[Bad Wolf]

^ Agreed, completely.

It's one thing to generate a discussion using different opinions. It's another to just whine. But idk I like the fact that people can come together and share their thoughts no matter what, it's just frustrating when people seem to take a loooot of stuff for granted and realize that Ayu could have totally gone some half-arsed Kpop route with her career by now. At least she didn't "re-package" Party Queen with just one new song and consider two months of silence grounds for a "comeback" lol. Sure, the mini albums going on another album is a bit of a surprise and you can dislike it, but guess what? They're going on there and that's that. Just because you have to clear off some hard drive space for her new live DVD doesn't mean it's a joke or a crappy fifth release.

I think commenting on the marketing nonsense that is avex is totally valid as far as complaints and discussions go, but that's something separate from Ayu herself. I don't think she really gets to have much of a say in how they try to sell her stuff anymore. In fact, I think she kind of ignored that whole aspect of her career since I would hazard probably around L's release. Now that she isn't releasing physical copies of singles anymore, they're scrambling. Is it really that difficult, I wonder? Marketing people aren't always the most resourceful when it comes to change.