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^Yes, he went to a concert and even go up to the stage for the lap dance in Shake It performance, for what I see on Twitter ayu went to see his fight, she posted a picture of her looking at his poster and now someone posted a picture of ayu on the audience!
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Yep! Ayu went support him !
you can see her here > https://twitter.com/mable5552/status/992745716370948098 He won the fight, I can't imagine his joy to win AND with his idole in the audience :D |
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Then my guess is pointless :roflmao Thanks for pointing that out :P |
That boxer man is quite fine.
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^His name is Koki Kameda, seems he is actually a three times world champion (different weight competitions) so he's kind of a big deal I guess, he also wrote on his twitter when Ayu posted that promo picture of him:
"Is this a dream? seems impossible, I've been a fan of Ayumi Hamasaki since my high school years and now she's rooting for me, I can´t believe it." (Not 100% accurate translation, my japanese is not good, I combined both, mine and twitter's translations so perhaps I mistranslated something) He seems like a really nice guy and love how a big fan he is! |
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I remember an Olympian ice skater woman also fans of her, I recall she mentioned Ayu either when she win. No sign of Ayu there. Even her greetings.
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Oh, good to know then. Thanks
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It is always good to hear that she cares for her fans :)
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ZIN is doing an insta-live atm....it´s 3 am in Japan though xD Ayu appeard randomly for 15 sec. singing Moving on without you "yonaka no 3ji am makuramoto no phs naru mo matteru" haha
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She actually changed phs to Apple :laugh
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I died with her in the ZIN insta live lol
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The performance looks so energetic!
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I swear my heart shattered when I saw this. May they rest in peace. |
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How sweet of her. |
Who was Ten Ten?
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^ His boyfriend/husband/partner (not sure which was their relationship status)
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Oh, I didn't know Ten Ten passed away :( Oh my gosh, that's so sad
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Oh thanks for the info Taishaku, I didn't know Koh's boyfriend passed away too. Really sad
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I didn't know Ten Ten had passed away either. Sad news.
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This is really nice and touching from her:yes |
She is so sweet to dedicate her performance to Masaki Kou and Ten Ten. She's such a good person. It was very daring of her to feature so many gay couples in the video "HBYA". Nobody in Japan has ever done something like that. She will always have my respect for doing it.
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I Love photos from Leslie Kee
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Kazumaaaaa!!! Drool lol
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Kee/Ryan just know how to capture the perfect moment, love those pictures.
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I think Leslie's work is always really great! Also he is so importante for the gay community here in Japan. What he does is years ahead of Japanese average society's mind and traditions.
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Leslie is everywhere. I feel like his name is behind every photo in Japan. He is inescapable.:dead2
I think the complete opposite of him. I think he sucks all of Ayu's personality out of her. |
I have no strong feeling towards any of her photographers, or anyone who helps her produce any of her media. They all have hits and misses. Like Timmy. Besides my feelings about looking at him, some of the songs he has made for Ayu are fucking amazing and some... make my ears bleed.
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Kazuyoshi Shimomura did both Mirrorcle World and Sunrise/Sunset so it's not like even one photographer gets it right all the time LMAO
I really hope to see a shoot that takes the nature look of I Am... and puts it into a bamboo forest. Ayu styled like some youkai would be an interesting concept for an album or photobook. |
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Also he studied photography in the US and he understands how to capture people's shape, face, and body well. Many other photographers in the market only use their expensive cameras and claim they are professional. They don't know how to capture the best angle from people. |
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This is her personality. ^btw, that is intriging! How were you involved with Leslie K.? |
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Mirrorcle World is amazing though. One of her best releases overall. |
I think the only Leslie work I love 100% are the Lands of Eden photos.
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Mine would be RAINBOW and Memorial address.
They were interesting and eye catching. Memorial addresses cover is probably one of my favorite shots of her face. |
I love RAINBOW and Memorial address too.
I guess it's his work with Ayu after around 2011 that I started getting turned off. |
At a certain point, his stuff stopped having the luxe feel with Ayu. FIVE was good along with Colours of Hope/LOVE & HOPE but then a lot of stuff after that was like... too shiny or something and it was too much of his eccentric style bleeding into the Ayu shoots. Before, it was reined in for like that one shoot with the guy and "A Y U" letter shapes in 2002 and then 10 years later it was just random models with her making strange faces. However, I think the latest shots for the tour booklet are going back to that luxurious feel.
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In love with glasses and hat :)
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^Ayu looks amazing here.. wait I :faint :faint
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That’s the outfit on the concert pamphlet cover.
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yeah the tweet says that the picture is from the pamphlet ^^
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Now this is an amazing picture.
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Wow, she looks fierce :D
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Leslie-wise, I also like the A Ballads shoot (at least I'm pretty sure he did that one?)
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Love that photo of her so much!
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I love that photo!
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On this photo she looks ethereal. :)
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The pamphlet is such amazing. It's nice that she is sharing some of the pics online because it's such impossible to scan it without a professional material.
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I love her in denim jackets :heart
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Ayu looks gorgeous.:inlove
This instantly takes me back to Duty era Ayu. And also M. |
She looks so pretty but those lenses are kinda creepy :laugh
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If not for the lenses that pic would have been flawless
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"Hot dogs or legs" came to mind with that stage picture lmao
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I wonder why she gravitates to those lenses so much.
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Gyaru style lol The lenses are scary but the shape of her eyes are beautiful really ^^ |
I'm actually loving these lenses!
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I think the lenses wouldn't be creepy if the photo wasn't tinted with a yellowish hue.
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I don't mind the vampire realness tbh lol
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When I saw the picture I literally said out loud,
"KNOCK IT with the FUCKING lenses already!!" Also, I saw a tweet that max matsura made saying he will talk to Ayu directly after someone posted something like "do something about hamasaki ayumi." Not really sure cause the Japanese phrase used is really hard to translate. (I just looked it up again and it did give an example of "to do something about" so I guess that's accurate) I scanned some of the comments and it seems Japanese fans have the same concerns. - This is the first time a particular fan has ever chosen not to go to her live. The number of dancers are excessive, the ticket price is high for what you get with this concert, she hasn't released any new materials, etc. - She has been letting her fans down/disappointing them in recent years. It seems these sentiments were echoed variously throughout the comments. |
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Concerns like, where are the anniversary releases or the concert isn't satisfactory? Or is it like Ayu's whole career for the past few years?:nervous
I will admit, it's kinda crazy that avex just has almost completely ignored Ayu's anniversary. Link to tweet---->https://twitter.com/maxmatsuuratwit/...61340634103808 |
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- too many dancers on stage - show is too short for the ticket price being that high - quality of the current tour overall isn't good - there are basically no new things for fanclub members, even though they pay a yearly fee - also people got very bad seats via the fanclub lottery - even though it's her 20th anniversary, there was nothing to celebrate it - also no new release since quite some time now |
I think I also read comments that the costumes show too much skin? Probably referring to Timmy's costume I guess. But I think a saw one or two comments about Ayu's outfits too.
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It seems a little weird to me. Maybe he just wants to make it look like he is aware of people's complaints so they back off? A lot of these things avex can take care of. I don't see Ayu as the problem.
It's going to be June before we know it, half way through 2018 and still not even the smallest release in sight. |
I also was wondering why he would address that in public. I mean, even though I agree that he really should have a serious talk with her, like he said, I think it's a little unprofessional to say that on twitter. And I'm sure he wasn't being sarcastic, Japanese people don't really use sarcasm as far as I'm concerned and also nothing he said hints at sarcasm.
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Well, the release is likely coming soon right? Though the show is definitely a bit less anniversary-like compared to 10th/15th for sure.
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I think a little transparency would be helpful to keep fans at bay. I wish Ayu or someone would just come out with an announcement about what the plan is here. It feels like we are all just in the dark waiting for the next surprise to happen. Is this Ayu's intention maybe?
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I honestly think she simply fucked it up this time. The current tour, about she herself stated she didn't like and isn't satisfied with, as well as the anniversary. There is no reason to let fans in the dark. Not to mention that her anniversary basically is over. There is no reason to celebrate it half a year later, unless she didn't get shit done until now. Also there is no hint that we will get a new release soon. She only said, like millions of times before, that she is working on something, not that she will release something anytime soon.
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I think the "lack of release issue" isn't something to blame Ayu for. She toured the country over 60 dates last year. I think it's unrealistic to expect new recordings then as well. She was touring Japan as well so it's not like the Japanese fans couldn't see her.
Assuming she has worked on some music since JTB finished she's already teasing an album after finishing her tour in March - that's only 2 months. I think she simply overestimated what she can achieve on her own. It's not like Avex has people managing her site and social media properly for the last decade, really.. I don't see a lot of support from the company publicly, what would allow me to assume they have support behind the scenes...? Lack of TA updates and it feeling like a ripoff are hella justified. So is the lack of feeling of impact of the anniversary. Let's be real, the 15th wasn't super great with announcements either so aside from a new album some time in the year we were merely hopeful for some kind of commemorative release. I miss the days of getting TA mags and goodies and the fact TA is cheaper now doesn't really balance it out. The 10h anni was so good, the 15th really didn't do anything unique and the 20th has been a silence so far. I can understand fan discontent but I think some complaints are unreasonable given the circumstances. |
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They aren’t wrong tho, imo. Overall, I get why fans are upset. Even if Ayu has been doing stuff over recent years, it may not be what fans are looking for. But, it’s not solely Ayu’s fault. I’m sure she doesn’t decide ticket prices, or details of TA. Timmy is all her, though. I suppose on the one hand fans are the reason this stuff happens, but on the other hand if Ayu is happy and creating the content she wants to create. She’s already done amazing things and worked crazy hard, now it’s time to just be happy. |
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