How popular is Ayu around where u live?

[Qt Mashi]

well i live in Australia and yeah she's unknown here but i reckon any asians who listens to Japanese music would know Ayu...

my sister lives in Taiwan and she told me that she thinks Ayu is currently the most popular Japanese singer over there and it's been like that for years~ yay i feel happy when she told me that ....oh and she said Boa and Namie is probably 2nd

so how popular is Ayu where u live? is Ayu the most popular Japanese in Malaysia, Phillipines, Hong Kong....etc?

[FuNsTyLe]

Not really popular here, and very few people know her... Except a guy who went to my school, i had him on my msn evern tho i hardly knew him, and one day i used ayu as a display picture..And he was like "Hey isnt that Ayu?" And he told me that he was a fan of her and then told me about the songs he liked etc, thats kinda cool. And some of her songs are on trance cd's here etc... I dunno, i have never heard an ayu song anywhere, like in a store or on a club...

That reminds me of something funny!

Yesterday when i was laying on my couch, watching TV, i was half awake, half asleep, and my cell phone rang (I use Fly High mp3 as a ringtone) And on the TV it was Gilmore girls, and they were at that asian girls house, and when my phone rang, i thought it was that asian girl playing Ayu on her cd player... I freaked out!! Then i figured out it was my cell phone, lol...

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by FuNsTyLe

Yesterday when i was laying on my couch, watching TV, i was half awake, half asleep, and my cell phone rang (I use Fly High mp3 as a ringtone) And on the TV it was Gilmore girls, and they were at that asian girls house, and when my phone rang, i thought it was that asian girl playing Ayu on her cd player... I freaked out!! Then i figured out it was my cell phone, lol...

lol hehehe that is funny, i would get all excited and freaked out as well!!

[ImpactBreaker]

"ayumi hamasaki? Japanese music? what the heck, have you ever thought about listening to normal music?"

And to people who actually heard me listening to it: "Oh no, you're gonna listen to those cats meowing once again "

That's the kind of reaction I would get from people from my country, just to show how much of popular ayui is here *sarcasm*

[Coelacanth]

Popular? Not at all...

A lot of the rock peoples here like Dir en grey though, which I find to be strange cause there's much better J-Metal bands out there...

[..:DisarO:..]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

"ayumi hamasaki? Japanese music? what the heck, have you ever thought about listening to normal music?"

And to people who actually heard me listening to it: "Oh no, you're gonna listen to those cats meowing once again "

That's the kind of reaction I would get from people from my country, just to show how much of popular ayui is here *sarcasm*

Same here! (mainly the cats part...) lol people here in Brazil don't know asian music. The japanese music they might know is enka ... so you start talking about japanese music and they say "yeah, kimono and old women singing"

[Hugo_Perry]

Originally Posted by ..:DisarO:..

Same here! (mainly the cats part...) lol people here in Brazil don't know asian music. The japanese music they might know is enka ... so you start talking about japanese music and they say "yeah, kimono and old women singing"

OHMEHGOSHER! It's freakin' hilarious that how Brazilian poeple used to think that Japanese music is only an old woman in Kimono singin' like cats . This really make meh laugh really hard!!!

[appears]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

"ayumi hamasaki? Japanese music? what the heck, have you ever thought about listening to normal music?"

And to people who actually heard me listening to it: "Oh no, you're gonna listen to those cats meowing once again "

That's the kind of reaction I would get from people from my country, just to show how much of popular ayui is here *sarcasm*

haha i got the same kind of reaction in england, except they said her voice was like a squealing pig

thats funny that brasil doesnt seem to care about japanese music, because i was in hmv in shibuya [tokyo] yesterday and in the world music section the brasilian selection is HUGE, its bigger than all other countries hahaha.

i think on estimate there could be up to 50people max who know about hama ayu in da uk, but that might even be too optimistic

[zero_g71]

In Sydney it ain't any better. I only know 2 other ppl who still or has listened to Ayu. Whenever I listen to Ayu, they're like... ahh no are you listening to the hoe again?

When one of her songs is called Free And Easy, you'll understand why

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by zero_g71

Whenever I listen to Ayu, they're like... ahh no are you listening to the hoe again?

When one of her songs is called Free And Easy, you'll understand why

ARGGH~! how could they call her a hoe, if my friends called her that i will sooo get my revenge back!!!

[lolo66]

Originally Posted by zero_g71

In Sydney it ain't any better. I only know 2 other ppl who still or has listened to Ayu. Whenever I listen to Ayu, they're like... ahh no are you listening to the hoe again?

When one of her songs is called Free And Easy, you'll understand why

Sick people, that's a nice title that they shouldn't have twisted up like that.

[mimika]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

"ayumi hamasaki? Japanese music? what the heck, have you ever thought about listening to normal music?"

And to people who actually heard me listening to it: "Oh no, you're gonna listen to those cats meowing once again "

That's the kind of reaction I would get from people from my country, just to show how much of popular ayui is here *sarcasm*

hhaa...i completely understand wat u feel impact!!

maybe the very few that listen to jpop knows her...

most ppl just see her as a doll that tends to look pretty and lot of make up...

itz sad that they just don't see the substance in her

[starr5245]

She is very, very popular in where I love though.

[Catzi]

Nobody knows who she is, unless they've watched Inuyasha.

[elepop]

I live in QUEBEC, CANADA.

And believe, plenty of people here know Ayumi! How great!

[_CREA_]

Only Japanophiles, Inuyasha fans, and people who know me seem to know her around here.

I mean...I sang Dearest with a friend at a talent show about a year ago...and we gave a little introduction right? And look:

My friend: This is a song called "Dearest", by a Japanese singer named Ayumi Hamasaki...
Audience: Who? Say what? *laugh hysterically*

Yeeeah. ~_~;; Case in point, pretty unknown.

[nanami606]

Originally Posted by _CREA_

Only Japanophiles, Inuyasha fans, and people who know me seem to know her around here.

Same here. Though her M Above and Beyond Remix was played several times on our local radio station and they mentioned that it' s a japanese singer Ayu.

[Ayumi_Hamasaki902]

She's not very popular around here where I live and I live in Indiana but I've gotten my b/f and his friends into her somewhat. Not many people I talk to, know about her that much but they've heard of her.

[onli3_ayu]

in my place? i think ayu's the most popular japanese singer in here..
but, in here, they dont like the jpop..
usually they choose cpop better than jpop/kpop..

so,, my classmates know ayu, if only they read magazines,
and find some ayu's pics..n they say..
"wow,, is she ayumi from japan? she's pretty.." maybe that kinda words..

about the cds? its very xpensive here.. but i got all ayu's singles n albums..
either her concert tour dvds n vcds... *empty wallet..*

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by onli3_ayu

in my place? i think ayu's the most popular japanese singer in here..
but, in here, they dont like the jpop..
usually they choose cpop better than jpop/kpop..

so,, my classmates know ayu, if only they read magazines,
and find some ayu's pics..n they say..
"wow,, is she ayumi from japan? she's pretty.." maybe that kinda words..

about the cds? its very xpensive here.. but i got all ayu's singles n albums..
either her concert tour dvds n vcds... *empty wallet..*

where do u live?