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Originally Posted by Not~Yet
You see, here's the problem. Did you expect a second LOVEppears, Duty or (miss)understood? Are you still expecting? Well don't, because that'll never happen. She can't re-do those songs as new, she can't change them just a little when she'll just be cheating, and when you wait for something you call just "original" you probably don't know what you mean. Is Sexy Little Things not original to you? That song is not something I've heard before. It definitely isn't something Ayu has done before. I think you probably hate the songs on RnRC because they do not fit your personal tastes, not because they lack originality.
So I'll try to squeeze my point: She can't do something she has already done in order to be original. So of course she'll seek for new directions that she likes, but it doesn't mean that she is not the person she used to be or that she doesn't think her old stuff are good anymore.
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Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank you.
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Originally Posted by voltron
I'm not saying she's old at all, by normal standards. But, again, looking at the Japanese music market standard she is. And she's done girly things before, but I mean her personal image, not her tour or PV image. That is where the change has been. She went from really cool, yet accessible fashion, to very expensive, high-class taste with a girly twist. Part of her popularity was built on her image, and it's naive to believe otherwise. Now she's faded into the realm of any other celebrity who can buy nice things, she's not pushing the bar, she's not creating trends, she's just looking beautiful.
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When Ayu was pushing bars and creating trends, she was at a different point in her life. She had a different mindset when it came to music, lyrics even fashion. Her fashion has been ever changing from day one. But obviously she decided to push the Diva image probably because she reached Diva status. And probably because she likes "just looking beautiful." There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. And if the Japanese don't like it, they don't have to. She's already established herself and she doesn't need to prove anything to anyone anymore. She's not Gaga claiming to be artistic and fashion-forward thinking 24/7. She's just being herself and doing what she wants.
And seriously, what is with everyone's obsession with Ayu repeating herself? It's the MOST hypocritical thing I have ever seen. "I want Ayu to be original, but I want her music to sound like 'insert album here' and I don't want anymore recycling but I want her tour to be like 'insert concert here.' I want her to go back to this go back to that but at the same time create something completely new I've never seen or heard before." I have to say it's quite ridiculous. No, you don't have to like everything. Yes, it's silly and blind to love everything. But for the love of Ayu, can we PLEASE listen to her advice and "don't look back." Her past is the past, her present is now and her future is whatever she makes it. Come along for the ride or hop of the train, but we ain't got no time machine so don't whine.
15th April 2010, 06:44 PM
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