But I think she needs to realize that her fans will be even more upset if the problem becomes larger. I'm not saying completely not tour, just do fewer than what she's doing right now.

I wonder how much impairment is there in her right ear? If there isn't any, then acoustic trasuma couldn't explain it much, since it usually affects both ears.

I totally agree.
I swear some people take Ayu for granted. A single every now and then. An album most likely to come out every year. Summer songs, winter ballads. It's always (almost) the same thing.

I feel sad for Ayu. I know she does that because she truly loves singing, and she loves her fans. She doesn't need the money anymore (although it's definitely a big plus). I wish that right now she would just, take a break. Maybe celebrate her 10th anniversary and be gone for a good year, maybe a year and a half.
Travel, have fun, meet people. To make a long story short, she needs new experiences to write lyrics about.

After that, she could come back with a smashing hit, or an average song. We all would really treasure it and cut the "ew, I hate the new Ayu" attitude off.

this is the most stupid thing i heard all day...

if she wanted nobody to know, she will not post it on her official fan-club in the first place...

and i bet it WILL be a huge news thingy in japan..

my thought exactly

Wow...I heard a lot of western artist (indie rock bands especially) losing the hearing, but it's rare with Jpop.

I wonder what's the cause though. Is it just trauma or something else added?

We'll probably never know, we just know that is started from the DOME TOUR 2001 rehearsals (the whole ear thingy)...

there's no reason for you to word it like that.
people are free to express their opinions here.
regardless, we should all just hope ayu takes care of herself.

but i wonder if a hearing aid would be of any use now...

-bawls eyes out- :weep

It happens with all the good artists. Actors get the Oscars, musicians get the hearing loss. Look at Beethoven. Teee hehehe.



Now seriously. I remember there was an interview a long time ago where she actually talked about her problem. Is that correct or I'm going grazy?

She talked about it in the NTV 2003 interview about her life for like 10-15 minutes?

wasn't her hearing partly damaged a long time ago? maybe with time and all the performing she does, it just got to the point where there was just nothing left for her one ear to produce.

this is sad news. :(

I really want to cry now . . why is that happen to her?? no fair . .

Yeah, but people like Beethoven are few and far in between, or else we wouldn't really care.

Okay, off topic, but ear problems are weird. My mom sometimes have hummings in her ear out of the blue. I wonder if it chronically became worse or it was better but resurfaced and gotten worse.

oh my! please take good care of yourself Ayu! :(

OMGOSH.
AYU...T_T
I nearly cried after reading that. omgosh, whyyyyyyy?!??!?!?!?
I admire her passion, she will always be loved.

Yeah, and was it the reason she stopped dome tours? :shrug Something like that... but anyways, I seriously hope she can reduce the amount of concerts, maybe a couple or two.

So now I will know that the upcoming performances I will probably hear, that this was the reason why she has been quite off.

Ganbatte, Ayumi!

Awww man, so that's why she's been singing kinda funny. e.e
That sucks, I think she should do less perfomances. I hope she'll be alright. ;_;

O captain, my captain...I go with you to the darkest depths and back

praying 4 ayu