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Originally Posted by RainyDays

Also, when was the last time an ayu album cover was not just a close-up of her face?

Well, I'm a big fan of both Ayumi and Namie... but I don't think comparing their album cover originality on the basis of 'close-up faces' is a good idea. Although I did like the FEEL concept, it is just... a series of close-ups. The _genic concept is nice too, but mostly because of the outside casing and not the photos themselves.

I can see people arguing that FEEL had some sort of meaning to it, but for me it was more that Namie (or her team) found the style eye-catching rather than the album art representing a theme of the music itself.