Holy hell, I am in
with the cover! Ayu's direct eye contact creates a piercing confrontation that is intensified with her hands tied by rope, held up against her or in front of her face. Her expression appears to be filled with resentment and anger, but because the position of her hands, held as fists and the cropping of the image, it looks as if she is eager to retaliate and fight those or the person that is tying her up/holding her back.
I could be reading too much into it though. But it is what I first thought of.
I won't lie, there is some expectation growing for the P/Vs, I'm really excited!
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Originally Posted by Zeke.
Interesting - was not expecting this.
I suppose you could look at "(A)" in terms of being enclosed within a primarily defined space.
She was made as Ayu and she is forever linked to that image, as she is primarily defined by the public and fans, continually being compared to herself and the image/icon that was built from it. People don't see the person, people see the product, and expect her to eternally live up to that.
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I definitely agree, I like where you are going with the idea that she is trapped in the image she was made in, yet I feel that it could extend beyond her too; be representative of perhaps societal trappings perhaps? For example, most people I know or come across (like in Japanese/J-civilization/history classes) that love Japanese culture only really know (maybe care to know?) the positive aspects or the silly things that come from Japan, see it as a beautiful, harmonious and overall peaceful country, but there are negatives like any other culture/society that are often overlooked.. I suppose the outlook of Japan from other countries (very generalized here!), probably doesn't match the full perception of Japan and how its people perceive their country/culture/society/etc. Maybe Ayu is referencing such things with this image or again I'm reading too much into it from my initial impression.
Regardless its nice to have a meaningful concept for this album.