Who says that Ayu is loosing popularity...?

[Luv ~Venus~]

^I doubt there were A LOT of them and most of them prolly knewn about her because they are into asian music. I think the same could've happened to Koda Kumi, BoA, Namie, Hikki etc. So saying that she had fans in PARIS doesn't really prove a point.

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

C'mon ppl, let's not be in denial...her popularity has declined over the years...we can't say she is a popular as during her A BEST era....She IS still popular obviously, but not AS popular...If the number of copies of ayu-mi-x available were low, it would sell out fast anyways, so without more specific evidence, that is no prooof of her having a massive popularity boom.

I agree with you 100% Impact and you too, Piccolo. When I was reading most of the user's post, they WERE TOTALLY IN DENIAL ABOUT HER POPULARITY. It's such a shame that people can't admit their fave artists (ie AYU) has lost popularity. You can tell that her popularity IN JAPAN has died down. Look at her GUILTY sales. I hasn't cracked the 600K mark yet and its struggling just to get to 570K. C'mon! Ayumi should have been able to gotten 400K her first week, just like Kuu and Hikki especially Hikki. They both started their career at the same time. I'm proud of all three album sales nonetheless.

As for the person who created this thread, dude seriously! I doubt that the stores had LARGE quanities of the of the single. I say that Ayu will continue to lose popularity as the years go by. I luv Ayumi as much as you do but saying that Ayumi is still a HOT factor in Japan is like saying she isn't deaf in her left ear.

Hypocrisy much? You say ppl love to overreact and then mention: who will remember KK, Ai, YUI, Boa songs in 10-20 years? Do you have any proof that people won't remember their songs AND will remember ayu's instead?

Tbh, I think all of those female artists named there are still going to be remembered in the next few years especially Koda Kumi. Koda Kumi has made her mark in J-music industry and people would give her a chance instead of judging her of what SHE use to do, then they'll see that she good music and it's definitely worthy of being remembered.

I also think that Ayu remembered like many people remember Seiko (I forgot her last name). Seiko is still doing good in the music industry for her age. I think the same will happen to Ayu. <~IMO!