Ayu appears on most hated list.

[SolarAngel]

Originally Posted by evolusean

Although most say they once liked her and that they still enjoy a few of her older songs, the majority of Japanese people I meet say the same things over and over about Ayu:

1. Ayu is over. She's lost her touch, her spark. She's worn out and embarassing now.
2. Ayu is fake. She had her eyes done and sets a bad example for self image.
3. Ayu is such a diva. She's *****y and an over-the-top control freak.

She's reached that level of fame where the country is split on her. Half hate her, half love her, and the middle ground is slim. It just comes with the territory, and it doesn't reflect her as an artist or a person.

Is it demographic devided? Like say perhaps most of the people you come into contact with are teenagers or young adults that feel more strongly about this kinda stuff. And perhaps the place matters as well like my friend said ayu is still hot in tokyo. I agree on the control freak part though (unnecesary additions in AT07 and CDL0708 IMO) but you realise people that say things like that don't even care about her songs. They are just finding reasons to dislike her rather than finding reasons to like her. They never wanted to know more about her in the first place, just dismissing her off. Like "she's lost her touch, her spark". What do they know about her touch and spark in the first place? That she was selling like hotcakes at one time? That's so superficial. And going by her sales she's still popular. Not at the top but that's ok. Personally i'm not too worried.