Party Queen / Power of Music / CDL 2011-2012 official covers

[RayJason]

Someone on ayu's last.fm page posted this:
"this should be the cover:"

Spoiler:

[Chiharo]

OH MY GOD. What is this I don't even-

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I'm getting worried for Ayu. Looks like she's going to bed since it's 3am where she is but I hope she's okay.

she's a big girl, i think she can handle herself.

i do feel bad for her though, but that hasn't changed really. its interesting, i feel like she gives off such a happy positive vibe, but so often she mentions being lonely, or writes such sad songs. i wonder how happy she really is.

[kimmeh]

I don't quite get it.
Ayu has always been a very optimistic person and always said, "i'm so lucky!!", so whats up with the "Love this beautiful n cruel world." ?

@RayJason LOLOL, everyone on ayus last.fm shoutbox hates her

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty

that would be so great! i would love if under the slipcover we got a similar cover but super dark. omg yes yes yes!

but i doubt it will happen.

does anyone have a pic of Love songs slipcases? i got the box set and dont remember what the slipcase/covers looked like for the other versions...???

There were two alternate Love songs covers.

One was a closeup and the other was Ayu panned out with her legs together.




They were underneath the CD+DVD cover slipcase.

That's not any different from how that place usually is. The last.fm hates Ayu 99% of the time.

[ayuuk]

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty

she's a big girl, i think she can handle herself.

i do feel bad for her though, but that hasn't changed really. its interesting, i feel like she gives off such a happy positive vibe, but so often she mentions being lonely, or writes such sad songs. i wonder how happy she really is.

She always has these two sides, and she is honest about them. That's why I love her so much. She is so human.

[Yumsushi]

I honestly don't see this sadness she's referring to. I want to understand this concept. What is her definition of sad?

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by RayJason

Someone on ayu's last.fm page posted this:
"this should be the cover:"

Spoiler:

freaking epic!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yumi(e)]

Originally Posted by Yumsushi

I honestly don't see this sadness she's referring to. I want to understand this concept. What is her definition of sad?

Maybe drink whisky at lunchtime.

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

There were two alternate Love songs covers.

One was a closeup and the other was Ayu panned out with her legs together.


They were underneath the CD+DVD cover slipcase.

oh, thanks!!! i've seen those pics floating around a lot, but just never realized that they were alternate covers somehow...

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I do think that when we have the album in our hands, we will get it. The 'hidden meaning' may not be so hidden. This probably isn't the best idea though for casual listeners though since they may stray away from it because the cover frightened them off.
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I sincerly hope so. It's not that I lost my interest for the album-songs when I saw this. Now I am thinking about it, maybe it was a good thing to do for letting us wait for the covers as long as avex/ayu could. There is a saying you never should judge a book by its cover... and we are all doing it now actually.

No, you are right. I should wait for the release. It's just that the covers are very... yeah. Like I said. You already try to find hidden meanings and do not come far. You see some ... unusual things going on and you just want to know why. The cover gets so much attention we are almostly forgetting about the songs.

Still I will keep my opinion she could have used other hints to make her look like that sad party queen she is referring to. After all, in party queen the songs she claims she is one. If you link this song with the cover.. yeah. It is confusing.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by RayJason

Someone on ayu's last.fm page posted this:
"this should be the cover:"

Spoiler:

I'm totally in about sending her this image, I think she would laught hard xD

[kimmeh]

^ I love the flaring nostrils

[midorinousagi]

Smile on covers probably represents the mask like "I'm having fun and i'm happy but i'm crying on the inside"...the point is that she knows how she feel and she said that on twitter. She is on tv very long time so she can control her face and emotions and thats why everybody on tv looks so happy and smile all the time, but truth is hidden in depth of their own heart.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

Still I will keep my opinion she could have used other hints to make her look like that sad party queen she is referring to. After all, in party queen the songs she claims she is one. If you link this song with the cover.. yeah. It is confusing.

With the tabloid theme, it sounds as though she's portraying the life that people believe she lives at times (Party queen / NaNaNa / Shake It) but then she seems to turn into a darker album as the tracks go on. I mean, "Shake It" seemed very uncharacteristic to everyone at first right? I think it was intentional.

[Eewyi]

Originally Posted by Yumsushi

I honestly don't see this sadness she's referring to. I want to understand this concept. What is her definition of sad?

I don't know why, but I can see it. From the beginning, I just..I got this feeling, that her smile is a fake one. Also, there's something in her eyes. They seem glazed to me.
Also, in the CD+2DVD cover, I think she looks anxious, like she's been driven into corner for that photoshoot. Not comfortable at all.

That's what I'm feeling anyway. I don't know if it's right.

I think this concept is pretty interesting indeed.

[SKYia]

Ok, so there's first press bonus

★初回限定封入特典：「ayupan AR」アプリ専用ステージ台紙

But I don't really understand, sth mounted to the cd case??

I don't know if anyone mentioned it already.

As for cover: it was a shock first, sth I thought Ayu wouldn't do. She already had some almost nude shoots but they were always classy, and when I saw the cd+2dvd cover I didn't found it classy at all. I really like the CD cover. I ordered the CD+DVD version, I don't say the cover is bad but it would be better withough the shoe, I also am a bit disappointed that it's just some old photo, didn't she say she shoot the cover in London? But this is a pic from the upcoming book, it was taken in her house, wasn't it?

They actually fit the title of the album and aren't bad (I need another minute to get use to them, I can totally see them as a parody and Ayu's personal joke) but I cannot picture Ayu's @ss hanging on Shibuya and in stores.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by SKYia

Ok, so there's first press bonus

★初回限定封入特典：「ayupan AR」アプリ専用ステージ台紙

But I don't really understand, sth mounted to the cd case??

I don't know if anyone mentioned it already.

As for cover: it was a shock first, sth I thought Ayu wouldn't do. She already had some almost nude shoots but they were always classy, and when I saw the cd+2dvd cover I didn't found it classy at all. I really like the CD cover. I ordered the CD+DVD version, I don't say the cover is bad but it would be better withough the shoe, I also am a bit disappointed that it's just some old photo, didn't she say she shoot the cover in London? But this is a pic from the upcoming book, it was taken in her house, wasn't it?

They actually fit the title of the album and aren't bad (I need another minute to get use to them) but I cannot picture Ayu's @ss hanging on Shibuya and in stores.

It's an 'augmented reality' thing involving the Ayupan and a phone camera. There's an explanation at her YouTube.



Not too sure what this one will do... but I guess you probably get to take photos with Ayupan? It'll probably be more indepth compared to the one from POWER of MUSIC though.

I also am a bit disappointed that it's just some old photo, didn't she say she shoot the cover in London? But this is a pic from the upcoming book, it was taken in her house, wasn't it?

These pictures were taken in her hotel room in New York, I believe. She was doing the 2012 calendar at the time.

She did say she shot the covers in London, which leads me to believe we have yet to see the 'true' covers.

[milky_way]

I was expecting worse t b h

[owlflight]

Now that I have had time to process these covers, they are not as bad as I first thought. Ayu's tweets helped though now, I just want to give her a big hug.