I agree with emiko on this one. Some hardcore fans dun usually just go to one concert. Some of them will attend all the dates within the same arena, or even following ayu across a few arenas. Yes there must be causal listeners attending ayu's concert as well but the portion will not be that big. Hardcore fans in Japan are really crazy and they can devote lots of money just for who they worship. Like I say before, a tour is probly just a festival for fans. Just like every single year Japanese will go picnic under sakura trees, catching goldfish in the summer festival, etc.
Well... I dun think she is losing her hardcore fans, because if so, it's between the time 2005 - 2009. She has already lost many casual buyers in 2003 (just look at the dropping sales from RAINBOW --> A BALLAD --> Memorial address). Right now it's really like the extremely hardcore fans buying her physical cds in Japan. Causal listeners dun buy cds anymore, except if they think the album is really good enough to buy.
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Originally Posted by truehappiness
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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Hmmn.. how I fell in love with her in the first place.. I was gonna download hikki's Addicted To You when I saw two cds covers on the mp3 distribution site. One had a white doll on the cover, and the other one had a black (hehe.. LOVEppears vs. appears). I was like, "wow this looks cool." So that's how I first connected to ayu.
I can tell you that it's not her song getting me into ayu in the first place. It's about her fashion, her innovative idea (e.g., covers). I believe I heard some one newer fan saying that her SEASONS cover sucked because it's just an ayu holder a picture. But back then when vogue was released, Far away's cover was already leaked on the web, and I was kinda surprised to see a lame cover (why using the same picture on Far away), then a month or so later SEASONS cove was leaked, and I was like, "wow I love this concept!!" All the fans were excited about what kind of covers she would do, and no one ever questioned if she would fail us at all. Of course, her songs is another factor attracting me as well (but that's kinda like a few months after LOVEppears).
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^I don't wanna be a ass, but really... I always have a hard time trying to understand why someone would like A-musum... it's her 2nd worst concert ever IMO x_X
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Well I have a different view on that one (not to against you btw). Her outfits in that one were actually quite amazing (during 2003). I remember fans loving her white dress in M, the flower dress in forgiveness (oh and I love the violinists in that performance), the opening outfit (when she sang A song for xx), etc. Yeah that golden dress is a bit tacky, but I love she swung while singing the last part of Dearest. It's actually the very first concert to give a run down of her career (sorta like best of CDL).