[Utada Hikaru] ʕ•̫͡•ʔ A Vacation for Only Two Hours in the 55th thread ʕ•̫͡•ʔ

[bluegie]

We have been runnning a "hikki and ayu" marathon for a maybe 2 days and everyone's getting exhausted (heck I was one of the people who initiate the topic lol), but the discussion turns out to be quite healthy (yeah!!! ).

Not gonna say more. But from the last two message (EndofTheWorld and Miduhyo), I think I belong to the latter group. I'm more connected to hikki, since I'm getting old and hikki's living style connects me more. If I was in my mid 20s, I would probably love ayu's glamorous style. But I guess I love potatoes more nowadays (as a mid 30) lol

[Miduhyo]

Originally Posted by bluegie

We have been runnning a "hikki and ayu" marathon for a maybe 2 days and everyone's getting exhausted (heck I was one of the people who initiate the topic lol), but the discussion turns out to be quite healthy (yeah!!! ).

Not gonna say more. But from the last two message (EndofTheWorld and Miduhyo), I think I belong to the latter group. I'm more connected to hikki, since I'm getting old and hikki's living style connects me more. If I was in my mid 20s, I would probably love ayu's glamorous style. But I guess I love potatoes more nowadays (as a mid 30) lol

I just turned 23. but I've always been more of a realist and realize that Ayu's type of over-the-top lifestyle isn't exactly what it seems. Heck, any celebrities lifestyle isn't what it seems. Yeah there's a lot of money but there's a lot of money because there's a lot of hard work and a lot of pressure. There's a reason a whole bunch of superstars artist around the world sing that 'you don't know the real me' and stuff like that. It's because we don't. xD

But I am in love with Utada's weirdness xD I swear, she is me. Past Ayu (lost Ayu. A song for XX-type-of-Ayu) was me in high school but now that I've matured a lot I've realized Utada's laid back, get work done but don't get too overworked about it lifestyle is definitely more towards me. (And who doesn't love a good potato? xD)

But I definitely agree with you EndOfTheWorld when it comes to MIJ. I was obsessed with it when it first came out because I felt it was Ayu's first true attempt at making real, honest music again rather than just music. But once the excitement faded, I saw it for what it was. An attempt. A good one. A better one than she's done in a while (though I really loved A ONE), but it was still scattered. She's trying so hard, going so fast, I don't think she can keep up with herself. Like I said earlier, she should really take a year off. Just one year. To clear her thoughts, straighten out her personal life, actually take time to enjoy her personal life, find what her true priorities are now that she's older, stuff like that. And I think if she did that, we'd get something really spectacular, something really Ayu-worthy, you know?

Just like Utada took a lot of time off, she worked her way through so much (becoming a wife, a mother, then, of course, grieving her own mother's passing) to bring us something very different, very personal, and yet at the same time very Utada. Ayu could definitely bring that. Even if it didn't sell over 400,000, I wouldn't care about that. I just want her to take a breath, sit down, and honestly focus on life because in the artistic world life inspires art but she's not giving herself any time to really do that and it's showing in her work.

( I didn't mean to continue adding to this topic but I just wanted to add that. I'm done. I swear. I promise. If I add more everyone just gather on me and throw me out.)