[Zeke.]

I didn't mean it as a personal attack. My reaction was similar to RayJason's. She hasn't been posting that many pictures with him so I had forgotten how she drags him everywhere.

I guess this attests to the fact of how lonely Ayu really is. She must be fascinated by the change-of-pace he has brought to her everyday life and the type of personalities she deals with on a daily basis. He certainly is very different than the everyday Japanese who interact with her day-to-day. It seems as though she really values his opinion on her works, and looks to him for new ideas. She has given him a lot of power and influence through her music. I guess you can't blame him - he is not going to turn down opportunities to compose/write music for her when she asks him to or shows interest in his creativity. It's not only the business side of things but I'm sure Timmy might feel that if he doesn't continue to create works for her, he would be of less value in her life and therefore might be pushed aside. They have become really close, no doubt - but you don't see many superstars getting that much influence from their besties.

I'm all for them hanging out. I'm all for Ayu having a good friend. But her way of showing she cares by ultimately morphing them into some sort of duo is bizarre.

On a side note, nobody had problems bashing her dancers when they were included in her PVs, and/or Shu-ya for being involved in so many of her performances/PVs. Not to mention, the anger towards Peco/Princess or anyone else she has worked with. It's no different in this case. Well, actually it is, because with all those folks, they were just part of Ayu's visionary - where as with Timmy, he basically has become her visionary.