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Originally Posted by maikaru
Did you not see the conversation before? When stuff was being published about her blog in internet sites and stuff, she was really unhappy.
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I'll never, ever believe that because Ayu is not that naive and she is very smart. Only someone truly stupid could think that info would not spread. She announced she was deaf and then later that she had broken up with her super famous boyfriend. There is no way that she couldn't have known that would be major news.
I also don't think that Ayu personally cares about TA info leaking, especially after meeting the foreign fans in London. After all, her blog/pictures etc are actually promotion for her upcoming things, so why would her or Avex really care if the info leaks? It's free promo that has a chance to get people who don't have TA access to buy the album/dvd/single etc. They actually probably hope that it leaks because I think the primary reason people join the fanclub anyways is the preferential treatment for the concert tickets, not necessarily the blogs - those are just a bonus. Imagine if the concert tickets were not part of the perks for joining - I think the fanclub would have a lot less members.
It would be one thing if foreign fans could actually join TA - then if info STILL leaked to non-members I could understand being upset about it. But the fact is they can not. Many many people want to join but are not allowed to and they shouldn't be punished for that. Any TA member that complains about leaked info I believe does not realize at all that it is a lot more difficult to be a foreign fan (especially financially) than it is to be a Japanese one. Now that I live in Japan, I can and will join TA. But I spent several years paying outrages import rates and ticket prices because I couldn't join.
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Originally Posted by nanakopy87
if they are doing that just to gain profit,they can actually open the fans club to international fans.i believe many international fans will join 
other than that,i agree with maikaru |
There has to be some logistical reasons behind why not because no major artist in Japan that I'm aware of have made their fanclubs available overseas. I think there are a few that have fanclubs open in Taiwan and Korea, but beyond that I don't think so.
And I think all fan clubs are done for profit. There's really no reason that any artist couldn't have a free fanclub or maybe a fanclub that only charges a sign up fee for materials, but no annual fee. Record companies just wouldn't do it period if it wasn't a source of revenue for them.