BRILLANTE now, feelings?

[JackieRos]

Never saw why people were going crazy for it and still don't.
I don't care for that song actually.

[Earth_maiden]

Still utterly adore it.

[stepYOU1234]

Loved it then, still love it now and am currently playing it a lot

[ayu_ready?]

don't care anymore. I listen to Tell me why much more

[Kazeyomi]

it still give me goosebumps like the first time.

[sugarbasil]

I saw the appeal, why so many other people liked it, but it was never something that I really got into. A year later and I'm still not 'wow'ing over it. Maybe one day.

[letter]

My feelings haven't changed. I stilll like it.

[NintendoHTF1242]

zz then, zzzz now

[Cornie]

It's a special song, i never heard something like that before.
If Timmi would be able make same songs(not exactly, just speaking of feelings) I would forget Eyes, smoke, magic..

[DevilHunter_04]

I still really like it but when it first came out I played it over and over so now I haven't really been able to listen to it much like I use to. Lol.

[koumori]

I still love it. I feel it's the best song she's done since Mirrorcle World.

[Klauser_Bateson]

I think the only thing that song had going for it was the chanting by Timmy.

Hated it then, don't care about it now.

[Larisa-chan]

Still love it. Though the novelty has worn off, it's a pretty epic sounding piece, and such a beautiful song.

[Delicious n Bold]

There's one part, after the chorus RIGHT BEFORE ayu starts the 2nd verse. The part where the music seems to collapse in on itself. That part in itself ruins the song from being perfect. Like a pimple on a model.
Other than that, the song is 'near perfection'

[orbitalaspect]

Idk.

My feelings on the PV are still the same. Timmy looked horrible in it and really screwed over the whole effort of being androgynous. I think Timmy is too full of himself to be a superstar, enough that he thinks his retarded short-bus way of doing things is somehow "artistically" significant. I'm sorry if that's harsh or rude, but Ayumi has had better musicians, vocalists, dancers (people who actually could dance), and all of them really didn't try to outshine Ayu in her own music, PVs, or on stage.

As far as the song? I think it's a great addition to Ayumi's repertoire of music. However, I feel that, like Return Road, this is another great song that isn't given the priority it deserves. So, while I really did like the song, I don't feel like it made as big an impression as anything that appeared on singles because I generally feel that the songs worth highlighting most are the ones where there is a great effort to make the song stand out against other songs. BRILLANTE just didn't have enough standing out visually or release-wise to make it a super significant track for me.

To be honest, if I had to drum up a song of Ayumi's, I'd pick November before I'd think to say BRILLANTE, just because the majority of the songs on FIVE were so underwhelming.

I think you should do a thread on year-later thoughts on progress too. I know my opinion on that song has changed a lot since 2011.

[yoshino]

I still love it!! It's considered as a recent song to me. Maybe Ayu should do more of this kind of creepy songs. haha. It's the best song in FIVE album!!

[Kacku]

I found it extremely boring at first. I've warmed up to it a bit, but it's still not my favorite from FIVE by far (I prefer progress, beloved and - dare I admit it - even ANother song for its guilty pleasure novelty). It's a nice song. Ayu's vocals are awesome and the arrangement is cool. But somehow it just doesn't please me like it should.

[PoetGirl]

was great then, is great now, but another song and beloved are far superior on FIVE

[ayupi]

I still love it. Think its one of her best songs as of recent that and Progress. Don't listen to it much anymore but its still a great song love the PV too.

[kouga]

it happens that when i watch the live of a song i often like more that song more than when it comes out... Brillante's live performance it is one of her best performaces ever and when i listen to Brillante song i remember the live.. that gorgeus live with that amazing song... great mix ... in conclussion... i just adore this song and the story within it.