Last we heard of Ayaya’s single was that it was shoved to April possibly for a release.  Ayaya even spoke on her show that it was delayed and not canceled, as most fans initially thought.  We haven’t heard anything new and I was beginning to lose hope.  But it appears that recently Matsuura appeared at the Special Olympics Japan National Game and performed her new single entitled “Kizuna” which has a release date of May 21st, 2008.  J!ENT confirms this and adds that she will then start her tour on May 24th, three days after the single’s release.  No news on what sort of song Kizuna is yet, however I’m crossing my fingers and hoping it’s not yet another ballad, and hopefully something upbeat.  I’ll try to keep you guys updated and throw in a rip if I can find one, but until then, it appears that Aya’s solo career is still pushing forward and she’s already somewhat promoted the song by performing it there.  I don’t know how much more promotion it will get though, especially since she will start touring only three days after the single releases.  I have my reservations about how much they will though, considering Ayaya, who was once the most prominent solo singer on the H!P label, is now being pushed aside slowly but surely.