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@tokyoxjapanxfan: I think she's satisfied with what she's achieved, that music isn't really a big passion anymore, and that she's happier focusing on her personal life over her career for now. It seems to me like she works these days mainly for the paycheck. (And before 235902305920 people jump in and say "SHE CAN'T POSSIBLY WANT TO WORK FOR MORE $$$ BECAUSE SHE'S ALREADY RICH!!!" yeah, that's nice and whatever. Not necessarily true though.)
I don't mind if she doesn't want to release 5 singles, 2 albums, a best-of and 3 tours a year. I just think that if she wants to sell her loyal fans a product, she needs to make a proper effort to create a quality product. If she keeps releasing—or letting avex release, or whatever—such absolute nothings like this single for a quick buck, she's only going to feed the discontentment among her fan base, and in turn further fuel the demise of her career. I'd say that if she wants to keep making money in the long run, she needs to change something fast, but tbh I think she's past the point of no return now.
I'm definitely shocked by how low this single's sales are, but not really surprised. It makes sense that they're so low because of the utter lack of effort she's put into the product. I just can't believe this is what the Ayumi Hamasaki product has actually become. :\
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