Ayu posted this on instagram in her Instagram story earlier. Can anyone translate it? I know it has to do with the virus and having the ‘Stay Home’ icon
https://imgur.com/gallery/D63ee7L
https://imgur.com/gallery/D63ee7L


For some odd reason it’s not showing the picture on here, so I’ve included a link:headache

light hair again

http://i.imgur.com/df1JoSOm.jpg

She looks and sounds so young in that video!

Maybe I haven't paid enough attention to her speaking for a while, cause outside of listening to her music I haven't really followed her much anymore for a few years but listening to her kind of sing happy birthday in that insta-story made me concerned that her hearing impairment has gotten worse, like affected her speech far more than before because the sound and quality of her voice sounds so different than I remember. Has her hearing gotten worse?

^I sadly think so. I really really hope for her that her hearing won't worsen too much too fast. Not because I want her to continue singing, but because I think this will be so hard on her, but sadly I really think it gets worse.

That Happy Birthday video was so adorable. Somehow it made me feel close to her :)

Did we watched two different videos? She sounded very normal to me. She's Japanese so it's obvious her English is not going to be perfect.

She nailed the "th" in that second birthday!

Her voice sounds like it has a slight strain to it these days. I think it's just worn. You can hear it on æternal imo (which was a while ago). I don't think it's really related to her hearing.

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I mentioned it on twitter today, but she looks so comfy and cute here :)

Her voice has changed a bit, but it probably sounds very different if you haven't heard her outside of the music in a while. Been that way for years now though. A lot has happened though in the last 3 years I suppose... she did surgery for her knee and also told us her hearing was potentially going still in 2017~ and then she had her baby late last year. She may have been trying to be a bit quiet for whatever reason as well.

Also someone save that video quick oh my god.

It was so nice to see and her from ayu again.

Am I the only one who really can't recognize her in that video? Are you sure that's ayu? :laugh

In terms of her voice, though - I thought her voice was quite off at the CDL too, but honestly, it's not surprising since she just had a baby. Keeping your voice at the ready takes a lot of effort, and she might not have had the time for that with a newborn. As for right now, she might not sing much, because well... No concerts to get ready for - AND a baby (all things considered, I assume this is the best time corona could happen, since she gets to spend time with her family! Of course, hoping everyone's safe).

Also, her voice has generally been going up and down, and sometimes it's just better than others. Around 2008 when I got into Ayu, I watched the 2007-2008 countdown and I was baffled at how horrible she was live, lol (though a part of that was probably also getting used to her hearing loss). But the last few years, she's been AMAZING live. Back in A BEST era, she also had periods where her live singing was very nasal. I think it just changes all the time, and even from concert to concert. Not to mention, of course, small things like the common cold can do a lot for a period of time (like I assume she had a cold during the filming of Just the Beginning Part 3 - but that was imo one of her best concerts ever, so I won't mind another "cold concert" :laugh).

Let's just hope it's not her hearing! She can go on for as long as she wants to with a "bad" voice, she's still popular, and playback is an option. But losing her hearing completely would be devastating.

Yeah, with Instagram filters people often look like some alien creatures.

She's using filters that make her face a certain shape, also she usually never shows us her bangs pinned back like that.

seriously? u guys think she sounds bad in that igvideo?

She sounds fine, rare ocassion when she's not shouting.

In the latest TA post she said she has thought of something that everyone can enjoy at home and that it will soon be announced.

We can enjoy new music at home) iTunes will help
Even My All will be nice to hear

:laugh

Also thought he sounded fine in that little clip. Well it's just an "happy birthday". She is not delivering a powerful melodramatic ballad.

I was obviously and clearly not talking about the use of her English skills. :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes :yrolleyes


Last I found out was her having a baby late last year cause a friend mentioned it, but I didn't know that she had surgery for her knee. I hope that her hearing doesn't go completely, I know that would be really difficult for her. I hope she's taking care of ear.