Japanese Media Addresses Ayu's Voice

[zyoeru]

This is extremely sad news. I hope that instead of feeling depressed by it Ayu feels inspired to continue and do as they advise. She really does need to seriously address her voice.

[Bigtop]

"It seems like, when it comes to her voice, and even her figure, she isn't making any efforts to improve it."

It seems like now that Ayu's not making smart decisions very much...

[waterballoon]

if they're bringing this up to avex, then I hope she finally realizes the seriousness of this and hopefully avex schedules singing lessons for her.

[mcluva420]

sigh, i kinda agree, pretty much all her lives lately are so bad, esp her voice. and also, i think she gained a little weight, but shes fine i guess...

[zyoeru]

In my opinion, waterballoon, I hope avex get her singing lessons outside the country where she isn't known. We all know Japanese vocal coaches will probably suck up to her.

[Bigtop]

Hopefully Avex can try to re-manage Ayu and just become another great singer like the good old days - maybe just like what JAL (Japan Airlines) is about to do today: going into bankruptcy and move into corporate rehab...

[maikaru]

I was watching Memorial Address from 2007, and I thought her lives in 2007 first half were somewhat good, and she could still sing Memorial Address well, and even Glitter... but after she broke with Nagase... everything has gone downhill... why?? I wanna know why...

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by maikaru

but after she broke with Nagase... everything has gone downhill... why?? I wanna know why...

Yeah, I'm really wondering... Maybe breaking up means she just goes on her own, and apparently she's kind of struggling here if she goes on her own - maybe she might need to work together again...

And now, all because of that, the world of Japanese pop has kind of been tarnished...

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by zyoeru

In my opinion, waterballoon, I hope avex get her singing lessons outside the country where she isn't known. We all know Japanese vocal coaches will probably suck up to her.

Yeah hopefully she would be "shipped off" (lol) to another country. Maybe she would find new inspiration overseas as well.

Originally Posted by maikaru

I was watching Memorial Address from 2007, and I thought her lives in 2007 first half were somewhat good, and she could still sing Memorial Address well, and even Glitter... but after she broke with Nagase... everything has gone downhill... why?? I wanna know why...

This. The "fall" seems to start from about talkin' 2 myself. Maybe she has resorted to more drinking and smoking (if she does) after her break up to "calm" herself down or to stabilize her emotions.

People have different ways of their own to overcome their obstacles and all. Ayu is a strong woman, but I always the break up couldn't be "gotten over" so easily... it's the emotions... the most tender emotions of a human being after all...

[dreamland2.0]

I have to agree with some of you - that she should take a break and retrain her voice or I think she may lose it for good
However her lives in 2009 weren't all horrible in my opinion... but definitely not great...

[maikaru]

Originally Posted by teddbear55

ummm that thing about Boys & Girls? umm do they not know that she does that ALL the time in her Boys & Girls performances??
The other things I to an extent agree with but that just made me mad because that was nothing new and they were saying she couldn't sing that part of something? I guess it's just they don't get she performs that song that way during concerts or something. I mean it was kind of weird because it was just Peco and Princess singing the "audience" part, but to say that she couldn't sing it when she always does it on purpose is dumb. I guess they didn't research it or something.

Music Fair is not a concert, Music Fair is for a musicians performance. And many people who watch Music Fair don't know about the way Boys and Girls is performed, because they dont watch her concerts. Anyways, the main reason for criticising Boys and Girls is that she couldn't even sing it, that her voice wouldn't come out...

[zyoeru]

Originally Posted by teddbear55

yes I understand that
I was just saying from a fans standpoint in made me angry of them criticizing that because I know that's how it's performed all the time.
Though I found it weird that she performed it that way too

You're wrong though, there's many instances of Ayu performing Boys & Girls and singing every part.

[waterballoon]

She most definitely has sung Boys & Girls as a whole especially when it was first released. Kouhaku 1999 was a good example I guess.

[dreamland2.0]

yes I know I'm sorry I will just delete my posts
I just wrote it in the heat of the moment without thinking is all

[SunshineSlayer]

Yeah, I had heard that people in Japan thought her voice was so bad lately that it is showing up in some articles and all over internet message boards as well of course.

This has been going on since late 2006, but got especially noticeable this year and last year.

Hopefully she will actually listen to this and do something about it.

[Dinex_Taiwan]

However, I think it is very impossible for her to rest. If she wanted to rest, she would need about a year to recover her voice back under this circumstances. Nevertheless, her fame might drop at the same time due to the lack of activities.(Just like Namie when she stopped working to be pregnant). As a result, she would get the same circumstance where her sales would decline tragically. That might explain why she doesn't want to rest now.

[kirei_ayumi]

oh no, I hope ayu's career is not over...please no

[ownsarai]

I don't think Ayu's career will ever be "over". As she's said before, if she cannot go on singing, she will continue writing songs/composing for other artists. Though I really do wish Ayu would take some time off to rest as well. She really needs it. Her voice isn't horrible to listen to for me, but it's not as good as it was even in 2006-2007.

When I saw CDL 09-10, I'm sorry but when she was grunting through About You, I kind of felt bad because she sounded...tired, or not into it. She should go back to New York for training and just relax at a spa somewhere for a few months, rejuvenate and get back out there kicking butts!

[behwatch]

I think everyone forgot about the new album that came out.... she sang beautifully... She can do less concerts but still come out albums...

I just think she is tired... remember PCDL09 where she hurt her wrist? she contiinued her performance... These are things fans forget about her will to sing and her heart for fans...

now she is sick for a long time... since 12th Jan she is having flu... usually flu will heal within 1-2 days... from this I presume her body is starting to reject the stress beginning with her vioce...

So please understand her Ganbatte na Ayu...

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by behwatch

I think everyone forgot about the new album that came out.... she sang beautifully... She can do less concerts but still come out albums...

I just think she is tired... remember PCDL09 where she hurt her wrist? she contiinued her performance... These are things fans forget about her will to sing and her heart for fans...

now she is sick for a long time... since 12th Jan she is having flu... usually flu will heal within 1-2 days... from this I presume her body is starting to reject the stress beginning with her vioce...

So please understand her Ganbatte na Ayu...

A studio recording is nothing like a live concert. Of course she sounds much better in studio recordings, but it's still kind of apparent that she has trouble even in studio recordings.

And um... I don't think we've even heard her live since January 12th, so that has NOTHING to do with her voice being bad since t2m/decision was released. @_@