[rikku1994]

Then do not follow her anymore? Look, you are literally following a woman who's songs are constantly about "breaking the rules" or "against the norm", and to be honest, I don't know why you are acting as if you are Ayu herself? Unless Ayu herself says that she is abused then it is incredibly irresponsible to say she is "abused" and that word shouldn't be used lightly.

You are asking a 40 year old woman to conform into a society that she keeps on singing about breaking its rules. An adult dating a teenager may not be a pretty picture, but it exists and it's something that has already happened. Is this a mess? Yes absolutely, but it is nowhere near messy as Party Queen or Maro-era. I don't think Ayu cares at this point. It's fine if we complain and say that this is a bad idea(and y'all are probably right and it WILL backfire), but gosh even to the point of you lowkey accusing her that she will eventually abuse that backup dancer... Smh.

Ayu has always rubbed the Japanese society the wrong way even during her peak and I'm pretty sure she is not going to conform now to their standards. If you can no longer respect her, care so much what other ppl think of her and think that this story (that has been around since the late 90's mind you) would make you forget everything that she has stood for through her lyrics then there are other pop girlies out there who would fit the mold of how a Japanese artist should be. If you're looking for an artist who would follow the rules, then Ayu is not that girl that you should look up to. Self-righteousness is so sickening and y'all are getting having such strong reactions is due to the fact that y'all want to have her maintain a certain image deemed appropriate for the japanese society, is so that y'all can brag about it to your japanese friends without the risk of being made fun of by stanning a has-been. For me it's better to stan a has-been than a never-been. Ppl who admire someone but also ashamed of such admiration can bring so much negativity.