[News] Calendar 2012 (11/16/2011)

[jbrat2219]

I agree, young people don't really wear clothes like in 2012. There's nothing about Ayu's hair/skin/make up that looks "young" either. And I don't see anything forced about her posing or whatever because that's how she's been posing for years so it's obviously very Ayu. Only it's 2006+ Ayu. And who's to say this isn't natural for her? She has a different image than she did in 2003, that's clear. But she's had this image for YEARS so I don't see what the problem is...?

[asagarichan]

Thank you! I`ll be waiting HQ scans.

[emi♡]

lol Anyway.

Personally, I love young bad ass "plain" Ayu over new glamour ayu...

but I do think she looks much prettier now than she did back then. Style has changed alot, not only with Ayu, but fashion in general, and fashion is much more flattering these days.

If I were to choose one to put up, I'd probably choose the new one. Just cause, while I like what her style back then represented, I was never really big on late 1990s-early 2000s style.


Her poses used to be A LOT more natural though. I do agree on that count with whoever is arguing it above me. In general. Maybe the forced high fashion doll poses represent her better now, idk.

I think you should pose in what makes you look the best first, and then what represents you the best second. Meh lol the calendar could be so much worse...so, it doesn't really matter.

[AyumiAi]

I don't really like the calendar I loved 2003 so much more she looks so natural and pretty.

[kumikomishitate]

*sigh* Once again, her calendar photos disappoint me. This photos are really bad in my opinion (except that second one!). Oh well, another year without an Ayu calendar.

[Andrenekoi]

^IMO she looks like a wannabe model taking bad photos for her Facebook album on 2003 calendar...

The new calendar has more actual professional posing from her, the outfits are more glamurous and even if there is some princessish outfits or hair, this is aimed to japanese consumer... and their aestheticals tend to the kawaii even to manly stuff.

I'm not buying this calendar, but if I were going to, I would prefer fierce professional photos over casual amateurish "natural" ones any day of the week... when I want natural Ayu I look at her blog/twitter pics... for free.

[pommy48]

I wonder how they carry that big dress from May-June...

Do they just stuff it in a case?

[jbrat2219]

^ Wasn't her AT10 dress like... 80 pounds or something? They probably need a crane for those dresses lol.

[chu-lips]

i dont really like this new calender
too random..
even i can see a member of shojojidai on july august
lol

[AyUmIXx]

we have not yet even gotten the HQ pics.. can we wait for that.
and also the desk calender too! it sure has different poses.

[brener]

i usually dont like calendar pictures at all =\

[Suteisi]

I like this calendar half and half. I really like the Jan-Feb OUTFIT, but her hair and face are kind of boring. May-June looks cool! Nov-Dec is really odd... I don't understand why they would take such a picture for a calendar...

I bought last year's and didn't even hung it cause it was too big, so I'm passing on the calendars from now on.

I wish they had western style calendars with a picture and the days underneath with space to write things... :S Oh well~

[MissElin_]

I always buy the desk calendars!~ They are perfect in size. ^^

[letter]

^That's a lot of hatred, my friend.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by PoetGirl

um, you obviously dont, see?

How is FIVE and calendar any different from everything else. Its just music and couple of pictures which we value with SUBJECTIVE TASTE. We can argue about beauty all day long, but at the end of the day we see different. And thats beautiful, too.

you're so sweet

[PoetGirl]

Originally Posted by love in music

you're so sweet

aw, thank you

[Andrenekoi]

^ Yeap xD

I'm graduated on graphic design, so, I have my own impressions about this photoshot, and why her face, dressing and make up looks like this or that, but it would be really nice to know what someone who studies fashion design have to say about it^^

Even more cuz IMO Ayu is trying to look more and more mature since RNRC era, not the opposite... She is (successfully) aiming adult listeners now IMO

[Andrenekoi]

^I make u cookies if u do it!

[BlackSilence]

^hahah, omg that's sweet.. ♥

[pommy48]

^ I want to hear your interpretation too! I'll...reblog more of your half-naked GACKT pictures on Tumblr