bea's up May 2015
 

Cover

omg please no, not the circa lenses of death again. It reminds me way too much of her pink-haired Leslie Kee phase in 2012.

Oh great..another trip down uncanny valley...

like it!
I'm so happy Ayu keep her hair dark for photoshoots :blove

I'm not a big fan of lenses but I like her currently casual style! :3

Not overtly impressed with the cover, but I have faith in the article shots. ^_^

Kinda scary looking, the contacts are definitely not a good color for her.

Really simple and cute but not as good as the Scawaii

It's like the lights are on but no one's home.

Totally this! Scawaii cover is 100000 times better. I hope the inner pictures are different and better!

(Btw, the words "Beauty Shopping" are displayed in a really cheesy way, like taken straight from WordArt..)

In the scawaii cover she had that duck lip but it wasn't that much but this one....
Come on.

I have never liked her beas up covers at all so I'm not surprised I don't like this one haha

i like it soft and happy..

like it so much!

I CANNOT STAND the constant overexposure in Japanese photography anymore. 99% of the time istg it just looks so washed out and amateur. Hate this cover.

What the fuck O.O It's horrible.

Back to the dumb doll look for this shoot I see. Not looking forward to the rest of the pictures :/

I think it's ok!

okay

Last bea's up was great. I think this one could be amazing too~

Wow! Very pretty! :love Totally loving ayu's hairstyle & those contacts really do make her eyes stand out. :heart Looking forward to the scans! :)

I usually like her fall/winter shoots more. Less of the princess/doll thing, but sometimes her covers are really not that great compared to the actual spread.

I like how on the top left corner it is titled "Ayu's Secret Beauty" when I think they meant to say "Ayu's Beauty Secret". XD Unless that was intentional, I didn't really read the whatever Japanese I can read to figure out what is going on, ha ha.

Agree on this.

also how many casual photoshoots we need to have? can't they come up with something else?

The magazines that would have more avant garde shoots are definitely not the ones for 20-somethings. We'd have to wait for her to get back into Harper's or Numero Tokyo.

It's pretty cute. Her hair looks nice! Could have been a little more lively, but I like it.

her eyes... wow!

It looks like a cheap 80's cover

love the cover, ayu looks super cute <3
i love her recent photoshoots so simple and cute.

I like the fact she is not pink princess anymore on the covers, she looks mature and sexy ;D
Dont like the lenses, her brown eyes are the prettiest, but I know thats a big think in Asia right now. (And asian girls and women always wanted blue eyes anyway)

I absolutely LOVE this cover, her expression is beautiful and the lenses work wonderfully to accent her eyes without contrasting too much against the rest of the picture. I think the aforementioned exposure actually works well for her face in this picture, but her clothing doesn't look too good with it.
I've always been a fan of dress-up both in fantasy and real life, so her doll-likeness doesn't bother me at all, though I definitely the understand the feeling of "the uncanny valley" and the plastic doll-thing being disturbing/off-putting to some people. But I personally don't expect (nor do I want) all photo shoots to be ultra realistic and down to earth; photography(/photo retouching) is a type of art after all, and as long as we recognize it as such, I personally don't see any problem with these kinds of pictures unless they become excessive in their quantity or their content (for example if the fantasy is taken too far).
Hopefully I framed my words tastefully here, I don't want to step on the toes of the people who don't like this kind of picture.

It's ok...
She looks kinda robotic though

I don't dislike it, but certainly not my fave lol.

Actually, her facial features reeeeeally remind me of the older Ayu. Obviously it's still her face lol but something about it feels nostalgic. Can't really put it into words.

http://beasup.com/serial/16657?view=full

http://i.imgur.com/7TTcwgXb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/qc33nrEb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZnbMCypb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/17bUpHQb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Cu4H3Cvb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/61Hyp9zb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wCr54Yeb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sGIMx1Hb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MUKr0wHb.jpg

Oo, I love the one in the summery top.

Kind of want to slap the stylist a bit though.

that's how I feel! It somehow feels like looking at old pics of hers lol

Love the top she is wearing on that white skirt

Is it me or her face looks weird in the full body pic? And her shoes are too small? It seems her toes exceed the tip? O.o

Well, this shoot is ok, but something is missing too say "wow" as for the Scawaii shoot.

Funky angle and shadows.

nice

i only dont like the fact that bea's up is using the same backround AGAIN.


but the styling/clothes are very, very nice.
i love the fact she is very casual in clothing again, with subtle feeling of hippie (high jeans, bracelets)

after seeing all the inside pics.. i love it..
i love this simplicity style on her lately.

I was like having a major deja vu, whatever that means. The vibe when I saw it was like seeing this
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MsbVO7Os_F...amasaki_02.jpg
Or any other pic from that magazine.

...I'm in complete love with every picture of this photoshoot. :luv2 Totally love ayu's outfits, poses...everything! She's just so gorgeous. :heart This has got to be my most favorite pic, though: http://i.imgur.com/g5zeW8l.jpg :love

I love the pictures!

Loving this shoot!! :heart

This shoot honestly creeped me out. She looks like a creepy doll. The only one I like is this one http://i.imgur.com/17bUpHQ.jpg since that's the one that's closest to looking like her

realllly love this one, the circle lenses are a great color.... but...it looks hollow.

She looks nice, but i cannot figure out of she had lots of work done or lots of photoshop done

magazine pages
http://i.imgur.com/xtAmmUIl.png