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Old 17th November 2009, 12:37 AM
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Aa, I see you guys had the "Ayumi isn't liked in Japan anymore" debate again, lol. I won't participate this time. It's pointless to debate against something so ridiculously untrue, lol.

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Originally Posted by walking.proud View Post
I think Ayu is in a moment of her career when she is still singing because she loves it and because she wants, not because she needs it (money-wise I mean) And because of that I think she doesn't care a lot about singles, sales, streeks, records, etc... and that now she's free to make and sing the music she wants to and focus more on singing in fron of her fans rather than promoting herself... not that her previous music is something she didn't wanted, but I think that avex had more power over Ayu than nowadays... it's like ayu is in her own way...

So well... as others said, if she keeps singing, I'm happy, no need anything more ^^
This is a very good point. I don't think, either, that Ayumi cares a whole lot about being at the very top. Of course she cares for her success and wants to continue her records and streaks if at all possible, but the most important thing for her right now is just singing, for her fans and for anybody who'll listen. I'm sure she's content with her place right now (how could she not be--she's still definitely one of the biggest artists in Japan). We should probably stop worrying so much about her sales, or even where she is on the charts, at least for now. If she starts selling 50k singles and barely makes it into the top ten for a debut, THEN we can start worrying. D:


Anyways... I assume we'll get some sort of leak next week. I don't mind, as long as we get something. I may not even listen to previews this time, so I'm just excited to see the covers, mostly. ^_^ And I agree with what you said there, Israel. ^
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