^One of my favorites song and PV from her. Definitely 2010 was awesome.
I've realized that I don't feel as appealed to Ayu's recent music as I used to be 3 or 4 years ago. I started to feel less satisfied with her music gradually but I think the crucial time was the feel the love era. Since then, all the music released was fine but I couldn't feel the same as with her previous one, not a solid concept in albums for example. I've also noticed that Ayu's voice has changed so much since I discovered her and it doesn't sound to appealing for me anymore
I think I can now understand the comments I read when I discovered her in 2008-09 from people saying she changed, she wasn't the same and such. I felt in love with
that time Ayu, not the actual one, and i think is the same for people who discovered her music in the early 2000s and then were "disappointed" on her 10th anniversary.
Maybe is because I have gotten older and I'm over the "mega fan stan" period already (is the same with others artists as well).
All being said, she's still my favorite and probably always be. she doesn't fail to deliver good lyrics and emotion, and i admire her as a person so much. She has been a huge influence in me and that can't be changed. I'll be listening to whatever she release in the future and can't wait to see her live in japan in her 20th anniversary (and my 10th as a fan, time does really fly...).
Nevertheless I wish her deep voice from 2008 would come back again 