@TeamAyu: In many interviews, alan stated something to the effect of "If I renewed my contract with Avex, then that's at least another 3 years, but I'm not a little girl anymore, so I need to be careful with my decisions"
She really loves her family because she has said that she hasn't lived together with her dad since she was 14. Her mother gave up her job to look after her, so her family has always been separated since she was little.
The plus side of learning Mandarin is you'll learn more kanji...which is gonna be hell