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Ayu's in the spotlight all the time. Who knows what things she doesn't like about her physical appearance? She's 30 years old in an industry where there's alot of pressure to look good. We can't know for sure if that's emotionally taken its toll on her. It could be worse - she could be falling apart from anorexia. We should be glad a nose job is all she does, if she's even done it. Honestly though, lighting & tans & makeup do alot to make a person's face look different. The Lumix FX-30 catalog & wallpaper had her looking very very strange in a way similar to how she's looked in these last two photoshoots, but the stuff she released afterwards didn't have her looking like that anymore. Sure enough, it was just the photographer & photoshopping & lighting that made her look so unlike herself. Only time (and probably a change of photographer) will tell whether the most negative of these physical changes are permanent.
There are times when I don't know why I still like Ayu... you're right in saying that her priorities have definitely changed over the years. The simpler things had more substance - now she focuses on the flashy & inconsequential. I don't feel like ayu has no message anymore, just that she's not using her music right this moment to say it.
I hold out hope all the time that she'll put something out that shows thought, planning, feeling, and love for the material, not just for the fans. I love reading her blog because her emotions that come out there are often surprising. There are plenty of feelings left in her and occasionally she still puts a song or video out that surprises me. Right now, yes, she's focusing more on the sparkly things than her feelings, but eventually she'll be able to show feelings and sparkly stuff at the same time. One day the paths of her two goals will cross, and she'll release something amazing again.
And my point is, she'll be able to do it no matter what her nose looks like.
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