^ Not originally no. The first A-Nation I think was in 2000 (but it was called something else then) and Ayu at the time was treated as a regular performer. Also back in the 90s Avex used to have a summer festival called Avex Dance Matrix which was basically the precursor to the A-Nation we know now.
About the Tohoshinki towel thing. It was a nice gesture on Ayu's part. I think the suggestion that she did it at least partially to get the audience on her side though has at least some merit to it - there were a lot of Tohoshinki fans in that audience.
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