I love the song and can't wait for the full version.

Ayu said they're going to upload Merry-go-round on Youtube soon.

I liked it at first listen but after a couple of times I've realized how extremely outdated and basic this is. Is the producer's name really DJ Hello Kitty? Did I time warp back to 2001?

it's ok

the meltdowns if she loses her #1 streak tho

I mean Hello Kitty has been a major marketing initiative in Japan for everrrrrrrrrrrrrrr so marketing doesn't really change. Get money.

[I don't know how people don't see the obvious here; it was confirmed that Tetsuya Komuro was working on the song prior to the Hello Kitty name being slapped on it for promo]

Actually TK composed the song, that's why it sounds like basic dated ****. But I rather hear that than the boringness from LOVE again.

Kyary's new vid.

liiiiiiiiiiike i have said twice now

Fun video as usual but the song is awful

yeah honestly the song wasn't really up to snuff but the video was great

I guess it's the 100% of the era

Sis I said it first nnnn jk

I'm just saying this because people are claiming he PRODUCED the song while it was DJ Hello Kitty who did. I imagine if it was TK himself the song probably would sound worse than You & Me. But again, we really don't know who's that DJ tho.

screams

I guess this is what we call acceptable music now; dark days ahead.

produce and compose in terms of pop are essentially the same thing. it's not like they're bringing in Rick Rubin to tweak it. And DJ Hello Kitty is a persona, so it's proooooooobably Tetsuya anyway. Like...you don't think Hello Kitty is in the booth, do you?

It could even be Ayu
but yes, it's probably Tetsuya, but I don't know why he would produce the song under a persona since he did the majority of Love Songs under his own name, etc it's just dumb to think they gave his name only for the composition and not for everything so that makes me think DJ Hello Kitty isn't him.

Ayu's new single is borderline acceptable, but her voice makes it unbearable, again. I don't have a doubt in my mind that it will reach #1 effortlessly, even after all these years of absence.

Kuu served as usual. She remains the true queen of J-pop.

Wtf is CK doin rn tho? Her "US debut" is stalling, she refused to release a new album this year, despite releasing the first single for it at the beginning of this year, all she's doing is uploading random (but nevertheless amazing) YT covers to the internet and posting rehearsal pictures that lead to nothing.

Perhaps she's waiting for more donations to come in for the US debut. I know she set up a site where her Japanese fans can help her fund her US debut.

It's really sad that that's what she has to resort to nowadays.

Queen Kumi served again. can't wait for the full PV.