How much do you love Ayumi Hamasaki?

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

It wasn't Dome Tour. Her hearing loss is not related to sound damage (acoustic trauma), otherwise she would have taken a break on her career (and she'd be deaf on both ears, not only one).





Actually I think that's more of a proof that she loves her career/job and the $$$ rather than the fans themselves. I know she must love her fans, to an extent, but nah, not to THAT extent that she'd put them above everything else, otherwise she'd make free performances and distribute free cds and w/e. Ayu is not some holy saint that came to earth just to please the masses. She's human, she knows she's not incapable and that she still can make her career worth of fame and $$$.

Well all of the artists are doing their job for money as well to an extent lol
Though the fact that ayu is so loved and respected by her fans makes her feel really good and willing to do music as well and she gives them love and respect as well (as ayu wrote in her song Trauma "Humans are like mirrors, they way that you'll treat them, they will treat you the same way" or something like that).
Money is not the only issue for her but obviously she likes the money as well lol.
I'm just happy she's not full on it and that's one of the thousand things that makes me give her a lot of respect. She could forever more release highly mainstream songs like only cute songs only love ballad songs etc. just to sell, but she prefers doing her own music and not do high mainstream things that no one will be able to dislike because they sell.
When she was in france you could see how she liked to sign autographs for her fans there and she really was excited, she didn't run away and said "oh no, fans here too? let's go quick!! crap!!"
she just was happy to see them and to be near them.

More of the things that makes me love her (of course everything that is connected to her music which is the most suitable for my taste), but her devotion for her work, determination to move on despite her left ear, and satisfy her fans (and not all of Japan) with the music she likes doing and that is coming from her.

ayu is a human with an awesome music.

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Well all of the artists are doing their job for money as well to an extent lol

Obviously. It's just that it is really weird to see people letting their ayu love create false excuses that ayu is this extremely kind, flawless and perfect person, who's willing to sacrifice her life only for the sake of the fans. That's quite unreal. Artists can be grateful for their fans...but self-destruct their own bodies for them? unreal...
Also, ayu has a love for her $$$. She loves to go shopping for superfluous stuff...she has an insane collection of shoes and bags. She wear high quality luxury brand stuff. She wants to keep her diva status. Quite honestly, ayu doesn't really look like the altruistic person willing to ease the pain in the world and become a martyr as you can read in some ppl's opinions.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Obviously. It's just that it is really weird to see people letting their ayu love create false excuses that ayu is this extremely kind, flawless and perfect person, who's willing to sacrifice her life only for the sake of the fans. That's quite unreal. Artists can be grateful for their fans...but self-destruct their own bodies for them? unreal...
Also, ayu has a love for her $$$. She loves to go shopping for superfluous stuff...she has an insane collection of shoes and bags. She wear high quality luxury brand stuff. She wants to keep her diva status. Quite honestly, ayu doesn't really look like the altruistic person willing to ease the pain in the world and become a martyr as you can read in some ppl's opinions.

I highly agree

ayu love her cash and use it in the way I would use it lmao =P (admitting).
But also she likes in the same amount of getting cash, to make people happy with her music, her fans and people who like to listen to it.
It makes her feel good in her heart.
And if she feels good and having fun of making music, making people/fans who're happy/touched with her music and getting big cash, I think it's just the right thing for a true artist to do.

She is obviously not perfect, flawless, world caring goddess etc.
But she is a combination of what a good artist is (imo), and that's what I like about her.

I personally don't like money *****s, which are ONLY into money and their fans for them are just a big "ew get far away from me" and I don't like money donators artists that will donate to anything their money, just for the sake of look good and do wonders in the world ("perfect" artists).

[fanmail]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Actually I think that's more of a proof that she loves her career/job and the $$$ rather than the fans themselves. I know she must love her fans, to an extent, but nah, not to THAT extent that she'd put them above everything else, otherwise she'd make free performances and distribute free cds and w/e. Ayu is not some holy saint that came to earth just to please the masses. She's human, she knows she's not incapable and that she still can make her career worth of fame and $$$.

Thank you! I'm getting sick of people insisting ayu is staying in it "for the fans". I'm sure the fans mean something, but it's more about making money for herself.

Eh. I got through phases. Like. I'll be obsessed with Ayu, and then it'll gradually die down, and I'll obsess over someone else. Right now I'm obsessed with Kuu again, and I'm forgetting about Ayu. Don't hate me please!

But I'll always have love for her.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by fanmail

Thank you! I'm getting sick of people insisting ayu is staying in it "for the fans". I'm sure the fans mean something, but it's more about making money for herself.

Eh. I got through phases. Like. I'll be obsessed with Ayu, and then it'll gradually die down, and I'll obsess over someone else. Right now I'm obsessed with Kuu again, and I'm forgetting about Ayu. Don't hate me please!

But I'll always have love for her.

It happened to me with kumi lol I was obsessed with her until I knew BoA, then I was obsessed with BoA then I got back to be obsessed with kumi, and then I knew ayu lmao

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Actually I think that's more of a proof that she loves her career/job and the $$$ rather than the fans themselves. I know she must love her fans, to an extent, but nah, not to THAT extent that she'd put them above everything else, otherwise she'd make free performances and distribute free cds and w/e. Ayu is not some holy saint that came to earth just to please the masses. She's human, she knows she's not incapable and that she still can make her career worth of fame and $$$.

^Gotta agree with this. While I am a fan of her music, as a person I believe she is very aware of her current position in the industry, and knows she has hit a sweet spot.

[slavomiros]

Well, according to all what has been said here...the $$$ vs fans...i think that Ayu proves to be THE genius artist who can perfectly combine both interests (she has to do smth for her living afterall) and that makes her so damn SPECIAL to me. What goes for the strong determination to continue with her career despite her left ear (poor Ayu-chan), honestly...just imagine yourself in her place...you are a god-like celebrity with masses of fans worldwide...would you really consider quitting? I mean, if it further harms her health, it sure is worth consideration but she seems to be fine with one ear so far. The HEYHEYHEY performance of Mirrorcle world shows her left ear without ear plug, and look at her...at cca 02:01...I nearly collapsed, when I saw the video for the first time. Today, when I watch it over 'n over again...I'm still near heart attack but I'm getting used to it XD.
You see, there are so many factors that suggest that Ayu carries on singing no matter what...it's her heaven-like beauty, divine voice, angelic smile and remarkable courage. It's pointless making my soul leek with all those her-lyrics-gave-me-strength compliments, 'cause it's SO obvious (and my English is not good enough to express them sufficiently...lol). So to conclude all this, I just say that without Ayu, my life would be as empty and shallow as a life of a lonely and desperate person could be. Thousand thanx to o-kassan Hamasaki for bringing up such a perfect human being who has become the light at the end of the tunnel for many of us...hotoni arigato.

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by slavomiros

What goes for the strong determination to continue with her career despite her left ear (poor Ayu-chan), honestly...just imagine yourself in her place...you are a god-like celebrity with masses of fans worldwide...would you really consider quitting? I mean, if it further harms her health, it sure is worth consideration but she seems to be fine with one ear so far.

That's a point I'm trying to get at:

Her determination is strong, because she has a serious problem. But the problem doesn't make her invalid, nor does it get worse because of her job. I believe most people if they were in ayu's situation (the fame, the career - and obviously the self steem she has), they still wouldn't give up, because to tell the truth, it's a lot harder to give up on such a career than to accept working with such a disability. The decision would have been harder if her job had been directly related to causing her disability, but it isn't.This is why I don't see that much as a honorable quality. She just chose the most reasonable path imo. She still can sing and perform, with hardships, but she still can. This is where I get that she isn't really making any superhuman effort to go on with what she should. If i were in her condition I'd do the same, i'd still go on with my careeer, because I'd know I'd still could make it worth it.

Sorry if i sound so annoying about it. I really like and admire ayu a lot, but I try to be moderate on what could be just my fandom creating masks to put ayu on a higher pedestal than she should be LOL

[Lanz16]

I really love Ayu-chan like a loyal friend.
The lyrics got my attention to her music and it makes a contrast to the other music artist I knew (and hated).

The one thing I really like her is she really loves her fans around the world and to her fellow fans from her country like a friend. Even though she lost her hearing on the left ear, she continues to sing. She had this "fighting spirit" that even though she lost her hearing, she continues on her singing carreer no matter what. She's really a "Beautiful Fighter" IMO. ^^,"

Whenever I get lonely or even bothered, I listen to her music and reading the translated lyrics and even I sing along. And whenever I buy her stuffs like CDs (singles or album, but album makes me really happy), It makes me happy very much that I really support her music.

She treated her career as a passion for her music and for her fans not as a work like some music artist nowadays.

I never get bored with her music until now and this is the only music artist I support today.

[Matthew]

I think love is a strong word, but since I went to her concert the other week (and when she gave me a funny look ) my appreciation of her has certainly improved. To keep the audience thoroughly entertained for 3 hours, and to sing live as well as she did, you have to respect that.

[slavomiros]

omg!!! she looked directly at you???...speechless...anyway...a thread with our posts expressing our gratitude to AYU for anything we feel like, would be a good idea, don't you guys think?

[Matthew]

Originally Posted by slavomiros

omg!!! she looked directly at you???...

Umm, yep, she stared me out for a few seconds I had a seat near the catwalk thing that goes into the crowd, so when she performed "my name's WOMEN" I got a funny look. Guess being the one white guy in a sea of Japanese people, I was bound to stick out

[baka-ranger]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Umm, yep, she stared me out for a few seconds I had a seat near the catwalk thing that goes into the crowd, so when she performed "my name's WOMEN" I got a funny look. Guess being the one white guy in a sea of Japanese people, I was bound to stick out

lucky duck. I want to see that caught on video hahaha. If only it was like america where they have those big screens that show people in the audience, and then there you would be the white guy admidst all the japanese XD

If I went, I don't think i would have gotten a look or stood out cause I'm asian, unless I started yelling really loudly in random english to get their attention.

[pommy48]

i love her all! the way she gives her all to her music, her lyrics, and everytime i hear her sing, i just get all happy inside...or sad depending on the song, i would to think i would never want to lose my sight, but...since listening to ayu, i would rather lose my sight than my hearing...that's how much i love ayu

[Jwiz]

I love ayu to a large extent..because of her determination, hard works and talent for writing great lyrics.

[AyUta]

I love, love, love, love Ayu

[wenren93]

well, i love ayu is because she's HARDWORKING
;D
ayu ganbatte neh !

[che0173]

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT HER <3
THAT IS WHY I CANT STOP SUPPORTING HER S2!!!
but one specific reason are her strong and powerful feelings that are put into songs and the songs themselves sound good <3

[alternarist]

i love ayu so much! cos she puts her heart and soul into everything she does.. it's rare for a girl to continue moving on despite facing challenges..

also, she remains positive all the time!! this is something we should learn from her.

[Luv ~Venus~]

I thought I'd never see the day that an Ayu-worship thread would be created.