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Humm... Ayu WAS an actress before she started her carreer as a singer.

She was a model (swimming suit model) at a younger age and than she got tired of posing and 'being and looking sexy' so she started acting. She played in a bunch of movies and tv shows. After that, she recorded an album (NOTHING FROM NOTHING) but it didn't sale much so she went back to acting. And after that, she got her major big debut... A Song For XX.

I do think she would be a better actress for japanese movie than an US movie. Besides, there isn't only Lucy Liu, plus Chiaki Kuriyama did an excellent role in Kill Bill. I think Chiaki would be a better US actress than Ayu. She should stick to singing but she got such a great voice.