[OFFICIAL] Secret is now a full length album

[truehappiness]

She probably has them done.

But in the case of Startin' / Born to Be.. the songs were both recorded early because they were needed for promotion of the tie-ins that they were associated with.

We got that 2:30something long Startin' preview and that was what, December? And we also had that news clip with Born to Be.. playing in the background from January or something..

I think that Ayu doesn't stick to a 'specific schedule' exactly when it comes to writing songs for an album and she might just choose some compositions for the album while doing her singles occasionally..

[alternarist]

^ perhaps so. if i am not wrong, ayu likes to do things in her own way. she can jus pop out with a new song suddenly. lol. she does what she wants.

Originally Posted by SpiceSquad!

hmmm.. well the changes from 'mini-album' to full 'legth album' is very risky..
All her releases in 2006 arent strong enough, blue bird, startin, jewel, is not as good as we want to.. so IMO [secret] will failed in the market, still need more hype.. more... something.. i guess..

and perhaps this album will totally blow us off? since only 5 songs out of the 12 songs (assuming 2 interludes) are already known to us, that means ayu has to put in a lot of effort for her fans to like the remaining 7 songs!! have faith in ayu!!

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I think it would've been even more risky to do it as a mini-album.

lol.. if she continues with a mini album, i dont think the album will sell either. most of the songs are already available and we are jus simply buying for 1 - 2 new songs and a few new PVs. as well as the making offs. somewhat similar to (m) u, which didnt sell very well..

[WillofDusk]

SHe will have to work like crazy from nights t nights to write and record all 7 or 8 songs in just these time.
I very adore you Ayu

[elvis810]

If I'm not mistaken, BLUE BIRD was meant to be a 3A single, so do u think ayu had finished the other song (the 3rd song) at that time already? Prove me if i'm wrong

[[taskin.ayu]]

Hmm Ayu might have finished recording around the time BLUE BIRD hit shelves.. I'm thinking it might have actually been either JEWEL or 1LOVE..

[Mirai Noah]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Well, it would appear that Yesasia is a savior! <3

Instead of having people reorder, the preorder price from before didn't change! So those who ordered early are privileged.. I guess.

Interesting... I got the following e-mail:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you very much for your support to YesAsia.com.

With reference to your recent order (EDITED OUT) placed on 10/15/06, we
would like to inform you that as confirmed by our Japanese suppliers, the
publishers of "Secret (Jacket B)(Japan Version)" (YesAsia Catalog No.
1004539146) has decided to change the release of this particular item
from a mini album to a full album and thus, our Japanese suppliers have
increased the price of the above-mentioned item and thus, we are forced
to adjust the price of the captioned item upwards accordingly. You are
kindly be informed that the revised price has been changed from
US$19.99 to US$36.99. May we have your kind confirmation by replying this
email whether you are going to accept the revised price. If we do not
hear from you by Nov 3, 2006, we will assume that you are not going to
accept the revised price and will arrange to remove the captioned item
from your order. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused from
this unexpected incident.

Should you have any further inquiry, please kindly refer to our
Customer Support Section at http://yesasia.com/help/index.aspx.

For better service, please kindly include this email when you reply.


Best regards,
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[ayu1m]

I haven't got any e-mails ? ^You've ordered Jacket B but for example th and I ordered Jacket A :e? Could this have an effect on this?

[Mirai Noah]

Ooo, could be! I ordered the CD-only version.

[immel]

Originally Posted by elvis810

If I'm not mistaken, BLUE BIRD was meant to be a 3A single, so do u think ayu had finished the other song (the 3rd song) at that time already? Prove me if i'm wrong

My guess is that the song would have been Jewel, if anything.

Very hard to say anything for sure, though.

[chocopockymaster]

I had ordered Jacket A+DVD after YesAsia tacked the poster onto it...the price for me hasn't gone up. Thank goodness! That would have been a hassle.

[Marseille]

I don't want to get too excited but is this going to be a full album???
I HOPE so . . please explain.

[ayu1m]

^Yes, this is going to be a full album

[Shiso]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

I had ordered Jacket A+DVD after YesAsia tacked the poster onto it...the price for me hasn't gone up. Thank goodness! That would have been a hassle.

The price for the CD+DVD will also rise up...
This is what i got:

Originally Posted by YesAsia

Thank you for your purchasing at YesAsia.com!

With reference to your email dated 26 Oct, 2006, we want to kindly inform you that we have adjusted the price of the item "Secret (Jacket B)(Japan Version) " for your order xxxxxxx.

On the other hand, there is no updated information adjustment for the price of the item "Secret (ALBUM+DVD / Jacket A)(Japan Version) ". If there is any, then we will send an email to notify you also.

That means when they will receive some kind of an official announcement they will also change the price for the CD+DVD edition...

[chocopockymaster]

The price has been changed on the site, but nothing's changed in my order. Weird.

[mi|kshake]

A Song for XX
MY STORY
Memorial address
(miss)understood

Wow cant believe ASFXX sold more than those 3 albums!

mi|kshake~

[truehappiness]

I ordered mine a few weeks ago though..

Oh well. I wonder why that lady lied to me >[

[ASFXX was 1.4 million whereas MY STORY and under were 1.1 / 1.08 / almost .9 million]

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

not to get the CD only buyers mad..but...i got this email after asking about if my order will have a price change, i ordered cd+dvd+poster:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for writing YesAsia!

Order ####### , order price will be unchanged and stayed in product price US$39.75.

For item Secret (Album+DVD+ Poster / Jacket A)(Japan Version) 1004540084, supplier changed mini album to album.
For customers who ordered 1004540084, there will be no change in price if they have already placed the order.

New placing order will be charged in new price.

so basically, only people that didnt preorder the "old" version will have to pay full price now, but people who did preorder the minialbum, dont have to pay more...

[truehappiness]

WOOOO! <3

So they DIDN'T lie to me then.

[KyahRyorin]

I sent an email to CDJapan, this is what they sent back.

Originally Posted by CDJapan

Hi Kyah,

Thank you for writing back. It's amazing that you seemed to know about the change in plan, before receivng my email!

As for your question, you addressed a extremely important point that I did not address in my email.

The change in plan was completely impossible for anyone to foresee, and obviously it was none of your fault that it happened.

Considering the fact that the order would be the first order we ship for you, I'm happy to process your order upon receiving the payment you sent before it happened.

As we normally do, we'll contact you as soon as receiving it, and processing your order.

There is one request I need to make, though.

Pleaes place your order for the full-length album online, selecting Cash for payment method. After that, let me know the order number.

I'll make all necessary arrangement to ensure that your order will be processed.

Thank you, and I look forward to receiving your reply.

Best Regards,
Toshi Makiya
www.cdjapan.co.jp

I LOVE CDJAPAN. I don't care what anyone else says. They freaking rule.

[immel]

Wow, that sounds awesome Carolyn. I'm always going to pay by Cash from now on, and hope that they'll change the plans for the better .

I'm happy for you, miss lucky.