Ayu bashed on TV

[truehappiness]

Yeah, and because Ayu is always at the forefront of the media as a celebrity, it seems that she is often targeted. Who would want to hear a gossip story about a nobody?

I mean, how many other artists have been pregnant a dozen times, cheated on their significant other, gotten STDs, been rude to Thai royalty, and so on over the years? (according to tabloids)

I guess it's just one of those things that comes with the insane amount of fame Ayu has. And for the record, according to a TeamAyu blog, she donated not once, not twice, but three times. But she did it in private because she does not believe it is right to parade around and talk about how much/how many times you donated it publicly. That imo, is class. And suck on that, tabloids.

But first of all, considering her financial status, she really should donate more than just 1 mil yen.

She did. And I think she did sums of a million plus more than once. Not going to say I'm sure since I don't really know 100%. I think this is all coming out of her own pocket as an individual, so even though it doesn't seem like much, she's a single person. (For example, this one Japanese company I know of donated 10 million yen, and as a company they probably make MUCH more than Ayu does individually.) Even if she did only donate a small amount of money, she is spreading awareness and encouraging people (including her fans) to donate. She has been considering a charity concert and now has a charity T-shirt that will have 100% of the profit going towards victims. That is above and beyond imo. (though I think Lady GaGa is doing something similar, haha.)