that's very nice of ayu, how sweet...
listening to you were.../ballad probably calms Mao before skating

She's the ONLY skater I happened to see, and she's an Ayu fan. What a cool coincidence!

Nah I love it! Very sweet indeed!

This is great! Ayu should do this often :P

Haha, I expecting the same thing :laugh

how cool... I want an autographed single too lol

That's so cool! That must have been a huge boost of confidence for Mao. Ayu's so touching. ♥

I'm curious now... do we know of anyone who has used an Ayu song to skate to? That would be interesting.

That's amazing! I thought Mao's routine was the most interesting, and I so envy her now. XP

^ Yeah, it really was. I thought hers was more powerful than Yu-Na's too, especially with the song choices. If only she didn't make those mistakes :/.

Anyway, that's really cute. I'm kinda surprised though. I thought she'd be listening to Arashi or some other boyband or something, but AYU? Now I'm liking Mao a lot more xD.

She also really likes KAT-TUN and was asked about how she'd go on a date with them or something by newspapers if given the chance. But I think she likes Ayu a lot more than she likes KAT-TUN, haha.

^ ...I had forgotten about KAT-TUN. Why'd you remind me? XD

Aw she's so sweet! and Mao Asada has great taste in music/ballads!

Mao and I are alike, we both love Ayu and like KAT-TUN! ;)

I don't know but I always thought some interludes are great music for figure skating. It would look great. Or some of the songs from MY STORY classical. Or Free & Easy, that would be cool, with the audience suddenly falling of their chairs. haha...

thats nice, it would had been nicer if ayu gave it in person instead. go and cheer her

wow that's very interesting! thanks for the post!

Ayu is really a nice person.
She always surprises me with her kindness.
thanks for the article

Yeah i am pretty sure she is a fan of Ayu based on what her wiki page states. I almost wonder if Ayu had to get permission from Avex to give a signed copy of her You were/BALLAD single to her?

^Why? I mean, it's a gift and avex shouldn't care about presents that Ayu gives to others. You make it sound like she's property of avex and cannot do even the simplest things on her own without asking them first.

that's sweet of ayu~~~

I think Ayu is just so sweet!! Knowing Mao Asada is a fan of hers and then sending that as a form of good luck, I think that's a lovely thing to do. It really shows that she keeps track of a lot of things and is ready to send a gift to them to show them she supports them. I think that's wonderful.

Giving out free cds doesn't bring any income towards the company. I'm not saying that it isn't a gesture of good whill because it certainly is.. but Avex is a record label, the only thing they care about is how to increase their profits at the cheapest costs possible.