Thank you very much Walking.proud! ;)

Her curly short hair reminds me of MY STORY era too <3
Some photoshoots look really promising and artistic. I wish her covers would be like that. But it may not be the case as they where shot earlier.
Yet, I'm not feeling at all the gay-club themed PV... and it's Shimomura's. -___-
Well, he's just done one PV and I'm really grateful to ayu for that!

Here's a rough translation I threw together just now... You can wait for the better one if you like, I'm so out of practice. XD But it helps, i suppose? :)

haha, sparkle is one of my favorite PVs and songs ever! i'm imagining the chupachup shots to be like sparkle, but witha chupachup, lol.

i agree with you though, i think those shots are classy.

the nightclub shoot though, as has already been said, looks like a gay club. that was my first thought looking at it.

i'm getting so nervous now!when can we have the pre-orders???

Yeah... there are some drag queens in the crowd too it seems. I don't seem to be able to spot any women in there, haha. I also see Shu-ya and Go-mi... blaaah.

So she's STILL recording...

-blinks-

PV count so far + directors and dancer involvement:
Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ - Wataru Takeishi (dancers)
Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ - Wataru Takeishi (dancers)
You were... - Masashi Muto
BALLAD - Takehide Ishii (dancer aka Shu-ya)
Microphone - Masashi Muto
Sexy little things - Masashi Muto (50+ models and musicians)
UNKNOWN SONG - Kazuyoshi Shimomura (dancers)
Don't look back(?) or UNKNOWN SONG - ????

Half the PVs seem to have dancers... aww.

omg, maybe i should go post this in the "ayu as a gay icon thread," but i couldn't help thinking twice about a couple of things there...

come on now...isn't this a rather homoerotic statement regarding Midoring? :lech i'm totally assuming that she wants to make us think of it that way, or at least tease us a little about her and Midoring's love affair from GREEN.

why would the boys be chattering away because of shimoko? i've always assumed he was gay, so...i just kind of figured they were all gay. lol. i just don't know why they would be "chattering away" otherwise.

i don't know, its all pretty unlikely i guess, but i couldn't help thinking it!

She said that in her last entry about the chupa chups. I think for the most part, she just uses Midoring's name whenever something green is being used, haha.

thanks for the translations, DZ!
so one of the pvs have a shocking end or something?!
ah~~ so full of surprises, yet fun!

haha, well never fear because i'm always here to look too deeply into things! :yes

Thanks Deli!!
Waa...she works so hard. I can't wait to see the result. OMG I'm so excited now!! D:

"How many midoring things could I eat-----." WTF!!

OMG!!!
AYU looks so beautiful!! so elegant sexy! goshh got no words to describe her beauty!
i bet all those for her album booklet? photoshoots? PV? gosh can't wait!!
it's a must buy definitely! OMGGG!
thanks for sharing!!

thanks for the translation!!

Did they rent a realy club to shoot in? It really looks like Ageha. But no they couldnt? Its superbig!

Thx for the translation Deli! :heart

Good god heavens just give me some official announcement of this. It really makes me mad! All this waiting! We're in March now!! Is it gonna be done before the tour? I mean, she need to promote some time before the release too!

gosh~~ can't wait for the new album!

Her make-up is so bad in these pics... She looks like she just aged twenty years. x_x

IIRC, the last time she had makeup like this with heavy lipstick and stuff was around INSPIRE and MY STORY, and people felt the same way, haha. MY STORY's covers are somewhat notorious for making Ayu look older imo.

Something about the 2nd PV shoot reminds me of "old Hollywood glamour" which makes the makeup make sense... kind of. The really tightly styled hair and the makeup just gives off that glamorous feeling.

really? i like it! except for the super pink lipstick.

i don't think she looks aged? she is 30 though you know! :lech

omg, ayu looks gorgeous and hot! lol i cant wait!! ^_^

Link to Deli's translation on the first post ^^ thanks!!

love this part LOL she's crazy!! all this message is a rush, like throwing all your clother over the bed: heereee you gooooooo!!! XDDD

The last ones are for ViVi, the word "ViVi" is clear right in the Japanese text

The last ones are for an unknown magazine. The ones before are for ViVi. (Red and yellow curtains)