maikeru: I know you are always here to defend her popularity.
Definitely nothing I said is a lie though. I'm not talking about comments in 2ch, but regular everyday people in Japan. I mean you even admitted it in your post that they seem not as into her as before.
I never said I've run into people that when you mention her name say "die *****" or something like that.
Of course not. But I have met plenty of people who say stuff like "she isn't as good as before" - like you said, hardly anyone seems to know what her latest release is. Or the standard "she is too fake" comments. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the only place where I have run into a positive comment for Ayu is when I'm at her own concerts. Most of the time, people just simply seem to be indifferent.