When you became an Ayu fan, what was it like?

[Suteisi]

Such a good idea for a thread!!

I love to read about everyone n_____n

I learned about Ayu around April 2003. I had this downloading system (kind of like limewire, but older, I can't remember the name) on my computer when I lived with my father, the internet was REALLY slow. So on day after I watched Macross Plus (old anime movie) on TV, I decide to go on the internet and search for anime music. I downloaded a few songs and in those songs, there was Ayu's evolution I really liked it, so I tried downloading more and I also downloaded music videos. The first music video I downloaded was RAINBOW. I thought the concept was so cool, with two Ayu's, one running after the other. I loved it!! I didn't understand what she said, but I could really feel the emotion through the music and the way she sang. So I downloaded as many songs as I could find, and I listened to her very often. I burned some CDs so I could listen while in my room on my old stereo.

On Summer of 2003, I traveled to Montreal with my mother and I found a small shop that sold Ayu CDs and DVDs (they were bootlegs but I didn't know!!) I bought A BALLAD and A MUSEUM Dvd. The time in between then and 2005, I don't remember well. I think I stopped listening to Ayu for a while, it was an off and on kind of thing. In 2005 (I think it was end of the summer), I traveled to Toronto and my boyfriend (now ex, haha!) showed me this shopping center called "Pacific Mall" where there is all things asian. I found Ayu CDs!! These ones were real! I bought MY STORY CD+DVD and I remember the feeling! It was such happiness!

After that, as time went by, I found different websites to download more of Ayu's music that I never listened to before. I moved out of my town and didn't have a good job, so I couldn't buy anything online, I didn't really care though. I listened to Ayu off and on. I came back home around Feb 2007, and then I was lost and confused (long story) so I fell back into Ayu's music. This time it was more than ever! I was going through a lot in my life and I could related to a lot of Ayu's songs and music.

When re-started working full-time in September 2007, I started shopping on eBay for Ayu stuff because I could not find anything in my city. And then I found AHS around Christmas 2008 and finally I made an account!! I was so happy to find this forum! And I learned so much since I joined here! There was so much stuff I didn't know about you. And even now I feel I don't know a lot.

Ever since May 2008 though, I really started buying all of Ayu's CDs. I went back to the asian mall in Toronto and bought as many CDs as I could get my hands on.

And this year, in October 2009, I traveled to Tokyo to see Ayu in concert for NEXT LEVEL AT09! I was so happy to see her for real, I cried a lot during the last show, especially at the end!!

I've always loved Ayu very much, but since I was in Japan it has grown even more! I never thought I could love a singer so much!! I'm even thinking of getting an Ayu logo for a tattoo. I hope I can travel to Japan, and see her again next year n____n Love Ayu! <3