^ She's been doing her Pop-rock for ages!... just think about "end of the world", that's the direction her music took years ago if you are and old ayu fan it was a gradual process.
and I agree with
Kashoku she's far from being "rock", I always tell this to a friend who can't stand ayu's "rock" music... he says it's to heavy for him (he prefers ballads lol) but really!! the closest she's been to "rock" was with "hummin 7/4"

. ayu does..
Heavy Pop! lol.