uraayu photoshoot

[Impracticable]

this isnt actually a question about the shoot, its a question about the name

is uraayu even a japanese word

because i kind of see it as Ura-Ayu (Ura meaning hidden, right? Ayu obviously Ayumi. like, hidden ayumi) which is fitting since the shoot is pretty weird. XD

anyway, is this true or what?

[xiaou-xijiang]

some one asked a question about this a long while ago and some one else explained. I'll try to find the thread for you. It was a nice long explanation that I cannot possibly remember right now...

[xiaou-xijiang]

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...ghlight=Uraayu
lots of theories, some literal, including Delirium's 2 cents.

[Impracticable]

ahh, sankyuu.

i seem some people have had the same general idea as me ...

[pUrpLeSn0w]

cool! i've been wondering about it myself lolz..
if i know how to read japanese, i will but that book..
hmmz maybe i shld buy it & it'll make me study japanese even more eagerly.. XD

Originally Posted by devilayu

I was told by a Japanese friend that it means "The other side of Ayu" because I wasn't quite sure what the "ura" meant either. As in, it's a side of Ayu that we hadn't seen before or that she wanted to show.

I'm self-quoting only because since there, I have noticed interviews where Ayu actually explains that it's the other side of herself. The word "ura" itself means reverse or other side.

[Impracticable]

really? i always though Ura meant hidden (which, used in 'hidden ayu' it wouldn't be too far of from meaning the same thing as 'the other side of ayu') so i guess i wasn't too far off. either way, thats cool!

[zoomzoom]

Cool. Been wondering about this forever. Such an odd name, but I guess it makes sense after reading this

[pUrpLeSn0w]

juz what exactly is the book about???

[ayu_ready?]

I always liked that book,because in our Russian word "ura" means "YEAH!!!"
so it always was "YEAH!ayu" for me...

Originally Posted by pUrpLeSn0w

juz what exactly is the book about???

It's one of Ayu's photobooks. She shot it in Hong Kong, so many of the shoots incorporate the look & feel of the city.

[WillofDusk]

^I love the photobook, I want to buy it someday. The shots were amazing and really unique.