New album 'Party Queen' out 03/21 information thread [IV] - Page 17

ayuuk · #**321** 25th February 2012, 01:32 AM

LOL People have grown impatient. I am not alone. Haha

But sometimes I wonder what kind of strategy that is to say there will be a release in 2 months time, but no news for a whole month... How does that help to keep the momentum? Don't they fear people might just lose interest? Why don't they announce a little later (like 4 or 5 weeks before release date) and keep having news (covers, tracklists, bonus, etc) every week?

Zeke. · #**322** 25th February 2012, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ayuuk

LOL People have grown impatient. I am not alone. Haha

But sometimes I wonder what kind of strategy that is to say there will be a release in 2 months time, but no news for a whole month... How does that help to keep the momentum? Don't they fear people might just lose interest? Why don't they announce a little later (like 4 or 5 weeks before release date) and keep having news (covers, tracklists, bonus, etc) every week?

Well the only people who knew she had any album coming as early as we did are the fans. She only gives hints via twitter and such or Team Ayu diary, and those fans are most likely to buy it anyway.

truehappiness · #**323** 25th February 2012, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ayuuk

LOL People have grown impatient. I am not alone. Haha

But sometimes I wonder what kind of strategy that is to say there will be a release in 2 months time, but no news for a whole month... How does that help to keep the momentum? Don't they fear people might just lose interest? Why don't they announce a little later (like 4 or 5 weeks before release date) and keep having news (covers, tracklists, bonus, etc) every week?

I wouldn't call it a strategy, but the sooner we know about the album's release date, the better. Honestly, I don't think they're trying to keep any sort of momentum since the news is going to come out eventually since we know when the album is coming out BUT the wait can sometimes be unbearable.

IMO, it seems like it is taking much longer this time around since there is a lot for them to finalize and release at one time as opposed to FIVE where they only had to worry about CDL and FIVE. Ayu's marketing team seems to wait until everything is done before they release any new information but I am guessing they are close to finished since she just finished editing CDL. She still has some PVs to edit I believe, though.

(Just to mention all the things they need to update: Covers for Party Queen, final tracklist for Party Queen, final list of PVs for Party Queen, extras for Party Queen box set (official site), extra footage on POWER of MUSIC, POWER of MUSIC covers, cover/release date/price for Party Queen photobook, cover for LIFE STYLE BOOK, and... I think that's it?)

A lot of people are speculating that since Namie's covers came out yesterday, Ayu's are going to follow suit since they have the same release date, but Ayu does things very differently from most artists, haha.

TeamAyu2004 · #**324** 25th February 2012, 02:18 AM

plus the fact that we are still talking about it...
It seems to be working.

freedreamer · #**325** 25th February 2012, 02:18 AM

I believe the tracklist and covers will be released together. Which may be Monday hopefully??? It's almost 3 weeks to the release

happiholic★ · #**326** 25th February 2012, 03:09 AM

Maybe they released news of the album so soon so people would have time to save up for the special editions, lol.

Kanzaki · #**327** 25th February 2012, 03:53 AM

When was the weekday that news were often released, like covers and such? I think it was Thursday, but I'm not quite sure.

TeamAyu2004 · #**328** 25th February 2012, 04:13 AM

^^ lol, that would be a very good reason!
I hope we get something by sunday (my time, because it will be monday, Tokyo time!)

njanjayrp · #**329** 25th February 2012, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Becky

You misunderstand, I totally understand disliking some of her songs, PVs, etc. but when people start calling her a drag queen and saying that her recent music is "God awful" and that her voice sounds "horrible" in HBYA, I feel upset. Yeah, there's some stuff she's put out where I've felt like, "This isn't the best." but I'm not going to cut it down and tell everyone "I'm not getting my hopes up for this album, 'cause all of her recent music has been so bad my ears are shot."

There's a distinction between disliking something and being downright mean about it. That's all I was trying to say.

I get it and I feel the same, but that's not really anything new when it comes to AHS. It's been like that for as long as I can remember and I guess I had to accept that somewhere along the way. It was frustrating at first, but now that I have a number of people on my ignore list things seem better

As I've said many times before, if people didn't like anything she has done for a number of years I also can't see a valid reason for them visiting the Ayu part of the forum.

tokyoxjapanxfan · #**330** 25th February 2012, 01:25 PM

CDJapan/Neowing no longer states that the special goods are glasses and coasters.
Not that this means anything, but it could mean that the goods have changed. Or, Avex didn't want it to be announced?

TeamAyu2004 · #**331** 25th February 2012, 01:27 PM

^ i wonder way... was the into ever posted to TA or the official site?

tokyoxjapanxfan · #**332** 25th February 2012, 01:29 PM

It was never posted on TA or Ayu's site, if I'm correct.

toniayu · #**333** 25th February 2012, 01:37 PM

I hope they officially change the goods...

freedreamer · #**334** 25th February 2012, 01:42 PM

LOL if they do change to something better Im gonna slap myself for changing my order. But what's done is done... aish >.<

TeamAyu2004 · #**335** 25th February 2012, 02:21 PM

Oh, thats cool. so it might of been some miss information.

jbrat2219 · #**336** 25th February 2012, 02:58 PM

I am looking forward to the jazz influence on this album. It is something I wanted her to do for a long time.

BlackSilence · #**337** 25th February 2012, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Becky

The overwhelmingly negative responses people have had to anything Party queen related is so disheartening. I just recently joined AHS after being on AHN for two years and I never experienced the negativity that I've seen here over there. I'm sorry, but I am a fan of Ayu, not a critic or a casual observer. That's why I joined a fan forum. Yes, as fans, we can disagree about songs/styles/etc. but, at the end of the day, we're all still supposed to agree that we love Ayu. I don't get that feeling from reading recent posts of people saying how bad some of her stuff is and how she looks horrible in her recent ads and photo shoots. If you don't like Ayu or her music anymore, then why visit these topics and rage about it? Keep it to yourself so fans like me and others can maintain a positive attitude about her upcoming releases.

what u said here is kinda....er.... i dunno... I mean people who say they don't like this or that, don't go "I hate her music, I hate the looks and I hate Ayu" none ever said that. I myself am very tolerant towards the releases of hers, I never REALLY disliked something she did, for as long as I am a member of the forum. I love her works dearly and I still adore her as much as I always did, it's just right now I don't feel her recent stuff even tho i absolutelly love HBYA and the cover of it, everything else seems like a total mess for MY EYES, and very cheesy you can keep your possitive atitude as well as I can keep mine " no good" one and it's all ok. And honestly? in my eyes this is the least negativity on this forum for Party Queen than it ever happened before. It's like 90% of the forum loves every single piece she's doing now. Even tho for me she looks absolutelly hideous adn the name of the album doesn't sound like there will be some amazing stuff FOR ME...It doesn't mean it can't sound amazing for someone else. I don't like cheesy stuff, so far she's doing only that for all the PQ promo. I like classy stuff more, or say smart cheesy stuff when it's done in a tasteful way or in a slightly strange way. That's my preferance.
The point is every normal sane fan can disslike things about the artist once in a while, it's healthy, however if you keep dissliking things one after an other for like 5 years, then this is the point where you should probbaly move on and find an other artist you love.
But as you said we all are here because we love Ayu, and disliking something doesn't mean you hate the artist. I think we all know that with Ayu for most fans it's either HIT or MISS. i gotta say i've already got used to that....

pepper · #**338** 25th February 2012, 03:27 PM

lemme look at previous albums:

FIVE = progress (the first song and the "main" for the album)
Love songs = Love song "promoting" an album, crossroad + L, mostly loved by fans.
RnRC = Microphone "promoting" an album, You were.../BALLAD mostly loved by fans
NEXT LEVEL = "strong" Sparkle/Rule/Days/GREEN singles song before an album.

- conclusion = albums had strong "back-up".

All we got now is "cutepartykampai" and a BALLAD - types of songs that are mostly "debatable" of Ayu. So I might sugest that this might make negative emotions.

xLuna&1LOVE · #**339** 25th February 2012, 03:32 PM

^ do not forget MOON/blossom for Love Songs.

It's because that we do not know anything about the album, only a possible tracklist and we have heard until now 2 tracks. Such a new style could be refreshing, but I understand the fear as well. Indeed, maybe because there is no strong back up, like you said.

And maybe it's just me, but I already got paranoid about the pre-ordering. If things/info suddenly 'disappears' .. what the heck does that mean then? :O

pepper · #**340** 25th February 2012, 03:36 PM

^ I didn't included MOON/blossom cause I think it was kinda 50/50 for love and dislike for this single. crossroad was very loved I think, and Virgin Road+Last angel too.