[Rumor] Ayu Rumors: Official Chat Thread V

[Chris85]

I was told by someone who has friend with connection to Ayu that she used to get drunk and act cocky and bitchy in nichome clubs (gay district in Tokyo) back when she was still very popular, like "I'm hamasaki ayumi, I can do whatever I want!". So now she's banned and not allowed there. And from different source - they still do her vivi panels only because she has a friend in the magazine's staff, otherwise they would stop since she's not popular. Kinda mean rumours, but that's what people told me.
And when random Japanese people learn that I like Ayu, they start laughing and asking "does she still release music?" or saying "but she can't sing anymore"

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Chris85

I was told by someone who has friend with connection to Ayu that she used to get drunk and act cocky and bitchy in nichome clubs (gay district in Tokyo) back when she was still very popular, like "I'm hamasaki ayumi, I can do whatever I want!". So now she's banned and not allowed there. And from different source - they still do her vivi panels only because she has a friend in the magazine's staff, otherwise they would stop since she's not popular. Kinda mean rumours, but that's what people told me.
And when random Japanese people learn that I like Ayu, they start laughing and asking "does she still release music?" or saying "but she can't sing anymore"

Hm, I was wondering why she her panel in Vivi is still featured when all her other partnerships have ceased to exist.

[pimenta]

Originally Posted by Chris85

I was told by someone who has friend with connection to Ayu that she used to get drunk and act cocky and bitchy in nichome clubs (gay district in Tokyo) back when she was still very popular, like "I'm hamasaki ayumi, I can do whatever I want!". So now she's banned and not allowed there. And from different source - they still do her vivi panels only because she has a friend in the magazine's staff, otherwise they would stop since she's not popular. Kinda mean rumours, but that's what people told me.
And when random Japanese people learn that I like Ayu, they start laughing and asking "does she still release music?" or saying "but she can't sing anymore"

wow, that's completely different from my experience. While I was living in Japan, whenever I mentioned she was my favorite singer people would be like "oh, she's really famous and popular!" and some positive things about her. I haven't had anyone telling me bad things about Ayu at all. And even my Chinese friends would comment how popular she was in China as well.

[SayukiChoco]

Originally Posted by pimenta

wow, that's completely different from my experience. While I was living in Japan, whenever I mentioned she was my favorite singer people would be like "oh, she's really famous and popular!" and some positive things about her. I haven't had anyone telling me bad things about Ayu at all. And even my Chinese friends would comment how popular she was in China as well.

Same with my Japanese friends. I'm studying Japanese and when exchange students from Japan ask me why I'm studying it, I always answer that Ayumi Hamasaki is partly a reason for it, because her music made me like the Japanese language so much. Most of them get big eyes and say things like: "Yeah, she is very popular in Japan!". A few of them even listen to some songs from her, but only the older and famous ones like SEASONS or evolution. As for the Japanese I know, they are aware that Ayumi still releases music but they simply don't care anymore.

[mizuki-7]

Originally Posted by Chris85

I was told by someone who has friend with connection to Ayu that she used to get drunk and act cocky and bitchy in nichome clubs (gay district in Tokyo) back when she was still very popular, like "I'm hamasaki ayumi, I can do whatever I want!". So now she's banned and not allowed there. And from different source - they still do her vivi panels only because she has a friend in the magazine's staff, otherwise they would stop since she's not popular. Kinda mean rumours, but that's what people told me.
And when random Japanese people learn that I like Ayu, they start laughing and asking "does she still release music?" or saying "but she can't sing anymore"

I don't know if it's true or not and I don't care to be honest... she is human after all ! there are cocky and bitchy people everywhere I just have to go to work to find people acting like this... and if it was because she was drunk it's even more understandable because we are quite unstoppable in these situations ... is it bad ? yes but famous people are like everyone else in the end ... but I'm suspicious of people who say "I know someone who knows someone close to someone" I mean this person seems to not like Ayumi in the first place lol

And for the rest that's the classic answer... it's the same in the west if you say you listen to Britney spears we will laugh at you it's a little sad but we can't help it they represent a bygone era !!

For the "she can't sing anymore" I don't blame them ... Ayu made several atrocious performance when she went deaf in the end of 2007 and from this time she was less and less on TV but every time she appeared it was not good at all ... recently her voice is back but now her timber is too different from the popular Ayu so they assume she can't sing anymore while technically she is way better than back then ...