Sunrise / Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ information and covers [IV]

[perfectodub]

the covers looks like:
""hey ayumi! Someone has just killed your dogs..now look to the camara baby"" ...¡click!

[IYFreak]

I think this is the first time I really don't like an Ayu cover. (and people were complaining before this....)

[waterballoon]

~ayumi hamasaki latest single PV: short film - Lost in Bali~

The covers are just plain horrendous.

I really like how her body is, despite it obviously being photoshopped... I like her clothes, her hair, her accessories... I love the text too.

But that's about it.

The background looks more like a canvas painting than a scenery from Bali. Honestly if I were someone from Bali, I would be really offended with this... it's like, what? She went all the way to Bali, only to come back with covers that don't even LOOK like Bali?

And her face... oh my God.

CD-only:
"Huh what am I doing? Omg I'm kinda having a hungover... so tired..."

CD+DVD:
*Okay so I'm gonna get ready for a hot pose woo!*
- Places hand on ear-
~half-way through-
*snap snap*
Kazuyoshi Shimomura: "Ayu I took The hottest shot of you, EVER!"
*orly?*
"Yes, come and look!"
*zomg Shimo-san, I look like an idiot who's scratching her ear... I wanted to do a hot pose with my hand behind my hair, yeah?*
"No Ayu you're freaking hot, hotter than Sparkle PV!!!"
*Really? You're my BFF, so I'll trust you! That shall be my CD+DVD cover! *



... Her facial expression is just bad. And whoever who brought Kuu's anytime... at least that was natural and besides the CD+DVD cover, the CD cover is lovely and so is the booklet. At least the laidback and natural feel is in sync with the song.

I still remember how Ayu actually SMILED in one of the BLUE BIRD shots... and she's like -Lost in Bali- here...

I really hate Kazuyoshi Shimomura for screwing up almost everything about Ayu... but I can't help but feel Ayu should be meaner and tell him that his stuff are that bad.

I mean... I don't know... there's just something so wrong with these covers... her eyes have no expression; no nothing... she's Ayu, not a mannequin posing for FHM's summer magazine...

Really, Kazuyoshi should stop making Ayu do the drugged and lost face... He really doesn't know how to make a woman beautiful.

Ayu, good luck to your career if you're deciding to stick with incompetent staff members.

[zyoeru]

^ Personally I love Kazuyoshi...

[nemesisyume]

what's really wrong with Kazuyoshi?
I like Mirrorcle World
and I like most of his stuff - not everything but who would like all the works of someone.

[waterballoon]

^ I do like some of his shots like Mirrorcle World and GREEN/Days (not the Days/GREEN) one... NEXT LEVEL CD+DVD, A COMPLETE... but all of these, I think it's just Ayu salvaging herself by doing a right face.

This, however,... I don't know. I'm really shocked at how someone like Ayu would even allow this atrocity to be in her portfolio. If it's magazine shots and she does that "I'm lost baby" face... it's all right to me, cos the most important thing is to highlight the clothes that she's wearing.

For her single/album covers though... they're a part of her career, and her just allowing this horrendous thing... really reflects on her increasing complacent attitude towards making sure that everything about her singing career is smooth and good imo...

[zyoeru]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

^ I do like some of his shots like Mirrorcle World and GREEN/Days (not the Days/GREEN) one... NEXT LEVEL CD+DVD, A COMPLETE... but all of these, I think it's just Ayu salvaging herself by doing a right face.

This, however,... I don't know. I'm really shocked at how someone like Ayu would even allow this atrocity to be in her portfolio. If it's magazine shots and she does that "I'm lost baby" face... it's all right to me, cos the most important thing is to highlight the clothes that she's wearing.

For her single/album covers though... they're a part of her career, and her just allowing this horrendous thing... really reflects on her increasing complacent attitude towards making sure that everything about her singing career is smooth and good imo...

I kinda disagree with everything you've said... XD

I don't think it's complacency at all, if Ayu disliked it that much, she'd put her foot down, but the reason she isn't is obviously because she must like it at least a little.
Also, the portfolio thing, Ayu isn't a model. She isn't an artist. She's a singer, sometimes they don't have the best covers and they can't satisfy everyone. She's doing her best and she obviously thinks that Kazuyoshi is doing a good job...

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by Furashubakku

I kinda disagree with everything you've said... XD

I don't think it's complacency at all, if Ayu disliked it that much, she'd put her foot down, but the reason she isn't is obviously because she must like it at least a little.
Also, the portfolio thing, Ayu isn't a model. She isn't an artist. She's a singer, sometimes they don't have the best covers and they can't satisfy everyone. She's doing her best and she obviously thinks that Kazuyoshi is doing a good job...

I get what you mean... which leads me to the next part: that by assuming Ayu chose these covers based on her judgment and these are the BEST shots... then God Kazuyoshi must have had a gallery of thrash candid shots of -Lost in Bali-...

And I bet while selecting the covers... Ayu was like "Ugh 8 more years before the contract ends... "

[love in music]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

For her single/album covers though... they're a part of her career, and her just allowing this horrendous thing... really reflects on her increasing complacent attitude towards making sure that everything about her singing career is smooth and good imo...

maybe she likes them and thinks they're good and not horrendous she probably thought there was nothing to worry about, but the covers are just not what a lot of people wanted/expected.

Really, Kazuyoshi should stop making Ayu do the drugged and lost face... He really doesn't know how to make a woman beautiful.

he doesn't put a gun up to her head and tell her to "make this face OR ELSE!!" it's all ayu imo, and her recent diary pics she takes of herself proves it. but honestly, i don't think the facial expressions look too bad on these covers, mainly because i don't see any 'fish lips' but maybe they'll show up in HQ lol

[AyuGAME]

people, believe me...if you take a look of it again and again
it will grow on you before you realise it
i kinda like it now more than before...

[JackieRos]

she looks good in them but like i said before they dont match the song

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

people, believe me...if you take a look of it again and again
it will grow on you before you realise it
i kinda like it now more than before...

I hope I do. I really like everything actually, except for her facial expression and the canvas, "Bali" background...

Originally Posted by (me)JackieRos

she looks good in them but like i said before they dont match the song

That's like another problem. Sunrise/Sunset... LULZ, where's the sun? Oh well...

[JackieRos]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

That's like another problem. Sunrise/Sunset... LULZ, where's the sun? Oh well...

exactly




just like Furashubakku said
if ayu didn't like like the covers she would have said "no redo them"
just like she decided to change the I am... cover

for me the covers were done pretty quick actually
and the single release date is not even close

[MissElin_]

WOW is it only me who loves the covers? O.o

I love her outfit to start with! It makes me think of her I am... era so much!
And I really think that the bakground looks calm and summery. It looks happy! She could have smiled more for a happy summer single but but, I think she looks calm in a way. Its beautiful. According to the small pictures we have I can't see so much trouble with the bakgrond. I think the colours looks so pretty. They blend in very well with each other!
And yes maybe they could have done less photoshoping on her but lol, Ayu is always hard photoshoped these days so... Let's complain on everything else too!! Nah I love that summery calm feeling these covers give, I love her outfit and I love the colours used!

No my conclusion that from these small covers, I LOVE THEM! They maybe I will be proved wrong when the bigger one comes, or even more in love. ^^ I'll wait and see.

[crea_spain]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

That's like another problem. Sunrise/Sunset... LULZ, where's the sun? Oh well...

IMO this pic could have been a great cover:

[Kingdom]

Originally Posted by crea_spain

IMO this pic could have been a great cover:

that right there is about 3000x better than the current covers. is that ayu? how cute

[crea_spain]

Originally Posted by crea_spain

IMO this pic could have been a great cover:

Originally Posted by juicy

that right there is about 3000x better than the current covers. is that ayu? how cute

yeah she's ayu

[polka-dot-jewel]

I don't mind that this cover isn't in front of a backdrop (a first in a year and a half!), but it's OVER-photoshopped. It's not one of those covers where an arm or part of a leg is missing or too small or something, she just looks fake, almost plastic. She looks wonderful, but the plants behind her look FAKE. I bet it wasn't a backdrop, and they shouldn't have done any kind of editing to the flowers.

The covers aren't bad, I just wish they hadn't done all that photoshopping. But, like someone just mentioned, I am growing to the covers... at least, the small versions. Let's see how they look when the bigger, HQ versions are released.

[nemesisyume]

That's like another problem. Sunrise/Sunset... LULZ, where's the sun? Oh well...

so on the cover of Days/GREEN we see a green ayu counting the days?
oh and there sure is a BLUE BIRD on the covers of those!

I would blame ayu more for the faces she makes in front of the camera
kazuyoshi took the Kingdom pics for kuu and Anna Tsuchiyas Cocoon and those are really nice. even the dita von teese pics are amazing.

[freedreamer]

this is the first tiem im disappointed..