New Site Layout! + Mirrorcle World Covers

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by Kobayashiwoof

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH i love you like more than my left eyebrow

looks like a a mix of sifow's Love Spell and CLOVER imo.

TH: sifow is more known by her real name Shiho Fujita, and more known as a gyaru and her bussiness work in Shibuya area. As an artist yeah, shes like... not known at all. lmao.


~Luv~ ultra sexy venus OMFG i couldn't stand GULTY at all :O

I have no idea which edition to get, I'm not hyped on Mirrorcle World, but those covers would look great next to my copy of Love Spell.

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I'm not hyped on MW either. Ayumi could've added a little more to the single instead of just hooker-like shots and rererecorded old songs. But yea, MW would be a look great next to Love Spell cd and Sex cd.

yea, GUILTY suuked a lot. I keep forgetting to erase the GUILTY songs off my computer. Meh....I've been to busy listening to Sifow! XD

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

I'm not hyped on MW either. Ayumi could've added a little more to the single. But yea, MW would be a look great next to Love Spell cd and Sex cd.

yea, GUILTY suuked a lot. I keep forgetting to erase the GUILTY songs off my computer. Meh....I've been to busy listening to Sifow! XD

Trolling = .

[Luv ~Venus~]

^ Don't worry T! I'm luvin' the covers. They just reminded me of you know who! lol

[aureatenova]

they aren't too bad...i definately like the cd+dvd version better...it looks more like ayu with that side angle. the front on reminds me sort of a deer in headlights

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

AMAZING.

Definitely 10x better looking than that newspaper version.

Yeah, definitely much better than those. I'm somewhat relieved Those will probably be one of the covers though.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Yeah, definitely much better than those. I'm somewhat relieved Those will probably be one of the covers though.

The YOU CD+DVD limited/regular are the same as the image we got on that newspaper. :O

[namiie]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

For some reason I feel like laughing. XD Either that or I'm misinterpreting it as hilariousness and it's actually anger.

Nami: I agree that Ayu's looked her age in previous photoshoots, but I guess it depends on the photographer sometimes. I dunno, it just seems like Ayu changes her looks a lot really often. I mean, Ayu looked kinda like a homely girl when she first debuted, kinda like how YUI is portrayed, but now she's like this glamorous figure that people look up to. Has the Caucasian-ness really not been that evident before? I thought it was the most evident around the RAINBOW era. Her light light strawberry blonde combined with some of the hairstyles of that time made her look really Americna. O_O

Who, me? XD Oh no I'm not angry. When I have an idea in my head I just have to present it (with visuals when possible, of course) XD It's the speech & debate side of me, lol.

Hmm, that's a good point. The person who Photoshopped the Startin' cover probably isn't the same as the person who did these covers, and it's most likely the photographer changed too...and now that you bring it up, I suppose it has been more evident before. The big blonde curls in 2002 did seem quite classic American...I guess I'm just taken aback by these covers because they present the Caucasian-ness in a different form; I don't remember an actual cover in 2002 being this flashy in this sense XD; Just Ayu in lives and such.

[Kobayashiwoof]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

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I'm not hyped on MW either. Ayumi could've added a little more to the single instead of just hooker-like shots and rererecorded old songs. But yea, MW would be a look great next to Love Spell cd and Sex cd.

yea, GUILTY suuked a lot. I keep forgetting to erase the GUILTY songs off my computer. Meh....I've been to busy listening to Sifow! XD

lmao :O, you own the SEX EP :O, i have been wanting that for ages, i think ill put it in my Mirrorcle World order . I think Ayumi would of looked a bit normal-er if she didnt have that glossy lip gloss be cool her lip gloss be poppin! (lil mama - lip gloss for those pplz)

Anyhow~ I think these are still the better Ayumi Covers she has done in a very long time.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Trolling = .

Now you know how the others felt back in the day.

[YotaLM21]

does the "deluxe version" refers to the fisrt press edition of the CD+DVD version?

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

The YOU CD+DVD limited/regular are the same as the image we got on that newspaper. :O

Oh yeah. For some reason my computer was not loading all pictures. I still don't like that one much XD

[CHE.R.RY]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

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I'm not hyped on MW either. Ayumi could've added a little more to the single instead of just hooker-like shots and rererecorded old songs. But yea, MW would be a look great next to Love Spell cd and Sex cd.

yea, GUILTY suuked a lot. I keep forgetting to erase the GUILTY songs off my computer. Meh....I've been to busy listening to Sifow! XD

Awww you're missin' out
But they DO kind of remind me of Sifow! Weird to find another person who's been stuck on her too xD!

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Kobayashiwoof

Now you know how the others felt back in the day.

What on earth are you talking about? This is an Ayu forum, remember?

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by Ayulover_06

But they DO kind of remind me of Sifow!

Well it's ayu on a white background looking into the camera, I wouldn't call that stealing/copying a whole concept.

[Kobayashiwoof]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

What on earth are you talking about? This is an Ayu forum, remember?

whoops!!! sorry friend.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by namiie

Who, me? XD Oh no I'm not angry. When I have an idea in my head I just have to present it (with visuals when possible, of course) XD It's the speech & debate side of me, lol.

Hmm, that's a good point. The person who Photoshopped the Startin' cover probably isn't the same as the person who did these covers, and it's most likely the photographer changed too...and now that you bring it up, I suppose it has been more evident before. The big blonde curls in 2002 did seem quite classic American...I guess I'm just taken aback by these covers because they present the Caucasian-ness in a different form; I don't remember an actual cover in 2002 being this flashy in this sense XD; Just Ayu in lives and such.

WHY DO I KEEP TYPO-ING OMG.

Anyways, I do the same thing you do. XD Except visuals are harder for me to create since my laptop and desktop are slow as hell. ;_;

The photographer makes a big difference... like Leslie Kee who did the Startin' cover really knows how to play with lighting and wind effects to make hair look extra voluminous, while some photographers like Kazuyoshi Shimomura who did A BEST 2 and such... are very fashion oriented and tend to make the models look plastic.

If I were to choose Ayu's best photographers, I'd rank them like this:
1) Leslie Kee
2) Keita Haginiwa
3) ND CHOW

Keita Haginiwa did some of Ayu's most poetic single covers, but Leslie Kee has done an amazing job with albums, and all-around shoots [magazines/singles/albums] are very well done by ND CHOW.

List of who worked on what single:
Toru Kumazawa:
Boys & Girls
kanariya
Fly high
Far away
SEASONS
SURREAL
AUDIENCE
M
evolution

Keita Haginiwa:
NEVER EVER
Endless sorrow
UNITE!
Dearest
H
Moments

Mitsuo Yamamoto:
Voyage

Leslie Kee:
Daybreak
&
INSPIRE
Startin'

Toru Kogure:
Free & Easy

Tadashi Ura:
[illustrator, aka painter of vogue's cover]

Me Company w/ Gregor McGregor:
forgiveness

Takashi Miezaki:
CAROLS

Kazuyoshi Shimomura:
STEP you
fairyland
talkin' 2 myself

ND CHOW:
HEAVEN
Bold&Delicious
BLUE BIRD
glitter

HIJIKA:
Together When..


Judging from the looks of this cover, it could be Kazuyoshi Shimomura, since he directed the PV..

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by Kobayashiwoof

lmao :O, you own the SEX EP :O, i have been wanting that for ages, i think ill put it in my Mirrorcle World order . I think Ayumi would of looked a bit normal-er if she didnt have that glossy lip gloss be cool her lip gloss be poppin!

Anyhow~ I think these are still the better Ayumi Covers she has done in a very long time. Now you know how the others felt back in the day.

No, I don't own the CD but I heard bits and pieces of her first single. I think the album was dl-only. DD: I couldn't even get it. (me have no itunes account! )

LMAO @ that lil Mama reference. <~I don't like her latest song with T-Pain and Chris "overrated" Brown.

Okay, back to topic:

I prefer the LOVEppears cover over this one. MW doesn't SCREAM "I AM DIVA" like LOVEppears did!

[Northerner]

Am I the only one who thinks these covers don't match the mood of the song at all?

I expected something...bolder.

[Deneb]

Covers look great, another topless cover can't wait for pv

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Northerner

Am I the only one who thinks these covers don't match the mood of the song at all?

I expected something...bolder.

I think the CD Only edition might be bolder..

Usually the CD edition tends to get the better / aggressive cover. :O

[Ani_C]

Now I like them x3 I prefer the Depend on You ver. cover. xD I swear Ayu really has something with showing off her body these days eh?