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I think she would be a lot different because, to me, I think that her experiences in her profession have strongly influenced who she is, or who she knows herself to be.

Ayu is very in tune with herself; she knows her positive and negative sides, and because of this she can have healthy realtionships wih everyone.

I think that Ayu has adapted with her status as someone who is famous, by living in the moment and concentrating on things she wants to do now and then doing them, and being happy in that way. Of course she understands that many people are curious about her and her intentions/future etc., but I think that she has come to draw a definite line between what she thinks is private, and not private. and so she can direct what she wants us to know, and what she does not, and not feel guilty about any disappointment, because she feels that those things are for her and her only, and rightfully so.

Most of this, I deduce from the TalkAsia interview. I think it remains the best, most in depth report of Ayu's mature personality, and should be a requirement for any hardcore fan of ayu lol.