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I agree with some of the things that orbitalaspect wrote . Seeing the numerous different up's + down's Ayu went through be it in her personal or professional life , it's an overall mixed bag of feelings for me especially since she was the very 1st Japanese artiste I started listening and supporting more than 10 years ago
Physical CD sales are not the same as compared to 10 if not 20 years ago . Still I don't think Ayu should have stopped releasing CD singles . Zutto... / Last minute / Walk was released as her 53rd single 4 years ago and then she stopped releasing singles after that which I feel it's saddening
I support and listen to so many artistes . Most of them except for Johnny groups , their physical CD sales are on average decent if not poor but the general public at least has some impressions on them because no matter how big or unknown you are , any artiste need to do a considerable amount of promo to get word out there and not just rely on your main core fanbase
2018 is Ayu's 20th anniversary which's a big milestone for any musician but instead for now she only chose to do an Arena tour and perform in a-nation in August which I feel that avex should go all out and milk fans for all its worth . At least there's a valid reason for doing so
Perhaps avex gave up the way in marketing Ayu or Ayu doesn't care anymore ? After the disastrous way they did regarding her 15th anniversary , I wouldn't be surprised and LOVE again was actually the 1st Ayu album I was disappointed in based on the way it was marketed
To a certain extent , I agree that orbitalaspect commented that it has been so long since Ayu surprise everyone with something unexpectedly good . However for my case , I was surprised that I enjoyed M(A)DE IN JAPAN even though album covers wise that's another different matter
The Ayu now is a paled shadow of her old self and it's very evident when you compare her old releases against what she has been releasing over the past 5 years , quality wise
At least the quality of Ayu's PVs were still quite good during Rock'n'Roll Circus but after that , things went downhill although from time to time she was still able to come up with decent entertaining PVs that do justice if not elevate the songs
Bottom line is , I still hope to see some of the old Ayu spark return back to her . Knowing this year's her 20th anniversary , she should embrace it and make it a big loud statement she has been around for so long . And for her choosing not to do that , it's a bit upsetting to me
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