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Old 5th July 2012, 03:11 AM
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The awkward moment when you actually prefer the S/S covers to the A SUMMER BEST covers...
But no joke, I think the 2CD is possibly the most terrible cover in her discography. It really does take the Photoshop cake; at least Ayu looks reminiscent of Ayu in the S/S covers, she looks almost unidentifiable in the A SUMMER BEST 2CD. Saying that though, I think the 2CD + DVD looks decent.
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Didn't think I'd see the day when fish lips were preferred to a smile lol. To be honest, this cover is starting to grow on me...
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Oh my, that smile on the 2DVD cover is scary...
She isn't looking like Ayu at all there.
But I love her nails!
2CD+DVD seems to be better, but I'll wait for the bigger version before I say anything, lol.
Such a pity, Ayu is so gorgeous without all that editing.

Still waiting for the DVD tracklist!
2CD

IMO, the worst cover is (m)u in terms of photo only
The worst cover is S/S in terms of photoshop.

I don't think anyone in this place make such distinction to think the worst cover.
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Wow, it was only open a month? How sad
Beginning of July until the end of August, so roughly two months
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What does DISC-A and DISC-N means?
Why not Disc-1 and Disc-2?
Disc Ayu
Disc Nagase



It means summer

http://japanese.about.com/library/blkod88.htm

Actually, these two covers interpret Happy Summer (CD cover) and Sad Summer (CD+DVD cover), I think covers are quite thoughtful.
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Disc Ayu
Disc Nagase



It means summer

http://japanese.about.com/library/blkod88.htm

Actually, these two covers interpret Happy Summer (CD cover) and Sad Summer (CD+DVD cover), I think covers are quite thoughtful.
That's a nice meaning behind the covers. Isn't Nagase the last name of her boyfriend she had for 7 years?
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The screensaver for this album, if we get one, should be good
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But disc A? Disc N for natsu it's understandable
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Maybe DISC-A means Ayumi

and DISC-N means Summer

and maybe it's just Ayumi and Summer?
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Maybe DISC-A means Ayumi

and DISC-N means Summer

and maybe it's just Ayumi and Summer?
You got it .
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my classmate has just arrived to Tokyo. and she sent me an instagram of ayu's LANDS of Eden ad (made on metro station I guess). this immediately made me think that actually ayu's still there around. she's not forgotten and you can find her ad even now, after 11 years of "the face on every billboard". and I'm so glad about it.

she's obviously aiming on gyaru girls. that's why we had this tanned ayu wearing contact lenses.......

what I want to say is that I'm quite worried about sales and charts and so, I hope this won't flop and end up selling 150k only
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Interesting titles (for the disk)
she is always so thoughtful!
I love her
and Im sooo thankful that the better cover is finally a cd+dvd... im usuallyt more happy with just the cd cover but always get the dvd one... sadness!
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I don't think it'll sell even 150k, tbh.

Ayu has overgrown all these gyaru girls, like the past 6 years. don't remember any gyaru aged more than 25. it's a bit ridiculous to be aming at them, I think
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There pretty much Gyarus over 25.
Ageha e.g. just made a (sub)magazine for 25+ ones.
Lots of onee and ora ora and other forms are generally older.

Though I agree Ayu definitely don't aim at them as her fan base is much wider than that.
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If Ayu promotes it like how she promoted A BALLADS (she won't) it could do 200k.
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There pretty much Gyarus over 25.
Ageha e.g. just made a (sub)magazine for 25+ ones.
Lots of onee and ora ora and other forms are generally older.

Though I agree Ayu definitely don't aim at them as her fan base is much wider than that.
ageha looks a waaaaaaaaaaay different, it's hime, so by her looks she's definately not aiming at them.

many gyaru graduate at 25 or even earlier. although she might be aiming at onee
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I don't think it'll sell even 150k, tbh.
150 is too much... I'm afraid she can reach only 100k
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^ oh God...

I still hope it will achieve 150k *pleeeease*

tbh I think this will do better than we expect.
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this is a best... it should do at least 150K
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I always think that the "general public", that is - not "fans", prefer buying "BEST" albums over studio albums, simply because they have all the hits. So I think that A SUMMER BEST will hopefully do just as well as Party Queen, if not better.

And the covers are slowly growing on me, but they remain some of the worst in her discography. I can't put my finger on it, but I really dislike something about them.
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I just hope there are some CMs and Lives and lots of promo!
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