[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by Baernash

I hope you're joking. Stylish artist known from deep songs and videos with meaning became cheesy and shallow "party girl" whose trying to sell her "sexy body" instead of quality music. At this point I prefer her ballad-ish albums like "A One" or "Love Songs" because at least it still sounds like old her.

Have you read the lyrics? The lyrics of songs like Party Queen speak of people that lose themselves in senseless partying and drinking to avoid their problems. The artwork is suppose to tie into that.
The world is spinning round and round, who are you again?
I don’t even know who I am anymore
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The world is sparkling with light, let only convenient things
And fun things come into my sight

The world is spinning round and round, and we keep on repeating
No matter how many painful experiences come, we will never be defeated, right?



Further puncatured with the live performance with the I AM A LONEELLLYYY QUEEN moment of realisation and awareness.

And her tweets at the time explain it further
Kll_: This lonely queen, playing hard at parties and getting so drunk she doesn’t remember who she is anymore. Should she reset her feelings?
ayu_19980408: She is so busy with everything that it’s all a mess, but she’s really trying to hide her wounds. That is what I see.

Spoiler:

Mdionayu: why this choice for the covers?
ayu_19980408: U need the reason now? Plz wait till u get them then u’ll c n feel ! sweetie))

A_Tal_Segal: Covers are so party queen hahaha =D
ayu_19980408: Really??? 2 me, She looks very sad that is why I love them☆

Blasterion: or maybe the party queen wants to escape the party? I don’t know?
ayu_19980408: I think she doesn’t wanna b a party queen.

korikaze: why does she look sad?
ayu_19980408: Coz look at her!!! She is a lonely queen.

asmAyumi: Party Queen covers must have a very deep feeling to it. Right Ayu?
ayu_19980408: U right☆

Mami_chan84: So you didn’t want to give to the covers a party feeling but a sad look.. Smart girl you are!
ayu_19980408: ))

Kll_: This lonely queen, playing hard at parties and getting so drunk she doesn’t remember who she is anymore. Should she reset her feelings?
ayu_19980408: She is so busy with everything that it’s all a mess, but she’s really trying to hide her wounds. That is what I see.

Mio_LovenHope: After the beauty and fun comes loneliness and sorrow… I hate this backlash (´･_･`)
ayu_19980408: Backlash. We should not be afraid of the backlash that comes after great happiness.

eve_19931001: at the same time, I thought that these covers are a parody of tabloid mags. Am I right?~
ayu_19980408: U r genius!!!!!!!!!

MADMishi_Ghost: Aw yes she does look lonely..
ayu_19980408: ‘Freedom’ thats what she most wanted 2 but its never gonna happen I THINK

SatoDice_K: Reading ayu’s tweets, I get the feeling that this album will be superb. Although I really thought this was going to be a fun album…
ayu_19980408: Long time no see ♪ Well, I’m me, so it always turns out like this, no? (laugh)

Mdionayu: u don’t think that one pix is hot?
ayu_19980408: I dont care if its hot or not. Important thing is its meaningful 2 me or not

TA_miyamoriko: ayu, do you love yourself?? ☹☺
ayu_19980408: I do, secretly. I mean seriously.

twittingcheese: sounds like the album will be kinda dark and not so party
ayu_19980408: They have lots of faces like a human.
okadaic: Your avatar has the power to persuade all naysayers of this……
ayu_19980408: LOL

sbnayu: But I guess queen has to be lonely, right?
ayu_19980408: Right. Also i think she’s still in the cage same as Duty…or went back?

kero_ayu: The keyword 「Party Queen Jacket Photo」 is a hot search item on my blog now. Everyone’s really anticipating this~ ((o(^-^)o))
ayu_19980408: Do anticipate it~♪ I’ve laid all of myself out in Party Queen, there’s nothing left but a dry husk. (laugh)

ayufansouri: I see. Now I understand why the jacket photos are so sexy. She’s laying her heart open to us, but she’s covering up with a pleasurable and fun image so we can’t see the wounds? (((・・
ayu_19980408: (＾ｰ^)ノ☆