'LOVE' mini album out November 8th, 1st of five 15th anniversary releases [III]

[truehappiness]

As usual, please try to post any new information here and I will add it to the first post.

Key points for now:
- Celebrating months leading up to 15th anniversary, 5 months of releases
- First part is the mini album LOVE that is coming out 11/8/12
- mini album has 3 new songs and 12 tracks
- Songs are Song 4 u [composed by Yuta Nakano/HINATAspring], Melody [composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino], and Missing [composed by Kazuhiro Hara]
- Melody is a medium ballad, Missing is a medium rock flavored tune overflowing with pain/sadness
- every month on the 8th day of the month until the 15th anniversary, something new will be released (NOT necessarily all mini albums) on 11/8, 12/8, 1/8, 2/8, and 3/8.

Covers + Cover previews + booklet photos

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by Foyuki

physical CD credits:cknjoshua

Spoiler:

ALL 3 photoshoots from booklet credits :rongayu

Spoiler:

official Lyrics credits:cknjoshua

Spoiler:

"O" from LOVE on the CD and DVD is very special XD
and for 2 PV the Director is Masashi Muto
Photographer :Kazutaka Nakamura

LOVE 1600x1600 sized images + wallpaper from Foyuki

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by Foyuki

LOVE 400x400

Originally Posted by Aderianu

Originally Posted by Foyuki

grabbed the orginal pics XD

There's an eyes open/eyes closed theme with the covers, it seems.

Tracklist + song/PV previews + composers

Spoiler:

http://www.mediafire.com/?vmm8wmwrui...7b5d6nm17j1vfj
Song 4 u, Melody, Missing previews from Foyuki

Originally Posted by rainism

Three new songs live version

浜崎あゆみ ♪Song 4 u ~HOTEL Love songs Yoyogi GYM FINAL~short ver.
浜崎あゆみ ♪Missing ~HOTEL Love songs Yoyogi GYM FINAL~short ver.
浜崎あゆみ ♪Melody 〜HOTEL Love songs Yoyogi GYM ver.〜

Will be released in CD+DVD, CD only, and Tales editions. The CD content is the same for all releases.

CD
01. Song 4 u (Original mix)
02. Missing (Original mix) <-- changed from originally being Melody
03. Melody (Original mix) <-- swapped with Missing
04. You & Me (Remo-con rmx - Extended)
05. You & Me (SHINICHI OSAWA remix)
06. Song 4 u (Orchestra version)
07. Missing (Dubscribe remix)
08. Melody (BROKEN HAZE remix)
09. Song 4 u (Original mix -Instrumental-)
10. Missing (Original mix -Instrumental-)
11. Melody (Original mix -Instrumental-)
12. You & Me (Original mix -Instrumental-)

DVD
01. Song 4 u (video clip)
02. Missing (video clip) <-- was originally Melody
03. Song 4 u (making)

Song 4 u - composed by HINATAspring/Yuta Nakano
Melody - composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino
Missing - composed by Kazuhiro Hara

デビュー15周年記念日である2013年4月8日に向け、毎月8日に自身初となる5ヶ月連続リリースが決定 ！
その第一弾として、書き下ろし新曲3曲「Song 4 u」「Missing」「Melody」と、大ヒット曲「You & Me」のリミックスなど含む全12曲入りミニ・アルバム『LOVE』をリリース！
「Song 4 u」は、11月1日発売のゲーム「テイルズ オブ エクシリア2」のテーマソングに決定しており、9月23日に幕張メッセで開催された“東京ゲームショウ20 12”にて楽曲が初解禁された際には、熱狂的なテイルズ・ファンから大歓声で迎えられた。昨年の「prog ress」に続く「テイルズ オブ」シリーズとのコラボレーションで、壮大な世界観と疾走感溢れる楽曲はまさにファンの期待を裏切らない ものとなっている。「Missing」は、数多くのヒット曲を生み出してきた原一博氏によるロックテイスト 溢れる切ないミディアム・ナンバーで、胸に突き刺さる歌詞と張り裂けんばかりの歌声に心揺さぶられる、まさ にayuにしか表現できない究極のラブソング。「Melody」は、星野靖彦氏作曲によるミディアム・バラ ードで、耳に残るやさしいメロディと包み込むような歌声はまさにayuバラードの真骨頂。3曲ともayuの 魅力が存分に発揮された楽曲に仕上がっている。
さらに、今年の夏を席巻し現在もヒット中の「You & Me」の大沢伸一、Remo-conによるリミックス、「Song 4 u」のオーケストラ・ヴァージョン、「Missing」と「Melody」のリミックスなど、全12曲を収 録した会心作！
このミニ・アルバムを皮切りに、12月8日（土）、1月8日（火）、2月8日（金）、3月8日（金）と、5 作連続怒濤のリリース！！

Old version:
デビュー15周年に向けて5ヶ月連続リリース決定！
第一弾として、11月8日（木）にミニ・アルバム『LOVE』を発売！！
デビュー15周年記念日である2013年4月8日に向け、毎月8日に自身初となる5ヶ月連続リ リースが決定 ！
その第一弾として、書き下ろし新曲3曲「Song 4 u」「Melody」「Missing」と、大ヒット曲「You & Me」のリミックスなど含む全12ver.入りミニ・アルバム『LOVE』をリリース！
「Song 4 u」は、11月1日発売のゲーム「テイルズ オブ エクシリア2」のテーマソングに決定しており、9月23日に幕張メッセで開催された“東京ゲー ムショウ20 12”にて楽曲が初解禁された際には、熱狂的なテイルズ・ファンから大歓声で迎えられた。昨年の「prog ress」に続く「テイルズ オブ」シリーズとのコラボレーションで、壮大な世界観と疾走感溢れる楽曲はまさにファンの期待 を裏切らない ものとなっている。「Melody」は、星野靖彦氏作曲によるミディアム・バラードで、心に響 く歌詞と一聴 したら忘れないメロディはまさにayuバラードの真骨頂。「Missing」は、数多くのヒッ ト曲を生み出 してきた原一博氏作曲のロックテイスト溢れる切ないミディアム・ナンバーとなっており、3曲と もayuの魅 力が存分に発揮された楽曲に仕上がっている。さらに、今年の夏を席巻し現在もヒット中の「Yo u & Me」の大沢伸一、Remo-conによるリミックスほか、全12ヴァージョンを収録！
このミニ・アルバムを皮切りに、12月8日（土）、1月8日（火）、2月8日（金）、3月8日 （金）と、5 作連続怒濤のリリース！！

Originally Posted by OyTony

2012.11.8 in stores
MINI ALBUM『LOVE』

Spoiler:

Bonus items

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All versions include a serial number card which expires in March of 2013. You also need to buy all five of the consecutive releases to use the code. What the serial number card includes is unknown at the moment.

Originally Posted by Aderianu

gift for CD (Tales Edition) : drawn A3 poster



⇒ Animate Online Shop

Originally Posted by OyTony

TeamAyu/mu-mo gifts

If you order from TeamAyu you can choose between

・オリジナル・ハート型ミニポーチ（1個）- Heart shaped mini pouch


・オリジナル・イヤホンジャックチャーム（1個） - Earphone/headphone jack charm



If you order from mu-mo you will get

・オリジナル・イヤホンジャックチャーム（1個）- Earphone/headphone jack charm


source: Mail from TeamAyu

The Tales of CD version has some exclusives like a special download code for the game and a special jacket featuring Tales of Xillia 2 art.

Preorder links

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by Aderianu

【CD+DVD】 ・AVCD-48590/B　¥ 2,415 cdjapan | hmv | yesasia | amazon
【CD】 ・AVCD-48591　¥ 1,575 cdjapan | hmv | yesasia | amazon
【CD (Tales Edition)】 ・AVCD-48592　¥ 1,575 cdjapan | hmv | yesasia | amazon

Information from before the release was confirmed

Spoiler:

If this ends up being a rumor, please move this to the rumors thread in the chat room, but it seems VERY likely to be true. The timing fits in with the Tales of Xillia 2 release and also would allow for DLC to be included. Would be interesting if she was trying to keep a four letter theme with her minis as well [FIVE / LOVE] perhaps with a similar design for the title/logo?

About three hours ago in Japan, a tweet was posted by a longtime Ayu fan saying that a new project of five continuous releases was starting for her 15th anniversary.

romi0603 (ヨシカ)　9/24 21:39:31
RT @teammaruko: 浜崎あゆみ、15周年目前に5枚連続リリース‼第一弾は「LOVE」ミニアルバム11月8日。 らしいです!

It's not confirmed just how 'true' this is but it seems pretty legitimate considering the source. I do wonder why the tweets were all deleted though. It was later reposted at the 'Foraver Club' on Facebook, the place that initially broke the Song 4 u news a day or two before the release. Wonder where they found their information for that though.

It seems she deleted her initial tweet due to this:
"すいません、まだ公式じゃなかったみたいなので一旦消しますね。"

It did not seem official to her? Or it wasn't supposed to be released?

An update:
It appears that this information was posted on TeamAyu and then quickly pulled from the site due to being up too early. If you remember, "GUILTY" had a tracklist originally posted a LONG time ago and it was removed from the site for a few days before being posted for real. No one thought it was real because it seemed so ridiculous and then well... we got it a few days later and people couldn't believe it.

Related links
『LOVE』covers preview
"The 8th is Ayu Day", 5 Consecutive Months of New Releases
"Song 4 u" arrange version featured in Tales of Xillia 2 OST releasing November 2nd
"Song 4 u" - Tales of Xillia 2 theme song revealed at TGS2012!
'LOVE' mini album out November 8th, 1st of five 15th anniversary releases
'LOVE' mini album out November 8th, 1st of five 15th anniversary releases [II]
'LOVE' mini album out November 8th, 1st of five 15th anniversary releases [III]
Information about remixes on 'LOVE'

[JackieRos]

let's see if I can keep up with these threads

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Can't wait to get my hands on my CDs!

[brener]

its so ridiculous that this "maxi-single" is being called an mini-album...

im still not over it.

[truehappiness]

I would just forget about what it's called. I mean, I'm just glad we're getting new stuff. Yeah, she's had maxi singles before that were about the same amount of tracks with remixes and instrumentals... but there's no use in continuing to say "That's a single! NOT AN ALBUM I HATE AVEX I HATE AYU WTF" when this is pretty much a reality and coming out in less than a month.

[brener]

im happy we're gettin new stuff, but its still being ridiculous, i mean, we all know this is not a mini-album...

[Luther10]

Even if it's called a maxi single, Oricon will still count it as an album, so...

[kotora]

Yaya. Missing will have PV instead of Meow-oly.

[love in music]

I just listened to the live rips of the new songs & I don't like Melody at all. It never really goes anywhere. I also find it odd she sounded the worst in that song live when it is the easiest to sing out of the 3 haha.
Song 4 U and Missing are really great songs though. Can't wait for the full studio versions

[Delicious n Bold]

Everyone seems so divided with Melody.
It's definitely one of 'those' songs. We heard the song in full on YouTube, right? That live version was the full, wasn't it?

[Jawdarna]

^ I didn't like it when I first heard it. NOW I LOVE IT.

I thought, "Here we go again, another mundane filler ballad."

Oh, how wrong I was.

I mean, yeah, we get Ayu's 'sweet' ballads all the time, but they've been sub-par lately. And by sub-par, I mean they've been amongst the most boring, 'filler like' on her recent albums.

I think this one has been arranged really well. If we're considering 'sweeter' ballads, what is better than it? In my opinion, certainly not meaning of Love, how beautiful you are, Letter, call, Sweet Season...

[Magda1983]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

Can't wait to get my hands on my CDs!

I also can not wait

[TeamAyu2004]

I also didn't like it when i first heard it, but I also understand they were horrible rips...
I haven't heard the live ones yet, but downloaded them...
I just want to give the album a chance first, lol.

[My Rainbow]

I love Melody, it's now my favorite from the 3. Can't wait to hear them in HQ!

[ALfromHELLSING]

Lovin' both covers. She looks young & gorgeous. <3

So glad CD content is the same for all releases. Tho I will buy all editions anyway.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I wish this would get more tie ups.

I guess there's still time. But I'm not holding my breath.

I miss when Ayu was a spokesperson for...anything.

[TeamAyu2004]

I wonder how the game is doing for presales in japan...

is it on the same level as the first game?? THat thing broke all kinds of expectations.

[Delicious n Bold]

^http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thre...98078&page=849

Edit: final post from bottom.

[Foyuki]

Originally Posted by ALfromHELLSING

Lovin' both covers. She looks young & gorgeous. <3

So glad CD content is the same for all releases. Tho I will buy all editions anyway.

= =OMG genius u r
creepy biohazard

[TeamAyu2004]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

^http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thre...98078&page=849

not good.
Edit: final post from bottom.

well, its not doing that bad...
415K... its no FF, but its still just as good.

I see about 500K by the time it is released... not bad at all, but not good for a sequel i guess.

EDIT:
Oh, thanks for the link too!