Some of them I love while other are kinda "eh." But, does girl have some new tattoos?! I see color!!

Great photoshoot–, didn`t realize she got more tattoos?!
The editor over-photoshoped her face though in the close-up portraits, AhhHHh-!

Thx!!!

Wow. She still has an amazing body.

I'm impressed! I had low expectations because of the cover (I didn't like her hair), but now the hair has grown on me and I really kind of love it. I think it works well.

Overall, I like the poses and the clothes (my favorite is the one with the white tank top and jeans), but I think the semi-nude ones are photoshopped pretty laughably. They inserted dark shadows in places they wouldn't be given the lighting. :laugh Anyway, I like the photoshoot. :)

Thank you!

thx ^^

Those accessories are really interesting. She looks young and the shooting is pretty even if it's not something really remarkable.

here are the huge ones → http://www.mediafire.com/download/5pi2h4b0l5a5iwn

Thanks for sharing!!!

Thanks, HULUFan. I could read the interview thanks to the bigger scans.

I translated one part which I thought stood out:

"Up until now I always had certain time frames in which I had to release something. […] But I will no longer create music for the sake of a release date. I will collect songs that I like and once I've reached the stage of thinking 'this will become an album' I will create an album. […] I think the pace at which I live my life will change a lot."

And she mentions:
- Up until now she always put work first, but now she wants to treasure her private life more and clearly divide her work time and private time.
- She wants to continue making music until she dies. She wants to make music she is truly satisfied with. Her release pace may become irregular because of this; it might be slow at some times and quick at other times.

omg thanks <3

thanks for the translation
no wonder, we don't get any summer singles.
it's ok ayu, time to relax a bit =))
we'll be waiting right here <3

Ayu's music keeps me alive, her music is love hope and life. i'll be waiting for her new music no matter what. :love

very happy for her finally to get to choose what she wants to do and her priority in life, she deserves it after 15 years, quality is better than quantity :yes

Oh, it's great to actually have a confirmation from her about this!
Unfortunately, it's seems that she really won't release any other single :( She clearly don't care about the sales... But it was nice to read this nonetheless, it's good to know that she'll keep releasing new music and that she's more worried with quality than quantity :yes
But seems we'll have many time gaps with no new songs at all from now on...

Thanks.
Do what you want Ayu & above all, music that you want. That's why you're a true artist & not a product who only fulfil requests of audience.
Personally, I don't care to have singles & I have never cared about the oricon chart or sales so, it's ok for me. oh & my wallet can breathe now. ^^
To be able to go out of the usual release pattern is a proof that Ayu won her freedom. I highly doubt that she'd be able to stop releasing singles years ago. I'm glad that she's more free. She deserves it.

Thanks for the translation - interesting to read! Definitely looking forward to new music!

Thank you for translating!! That means her new albums will come out randomly, which I like better actually. During the year, it's like everything is repeating: album - tour - prepare DVD - DVD out - and then again and again :)

I wasn't prepared for that... :roflmao

Still, she looks pretty.