[tabloid/fake]Empress of J-Pop to withdraw from Japan, and focus on the US and Europe

[slavomiros]

sorry for probable double posting...don't have time to search AHS if it is already here ;-)

It's an old one...July 2009 or so...but it just shocked me right now on the web so what do you think of this article from China Daily? Might this be true? Haven't been following Ayu news for a while so just want to be 100% sure ^_^

Empress of J-Pop to withdraw from Japan, and focus on the US and Europe

China Daily (中国青年报) – reporting, according to Taiwan media reports and the magazine «FRIDAY», the popular leader of Japanese music and Asian fashion scene Hamasaki Ayumi have returned after 6 years absence from doing a dorama song. She produced one for the Japanese TV drama Dandy! Dandy! named «Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～»

The Hong Kong media recently claimed, in fact that, Hamasaki Ayumi has been slowly fading out of the entertainment industry since last year, and may withdraw from the end of the year, and marry her secret boyfriend, and become a full-time housewives.

In addition to sitting on the value of a about 10 million dollars mansion in Tokyo, Hamasaki have now also in recent years got herself two new apartments, both located in the expensive Hiroo district located at Shibuya, Tokyo. She is also rumored to purchase many high-level furniture, even a toilet covered with diamonds imported from a nightclub in Hong Kong.

The paper «Magazine for WOMEN», reported that she will marriage at the end of the year and is actively preparing this, that's the reason why her cooperation with the underwear brand Wacoal, has quietly replaced the image of her as a spokesman, if we believe the magazine.

Japanese media speculated that her source of income to buy luxury flats are likely to originate in the rich boyfriend, her boyfriend in Japan has a number of senior commercial real estate lots.

The magazine «FRIDAY» on their side put these rumors under doubts. - Hong Kong newspapers can never be trusted, says their press agent Kazuo Inagaki.

FRIDAY on its side has a different and more promising theory. Her management advised Hamasaki to withdraw from Japan and focus on the Asian market, more specifically the mainland China. This happened in 2002, with the launch of the single «Daybreak», and with a remix album based on the million seller «I am». Following the latest years Hamasaki has held two large scale concerts in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. According to a document FRIDAY has got their knowledge of, the launch of Hollywood song Rule was Hamasakis and Avex Group's first major step in the direction of the United States and Europe.

According to the inside document report FRIDAY has got in their possession, the lates international releases from both fellow label colleague BoA and her former rival Utada Hikaru was received with great enthusiasm by producers and critics in the U.S, with the exception of the general public. Under several circumstances, its in fact the name «Ayumi Hamasaki» that have been mentioned and sought after, both during interviews and live presentations, to Utada's and BoA's frustration.

For many it may seem as if Ayu has been slowly fading out of the entertainment industry, but this is incorrect. According to sources within the Avex Group, Hamasaki uses a lot of time to practice her language, which she takes weekly English language exams, preparing for a huge career move.

Kazuo Inagaki refers to a post written by Hamasaki in her official blog last week. This post confirmed that a big decision was made, but disproved the theory regarding marriage. This forces FRIDAY theories about the document regarding a large scale world release. -It is only a matter of time before Hamasaki will aim toward the West, whether it be America, or Europe resume to see, she now only need to be fluent in English language, he says.

[pommy48]

Well seeing as she's still active in Japan, it's false....and it's best not to trust Chinese tabloids/sites, they usually make things up~

[slavomiros]

oh, that's good news then...but i would like her to enter European market though...btw. is China Daily a tabloid? sounds so "real" haha.

[pommy48]

Oh well newspapers too~ They usually have entertainment sections~

[koumori]

I've only been here a few months and always I've seen "Chinese Media bad, they equal = gossipers" XD

The title shocked me though, I got all excited~ Aha xD

[waterballoon]

This got posted before... false!

[MissElin_]

Haha I didnt even get excited by reading the title. I was just like "oh well this again..." XD

[Miduhyo]

Didn't this get posted before? haha. I remember before I joined and saw this site every once in awhile that this was posted. Definitely false if I remember. It would be cool to see her other places like Europe or America but... I think its false.

For now at least... haha.

[truehappiness]

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92226

The other thread.

[Bigtop]

Didn't we already talk about this? I think this might be a duplicate, and we don't even have official word from Ayu herself if she will ever release beyond Japan to the United States and Europe...

[slavomiros]

ok ok people, my deepest appologies for posting this...it just struck me so deep when i first saw it today, i had to ask the "xperts" @ AHS haha.
The people in charge may feel free to remove this...to prevent some more confusion ;-)

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

Ayu housewife..yeah, a Desperate Housewife!

[alternarist]

LOL! omg. this is so fake. MUSIC IS ayu's LIFE!!!

[ownsarai]

I don't know...Ayu has been cooking and cleaning herself lately, well within the past few months anyway. haha
Nah. If Ayu ever did try the US or Europe it wouldn't be for a long time. Maybe 10 more years.

[rakeru]

i'm pretty sure this was posted before, but the translation seems different.

"the popular leader of Japanese music and Asian fashion scene Hamasaki Ayumi": i think we should address her this way every time we mention her. xP

[Kazeyomi]

I lol'd @ housewife

btw it's an old news
I wonder what chinese press will write about her the next time D:

[polka-dot-jewel]

I think I remember reading this a few months ago...

lol It's true - Ayu is brought up quite a bit in both interviews with BoA and Utada.

It's interesting to see this resurface - Ayu did mention about a month ago offers from abroad. (She still hasn't confirmed anything, right?)

[asmAyumi1992]

I know it's not true. But I really want it to be real.

[AyUta]

yup, got posted before it's okay though . i wouldn't have been one of the people that wanted it to be real though.

[douggn]

someone needs to slap these Chinese tabloids in the face with a trout , all they do is make fake storys but it probably because its the only way to sell there papers