Well... I think I'm going to wait to see what it looks like before ordering it... Was a bit disappointed last year...

what if we tell her not to get her photos too photoshopped through twitter?? XD

She'll listen and the photos will come out and people will STILL complain that it's too photoshopped LOL.

this should be interesting
YESSSS :hi5

LOL true. I'm interested in who is shooting this calendar though. since shimoko isn't in LA it's someone else shooting it for the first time in a few years now. maybe ND CHOW? or someone new altogether? really excited to see the results. :):)

wow..it's very late..but better than nothing...

Yay finally :heart

Nice! Can't wait to see the pics. Already ordered AKB48's calendar though xD

LOL I know!!! :laugh

But you know what, I kinda think that she doesn't get involved in the process of "editing" of the photos. I bet they just show them to her and she picks what she likes, AND THEN (shimoko in this case) will get them photoshopped XD

I bet she found herself quite surprised a few times with some of her photos and how they ended up like lol

Idk if anyone put this up yet but it's available for pre-order on cd japan and yesasia! I'm going to pre-order from yesasia,since the shipping will be a lot cheaper for me.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=2011CL-650
http://www.yesasia.com/global/hamasa...0-en/info.html

Cant believe she did that to us overseas fans. *SIGHS* Still, I'm glad we're getting one. I just spent most of my money cause i thought she may have not been releasing one. Anyways, I borrowed my mom's credit card and had to pay for Fedex delivery to make sure to get it in time for New Year's.

cool
I'm so exciting to see the pics

can't wait to see the pictures! :D

I ordered it^^

^Awesome.

Oh, and if the photos for the calendar were taken in LA, does that mean the ones for the album will probably be as well?

Like some people pointed out (in another thread I think?) sometimes it's just the lighting, not necessarily photoshop. Let's face it, Ayu is getting older and it's starting to show a little bit. They've already tried to hide her age by increasing the lighting in the Sunrise PV and if you notice sometimes her photoshoots are a lot "brighter" and more colorful to hide her aging. So while there is still photoshop involved, I'm sick of people saying something's "over photoshopped" when that might not necessarily be the case. Yes, it does happen, but not all the time.

^I think she'll still be naturally beautiful even when she's 85. She has a beautiful heart and spirit and that's what matters most. :heart

Cool, I thought avex forgot about it. ~plz Ayu no more Kazuyoshi.

Woa~ the calendar is not really pricey than before. I have a feeling to buy it. But $35 for a calendar?! I rather buy a pair of shoes n get a free calendar. I'll buy it when I have a job.

I have a feeling Luis Ishii did the shooting for the calendar.