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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
Yep, I just watched the segment again now and am still kind of shocked that she didn't know what it was. She then said that she thinks she saw one in the hallway. To be funny, the hosts asked her to draw what she thinks Pasmo is and she draws like a little stuffed animal figurine.  They then show her an actual Pasmo card and explain to her what it is used for. And this is all being done by the Kinki Kids - two guys that arguably have as much money and fame as Ayu, yet they knew what the card was and even had one with them. |
I know this is just as offtopic and not really important, but I just want to point out that Koichi from KK didn't know what PASMO was on his own either. An earlier guest on the show answered PASMO to one of the questions and then Koichi was like "What's a PASMO?" The guest told him all about it then. I don't remember what episode this was exactly, but I do remember it because it was cute/funny. That's why he was so into talking about it. He had just recently learned all about it and could look smart.
But, yeah, I'm not disagreeing about Diva Ayu distancing herself from the public. To me it seems she was pulling herself back a bit more around 2004 and definitely 2005. It's just really evident now. Either way, I still think her sales are quite good for a female artist that is now 30 years old and has been around for a
decade. I don't really think it's something to get all worked up about. Every year, there are people saying things about Ayu's falling status and how she is gonna retire, but she is still here and still going. There's like 2 or 3 pages in this sales thread about the fall of Ayu and it kinda gets old...
When Ayu is like struggling to hit 50,000, then I think it's time to get antsy, but over 100,000 is still quite good.
