[jimex289]

I don't think she'd make it here. Maybe I'm being too pessimistic but I strongly feel this way. Of course, a lot of her fans in America like me would support her all the way...but that still amounts to very little fans compared to back in her native country. First things first she'd have to completely get rid of her accent or to the point that there's just a teeny tiny hint of it to gain some acceptance. I don't think that's going to happen...it'd be extremely hard for her to do if she hasn't been speaking it for a while...that goes with any language. avex would no doubt dump a lot of resources into having her infiltrate the American market. At the very least she'd make a stir because she's been dominating in one part of the world...people will let their ears decide though. Some people here made a good point that it'd be degrading to an artist of her caliber...if she comes here I want to see her at least garner as much support as Hikki, whose claim to fame was basically a game song. Ayu does not have anything like that going for her at all, except maybe Inuyasha. I'd say more people played Kingdom Hearts in America than watched Inuyasha or had a memorable experience of Dragonballs. To put it into perspective, her coming here is like putting a featherweight against a heavyweight. Not to say she's any less good, but here's where the term "pound for pound" comes in. The culture here is just totally different. The plus side to this is if she starts learning English people could communicate with her better.

In the end this could be real or it could be fake information. I'm not going to fully believe it until she says something about it...I guess it could only be natural she wants to move on to something new. After all, it's very lonely at the top.