Mainichi Daily article of Ayumi

[Teyla]

thanks for sharing

[Diana]

Awww.. I feel so sorry for her She sings with all her heart and one day... no, I won't say it!

[Calico]

I'm also not in the same boat as the author about how "concerned" we should be about how long she kept it to herself. What was she supposed to do? Go and blab about it the moment she found out? Sheesh.

[stickyrice]

I love how the article says GUILTY only reached #2.

[jon_the_d]

she's also kicking ass in the rest of asia too....I'm sure she'll be generally pleased and optimistic about her career.

just go tto see how she gets on with her tour....

[naxxo.licious™]

Now i'm sad again . But i didn't know Tomoya also knew it. It seems that we can do nothing for ayu, except wish with all our soul she'll be ok.
And what a nasty comment the one about her GUILTY album. "only reached 2 positon"!!?? as if it was easy to get the second place anyway

[KarenPang]

The writer doesn't sound like an ayumi fan to me & the writer should note that ayumi's pre Avex mini album & A BEST 2 -BLACK- did not debuted at the no.1 spot on the Oricon weekly chart .

Then again , everyone's a critic . Usually when I come across such articles , I just take it with a pinch of salt .

[ayuzlove]

Thanks...wat a sad piece of news

[Tasked]

as long as she keeps her single streak active... she should be able to maintain that for a few years if avex plans its releases well.. at any rate; we now know why the album was called Secret...

[~Amy~]

Originally Posted by ronin542001

I agree with you 100 percent. She does not need to be number 1 to keep making amazing music. Ayu's Queen of Jpop status was not what attracted me to her, but rather it was her originality in music and lyrics that brought me in as a fan. I am pretty sure it will stay that way as well.

Yep, I totally agree.

[Kikaru]

I think with the loneliness issue...Ayu was taught at a very early age (with experience) that she has to depend on herself and stuff, or else she has no one.

Plus an issue like deafness is not like a gossip that you blab to people. Really, it's a lot easier to keep it in than just telling people.

It's kinda interesting how Nagase's the other person that knows this though.

[Bad Wolf]

This is a very well written article--interesting and sad, really.

[Bigtop]

Looks like she's got a lot of competition ahead of her...

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by Mainichi Article

As for Hamasaki's actual condition, otological expert Tetsuro Ogata suspects she may have Meniere's disease.

"She's got either sudden deafness or Meniere's disease. Her hearing has become progressively worse over a number of examinations, so I think it's probably more likely to be Meniere's," Ogata tells Sunday Mainichi, noting that sudden deafness arises out of the blue and can be caused by such things as viruses or stress, while the condition also believed to have affected Beethoven starts with hearing difficulties and dizziness before progressing to hearing loss

YEAH!!!! I also mentioned that disease as one of the main possibilities as well! (Even though I'm no otological specialist). Finally we get a specialist view on the matter and they also have a simillar thought. They don't mention acoustic trauma! I knew acoustic trauma was very unlikely, because ayu only has one affected ear, and she also didn't quit the music scene. ayu is surely not a self destructive person and I'm sure had her hearing loss been caused by the loud noise of the concerts, she'd already had taken a break or quit her career

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker, 4th January 2008

It could always be severe Meniere disease. It would justify why she tripped (due to vertigo), the tinnitus and the deafness affecting one ear only.

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic308.htm

[TuNaRoLl1024]

i dont like this article :/

[ImpactBreaker]

Well, the article is blunt (and I'm not sure if Mainichi is a tabloid). However, I don't really think the article was that bad. I mean, tabloid or not, they're still media. Media obviously prefer that famous people be more open about their lives, because they'll have something to write about.
And the reason why they mention Koda Kumi is obvious because ayumi is not alone in the market and koda has been growing a large fanbase around her. Sometimes it's just impossible not to compare since for the media it doewsn't matter if they hurt ayu's or koda's feelings, if an artist is losing their spot and others are arising, comparison will be inevitable LOL

I'm just glad that article doesn't revolve around lies or questionable facts though.

They're criticizing that ayu isolated herself from the media: Well that's true.
They're criticizing that ayu has been losing fame and that other artists are arising: Well, that's true.
They're criticizing that gUILTY got number#2 while her previous albums got#1: well, that's true.

Maybe they aren't doing it in the kindest way, but heck, they don't own anything to ayu anyway

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Well, the article is blunt (and I'm not sure if Mainichi is a tabloid). However, I don't really think the article was that bad. I mean, tabloid or not, they're still media. Media obviously prefer that famous people be more open about their lives, because they'll have something to write about.
And the reason why they mention Koda Kumi is obvious because ayumi is not alone in the market and koda has been growing a large fanbase around her. Sometimes it's just impossible not to compare since for the media it doewsn't matter if they hurt ayu's or koda's feelings, if an artist is losing their spot and others are arising, comparison will be inevitable LOL

I'm just glad that article doesn't revolve around lies or questionable facts though.

They're criticizing that ayu isolated herself from the media: Well that's true.
They're criticizing that ayu has been losing fame and that other artists are arising: Well, that's true.
They're criticizing that gUILTY got number#2 while her previous albums got#1: well, that's true.

Maybe they aren't doing it in the kindest way, but heck, they don't own anything to ayu anyway

You are pretty right!
I'm not sure if the comparison they give is so good though, kumi's fame isn't really increasing either, she's still more popular, but since BEST ~ff~+~ss~ era her popularity is on the decrease like ayu's since A BEST and then since MY STORY. I think people are just annoyed with that comparison rather than hate kumi or stuff, I think it would be wiser to compare her to someone who's really starting to get popular. Personally I wish both ayu's and kumi's popularities would go up but it can't happen forever.

[AyUmIXx]

wahh..Ayu told Tomoya too? but i just have to believe Ayu in the blog she posted..
that the very first person she has told about her ear was Mika John~

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

wahh..Ayu told Tomoya too? but i just have to believe Ayu in the blog she posted..
that the very first person she has told about her ear was Mika John~

Well, being him her love for years, even though they recently broke up, I'd believe she did tell him. If she didn't that would really be scary

[~Amy~]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Well, being him her love for years, even though they recently broke up, I'd believe she did tell him. If she didn't that would really be scary

Hmmmm, I wonder when she told him though, I wonder if she told him before or after they broke up. I'm guessing probably before... *sigh* who knows...