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hmm ... not really that big a difference 6 months or so? And, to top it off, A BESt was released at the VERY END of March. I had read this is a few articles. I'm not saying its true, im jsut saying its what I believe.
+Why would they fire her when her album before A BEST [Duty] sold nearly 3 million copies? They would be losing tons of future income. They aren't stupid, you know.
I have also read NEVER EVER was also a forced release.
Also, she stated once that [In a TIME magazine interview] That before 9/11, she sang to save herself. Afterwards, She sang for other reasons. Wolrd peace, life lessons, among others. This is also the reason behind the cover of I am ... . She originally had a cover for it already, but changed her mind after 9/11. The cover is ... [Fuzzy Quote by Ayumi] "Representing a peace muse, clad only in vines, in a desert with a white dove on her shoulder, symbolizing love". We all (should/better) know that 9/11 had probably the most dramatic effect on her career and music more than anything. She stated so. "I remember seeing the pictures of the planes crashing into the world trade center over and over again ... It was terrifying."
I read that once her tour was over, since she couldnt just stop it, she would quit avex, and that UNITE! was actually supposed to be last single. Then 9/11 happened. She came back with the single "Dearest" Shortly after 9/11. In that time ~ for Ayumi ~ The wait from UNITE until Dearest was quite long. nearly 2 and a half months. Early July to late September. Then came 'A Song is Born'. That was her charity single for 9/11.
Really. 9/11 kept her career going, not A BEST's sales. It was Ayumi's decision to quit in the first place, not avex's decision to fire her.
Everything points to my theory. Yours dosen't even make sense. Her sales were phenominal. They wouldn't have even considered firing her.
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