The Signature Song

[Andrenekoi]

^I believe either M or Seasons still stir up bigger reactions... Ayu avoids her classic ballads on concerts, probably because they slow down the show, but M always get the showstopper moment when it's part of her setlist. And I don't think having an anime tie-in means much for the japanese public, considering anime is mostly seen as a children product over there...

Anyway, it's hard to point a signature song for people with several huge hits... Ayu has 6 or 7 songs that could be hers, and even people like Utada can seen obvious to point First Love, but she is also very remembered by travelling, Flavor of Life, Colors, etc.

[toLOVE]

I feel like Boys & Girls is her signature song.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Overall its evolution, M or Dearest, but for the newest generation its deffinitely BLUE BIRD. This year ive been on erasmus and i have met a lot of japanese girls, and when asking about ayu they all mentioned BLUE BIRD (some also mentioned Days and Sunrise)

[Delirium-Zer0]

BLUE BIRD is DEFINITELY a big one for newer fans, I'm surprised I didn't think of it! It's certainly endured since its release, too.

[truehappiness]

BLUE BIRD is her most recent 'iconic' song.

When it comes to her ballads, I think Dearest or Voyage are the ones to beat.

The ones that the public knows IMO:
Boys & Girls
SEASONS
M
evolution
Dearest
Voyage
BLUE BIRD

Nothing other than BLUE BIRD has really stuck out, I think... HEAVEN or CAROLS -maybe- but barely.

[AYUCREA]

A Song for XX M SEASONS

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I've found Dearest to be relatively forgotten over here haha.

Voyage, however, is quite well known.

[Delicious n Bold]

One of these for sure:
A song for XX
Evolution
M
Dearest
Boys & girls
Blue bird
Seasons

/endthread

[truehappiness]

Even though ASFXX is pretty big, I think it's mostly big among fans since it's an album track.

The 'signature' songs for fans imo:
Who...
A Song for XX
JEWEL
MY ALL
Days
Fly high
appears
teddy bear
July 1st
Memorial address
walking proud
STEP you
Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
Love song

[emi♡]

evolution or M.


SURREAL best song ever though



Blue bird such a pretty song. And Blue bird part 2 in california.

And damn Voyage. She only performed it 50 million times.

[Zeke.]

I remember one of those translations of nietzins or whatever mentioned "her last good song/hit was "Ah-itsuka..." So maybe they just aren't Aware of the title??

[Embleu]

"Deserves to be"? M. Actually is? Probably Evolution.

[Delicious n Bold]

I swear that it was either M, seasons, boys & girls or evolution
Every Japanese person I know knows one of these four Ayu songs only
The tie is with evolution and boys & girls.

(But we ALL know it's evolution)

[jang-kun]

is this thread even serious? it has always been M.

[YUKARI]

it's definitely evolution
but I'd also name M and SEASONS.

[tsumekaze_]

I'd say evolution, SEASONS or M, but if I had to choose one it'd probably be evolution. It's also the first song I've heard of her back when I didn't know the world of jpop nor ayu. It was just so popular that even nonJPOP fans knew it by heart.

[Sunrise]

evolution or M (maybe SEASONS?), but I'm leaning towards M. It is her most viewed video on Youtube (it's approaching 4 million views, very soon) and her second best selling single a-side after SEASONS. evolution and SEASONS would be very, very close still, though.

You could argue the case for one of these three and still be right imo.

[fairygirl]

M, evolution and ASFXX

[tsumekaze_]

Talking about hits, no way to say was pretty big in Japan back at the day

[monochrome99]

Seasons seems to be her most recognized song in japan, I guess maybe dearest for international fans but I doubt it's the same thing in japan.