Not very good news for Ayu

[ahhanfoo]

由濱崎步穩坐多年的日本流行教主寶座，今年出現2位強而有力的競爭者，一位是目前SONY一姐中島美嘉，另 一位則是去年火速走紅的艾迴超級新人大塚愛，兩人近來廣受各家日本女性時尚雜誌邀約，登上封面的頻率直逼濱 崎步，流行教主接班人今年呼之欲出！日本眾女歌手中要當流行教主，不光要歌藝好，還必須具備獨特引領風潮的 個人造型特色，例如濱崎步或YUKI，這兩位歌姬的造型，總是和她們的歌聲一樣令歌迷著迷，但YUKI已經 32歲，濱崎步也26歲了，從年齡上看來，已經又到了新流行天后登場的時候。出道以來，冷艷、酷酷的氣質特 色自成一格的中島美嘉，雖然曾被冠上「不笑歌姬」的封號，但她毫不理會繼續堅持自我本色的態度，贏得許多同 世代時髦女性的喜愛及認同。去年竄起的大塚愛，可愛俏皮的模樣，加上愛畫插畫、搭配服裝的特色，引起廣大高 中女生開始追隨，「Sweet」、「mina」、「Zipper」等各主要年輕時尚雜誌，去年開始已經逐漸 成為兩人競爭流行教主寶座的重要舞台。

Translate:
it is saying that new fashion queen will be crown this year. one is Mika and other one is Ai. Japan female singer not only to have good voice but also must have her own style like Ayu and Yuki. BuT yuki now is already 32 and ayu is 26 already! is time for new queen of Jpop.
can i request that a detail translate plz. thx u.
feeling sad after hearing this piece of news.

where did you get that?

[elepop]

I think Ayu will always be a big trendsetter.

But Japan always want some fresh, cute and new faces. They like young artists that are all cute and stuff. Like Ayu used to be.

[gogirlanime]

awwwwww that's not too bad, she had it comming, I agree that Japan always needs something fresh, and Mika sounds like a good choice.

[MsMiyabi]

Translation in 2 languages

Traditional Chinese
崎 step sits quietly many year Japanese popular founder throne by the shore, this year appears 2 powerful competitors, is in a present SONY elder sister the island beautiful fine, another is the Chinese mugwort which last year was lucky with great speed returns to the super new National People's Congress tomb love, two people recently Guang Shouke the Japan feminine fashion magazine invited, mounts the title page the frequency to press up to the shore 崎 step, popular founder successor this year is vivid! In the Japanese audiences female singer must work as popular founder, not only wants the song skill to be good, but also must have uniquely eagerly anticipates the unrest individual modelling characteristic, for example the shore 崎 step or YUKI, these two singing girls' modelling, always and their singing sound is equally ined a stew the singer fan, but YUKI 32 years old, a shore 崎 step of also 26 year old, had already looked like from the age, after already arrived the time which the new popular day is taken to the threshing ground. Since has made a debut, Leng Yan, the very makings characteristic from becomes a standard the center island to be beautiful finely, although once is topped "does not smile the singing girl" the title, but she does not pay attention continues to persist the self- true colors the manner, wins many same generations fashionable feminine affection and the approval. Last year fled the big tomb love, the lovable smart-alecky appearance, loved the picture illustration in addition, matches the clothing the characteristic, caused the general high schools female students to start to follow, "Sweet", "mina", "Zipper" and so on each main young fashion magazine, last year started already gradually to become two people to compete the popular founder throne important stage.

Simp Chinese
By □崎 step □sits many year Japanese popular founder □place, this year leaves □2 □but powerfully □□, is in a present SONY elder sister □beautiful fine, another □was last year walked with great speed □Ai?chao the □new National People's Congress □□, □the person near □□is invited various Japanese female □Shang?? □, mounted the title page □rate to press up to □崎 the step, popular founder successor this year is vivid! In the Japanese □female singers wants □the popular founder, not only wants the song □to be good, □must □□□especially direct □□the tide □the man-made characteristic, for example □崎 step or YUKI, □□the position singing girl's modelling, □is and she □song □one □is ined a stew the singer fan, but YUKI □32 □, □崎 step also 26 □, □the year □on looked □, after □arrived the new popular day ascends □□the period of five days. Makes a debut by □, Leng?, the very □□characteristic from becomes a standard beautifully the center □fine, □however is once topped "does not smile the singing girl" seals □, but she 毫 pays no attention □□□□holds the self- true colors □, □□many same generations □髦 feminine are happy □and □with. Last year □is big □□, but □the smart-alecky mold □, □□inserts in addition □, matches the clothing □characteristic, causes □the big high school female student □beginning to pursue □, "Sweet", "mina", "Zipper" and so on each main year □□Shang??, last year □beginning already □by □Cheng?? person □□popular founder □place important stage.

[..:DisarO:..]

Hey guys nothing is forever. It makes me feel so good to know that Ayu has being the Jpop queen for so long... she rocks and she's so fashion but, there're are more Jpop queens coming and we need to accept it =]

[lolo66]

^ things come and go, goes up and down, so... anyway.. not really a bad news, you can't say you don't want other artists to do well, even though you may not like those other artists

[Larisa-chan]

that's all?? I was getting worried because I thought Ayu might have gotten hurt or something x.x

[hiroko1234]

that's impossible! go ayu!

[isaac hiew]

Please allow me to translate this one.

由濱崎步穩坐多年的日本流行教主寶座，今年出現2位強而有力的競爭者，一位是目前SONY一姐 中島美嘉，另 一位則是去年火速走紅的艾迴超級新人大塚愛，兩人近來廣受各家日本女性時尚雜誌邀約，登上封面 的頻率直逼濱 崎步，流行教主接班人今年呼之欲出！日本眾女歌手中要當流行教主，不光要歌藝好，還必須具備獨 特引領風潮的 個人造型特色，例如濱崎步或YUKI，這兩位歌姬的造型，總是和她們的歌聲一樣令歌迷著迷，但 YUKI已經 32歲，濱崎步也26歲了，從年齡上看來，已經又到了新流行天后登場的時候。出道以來，冷艷、酷酷 的氣質特 色自成一格的中島美嘉，雖然曾被冠上「不笑歌姬」的封號，但她毫不理會繼續堅持自我本色的態度 ，贏得許多同 世代時髦女性的喜愛及認同。去年竄起的大塚愛，可愛俏皮的模樣，加上愛畫插畫、搭配服裝的特色 ，引起廣大高 中女生開始追隨，「Sweet」、「mina」、「Zipper」等各主要年輕時尚雜誌，去年 開始已經逐漸 成為兩人競爭流行教主寶座的重要舞台。

Ever since Ayumi Hamasaki secured her throne of the Japan's Trend Leader, she had 2 new challengers coming at her way this year: Mika Nakashima from Sony Recordings and Otsuka Ai, the super new fave from Avex, who coincidentally under the same roof with Ayumi.

Recently the duo often appear as cover models on most of the leading japanese female fashion magazines so much that the frequency are nearly as much as Ayumi does.

To become "The one", one female singer must not only procure a good talent and a good pair of voice to sing, she must also be able to lead the fashion trends and senses of Japan, such as Ayumi herself or Yuki. However, The former has already hit 26 and the former is getting on towards 32 year old, therefore it seems a good time changing the faces for a new generation.

Ever since her debut, the icy-cool-style Mika Nakashima, nicknamed as "frown songstress", but her don't-care attitude didn't pulled her down but even pushed her to higher grounds, where she gained a lot of popularity among the females about her same age.

Otsuka Ai, the new cutie teenager who were founded last year, her cute looks plus her talent in painting and also unique fashion matching sense also starting to drag in a lot of attraction from local high school girls. Popular girl magazines such as "SWEET", "MINA" and "Zipper" has slowly become the stage of their competition for the throne of the next Japan's Trend Leader.

[Raleigh]

Ouch.. this will be tough.. who will win I wonder...

[Jennie Mae]

This isn't surprising at all. Figures that Ai would "beat out" Ayu. Ayu can't be on top forever... but knowing Ayu, she'll come back with an amazing style.

[Manross]

wheres the source? awww..i know its impossible for ayu to stay as queen of j-pop forever but i do hope she kick ai with her new and better songs in yr 2005..

[Qt Mashi]

hmmmm...Ayu's fashion is more original than any of them

[Kazuko]

awww.. oh well mika isn't too shabby i guess..

[yamogi]

Ai is not that level of ayu, she is A LOT lower than mika.

Ai's new album only sold 477000
(name) (sale) (date on sell)
LOVE PUNCH 571000 (04.3.31) <--first album
LOVE JAM 477000 (04.11.17) <---second album(new)

LOVE JAM is even worse than the debut album, i can't see what news like to say Ai is going to replace ayu( impossible, at least now), MY STORY's first week is more than Ai's total sale.

[ohsixthirty]

Oh well...life goes on. Ayumi can't always be the number one everything.

[hana_sanctuary]

Well- we can't expect Ayu to stay on top forever. If she gets "replaced" as the top trend setter this year... I think she'll still have an influence regardless of everything. She's been around for so long... her opinion will matter in almost everything pop.

[ahhanfoo]

i get this inform from a either taiwan or hong kong newspapers, they usually says things that are not true but it sounded to me that it is real leh! maybe not true who's know?

[mui-gei-tal]

aiya~~ things aren't that bad as it seem...right?