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Originally Posted by Luvia
well, i'm not into western music at all, but it really turns me off when their songs are about controversial subject like... ok, whatever.. 
i quite agree with you about how some ayu fans treating her as that.
But seriously, how do we know which of the things Ayu had done are being arranged by avex or decided by Ayu herself. Shouldn't we just see it as it was Ayu who took charge in whatever she wants to do and release?  |
From wikipedia (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpop#Avex_group), with font in japanese
Max Matsura already said Ayu should be credited as a producer cuz she have creative control of everything she releases... So, her music, her image and her performances: her decisions... Considering we never had another A Best incident, I would say they aren't really forcing her through releases dates she feels unconfortable with...
All of her singles that aren't generic winter ballads, generic summer songs and cutesy up-beat pop are pretty much risky... considering she usually only has 1 of each kind on her albums, even if it's Avex controlling her (what I doubt), it's very little control...
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Originally Posted by Yumsushi
I don't think Ayumi is as involved in every aspect of her career as she was before. In fact, she herself said that she had delegated tasks to people she could trust, and then we got the work of art that is S/S ~love is all~ and some people got fired. We have no idea what it is she is still controlling and what she has delegated and what Avex determines.
There is a reason that people think that Avex controls much of what she does. Weren't Next Level and TRICK released just in time to add to Avex's sales before their annual stockholders meeting or something along these lines? How much promotion did Next Level get? And even back when Ayumi was in full control of her career, Avex still forced her to release A Best.
At the end of the day, this is all speculation but most of all, I don't see how one would consider an artist that is controlled by their records label as a drone as you seem to be implying; isn't that how the music industry works in general? I don't think there is any correlation between the two.
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Being in control of everything doesn't mean doing everything yourself (doing everything yourself is stupid, by the way, nobody has enough knowlegment to produce every single aspect of a pop culture fenomenom)... If she has a staff made of people she trusts and still aproves what is going to be used and how is it going to be used, she still is controlling it.... About NEXT LEVEL being released to add sales to Avex`s before they stockholders meeting is pure speculation... And considering the tour was already announced when the release date of the album was announced, I doubt it was the case (cuz u need an album to start a tour that will promote an album
). You can watch the making offs, you can read Vivi's article about the Naked Talk thing... you will still find Ayu *****ing around people to make sure she likes what is being released...
Being it good, being it bad, still is her fault... Or people around here should just stop praising her for everything they like and bashing Avex for everything they dislike... If Avex is controlling everything, let's praise Avex for her lyrics, concerts and good music too
