Ayu gives birth to a baby boy

[Larisa-chan]

Ok I am somewhat recovered after the initial shock and all I have to say is that it is absolutely brilliant how she managed to keep this pregnancy/baby a secret!

[BlackSilence]

^yeah it certainly kept the media busy with that, clever haha

[kendelle]

All this time we said Avex did nothing for her hahaha

[BlackSilence]

She should have used this too TBH, she's got 2 hashtags trending on twitter xD

[PinkShinigami]

Setting aside the age difference, how the public would react etc., I don't even know what would be better - if Pei is the father or not. Imagine Ayu being on tour, bringing her baby... And Pei being there all along, but having to hide that huge secret from the (probably very curious) public and media. I wonder whether the father (the father being Pei or not) wants something to do with the baby boy. And hope that he will get the chance.

I would believe that if Pei is the father, we're going to find out. If he is the father but doesn't want anything to do with the child, he would probably have left the crew. Unless he really has no feelings at all, lol. If he wants something to do with the child, we'll probably get to see that.

But that's just all speculations. I hope we'll get to see the baby!

And more importantly, I hope she's happy. She's over 40, she's been divorced twice, she doesn't want the father to be known, and has no plans for marriage (and maybe no plans of being in a relationship with the father) ... I really hope that SHE wanted this baby too. People are quick at congratulating women on their pregnancies, forgetting that they're actually not always wanted. And honestly - I hadn't imagined this career driven woman to become a mom, and at that age. She could be fearing for her career now.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by PinkShinigami

Setting aside the age difference, how the public would react etc., I don't even know what would be better - if Pei is the father or not. Imagine Ayu being on tour, bringing her baby... And Pei being there all along, but having to hide that huge secret from the (probably very curious) public and media. I wonder whether the father (the father being Pei or not) wants something to do with the baby boy. And hope that he will get the chance.

I would believe that if Pei is the father, we're going to find out. If he is the father but doesn't want anything to do with the child, he would probably have left the crew. Unless he really has no feelings at all, lol. If he wants something to do with the child, we'll probably get to see that.

But that's just all speculations. I hope we'll get to see the baby!

And more importantly, I hope she's happy. She's over 40, she's been divorced twice, she doesn't want the father to be known, and has no plans for marriage (and maybe no plans of being in a relationship with the father) ... I really hope that SHE wanted this baby too. People are quick at congratulating women on their pregnancies, forgetting that they're actually not always wanted. And honestly - I hadn't imagined this career driven woman to become a mom, and at that age. She could be fearing for her career now.

It could've very much been an unexpected pregnancy, but she wasn't against the idea, so she rolled with it. You can be career driven and be a mom, there are plenty of examples (Amy Lee from Evanescence is still making music with the band after becoming a mom, and touring too!). She's independent, i'm not sure why she would need to be fearing for her career. She will just need to find the right balance, as hard as it might be. It's possible.

[MKAyu]

Originally Posted by PinkShinigami

And more importantly, I hope she's happy. She's over 40, she's been divorced twice, she doesn't want the father to be known, and has no plans for marriage (and maybe no plans of being in a relationship with the father) ... I really hope that SHE wanted this baby too. People are quick at congratulating women on their pregnancies, forgetting that they're actually not always wanted. And honestly - I hadn't imagined this career driven woman to become a mom, and at that age. She could be fearing for her career now.

There's no way she would have this baby if she didn't want it. I haven't been back to Japan in five years, but when I lived there, abortions were very easy to get and a lot of women just quietly "took care" of the issue without ever making a stir. I've heard of women having personal problems terminating but there's no religious condemnation so it wouldn't be a moral issue either.

Or, if she DID decide she didn't want to abort, she could have quietly given it away. The only reason for Ayu to bring this baby to term and then announce it is that she wanted the baby.

[Teppei-chan]

Originally Posted by PinkShinigami

And more importantly, I hope she's happy. She's over 40, she's been divorced twice, she doesn't want the father to be known, and has no plans for marriage (and maybe no plans of being in a relationship with the father) ... I really hope that SHE wanted this baby too. People are quick at congratulating women on their pregnancies, forgetting that they're actually not always wanted. And honestly - I hadn't imagined this career driven woman to become a mom, and at that age. She could be fearing for her career now.

From her TA announcment I just assumed that she is also happy that she gave birth to her child. Or would she call her son an angel If she didn't feel happy about being a mother now?
I understand your point but Í also think of she wouldn't be happy with this situation she could have keep it a secret

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by Teppei-chan

Or would she call her son an angel If she didn't feel happy about being a mother now?

I have no reasons to think she's not happy, but it's a public statement. She can't say anything else unless she wants to destroy her career.

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

This also explains why her vocals have improved..the same thing happened with Koda Kumi's vocals during and post pregnancy x

It's not that they magically improved because of the pregnancy, she was still going off-key a lot comparing to other artists . It either was a choice to sing in a soft way or she was too tired to scream like she normally does. I hope it's the former, but only time will tell.

Originally Posted by Larisa-chan

I am also impressed that not one person who knew she was pregnant ran off to gossip newspapers or whatever. Her work staff, medical staff, etc. Or even the friends and families of THOSE people lol even if she may have 9999 lawyers to go after someone who would break the news, I feel like someone may have taken the chance.

It's Japan, it's all about following the rules.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Chris85

It's not that they magically improved because of the pregnancy, she was still going off-key a lot comparing to other artists . It either was a choice to sing in a soft way or she was too tired to scream like she normally does. I hope it's the former, but only time will tell.

Actually, yes, your vocals do "magically" improve during and just after pregnancy (you still get the pregnancy hormones for at least 6 months to a year after). Though in the third trimester singing becomes more difficult due to decreased lung capacity.

Or maybe change is a better word than improve, though usually, it's for the better.
There's been enough evidence of other singers saying that their voices changed, usually for the better during pregnanacy. Plus it makes sense. Pregnancy hormones change your bodies a lot. Also, all of your joints, ligaments, etc, become looser; I would imagine this applies to your diaphragm as well thus making it take less effort to open up and sing.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Chris85

I have no reasons to think she's not happy, but it's a public statement. She can't say anything else unless she wants to destroy her career.

It may have been an unexpected pregnancy, but if she really didn't want that kid...she kept her pregnancy under wraps so perfectly, could have had an abortion early on and none would have known, too.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Unexpected, but really sweet. I hope Ayu and babe are doing great.

[roanmy]

^ Well, she IS touring like there is no tomorrow...

[Andrenekoi]

If Ayu's body of work is as personal as she like us to believe it is, Sweet Season is a strong case about she at least considering children in the past...

[freedreamer]

is that why she chose to sing teens!??!

[hidekirby]

Hahaha, UNBELIEVABLE!
I'm really happy for her! What an unexpected news!

[JackieRos]

I thought I didn’t want to get married or have kids when I was younger but boom I’ve been together with my husband for 9 years and I’m currently 7 months pregnant with my first child but of course not everyone changes their mind and that’s ok. If she didn’t want kids she could’ve just gotten her tubes tied or uterus removed, there’s also contraceptives; of course nothing is fool proof but is good to take precautions.

But Who cares who the father is and who cares if she doesn’t want to get married, she definitely doesn’t need the man to help her raise the child. If the father wants to be there for the son and she doesn’t want him to then that’s a whole other story, I mean she didn’t get pregnant by herself did she?

[aliceshields]

I thought someone made this up 🤦🏻 But I know now is true...

[XFER]

Wow, I wonder about the baby's name. Maybe now that the baby's born, she can work on new music ♥

[Aderianu]

Maybe she used donor and don't know who the father herself. Look at the tour schedule, everything looks planned now.