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That's how I feel, Nicholas. Ayu has reached a point in her career where her creativity can't... really be stifled by the head honchos in charge--remember the fiasco of when Max may have left avex?, and several high-ranking avex artists with him? Ayu is a huge powerhouse figure of profit for that company--they're not likely to piss her off or try to stifle her anytime soon.
With the instance of A BEST I've read that Ayu felt it was released 'too soon' and that the reasons for it were merely competition and profit: Hikki (Hikaru Utada) was releasing an album during the same time as when they planned A BEST to be released, and so it was merely just a stunt to see 'who would sell more/who was better.' Quite frankly I agree with her displeasure.
I personally believe something similar was pulled with the AB2 released last year, but at least one of them had a new song on it to be more than just a compilation of songs we already have and could form into a playlist based on mood on our own...
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