[Rumors] More reasons behind the breakup

[_Zora_]

There's a couple articles (this is going to be a long post, apologies if these have been posted before though I didn't see them)

1: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3240556/
For anyone who wants to translate:
破局を決意した“歌姫”浜崎あゆみ３つの理由

2007年07月21日10時00分
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　あまりに唐突だった。浜崎あゆみ（２８）と「ＴＯＫＩＯ」の長瀬智也（２８）の破局だ。先週１３日、浜崎 が自分の公式ホームページで「突然ですがっ、恋人と別れましたぁ」と“破局宣言”した。

　２人は昨年、米ロサンゼルスから仲良く手をつないでツーショット帰国する姿がキャッチされ、同居生活を送 っていた。「結婚秒読み」ともいわれた２人に何があったのか――。

■優柔不断

“歌姫”“女王様”といわれる浜崎もすでに２８歳。“結婚適齢期”だ。浜崎は７年間も交際しているのに、い つまでも結婚を言い出さない長瀬に、愛想を尽かしたのではないか。

　芸能リポーターの川内朋子氏がこう言う。

「破局の最大の原因は“永すぎた春”でしょう。長瀬はジャニーズ事務所の中でもマジメな男として評判がいい 。事務所に義理立てして、なかなか結婚を言い出せなかったのだと思います。それが浜崎には“優柔不断な男” と映り、我慢の限界で破局に踏み切ったのでしょう」

■パワーバランス

　２人は９３年のドラマ共演がキッカケで知り合い、０１年から交際を始めた。当時の浜崎といえば、次々とヒ ットを飛ばし、女性歌手のＣＤ売り上げの歴代記録などを塗り替え、音楽賞のタイトルを総なめにした。まさに 飛ぶ鳥を落とす勢いだった。

　一方の長瀬は「ＴＯＫＩＯ」のメンバーというだけで大きな実績などはそれほどなかった。“格差カップル” のはしりともいえる。

「浜崎は自分が圧倒的に優位な立場にいた時は、長瀬と一緒にいて居心地がよかったのだと思う。でも、この７ 年間で長瀬は俳優としても歌手としても大きく成長しました。それに反比例するかのように浜崎はヒット曲が少 なくなって、パワーダウンしている。２人のバランスが微妙に崩れてしまったことが、破局の一因になったので はないか」（芸能記者）

■“仕事”を選んだ

　浜崎は売れっ子の後輩が台頭してエイベックス内の立場にも変化が表れている。特にアルバムが３作品連続で ミリオンを記録し、ＣＭや映画、パチンコキャラクターなど多分野で活躍している倖田來未の存在は脅威のはず だ。

「浜崎は長瀬よりも仕事を選んだ可能性があります。その証拠に彼女は２年先までスケジュールがビッシリだし 、来年は映画の主演も内定しています。気持ちをリセットして仕事に専念しようと長瀬との破局を決意したので しょう」（川内朋子氏＝前出）

　別れを選んだ浜崎が“女王”の座に返り咲く日は来るのか……。

【2007年7月18日掲載】

translation from devilayu:
3 Reasons for Pop Princess Ayumi Hamasaki's catastrophic decision.

[Originally posted July 18, 2007]

It was too sudden. Ayumi Hamasaki (28) and TOKIO's Tomoya Nagase (28) have come to an end. Last week on the 13th, Hamasaki declared on her own official homepage, "Though it's sudden, I have broken up with my lover."
Last year, the pair was caught holding hands upon their return from Los Angeles and living together. There was even a "wedding countdown" so what happened between these two ---- ?

■ Indecisiveness
Called "Pop Princess" and "Queen" Hamasaki is already 28 years old. She is of a marriageable age. Though she had been in relations for 7 years, Nagase had never said a word about marriage, so she had given up on him.

Entertainment reporter Tomoko Kawauchi had this to say -
"The cause of this is "nagasugita haru" (long spring). As Nagase is a member of Johnny's Jimusho, it is better for him to go with the flow (in other words, for him to be seen as single). There is a sense of obligation to the office, so there is a feeling that you can't propose marriage. So to Hamasaki, this is an indecisive man. She finally had enough and put her foot down."
[devilayu note: "Nagasugita Haru" is the title of a movie in which the lead couple leads a pure life. So for this article, Kawauchi is basically saying that she thinks Ayu had enough of pretending that they weren't together. Johnny's does not want their performers to be in relationships as it turns female fans away.]

■Power Balance
The two had a chance meeting filming a drama in '93 but started dating in '01. At that time, Hamasaki had hit after hit, setting new records and receiving awards. She was taking off.

On the other hand, Nagase as a member of TOKIO had not had such big achievements. There was a great disparity between them as a couple.

"Hamasaki herself had overwhelming superiority, position-wise, at that time. She was comfortable with Nagase, I think. But in those 7 years, Nagase was both an actor and a singer, a star on the rise. Inversely, Hamasaki had less hits, a "power-down". The balance between them began to crumble. I think that was the cause." (entertainment reporter)

■I choose work
With the rise of a younger artist, it was becoming clear that Hamasaki's position within Avex was changing. With 3 consecutive albums selling 1 million copies, appearing in CM's and movies, and even appearing as a pachinko character, Koda Kumi's existence was becoming a threat.

"It's very likely that Hamasaki chose work over Nagase. Evidence of this is that her schedule for the next two years is packed. She has tentatively chosen to be a lead actor in a movie next year. She has reset her feelings and absorbed herself into work, deciding to separate with Nagase." (Tomoko Kawauchi)

Choosing to break-up, will we see that day when Hamasaki once again ascends to being "Queen"?

#2: http://news.ameba.jp/2007/07/5933.php

あゆ・長瀬破局報道でジャニーズが抱える悩みとは…
7月21日　09時39分
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　このところの芸能ビックニュースといえば、浜崎あゆみと『TOKIO』長瀬智也の破局報道。芸能界きって のビックカップルの破局ということで、テレビ・スポーツ紙などが大きく扱っていたのはご存知の 通りだろう。

　　もともと今回の騒動はあゆが自らのブログに“突然ですが、恋人とお別れしましたぁ”と書きこんだことが 発端だった。しかし破局報道以来、今の今まで相手の長瀬は何のコメントを出していない。これは一体、どうい うことなのか!?

｢今回の破局報道、本当は今週発売の写真週刊誌のスクープで、雑誌発売前にあゆ側が発表したんですが、その 雑誌の中身ではあゆが長瀬を“フッた”ことになってるんです。簡単にいうと長瀬に愛想をつかせたあゆが、彼 のいない間に引越してしまったという内容で、長瀬の所属するジャニーズ事務所としては面白くない。なにせ長 瀬が“フラれてしまった”わけですからね。週刊誌とのやりとりのなかで、ジャニーズ事務所が気にしたのもそ こだったといいます｣。（週刊誌記者）。

　ちなみにその号の写真誌にはあゆ・長瀬に隠れてしまった感があるものの、他にも｢NEWS｣の山下智久と あびる優のツーショット熱愛写真や、復帰したばかりの『KAT-TUN』赤西仁のクラブ夜遊び写真など、ジャニーズネタが満載なのだ。

｢山P&あびるなんかも、ジャニーズ事務所幹部は猛反対している。山Pはまだまだこれからで、ただでさえ恋 愛はNGなのに、相手は（過去の窃盗告白で）評判の悪いあびる…二重にダメなんです。でも2人は撮られても 平然としている。他にも『KAT-TUN』亀梨と小泉今日子のこともあるし、なんだかんだいってジャニーズタレントは付き合ってもダメならば 、ヘンな別れ方もダメなんです｣。（某芸能プロ関係者）。

　巨大帝国に成長したジャニーズの悩みはつきないようだ。

translation from devilayu:
With news of Ayu & Nagase's break-up, what is Johnny's worried about...? (July 21, 2007)

The big news in entertainment is the break-up between Ayumi Hamasaki and TOKIO's Tomoya Nagase. As they are a big couple in the entertainment workd, both tv and sports news have made it a big deal.

Originally, this commotion was started by Ayu herself on her blog, saying, "Though it's sudden, I have broken up with my lover." However, since that revelation, Nagase has not said a word about it. Just what is going on!?

"With this news, it's really quite a scoop for any weekly publications going on sale this week. Though Ayu said her piece before magazines would start selling, within those pages they say that Ayu was the one who broke up with Nagase. Simply put, Ayu says it was amicable but (it was reported) she moved out when he wasn't even there. This detail was not of interest to Johnny's Jimusho (Nagase's office). Basically, it can be said she dumped Nagase. Johnny's Jimusho was more interested in the magazine's saying that." (weekly reporter)

Incidentally in the same magazine, hidden under the Ayu/Nagase reports was the romantic two-shot of NEWS' Tomohisa Yamashita and Yuu Abiru and the clubbing pics of KAT-TUN's recently reinstated Jin Akanishi. It was full of Johnny's material.

"As for Yama-P and Abiru, the Johnny's Jimusho management is very against it. Yama-P still has a ways to go, and even under normal conditions love is NG (no good). Abiru has a bad reputation (she has admitted to stealing in the past) ... That's twice as bad. Even though they've been photographed together, they're still calm. Also, there's the matter of KAT-TUN's Kamenashi and Kyoko Koizumi. In the case of Johnny's talent, if dating is bad then a strange break-up is just as bad." (Pro related to the industry)

[AyUmIXx]

why there are Kattun and Yamapi on the article?

[AyuHamasaki01]

I don't understand a thing but I have the feeling it will be crap (IMO)

[AyUmIXx]

hopefully there will be someone who's kindly translating the whole articles..

[micster]

Cant get anything from the second but I think the first one says how they both have heavy work loads and they had to choose between work or love

[tomoko-stepyou]

Man that's quite a depressing sentence^...

Originally Posted by tomoko-stepyou

Man that's quite a depressing sentence^...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking =/

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by tomoko-stepyou

Man that's quite a depressing sentence^...

Yeah, it sure is...

[micster]

^Yummy yummy spam ey austin


Yeah im that sort of mood so I put it like that because thats what the article was trying to put across because the translation came out as weirdness as usual.

[_Zora_]

Rough Translation Article #2 (translation errors in brackets and italics):

Lately if you mention entertainment Bick (Big?) news, the Hamazaki walking(Ayumi) and 'TOKIO' long shoal (Nagase) Tomoya's catastrophic reporting.The entertainment world finishing, with the catastrophe of the (Big?) couple, as for the television sport paper and the like handling largely it probably is as known.
Originally, the latest disturbance the ayu in [burogu] (blog) of the self “is abrupt, but the fact that you wrote the [a] which the sweetheart Toshi divides” was beginning.But since catastrophic reporting, now the long shoal (Nagase) of the partner has not put out some comment until now.This just it is what thing whether!?
“The latest catastrophic reporting, truth this week with the scoop of the photograph weekly magazine of sale, ayu side is the announcement red sandal wood (no idea, sorry) before the magazine selling, but with content of that magazine the ayu “is the long shoal (nagase) [hutsu] (no idea, sorry)” becoming especially, the [ru] it is.Speaking simply, with the contents that, the ayu which makes amiability the long shoal (nagase) pierce, that while being moved, as the [jiyanizu] office which the long shoal (nagase) belongs it is not funny.
Because the false long shoal (Nagase) “the hula [re] [te] is the case that you put away,” don't you think?.You say” that in exchanging of the weekly magazine, also what the [jiyanizu] office makes the air there was.(Weekly magazine reporter).

I think this has something to do with Tomoya Nagase not making any statement and the media is blaming him?

Rough Translation Article #1:

It was abrupt in remainder.The hamazaki walking (28) and it is the catastrophe of long shoal Tomoya (28) “of TOKIO”.Last week 13th, Hamazaki in his own official home page, “it is abrupt, but the [a] and the “catastrophic declaration” which divide with the [tsu] and the sweetheart” it did.

　As for 2 people last year, connecting the hand chummily from American Los Angeles, the two shot the form which returns home was caught, led living together life.Whether also “marriage countdown” having something in 2 people who said - -.

* Also Hamazaki,
irresolution “songstress” “queen” already 28 years old.“Marriage marriageable age” is.Although Hamazaki has associated as many as 7 years, in the long shoal which forever does not propose marriage, it isn't to use up amiability?
　Tomoko Kawauchi of the entertainment reporter like this says.
“As for largest cause of the catastrophe the “be too long spring” probably will be.The long shoal [majime] as a man reputation is good even in the [jiyanizu] office.Justice doing to raise in the office, you think that very you could not propose marriage. That “appeared in Hamazaki the irresolute man”, it probably is in the limit of patience to finish to step on in the catastrophe”,


* as for the power
balance 2 person drama coaction of 93 years knew each other with opportunity, started association from 01.If you mentioned Hamazaki of that time, hit was thrown one after another, successive record and the like of the CD sale of the woman singer was repainted, title of music prize entire was licked.It was the spirit which drops the bird which it flies just.
　As for the long shoal of one side you just call the member “of TOKIO” as for the big result and the like that much it was not.Even the rear end you can call “differential couple”.
“Hamazaki when by himself is preponderantly in predominant standpoint, the long shoal and being together, thinks that atmosphere was good.So, in these 7 years the long shoal as an actor and as a singer largely grew.Like whether it is inversely proportional to that of, Hamazaki has powered down hit tune decreasing.Doesn't the fact that the balance 2 deteriorates delicately, mean that it has become cause of the catastrophe?”, (entertainment reporter)

* As for Hamazaki who chooses “
work” the junior of the star gaining force, change has been expressed to also the standpoint inside [eibetsukusu].Especially, the 倖 rice field to which the album records the million with 3 work continuations, participates perhaps with field such as CM and movie and pachinko character 來 not yet existence is expectation of threat.
“As for Hamazaki there is a possibility the long shoal compared to of choosing work.She schedule [bitsushiri] provides to the evidence to ahead 2 years, next year has informally decided also starring of the movie.Resetting feeling, that it will devote to work, determining the catastrophe of the long shoal probably will be”, as for the day when (Kawauchi Tomoko =
front to come out,) Hamazaki who chooses the separation returns to the seat “of the queen and” blooms coming?.......
【2007年7月18日掲載】

[Bigtop]

Any reasons could work, but somewhat it's still under investigation...

OK here's my translation of the first article:

3 Reasons for Pop Princess Ayumi Hamasaki's catastrophic decision.

[Originally posted July 18, 2007]

It was too sudden. Ayumi Hamasaki (28) and TOKIO's Tomoya Nagase (28) have come to an end. Last week on the 13th, Hamasaki declared on her own official homepage, "Though it's sudden, I have broken up with my lover."
Last year, the pair was caught holding hands upon their return from Los Angeles and living together. There was even a "wedding countdown" so what happened between these two ---- ?

■ Indecisiveness
Called "Pop Princess" and "Queen" Hamasaki is already 28 years old. She is of a marriageable age. Though she had been in relations for 7 years, Nagase had never said a word about marriage, so she had given up on him.

Entertainment reporter Tomoko Kawauchi had this to say -
"The cause of this is "nagasugita haru" (long spring). As Nagase is a member of Johnny's Jimusho, it is better for him to go with the flow (in other words, for him to be seen as single). There is a sense of obligation to the office, so there is a feeling that you can't propose marriage. So to Hamasaki, this is an indecisive man. She finally had enough and put her foot down."
[devilayu note: "Nagasugita Haru" is the title of a movie in which the lead couple leads a pure life. So for this article, Kawauchi is basically saying that she thinks Ayu had enough of pretending that they weren't together. Johnny's does not want their performers to be in relationships as it turns female fans away.]

■Power Balance
The two had a chance meeting filming a drama in '93 but started dating in '01. At that time, Hamasaki had hit after hit, setting new records and receiving awards. She was taking off.

On the other hand, Nagase as a member of TOKIO had not had such big achievements. There was a great disparity between them as a couple.

"Hamasaki herself had overwhelming superiority, position-wise, at that time. She was comfortable with Nagase, I think. But in those 7 years, Nagase was both an actor and a singer, a star on the rise. Inversely, Hamasaki had less hits, a "power-down". The balance between them began to crumble. I think that was the cause." (entertainment reporter)

■I choose work
With the rise of a younger artist, it was becoming clear that Hamasaki's position within Avex was changing. With 3 consecutive albums selling 1 million copies, appearing in CM's and movies, and even appearing as a pachinko character, Koda Kumi's existence was becoming a threat.

"It's very likely that Hamasaki chose work over Nagase. Evidence of this is that her schedule for the next two years is packed. She has tentatively chosen to be a lead actor in a movie next year. She has reset her feelings and absorbed herself into work, deciding to separate with Nagase." (Tomoko Kawauchi)

Choosing to break-up, will we see that day when Hamasaki once again ascends to being "Queen"?

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[extepan]

thanks for the translation, devilayu!!!

[thugz_passion]

the first and last reasons seemed reasonable and logical ...
there are lots of couples who aren't ready for marriage even though they have been together for a long time and this being the 21st century many people put marriage off until later so they can focus on their career

[AyuGAME]

i think its nice article and really fair, not a crap like HK article...i love that they use ayu point of view and tomoya point of view...
hope the best for both of them, i love tomoya as an actor and ayu as an entertainer...hopefully they will be a couple again and get married...
does everybody here still remember that ayu has a little secret that hasn't been annouced yet? i wonder what is that? we calculate it that she wants to get married...right now the married plan has been canceled, so i wonder what is her secret?

[AyUmIXx]

her secret is that she broke up tomoya, isn't it?

[LacusClyne]

huh?? ayu will be in a movie as lead???
sounds bizzare!

[Maiku]

i would like to see more ayu in the up coming years and more acting in a film

[AyUmIXx]

i don't think she will be really acting in a movie

[~Amy~]

T______T No not acting, this means no Ayumi music. X________x