Sunrise / Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ information summary [III]

[milky_way]

Ew. The covers are fug

[Aisha_Angel]

The facial expression is just ALL wrong. It says I am SO ****ing lost right now...Then again, I guess it captures the essence of sunrise to a perfect T---i swear, that song has so much going on in it I feel lost listening to it.

But hey, at least her body looks good...and she's lost a little weight hasn't she. I expect that from touring but wow, if that's really her body she looks great for 30.

As far as the background is concerned...where is the ****ing sun? You see, this is what I'm talking about. Single covers that don't relate to the songs---There SHOULD have been a SUN in at least ONE of the covers. But no, instead we get water and flowers. *sigh* They'd have done better to just stick Ayu's face in the middle of the sun than giving us water and flowers. Then again, maybe it's not the water and flowers...It's just Ayu period. That facial expression is just O...M...G, it just DESTROYS this single. And the worst part about it is that it's the SAME expression on both covers.

I'm sorry but these covers are just...AWFUL. And here I thought she couldn't do any worse than HEAVEN.

[labello]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Kazuyoshi's previous works: fairyland, talkin' 2 myself, Mirrorcle World, A COMPLETE, A BEST 2, NEXT LEVEL, Days/GREEN, Rule/Sparkle..

I really like liked all but the last 3 covers he made.
I don't understand why he just sucks so badly? I mean he has Ayu, a beautiful women; Bali, which should give him a beautiful scenery, and he's a professional!!! He should at least be able to get a decent photo so he doesn't have to photoshop her that much!

Personally I don't like that cover, I think her hair and her body looks so fake and not like herself...
Some of the fanworks here on this forum should have been used!!!


Leslie Kee come back~~~

[ren'ai]

Seriously... ew

That is possibly her worst cover ever. She looks fake, terrible facial expressions, photoshopped the hell out of with a background that's.. ugh

They could have done so much with this single's cover apart from the simple: making Ayu atleast look good and not lost... they could have given it a concept like her older covers had.. ugh..

why do a lot of single covers suck this year?

[~angel*ayumi~]

Now they took them completly down.. XD
Now I pray they maybe redecide and will replace them with better. *prays*

[labello]

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~

Now they took them completly down.. XD
Now I pray they maybe redecide and will replace them with better. *prays*

That would be awesome!!!! I mean, I'm paying for that CD!!! I should at least get a decent cover!!!

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~

Now they took them completly down.. XD
Now I pray they maybe redecide and will replace them with better. *prays*

Really? Were you able to see what the fan reactions were on TA?

Maybe finally the reaction will be so bad from the Japanese that it gets Kazuyoshi fired permanently. Hey I can dream.

[koumori]

I don't know what to make of the covers personally..

First I was like..."No..please!" The background, although sweet and definitely sunny and all...looked so cheap. It didn't look like the backgrounds an amazing J-Pop Queen would use on her latest summer single. Maybe when she was starting out or a few years in her career, but not ten years on and trying to reach another peak and gain back some confidence in her music.

Her body looks amazing. But it's obviously photoshopped. The worst part is the chest; she isn't that big, really! She does this on a few of her covers and it really annoys me. In real life she isn't flat but she isn't huge, and on some covers she looks like she's had a major implants ._.' Her expression is a little..vague? on one of them, as if she's been taken by surprise by the photographer. And she's not in the centre either..she's being stuffed in the corner, and the centre-piece seems to be the awful background with the fake-looking flowers, which isn't great. I'm not a fan of the font either. ==;

I don't hate them. I like the CD cover that's more close-up the best, anyway. But they are far away from being my favourite CD covers. I think I was expecting way more this time - I got so excited by the cute hairstyle (Which I still love) and the more natural makeup style...

[Faiza]

Can people with TA memberships comment blogs etc?
I hope people voice their displeasure with Kazuyoshi's work and get ayu to reconsider the work he's done for her and realise its rubbish

I can only dream...

[x-megumi-x]

Fire this Kazuyoshi please!
Seriously, these covers are awful, her worst ever imo... Everything looks so fake and cheap =x

[~angel*ayumi~]

I can´t find an option to comment on the blog or so.
Also there are no reaction, means no forum or guestbook, al least I don´t find one XD

[Maemi]

LOL I think I have never seen so many negative comments before. But I understand. People were expecting some pretty covers. Guys, I think she would look better without that wig. It looks like it's going to fall down.

Wouldn't be beautiful if one cover had a sunrise, and the other one sunset? Like Fairyland (she didn't have a wig), and they looked pretty.

[Mr. Goto]

To quote someone from jpm...


"they kinda look like something you'd buy from someone who's performing on the streets to sell 1000 copies in order to score a record deal ... they don't look like the new release from the goddess, queen, empress etc"

[Neko★munication]

Worst covers ever. No, seriously. They're not even excusably bad, and you can't even appreciate them artistically like HEAVEN or A BEST 2. I'd actually be quite offended if she were to use these -___-; I've seen more professional looking covers in the Ayu fanworks section.

And omg can everyone stop blaming Kazuyoshi?

It's actually quite grating to hear it over and over. Yes, these covers suck, but it's like you guys all decide to hate whatever he makes before it's even out. Like, the GREEN PV? It's absolutely beautiful and stunning, and I bet many of you would agree if it was directed by like the STEP you director or w/e. Just look at his works individually, and his good covers outweigh his bad.

[nemesisyume]

I have to be the only one who effin loves the covers

[truehappiness]

And omg can everyone stop blaming Kazuyoshi?

It's actually quite grating to hear it over and over. Yes, these covers suck, but it's like you guys all decide to hate whatever he makes before it's even out. Like, the GREEN PV? It's absolutely beautiful and stunning, and I bet many of you would agree if it was directed by like the STEP you director or w/e. Just look at his works individually, and his good covers outweigh his bad.

Well, considering that he's shot just about every magazine from 2008 to 2009..

And sucked 90% of the time...

We can only blame him because he's pretty sucky at being a photographer. Considering he barely photographs anyone else from J-Pop, that should be a sign that Ayu seems to be doing him a favor by letting him keep his job, haha. I've deduced that he's just a very VERY VERY bad director/photographer.. soon he'll be composing and arranging her songs! Ugh. I don't like him at all. He's overly divaqueen-like and doesn't produce material that lives up to the 'Ayu caliber' and I've said this for a while now, zomgawd.

03."fairyland-glitter-BLUE BIRD-Greatful days-July 1st" Mega-Mash-Up-Mix

And it finally has a name/order! So it's fairyland up first, then glitter to BLUE BIRD, Greatful days, and finally.. July 1st~ What a soothing way to end the mix!

[hidekirby]

It is the fackiest thing I've ever seen in all my life!!!

How to make a good summery cover:
-Take a random photo of ayu -a fish mouth if possible-
-Look for "tropical flowers"and "water" images on internet
-Put the whole thing together
-Add some 3D water to create a special effect as-if-ayu-was-in-a-pool.

Seriously, I mean the flowers look so flat. It seems it is painted on a wall or something like that.
The water in the foreground looks made-up, and it seems that ayu was added in the picture O_O.
But as it was shot in Bali, I think (I hope) it is indeed a real photo, not a poorly made photomontage.

In a way I absolutely LOVE this picture because it looks so unreal, being so badly made and so tacky. It screems FAKE!. If there is a poster you can be shure I will have it in my room! Haha!

[Mari-chan]

Hmmm.. don't really know what to say about the covers.
She looks not like herself... to much photoshop.

[Faiza]

Originally Posted by Neko★munication

And omg can everyone stop blaming Kazuyoshi?

I don't think people are blaming Kazuyoshi entirely
they're blaming ayu too for letting him keep his job~

He should only be allowed to photograph her/direct her PV's occasionally, like he hits the spot sometimes (like with fairyland's covers) but most of the time... no.

[nemesisyume]

this is probably how it will always start
everyone hates it and suddenly people start liking it