How satisfied are you with the 48-49-50th singles?

[AyumiAi]

I was rather pleased by these releases!
At the time M/b came out maybe i didnt love it as much as i do now
but its grown so much on me XP
Crossroad i think is such an amazing song i lov eit!
SDW has to be one of my favorite songs from the 3 singles even though its a cover
Sweet Season im in love with
Virgin Road i find is gorgeous and reminds me of BALLAD which is one of my favorite so thats amazing
and Last Angel is a nice change from the ballads with sick trance beat
I loved the M/b covers
crossroad covers grew a lot on me and L covers are good
PV wise i maybe didnt care too much for the blossom pv because ayu wasnt in it,
and sweet season i didnt love the pv except for the end
but Moon, crossroad and VR
had great pv's in my opinion
So im uber happy with these singles,
and in general yea i felt like they went together cohesively
Ps. I dont like the comment about ayu's music sounding like someone in her 30's made it >.< i want ayu to always be young and release young music ;p (IMO)

[Picaflor 7/4]

My other complaint, the only song of all of these that I really wanted a video for, last angel, is the only one not getting a pv. fml

but tbh, although i like none of the other songs, I am really glad that they are all cohesive as a single, now I just hope she doesn't mess up the album and slap on songs like energize and rollin, and discomunication on there and pull another "half of these songs don't even fit the genre, or theme" album.

I have a feeling that when all these songs are put onto an album, as a whole, I will like it a lot more. Come ooonnnnnnn a ballads 2. This could be the perfect timing for it. with all these new ballad songs.

[SunshineSlayer]

Now that I've had time to properly digest them: I still don't find anything remarkable about Moon/Blossom; imo it is her weakest single ever. However, Crossroad and L have really grown on me; Ayu should work with TK more often. All 5 of those songs are great and Virgin Road is one of the best PVs she has made in a long time.

[JackieRos]

pfffft not satisfied

I just like the songs last angel and crossroad

these singles can kiss my ass

[kinix]

Not really satisfied with the rush of these 3 singles released back to back. If I were to compare to the vogue~Far away~SEASONS triology, I don't see any point with releasing the 48th-50th single in such a rush. As there is totally no connection between the singles, regardless of cover art, song nor pv. The only thing clear is that avex is rushing to set another record for ayu and to make a quick buck during the arena tour and the amount of different cover arts and tracklist.

Cover Art
vogue~Far away~SEASONS triology cover art gave people a curious kind of feeling, thinking what will the next cover art show be? And I'm pretty dissapointed with the 48th-50th single cover art as I was hoping something similar to the vogue~Far away~SEASONS triology. And lots of cover art version is bad for the pocket...

Song
As for the song, there isnt much clearer theme for the 3 singles. However I do like most of the songs for the 48th-50th single. But then again it doesnt makes the 3 singles special together. I don't think it would make a difference if they were to release it later individually and not 3 singles close to each other.

Conclusion is... 48th-50th single isn't that special despite being released back to back closely. there's no linkage between these singles other than the numbers 48 to 50... Though I like the songs and it just keeps getting better.

[roanmy]

I really don't like blossom. Her vocals are horrible in it imo. The only listenable version in the long run is the remix, which I like.
Other than that I think they're more or less all good. Her vocals are sort of meh in Last angel too, but I love the song, so it's ok. Virgin Road took a few listens to grow on me, but I really like it now.
While I really like the song MOON, it has the most boring PV ever. PV-wise is probably blossom's only way to really shine, since I find it good.

[koumori]

Overall...

Wow, it's actually hard to think. Although it seems quick - if not even rushed - it also feels like MOON/blossom was released so long ago, in terms of how much she's released since then...

Well, I still haven't listened to MOON/blossom much since it was released so soon after Rock n' Roll Circus - I was still listening to that alot. And then suddenly Crossroad was out, and then L...I think out of all of them, blossom and Sweet Season have stuck in my head the most, although I do love Last angel.

I wish she'd spread them out a bit more; it seemed a little rushed and I don't feel I had enough time between releases to appreciate each song. Also I certaintly didn't have the money to support all her releases as I would usually And as others have said, I wish it had been that bit more 'special' as a 50th single project - like, I was expecting L to have special packaging - but I guess she was busy rehearsing for her 7 Day Tour. That's fair enough, but that's even more evidence for me to say I wish she'd given it more time between releases.

But I like the songs - for me all the songs were of a high quality, and I like them all - and none of the covers were awful to me, so I think I can still look back at this as a good time in Ayu's career.

[ImpactBreaker]

The singles are great. I love them all. The songs are amazing, and I'm glad ayu was able to wow me a lot recently with these. Great songs! Just hope the next album will be made of win as well.

[kendelle]

I'm pretty satisfied. I like all of the songs (crossroad is my fave of them all though, at least right now - I'm waiting to get my copies before I hear Last Angel in good quality lol) and the PVs are nice. Perhaps MOON and crossroad's PV's are on the plain side, but I love the imagery and hidden meaning within them. They are simply fascinating to watch again and again *__*

The covers are honestly the only criticism I have of these singles. MOON/blossom's are quaint and elegant but the CD+DVD of crossroad was the only decent one out of that single, I just can't stand those fish lips. I also wish that L's cover had more relevance to the music =_= I like the idea of her wearing the mask but wouldn't it have been a better trilogy to have an overarching theme to the covers? Perhaps I'm comparing too much to vogue/far away/SEASONS which, while kind of boring, each cover related to the last somehow...

L, as her landmark 50th single, doesn't do it for me as a cover. I like the CD+DVD versions of the covers, yes but they are so beneath what her 50th covers should have looked like.... =\

[amorphose]

I'm satisfied, but I'm left with a somewhat bittersweet feeling. In my opinion, Ayu really stepped up her game with these singles (and the Rock'n'Roll Circus album tracks.) For a while, I really thought I was growing out of her. The last release I really got into before this year was honestly GUILTY. 2008 and 2009 subsequently bored me to tears. I'm really happy I'm loving her music again. There isn't a song from this project that I don't like.

The reason I feel a bit bittersweet about it all is because I still can't get the feeling from her that I could from Memorial address ~ GUILTY and I really miss that feeling. I have great expectations for the next album though and if Ayu continues with the level of quality these three singles are on this could be her second peak, in my opinion.

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

^ I feel almost exactly as you do. Like the only difference is "there isn't a song from this project that I don't like" because I find MOON and blossom to be so weak and forgettable. There isn't a single aspect I like at all about M / b.

[g~sus~]

I very much prefer her new songs...
and her PV..I enjoyed it as well..In the past it has always been about her,her and her...now it's something else for a change..
I hope she doesn't do the not appearing in PV thing for long though..lol
She released a lot of singles in a short time and tht was kinda surprising

[waterballoon]

Bleh.

Let's see...

MOON/blossom
Worst single out of the trilogy. I like the songs, but her voice is horrible in these 2 songs. Not to mention the PV of MOON is dull & boring & trying to be "deep" but not reli impactful. The covers are God awful as well... only saving grace is blossom's PV imo.

crossroad
crossroad is definitely an amazing song; I like it a lot. But ugh the PV is the same as MOON... just dull & uninteresting. I don't like the fact that there's only one new song in the single as well. SEVEN DAYS WAR was all right but it's not a song I'll listen to often.

L
The best of the 3 imo; Virgin Road, Sweet Season & Last angel are all amazing songs from Ayu & her vocals are pretty good too. The PVs are lovely too~ My only complaint is that the single packaging looks so... Lazy. L for Lazy.

I bought the Jacket C from HMV 2 days ago & omfg the packaging was SO SIMPLE I can't believe they would allow something like that for a 50th single.

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Overall, I think it's a good effort for Ayu... just that I hate the fact that she's rushing 3 singles so that she could do a 7 days special concert; I'm gonna get flamed for this, but yeah I don't like it.

I hate how as a "special project", none of the songs are outstandingly "special", maybe except Last angel... MOON, crossroad & Virgin Road are all standard J-Pop ballads to me, so it seems to me more like they're releasing songs to please the Japanese than to prove/show who "ayumi hamasaki" reli is with this special 3-singles project.

Finally, it's annoying how this special project doesn't feel like one at all; the promotions around it is boring & scarce; only 1 single got a TV performance... thank God for more magazine shoots though. It's funny how... this 3-singles special seems more like a fanservice than an actual commemoration for Ayu's 50th single.

[jeffycue]

MOON: I like the chorus... the hype during RnRC killed it for me.
blossom: It's a typical rock ballad that you can't help to love.

crossroad: this grew on me. feels like an edgier version of any song from A Song for XX. instant classic?
SEVEN DAY WAR: Why?

Sweet Season: Feel good music! I love this one.
Virgin Road: The chorus saved it. It feels like 2nd GREEN to me which im not a fan of.
Last angel: Instrumental version is great. Original version sucks. I'm most disappointed with this.

Overall - 2/5

All the promotion of being a project towards her 50th single raised the expectations... but it just fell flat.

[Mintkisses]

Ayu releasing MOON/blossom was considered a change for me in her musical career. Her genre has seemed to change over the years. I didn't like it at all at first. Maybe not enough to make me not want to listen at all, but I was uninterested for the longest time.

I like MOON and blossom, they're tolerable to listen to once in awhile.

crossroad is good single. crossroad is a moderate song. I love SEVEN DAYS WAR. The blossom remix is the best remix from a single in a long time. Also, the Orchestra Version of blossom is better than the original.

L is a good single like crossroad. I LOVE Virgin Road, by far one of her best. Last Angel grew on me a lot! I enjoy listening to it even though it's different for Ayu. Sweet Season is just.. blah. I don't remember listening to it all the way through.

The PVs for all three singles, bad. I only enjoyed Virgin Road. I miss the old PVs with a twist that seemed right for Ayu to portray (ourselves, STEP you, forgiveness, RAINBOW, ANGEL'S SONG, etc.)

Overall, I'm satisfied. I have new songs to enjoy before she releases a new album. =)

[Lanz16]

My satisfaction rating: Somewhat Satisfied



MOON/blossom:
The songs were quite powerful and good. But there are times that it can be "forgettable".
The covers are refreshing but not appealing enough.
I believe that the remixes on the single saves from mediocrity.



crossroad:
The songs are even nicer than M/b. crossroad sounds like "old-school-ish" Jpop along with SEVEN DAYS WAR which outshines the previous single's songs.
The single covers are bland but im digging on its Fashion sense.



L :
This is one stood out from the last 2 singles. 3A side single is what im wishing for a long time.
The songs are really amazing; Sweet Season is my instant favorite then Virgin Road bought me into tears, lastly Last angel never fail to amaze me
Again, the covers didn't impressed me so much. But They're much better than the 2 previous single covers.




My only complaint for the 3x release singles is that they didn't promote that much.
Just a few CMs, then 2 lives (one song is not enough!), and lack of "noise" created just for the sake of 3 commemorative singles.

My expectation just fell out of grace to this.
Its happens just like the 10th anniversary.


At first, im really disappointed but im happy that she now holds the most #1 consecutive singles in Japan and the only solo artist to do so.

[Isthan]

MOON/blossom:
COVERS: It's okay, nice colors.
SONGS: Both songs are okay but a bit forgettable, even though they're power ballads.
PVS: MOON is classy but somewhat boring. Blossom is a bit overdramatic and bland, although the very end was nice (the painting).

crossroad:
COVERS: Not to my liking, looks too... retro.
SONGS: Crossroad feels similar to MOON and blossom, not much new. SEVEN DAYS WAR is different but hasn't really grown into me yet...
PVS: Nice dress but... that's about it. I wish there was more action.

L:
COVERS: Amazing covers, one of the best of all time. Very elegant and stylish.
SONGS: Virgin Road is great, very traditional and touching ballad. Sweet Season isn't bad either, although a bit forgettable. Last Angel is amazing, very impressive.
PVS: Virgin Road is great, totally different from any of Ayu's previous PVs. Sweet Season... not my liking. I really wished Last Angel had a PV!


OVERALL:
I really LOVED Last Angel and the covers for L, those two are my new favs. Virgin Road and it's PV are great also. So overall, L was the most succesfull single out of these three.

Overall, this three single project was okay. The theme was pretty consistent (except for the crossroad covers). MOON, blossom, crossroad, SEVEN DAYS OF WAR and Sweet Season are all okay songs but forgettable. Maybe some of them will grow into me later in the future, it always takes time for me to like ballads. Also the PV could've been more memorable and variable, only one PVs really managed to impress me now.

[KarenPang]

the songs are still good which's most important to me

but like what everyone else said , I don't feel any kicks/feeling about this project . If avex wanted to utilise this chance & break Seiko Matsuda's streak (which they did) , they should have go all out & over promote it to almost the way when A BEST was released

everything else was so dis-organised & not put together well , it's like a house that's 1/2 built but not ready for the owners to move in to stay

then again , I don't buy her singles so it doesn't concern me so much & somemore , the PVs for her singles will be in her next album so I leave things as it's

[Andrenekoi]

^Putting Ayu's face everywhere is not always good... We love her, but considering sales, I wouldn't say the same about most Japanese... This record is only important to Ayu's and Seiko's fanbases and the girl is not at her peak anymore....

If she had 4, 5 live performances for each song from the project like she did on her peak, it was easier for her to gather haters than sales...

[TITANIC]

I am really satisfy with MOON and L but unsatisfied for Crossroad sucks.
tbh, I wish L has better sales. it deserve higher sales