[QUOTE=CalicoOh well, it's not to say that she won't be participating next year!
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no. in the newspaper, it said that she will not participate all competition this year and are not going to join them from now on (あゆ、レコ大辞退
大賞３連覇で決断 来年以降も不参加<-- this sentence mean not join anymore next year)she said she want to be a brand-new artist who doesn't sing for award. she said she will not get prize anymore