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Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004
^ thats not how it was... she no longer wanted to accept awards because she had won so many three years in a row
that is probably the most stupid article ever..
If they even bothered to look at whats being released around the same week as LOVE then they would know that ayumi doesnt have a change...
or the fact that ayumi has already stated this albums/releases are not meant for sales but for fans.
the single streak is the most ridiculous thing that fans have come up with. She doesnt want to release a single, it has nothing to do with selling power or not.
Also, the a-side was during a different time... the music industry in general has changed in the 10 years since ayumi's peak.
blah.. im tired of it.
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It's not really THAT ridiculous
Singles are important in the Japanese industry.
I think it's perfectly logical for them not to want to release singles for her, because it sets her apart from other artists that have all gone the same way, and it keeps her relevant by being different from them and by trying things that not many other artists with her status have experimented with.
I think there's a lot of truth to the single streak idea, just because of that. imo it's not that they're scared she won't get number 1, it's just that, they know she won't. They know she won't bring in more sales. They know the route she will go on if she follows the traditional order of things.
I'm sure Ayu is aware of all of these things. Personally, I think it just works out best for everyone.
But who knows...they might just let her do whatever, and maybe she'll release singles again when she wants to hype another album. And most likely, they'll each be less successful than their predecessors. And that's just how it'll go.
And yeah, that article is stupid and was written by...someone who doesn't really understand what they're talking about.