[News] CDTV reveals cover for 'M(A)DE IN JAPAN'

[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.