Ugh, am I the only one who can smell the "HATER" atmosphere all over the post? Seriously, this poster must be one of those people who were fans of Ayu at some point and then got annoyed with everything and became a hater of hers. I don't know why but I just get this kind of vibe from that post. Or is it just my Ayu stan side seeing things that aren't there? o.O

Umh the article itself is dated lol.

The L face mask thingy was done by misono way earlier.

LMAO at the article,
God when was the last time I saw those Jpop Trash pics :laugh this thing is waaaay dated, the writer makes it as if it's still relevant

Kotaku is an awful news outlet so I don't get why you guys are getting hot and bothered. We've seen so many articles like this in the past anyway. Irrelevant journalist.

And we can easily say that, even if Ayu or Madonna are artist that lead their careers, they don't have the role of photographer / director. Even less when it comes to TV-CM (e.g. : Hi-chew).
They do have a word about this or that aspect aesthetically speaking, but clearly not the whole thing.
Plus, we all know that Ayu is a big fan of Madonna, I wouldn't be surprised to see any similarities between the 2 as a tribute more than a copycat.

ourselves was a pretty blatant Aguilera/Madonna lift. I don't really care, mostly.

It's so funny to look through, because the first one or two, sure, I could see how Ayu or the directors could have copied major concepts in another video. But the rest are like... Ayu touches water... Ayu wears glasses... Ayu wears skimpy outfit... and the author is trying to leave this impression that this is all evidence of Ayumi hamasaki being unoriginal. :P (The work on finding four or five different music videos from completely different artists to make the case for the PV of ourselves is pretty bad.)

It's like

HEADLINE NEWS: Ayumi Hamasaki spotted in public bathroom in Tokyo just MINUTES after Madonna spotted leaving restroom in NYC.

HEADLINE NEWS: Ayumi Hamasaki admits she has breasts! ... But did she get them to emulate Britney Spears?!

Oh my God, I haven't seen some of those comparison pics in years. I remember when the Celine Dion perfume one and the Britney Spears red suit one were blowing up the forum. Meeeeemmmoriiiieeessss.

Reads like something written by the intellectually immature. Nothing exists in a vacuum.

Just wrote a comment under the article... what a shock that they pulled this out now. What's wrong with them, are they experiencing a major shortage of news and stories?

I wish I could get paid to turn old comparison pics into articles. So easy and lazy.

Amen to that. XD

LOL it's like i hear this all the time who copies who. like come on.
it's true.

the big difference is that madonna make an album every 4 year, and she have only 8 tours in a 30 year carreer, in the other hand ayu have 16 full working years, albums and tours every year, plenty of awards and the recognition of the public..i think she deserve more respect.

^Madonna has tons of awards and the respect of the public too...

:shakehead....

in the first place this guy is not disrespecting madonna
he treating ayu as a nobody copycat crappy artist.
im not saying ayu deserve more respect than madonna..im saying she deserve more respect from his part.

^Meh, don't take the article too seriously, that was a click bait.

Ayu being used as a click bait by itself shows relevance.