When the word ballad appears in the title of a song, as for example in The Beatles's "The Ballad of John and Yoko" or Billy Joel's "The Ballad of Billy the Kid", the folk-music sense is generally implied. Ballad is also sometimes applied to strophic story-songs more generally, such as Don McLean's "American Pie".[33]

--from Wikipedia

"Let me give you a gentle song for you to believe in forever and ever.. I just want to see your smile once again, yadda yadda..."

Typical Japanese ballad-y lyrics. The song is probably a lot better in full, but I dunno how people will feel about it since accounting for personal taste is just.. I don't even know.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

I'd take it over Last Links (her most generic, unoriginal and underwhelming song to date in my book) any time any day. /end crankiness.

Last Links her most generic & unoriginal? Even compared to Days, Sunset, glitter, and a lot of the ASFXX album?

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Well, I think anyone in the world could've sung it, but that goes for a lot of Ayu songs. In Ayu's case though, only she could've written a lot of the songs that she has, haha.

Ayu does not have that many songs anyone could sing or would sound as good if anyone else have sung them. She has a uniqueness to her music that is just missing from Last Links. I don't HATE Last Links, it's a nice listen. But it just falls so low below the bar for me as far as Ayu's music is concerned.

Originally Posted by identity

Last Links her most generic & unoriginal? Even compared to Days, Sunset, glitter, and a lot of the ASFXX album?

Even compared to those songs Last Links is the worst as far as originality. It's not about the instrumentals or composition of this particular song. I don't feel anything from it at all. Her voice doesn't deliver the song. Even in Sunset her vocals are better (as my friend who doesn't like her would describe, "sexy" ). When I say anyone could sing it, I literally mean anyone could sing it, because Ayu's emotion are not there in my opinion. And it feels so rushed, it seems like she's singing the entire song through without stopping because she wants to get it over with. In the universally agreed generic song Days, Ayu's voice is FILLED with emotion and sweet tenderness and that is why Days has captivated a lot of fans and is STILL on the charts (in one way or another). But this isn't about those, this is about the 15 sec clip of MOON, which so far seems to deliver as much as Last Links which is nothing at least to me. But I'll wait for the full song because I still really want to hear it.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Even compared to those songs Last Links is the worst as far as originality. It's not about the instrumentals or composition of this particular song. I don't feel anything from it at all. Her voice doesn't deliver the song. Even in Sunset her vocals are better (as my friend who doesn't like her would describe, "sexy" ). When I say anyone could sing it, I literally mean anyone could sing it, because Ayu's emotion are not there in my opinion. And it feels so rushed, it seems like she's singing the entire song through without stopping because she wants to get it over with. In the universally agreed generic song Days, Ayu's voice is FILLED with emotion and sweet tenderness and that is why Days has captivated a lot of fans and is STILL on the charts (in one way or another). But this isn't about those, this is about the 15 sec clip of MOON, which so far seems to deliver as much as Last Links which is nothing at least to me. But I'll wait for the full song because I still really want to hear it.

It's like, hard for me to understand how you can think that about Last Links but okay I think the exact opposite of you on Last Links and Days. It's like, imagine someone saying "Sparkle" is super bland and boring and her most boring dance song ever.. you'd be like "what?!" that's how I feel about what you're saying about Last Links...like for me, it's so far from the truth. But I think it's interesting that you think of it that way.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by identity

It's like, hard for me to understand how you can think that about Last Links but okay I think the exact opposite of you on Last Links and Days. It's like, imagine someone saying "Sparkle" is super bland and boring and her most boring dance song ever.. you'd be like "what?!" that's how I feel about what you're saying about Last Links...like for me, it's so far from the truth. But I think it's interesting that you think of it that way.

Lol that's why everyone is different! I admit, I was super cranky I don't think nearly as negatively about Last Links as I let off. I still think it's unoriginal though lol.

[amorphose]

Originally Posted by identity

Last Links her most generic & unoriginal? Even compared to Days, Sunset, glitter, and a lot of the ASFXX album?

LOL @ this

I'm sorry~ I'm one of the people that's formed a strong opinion based on the clip. I loveee it. I feel like it's going to be as epic as Moments! It doesn't remind me of Moments or anything, but I feel like it's gonna be her best ballad since then.

I'd also personally love if this song came out next month. I want more than two singles for the next album, please.

[noisy_harmony]

^ I... I have to agree with all you said o.O (maybe only not with Last Links xD)

*waiting patiently for full song*

[Kazeyomi]

How can people judge a 30 seconds song?
I remember when most of us don't like Don't look back CM preview and now most of us love it lol.
MOON it's so and so for me atm, I'll wait the longer version for judge it.

[Max_ZZZ]

ppleeeeease don't change how this sounds for the real version!!

i hope for a june-july release

this chorus is so catchy, one time i actually was looking through rnrc looking for this song i was humming then realized it was moon LOL

[njanjayrp]

^ late July/early August I guess - just in time for a-nation.

[Max_ZZZ]

honestly that's true... but i wish it wasn't '-___-
it just seems like another 2 single album pattern and i would love to see if 3 singles would affect her album sales

[ayu-marco]

just hearing the preview
i like MOON so much

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

It seems to me like you tend to stray away from simple-sounding songs, haha. How are you when it comes to Life and Curtain call?

I ADORE Curtain call. I think it's perfect and under-appreciated. As far as Life, I never listen to it. I kind of forget it exists like teens and a song is born. I just hope MOON turns out to be better than the preview leads on. Previews suck in that respect they ruin the essence of a song.

As for Last Links, I see why people eat up that song. But really, an Ayu song only disappoints me when I feel like ANYONE in the world can sing it. Maybe it's just me but I'm not moved by her emotion for this track. It's her vocals I have a big problem with (and that crappy chorus). I LOVE the lyrics though.

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

15 seconds? You've based your opinion on 15 seconds?

I've based my opinion of a 15 second clip on a 15 second clip, yes. When the full song comes out I'll decide whether or not I like it but so far the clip leaves much to be desired.

[Lanz16]

In the preview, I love it so much.
I love the melodies, its kinda nostalgic since the composer is from her ASfXX era.

About on the rumored single, I doubt its fake.
MOON/SKYLINE is such a good title to be true.