she honestly looks much better if not younger looking when she had long hair , during the time when she 1st debuted
now that she has short hair , she looks much more older (or put it in a nicer way , mature looking)
not sure if it's due to her illness but hard to believe that she's the same age as me
and just like Ken Hirai & her BFFs Kobukuro , ayaka is 1 of the rare few that sound almost the same if not better in her live performances