agree with you... Ayu has been working so much since her debut with no long break. I think that she needs a time to rest...

three words

O M G~!~!~!~!~!

are those covers? i mean, who is the editor... get a lawyer and sue him... oh my god... terrible... now, i appreciate those fan made products... send one copy to Avex please

It's sad that when you look at 2ch, you can't really tell what's a fan-reaction and what's a troll-reaction. -sigh-

I know some threads are labeled "(FAN)" but.. blah. So many awkward photos and random pr0n ASCII in my years of looking over there, haha. What's mixi saying?

hm, disappointed in the covers. i like her hair, but there's no aspect of fun in these. or even sadness--it's just...no feeling. i mean it's a pretty setting, it's just not exciting. it's just like "stand here---ok finished! now go back to swimming~~~"

maybe bigger versions will be better.....but iunno.
not her best, that's for sure :P

To be honest though, Kazuyoshi has never even attempted to make covers that make you 'feel' anything. They're all very much: "Stand here and look pretty. You're done now." which is lame imo.

Where are the days of & and H where she SMILED? WHERE ARE YOU TORU FURUKAWA[?] and Shin Watanabe!?

I wonder if she gets a big backlash from her TeamAyu fans if she'll...apologize? Its probably too late to change them but I wonder what she'll do...
Seriously the only covers that I really, really don't like. Like I legitemetly cannot believe they are real.

...At least the hair is nice! And the costume would be fine too if it was in better context. Like infront of a, i don't know beach? As opposed to a green screen.

LOL nemesisyume! Now THAT's a professional photoshop!

I love looking at her face in the cover..

"-pout-"

It kind of reminds me of one of those ~Female Asian Masseuses Wanted~ ads.

she should not have to apologize at all.

and wasn't it taken here?

^yup so gtfo with your green screen stuff ROFL

IT SURE IS! :luv2 :luv2 :luv2

:(
i was predicting something like H..
omg ayu! what have you done..
but nice hair ^^

Oh wow...then that REALLY makes it bad.

They couldn't just use the natural flower row. They just had to add more to it.

Not that she has to, no. but seriously thinking, if a majorityof her Team Ayu fans posted messages to her saying they were dissapointed would she address it in any kind of way?

LOL her tan is SO spray on, I mean, she's ORANGE XD

I happen to love the covers. She looks hot even if they look pretty photoshopped. Have to thank the R/S and NEXT LEVEL covers. They make these covers look like Van Gogh paintings

when I see her Diary's picture while she was in Bali for the cover shoot, I was expecting for a very beautiful cover with beautiful scenery like what those pictures shows. But now the cover is out already... and its out from my expectation...oh nvm..

Now that people are starting to talk about TA's reaction, I do wonder what TA's comments will be in regards to the covers...

Ayu has some really hardcore fans that really just love everything she releases, so I wouldn't be surprised if she has an "overwhelming positive reaction" to the covers. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if she checks other websites reactions (mixi, maybe 2ch and some other forums). And, I wouldn't be surprised if this is talked about on news programs in Japan.

I will agree, I miss the covers where Ayu smiles ; ; naturally

Ok I'm really disappointed with the covers, LOL. The backdrop looks really fake :thud

She was running around Bali, a tropical island for around a week. It's not spray tan. :thud

And Aisha, there's nothing added to those flowers, they're exactly the same as they are in the deji diary entry.

the deji vivi- yea it looks like the place they took the pic. its kinda funny cuz the bush of flowers arent that high like they are on the covers lol ^o^ it hasnt shown up on YA or CDJ yet hmm... usually it would be up by now. please ayumi, hopefully its a joke *shrugs*

about her tan.....yes it is sprayed on. asians dont turn that orange LOL

She looks like a cheeto. That's not a natural tan, there's no WAY it is, in that specific picture, at least it looks more natural in the covers.

lol not saying im in love with the covers but...

NEVER EVER was her dirty. a theme? no LOL

sometimes they're just there for her to look nice... in the summer lol.

Talking about it on the news?

That's a little much. I hardly think that the Japanese public cares about what the reaction to Ayu's covers are like, haha.

Well, next single, let's have Ayu looking unphotoshopped, with bags under her eyes, bad skin, wrinkles and all eh? But you can clearly see that she's tanned in the Dandy Daddy promo. :thud

The new would only talk about "controversial" covers like LOVEppears or her Walcoal stuff not this though.

omfg the green bushy thing at the back for CDonly cover just remove them please......(i cant believe its the real one).I kinda think its unnecessary for it to be there.I would rather see a vast ocean than the green thing
though im still abit ok with the CD+dvd one
*if only a miracle happens now?

ayu looks sexy? Yes
The cover fits the summer theme? Yes
The photoshopping looks good? No it looks cheap!!

But I still love the covers though yeah the background looks funny.
ayu still looks smokin' hot :laugh

Or first press! :D

It didn't look good there either, I was just stating, her tan looks awful >.>

I'd rather her look unphotoshopped actually, I think it'd be kinda refreshing in today's "OH MY GOD IF YOU DON'T LOOK DROP DEAD GORGEOUS YOU ****ING SUCK" mentality.

i love it ^^ sooo sexyyyy lalalalaaa

ayu ganbatte nee

oh god i don't even want to imagine the freakout here if she did a cover with no make-up/photoshop

After NEXT LEVEL and Rule/Sparkl I thought new cover would be in same awful style. Bad this covers became good surprise! I like them.

STUPID face!! :tired

what a covers!:headache

argghhh.. worst..worst..worst.. im so shock right now!:thud

I agree! People are freaking out way too much over these covers.

It's a freakin CD cover! It's not like this is the end of the world because she had some album artwork (which isnt even that bad, btw) that may not have been up to par with her older work. If you really don't like it, then just ignore it. Don't buy the CD if you think it looks that bad, and just dl the song if you like it. If not, wait for the next release and hope for the best. And while you're at it, go enjoy some of her past work.....rediscover a few songs or something. Don't dwell on something that's not gonna change.

/rant

looks so fake !
>_<
but it's the real thing right ?

ayu.. T.T

uhmm the covers are not bad, but the style is pretty different from what we know xD

thanks!

I know of a time not so long ago everyone wanted different. Now they apparently don't, eh?

lol people is just random :gun:leftout

the covers are not bad I repeat... people should calm down a little seriously:rolleyes

She looks extremely HOT!!!!!!:luv2:luv2:luv2

If it is different and good, then yes. :)

:P.. we never thought THAT it will be SOOOO different like this one..
beyond our imagination... :rolleyes

Different? I don't really see them as different. It's the same half body/full body variation, her in a scenery in some outfit, just looking pretty, like a lot of her recent covers. The glitter/fated connection is pretty big, you could call them night mermaid version and this daytime Pocahontas version.

well, that is all a matter of opinion. it's just that the majority of people agree that the covers are quite bad. lol

omg dunno why but make me think of Shakira lol

^XDDD

well.. no covers back at TA.... O.o.... what may be happening tehre? XDD changing??

well I don't think the covers are bad... for me... the color is too vivid and it looks irreal... but I think I like it... not love it of course... let's wait...

^oh did any TA members made comments about the covers?

Ayu's mom always taking pictures without showing her face. Urgh..! I really wanna know how pretty Ayu's mom!

yeah...uh I guess it's nice if people like them...although it's going to be hard to stomach all the coming sigs with these pictures lol

nah...imo they are her worst covers, and I don't even think she looks hot in them because they photoshopped her so much.

I don't understand why they have to do that...she is hot enough without it. Some photoshop, fine...but not until she looks like plastic.
someone else said that too when I first showed them lol

I think it's the hair and photoshopped breasts/stomach.

rare @@

hopefully the PVs feature some really pretty scenery so you guys can screenshot, slap some words on it and use that as a cover! every frame of the fairyland PV is more beautfiul than the actual cover, so hopefully these PVs will be good too.

i am concerned for the well-being of some of the fans who seem to be taking these covers too seriously, though. but i think it's pretty sad that the best defense is "well they're not THAT bad..." the unedited offshoots are probably much more beautiful than the actual covers. they have all the right components (the scenery, the way she looks) which could make up a beautiful shot, just the final product is... bad.

I agree :yes finally someone that makes completely sense.

I liked them, but of course they are not her bests xD and the CD only is like the better looking one... CD+DVD is a bit weird from far.



____



I guess some people is going to cancel their preorder or not buy this single only because of the covers LOL

are they the real covers??
It looks overphotoshopped....
I couldnt find the cover in her official site as well

maybe she didnt like them and she wants to change them lol

nope still not back on again.
We all hope they will change it due bad reactions.
I myself was like wth O.o. Am i really on TA site *checks url*

@truehappiness
Maybe you should post a notice under the covers on 1st post that they are from Ta but had taken down again, so there is hope for better ones XD

:roflmao

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHA Omg I just spit out my water!!!!! THROUGH MY NOSE!!!

wtFFFFFF!!!@_@*! When I saw the covers my mind played one long continuous sound clip of breaking lightbulbs, cats and dogs fighting to the death, Metal trashcans being kicked over, car wrecks,crying babies, screaming children on fire, planes wreaking havoc crashing and exploding, and the infinitum of horror that the cries of hell produce all melding together at once!

Translation: DAAAAAAAAAMN those are some UGLY ********ng COVERS!!!!

I love the covers!

I love you <3

right.

IS anyone going to cancel their orders now because they don't like the covers?

Maybe we should have a poll for it :laugh

exactly!!! :yes

gureito jaketto.. :)

i think i'll have to take some time to like the cover! ;D

lol Natural beauty is good, but I do think Photoshop is needed in some case.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7051/fxc.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/487/ayulol.jpg
"Diva in the making"

photoshop = lol big time

Not her BEST covers, but not her worst covers either. I think people just complaining too much about her nowadays.
And indeed she looks HOT! But her facial expression is kinda weird (like it was for 2009 calendar). And I don't even know what's wrong with it...

I will praise the baby jesus if this get changed. Such a GOOOD sign that they were removed from TA.

I prefer the left one way more!

I just wanna get the single because of the covers :love she looks hot

The one on the right looks painted lol.

If Ayu REALLY did pick these out herself... I feel bad for wanting to beat her on the head with a shovel.

seriously, these look fanmade. compare the Secret cover to this and you'll know what looks good and what doesn't >.<

You don't have to keep here those pool photos posted by Tsubasa2591, they are not directly related to Ayu, it's from some photoshooting Maro did with some model agency or something similar. Ther girl in blue skirt is not Ayu.

Gah, this might be the first time I disapprove of a cover. ._. These covers... They do look obviously photoshopped, which her covers usually do not show that... Seems odd. Low budget? Just doesn't seem like Ayu.

Ayumi needs a break. Utadas This Is The One had a better cover (photoshoping wise).

Her worst covers.

LOL I don't know about that....

You are so right! Ever since we saw the cellphone pics she posted in her diary of that outfit, I always thought she looked very gyaru too. :yes

Yes, yes, yes yes yes! All of this is totally bringing me back to when the "glitter/fated" covers were released and everyone hated them (except me) and even more so with the similarities the covers share.

I'm not so sure about THAT. :laugh

Secret was terrible too. Look at her hair - it's not even blended into the background properly.

If they pick different covers, that would be the best thing to do xD like 99% of this entire forum didn't like the ones we've seen already... so yea...

definitely NOT lol

Oh dear, the covers are bad! :(
They're so ..plain and boring even with background.
And Ayu looks heavely photoshopped and in CD+DVD not like herself.

Ayu picked the photos herself?
If these are the best out of the photoshoot... :no

I'm disapointed.
I wanted some summery photos but thes aren't good at all.

well...atleast she doesn't look bad....its not like the cd version of miss with a hideous smile, or guilty with nails that could deshell lobsters and showing bottom teeth like she likes to do.

YOU ARE DEFINITELY ONE OF THE COOLEST PEOPLE ON HERE, lol. This and a few other of your posts on this thread are some of the only ones that make sense! And I'm not just saying that because I love the covers.... Sure, they look very~ fake. And yeah, it's something pretty different for Ayu. And sure, maybe her expressions are a little awkward. So I can understand if you don't like them, but to absolutely HATE them; they're by far the WORST COVERS EVER!!! ??? No way, guys!! D: I mean, seriously, you guys were being serious when you said you would rather see a kitten shot in the face than these...!? Or that they colours aren't VIVID enough!?!? (Holy crap, go get eye surgery or something.) Or that Kumi's pictures were many times better!?!?!?!? O_o AAAAaaaaa.... And I hope to God none of you will really decide against buying the single - or any other single or album, for that matter - just because of the covers... If so, please leave this site and all other sites related to fans of Ayumi Hamasaki, because you are just an embarrassment to the true fans. >_<

^At least... she did those nails in GUILTY in order to match the claws in Duty. So.. this time she wanna make the covers matching with glitter/fated? :no

Okay, I don't want to go all the thread through, so.. are the covers up at TA again?

^I havent heard they are...maybe...hopefully...they'll pick new ones.

@the TITO comment: :rofl

I'm sorry, but nothing will ever top the horrendous-ness that is the TITO cover :laugh

That thing was just like...I don't know...it doesnt even exist to me anymore...

Ahhh~ The two covers will take some getting used to haha. D:

lol


omgg please I'm praying so they pick new ones!! hopefully they didn't waste the journey to Bali and they have GOOD pictures after all

I won't give too much hope on getting new covers. How often do we see ayu's covers getting changed in the last minute? (none.. rite?)

Hmm.. the background really looks very fake, doesn't seem real to me at all. Very much photoshopped.

I love ayu's outfit in there :) Sexy female ver. of 'Tarzan'. Haha.

Nevertheless i'm comfortable with the covers. Not the best, but definitely not the worst imho.

oh my god, the covers.. look like they cost $1 to make.

Her worst covers, for sure. She looks good, but the background..

Okay, what? They honestly didn't have any better photos than the ones where Ayu looks like she's first deciding what to order at a ice cream bar and then the next one where she's boredly waiting for her dish. I really like her style and the idea for this cover, but her pose, expression and the background are just all wrong.

is not really in the last minute, there is heaps of time left for it to be released.

and, they didn't have to change covers before bcose they weren't as bad as these ones


yea, I hate the CD+DVD one, I looked at it once again and NO. that crap doesn't work even as a really bad fan made seriously



EDIT: she looks like a horny shakira/pocahontas ready for the cover of a new porno movie called "HORNY IN BALI"

somehow her ears looks a bit weird on the cover xD maybe it'll look better in HQ
her body looks great though <3

i am...~ summer breeze version~ cover..i don't like the background..she took that photo in bali right?