Something I posted on AHN back in December '07:
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Personally, I think it's weight gain. Her weight has been fluctuating ever since she came back from the US before Secret's release. The last time we saw her at her 28th birthday, she was at her "normal" weight, and when she started promoting JEWEL it looked like she put a few on. It's been going up and down since then. She got back down to her "normal" weight around the time she recorded talkin' 2 myself, but by the time she came back to Japan and starting promoting it live, whatever she lost was gained back.
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Though her state of muscle tone had varied, she was always very thin from her debut to late 2006. Since then it's been going up and down. I don't think it's a matter of a lack of exercise or overeating, because when you look at the amount of energy that's put into touring (i.e., performing and all the training/practice that's done beforehand) anything she ate/drank would be burned off. Her job entails a very active lifestyle.
In my eyes, Ayu can do no wrong and will always look beautiful, but I think more should be done to accommodate costumes to her curvier figure. The silver outfit she wore at this year's a+nation for Mirrorcle World didn't really do much for her midsection; while the CDTV equivalent of the performance looked stunning.