Why is Ayu never mentioned in American magazines?

[evolution105]

maybe she'll be mentioned (God forbids - knock on wood) when she dies.

Because America only cares about what is going on in their own continent.

[nmskalmn]

Originally Posted by free_n_easy_cher

And wasn't there also talk about how Ayumi promoted a lot more in America when she was filming her music videos for Bold&Delicious / Pride, etc.?

She didn't do any promotion in the USA. She made no public appearances at the time she was recording and filming the PVs.

On the other hand artists like Kumi Koda, Utada, Hyde, etc have actually held concerts and released CDs in the USA. I guess that's another part of the equation.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by devilayu

She has been mentioned in some magazines that cater to the anime/manga crowd. I couldn't give you issue numbers or mag titles because this is from years ago, during her A BEST period.

Also, people, please read the first post. The person is specifically asking about Ayumi's appearance in anime/manga/j-pop magazines. If you think those mags conspire against Asian artists, please rethink your position.

Thank you for realizing this. Basically everyone who had posted a reply didn't catch that I was asking why she wasn't mentioned in anime mags and other artists were - not in like "Seventeen" or mainstream mags, lol...

[Echoed_Memories]

Originally Posted by Ayumi no Yume

Because America only cares about what is going on in their own continent.

Exactly!! Most people here don't want to listen to music that's not on TRL or MTV. I think it's because they either don't want to be looked at as 'weird' cuz they don't listen to the music everyone else listens to, or they don't like change. I think Ayu deserves a place in American magazines somewhere. I'd be happy with just a little mention of her in like, Entertainment Weekly or something like that.

[pbs1605]

I have never seen Ayumi mentioned in the Australian press either.

[JimmyKoria]

Originally Posted by anime_fanatic21

Thank you for realizing this. Basically everyone who had posted a reply didn't catch that I was asking why she wasn't mentioned in anime mags and other artists were - not in like "Seventeen" or mainstream mags, lol...

Not everyone is going to read all of what you said? I mean your thread title doesn’t match what you're talking [it does, but it isn't specific]. I guess the magazines are trying to be more “hard core,” It’s like a magazine aimed for an alternative crowd posting things about Britney Spears [who would probably be more aimed at a pop crowd or a mainstream crowd]. It’s the stigma of being associated with that I guess? I think that most Jpop fans already know about Hamasaki so they might not feel the need to bring her up more.

[PickleCookies]

Originally Posted by anime_fanatic21

I wrote a letter entitled "Where is the Ayu At?" and was hoping to see it in the fan letter section but they never showed it, and worse yet, never did an article on Ayu. How can this be?

It may be because you ended your question in a preposition.

Originally Posted by PickleCookies

It may be because you ended your question in a preposition.

Possibly.
I had to reread that statement several times before I understood exactly what she was referring to.

[HELVENEUE]

mmm, im sure had to be mentioned in some anime mags around the time of Dearest, but if you think about it, she doesnt really do theme songs for anime's, i dont think...so her not being mentioned in anime magazines is...logical XP

AND, yeah, shes never, EVER, gonna be in a mainstream mag unless theres something relevant, like, if she released a CD here or they're doing a column on jpop or any of that. shes not just gonna be in a mag for being a superstar in japan. she needs to be a superstar HERE to be in magazines HERE.

funny thing is, american artists can cross into japan and appear in magazines in japan, cuz they're cool like that XD

EDIT: OOH OOH, someone said Britney & Paris arent talented. Britney MUST have talent, or else she wouldnt be where she is

...Paris, yeah, shes famous for absolutely nothing though....maybe thats her talent!

[DA1SUK1DAY01691]

I think because she isn't as well known among the "animated" world as much as other artist. I only have heard of "Thousand Arms" and "Onimusha" tie-ins. And "Inuyasha" for anime. Nothing else.

I think she does sdeserve more attention though. 26(?)/39 singles in the number 1 position, 3*/39 in the top 10, that's something to be REALLY proud of. ALL her studio albums having a number 1 debut, yet even more boasting. Name me one American artist in her timespan that was able to do that. Plus, name me ANY artist to win THE award to win THREE times in a row.

So typical of your so-called Asian magazines not even mentioning THE Asian to know. I think they're scared that they'll lose American fans to the up and coming Japanese rage now.

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by evolution105

maybe she'll be mentioned (God forbids - knock on wood) when she dies.

thank you mr. morbid.

[Sweer]

Originally Posted by nmskalmn

She didn't do any promotion in the USA. She made no public appearances at the time she was recording and filming the PVs.

On the other hand artists like Kumi Koda, Utada, Hyde, etc have actually held concerts and released CDs in the USA. I guess that's another part of the equation.

most certainly cause she has got no intention of getting international recognition.

I've only once seen an article about Ayu in a german Anime magazine and it was in no way linked to any theme song or soundtrack.
that was quite good

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by Sweer

most certainly cause she has got no intention of getting international recognition.

if i'm not mistaken, ayu actually said a while back that she had no interest in an international career.

[Kikaru]

Err...Ayu has no intentions of going international at all. So I think that might be the first reason. Another is that her music doesn't really tie in to animes or games, unlike...Koda Kumi, who's known for Real Emotions (and isn't that still her most selling single?) and performed in the states. And as nmskalmn said, she had never released a single in the states.

Also I agree with HELVENEUE. U.S doesn't care about how well she does in Japan, they care about how well she do in the states. And seeing she hadn't really done anything in the states, well, no recognition.

And also keep in mind with the anime magazines that not all anime fans are jpop fans, and vice versa. So that's why the jpop artists they mention are associated closely with anime, not just as "jpop".

[SheFliesHigher]

Originally Posted by KORiA

Not everyone is going to read all of what you said?

That really defeats the purpose of a message board, doesn't it? I don't see why some people have to be in such a huge hurry to post a response that they only read one sentence and then jettison their unrelated ideas into the conversation. If you're too lazy / dumb to read an entire post, at least SKIM it for major points.

As for the main topic, I have also wondered the same myself. Ayu never seems to get any mention at all in magazines that run sections dealing with J-pop. As other posters have suggested, I wonder if it's because she's too well-known, and therefore potentially uninteresting? Or maybe Ayu really is disliked that much.

[spookshow]

I agree with those who've said that people don't like to listen to songs in other languages -- I know my friends are like that. Perhaps if ayu wasn't so pop based (because the basis of the pop fan base is the teenies who like to sing along) she would gain more popularity from those who are willing to embrace songs in other languages...

But then again, Americans are very narrow-minded -- they don't even embrace European/English/Australian artists such as the Sugababes, Kylie Minogue or Delta Goodrem *grumbles*

[Xianghua]

The only thing I've seen of Ayu was in an Manga magazine (I forgot the name I'm sorry, I was looking at it in the library) and it was an article about the iTunes Japan that opened, and it gave a screenshot of it, and iTunes had a picture of Ayu's "fairyland" single. That's it, nothing special at all.

[JimmyKoria]

These are off topic but I wanted to comment on them.

Originally Posted by HELVENEUE

EDIT: OOH OOH, someone said Britney & Paris arent talented. Britney MUST have talent, or else she wouldnt be where she is

...Paris, yeah, shes famous for absolutely nothing though....maybe thats her talent!

I agree, I'm tired of people saying Britney has no talent or that she cant sing. I'm not a fan of hers but it's kind of lame to pick on her.

Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher

That really defeats the purpose of a message board, doesn't it? I don't see why some people have to be in such a huge hurry to post a response that they only read one sentence and then jettison their unrelated ideas into the conversation. If you're too lazy / dumb to read an entire post, at least SKIM it for major points.

I think people skim to get the jist and save time? Sometimes people just want to comment to get a higher post count. I'm one of the people who skims to save time, I want to see what people have to say and exchange ideas, but I'm always busy. Also, sometimes it gets so hard to read a post when people can't use good sentence structure. I understand because I'm awful at grammar and sentences, but sometimes peoples posts are hard to read.

[HELVENEUE]

Originally Posted by KORiA

I agree, I'm tired of people saying Britney has no talent or that she cant sing. I'm not a fan of hers but it's kind of lame to pick on her.
I think people skim to get the jist and save time? Sometimes people just want to comment to get a higher post count. I'm one of the people who skims to save time, I want to see what people have to say and exchange ideas, but I'm always busy. Also, sometimes it gets so hard to read a post when people can't use good sentence structure. I understand because I'm awful at grammar and sentences, but sometimes peoples posts are hard to read.

Yeah, im not a fan of britney either, actually, i dont like her. but i dont hate on her talent XP cuz its undenyable that she has it.
&I know right? I personally have the bad tendency to skim through the first few pages XD but if always notice it and i edit my post really fast XD

and also, people, i dont think you should be worrying about your post count, because *knock on wood* forums crash, and then your post count goes to ****. so yeah.