This, plus the book stuff also got her in the spotlight and loveppears connects pretty much to those events. So I was expecting she would pop up on a talk show or hold a line live or whatever. Clear why now lol

LMAOOO

Congrats for ayu~~~~ hope she wil have another little angel soon...

literally what???

wow I never expected this. surrogacy or adoption crossed my mind but whatever, so long she's happy. I think she'd be a great mother, can't wait for the future!

She was always quite busty though. Also can we STOP analysing her boobs now?? it's getting a bit ridiculous xD
And yeah she needs a good break after this. Giving birth is not a fucking walk in the park, the body goes through literal trauma, it's not something that you can do all over again in a short period of time. To add to that, she's got her hands full with one, children are not toys you can just pop out and be all cheerful, they require time and attention, i don't know why some people take it so lightly. Plus she's got her career to juggle with the new role now, too, let the woman breath, give her a break lol

Yoake, i really hope that's the case and the father is totally unknown.

She clearly can keep stuff from public if she really wants to, so being public about things is pretty much a matter of choice rather than being a little dumb. Ayu was probably just naive with the earlier relationships and publicising them, and thought people wouldn't come at her since she's been around for so long. Or she just doesn't really care lol

She delivered one of her best recent concerts right after tho.

Yeah, because her body is used to that, she's not in bad shape. It still doesn't mean she can just pop out babies like it's no big deal, she's not in her 20s anymore. :rolleyes

I read on Twitter someone saying she must have had a C-section..uh as if you can do a concert weeks after a c-section. This topic is really exposing how ignorant people are about pregnancy and the female body.

^ yeah and have rehearsals and stuff lol it's a literal SURGERY, WTF xD

^ WHAT?! lmao wow. It takes LONGER to recover from a C-section!!!

Man, I'm still taking all of this in. I do hope she'll update us from time to time with how things are going. I honestly don't expect her to ever post pictures of him though.

This also explains why her vocals have improved..the same thing happened with Koda Kumi's vocals during and post pregnancy x

^^ same, i still can't really grasp this lol i do hope she's fill us in from time to time, on how the things evolve, i don't really care about photos tbh, all babies look the same anyway xD

ExodusUK, might very much be.Everything gets squeezed in there.

Really? Not that there's anything wrong with this but I expect a photobook A BABY or A MOTHER to be released alongside a song called M -EPISODE II- or something.

^ Yeah, I just feel like in general with J-pop singers who are mothers, they're more private in regards to their kids. We haven't ever really seen... any of their sons, have we? Hikki, Kuu...?

I was thinking of something like hitomi's LOVE LIFE II but i guess that boat has sailed :irked

I'm not sure about Hikki but Kuu never even officially mentioned her kid's name, let alone showing off his face lol I'm pretty sure ayu will follow that route. Like, as she managed to hid her pregnancy and the already born baby for a month, doesn't sound like she'll share much about him now.

It's good that they're so private. I hate seeing famous people's kids all over social media. They're so young and have no say.

Ayumi made a new post on Instagram, talking about her pregnancy.

It would be nice if someone could translate it.

"私には、夢のような魔法をかけてくれる衣装チーム、メイクアップアーティスト、ヘアスタイリストさん達が 居て下さり、

全力ですべてから守り通して下さるスタッフさん達が居て下さり、

それこそ24時間態勢でサポートをして下さる病院の先生方、助産師さん達も居て下さいました。 

そんな環境だからこそ何とか実現出来たステージであって、女性が産後すぐに動けるという事の証明では決して ありません。

肉体的にも精神的にも難しい産褥期を身をもって実感している今、誰よりも側で支えてくれる家族と友人達に感 謝の気持ちと共に、日本中の妊婦さん達、お母さん達が休まる時間を十分に持てますようにと心から願っていま す。"

Saw this on Facebook. I'm not really into her music lately but I was so shocked.
Wishing her and her son all the best.