There wasn't anything specific. Only the rumour that he and Ayu may be dating because of them sharing pics of the same ring on their hands on social media. But I think here at AHS people took this as friendship rings and not as commitment rings of any form.
I think he just got drunk and was scrolling through social media or reading some tabloids or something like this.
In any case, if I would be Ayu, I would be pissed and wouldn't think of it as cute in any way. :laugh

I'm glad that Ayu has good friends. :)

My thoughts, exactly.

A little cringe-worthy, for sure, but also cute. :tipsy

He was not drunk.

He was wasted.

come on. He knows Ayu personally, so he's sticking up for her. Who cares if its messy?

They're not dating. They're like brother/sister, similar to her current(?) relationship with Nagase.

It’s relative. I, personally, am not a fan of sloppy, drunk texting/social media posts. In my humble opinion, it’s unprofessional. I try to hold myself to a higher standard, and though I recognize that people make mistakes, I will not praise the behaviour.

Let’s agree to disagree, shall we?

Are you a fan of Timmy? Because his drunk and sloppy attacking of fans was not cute but has mostly been given a pass.
While I’m not a fan of that behavior, Ayu gets a lot of shit thrown at her (mostly due to her looks and/or age) and if a well meaning friend sticks up to her because she’s being thrashed I’m not going to judge the friend (Timmy or Naoya) for caring enough about the PERSON that they know to call out the unfair judgement that she receives.

Yes, they’re all entertainers but they’re also people.
People are messy. People fuck up,
But people also have feelings and protect who they care about and if they’re pushed to the edge “professionalism “ isn’t worth giving a damn about.
Maybe you have your standards but Naoya isn’t you, and while you don’t have to praise him you also don’t sound like you’re willing to understand his position.

^ Her looks and age?? That’s why the Japanese public attacks her?? So ayu can’t get older, or Change her look that’s not fair. I can’t even.

From times to times people like to complain about how "fake" Ayu is and stuff like that. Or about how much she doesn't care about her artistry.

If anything IMO those drunk messes shows she mostnlikely is a good friend and (considering the subject of Timmy drunk rants) put a lot of effort on her delivery.

I am not a Timmy fan.

And I understand Naoya's position perfectly well, but I think there are other people in the same situation who don't do what he does. He's not some horrible person, but that doesn't mean I can't have an opinion.

Again, agree to disagree, yes?

This was hilarious and cute. lol. This was more than just a friendship thing though - in the first post he clearly states "I love you" several times. The connotation of the post in the original Japanese is not friendshippy. There are also mistranslations, for example he doesn't say "I want to meet you". He says, "I want to see you."

What? What happened?

He sounds kind of desperate. Yeah, and as SunshineSlayer says it looks more like love than friendship. Like he's desperately in love while Ayu treats him like a lil brother.

This whole thing has me cringing so incredibly hard

This whole thing is being made into a way bigger deal than it actually is.

Welcome to the internet :laugh

That is true.:laugh
It would have been better if he spoke out while sober.:yes

He want that sweet ayu fish. Lmao.



:trout

I always thought Urata Naoya as gay... lol