[bondingo]

When you look at Ayumi Hamasaki, do you see Ayu, the human being, or do you see Ayumi Hamasaki the Entertainer? Is there a grey area?
-The entertainer and pretty much that only, since it's about all she really shows us.

How do you think that affects what you want from what she does? What do you want from her?
-Coelacanth summed up my thoughts pretty perfectly, but: I think it makes me want her to take risks and do things that will actually entertain me, rather than the same type of songs she seems to be comfortable with. And I want just that: for her to get out of her comfort zone and change it up. An entertainer isn't that entertaining if they continually do the same things over and over. It might just be me, but I really don't think she's been surprising us. That just isn't cutting it for me.

Do you think that being so close to Ayu with social media affects your view of her?
-I don't feel close to her at all. I used to see her tweets all the time, but her English annoyed me so I stopped following her. Regardless, I feel as far away in the world from her as she actually is. Reading her tweets did actually make me like her less though. If it did humanize her at all, it made me find her a bit irritating (rather than the cute but still somewhat mysterious woman she appeared to be before).

How do you feel about the way other people see Ayu?
-I honestly couldn't care less. And by that I mean that it doesn't affect me either way.

Are you a little pig-headed about your opinions?
-(I'm assuming this means in relation to Ayu...) I wouldn't say so. With certain things, such as politics, I find it somewhat difficult to hear opinions that differ drastically from my own. But when it comes to Ayu, I really don't think that's the case.