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Hm, perhaps rather than saying Ayu has lost her touch, it should be said that some fans might be losing touch with Ayu?
Many of us are older fans, and it appears that many of those who feel dissatisfied with Ayu want her to be like how she was in 200X, or 199X in terms of music/style/whatever... but somehow it seems a little unfair to be so hard on her when she had set the bar so high for herself so early on in her career. Not everyone can stay revolutionary for a few years, let along a decade! But she's come pretty close to it with what she's put out so far (live/music-wise) since then. I have to admit that in the area of music videos and photography, things have gotten quite shaky over the last 5 years, but those things really come second to the music/performances anyway. (which imo have been great, if not fantastic throughout her career)
I think that all some fans might need to do is reevaluate why they fell in love with Ayumi Hamasaki, and perhaps they might be able to rekindle the spirit that they had when they first discovered her. Heck, every so often, I have periods where I just don't really feel interested in Ayu, so I don't really pay attention to her for a few weeks/months. But eventually, she brings me back every. Single. Time. As long as she's able to do that, she hasn't lost her touch at all in my book.
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