ayumi hamasaki NEW SINGLE 23rd Monster Release 2021.04.08

[yamadashun]

Actually I quite like the title of the song. Reminds me of the novel, The Minds of Billy Milligan, where there are 24 personalities in the protagonist.

[adrtwb]

The song is so gooood omg. Ive been playing non-stop (at least 30x now!)

[CeReSu]

Originally Posted by adrtwb

The song is so gooood omg. Ive been playing non-stop (at least 30x now!)

Haha me too !!

[kendelle]

I love the song. I want expecting a new drop since AB2 dropped but I'm glad it's Rock Ayu!

I came back to it so many times today, and I love the lyrics as well. She sounds fierce!

[Corki]

This song was such a nice surprise! I love how her voice sounds in it!

[Ruan Borges]

This song is AMAZING, I'm super glad about its release, I was really expecting a key change at the last chorus of the song xD, but I'm happy that Ayu is chosing to sing in a way that is more confortable for her nowadays!

[Joey]

It's ok. But what's the problem with her voice ? I noticed this on haru yo koi and it bugged me but ... at times it sounds like she is singing with a potatoe in her mouth. I don't know how ti say this but it's weird and annoying.

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by Joey

It's ok. But what's the problem with her voice ? I noticed this on haru yo koi and it bugged me but ... at times it sounds like she is singing with a potatoe in her mouth. I don't know how ti say this but it's weird and annoying.

I don't why she feels like altering her voice. Just let it come out naturally, girl.
Anyway, still listening to the song on repeat.

[HONEY]

Originally Posted by Chris85

I don't why she feels like altering her voice. Just let it come out naturally, girl.
Anyway, still listening to the song on repeat.

I think she's struggling with singing otherwise, she has been singing with a lot of muscle pressure for very long, if you don't counteract against that with correct vocal exercises it gets worse and worse. `
The less air passes through her vocal coach cords the more muscle pressure singers use, that also means the less sound comes out naturally and easily they struggle (sound waves are basically air waves) sooo... they have to force the sounds and they end up adding more and more muscle pressure as they go. She needs regular practice with a good coach at that time, I would say. She's doing quite well otherwise and if she fixes this part, I would need to be careful that I don't fly with the wind as she blows me away hahah *corny joke*.

I'm hoping very hard for her to get someone VERY GOOD to work with on a regular basis. (The quality of the coach determines the quality of the students vocals, she needs a pro, maybe someone like Seth Riggs e.g or some former personal (vocal coach) students from Cornelius Reid, he was a genius)

Originally Posted by Aisha_Angel

I agree a vocal coach might help her, however, it’s a scientific fact that after childbirth, women’s singing voices do go down in octave. It’s kind of interesting!

Could be. The body always changes, as you might now, vocals are always affected by the rest of the bodies condition and I wish I could say it was her voice going down only key-wise but I hear a lot more than that.

By the way, I love your profile pic Aisha!

[blackmage]

Originally Posted by HONEY

I think she's struggling with singing otherwise, she has been singing with a lot of muscle pressure for very long, if you don't counteract against that with correct vocal exercises it gets worse and worse. `
The less air passes through her vocal coach cords the more muscle pressure singers use, that also means the less sound comes out naturally and easily they struggle (sound waves are basically air waves) sooo... they have to force the sounds and they end up adding more and more muscle pressure as they go. She needs regular practice with a good coach at that time, I would say. She's doing quite well otherwise and if she fixes this part, I would need to be careful that I don't fly with the wind as she blows me away hahah *corny joke*.

I'm hoping very hard for her to get someone VERY GOOD to work with on a regular basis. (The quality of the coach determines the quality of the students vocals, she needs a pro, maybe someone like Seth Riggs e.g or some former personal (vocal coach) students from Cornelius Reid, he was a genius)



Could be. The body always changes, as you might now, vocals are always affected by the rest of the bodies condition and I wish I could say it was her voice going down only key-wise but I hear a lot more than that.

By the way, I love your profile pic Aisha!

I really like that you explained this! I honestly just thought that the quality of her voice over the last decade plus was due to the loss (and continuing?) of hearing, etc. I imagine that changes how one speaks but in this case sings. I have to say she's sounding, for the most part, really great these last couple releases and I forgot how much I miss Rock Ayu. Definitely got elements from My Story/RnRC eras and I'm loving it.

[dumbellz]

I wonder if there will be another video out tonight? Most of us were under the impression that it’s a full mv last night but it was a teaser episode 0.

Could ayu be doing a 23 episodes? That will be too much.

Or episode 1 could be the full mv and then a preview of a new song in episode 2 (lol I don’t know why but I have this thought of Koda Kumi dancing at the end of episode 1 and teasing a collaboration for episode 2, I mean they have been posting about each other recently on Instagram, it’s about time for a collaboration!)

I will be happy if ayu release 23 songs, lol.. we still have pray for you right.

[AJFmzk]

^ Same. Now that I’ve given it a few listens it’s really growing on me. Not that I didn’t like it before, I did. But now I can’t stop listening to it.

[pedronekoi]

Is this her shortest single song ever?

[Aderianu]

^ she did it to make you listen to it on repeat

[Katsuyuki012]

So we're going to get a behind the scenes video... before we get the actual PV?

[se7entheaven]

She looks so pregnant in the Making Of that I have a feeling we probably only see her close up shots for the PV like Kuu’s “Watchu Waiting On”

[dumbellz]

Originally Posted by se7entheaven

She looks so pregnant in the Making Of that I have a feeling we probably only see her close up shots for the PV like Kuu’s “Watchu Waiting On”

Aka the red lips bucket hat headshot photos she has been posting

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by dumbellz

Aka the red lips bucket hat headshot photos she has been posting

Yeah i have a bad feeling that's what it's gonna be..... And i'm gonna HATE it lol

[Evan Odinson]

23rd Monster has been added to official playlist "Women's voices"

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37...0dd7dd9ca146ba

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by se7entheaven

She looks so pregnant in the Making Of that I have a feeling we probably only see her close up shots for the PV like Kuu’s “Watchu Waiting On”

Originally Posted by dumbellz

Aka the red lips bucket hat headshot photos she has been posting

Originally Posted by BlackSilence

Yeah i have a bad feeling that's what it's gonna be..... And i'm gonna HATE it lol

I was wondering about whether she would appear in the video at all, considering how pregnant she appear to be.

I feel the same way about the lipstick-and-hat getup, but I gotta say I love her look on the single cover (that MASK oh my word) so I hope to see more of that!