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Old 14th December 2013, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by truehappiness View Post
The main reason why I think there was a 'ban' and this wasn't some self-imposed thing like I had before is that TV Asahi seemed to have cut off all ties with Ayu temporarily aside from the broadcast of the clips. I mean how do you go from sending congratulatory flowers to stopping completely and no longer inviting her to the show?
Exactly. It's pretty much the consensus among Japanese fans as well that she was indeed banned. I think doing the Dream Festival Live (very rare for her) was like a peace offering.