ayu and you

[yoshino]

Those scandals thing made me a little upset cos they are talking bad about Ayu but so long as Ayu is doing good and releasing albums, I'll still be supporting her!! I'm still listening to her songs every now and then. Only thing that I feel kinda bored without seeing her appearing more in live shows and programs.

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by emi♡

Personally, I don't think ayu has been "in" in most of the jpop communities for a long time. Think its just the loss of the casuals.

Every different community has their trends and tastes. But I've only ever really seen her on top, here.

mhmm I agree

Many people don't even like her here that much anymore though too. Not like other artists. It just gets worse as her career goes on and on. I think a lot of fans keep getting disappointed.

Ayu just seems old and out of style and is viewed negatively. Too bad she can't go back to the young trendy and likeable ayu that everyone liked during her peak.

General opinion just keeps going downhill. Been a laughing stock for a while too. At least, that's what it seems like to me.

[channy]

Originally Posted by pommy48

Hard to appreciate her lives cause of how crowded the stage is with dancers

Truth be told, I could never stand the insane amount of dancers surrounding her on stage. It had not always been this way. A lot of her older TV performances worked without any dancers, just Ayu + band and it did her exceptional aura justice. Everyone around her except of band members is superfluous.

Sometimes it feels like a birthday party for a 6-years-old child when I see her weird dancers jumping and waving all over the stage. This feeling just came up during her FNS appearance again.

It's up to Avex and Ayu, however, as far as I am concerned there is no need for them to be part of performances.

[primavera♥]

^There are too many dancers, if there's anything that I have issues with, it's the amount of dancers. She doesn't need soooo many. Especially on tv lives lol

[Dream]

The only thing that turned me off was all that LOVE again mess. Lack of singles, the mini albums, boring theme, disposable PVs, everything has been off tracks. I'm recently getting back my interest in her and building expectations for the next album, I just hope I won't get disappointed again.

[SheFliesHigher]

Her marriage and divorce definitely lowered my opinion of her. I thought she was different from all those other celebrities who have had sham marriages.

Due to the above, and some of the other drama like how she didn't participate in A-Nation, I feel like I can't really believe in her like I used to. Although, that could also be due to my growing up. I've been a fan for over a decade, after all.

The BLAH state of most of her current music isn't helping, either. PQ is when things started to go downhill for me. I honestly don't even like Love Again very much. The song Snowy Kiss is phenomenal and reminds me of the Ayu I've always loved. Unfortunately, most of her music isn't like that anymore.

[bulmasman]

The whole scandal stuff with ayu is a bit upsetting, but I tend to ignore most of the "celebrity" stuff with her now. As far as I'm concerned, if she releases an album, I will buy it. If she releases a live DVD or blu- ray, I will still most likely buy it. Regardless of what she does to stay afloat in the industry, I'll always support her, she's earned that much at least.

[kendelle]

The post-Mannie Ayu hasn't been wowing me much lately and I find it difficult to maintain interest in her when it's her 15th anniversary and there's so little to look forward to musically.

I think her work/life balance skew has been affecting my ability to wholeheartedly support and enjoy her like I did before, but I hope that an excellent musical release and some great PVs will be all it will take to swing right back into crazy fandom mode

This year I joined Team Ayu which made me feel really proud and happy despite being a bit less interested in her as a whole. Lately I've been listening to her MS>Secret eras and feeling really close to those times.