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Originally Posted by ohsixthirty
so...in order to restore her career, gain back her fans, etc... ayu should cancel her upcoming tour? yeah, i'm sure that would really make her fans go wild with happiness. 
as for timmy/urata/juno using ayu to boost their careers, i am so sick of this argument. ayu does what she wants. if she wants to work with these people, it is her decision, its not as if they have tricked her into working with them just for their own gain. ayu did it because she wanted to. timmy is prominent right now because ayu is doing what she wants.
and most people are wondering whether ayu is a solo artist or a group now? uhmmm...i think most people are not wondering that at all. did we wonder that when shuya was in her PVs and in all her concerts? nope. obviously, some people don't like timmy, but i really think people are over exaggerating how much he's being featured. the only part where he is really obvious is in the NaNaNa rap, all his appearances in PVs and etc... are no different than Shuya's appearances or even random background chorals. |
I think it would give her time off to actually focus on her music and not so much pushing out a record in less than two months. Her albums take the least amount of time to make of anyone I've known, and she actually seems to spend less time on an album as time goes on. Maybe some time investment in the music would help her bounce back like it did with Namie?
It's either Timmy or these guys grasping for straws, or it's Ayu just doing whatever is convenient at the moment? I like collabs, but she's working with people who aren't known. It would be nice to see her work with another well-established musician instead of someone Avex is trying to get a solo record ready for.
There have been numerous threads on AHS about whether SHU-YA and Ayumi were an item, whether he was gay, etc.. And tons of threads about how tired people were of seeing him everywhere. I've seen at least 3 in the 2.5 years I've been on and off of here just about whether they were dating or not.
I don't have a problem with Timmy being featured, but he's not as much a feature on this album. He is literally everywhere, in the production, in the songs, singing and rapping his own lines, having his own scenes in Ayu's PVs... I think it's a lot for someone no one really gives a damn about to be in so many places. I want this record for Ayumi. I didn't want a good collaboration on FIVE to turn into a full-blown album of "Party Queen ~Timmy Sing-Along Songs, Vol. 1~".
He's in the "KANPAI" in Party Queen; sings background vocals and raps in NaNaNa; background vocals in Shake It<3; background vocals in call; background vocals in Letter; background vocals on reminds me; choir in Return Road; complementary and background vocals in Tell me why; very clearly in the next LOVE; clearly in Eyes, Smoke, Magic background vocals and other complements; and he is the choir and background vocal in how beautiful you are. I am really surprised that he didn't invade the interludes and shout "TIMMY! TI-TI-Tiiiiiimmmy!" during taskebab. He's in two PVs (wasn't he in hbya too?!)
Several people have asked me if this is an "Ayu x Timmy" record. That's why I mention that people are confused as to whether Ayumi is still doing solo work.