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Track #4 on LOVEppears

 

HIGH SCORE: 10 x 8 (Kyle-x, UrMom, Curaga, blueberries, Maresia, AMIT, AvadaKedavra, confide in me)

LOW SCORE: 4 x 1 (Fevesy)

HOST SCORE: 9.5

 

To me, this is THE Ayumi Hamasaki album track. Like when I think of Ayu, the opening melody to this song is what plays in my head. Maybe it's strange, I'm sure many would go to M or Boys & Girls or SEASONS, but that little synth riff is just branded onto the folds of my brain.

 

And Then is a jewel, however unassuming it might appear. An album track on a record where 80% of the songs were singles, fitted in between huge hits and big fan favorites, and yet never getting overshadowed by any of them. A song this assured doesn't get shown up by anybody. It's just a totally solid package, combining fun production, a pleasing melody, and some signature Ayu storytelling lyrics. Maybe it wasn't a single, but it certainly is a hit.

 

Not content to just sit around on the album collecting dust, And Then was used in an ad campaign for AUBE lipsticks around 1999. The J-pop world is an interesting one. Imagine if our faves were getting their album tracks played on TV every couple of commercial breaks? The song was absent from Ayu's setlists for many years but finally reappeared for some of her 2020 shows. Maybe she'll be generous and play it again soon for us.

 

 

Kyle-x: It's crazy to say "how was this not a single?" when almost 2/3 of the album was issued on a single, but HELLO? this is a HIT. This was a contender for my 11. The moodiness and angst of the vocal delivery is everything. Get into the "Future Disc Mix" of this one.

Invisibility: I've always wanted to like this one's ominous vibe more, but those instrumental bits make the whole thing drag on, despite being one of the "shorter" songs.

Curaga: Love the darker tone on this one. Maybe not as fav as some of the others here, but I just had to give this a 10.

AMIT: the way I didn't see the vision at first... absolutely outstanding track I fear.

 

 

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Idk

 

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Duty? 

Even though I don't want it to be

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naaaauuurrrr that's worse

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29. too late - 8.495
28. About You - 8.499
27. NEVER EVER - 8.518
26. TO BE - 8.559
25. Naturally - 8.606
24. Who... - 8.615
23. No way to say - 8.665
22. GAME - 8.707
21. And Then - 8.712

 

 

TOP 20

 

A Song for ××
Depend on you

 

Fly high
Trauma
immature
appears
monochrome

 

Duty
vogue
SURREAL

 

Connected
evolution
M
Endless sorrow

 

Real me

 

Because of You
ourselves

 

Moments
INSPIRE

 

RAINBOW

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Not album tracks being deleted from top 10 with more users.

 

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let me run

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Top 20 is solid

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That's a solid top 20. I guess I'd replace TO BE in my desired top 10 with Trauma or something.

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We're sadly missing WHATEVER, July 1st, and Memorial address but I still have four or five of my ideal top ten kicking.

 

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Now this is a gag… but I am happy to see a more balanced top 20 in terms of album distribution. And that RAINBOW wasn't completely shut out dd

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The way I finally lost my two lowest remaining scores, but also a bunch of 9s and 10s with them :suburban: Watch the top 10 be full of my middling scores nnn 

 

Thanks for more reveals! :duca: This is getting sooooo exciting!

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We need the debut to survive until top 10 somehow

 

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1 minute ago, Suilen said:

We need the debut to survive until top 10 somehow

 

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Maybe if Curaga her prostitution have worked.

 

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Just now, Graves said:

Maybe if Curaga her prostitution have worked.

 

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Well, something has to work with her for once.

 

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@Curaga what are your fave gen 8 Pokemon again? I'd be more motivated to participate if I could tank them.

 

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3 minutes ago, Suilen said:

@Curaga what are your fave gen 8 Pokemon again? I'd be more motivated to participate if I could tank them.

 

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These absolute beauty queens :heart: Top 28 right here!

 

  

1 hour ago, Suilen said:

The GUILTY scores should be without Curaga

 

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But I like GUILTY! 

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The album to worry about with me in part 2 is Rock'n'Roll Circus because it's definitely a circus...

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My average out of the remaining scores is a 9 which is cute I guess, I've been listening to everything after this first rate and whew.. the excellence

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When I say Party queen -> NaNaNa -> Shake It is the best 1,2,3 punch in any of her albums? :gaycat2:

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You can drag RnR Circus but I implore you show kindness to count down.

 

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Just now, Fevesy said:

When I say Party queen -> NaNaNa -> Shake It is the best 1,2,3 punch in any of her albums? :gaycat2:

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& when I say hearing test?

 

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Shake It is a bit of a trashy bop tho...

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2 minutes ago, Curaga said:

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These absolute beauty queens :heart: Top 28 right here!

 

  

But I like GUILTY! 

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The album to worry about with me in part 2 is Rock'n'Roll Circus because it's definitely a circus...

You better leave my fellow gigantic brain sister alone.

 

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As long as you don't drag don't look back you're good, the album has things to worry with me too. That was practically my first "comeback" in j-pop, and thank god for Love songs in the same year.

 

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Sweet Season payola begins now :gaycatina1:

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7 minutes ago, Fevesy said:

When I say Party queen -> NaNaNa -> Shake It is the best 1,2,3 punch in any of her albums? :gaycat2:

When I said that, they called me a troll.

 

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Excellence on a supreme level

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this dated bop

 

the way I'm shook every time I hear her swearing

 

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