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Originally Posted by Kogepan_19
@ Kikaru - Yeah I know what you're talking about...but I really don't think she's using more resonance in those lines because the vocal technique is not that challenging compared to the few before with a secondary chord modulation and higher pitches, and she didn't sing like that there.
@ emiko and truehappiness - It is quite true that a person does have many sides to their personality and Ayu's songs do allow her to portray them...but at times I feel she does it too over the top that it seems to be not genuine anymore. Nevertheless I still love her as an artist...but I have noticed it does affect her appeal as a celebrity on a general level.
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I dunno, personally I didn't think she was trying to act super cute, because accompanying body language doesn't really signify that for me.
The line is suppose to be sung rather softly, and it seems like she has more control over her voice when she's using that technique.
And yes, there are some instances where I get annoyed at her cutesy. But for me it's either I have a really bad memory because I haven't been able to recall the cutesy except for Depend on You in the tour, although I admit to being distracted by the pink afros...
And TBH, even at the height of her popularity, a lot of people found her image fake. Although I am one of those people who think yes, she portrayed the diva image, but if she portrayed that girl-next-door it would just be as much as an image. Granted, I tend to take that reason with a grain of salt because from my experience in high school it tend to be the quickest way to explain how we don't like an artist/someone without really giving the reason. And with the entertainment world it is really hard to judge whether someone is "real" or "fake", and whether it's deliberately over the top or not.
And at the heart of her career, she's an idol marketed to teenagers. And she has the job of maintaining the image of being young even if she get older because of her demography. Now, I wish that the marketing team would realize that if they really want her to maintain high popularity, they need to gear her toward an older audience that has the potential to identify more with her lyrics and such. And that would mean revamping her image.