Quote:
Originally Posted by Yumsushi
Look here, is it any wonder that you only got "only" 2.5 in your math? with the abysmal sense of reasoning you've just displayed 2.5 is a miracle!
Moving on to reality
My problem with Ayumi is that despite the fact that she always had musical hits or misses for me over her career, she was the full package. Her image wasn't lame and embarrassing, she didn't use ridiculous marketing campaigns with her relationships and she was relatable and believable. Now all I feel is that she is desperate to stay relevant. Her Pvs no longer have that obscure mystery to them and are mostly silly and forgettable, many of her songs are just carbon copies of other songs, and I no longer feels that she gives a damn about maintaining the musical or visual standard that she created at her peak.
I feel that the quote truehappiness mentioned is actually hilarious if Ayumi truly believes it is true. I truly feel that Ayumi has become so distant from her fans in the way she currently presents herself. When I look at her pictures in magazines and on album/single covers, all I see is a Diva. When I listen to alot of her new songs, all I can think of is how uninspiring her music has become. I hope that she will actually implement those feelings in her quote at some point in the future.
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This is what I feel as well. Before it was just like I loved and looked forward to everything - albums, new singles, PV, tour...what will she wear, what will the setlist and the screens be like???, magazine shots and interviews...everything was exciting! The last time I really felt that way was around 2010, which is 4! years ago. Since then she has been slowly, but steadily left me colder and I don't like her newer stuff to the point where it
almost feels like a duty to listen to her songs or watch her concerts, because well she's Ayu, my all time favourite singer and don't I kind of owe it to her and myself to try and like it? Didn't I defend her against the naysayers back then at all cost and am I basically doing the same thing now, saying "meh, she's not all that!"?
Sometimes I think, maybe it does connect to my personal life, that I just don't see that sparkle anymore, because I connect certain Ayu eras to my own life and what has happened at that time. But a lot of people here seem to feel the same so it cannot be the reason. Even if I like a song, the whole package is gone. I'm glad that Ayu has such an impressive discography and I own all of her older concerts because it is like time travel for me to go back to these days when I liked her that much.