japanese vs western views on ayu

[lividlillies]

Ownsarai, thank-you for that link! I'm gonna watch it now! :>

Out of the few Japanese people I've talked to, I've found people that know of her, but no one who likes her or buys her CDS. They're always shocked when they find out that I do! I think the biggest complaint is "I don't like her voice", or "I like English music better". I think the people who I talked to were too reserved to voice any real complaints because I knew I liked her so much, or maybe they just didn't feel strongly about it?

I wonder if Ayu is kind of... an embarrassing hobby there? She's been popular for so long, maybe people buy her things in secret or only in small fan groups? XD; I don't know, it just reminds me of the stigma attached to liking Avril Lavigne or something.