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Old 9th January 2007, 08:17 AM
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I don't think there's any mystery to Duty at all

I think it's actually one of ayu's most open and honest albums ever (next to A Song for XX and MY STORY)

At the time, ayu was dealing with "fame issues" after all eyes were on her

She became very famous - very fast, after the first 2 albums and she didn't know what to think

Its like she was saying (with Duty and to herself): "wow I'm famous now. Everyone knows me, my songs, and my lyrics. They know I'm good at this - they expect me to perform but what if I don't want to anymore? It's like I'm trapped in my career but its great - its what I want, isn't it? I'm in a cage but everything around me is fine. I have everything I want right here - attention and pretty things. I do it all for them - I'll be free later"

It's often not listed as a fan favorite because I think most people forget about it. The album only had 3 singles (5 if you count the limited SURREAL and AUDIENCE)

And plus it came out less than a year after LOVEppears so it was like WHOA!

But yeah that's what I think anyway

I don't think the cat suit really means anything other than MEOW I'm supafemme sexy. I think she could've put on a penguin suit and still pull it off
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