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Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan

This doesn't make sense to me as Ayu still performs on Kouhaku each year and Music Station Super Live (last year at least) and also still covers big magazines like ViVi. Kuu doesn't get any of those anymore so I wouldn't be surprised with people forgetting her but Ayu still gets a nice promotional push when it comes to the end of the year events and magazines.

I used to think that way too until I asked japanese people and read online as well.

Spoiler:

Not everyone watches Kouhaku and if they do, the opening performance (which is always ayu) almost always has the lowest views.

Ayu also tends to perform a greatest hits medley, or an old song on televised music programs, so to them she's singing an oldie. When she does sing something new most people don't know it's new, they just think it's one of her songs.

So no one is checking for her anymore in japan. She has a strong fan base still who like her hits and her shows but not so much her new stuff.

Most people in japan do think she's not around anymore which is actually a pretty positive reaction in my opinion, others who do know she's still around tend to have a strong, and negative opinion about her and her "scandals". A lot of people think she uses younger boy friends to promote her music which a lot of japanese people find dishonorable and tacky.

They see her as an obachan who has faded. I am glad she doesn't live in japan anymore people to treat her well there, at least she's away from all that negativity.