[12 July 2005] max matsuura's letter on ayu's official HP

[lolo66]

not most
just a couple

[R@INBOW]

oh my... my name's WOMEN cost that much?!?

I think he's masking himself with his friendship and not really opening up to allow future talents to take over and become very popular ... there's an upside and there's a downside to this letter.

I'm glad that he wants to keep her going for a long time though.

[Qsenwill]

happy reading this
im's sure ayu is still hot now n even hotter soon

[lolo66]

But of course this is in part a sales tool.

[ayu_fan929]

i think this letter served 3 purposes

I) to stop the rumours about her retiring, n getting married
II) to tell ppl that even w/her lower sales n rising new acts (BoA/ai) she is still avex's #1 prority
III) avex is not making otsuka ai the next hamasaki ayumi!

[lolo66]

nah.... I still think it's mostly a sales pitch.

[chsf]

(why is BoA still considered a "new" act, she's been around 'forever' in Japan (5 years at least), to me it seems bunny girl has achieved much more in less time than her)

okay so I'm not the only one who's in disbelief over the amount of money they are spending on "fairtale"!

but yay for the good news, and thanks so much for bringing us them!

[ayu_fan929]

^BoA's been in japan for around 4 yrs now....n r u referring bunny girl = otsuka ai? if u r, then i think that BoA has achieved way more than ai has cuz BoA is in japan for half a yr. out of BoA's 4 albums, at least 2 have made it past the million, n the other was damn close to the million mark. so far, ai's albums havent even reached the sales for BoA's worst album yet (= L&H ~670K)

btw, its "fairyland" not "fairtale"

[benslave4u]

Hummm....Actually I would say that Otsuka Ai is going to catch up to BoA in no time. It's amazing how fast her popularity is heating up. For the last season she has released a few single one album and even a movie so I think she is going to be the next big thing!

[AyuRlz]

powerful speech made by max matsuura indeed~

[lovia]

one of the best article i ever read so far... hahahaha i love that 'half-assed' part.. cool!! LOL and im sure ayu will still be big for the next 10 years! no doubts about it! we love ayu forever! ganbette ayu! and thanx for the translation

[akatsuki]

Originally Posted by j_nerd

2 million!? That's bigger than the budget that made Napoleon Dynamite! I hope it's as good of a comeback as he says!

-prays

LOL, I just loved this movie.
Thanks for the translation. Matsuura still count on Ayu for sure...

[Euroboy]

thanks for the info. yeah, AYU!!!

[starr5245]

hey! i think Max is worth commending!!

[quantum_ayu]

Thanks for the translation. Nice to know they still put Ayu in top priority (I guess).
Go Ayu!!!

Thanks a-lot for the translation. I was wondering what it said when i went on her site too, and tried to translate it, didnt work much. But i am very happy to hear she will be going on. I'll be supporting her till she's past 30. Past 40. Past eternity. I have even basically learning japanese <i>because of her</i> so i can understand her better, but translations come in handy too. I was a little concerned when i heard she was going down a little, but I just hoped she kept singing. Now i see how many people really love her and her music, even in america and bunches of other places in the world. With everyone behind her as much as Max is, she is definetly going on. Who knows how long...

[Mad_Cactuar]

Wow, the letter was so meaningful... I really felt touched and I couldnt help smiling when I read it... He is true, theres only ONE AYUMI HAMASAKI, we should appreciate her talents... GO AYUMI!!! I find the part where Max Matsuura said that the "produced by max matsuura" was an Ayu exclusive MY FAVOURITE!!! GO AYUMI!!!

[SheFliesHigher]

That really made me feel happy inside.

Why is he so obsessed with her?