How much do you love Ayumi Hamasaki?

[~Amy~]

Well I was walking with one my friends and we were talking about jpop and she has a japanese channel and she was telling me that she saw Ayumi singing on a show for new years and that she won but she didn't udnerstand why people liked her so much because she sang so bad and I told her that Ayu went deaf in her left ear so that's why she was probably singing so bad... then I just kept going on and on talking about Ayumi lol I told her about Dome Tour and that that is what probably made her lose her hearing... and it made me think about when I first started listening to Ayumi and how much I really kinda fell in love with her. ^_^ It made me realize how much I really do love Ayumi and how much she has inspiried me. Ayu really cares about her fans so much and that's one of the things that makes me like her so much. And for her to continue singing even with her left ear deaf I think that really shows how much she loves her fans and sometimes I think that she loves her fans a little too much lol because it makes me wonder about her personal life... however I'm really glad she plans on singing for a long time because I would love to go to one of her concert/tour performances someday... I just thought I would share this, lol I guess this was a nice way to flashback on how I came across Ayumi with it being her 10th Annevisary and all. Another thing It odl my friend was that I never realized how many "#1's" Ayu had until GUITLY got #2...
Anyway yeah I LOVE Ayumi! ^_^
Sorry if this thread kinda doesn't make any sense but I guess the question is "What makes you love Ayumi Hamasaki so much?"

[Chibi_Venus]

Definetly her loyalty and honesty makes me continue to love her, whether I've been listening to her for three to four years or if she's been singing for ten years.

I can see how reminiscing about her older work can make you open your eyes to see how much you love her. Happens to me all the time. ^^

[Ani_C]

How she doesn't seem so tainted.

[greggerz189]

Her strength and dedication. I find it motivating and empowering, for sure.

[ayuzlove]

hmmm...her lyrics, music, looks as well as her strong character

[polka-dot-jewel]

Her loyalty to her fans, her continuing to go on even when times are tough, how she does whatever she wants, how her lyrics are so real and how people can relate to them, how she can sound so good when singing live, and how she looks so good all the time. ^^

[hayasaki]

her ALL! i love her... voice, style, lyrics..blah blah blah... i cried and laughed many times because of her songs and yeah!~ Probably, she's already part of my life that i can't live without.

[Amrai-chan]

Her strength. Everything that makes her, her.

I love her so much. I wish I could meet her in person...

[Melrose]

Her music and girl power songs. XD

[slavomiros]

For me, it's her devoting to her job, caring for her fans and staff so much...even with the deaf ear...awsome and very encouraging for everybody!

[Ayu_lover]

I love Ayumi more than i have loved any other artist in my whole life. I'm probably restating what others have said, but oh well! I love her lyrics... they're always so beautiful and heartfelt. I love how she puts her all into songs... she never half-asses anything, you can always hear the emotion in her voice, that seems so rare now-a-days. I also love her dedication to her fans. It seems like she would do anything for us! She pushes herself forward even now that her hearing problem has become so bad. You can see that she truly loves what she does and how much she loves us.

Now, the stuff about doing anything for fans being said, Ayumi does what she wants, musically speaking. MAybe she doesn't do exactly what's popular at the moment. but she takes risks in her song choices, and thats why i love her!

I love this topic! Its so fresh and wonderful in a time where i feel like everyone is a little bit down on Ayu because she doesn't sell as well as she did in her prime. Its good to look back on here and remember why we love her. <3

[AyUmIXx]

hmm i don't know how much i love ayu..
but for sure, i love her more than any other artists i like...
she's the 1st on my fave artist list..

[Hina-chan]

Hitomi Kisugi spred the Ayu love
So I Love it too xDD

[ayu-fan]

i really love ayu. i listen to her songs everyday since 2004. because ayu's songs has 'longevity' so i never bored to them.

[baka-ranger]

haha dunno if I should say love since I haven't meant her in person.. Although I can say the point at which I respect her reaches beyond that it could practically be like love =D

I really love how true she is her on-half assed attitude to her work and basically everything she does. She's original, a person that can think for them self. She hasn't even resorted to being cheap yet just to sell her music and still sings just for herself and her fans. Also even though she hasn't met all her fans, I love the way she shows dedication to us and i love the little messages she sends us in countdown lives XDD

I really can't say enough for there. She's one of the very few artists that have such beautiful lyrics, and even then her lyrics are the only ones I've actually cried to repeatedly @__@ maybe i'm just being a girl, but she's the person I respect the most in my life.

[majrakun]

I love her so much it's up the the point of obsession and sometimes it's scaring even myself. What happens if it fades away someday? D:

[Suteisi]

I love Ayu to the point where it can't be explain in words.

I never thought in my entire life, that I would come to love an artist as much as I love her right now. Everytime I receive a package of Ayu things(goods, dvds, cds, ect) I just end up hugging it all the way from the post office to my house every single time. Everything about her is so precious to me. She cheers me up when I'm sad, I get excited while watching her concerts, I cry with her at the end every single time... She's loyal, she's honest, she loves her fans and most of all, she's true to herself.~ <3

[ayu_fantasy]

At first, I was captivated by her beauty, her songs and her unique voice.

But later, as we get to know her more, her inner beauty really shone.

Now, I love her for her will, her determinance, her love for fans. She wholeheartedly putting her best for us, she treating and loving music as part of her life and not for fame, her frank beauty. Her kindness, her humble self, she as a lovable role-model. Her time speat, her energy spent and her strength... and the list goes on...

She's like the only singer I'm supporting now, and I wanna thank her for the persistence and courage she taught me...

Haha... Let's create a "Thank You Ayu For..." thread... Jkjk... ^^

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by ~Amy~

I told her about Dome Tour and that that is what probably made her lose her hearing...

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).

Originally Posted by ~Amy~

And for her to continue singing even with her left ear deaf I think that really shows how much she loves her fans and sometimes I think that she loves her fans a little too much lol because it makes me wonder about her personal life...

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