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Originally Posted by jbrat2219
Ayu has never been the one to follow typical pop formula. She's not a cookie-cutter pop star who churns out dance tunes 24/7. Her brand of pop has ALWAYS been different. And you're right, what makes Ayu Ayu is the simple fact that few of those people you mentioned could release the music she does with such a perfect blend of pop and rock and such emotion. Rock has been incorporated in her music almost from the beginning.
Also, when Ayu did make music with a similar atmosphere of those artists you mentioned - i.e. NEXT LEVEL, she was bashed for it. She had dance music, generic pop ballads, sassy pop-rock and apparently it wasn't good enough at the time  It wasn't "polished" as some would say. So she went "back to her roots" as she says and we got Rock'n'Roll Circus. We get rock ballads like MOON and summer pop rock like blossom. POP+ROCK = Ayu. And I don't mean to sound rude when I say this, I honestly don't; but if you're so fed up with it, I don't know why you continue to listen to her music anyway because it's never going to change... 
And if it does, I'm sure it'll be a problem for fans because some (not you babe ^^) are not satisfied with anything and they should go back to the cookie-cutters like Britney Spears for generic pop music with no music range what-so-ever. |
your post makes no sense nor does njanjayrp. She started off as a typical pop singer and most of her iconic songs are typical pop songs like boys and girls, independent, and seasons. Most of her albums are mainly pop songs with some pop-rock songs on them. Honestly, just because she uses some rock elements doesn't mean she's any different than most pop singers. YUI uses rock elements in her music and so does many other jpop artists.
Ayu has copied many trends in the pop culture to gain sales. She releases or attempts to release electropop whenever it's in hence loveppears and NEXT LEVEL and her release pattern of bubblegum pop in the summer, and winter ballads is just another typical example of copying the trends.
You shouldn't bash singers for not having range because to be honest ayu doesn't score very high or even average range-wise. I love ayu and all but let's be honest, she isn't the one shining light in the generic jpop scene and isn't the queen of vocals and uniqueness. She's just a pop singer whom we love to listen to and prefer her style. Just because she's not releasing dance/electropop right now while it's popular doesn't mean that means she's unique. There are still a bunch of other singers in japan that sing pop-rock and started before her.