I agree. I’m glad she was able to keep it a secret and just enjoy this time by herself in a way. It was the better choice.

I am honestly glad she did it this way. Reminded me of the way I saw Ayu when I was younger and there wasn’t as much social media. She seemed like a very private person, almost an enigma. She didn’t mix her private and public life as much.
Her last few public relationships were quite the contrast to the way she used to handle things.

New single: A son is born

Unexpected, but really sweet. I hope Ayu and babe are doing great.

YES, I KNEW IT!!! I was watching CDL19-20 just yesterday and thinking about how she definitely does look like a nursing (lactating) mother!

Really-really sincerely happy for her! Best wishes for both of them :love

:laugh

I said this on Twitter already but: can't wait for THE ALBUMS can you guys imagine

• A BEST 3 -(A)MNIOTIC FLUID-
• A BABY BEST

or just, you know
• A BABY

So... If I understand correctly she toured until August and gave birth in November??? What a superwoman :dead2

I thought of something...
The 2 black stripped stars on this last CDL's logo are still bothering me and I can't think anyone will do this without any reason (because... you know, it's kinda ugly not being centered).

Can it be a baby related stuff? Like a code with the stripped colors? (name, date of birth etc...).
I may think too much. But really... There has to be a reason beside bad artistic decision haha!

Ahah I like to think that she represents the golden star and the father the blue one and together they formed the green star (yellow + blue = green ) :D

And we were all a bit mad at how she wasn't promoting the re-issue of LOVEppears, neither on TV, magazines or even a instagram live. Now it's so clear why, I even feel a bit stupid lol She was just at the end of the pregnancy when the album came out, that's so crazy

Why would anyone promote a re-issue of an album originally released 20 years ago? It was mean to be purchased by the core fanbase and it was expensive as hell.

Oh please no :faint :D :D

This explains why the CDL 2019-2020 tickets was so expensive, Ayu needs the money to buy a crib, diapers and baby proof her home.

I thought the stars represent her past lovers/husbands :P

Yeah... I think people had some pretty unrealistic expectations about this re-release.

All that marble is NOT baby-proof!:)

I'm assuming she really wanted the baby since she is having a baby at 41 is carries a higher risk and she was willing to take the risk. She probably didn't want to disclose any information in case anything bad happened.

As someone else already wrote, "mind blown" indeed.

If anyone's questioning whether she can successfully keep her private life private...it seems that nobody knew she ever was pregnant. Good on her. How many people can pull this off???

I hope this "bundle of joy" brings her the happiness she deserves in her life. Even as a fan starved for new music, I'd be perfectly happy if she announced she's taking time off. But if she's been touring this hard for this long...I suspect she doesn't even want to slow down. I wish her the best.

Starting a national tour in February is like...really ambitious. Like whoa.

I'm so happy for her! <3

Well that was unexpected! Congrats to her.
It's a big proof that we know nothing about her, just what she want us to know. I'm thinking that Pei might not be the father but the lure to leave the real father in the shadow and protect him.

Holy crap! Wow! Good job, Ayu with hiding that. I'm also 8 months pregnant right now, lol. This explains why her boobs looked sooo huge at both A-cubed (she would have been first trimester here and I immediately started gaining in that area as well) and the recent CDL - and probably also why she wasn't moving around as much as usual. Totally explains the lack of promo and anything new coming out this year as well. Also why there was no A-Nation! And looking at her FNS performance in the summer, she wore a baggy t-shirt.

Now, I've got to see pics from July/August to see if there was a hint.

I really thought she was never going to have a kid. I bet this will be good for her though! New inspiration!

Honestly, I was expecting it. There are so many nostalgia music shows in november/december - they always have older acts coming on to do their past hits. With the reissue of LoveAppears, that was a great opportunity. Totally makes sense now why it didn't happen.

Omg earthquake, Japan is shaking. This is such a wonderful news coming from her.
I hope she will stop touring or at least slowing down for the sake her baby and her ears before she become completely deaf. It's the last thing a mother ever wanted.