Originally Posted by maikaru
(Post 2726394)
I've been reading mixi thread for netabare of A-nation, and I have to say that this is the WORST I have ever seen Ayu fans complain about something. Of course, I wrote that they complained and were shocked at Power of Music first day, but now many of them have resorted to sending messages and emails through TA and Twitter. Many people who went to A-nation said that they felt a feeling that it was too much "disappointment." There's no floating boat, no Uchiwa for Ayu (Yet?), and every single song was a collaboration.
I can understand and accept that she can sing one or two collab songs with Naoya, specifically when it's called for (i.e. the songs they recorded together.) But there is NO NEED for him to sing in all the fricken songs. His name is not Hamasaki Ayumi, and the performance slot is not named "Ayu and Friends." It's "Hamasaki Ayumi."
I can really understand the fans feeling VERY disappointed at this event, because she didn't even sing ONE song alone. I can confirm, again, that every. single. song. was a collaboration. No thank you... I wouldn't pay for that. Ayu tickets and goods are so expensive already, and why would a fan just sit back and say "Oh Ayu does it so it's okay" when they are paying so much money. A fan is not someone who nods and says yes to Ayu, and Ayu should also not be an artist who says "Well I'm doing it this way and if you don't accept it I don't care" kind of attitude. She should listen to her fans when they say "Please sing at least one song on your own."
And the fact that other artists have all their goods ready and Ayu's uchiwa and pouch are not even ready for sale. It's not even the goods themselves, it's the principle. All the other artists, no matter how busy they were, had the opportunity to create their items for A-nation and have it ready on time. Look at Koda Kumi. I don't like her, and I'm not her fan, but she had EVERY item ready and she's arguably been much busier that Ayu promoting her new singles on TV and promotional events, etc. I know they don't create the items themselves, but they have to approve them and make sure their perfect. If it's the case that her management team cannot get them out on time, then they should be fired because they're not doing the job. But like she said before, she likes to take responsibility for everything she does, so she must take responsibility this time as well.
It's not that I don't like Ayu. It's that I can't accept what she's doing in this event, because it feels wrong, cheap, and thrown together at last minute. Even though we know that's not the case, reading all reports and diaries about the event points to that being the impression. I don't care about Ayu and Family, all her brothers and sisters, ultimately I care just about Ayu. And no matter how many times she uses him in a concert, or gets the same spotlight as Ayu, it's not going to change the fact that many people don't like him or don't care for him, or feel indifferent to his presence and would prefer just Ayu, like they thought they were getting when buying the ticket.
To sum it up in one sentence from mixi, "When I heard Urata start singing SUNRISE, 'mujaki ni warau...', it was over for me. I had enough." LOL.
*End long rant.* Sorry it's Ayu bashing. But we have to take the good with the bad.
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