I really like the pic, Leslie used for the congratulation for Ayu.
I don't think, they will use it as a cover. And if..I really don't mind. As I said.. I really like that pic. Maybee I'm the only one.. (^_^)'''

For some reason Ayu always ends up looking like someone else in Leslie's pictures. So well... nice, but that's not my Ayu :/

Thanks for sharing!

I'm the only one who likes the pic? :,D~

^ no you're not, i love it too :'D

I liked that shoot, but I do agree that it was plastic looking, which made it kind of awkward to me.

I like it.

And I preffer Leslie/Ryan to Kazuyo****. Remember her 2009 shoots? *barfs*

Atleast with Kazuyo we didn't get the photographers, Timmy and constant plastic looking male models in half of the pics, we got Ayumi in the pics and she wasn't photoshopped with large writing saying PHOTOGRAPHED BY LESLIE KEE WITH ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER RYAN CHAN.

IN OTHER NEWS!!! *ahem* Sorry. ^^; Ayu tweeted something about film a PV?

Yeah, she's doing PV filming in four hours or so? (Well, she posted it 7 hours ago)

Song 4 u and Melody here we come! Wonder if she'll tweet any preview pictures... and I wonder if they'll have Masashi Muto direct this time. Or perhaps someone new?

My thoughts exactly.

^ booo! lol

I hope she tweets pictures!

Oh please, the stupidity level over here is too damn high! The random poorly photoshoped photos Leslie and Ryan release ARE NOT ****ING OFFICIAL, those are stuff they do for fun when they are doing some Ayu-centered piece of work. It's not meant to be beautiful, or amazing, or creative and it's not going to be the cover of anything! Damn! ¬¬

^ was that really necessary?

and I think people were referring to the picture of ayumi inside the picture?

Yeah, because the mini-album cover will have "Happy Birthday Ayu" poorly written on its cover in red. ¬¬

Really, I can't take it, people complaining and complaining about stuff that isn't even official material! Neither Ayu, Leslie or Ryan can be judged by some random picture edited in 5 minutes used for personal purposes! If it was Ayu tweeting those stuff, it would (almost) make a little sense for people to complain about it, but nops, it's a different person, who happens to be a friend of her, uploading stupid pictures with bad texts on it like any random friend would do.

If having an opinion is alouded (what I totally agree), in my opinion, complaining about unofficial random stuff people publish at social media, it doesn't matter how close they are from Ayu is stupid. And overdramatic. And not even fun. Once those hideous stuff Leslie post start showing at her official stuff I will be all in for complaining about them.

lol I agree with Andrenekoi, I think I've read this last few pages like 5 times just to make sure do I really see what I see. It seems like people want to bash just for the sake of bashing cause these little funny post cards are in every day use, thats like complaining leslie playing poker on facebook. No sense at all lol. We actually got to see some off shoot. I want it all to leak cause that photoshoot was amazing (I ignore male models).

Ryan wrote at facebook.. and everywhere %)

AYUMI HAMASAKI 1ST by RYAN CHAN (2011)
"LOVE & HOPE" COVER SHOOT MAKING
(THE VERY FIRST PICTURE I TOOK OF HER)
http://i.imgur.com/wVLdD.jpg

and also!
@nootak : Hi d;) Tonight I will be shooting Ayu's PV making!

wow

stunninnnnnnnnnggg!!!!!!! :love

i reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally loved the pic that ryan took! classy diva style!

and Ayu tweeted just now about PV shooting I guess,
Gosh! she tweeted again and i thought it was the pics preview !! xDDD

Overexposed in part, but still a pretty picture.

^If this was the first one, they were most likelly still testing the lights...

Yes. This was my comment about people praising the picture moreso than the picture itself.

lol i should have just said "i'm not here for another duet. Solo Ayu or bust :P"



So Ayu's filming a PV or something? I hope she has long hair in it...

It was somewhat of a nice picture...

Ayu should do something drastic and ridiculous with her hair again for attention, maybe get extensions that go down to her ankles or shave it all off ICONIQ style. I would love her to have the ashy light blonde hair she had in the Part of Me PV with the same length.

I heard she got an iPhone 5 (!!!), but apparently...

Already it's cracked... :thud

^
LOL

Ayu + technology = fail

OT but anybody reads Misa's translation?? that girl who broke the watermellon is actually Ayu herself! :O

I think Ayu said something about the PV... that it was the first time she's ever had to use her brain (脳みそ) so much in one? She mentioned 'yabai/ヤバイ' which can mean awesome but it can also mean "Uh oh".

Then she used a bit of an 'orz' emote which is usually what is used to signify pounding your head onto the ground.

^ I hope this means that her PV is something that we have never seen before. (in terms of type)

Hmm, this PV seems like it might be for Melody. It also sounds like Leslie Kee directed since Ryan shot the making of or whatever.

Ryan tweeted that the shooting ended and that Ayu was super cute. (Her nailist did as well) Then Ayu mentioned something about ~soft cream~ aka soft serve ice cream in reply to them.

If it's for Song 4 u, it'd be interesting if she were ~meccha kawaii~ in it but it seems more likely that she'd be cute in the ballad, haha.

cute?!
hmmm actually, its been a while since ayu released something bubbly for a single hmm?? hahaha
something like Beautiful Fighters kinda cute (yea i noe lots of people dislike the song whatnot..but i meant the humourous and cute side..Sweet Season wasnt that much)

Leslie directed it?uh hmm

Hmm if it's the first PV where she's really had to think/use her head a lot then it must be something really technical like the RAINBOW PV where she had to be careful and think where she was placing her body/hands at all time.

mmm... Ryan made offshot pics of You & Me but director was Masahi Muto

Papico from Ryan's Instagram
http://distilleryimage7.instagram.co...0a1fbcd5_7.jpg

Cool necklace/bracelet, maybe from new PV? :)

^ Oh! Maybe her headache is because of this crown???

AHH...sounds possible hahah..it looks painful to wear

Jesus (literally)

what is that ? xD so this is for Missing PV i guess?

omg that crown thing makes me think of lady gaga's Judas mv

I wonder if ayu will be including some religious themes in the new pvs?? :P

This.
I think Ayu asked him to take pics for the next VIVI diary.

If her tweets are all about her PV, it seems like there could possibly be 11 costume changes? 11 different "people"?

She says: "Before changing into the '11th person,' dinner from Cafe red book" which was following the tweet stating that she "finished the '10th person.'"

That is sooo interesting!! I hope this is something she has never done before!!

wow, it's exciting.. I always love when ayu does a fresh and exciting concept, for me weirder is better..

thank you! i thought she said she finished at 10 lol :P

i have this Sexy liltle things in my head now,and maybe alterna-like PV ,weird people weird Ayu all around

I'm so excited, if there actually are 11 different ~people~ and if she wears the crown shown in the picture, this pv would be perfect.

I was really excited after pictures with outfit from BRILLANTE. But PV was really weird %)

I thought BRILLANTE was her masterpiece(and really...not weird at all actually, I thought it was one of her videos that made most sense without relying on the same old Baroque-symbolism from her other stuff), so I'm hoping for something just as good xD
Won't get my hopes up just yet though.

I'm bad in reading hidden meaning %) just think that half naked sports and Kleopatra style Ayu looks really bad together

Well, that's a reasonable opinion. I just like it a lot personally :)

Most likely because Leslie was also there shooting A SUMMER BEST's cover? IIRC, that was shot at around the same time and also in Guam.

http://i.imgur.com/UTkZC.jpg

Where Ryan is, Leslie is. I don't think he ever works with Ayu on his own. Though it is a bit strange not seeing Leslie post about things if he is involved with these new works, but it's possible that he's busy. (Remember when he's like "Great working with you Ayu, ETERNAL POP QUEEEEEEN!!!" or something like that)

And she's shooting a new PV today.

The 10th/11th person thing is interesting. I wonder if it means she's going to do a bit like STEP you and have 11 selves in the PV.

Possibly :-) although I initially thought of the appears video haha!

i dun wanna get my hopes too high just yet. I hope she really does hint in that direction though haha

actually...i think the PV is for Song 4 u because...only Song 4 u has a making clip. so....
i wont rule out it could be for ANOTHER PV later but...that's kinda far...heh

Well, the making videos are usually filmed by one of her staffers lately (Keisuke Onodera, but they used to be done by mr.Kaz) so Ryan taking photos doesn't really say anything about what PV is what.

She was working on another PV today so perhaps it's Melody -> Song 4 u? Or Song 4 u first then Melody? If she talks about another PV... I wonder if it means that she's going to be doing one for Missing? (but it won't be on the DVD for LOVE)

OMG pictures!!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

Those pictures actually remind of a few pictures from Alanis Morissette's album
Havoc and Bright Lights the second one for example
Both pics are nice though

interesting! is this in Japan? but i guess Ayu is Japan now

People floating in a field? (or at least the wires will be edited away later) This should be... interesting. Looks like this was for the PV she shot today.

it is in japan as she said you can see the fujiyama in the first picture.^^

thanks for the pictures!

from Ryan's FB, the same place as in the previous pics?

^ That picture is amazing~

Officially excited.

Guys dancing in the air is a bit scary though lol. Wonder how that'll pan out :P

Looks like the same spot ^

Outdoor PV!!! O.O this would be interesting :)

I always wanted to have a PV with her wandering in a field, something natural but with great editing. This PV looks interesting so far.

I've always wanted her to embrace the beauty of Japan in a video. I hope this PV will be it!

^Yes, yes, yes ! Please Ayu, the last PV I enjoyed was on RnRC, make it change !!!

Stunning pic. Ryan is talented.

I want to see the pv!!!

DId anyone say where it was taken.. that is an AMAZING picture.

It's mont Fuji :) I wish I could go !!

^ it looks amazing... cant wait to go there!!

I like those pics
The photographer is channeling their inner ayaka. Excellent!

exactly what ive been waiting form ayu :love

Japan is a beautiful country with lots of stunning views,she should make full use of it, :yes

I really hope she would do a PV of her with only girls dancer (i know she did it in Sunset ~LiA~). But I want she would do somethng like girls night out or having party with the girls...not with guys only (eg. Lady Dynamite)

all of this scenery, made me remember the un-used part of Carols PV...

Too bad Missing isn't going to a PV... I feel like these pictures would be perfect, at least just basing off the title lol

Those pictures are absolutely stunning. I'm so glad Ryan's attached to this! I seriously can't wait :D

I think if she has another CD release planned for the 5 releases, Missing's PV will be on it for sure along with Melody's making.

what does this mean...? :thud

^New song to be performed soon ? :D

And maybe he will co-sing it with Ayu :-/ ?

He is her back up.

I think Ayu will sing new songs at tour final. Maybe she going to replace Return Road with new ballad?
And Song 4 will be in list for sure

I hope that's the case. Ayu just wrote a song with lots of english and Timmy is her back up... right?
As long as he doesn't touch that ballad, I'm good.

It doesn't even need to be English. He's pretty fluent in japanese.

Timmy was perfect in sending mail *_* he sang in japanese

Is anybody else getting a Dearest vibe from the Mt. Fuji pics?

Not really..
wasnt Dearest filmed in Cali?

^ Whether or not Dearest was filmed in California, I think tasking was talking about the outdoors-y feel of it. With all the fields and such. True, there are no windmills like in Dearest, but it's all still fields.

Kinda hope we get a 'goddess' feel like when she was on that island in BALLAD.

okay.
I still dont get it.
Dearest was dry and sun soaked... harsh.
These are lush and green... peacefully.

Yeah, exactly!

^L.A.

Like p-d-j pointed out, I wasn't commenting on the EXACT location, just the fields and whatnot.

Talk about splitting hairs

She lol

^ lol, sorry! :)

It's okay :)

Btw guys, I wasn't offended by TA, so neither should you be. I knew where he was coming from.