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Old 3rd July 2014, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by emi♡ View Post
Tomochin doesn't have the core fanbase that ayu had though. The fact that their spots are so close to each other is more a commentary on ayu's place now.
This.
Tomomi's album is what LOVE again was to Ayu. She released most of the songs in the album before, and just included 4 new ones.
It's, what I like to call, a "let's clean to closet" album and a "cover letter" at the same time.
A year ago she was still in AKB, and she just turned 23, so she still has plenty of time to develop.

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Originally Posted by visionfactory View Post
That's totally nonsense because Tomochin who got #6 did SEVERAL TV appareances, CMs, news coverage and promotional events lol
Can you link me to these SEVERAL TV appearances? Cause all I've seen is this performance.
A medley would've been way better. Dear J > BRIGHTER > SWAGGALICIOUS > Crush.

Oh, well! In any case, she remembers how she started, how AKB started:

AKB wasn’t big in the beginning either. It was through the little efforts that made them as big as they are today.

So don't worry. She'll stay around.

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As for Ayu. The album doesn't really have an "album" feeling. How can XOXO, Pray and Terminal be on the same album? For real.
The songs aren't bad per se, but I'm never in the mood to listen to the whole thing, with all those changes.
If I listen to XOXO, I go to Gaga, JLo stuff later (Red One and all that).
If I listen to Pray, I go to her other ballads.
And on and on.

I'm super proud of her for including Lico in one of her PVs though.