^i doubt it. she probably wants them to stay as private as possible due to some fans "losing respect" for her because of it. :rolleyes

Really.. am I the only one who's just thinking.. "stop the woman"? -.- omg

As long as she doesn't become Amy Winehouse, whatever. :yes

i kinda hope they aren't real.

i don't mind tattoos, but, iunno, I guess I don't love them either.

Why would you care? I dont get people who are soooo concerned about other people
have tattoos especially if they are on 'hidden' places. Like that makes a person worse or better? I personally would never done a tattoo and I think its ugly but I dont see what is there to judge. We all have different views of beauty.

Shame Levi don't pick her up... she could model jeans so, so well. She's got such a great figure for it.
Great pictures! :)

i agree with you! she looks so damn good in jeans, its amazing.

well, it's ok if she's partially topless in front of the photographers (Like when she's covering her boobs with the black hat)

but i don't think she can stay in that position for 30 mins or so whist taking the shot... so when she puts down her hands, it's like free porn for those male photographers... poor ayu... haha :shakehead:shakehead:shakehead

^they're all professionals. i'm sure they've seen naked people before. lol.

They're fashion photographers, I don't think a pair of boobs is gonna get them excited if you know what I mean :laugh Don't worry.

Could anyone answer my question: When is this October issue coming out? Because I ordered the Vivi that came out in Japan like 3 days ago, but I'm afraid it's the September issue :( help!

exactly. if she was that uncomfortable, she wouldn't do the shot at all. plus, someone she trusts could bring her a shirt or blanket after the shot is done. it's not that hard. :laugh

and apparently the photographer is kazuyoshi shimomura? well. she has nothing to worry about then :P

lol!

High Fashion Models get photographed completely naked ALL THE TIME. Go read an Italian Vogue.

I'm fairly certain it's only in America (and possibly asia?) where the censorship is so crazy we can't even have a model show her nipples.

Photographers are professionals. If they weren't professional about it, they wouldn't last in the business. It's not free porn. It's a job, and it's no big deal for them.

I swear, ANYONE that sees these and still think this woman isn't absolutely gorgeous needs a new pair of eyes (and possibly brain surgery). :thud Beautiful. Fabulous. Sexy. Mature. Classy. Lovely. Ayu. <333333

lol and I love how she's using the RnRC Ayupan mirror... :laugh I love when artists promote/use their own merch.

And I agree with jbrat and ero-kakkoii on the tattoo thing. :P It's just ink y'all.

LOL mte. Plus they're pros, they photograph beautiful sexy people all the time so they know how to keep themselves in check.

The October issue is supposed to be coming out "today" or it came out yesterday in Japan, haha.

(The October issue is being released in August. I've supposed that due to ViVi's release date being so late in the month, they have release an extra month ahead of time.)

I agree :) It's only called a 'tramp stamp' because girls who like to wear thongs, hang their jeans low and get in bars kept getting them done there. I think it's a shame cause I always thought it was a beautiful place to have one done.
I think Ayu dosen't have the tattoos in obvious places because they're personal to her, and nobody needs to know or question why they are there, because thats something personal she's done for herself, just like the one her shoulder. :) I don't think she wants wants people to see them for that reason alone.

The back is an awesome place to has a tattoo. xD I wish I could buy Vivi, but I don't know where to order from. D:

OMG Pretend my last post didn't exist. I was thinking of sweet not Vivi. XD Gaaaawwd I'm a retard. Thanks for the correction, TH.

No, I don't think so. We'd usually be able to see him from the behind the scenes shooting pics but he's nowhere.

hi there, voice of reason, thank you for joining us <3

i also don't get the hubbub about this from some of you, considering ayu has posed topless or nearly naked in several shoots already throughout her entire career: loveppears, audience, i am..., rainbow, mirrorcle world... there's probably more that i'm forgetting. not to mention the skintight cat suit for duty/surreal and the modified lingerie she wears on stage for some songs and performances. and the entire freakin' sparkle PV.

ayu is a grown woman and has a body that can be shown off just as easily as a grown man shows off his. no one pisses themselves about how a man's career is gonna tank when he does that stuff, now, do they?

(ooh, i'm a Connected Initiate now!)

People seem to think this is more vulgar, for some reason. (even though she looked stoned on the Mirrorcle World covers).

I don't think there is anything wrong with being sexy for the sake of being sexy at times. Ayu doesn't do it a lot and it's not too overt so I think it's fine.
I'm really looking forward to the whole shoot, that's for sure.