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Oh that's awesome; the whole thing with BoA. I have never seen that video so thanks for that. I'm not surprised at Ayu's reaction at all though...it seems like just the thing she would do. Despite all the success she's seen, I don't think it's gotten to her head in terms of treating people with proper respect and not looking down on them.
The whole thing with Hikki really came to light with the "A BEST - Distance" incident back in 2001. I don't think it was something Toshiba EMI took part in though...from what I heard they set the release date for Distance way before A BEST. It was avex that hit upon the Distance release date...whether it was coincidence or not no one really knows. I'm going to say it wasn't because they basically forced Ayu to release this against her will. I've seen that video though...it doesn't really seem like Utada Hikaru knows anything about Ayu at all actually, maybe because she herself is such a significant artist too. Quote: "She writes her own lyrics...I think?" and "She's REALLY cute." Gah, is that like, the only thing she can say about Ayu lol. I guess it just lends more credibility that there's not really anything between them. She's doing her own thing and not really paying attention to anyone else and it's the same with Ayu; I think the situation would be quite contrary if they really were rivals.
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