I think it was in early 2001 when I was visiting a mp3 rotation website because I wanted to download some anime music. Two of the songs that the owner had uploaded were 'M' and 'Far away' and if I remember correctly then the layout featured a picture of Ayu but I'm not sure.
Anyways, I downloaded 'M' and 'Far away' as the owner had recommended them. Listening to these songs, I became intrigued. The vocals weren’t the best and I didn’t understand a word but yet these songs sounded so sincere, so powerful and so emotional that they somehow touched my heart. Yes, this sounds so incredibly cheesy but somehow I knew that I’ve found what I was (unconsciously) looking for in music.
Due to my restricted internet access, I was not able to listen to many songs of Ayu till 2004 but the first CD that I bought, was the Connected Remix Single on the release day (7th April 2003). I still remember that day as I was so excited and I couldn’t find the single under new releases and had to ask the store owner to help me find it ^^;
On the 10th May 2009 I saw her finally live for the first time and I hope that I can see her again for her 2010 Tour
