Ayu on Oriental Daily 12/2/05

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Title:
japanese fans vote for their 'best girlfriend'
ayu & otsuka ai gets the top 2 positions

Text:
as the valentine's day is coming, the japanese channel TBS's show 'CDTV' conducted a 'best girlfriend' poll. ayu got the number 1 position again, hence becoming the best girlfriend for contemporary guys.

otsuka ai, who is in the same label as ayu, is becoming increasingly popular. the number of votes she got is only second to ayu, successfully kicking matsuura aya out of the top 3. now aya is at number 7 from her 2nd position last year. abe natsumi, who is just resumed a working relationship with her agent, has got the third position.

ai has stormed the japanese charts with her latest single 'kuro........680 yen'. in an interview, she revealed that once upon a time she has eaten 6 plates of roasted meat. otsuka ai also reavealed that she intended to challenge B'z with the complexity of her new song title. On a side note, the promo cd of 'Kuro....680 yen' is housed in a porcelain case, instead of the usual plastic case.