Ayu's Twitter/Weibo Thread #15

[Yoake]

It's because music is her life & her life is music!

[AyUmIXx]

hmmm ayu will take a break when she finally feels that she wants to, why we should be the one who always ask her to?

and i think if she ever take a break for a year or two, then come back again, i think her fans will still be there for her specially her Japanese fans.
she could probably do another job like, handling the beauty section of Hanabi shop, like she's starting doing now and still updating her fans through twitter and of course TA.

[Luvia]

seriously, i would definitly miss Ayu a lot if she were to go on a hiatus or break~~ >_<

perhaps she should try something different like touring other countries. now, i say that is interesting.. or could have some short special live here and there like what she do back in 2003 or 2004, i can't remember.

[YUKARI]

^yeah, I'll miss here too, especially her TV appearances ~.~

though I'm sure she needs to rest.

[AyUmIXx]

anyway, it seems ayu explaining about her decision to drop as a-nation's last performer

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
はい、確かに省略した部分ありましたね。不信感を抱いた理由は、セットリストの変更を突然強いられた事と、 尊敬する先輩方や可愛い後輩達の存在を尊重してもらえなかったからです。
1 minute ago

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
最後に。マサは、いかなる状況でも、常に私に寄り添い、守り続けてくれました。社長という自分の立場と闘い ながら。
10 minutes ago
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ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
出演する事さえも、実はギリギリまで悩みました。ですが、待って下さっているオーディエンスの皆様はもちろ ん、共に闘ってきた仲間達やスタッフやTAの皆の顔がうかび、ステージにあがらせて頂く事に決 めました。
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ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
噂されているa-nationの話については、ほぼ、皆さんの憶測通りです。ただ、ひとつだけ、違う点があります。例の諸々 を会社に抗議し、東京公演二日間のトリを辞退したい旨を自ら申し出ました。a-nation自体に不信感を持ってしまったからです。
16 minutes ago

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
本当は自分のブログでTAだけに話そうと思っていたのですが、なんだか東方神起のファンの皆さんまで混乱さ せてしまっている様なのでtweetにします。皆さんもいつまでも心が落ち着かないでしょうから、真実を説 明しますね。ですが、この話はこれが最初で最後にさせて頂きます。
22 minutes ago

Need translation~~

[kendelle]

Super-rough translation from me...more the gist of the message than anything cause my Japanese isn't great! Hope it's not too terrible to read ;__;

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
In the end, Masa (President of avex) comforted me and told me to continue. I fought against him, despite his Presidency, for my position.
10 minutes ago

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
Even at the last minute I worried about telling the truth. It's tough having the audience waiting and then having the positions change when you see the smiling faces of the Staff, friends and TA showing from the stage.
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ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
For a-nation there were rumours and naturally your speculation followed. Only to the truth, there's differences. I chose to resign from the Tokyo performances two days. I no longer could hold the place at a-nation because of this.
16 minutes ago

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
Though I really only speak truthfully on my TA blog, TVXQ fans are still hurt (?) and restless. I'll try and rest your minds with the truth. This is my official story
22 minutes ago


On Ayu's weibo, she seems to enjoy it way more than Twitter lately xD

[Bigtop]

Hmm... This might be the reason why TVXQ got last... (to be honest, I'm not really interested in TVXQ)

[AyUmIXx]

^ thanks kendelle for the translation!
so at first ayu decided not to perform bcoz of something but then max asked her to?
hmmmm actually the reason of her not being the last performer through her explanation is still not very clear~

[panda♥]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I don't know, a break might be refreshing for her fans, really. She's been going nonstop for the last 15 years, which for a solo artist is pretty crazy.

Her workaholic nature though probably prevents her from taking one though. There have been artists who have left for a while to relax and come back stronger than ever. I think the major reason for Ayu's fanbase declining is because she's seen as someone who has been around "for a long time" which can put new listeners off.

[CZECHayu]

oh T.T
if she wants to take a break or not it's up to her. I can't imagine to do something so intensively for so long. 15 years are a really long time. Maybe she needs to take a rest and think about many things.

It's up to her I'll follow her everytime! ♡

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I believe Avex told Ayu to change her setlist (because people are/were still unhappy with the fact that the majority of it was featuring Naoya) and Ayu didn't like that they wanted her to change it, so she decided that she wouldn't go on at all.

But then Max and her discussed it, and so then the 'coveted' last performer spot was given to Tohoshinki instead of Ayu.

And I think there were messages coming from Tohoshinki fans who were questioning Ayu's choice of Juno as her duet instead of Tohoshinki. (Which has absolutely no relation. Ayu doesn't have to pick Tohoshinki just because they're already established at Avex... she can collaborate with anyone she wants to, lol)

[AyuGAME]

maybe max want her to drop naoya after her song with him...but she refuse

[AyUmIXx]

^ haish it is complicated~~~

i donno what rumor ayu's talking about on her tweets of explanation.
some people said because SM (korean company) threaten JUNO to be on stage with ayu..that's why they put Tohoshinki as the last performer because they don't want JUNO to shine with ayu as last performer on stage.
i also heard that from previous a-nation, when ayu still performing last, some ppl/Tohoshinki fans have left after Tohoshinki performed.. and said they dislike JUNO.
another said, avex disagree to having a duet with JUNO on stage.. so...not about Nao ..
even Nao sang Why... with ayu on last day.

wew too many rumors.

[ExodusUK]

Respect for her elders (Max) should come first before her "artistic integrity" (which is ********, the majority of those ticket holders didn't come to hear Urata and JUNO murder what's left of Ayu's creativity, they came to hear Boys & Girls, July 1st, etc and Ayu knows that).

[AyUmIXx]

from Japanese friend, they said that it's all about the disagreement between avex and ayu of having JUNO on stage with her, but she insisted to have him since Osaka stops.
so on the last two days in Tokyo (i'm not quite sure if both dates JUNO being replaced by Naoya or not), JUNO didn't go on stage with ayu, instead of Naoya who sang Why... with her. no wonder, yesterday my friend tweeted ayu's setlist with "now Why... with Nao", i thought he tweeted the wrong name.

really wonder why (if it's true) JUNO being treated by avex like this, they signed him as their artist.
hmmm weird~~~

[ExodusUK]

Why do Avex have beef with JUNO? Tohoshinki and their fans are nothing but drama, I bet Avex wishes they never got involved with them.

[CZECHayu]

woow that's pretty crazy. I don't get it at all. Problems like this because of nothing.
I think that Ayu can be pissed of. I would be.

[Chibi-Chan]

Oh my, that's way more drama than we have here on ahs...

[maikaru]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

anyway, it seems ayu explaining about her decision to drop as a-nation's last performer



Need translation~~

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
Of course, there are things that I've omitted. The reason I held suspicions and doubts is because of the sudden forcing of a change in the setlist, and because of the fact that I couldn't receive recognition of the existence of the people I respect who came before me, and my lovely comrades who came after me.
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ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
And to end, Whatever state Masa was ever in, he always was by my side continuing to protect me, even while he was fighting with the standpoint of being the President of Avex.
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ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
I worried about even performing until the last minute. But, of course I remembered the smiling faces of the audience that was waiting for me, and the ones of my comrades who fought with me, and also the ones of TA members, so I decided I should get up on stage.
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ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
In relation to the story of A-nation that's being rumoured about, It's mostly the way everyone guesses it is. But, there's just one thing that's wrong. I protested the usual things to the company, and the one who said that I'd like to decline being the last performer at A-Nation Tokyo was, naturally, me. It was because I had doubts about A-Nation.
16 minutes ago

ayu_19980408 ayumi hamasaki
Truthfully, I thought I was just going to write a blog about this in TA, but somehow, through the looks of twitter, this disturbance has reached even the Tohoshinki fans. Because I know that everyone's hearts can't be cooled down, I'm going to explain what really happened. However, this story here is both the first time and last time I'm going to tell it.

[Suteisi]

So they wanted her to change the setlist and she didn't agree so now she's not performing at a-nation Tokyo at all.

I remember Ayu always being very strong headed and I think if this is what she believes in, then power to her for doing this.

Sucks for the fans who bought tickets to go see her though...