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i think not everything has to be sensational..
LOVE and again have one of the most minimalistic tones and subtle feelings Ayu has in her covers (especially when just earlier this year, she had a bombastic Party Queen concept)
is it that different to judge a cover objectively? pardon me, but someone mentioned how this reminded himself/herself about Kuu's covers. Yes Kuu once had cover with a male model did she not? And the concept is just about the same here. Male model not thoroughly shown and there is intimacy. Just that here, we have something more soft and romantic.
there's always disagreement with ayu's works everytime just because she uses someone that she's close to. Shuya, Mannie, Timmy, Ishii, Leslie Kee, Shimoko..and recently perhaps Masashi Muto and now Maro. Everyone she works with closely is propelled into the spotlight and gets slammed. It's no wonder she calls herself a Lonely Queen. (guess what, all males above)
im not targetting this at anyone. but really, if they weren't in a relationship, how would people judge this differently. Imagine Shuya was the on the cover...then would that make more sense since he has been her love target in majority of her stage works? Why issit something so real here gets ridiculed? If these were honeymoon photos, would it be so wrong?
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