New album 'Party Queen' out 03/21 information thread [V]

[love in music]

lol @ her missing arm. i get the feeling the cd+2dvd is tame compared to what's going to be inside . can't wait for the rest of the shoot.

[SpiceSquad!]

the covers is just pure ugly..

sorry AYU.. our expectation maybe to highhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[waterballoon]

very disappointing that i misinterpretated her tweet as having pink hair for the covers. that hair on the covers is butt-ugly though, she looks like someone applied wet hair gel on her hair and combed it back

[xLuna&1LOVE]

By the way, does anybody have an idea what that golden thing is close to her face?

[Deep snow]

The PLAYBUTTON covers are cute! I like Secret's the most.

I wonder if Party Queen's cover would be her lingerie-donned buttocks. Can we say buttocks on AHS? You know what. Just did. Here's hoping.

[pimenta]

OH, NOW I GOT THE ARM THING! Her arm is BEHIND the table's foot (I'm calling it table because I don't really know what that is) and her head and because of the angle the picture was taken it looks like it's gone... It's still strange though xD

But I still want bigger versions to understand what is that thing appearing in the back in the mirror o-o

[ayuuu]

This is my first actual post here (I think?), but I just had something I wanted to say

Speculation is fine, but I think some of us should reserve our judgement until at least the PVs come out. Remember Ladies' Night? It's an upbeat dance song that starts off with Ayu wearing something a little different and skimpy (at least more than what we were used to), and without knowing Japanese or having the english translated lyrics, it just sounded like a fun song. Then throughout the PV there is a bit of dark imagery, some foreshadowing, and actually the song is about something much much more than having fun with some girlfriends. I think Party Queen could go down the same road.

[truehappiness]

Ayu's had no problems getting the point across for 14 albums, 50 singles and nearly 14 years under avex. I really don't see why this one was so off the mark to her audience.

I would say that with her track record of 50 singles and 15[?] albums, there's probably a reason why it's so out there this time around. It doesn't seem to be because she wants to be 'random and fun' if she's hinting at a deeper meaning. I know what she said the meaning was is not obvious at all but it seems like that's her point. If the covers were a bit less thrown together-looking and a bit more of a tasteful pose chosen for the CD+2DVD, I think people would have way less problems with these covers. While the covers are very much NOT Ayu, her having a reason behind them is.

I don't think anyone knows for sure what she's getting at with these covers but I think it will become clear when the CD actually comes out.

[Lady_Eowyn]

I still don't see anything related to tabloids. The only thing i see in covers is an ode to excess.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Lady_Eowyn

I still don't see anything related to tabloids. The only thing i see in covers is an ode to excess.

The album title is supposed to be a bit of a "magazine title" (though horribly done) and there's a sticker where there'd normally be a "SCOOP: AYU DIVORCES HER HUSBAND" or something like that on top of a barcade where magazines normally have barcodes.

Ayu has zero tie-ins that are big and only got her fanbase for this release

Zero tie-ins? how beautiful you are has a pretty good (if not great) drama tie-in.

[NintendoHTF1242]

where's her arm on the cover lol

[dartsofpleasure]

uhhh... nice covers hahaha

[setsuka]

I hope Ayu gets first

ABC just finished their version of Kuu's 12 single project and are at their highest peak, Ayu has zero tie-ins that are big and only got her fanbase for this release

[truehappiness]

Her arm is behind a table leg in the CD+2DVD and her face isn't photoshopped that much. The original NOT retouched version can be found in her TeamAyu blog entry and it's really not that different.

[setsuka]

that drama isn't that big .___.
and the one or three episodes I saw,the song isn't that noticeable

anyway it would be great if avex got her a CM,she could star in, the best promo imo

[YUKARI]

^^ I love the original pic much more!

still don't understand why did she show us the cover months ago....

[xLuna&1LOVE]

I don't really mind about the photoshop in CD+DVD. In fact; I didn't even notice. It's that AHS point out all the flaws + improvements, otherwise I wouldn't have seen it.