I've known about her for a long time. I got into the Japanese (entertainment) culture a couple of years ago, but I was so intimidated to find out who everbody was! There were (and still are) so many artists!
So instead of actually listening to some songs, I made an immediate judgement of most artists I saw. I thought ayu was a barbie doll, kuu was a wh0re and hikki was boring

lol how could I ever be so naive.
About 3 years ago I downloaded some of her songs (some eurobeat remixes of TO BE and Trauma, and the original evolution) and I liked them so much I couldn't stop listening! Then I found out about her other music (My Story, I am..) and I became a fan!
And I also became a huge hikki fan when Ultra Blue got released
"barbie doll" and "boring hikki" and they're now my biggest obsessions