Yup, agree with Andrenekoi... it's too bad that some guies still act like they're losing control, respect or interest in a woman if she is strong about her sexuality :shrug

I'll look up to Ayu even more if she really means it this way... but i have the feeling that many female artists get topless just to go with the flow, act cool and sell more too. Shock value is another kind of pressure, just as bad as playing angels.

Not meaning that Ayu does any of it, but i still wonder everytime... hope she's sincere in her works.

Umm... There's a strong line between being sexy and sleezy... And ayu is simply potraying sexy. I feel like the nude she's showing is for the sake of art and and just the idea of sex... people always associate nude with sex, and thats not always what the shoot is about...

haha, yea....

hmms, I know that those photographers are professionals and they probably seen lots of nude females celebs before.... But ladies out there, are u willing to pose naked in front of 10 or more male photographers/staff in the name of art?? well, it might be nothing more than just ARTISTIC... but surely it will makes u feel weird. well, it actually depends on the decision of the artist herself i suppose... :P:P:P

I think for models it is not so different if they are underwear or naked (hiding... the things lol) They have not to worry about if the photograhers see them naked, the important thing is how they look in photos, is what I think.

Her face looks gorgeous as usual...

but honestly she looks severly photoshopped/airbrushed on the chest,and with all due respect, i think that does NOT look natural.

(*runs to avoid rocks*)

Anyway, i dont think there is a hidden artistic purpose behind the picture at all. No story behind a pic, no artistic (and with artistic i mean alternative or groundbreaking) shoot or ideas, and certainly NO ABSTRACTIONS behind this picture. :laugh

And well, towards your idea Mayayu, i think you are right, after all the idea of promotional pictures is to sell magazines, that's it. Just what almost every artist does. It's just a promotion pic like she always does, with a clear intention of provoking the eyes, nothing more than that. :)

By the way, she's not on the cover? I only see inside scans, no cover.

^Yea, I believe someone said Namie was on the cover for this one.

Hmm well I'm disappointed Ayu isn't on the cover, but at least I love Namie as well, so that's good :)

well, its just a preview. i assume she will be on the cover next month.

Unfortunately, at least in America, a woman's right to express her sexuality , at least in the way the media portrays it, overrides her right to be intelligent, her right to be independent, her right to be strong, her right to be her own person, etc, especially considering the long history in the west of women being nothing more than a sexual beings. This has a lot to do with why I, as a woman, am sensitive to other women expressing themselves in ways that could possibly objectify themselves (I know that is their right, but it is also my right to disagree with them).

As for what kind of sexuality attracts certain, seedy types of men, I think it has more to do with acting without repercussions than anything. Take ads in Japan for the game "Bayonetta", where passers by were encouraged to pull flyers off a wall, revealing a giant image of a naked woman (the title character). It encourages that type of control that allows one to act without any consequences :no

Luckily, that's not what Ayu is about, and, while I'm sensitive a specific part of her image, it's nice that she is so well-rounded, and what I dislike is only a part. It also makes a big difference that, as other members have pointed out, this shoot is for a women's magazine. It's still not my favorite photo (for other reasons, too, like the extremely heavy eyeliner), but at least it's not in a men's magazine.

(For the record, I'm just expressing my opinion. I'm not Ayu-bashing, or putting her down or calling her a w**** or bashing or putting down anybody else for that matter, and I hope it doesn't come off that way). I'm glad we have a forum where we can express our individual views on different topics.)

I love everything about this!! Thank you!! :heart

If you put it like this, your reasoning is absolutely justified and understandable, even though I don't agree with everything you wrote. I understand your point of view and the intelligent post you made. This is how it should be presented when you don't agree or don't like something and not that horrible bashing and name calling that happened here before.

Not everybody has to like the photoshoot. I like it a lot, though. I'm really curious about the next ViVi issues and how the following photos will be.

KOHARU!!! :love Sorry just had to do that, lol.

:yes

All very good points and I agree with all of the points expressed here. I love it when we have intelligent people expressing their opinions in a mature manner.

I completely agree with you guys :yes

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3166/111xmh.jpg

the same tattoo in rule pv ??? 2009

No, those tattoos were maybe temporary ONLY for the Rule PV...

so was the tattoo on the cover of Secret...but then part of it turned out to be real.

maybe part was real in this case too...

can anyone provide those screencaps in higher quality?

Here are some more from the Rule making of


Everything looks fake to me, but who knows. They could have just added on to an existing tattoo she had like for the Secret cover.

I wouldn't doubt the possibility of those Rule tattoos being an extension of the on her back if she has any

I agree with Ranma Matsuri, I was waiting for people to say those points, thank you for doing so cause it's true, and that's what this photoshoot is about in my opinnion. :yes I'm glad that's all wrapped up. :D