[News] 44th single: Days/GREEN & GREEN/Days (12/17 Release)

[ren0210989]

Originally Posted by alternarist

i still feel that ayu's way to celebrate her 10th anniversary is to get closer to her fans. and thats why this yr's ASIA TOUR is exceptionally long and grand..

i agree^^
afterall what better way to say Thank You to your fans then touring the whole year!!!!

Originally Posted by maikaru

Well, if you consider just 2000 - 2001, then it's right.
But 1999, still one of her best years, Utada sold more than 7 million~ with First Love.
I was so amazed at that one too~ ahaha
So I just chose 4 - 6 as a fair estimate.. LOL

But in that way, still, you are right.. sales I think were starting to fall even then.

I am pretty sure if A BEST was not released in competition to Utada, it would have sold MUCH more..
Big mistake with Avex LOL

Oh well~ at least we know Green will be a solid sales..
Even if not #1 for a week, it will be at least for a day..
And I think that's fine, because most people will probably buy it in iTunes..
And not stores?~
Oricon should really enter partnership with online things. LOL

yeah, GREEN will surelly be #1 for a little while, maybe not for more than a week, but still it'll sale very good^^

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Melrose

@ ^: Nah it will get #1 weekly don't worry.. ^^ It's an oriental song which sells well, she hasn't released anything for a long time, it has 4 versions, avex can always use avex magic, and so far there isn't any major planned from other artists in the same week.

But yea the physical copies are going down..which is a shame. : / I can't believe people would rather download something than own a physical copy.. I'd prefer paying $20 extra for a physical copy any time.

@nagamori: Haha maybe. But somehow I think that if she'd go worldwide she'd lose her #1 streak. : P thus if she does go worldwide she'd take a second alias so she can keep her Ayumi Hamasaki #1 streak. Like Hikki.

If you mean to a sudden promotion and gifting then you're correct (if they can invest in them).

Days/GREEN (and not GREEN) will be most likely #1, there's no competition also ^-^ so it's great.

[ayupan90]

WOO i just preordered both the dvd versions!!!! im so excited but it says i wont get them till december 30th

[elepop]

Originally Posted by FoObY

Hopefully she'll have two very different covers for both versions, kind of like ayaka's Why/CLAP&LOVE & CLAP&LOVE/Why

Hopefully! MW covers were all the same. XD

[SolarAngel]

I think quality songs are what's most important. Ayu was popular around 2003 when she released MA but i'm sure her forgiveness and no way to say sales were quite a shock after the 2002 single sales high. MA was a very well compiled mini-album (lol same initials) with great individual songs. Even the non-single songs were well done (BoY especially IMO). If she releases a mini-album of a high standard, it will sell reasonably well i'm sure. I'm a little selfish in the sense that i want my ayu album at the end of the year lol. I see Days/GREEN a little like B&D/Pride, a herald for the new album. It may hurt the single sales but it'd be good promotion for the album. Gone were the days where she can release re-cut singles and complementing singles with the album (SURREAL, appears).

I am excited about this release. I hope this can show that ayu is still at the top of her game. I also hope maikaru is right in that this is just a cycle of bad vocals and it'll get much better in the future. Sort of like the economy

[freedreamer]

i think forgiveness and B&D/Pride kinda shook the japanese audience...i dunno..after those two were released, u do see some fall..

i really hope Days/GREEN will be able to generate the AYu-hype once again..(im sure it already has)..
Its weird that her first a-side Days has no tie-in O.O

[rakeru]

i'm hoping it's as non-commercial as MW... but not enough to freak out the Japanese.

[miroro]

i want Days to be super upbeat and dance!!
something like real me + STEP you

[ayu_ready?]

I like that 4 versions thingy very muchie!

YAY! can't wait!!! great news

[ren0210989]

Originally Posted by ayupan90

WOO i just preordered both the dvd versions!!!! im so excited but it says i wont get them till december 30th

what?? really?? what shipping did you use?
if it's a slow one, i'm not suprised...

[tehxiinae]

omg omg this is so exciting! i think ive already decided which one i'm gunna buy

[Coelacanth]

GREEN romaji

hikari kagayaite rin to shi ta kigi tachi wa
mi o kakusu you ni iro o keshite yuku
kibou o e tsunagaru nanimokamo o toozake te
nukumori o kowagaru watashi no you ni

fureta yubi no saki kara
omoi ga afuredashi sou ni
natta ano shunkan kara
kono koi ni kidzukimashita

[(miss)understood]

confusing

[Ayu-roBeat 13]

OMG, TO BE??? That's a dream come true! Thank you Ayu!

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

GREEN romaji

hikari kagayaite rin to shi ta kigi tachi wa
mi o kakusu you ni iro o keshite yuku
kibou o e tsunagaru nanimokamo o toozake te
nukumori o kowagaru watashi no you ni

fureta yubi no saki kara
omoi ga afuredashi sou ni
natta ano shunkan kara
kono koi ni kidzukimashita

Thanks so much!!!

How do you write kidzukimashita in JP though? The dzu part. o_O I heard kitsukimashita.. I hate that sentence. It's like

kono koi nikitsukimashita

The koi ni kitsu part is weird

[gothicayu]

i wonder what the cover gonna looks like

[kotora]

Originally Posted by gothicayu

i wonder what the cover gonna looks like

Hopefully it is not going to be like this

[YuriChan]

Originally Posted by kotora

Hopefully it is not going to be like this

That's too gruesome for Ayu's taste! XDD

[RikkuChii]

Eee!! I can't wait! I hope I'll have money to buy it..

[ALPHY]

Originally Posted by kotora

Hopefully it is not going to be like this

Haha, the anger!!!

XD