Ayu's cover for Miyuki Nakajima's song "時代"

[kinix]

Originally Posted by Cahz-

Can't find it on Youtube either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlCtFBndp8
It's here but it might be restricted by country. I had to VPN to japan to see this pic+music youtube video lol

[brener]

^ yeah it's restricted

what the heck, why are they making an exclusive japan release in 2024...

Originally Posted by AyuCanada

Could it be related with the fact that nakajima miyuki’s music is not available to stream outside japan?

maybe? But you can find other artist's cover of Jidai on Apple Music, like the one from Naoko Ken
if that's not awful enough, the song is not available for purchase on Itunes as well...

[AyuCanada]

Originally Posted by brener

^ yeah it's restricted

what the heck, why are they making an exclusive japan release in 2024...



maybe? But you can find other artist's cover of Jidai on Apple Music, like the one from Naoko Ken
if that's not awful enough, the song is not available for purchase on Itunes as well...

Oh! I love Naoko Ken and I didn't know she covered that song!

[mi|kshake]

I was kinda hoping Jidai might appear on Spotify on Friday but at this rate maybe I'll be hearing it when it appears on the eventual album!

[brener]

^ i had the exact same thought, i think they won't leave it out of - what i hope to be - her next album..

[love in music]

This is a miss for me. I do not like her vocal technique in the song.

[dannysan]

for those who want to purchase the song, it's available on OTOTOY:

https://ototoy.jp/_/default/p/2049274

[brener]

btw it debuted #2 on Recochoku Daily Singles

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Oricon Digital Singles

Day 1: #2 1,112DL

[brener]

Originally Posted by dannysan

for those who want to purchase the song, it's available on OTOTOY:

https://ototoy.jp/_/default/p/2049274

it's also available on Recochoku, do you think it's purchasable outside Japan?

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by brener

it's also available on Recochoku, do you think it's purchasable outside Japan?

Yes, you can buy it on Ototoy
But I'm not sure if foreigners can buy through Recochoku

[DonkeyKongRemix]

They have a preview for it on Apple Music and I thought it was pretty good. I am not familiar with the original version or the original artist, but overall it sounds just how I expect this style of song to sound coming from Ayu.

I do find her voice to be a little strained, but at this point I have kind of accepted that about her at this point.

[brener]

Originally Posted by Aderianu

"I sympathized with the worldview portrayed by this drama, especially the story of the main characters who continued to pursue their dreams in an era when women were not allowed to advance into society at all, so I agreed to sing the theme song for it.
While paying homage to Miyuki Nakajima's great masterpiece, I worked with the best staff and musicians to express it to the best of my ability.
I would be happy if I could contribute even a little bit to this wonderful drama!

Ayumi Hamasaki"

https://avex.jp/ayu/schedule/detail.php?id=1105194

where did she say that?

[Yoshiaki]

Bilibili got the full version of this song~
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1dZ42147Bw/

[brener]

it debuted #31 on Oricon Weekly Digital Singles Charts with 1,790 downloads

[Uknow!]

there is no streaming chart?

[visionfactory]

Used FlyVPN set to Japan and the song comes up at Spotify

[brener]

Originally Posted by Uknow!

there is no streaming chart?

yes, oricon has a weekly streaming chart featuring the top 50 songs, this week the #50th song had over 2 million streams, it would be quite impossible for ayu to make it nowadays

[Aderianu]

If the song was available worldwide the numbers would be better

[brener]

would oricon count downloads outsite japan?

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by brener

yes, oricon has a weekly streaming chart featuring the top 50 songs, this week the #50th song had over 2 million streams, it would be quite impossible for ayu to make it nowadays

That is absolutely insane!

I mean we have to face it that golden era of Ayu is gone. I'm not sure how much of an audience she can gather nowadays when it comes to new people. She's pretty much releasing stuff for the fans rather than new generation. She's a legend, that's all it is.

I have to say though, i don't really get the whole country locked stuff. It's weird to me. Like how much harm could release a song worldwide make??