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actually I could definitely see photoshoot and cover design taking two months. Photoshoots don't just "happen" like you grabbing a friend and a camera (haha those may be the shoots that I do but that's because I don't have the resources to a studio). You have to book the photographer, the studio, make sure all the make up artists/stylists and technicians are there. Make sure you can fit it into Utada's schedule. Then you have to make sure the designer can complete it in time, along with revision time where all the head people & utada make changes and such. Then that goes back to designer to do more work, then after it's been finalized you have to send it to printers and get it in production. Two months sounds like the safe amount of time to get things done without straining too much. I definitely don't see all that being accomplished in 2/3 weeks (starting from when we saw the date get pushed back) That would be a lot of pressure on everyone.

Perhaps EMI got in the way since they were also pushing her to complete and promote the new Japanese single.