Ayu is number 1 at CDTV poll "私のFashion Leader"

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Demure_Dusk

Well I would like that too but it's pretty hard to release something that is not too experimental and that is not too similar to her previous releases. I think she should start working again with musicians with whom she worked with in the past. Also a couple of collabs would definitely help. Kumi's management is smart and they keep a certain standard and retain interest in her by having a few collabs once in a while.

Also um.. Hikki has no fashion sense or anything. She's definitely not an idol and fashion is the last thing in her mind. Also her physical appearance doesn't really follow the ideal Japanese beauty.

I think that ayu wants to be more original alone more than being the collabo person =P (hence why she didn't recorded more than 2 duets until now) XD

A collab would be her last resort I suppose... she doesn't really want to use it, it seems...

[Raleigh]

Well her sales are on a downward slope so unless she does something about it the next singles will not even hit 100k.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Demure_Dusk

Well her sales are on a downward slope so unless she does something about it the next singles will not even hit 100k.

Nah I don't think it will be that worse, I believe it will outsell t2m single though nothing is sure... depends how will it be and with what promotion.

[Luv ~Venus~]

Well, I think she's having her period like Hikki did for the last 2 years of her single release....It's bound for Ayu's single sales rise.....I think she released her stuff doing the wrong time of the month away. Just about every artist that released in September suffered in sales!

Btw, Demure Dusk....you hurted my feelings! ()

[Raleigh]

Who knows? Single sales are not getting any better and unless there's something particularly appealing about the single they won't sell that well. Also it's pretty worrying that it's almost November and there's no news about a new album yet when it's a tradition of hers to release an album every winter. I hope she won't become one of those artists who release an album every 2 years.

And uhh.. sorry Venus. Just I've never considered Hikki as an idol but as a musician.

[Luv ~Venus~]

She'll prolly do the January 1 release-type of thing! I hope the next single/album cover will be more appealing too.

[Raleigh]

Hope so because Christmas won't be Christmas without a new Ayu album I also hope that avex puts more budget this time

[Luv ~Venus~]

Maybe they'll plan to release a DVD instead of an album and then around early next, release an album.

[Raleigh]

That would be really weird because she always had a fall/winter album

[Luv ~Venus~]

Mini-album maybe? She hasn't released one in a while!

[ayumisrael]

Well there's the chance she'll have a new album only around February-March that it can be close to her 10th annivesary... that's why I think she'll release at least one or two more single before and a month later the new 10th anniversary studio album ^_^

[Chandrachan]

Sugoii Ayu is no.1!! Glad to see Mika and Namie!! ^^

[pUrpLeSn0w]

YAY! congratsssss to ayu!!! <3 <3 <3

[MsMiyabi]

２　倖田來未 (Koda kumi)
３　安室奈美恵 (Amuro namie)


Well deserved

[angelwing886]

congrats ayu