^ Hmm I think you missed my point?
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She's a perfectionist. She's VERY demanding of herself, so it's kinda natural that she's demanding of others, too. "Hamasaki Ayumi" is a brand and "Hamasaki Ayumi" means quality. That's why I don't understand how she could approve the "Sunrise/Sunset" covers.
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Yup. She's a perfectionist. But have you ever stopped to think that: In her opinion the covers are perfect. They make her look fake, dollish, and photoshopped. That's what she likes. She is probably sick and tired of her older works and the style of photographers like Leslie Kee and ND Chow because they capture her candidly and the style is more natural. The Ayu from 2005, 2004, 2006 has changed. We have this new Ayu who's 30 years old that desperately tries to look "kawaii" and shows off her cleavage any chance she gets. It's not the photographers fault, or her team's. I can imagine Ayu going "hmm, this needs to be more photoshopped... I can't stand those wrinkles".
I just find it absurd that people think just because they like ND Chow or Leslie Kee, that Ayu should like them as well. Maybe she chooses to work with Kazu because she finally found a photographer that can deliver what she wants. I mean, I'm looking at their shoots with Ayu and while I personally like them better, maybe Ayu looks back at them thinking:
"Ew, I can't believe they didn't photoshop that bump out of my nose" or
"my nostrils look so flared, should have photoshopped" or
"looks too candid, natural, nothing special"
"not doll-like enough"
"my skin looks blah and too real, should be more surreal"
And are we not victims of annoying, weird facial poses as well? Many girls pose to one side because they dislike their wide nose. I knew this one girl in highschool that would do a kissing pout in every photo. Maybe Ayu dislikes her small lips so she prefers the fish lip expression because it makes her mouth larger? Or maybe it's to attempt to look sexy, something she wants. In the end she's satisfied.
And how do you know Ayu let go of her control over things? Just because someone directs her poses, she's still in control in a way, because she hired someone to do so.
This is why I'm less of a fan as I was before. It seems like she's trying to look more "perfected", but it just looks fake. In my opinion, she has never looked so fake before in her career. Her nose, her eyes, her lips. Sometimes I can hardly recognize her. I also cannot stand her style lately. Fake circle contact lens, the really immature looking Tokyo street fashion hair, but I can tell she likes it this way. She wants to appear like a fake doll as much as possible. I mean, throughout her career she showed signs of a Barbie doll complex and it can be cute at times, but now she's taking it a step further and it's sort of off-putting.
And to your last point, well she's not a tyrant for sure. Just picky.