Ayu's NEXT LEVEL!

Ayumi's 10th studio album "NEXT LEVEL" is really something new.

She also takes releasing an album to the next level by packaging it in a USB!

The USB is the her 10th anniversary logo, it is beautiful! When I first saw photos of the USB I thought the USB was decorated with fake crystals or whatever but when I recieved it, it was actually glitter. Still very nice though!

To my surprise the intros in the album was not as bad as I expected. It was really enjoyable to listen too.

NEXT LEVEL - This song is has a very upbeat, cheerful, cute-ish feel. It is a song that is very relaxing, has a summer feel to it too. The music video the song was crap though. (4.5/5)

EnergizE - I love the beat for this song but once when she started singing in english in the beginning kind of ruined the song. The song has a upbeat and a pretty happy feel to it. (4/5)

Sparkle - One of my favorite songs from the album. The song is something different from the old songs that she has done in the past but I love it. The music video is also something new. I LOLed when I saw her in one part in the music video. (5/5)

rollin - I love how they synced her voice in the verses. It's another upbeat song that kind of falls in the dance, electric genre I guess like Sparkle.

GREEN - Ayu's first single off the album. The song has a very asian feel to it that I love. It is also something different from what Ayu has done in the past. One of the tracks I really enjoy. The song kept on growing on me. The music video took a crap load of money to produce but it really did not seem like it did but it is a very nice music video. (5/5)

identity - I did't really pay attention to this song because it doesn't appeal to me much not because it's a bad song or anything. I just don't like it but it seems like people really like this song. (3/5)

Rule - Second single off her album and the theme song for Dragonball Z. I didn't like this song when I first heard it but the song grew on me and now I like it. Ayu did some dancing in the music video! (4/5)

LOVE'n'HATE - I like this song alot espically the beginning but I'm not a fan of the chorus. It's another upbeat song. (4/5)

Days - Another song from her first single off the album. It's a very winter ballad. I love the chorus and bridge, the only thing I didn't like was how she sung the first verse of the song in the beginning. It's one of best ballads (released as a single) since HEAVEN probably. The music video is also very nice. (5/5)

Curtain Calls - I do not like this song. No matter how many times I force myself to listen to it, I just don't like it. The way she sings it, everytime she holds her vocals she has to make it vibrate (vibrato?). It just annoys me.

But the near end of the song did save it from being a total disaster. The lyrics also saved this song from being a total disaster. The lyrics were simple but yet very deep.

The music video was boring. (3/5)