A COMPLETE covers - disappointed?

[tehxiinae]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Eh? How many "thoughtful and creative" covers has Ayu had in the last five years anyway?

2003
& - pretty but uh, it was pretty.
forgiveness - CGI to the max.. pretty.
No way to say - Ayu buried inside of a coat.. pretty.
Memorial address - pretty and golden tinted/golden paper
(RMX WORKS - ????)

2004
Moments - prettyish.
INSPIRE - gorgeous cover, very nice-looking
CAROLS - pretty colors and dress.
MY STORY - ...wut. Good concept for the booklet/photobook, but the covers were... strange.

2005
STEP you / is this LOVE - ...
fairyland c/w alterna - Pretty and nostalgic.
HEAVEN - simple, images of Ayu looking towards "heaven".. probably the last "thoughtful" concept.. which is probably just assumed to be thoughtful
Bold&Delicious / Pride - ...
(miss)understood - big WTF

2006
Startin' / Born To Be... - Ayu looking hot.
BLUE BIRD - Ayu looking hot.
Secret - Ayu looking hot.

2007
A BEST 2 - ...
glitter / fated - ...nice concept, bad execution. Not too pretty..
talkin' 2 myself - magazine shoot-esque, not bad.. not good.
GUILTY - Needed more improvement. Tried to be like MY STORY, wasn't as "pretty"

2008
Mirrorcle World - Ayu in her "natural state".. one could argue it's thoughtful, but others could say "She's just nekkid guyz!"
(ayu-mi-x 6 - ....)
A COMPLETE - Nice and glammy.

Well, almost all i see included in your comments are your personal opinions about the covers. Just because you didn't like one doesn't mean it wasn't creative. There are covers i don't particularly like, but i will admit they're creative. which includes a lot that you have listed up there.

[♥ you!]

They look like unused pictures for a magazine spread. I was just hoping for something different. I mean Ayu in a weave/huge dress which is similar in style to a ton of others she has worn before doesn't excite me anymore.

She looks good though..and I guess the cover could have been worse. It's just average for me.

[GRACE]

The theme that A BEST's cover portrayed wouldn't work for A COMPETE, she doesn't hate avex no mores. The covers portray the album well. "I've been here 10 years, I'm awesome."

Originally Posted by panda87

i'm not disappointed. i mean, she's done all sorts of photoshoots, just not nude (and i won't dare say "yet").

LOVEppears, appears, RAINBOW, also debatable on Secret's CD+DVD

[♥ you!]

^ Mirrorcle World too right?

[Faiza]

I love the covers, I love how Ayu is being diva-ish, she's been on top of her game now for 10 years, she should be allowed to put her feet up and give you that "try beating this, *****es" look

[GRACE]

Originally Posted by ♥ you!

^ Mirrorcle World too right?

Right, I forgot that one ^^;;...

I love her facial expression on the CD+DVD, it really fits a 10th anniversary, especially for an artist as sucessful as Ayu. It's like, as said over and over, "I've been #1 for ten years, I dare you to take me on, *****."

[elepop]

The covers are really boring... She's really into looking diva-ish/glamorous these days huh? Her covers could use a bit more creativity. But what can you expect? Her last nice cover was CAROLS? Which is like... YEARS ago.

[ayumisrael]

^Yeah HEAVEN was sure glamorous

[Ayumiko]

I'm a little bit disappointed with the covers but at the same time happy with the way they are. I'm a little bit disappointed because I'm a bit tired of her diva/glamorous style she's been having...but the covers do fit the whole 10 years theme imo...(10 glamorous years in the industry)...I dunno...I am happy that they are better than A BEST 2 covers which I was hoping for. I will keep my pre-orders but if ayu's gonna have similar image again for her next album or single, I'm gonna get pissed off.

[minna]

not at all. I love them.

they have this classy, glamour look that I think suits this BEST. After all it's her 10th anniversary of career and I think this style really goes with it.

[truehappiness]

Ayu will eventually come out of her "glamorous" schtick.. I hope, anyway. It seems like it's been around since 2006 or so.

[namiie]

Originally Posted by (miss)understood

Oh, I'm petrified now.

[CHE.R.RY]

Neh, I'm not disappointed really. I wasn't expecting much in the first place. The CD+DVD cover is definitey better though.

[SolarAngel]

I couldn't even draw a carrot in secondary school so i don't know how to judge creativity by. What is a boring cover? When MW came out, some people thought it was boring but i thought it's very easy on the eys. For t2m, some people were raving about how nice it was but i was disturbed by the excessive use of red and the font arrangement. A Complete is certainly eye candy to me. Even though it's a typical pretty shot of ayu, it's still pretty. At least my eyes won't bleed. When i buy my CD+DVD, i'll smile back at the ayu smiling from the cover.

[Kikaru]

I like it. I think she has done better, but I definitely don't find them disappointing.

Sure she's more glamorous nowadays, but for some reason I don't know, I would find it weird if she has that "girl-next-door" image (which tbh, would make it less creative in Japan I guess since a lot of artist are more "girl-next-door" rather than glamorous).

Sure, they're not the most creative, but as long as they're easy on the eyes, I'm fine.

Plus from the pictures I really love the packaging, so it makes us for a less-than-creative covers.

[ArchangelLegend]

I think it's better than half of her photoshoots. I really don't know how creative can one be in a photoshoot since I never really find any photoshoot to be creative.

[ownsarai]

I LOVE both covers. I keep seeing everyone saying how disappointed they are in the cover shots, I'm sure there will be more appealing photos in the photobook, for those who are so into the look of Ayu. But in the end, isn't it supposed to be about the music?
I myself am very excited about this release because I don't own most of her albums/singles.

[Cys86]

Just because I don't like the cover and I express my opinion about it doesn't mean that I like Ayu only for her looks. Music always was and still is the most important factor why I like her. I don't have to like all the covers and all photoshoots Ayu makes.

[tehxiinae]

ok, i edited the first post saying that this thread isn't here because i or anyone thinks Ayu's looks are more important than the music. i would just like to discuss the covers.

[lovelism]

I love the covers! ALOT...