[rikku411]

I never really had any high expectations for this year for Ayu, and not because of her or anything like that. I just thought, "Ooh, 10th anniversary, cool!" My eyes weren't glazed over while I thought, "omg, she has to release 3 singles this year, be on every magazine, have the fact that she's spent 10 years in the industry announced at every corner." I was just like, "Another year of good stuff, I hope."

So when she released GUILTY, which I loved, I was happy. When ayu-mi-x 6 came out, I was happy. Same for AT 2007 and MW. To me it was like, just another set of releases that I liked.

And I'm overjoyed at the prospect of A COMPLETE, too, since, I don't own any of her stuff from back in the days -- only from A BEST 2 onwards. (I also want to get my hands on the performances and the photobook.)

Sure, the space between MW and A COMPLETE is LONG, but she had/has a tour to focus on (which, from what I've seen, has been spectacular) and I can understand why she can't/doesn't want to be superwoman.

And I also think we should realize that Ayu is not the only person in charge of her career. AVEX also has a say in what she does, and though we may never know, she could have very well wanted to do more things, but couldn't -- regardless of how important she is to the company. Business is business.

I can't wait for the new song, of course, but I think this year has been pretty good.