[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

How is it abuse? A little unsettling, maybe, but I wouldn't go so far as abuse. We don't know exactly what or how things were said, and there has always appeared to be a genuine affection between them. And correct me if I'm wrong, but Ayu would have been between the ages of 18-21 at the time.

What you said is all true - she was an idol selling bikini shots for men to masturbate too. But why hide that? I honestly think it's kind of refreshing because she hid her pre-Avex career so much post-fame. It's what happened. Why not embrace it?

And this should come as a shock to no one. It was always heavily rumored and there were pictures of them kissing for christsakes.

I also don't see how this means she doesn't deserve her spot among the most successful female artists of all time. I mean, how she came to fame was always how she came to fame. So you're saying she deserved her spot so long as her past was never officially acknowledged, even though that is indeed what happened? That doesn't make sense. And just sayin' but MANY of the top female artists in Japan have something salacious to their stories. I mean, most of the top females (at least in Japan, not among foreign fans) are idols, and that entire industry is effed up to the max.

It's also not like she never did it again post-fame either...