Year you became a fan of Ayu?

[Ryoko]

What year (and month, if you can remember) did you become a fan of Ayu? Not including the first time you heard her (unless you became a fan at that time).

For me, it was probably in May or July 2001. I was looking through a lyrics site when I stumbled upon the lyrics and mp3 for "M". From then on, I was a fan. However, I didn't start buying until March 2002, the release of Daybreak, partially because I didn't know how to.

I want to see how many "veteran" Ayu fans there are here - who've been a fan for over four years - and I'm even more interested in seeing how many fans from Ayu's early days are here as well.