[3] A second pre-release album track, "Just the Way You Are", was released on January 18 alongside a promotional clip featuring Kumamoto Pro-Wrestling, a member of the comedy duo Benishoga.

After its release online, Japanese media widely covered the collaboration, praising the song as "a gentle, yet emotional ballad".

[4][5][6] Hamasaki confirmed that she was working on her next studio album in April 2022, announcing it at the end of her Asia Tour: 24th Anniversary Special concert.

[8] After a string of singles across 2020 and 2021, the singer commented on her official Instagram account on March 2, 2022 that she was "receiving many exciting demos" from multiple composers.

The singer spoke of struggling with the creative process and burnout during the creation of the album, as well as having anxiety figuring out "what Ayu would do" when preparing to perform on-stage.

The latter edition of the album includes the singer's A-Nation Online 2020 performance stage, which showcased a live rendition of the 'despair trilogy'—"Vogue", "Far Away", and "Seasons".

Yeung praised Hamasaki's vocals and the arrangements on the ballad tracks, concluding that Remember You was a triumph for the singer and "one of her best albums".

[19] Tomoyuki Mori of RealSound also wrote a positive overview, appreciating that the album served as a reminder of Hamasaki's unwavering ability to "stick to her own will", both for herself and her fans.