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Old 3rd March 2012, 08:38 AM
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Even if this seems like a sad album, I wouldn't mind something happy to follow it. Still hope to get a song that I can dance crazy to
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Old 3rd March 2012, 08:42 AM
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Her eyes aren't smiling, cause she's wearing coloured contacts. XD
With the concept like that it's the first time they fit with a photoshoot for Ayu.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 08:59 AM
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Does wearing colored contacts make your eyes not smiling? Seriously, though; I've never worn them before.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 09:11 AM
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Im pretty satisfied with the cover, all of it. And after I found out the meaning behind it...I even love it more! Really unsuspecting concept when I saw it at the first time, thought it just a plain girl going to wild party concept thingy, dont know about that sad feeling.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 09:12 AM
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Coloured contacts make your eyes lifeless and empty - doll like most of the time.
I didn't see any so far which hadn't that effect, especially japanese ones with exotic colours.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 10:07 AM
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^ I see. Thanks.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 10:08 AM
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Timmy posted isthisLOL's blog on Facebook... I guess that means he joined AHS?
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Old 3rd March 2012, 10:21 AM
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Yeah. And it's like, ew.

Guys, if you're going to just spew out negative opinions on facebook, at least back up your claims with some kind of evidence please.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 10:41 AM
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^ What was his reaction to the blog entry?
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Old 3rd March 2012, 10:51 AM
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He didn't say anything, he just shared it.
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Well, I guess our new game can be guessing who he is on the forums...lol!
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Old 3rd March 2012, 11:36 AM
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All the things people are saying about the covers, I find it so funny, the more people complain the more I'm finding reasons I like what's being complained about, so weird.

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People who hear/see ayu for the first time (because of this album-cover-) will have a totally weird vision about her. XD I had too; when I found out about ayu I watched pv's like Sparkle, Rule and Ladies Night and I totally had the wrong picture of her back then lol.
I just had to comment on this because, before I became the Ayumi Hamasaki-stan that I am today, I of course, didn't like her. I listened to some Japanese artists already, Utada being the first, and of course, you start listening to Japanese music and searching about it and eventually, you happen upon mention of Ayu. The first image I ever saw of Ayu, at least when I knew it was Ayu was the Startin' / Born to be... covers and suddenly I thought "Oh see, she's this typical pop **** like Britney Spears or something just Japanese"

Never bothered with her again until I happened upon STEP you. And the rest is history.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 11:39 AM
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I wrote an article on why exactly I like the cover and as a response to some of the arguments used against it on my new blog(ironically as my first post since I was really thinking about those covers a lot lately...) since I felt like I wasn't really able to express it right in here without offending people
http://boldlydelicious.wordpress.com...tans-real-mad/

Just a note: That post is not directed at everybody disliking the covers. I can understand and respect disliking them if you just genuinely think they don't look good.
wow very awesome interpretation of ayu's PQ cover.
I love the covers even more now.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 11:42 AM
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Well, I guess our new game can be guessing who he is on the forums...lol!
I tried xD I think nickname should be related to timwellard, but didn't find anything )
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Old 3rd March 2012, 11:53 AM
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Timmy wrote at twitter about the covers ,
"Does NE1 have any fxxxxxg idea what a PARTY QUEEN is? The irony? The tragedy? The coruscating truth? The lie? The aftermath? The ideal?"

and he is soooooooo right with it......but the problem is that many people just see what they want to see....they go blind for the fact that there is more to it.
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Omg can't believe he shared it! I'm completely overwhelmed right now actually haha I expected to reach 20, maybe 30 people, now I reached nearly 300 overnight thanks to people sharing it on twitter, AHS and facebook and especially Timmy <3
I guess that confirms at least part of the entry, too.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 12:09 PM
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When I first saw the covers, I was like,

"Ayu, what has become of you....."

I felt devastated; they are sort of trashy, and so unlike anything she's ever done before. Not that I'm not a fan of change, but these images are just so self-destructive...
Even reading Ayu's tweets, it didn't really change my opinion on them. I felt as if the concept just wasn't there...
Two days later, looking back upon them...I realized. This is EXACTLY what she wants me to think and feel!!!
Now I actually quite enjoy them.
The concept is brilliant.

Once you understand it, it all comes together.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 12:17 PM
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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.
Well... a little bit photoshopped...


The part of the jaw is not very retouched, but in the original photograph is not so "straight".

Yeah... i have too much free time... xD
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Old 3rd March 2012, 12:20 PM
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The things you pointed out seem to mostly be contrast adjustments though, which was needed so her eyes and nails wouldn't completely pale with the increased brightness. I'm happy there isn't a crazy amount on actual "making Ayu look better" photoshop.
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Old 3rd March 2012, 02:10 PM
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They changed the shape of her neck. That's the main thing they changed really (aside from contrast).
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