[Love Appears]

I was a member of a general chat forum and there was a girl there who was an Ayu fan. She would always post about Ayu -- I mainly remember her posting pictures of Ayu in her "URARUU" photobook. She had Ayu signatures, and I specifically remember one based off the "Duty" photoshoot.
It's hard to remember exact thoughts, but I was usually very fascinated by the pictures. This woman seemed to almost exude an energy all her own through these photos.

It eventually sparked my curiosity. I don't remember a whole lot about the specifics since this was over 6 years ago, but I searched for her music and I was hooked pretty much immediately.
I remember downloading the SURREAL video. I had really slow internet, so it took a few days, and I kept previewing it and thinking it looked so awesome.

Up until that point I never really encountered an artist with such a unique artistic depth. The fact that she sung in Japanese didn't matter at all to me; it was like a breath of fresh air. But looking up the translations did me in for sure, because her lyrics seemed so heartfelt and genuine.