I think she missed time when she was able to fill venue at the world today, even a small one

Maybe in the end it'll be that...Midori is retiring.

How this supposed "announcement" impacted japanese tv shows/media?

i hope her announcement about "A BEST 3' for her 25th anniv, maybe....

If this was in 2007, world tour is possible. Saw how crazy people were when’s she’s in Taiwan, HK and China at that point of time.

STOOOOOOOOP IT :dead2

When I saw ayu perforemance Mask in CDL22-23 again，Why I feeling this song's meaning "Ayu Stop Singing" ? and Mask is main part last song, after NEXT LEVEL......


Anyway, now a lot of China/Taiwan/Japanese fans think the "first & last" message is...
-- she will hold world tour
-- she will leave AVEX and build her own lable
-- she will announce "Remember you" is her last album
-- she really retire

We could have some fun with a "Wrong answers only" thread :P

- Ayu realised she is actually a "cat person" and will discontinue all dog-related merch for cat themes
- she confirms she was produced by the illuminati after all
- as "Hamasaki Ayumi" is separate from Ayu herself, she will be passing on the persona of "Hamasaki Ayumi" to a new artist and will reinvent herself....somehow it ties into MASK
- she will run as a politician
- announcing a once-of crossover single with one of the 48G

If Ayu did manage to do an (A)KB25 collab for the 25th.....

when should we expect the ticket sale or pre-sale?

I assuming the announcement will be that she is taking a break with the kids getting older and her health issues.

maybe she will reunin all old member (yo chan-Enrique-dancers-pico….)

And I thought "post comeback ayu" couldn't get any better :luv2

Chill y'all!
I assure everyone she will (NOT) Definitely retire :dead2

Remember you probably means remember ayu.
Mask probably means she covers herself for a long time and wants to unmask it.

I would love this to happen!

I choose this one! :love

I think you guys are forgetting that she has said multiple times, especially recently, that she has no plans to stop and that she felt that she found "Ayu" again recently. The most recent Countdown Live really had a lot of hints of the old Ayu, too. Given what she has said, I really, really don't think this is a retirement announcement - it's way too out of character.

Also, she showed the most energy and breath control in her latest concert in a long time. The notes not being hit are almost surely a problem with her just not being able to hear the notes; it's possible that the sound system just wasn't set up optimally, or her hearing was worse during that concert. But her vocal condition was great.

Ayu found out her name is not Ayumi Hamasaki. On April 8th, she will make the announcement that she is going to do the name change.

Ayu Brand/Limited Collaboration Dog Food

Ha!

Hmm, it's hard to follow that one, but . . .

Ayu has been chosen to test the world's first Iron Man suit. She's heading for a secret bunker on the same day the new album drops.