Empress of J-Pop to withdraw from Japan, and focus on the US and Europe [Theory]

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Originally Posted by Dan.C

^ Thanks for clearing it up for everyone.

I never suggested that Tinnitus/Miniers had no implication in Ayu's ear going deaf, but to hint that the on stage performances are not at all blameworthy, that's just cruel.

Yeah, well I think that mostly a deafness like Ayu's is slightly self inflincted, I'm sure her doctor made her well aware in 2000 that if she didn't cancel the Dome Tour that her ear wouldn't heal. I remember her stopping during the rehersals and complaining about a noise in her ear. It was actually kind of painful to watch...but yeah I think there was possibly a few steps Ayu could have taken, and didn't.