She might take a break, but I don't think she'll stop at all. Wired Life was a hit. LOL! was a national hit. She broke into Oricon's top 5 with MAGAZINE and her label, gr8! records/Sony Music, is putting much efforts into her carrer.
With UNLOCKED, to me, she matured a lot as a singer. With her child, she might mature as a woman as well and I bet it'll reflect in the way she'll manage her image and songs as well. The media is constantly saying about Namie Amuro and her and all the similarity between the scandal so, with the media help and the fans, she will come back as a Phoenix. I don't think she'll come back as a singer, but as an actress and model. With time being and everything settle down, she might come back to her singing career, which is her dream and I bet she'll not give it up so easily.
Also, consider the low sales with the lack of promotion (the TV and the posters among the streets worked very well during MAGAZINE era). To me, she did very good on Oricon if we consider it all. As a fan, I'll keep waiting for the best.
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