[SunshineSlayer]

^ Well, Namie's sales took a drastic turn for the reasons I stated above, instead of going gradually down like Ayu's. In a way though, the drastic nose dive might have been a blessing in disguise - she hit her low point very quickly, so she was able to start from scratch right away and get the ball rolling with a completely different style - it took the audience a few years to catch up, but they eventually did. Ayumi I think needs something similar otherwise, her lowest low point may not come for another couple of years and its always harder to start over in the Japanese music industry the older that you get. Basically she would need to start her "comeback" NOW I think.