I would also like to add, around the time ayu debuted, solo singer-songwriter acts were hugely popular in Japan, were they not? This also helped ayu to gain popularity. If she debuted now, she would probably drown under idols, since idols are super popular once again. (I also love idols alongside my solo singers, so I don't mean to badmouth idols in general.)
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