[MagScans] Bea's UP Jan 2010

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha

Yes. And this is actually the problem, hah! Because Ayu, until the past year or so, has always looked like a cutesy early to mid-twenties girl. And now all of a sudden, she looks like a woman in her early thirties! :O And also, I dunno about any of you, but for some reason, it's kinda hard for me to start seeing Ayumi looking older... I mean, she's not "old-old" yet, but she IS almost middle-aged! :OOO I guess it's 'cause she started out looking so little and young, and she stayed that way for years...and now she's officially all grown up and fully matured, hah?

Well... everyone grows older... even Ayu and her fanbase (considering Best Artist graph, her fanbase is mainly men and women between 20 and 50 years). On western countries, right now on pop music we have lots os female singers proving that women can be interesting, beautiful sucessful and even sexy even if they are over 30, 40 or 60... Madonna, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Cher, Tina Turner, Mariah Carrey, Whtiney Houston, Barbra Straisand... they are far older than Ayu, and still, they can oversell and overperform most of younger pop performers...

IMO it's nice that Ayu and Namie are changing their images into something more mature, cuz in japanese culture, a woman is already seen as too old over 25, 30 years...

[Aderianu]

finally! thank you

[Sandre]

Ayu is so sweet~ <3
Thanks for the scans!

[kuri♥ayu]

yay! thanks for the scans

[(miss)understood]

most beautiful in allll da werld

[aqua_crystal]

I really don't like these pics. But thank you very much for sharing them!

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

the more I see, the more I dislike..
thanks anyway the scans have a wonderful quality

[Ayumi_Hamasaki902]

Thanks for the scans! I really love them!

[freedreamer]

thanks! i like it. simple and elegant

[tenshi no hane]

..the scans cut off a couple of lines of the interview >.> (which I'm translating). If someone else has a copy of this magazine and could scan/photograph the missing sentences, they would be my hero ;D *puppy eyes*

[chestergringo]

Thanks for sharing! Nice pics^^

[Miku]

she's beautiful

[Ayu_Ready]

I'm so surprised when I see she looks old but she's not twenty but she is thirty and it's not old <.>

[maaya]

WoW~~ I like this, Ayu is so beautiful! Thank you so muchh

[KarenPang]

thanks for the scans

nice handwriting she has

[inspire_rmx]

i love her hair color. the last 3rd pic is lovely.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha

Yes. And this is actually the problem, hah! Because Ayu, until the past year or so, has always looked like a cutesy early to mid-twenties girl. And now all of a sudden, she looks like a woman in her early thirties! :O And also, I dunno about any of you, but for some reason, it's kinda hard for me to start seeing Ayumi looking older... I mean, she's not "old-old" yet, but she IS almost middle-aged! :OOO I guess it's 'cause she started out looking so little and young, and she stayed that way for years...and now she's officially all grown up and fully matured, hah?

30's is not middle aged... o_O. Not even 40's. We're not in medieval times anymore hon, people don't drop dead at 35 anymore

[elvesword]

Thanks for sharing, AYU so beautiful and elegant^^

[elepop]

Is it me or her winter magazine photoshoots ALL look the same? XD

[MissElin_]

Thx for the scans! I really enjoy this shoot! ^^ Love her hair!