Ayu retiring? Hints in L lyrics.

Originally Posted by FoObY

She'll retire when she loses her #1 weekly singles streak.

I highly doubt that. She didn't retire after GUILTY got #2... I don't even think she flinched, and that was much bigger than the single streak.

If anything, after L, she may relax more and get back to what makes her happy. #1s mean very little Ayu... just A LOT to us because we want Ayumi to be the best solo artist in Japanese history. She deserves it.

Originally Posted by Bigtop

I need some clarification here - I'm getting confused about Ayu's Twitter situation and the "retiring"/"take a break" issue - what did Ayu say? Is she taking a break? Well, already someone said earlier she's not retiring, but is Ayu about to take a break in 2011???

If we see a new album before or right at January, it is highly likely she will be on hiatus for about 7 months. She does this after every dual release within a calendar year (I am... and RAINBOW in 2002, and (miss)understood and Secret in 2006 both had long breaks before new singles came).

Once again, even woodland critters are coming into town going "WTF... Ayu is NOT retiring", Ayu will not be retiring anytime soon. Music is her life, she loves the fans and Matsuura too much to just drop off the scene.

Originally Posted by maikaru

Considering Matsuda Seiko, Nakamori Akina, and others are still singing after almost 30 years, don't worry, I think Ayu will be the same LOL

I really hope we don't see Ayu doing this in 20 years:



I am still disturbed every time I see that cover. I'm just like.. whoa...

Originally Posted by Bigtop

Maybe she want to take a one-year hiatus from the music and its changing competitive landscape?

If anything about Ayu changes for the landscape, it will be bringing back some elements that went missing from her older music. Ayumi loves doing what makes her happy, and we will always love her, but I doubt she would become a goth rocker or start singing Operatic duets with KOKIA.

And I really hope she doesn't do the Matsuda thing like that album cover shows...