GUILTY covers from TA

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by namiie

I'm not a Kumi fan so I haven't seen her nail "fashion", but even though there are even worse forms of nails I think the ones Ayu's wearing on these covers are bad enough for me, lmao.

Kumi frequently has long nails but at least usually they're straight. Ayu's ones are sticking out in a very weird way... I guess she was trying to create a wild image but the result was pretty crappy.

And evolution7931...dude, it's just a cover. For one, I don't there's a need to be that angry. Yeah I don't think she's had a good album cover since M.A. either but this cover could be a lot worse. Secondly, if you let an album cover affect your view of the music....well, to each his own.

Yeah I agree. It's not one of her best covers, but it's decent. At least this isn't another studio photoshoot with a plain background. We've had enough of those from several avex artists this year.

[evolution7931]

Originally Posted by namiie

Alright, I was just sayin'.

And another thing. The reason I am so upset is because I LOVE Ayu and I KNOW that she's capable of so much more than this crap that she spews out.

Looks totally rushed and lacking of any creativity. "Lets go to LA and take pretty pictures there" like .. ever hear of thinking up something good?

It's like she doesnt give a damn enough anymore to even take the time to make something good.

Memorial Address's cover didn't look like her at all! finally someone who agrees! lol. And I'm like the only one that doesn't have a problem with the (m)u covers. I think they were gorgeous.

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by KaoriNeko

Memorial Address's cover didn't look like her at all! finally someone who agrees! lol. And I'm like the only one that doesn't have a problem with the (m)u covers. I think they were gorgeous.

Its the cd only that bugs people.. And the image quality was bad, like grained.

But yea, M.A. was like.. "whos that??"

[Ayumiko]

I think there's been big negative reactions every year from some fans for ayu's album covers...so far I remember: My Story, (m)u, secret, A BEST 2...sigh...its ok to not like the covers...ayu can never satisfy everyone. Atleast I like them and I'll support her by buying the cd.

Now we just have to wait till the official website to update (to make sure they are 100% real) and also to reveal the tracklist. (I kinda want the rumor TA tracklist to be real)

[s1012h]

and i wouldn't really be complaining about the font
at least it has an unique font, unlike Secret's normal bland font
yes, i agree the word GUILTY could be more subtle, but it's supposed to be BOLD

Originally Posted by zoomzoom

Its the cd only that bugs people.. And the image quality was bad, like grained.

But yea, M.A. was like.. "whos that??"

The image quality was bad, I can agree with that. But her smile on the CD only was cute, not at all monkey-ish. O.O;
on M.A. she looked like...I don't even know. She looked like a child or something. It's creepy.

[Coelacanth]

For the people who hate the cover, I'm just curious:

Do you hate it because you expected something better or different? Or do you think it's just ugly? Granted, it's ordinary, but it's not ugly... Ayu makes that face all the time. It's nothing we're not used to. It's not like there's strawberry jelly on her face or something.

I hate to say it, I know we all love Ayu and take her music seriously.. but she's still a pop idol. Glam shots are always going to be necessary.

[Kilyk]

I'm in ****ing love with them.

[ll moments ll]

errr. i think they're quite nice, actually.

it doesn't match a "guilty" theme or anything, but hey, they're still nice. better than (m)u, imo. man, you guys are picky. XD

[evolution7931]

I hate it cause its uncreative and stupid. And ugly.

[zoomzoom]

^You have to be hating like 70 % of all of her magazine shoots then..

[cttncandy]

I think it's funny when people say others are "picky" because they don't like something. That's not being picky it's called being an individual and having different taste =D

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by Ayumiko

I think there's been big negative reactions every year from some fans for ayu's album covers...so far I remember: My Story, (m)u, secret, A BEST 2...sigh...its ok to not like the covers...ayu can never satisfy everyone. Atleast I like them and I'll support her by buying the cd.

I think the problem is that many people enjoy her conceptual covers more than her "eyecandy ones". Lately most of her album covers fit in the "eyecandy" category. Also a lot of new covers lack the symbolism covers like "I Am..." had. I don't really have a problem with that since I do believe that "GUILTY" probably has a sort of concept, similarly to "MY STORY" but some might not enjoy that particular concept.

[s1012h]

but (m)u CD-only is still the all-time worst ayu album cover

plus, at least this cover is an OUTSIDE shot
not just some black background or fake background
it looks like a fashion editorial, and i think it's the perfect time for ayu to have a photoshoot like that

[evolution7931]

Originally Posted by Demure_Dusk

I think the problem is that many people enjoy her conceptual covers more than her "eyecandy ones". Lately most of her album covers fit in the "eyecandy" category. Also a lot of new covers lack the symbolism covers like "I Am..." had. I don't really have a problem with that since I do believe that "GUILTY" probably has a sort of concept, similarly to "MY STORY" but some might not enjoy that particular concept.

This is true.
I like Ayu's covers that look like they have some meaning and/or are visually pleasing and have some creativity. It also helps to look like they have some effort and thought put into them.

Magazine shots belong in magazines.

[namiie]

Originally Posted by evolution7931

And another thing. The reason I am so upset is because I LOVE Ayu and I KNOW that she's capable of so much more than this crap that she spews out.

Looks totally rushed and lacking of any creativity. "Lets go to LA and take pretty pictures there" like .. ever hear of thinking up something good?

It's like she doesnt give a damn enough anymore to even take the time to make something good.

Well I think the only person who would know what's going on with Ayu's thinking and her work ethic would be Ayu. You can think of it as "I don't want to try anymore...let's go to LA and take pretty pictures there" whereas she thinks, "Alright! I want to do something [insert positive adjective here] with this cover so let's go overseas just to do the photoshoot!" or something like that.

I personally think the glitter/fated CD only cover was absolutely great this year, besides the over-Photoshop of her body yet again. The background was nice and so was the concept. And as for the music, I was actually very impressed by "decision", if nothing else.

I don't think this year has been her best year either (especially in the vocals department, yeesh) but it doesn't mean she isn't trying.

[elepop]

Originally Posted by evolution7931

This THING is like (miss)understood the 2nd.
I never thought ANy Ayu album would be able to compare with the uglyness of MU. I was wrong.

Oh please. It's 100x better than (m)u. Come on.

Sure, the covers aren't spectacular. But to say it's ugly and disgusting? My God.

[Coelacanth]

Anyways, I think the cover strongly suggests a connection with Duty. =D

[bluegie]

So.. now that's the real cover?

I won't say if there's a theme or not until I receive the real cd.
And abuot the nails. Why most of you say they're similar to kuu's nails? Ayu was the person who brought out the nail arts back then. I guess most of you didn't see how crazy ayu's nails were during 1999 - 2002.