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Old 5th December 2012, 01:07 AM
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HAPPY ENDING is nostalgic because it is from the past. You can't help but feel nostalgic from listening to it because it is from 2004 or so.

But I was speaking from the fact that the work "haunting" was used to describe Sweet scar and HAPPY ENDING is much more haunting. And a better song at that too.
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HAPPY ENDING is nostalgic because it is from the past. You can't help but feel nostalgic from listening to it because it is from 2004 or so.
I don't agree. When something makes me feel nostalgic it makes me look back on my own experiences and relate them to the feelings in the song, not just because the song is old.
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Old 5th December 2012, 02:13 AM
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I don't agree. When something makes me feel nostalgic it makes me look back on my own experiences and relate them to the feelings in the song, not just because the song is old.
Well my own experiences are "I remember when I experienced listening to this song in 2004"

But if you are speaking mostly in lyrical content, fairyland is the most nostalgic as far as lyrics go.
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Old 5th December 2012, 12:18 AM
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I really love HAPPY ENDING, it is very nostalgic. I'd describe Liar as the haunting one. I love that whole little section on MY STORY of HAPPY ENDING, HOPE or PAIN and Liar, they're all very emotive, but not over dramatic or theatrical. They feel very... human I guess? I like HOPE or PAIN a lot, it really does feel like a mix of hope and pain.

I think Sweet Scar has that same subtlety to it, but it lacks something that the 3 MY STORY tracks have. Can't really put my finger on it.
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Old 5th December 2012, 01:10 AM
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HAPPY ENDING is nostalgic because it is from the past.
If you were around for its release or listened to it years ago. There are some tracks from the past that are still rather new to me and don't give my any sense of nostalgia (too late, End roll, Naturally, And Then, and so on) because I did not really pay attention to them until recently.
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I think Sweet scar is sweet but also dark and melancholic, and i'd rather compare it with fairyland instead of HAPPY ENDING...

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If you were around for its release or listened to it years ago. There are some tracks from the past that are still rather new to me and don't give my any sense of nostalgia (too late, End roll, Naturally, And Then, and so on) because I did not really pay attention to them until recently.
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Old 5th December 2012, 01:29 AM
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I think Sweet scar is sweet but also dark and melancholic, and i'd rather compare it with fairyland instead of HAPPY ENDING...



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Unfortunately, it happens, because Naturally is amazing.
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Unfortunately, it happens, because Naturally is amazing.
ikr It's one of the first songs I got into of hers

Well, I cant say much on this, I just fell in love with Heartplace and Over this year...
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^ tell me about it.
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And Then and Naturally are CLASSICS
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Old 5th December 2012, 01:44 AM
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Lol I guess everyone sees nostalgia as a different thing.
I get nostalgic when something reminds me of the last. Even a new song can do that.
I listened to happy ending once and I was like 'damn, the song is nostalgic'
Not as nostalgic as fairyland tho.
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Old 5th December 2012, 02:00 AM
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really good songs..but PV is just so disappointing
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Old 5th December 2012, 03:24 AM
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It's Wednesday in Japan and nothing yet?
I mean come on..
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Old 5th December 2012, 03:37 AM
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^ I'm going to wait until 5 PM (in Japan) when most people are off from work before I let my hopes crumble. Haha.
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Old 5th December 2012, 03:41 AM
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its coming!!
I can feel it, lol... hopefully today (japan time)
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Old 5th December 2012, 03:58 AM
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its not released until the 8th though, which is Saturday, right?
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Old 5th December 2012, 04:01 AM
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^ yeah but the album usually leaks early, plus stores have been releasing some of Ayu's recent material early.


I'm anticipating this so much. I haven't been checking AHS this much in a long, long time. Haha.
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it's not that it's released on 8th but the fact that albums Will leak. It's unusual for this late a leak lol. And I think if it's on sale today, shouldn't we have photos of the CD on racks? Always happens...

And about Avex not putting effort, the Paris thing was just some trip to me. But u can deny that this mini has the lack of billboards and CM even up till this date. It's unusual...
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maybe since ayu said shes doing this for fans and she doesn't care for the selling numbers, maybe avex made the decision not to put much money into advertising into something which isn't striving to be #1 on the carts, but I miss her good CM days, none of this using old clip or the same clips for new material.

As for leaks, dont we have the same as for LOVE? We only had Song 4 U leak until pretty much the day before? But all this talk about leaks is getting me excited for leak. I keep on looking on JPopsuki for hopes that maybe someones put a leak there first
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maybe since ayu said shes doing this for fans and she doesn't care for the selling numbers, maybe avex made the decision not to put much money into advertising into something which isn't striving to be #1 on the carts, but I miss her good CM days, none of this using old clip or the same clips for new material.

As for leaks, dont we have the same as for LOVE? We only had Song 4 U leak until pretty much the day before? But all this talk about leaks is getting me excited for leak. I keep on looking on JPopsuki for hopes that maybe someones put a leak there first
LOVE was leaked FIVE days before releasing, the whole album

This fan cover is SO much better:
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