What do other singers think about Ayu?

[Nicolas]

Basically, Japanese culture being what it is, you will almost never hear another artist openly criticising Ayu. Its not like in the UK, for example, where the likes of Lilly Allen will shoot their mouth off if they don't like another artist. Its considered extremely rude and would probably cause their own careers a lot of damage. No doubt it does happen from time to time and alsmost certainly in private. Japanese people often try to avoid criticism of other people openly at all costs but they are just as human as everyone else and the *****ing is done behind closed doors.