[Official Message] Winter Single 「Zutto... / Last minute / Walk」 2014.12.24 in stores

[primavera♥]

Love becomes cliché to write about. But is still relevant in many lives regardless of age. While I'm in my wintery hopeless romantic mood, I personally don't mind lol. I just hope the lyrics are well done, whatever they're about, for all of the songs.


Also that cover is pretty. I enjoy simple winter covers.

[rookies]

I like the fanmade cover.

[truehappiness]

As far as the lyrics go, I think she's always going to be a bit less experimental with singles/songs that are used for promotional purposes.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

We only have one of three song's snippet of lyrics. Plus, we knew it'd be about love since we got the info from TA.

[pepper]

She will never stop writing about love, plus she is a mainstream artists, she needs to satisfy the mass japanese audience

But her non-love songs lyrics (and those not about partying...) are mostly pretty good.

[Matt_rq]

I think dark blue snowy cover would work, I will be happy if she uses a color like this and stop using something pink, pastel or love color thing... I picture her in this cover with a beautiful white dress with diamonds in the middle of a forest full of snow.

[waterballoon]

I knew she'd pull a Taylor Swift and starting leaking lyrics

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

I knew she'd pull a Taylor Swift and starting leaking lyrics

It's not like Taylor invented the concept.

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

It's not like Taylor invented the concept.

of course not but she's the most recent one to do it

and it's not a bad thing lol.. at least Ayu is doing SOMETHING on her part to talk about the single, cos avex doesn't give a shit anymore

[Maemi]

You were / BALLAD covers were beautiful, if she makes anything similar to that I'd be happy.

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by Maemi

You were / BALLAD covers were beautiful, if she makes anything similar to that I'd be happy.

Ooh I would like this, but specifically I like the one where she's standing and the background is light blue. That one was in my taste more superior than the lying-down ones.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Surreal17

just wow
If this was the real cover it would have been amazing
you are really talented

And regarding the single..I hope she gives us another hint, or at least some short previews

i'm glad at least some people like it! lol

Originally Posted by stepYOU1234

Urgh, could Avex just hire artcika and some of the other talented people from AHS??!! marekcarey and Tatsuya7 had such simple yet elegant CDL logo ideas and that single cover is beautifully detailed in all the right ways. It seems Ayu's team throws everything and the kitchen sink at logos and overdoes them but often go too simple for cd covers without much thought for font, mood and the opportunity for background scenery...

yeah the logos were really well done i really liked them both too!

Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

So awkward when you are not fond of "overstyled/shopped" pictures. I do not want to be mean, but ignoring is just hard when there are two topics about this. Either way, you are really good at photoshop (without doubt, it's crazy) but the result does not dazzle me, unfortunately. But hey you have fans enough, so whatever.

Sorry for the negativity. Though I am so happy to see people being inspired again. Fan art had been off for a long time.

well to each their own. Even though there's really very minimal styling an photoshoping in this appart from the background. I am not a fan of overdoing things myself, i don't use topaz on my works unless i have a poor quality photo to work with. I do make things more complicated though since i've been making photomanipulations more, than simple stuff. BUT let me tell you that i have seen photographs that are increadibly artistic and detailed yet right and would work for covers, however Ayu doesn't have those kind of people on her team so we're probably getting something like usual - a studio shot with bad typography. We will be very very lucky if we get anything like You were.../BALLAD in terms of a photo..as for the typography... there isn't many examples in her career where they got that right. There isn't a need to go all the way, but her team realy needs to put a bit more effort and thought in everything they do regarding covers. there are a lot of simple ones out there that don't look fancy but has right amount of effort put into them. Just 40% more of what they do now and they could get something nice!

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

If there's a God, he won't let something like that happen...

well it won't happen don't worry, we're all too expencive for her >D and i am perfectly fine with not working for her xD She did at one point was following my twitter account with all the covers, though....

Originally Posted by Deep snow

Ooh I would like this, but specifically I like the one where she's standing and the background is light blue. That one was in my taste more superior than the lying-down ones.

i like those covers more as well, i did like the laying down ones too! they were pretty, the text looked better on the blue ones though.
Also that building i used in the background is Château de Chambord in France. An enormous and breathtakingly beautiful piece of French Renaissance architecture. It would make a gorgous backdrop for a photoshoot to someone like Ayu.

[DonkeyKongRemix]

does anyone on here know the translation to that short snippet of lyrics?

[orangeakira]

Originally Posted by nalini-dahlia

does anyone on here know the translation to that short snippet of lyrics?

ずっとずっと私だけの
恋でいて欲しいなんて
ワガママすぎかな
でもねきっと something something something

Something along the lines of. "The only thing I really wanted was love. I used to be so selfish."

It's super blurry, but I can just barely make out in the 4th line. "But surely..."

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by orangeakira

ずっとずっと私だけの
恋でいて欲しいなんて
ワガママすぎかな
でもねきっと something something something

Something along the lines of. "The only thing I really wanted was love. I used to be so selfish."

It's super blurry, but I can just barely make out in the 4th line. "But surely..."

I think in this case, the 〜でいて in 恋でいて欲しい is used to represent an enduring state. Someone (in this case her 'love') is currently close to her and she wants (欲しい）this person that way forever (ずっとずっと). Nothing in her lyrics is in the past tense. She's asking if it's too selfish for her to want this person to stay with her, and love her, forever.

[BlackSilence]

i really hope at least one of the songs won't be a sad ballad. She surelly can do uplifting ones as well. i hope we can get one like that. And well they deed to do a gorgeous arrangement on them.

[mi|kshake]

I love the cover photo on FB!

[Delicious n Bold]

Cheesy lyrics but they're ultimately relatable.

[Refix]

Can I have some emotional rock ballad with extra beat like Snowy Kiss or so, I love that song. Wish there will be a PV... a PV like Katy Perry Unconditionally...

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by Refix

Can I have some emotional rock ballad with extra beat like Snowy Kiss or so, I love that song. Wish there will be a PV... a PV like Katy Perry Unconditionally...

Oh yes I'd die for it ! :O