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Old 9th August 2011, 02:41 PM
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i love Beloved.
her vocal is so light and soothing, it's not liked her previous ballad vocals which sound kinda heavier/rougher.
it's a decent ballad, like many of her Ballads, and i always love her Ballads.
i love her "ah ah ahh~~~~"
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Old 9th August 2011, 08:37 PM
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I think the song is boring. Really boring.

Doubt that there would be anything wrong with the lyrics - because if there is one artist with beautiful meanings behind a song then it must be Ayu - I say with honest that I listen to vocals, instrumental and melody. But the instrumental is so nothing, the melody makes me sleepy and her vocals aren't that good all the time. But that's what I hear in my ears. I understand if this song actually could be 'beloved' to anymore.. indeed if that one is a big fan of softy ballads.

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Old 9th August 2011, 09:05 PM
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it's a nice song, i like it a whole lot better than progress... but the melody doesn't stick as strong as her much older ballads. it sounds a bit shallow and boring, another sweet season mixed with days trying hard to retrieve that together when vibe but fails to.

i feel she's recycling a lot of her sounds. but this one is the nicest ballad i've heard in a long while since together when. it actually helps me look more forward to FIVE... b/c progress definitely didn't do that for me
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Old 10th August 2011, 01:46 AM
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Where is Together when... in this song? It doesn't sound anything like it to me.
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Old 10th August 2011, 07:06 PM
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Where is Together when... in this song? It doesn't sound anything like it to me.
yeah I don't hear this either. What's with some ahs members comparing her new songs to old ones that are soo different lately lol? A couple people said progress sounded like GREEN as well and I'm just like.. wat.

beloved has grown on me though. I was stressed out earlier and listened to it and it calmed me down
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Old 11th August 2011, 01:43 PM
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Where is Together when... in this song? It doesn't sound anything like it to me.
Everytime she gets to the chorus, I start singing "arigatou tte..." in my head. So yeah, there is something reminiscent of Together when... in the song for me aswell.
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Old 10th August 2011, 04:35 AM
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Not a 'repeatable' kind of song, but I like it! It's the kind of song I'd want to listen to after I haven't heard it for awhile....sort of like Sweet Seasons.

One thing annoys me though....sometimes I can't tell if it's already the chorus loll. The hook after the first verse doesn't really like...pop out, so I end up thinking the 1st chorus is still part of the first verse. It's most likely the quality of the song (...or I hope it is...)...hopefully the HQ is a little better sounding.

Can't wait to hear it orchestrated though ^_^! IMO it definitely sounds like an 'orchestra' type song. It can do without the boring drums/guitars.
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Old 10th August 2011, 06:06 AM
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The more I listen to it, the more I like it
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Old 11th August 2011, 12:03 PM
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after listening to it a few more times, it got less boring and i really like it.
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Old 10th August 2011, 06:57 PM
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it reminds me of Kuraki Mai - Aitakute......
i understand why there is Together When... though the 2 songs doesnt sound alike
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Old 11th August 2011, 12:51 PM
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now i can see people start changing their opinion from not like it to like it lol
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Old 11th August 2011, 01:17 PM
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I can see this song closing a tour or CDL~ It'd probably make me cry when we see footage!
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Old 11th August 2011, 02:52 PM
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I can see this song closing a tour or CDL~ It'd probably make me cry when we see footage!
yeah I'm sure she'll use it on CDL I'll cry too definitely
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Old 11th August 2011, 02:01 PM
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it may be simple but its gonna be touching when she starts singing it live
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Old 12th August 2011, 09:22 PM
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it may be simple but its gonna be touching when she starts singing it live
hey, however I am still not blown away by the song.. I think I will agree with this quote.
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Old 11th August 2011, 03:19 PM
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I just heard two times.. and it's a little boring.. =\
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Old 12th August 2011, 01:49 AM
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the song is a bit boring....but I love how the song ends....its got the Who...(10th Anniversary Version) ending feel to me....:-)
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Old 13th August 2011, 04:47 AM
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I listened to it a good five times one day, and I forgot the melody the next.

People thought "You were..." was generic too, but the melody really stuck with me in ways that "beloved" doesn't.

beloved would fit in with a full length album instead of a mini-album. I expect refined quality in a mini-album.
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Old 13th August 2011, 06:15 AM
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Not an epic ballad, a little generic sounding to me...but Im currently in love with the chorus . I absolutely adore her voice in this song; so smooth, gentle and captivating
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Old 13th August 2011, 11:07 AM
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i love the ending where she sing AH AH
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