New album 'Party Queen' out 03/21 information thread [VII]

[jewelbox]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

I love her darker stuff. it's so much more personal and emotional...
it's true ayumi...
I love her happy stuff, but sometimes it just seems too forced for me.

+1 Agreed

[LONJJONG]

I just spotted the fish lips LOL
XD

[OyTony]

I was thinking maybe they will release a Blu-ray of Party Queen and add a new PV (or more) so it can sell better than the FIVE Blu-ray.

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by OyTony

I was thinking maybe they will release a Blu-ray of Party Queen and add a new PV (or more) so it can sell better than the FIVE Blu-ray.

I will KILL avex...=.=

[Aderianu]

I like preview! I was afraid it will be one of the boring PV, but no!
that's her way to say "shut up" to all homophobes

[Evolution7/4]

Really means so much that she is now being forward about homosexuality. Especially in Japan. This is so inspiring and revolutionary for Japan. I wonder if she will talk about Like Grains of Sand! haha

[emi♡]

I prefer darker music in general, even though I so love crazy happy songs...

but I think darker music doesn't necessarily mean she isn't happy.

[AyUmIXx]

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan View Post
Some keywords from S Cawaii:

-The title "Party Queen" gives Ayu a sad feeling. (I believe Ayu has said in the past she is not a party person...?)
-There are zero happy love songs.
-call was originally the first song, she switched it. (Doesn't say why)
-Eyes, Smoke, Magic and the last LOVE were composed by Timmy, they are musical-esque.
-Return Road and Virgin Road have no relation, even though many people have asked her.
-Shake It♥ is "gay" sounding (?). The "girls" in the lyrics is in reference to gay men, and how they refer to themselves in that way.*
-Tell me why uses the very masculine form of "I", "ore", which the first time she has done so in her lyrics.

*She used the word オカマ/okama when referencing Shake It♥, if that helps anyone. In Japan, many feminine gay men use "atashi" when referring to themselves, which is the feminine way of saying "I" in Japanese.
**She also mentioned the song which she wrote in the airplane going to London, but...I don't remember which haha. I think it was reminds me, but I can't verify that until proper scans come out.

reading all those facts
i'm excited! can't waittttttttttt!!!!

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by OyTony

I was thinking maybe they will release a Blu-ray of Party Queen and add a new PV (or more) so it can sell better than the FIVE Blu-ray.

That's why I haven't preordered the album yet. I was really pissed last time when they announced the blu-ray version of FIVE. I really wanna preorder cd+dvd this time, but afraid that they'll do the same thing again..

[Foyuki]

extracted from TA

[brener]

^

thanks!!! her leg in the last picture looks like a doll leg...

[Foyuki]

CD+2DVD is 1600x1050 here it is

Spoiler:

[JackieRos]

^
*DROOOOLS*

thank you thank you

[kendelle]

The one yellow nail is interesting, it makes me think of NL for some reason...!

I really don't mind her "wet hair" on these covers, although now I'm looking at the HQ, I think this would've made a great bonus pic on an extra-long obi a'la I Am... or along the CD spines like Kuu's 12 singles project...buy all 3 versions, get Ayu's butt! lol

Actually, if I'm not careful, avex may decide to do that next time.... >__>

I think the HBYA PV is gonna be like RAINBOWxHEAVEN and Endless Sorrow 2.0....about self-acceptance, although the lyrics scream "MANNIE!" to me...

I think it will be really touching

I don't really care either way about a "gay anthem" song...it's all equal to me (but that's going back to my thoughts on feminism...lol), but a new coming to terms with self PV, or conquering the odds setting would be amazing <3 RAINBOW, HEAVEN and Endless Sorrow are PVs that still make me emotional even now, so I think follow-ups are long overdue (glitter/fated tried, but it wasn't as epic as the HBYA preview looks).

But if the PV is black and white, what a waste of her awesome pink hair!! *__*

[RayJason]

OMFG THANK YOU!

[Chibi-Chan]

In this bigger pics it's clear that this by her head is a shadow, oh my, why haven't I seen this? xD

[pepper]

"Zero happy love songs" doesn't mean "Zero happy songs". She just maybe don't want that many songs about LOVE cause she might be tired. That doesn't mean she will get depressed and write only dark songs. She wrote so many songs about LOVE so maybe it's just a time to look for sth diffrent.

For ex: Party Queen IS HAPPY song. It's maybe ironical (who knows) but still: IT'S HAPPY.

[mecury2511]

does anyone notice her amrs in the 2CD + DVD ver? she seems to lose one arm =]]]

[TeamAyu2004]

I dont know, for some reason in the middle picture.. i think it is just the CD version of the album... she looks.. dazed... or liked she is trying to put in contacts... lol

[happiholic★]

Well, considering what happened in her love life, prior to the release of this album, perhaps she's not inspired to write love songs. In fact, her last full album was entirely Love songs, lol.