Hamasaki Ayumi and Avex face investigation by Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

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It could be someone got hurt and/or they are thinking they could get some money/exploit ayu and avex by making a fuss over what happened and now the police have to follow on the report

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Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Not really as much as those who defend an opposite point of view from me. I like to read stuff with some criticism and it doesn't matter if it's ayu, or somebody else I respect (or not) [Not saying I'm RIGHT either as I could as well be wrong, but obviously, I'll defend my point of views unless someone is really able to convice me otherwise]. If an artist messes up, I'm not one to take a ride on the mess just because they did it and I LOVE them; and if I notice they're really being unfair on the article, I'll say so. If the police is really after this incident, and it really happened like it's mentioned there, I find it unfair to just come here and say the police did the wrong thing just because I'm an ayu fan and she always has to be perfect and right. On the other hand, even though I think that way, I personally am wishing that she won't get in any serious trouble becuase of this.

In my opinion, Ayu being able to go where she wants and promoting a product are two separate things. She should be allowed to go anywhere she wants without a permit [doesn't she catch trains and do other things like regular people? Or am I mistaken?]. Just because you're a celebrity doesn't mean you need "permission" to go anywhere. Will she attract a crowd? Most likely yes. But if she's willing to deal with that, she should be able to do so without a piece of paper that says, "You can go out to a restaurant tonight," or whatever she wants to do.

However, I do think she would need a permit to promote something in a public area. But seeing as the event wasn't hosted by her, but simply to honor her, I don't feel she's responsible. If she had not shown up, and there were 8,000 people there, who would they blame? In either situation, it's Kodansha. The tricky thing is, however, her visiting record stores. If she decided to do that on her own accord to promote her album/book whatever without permission, she's at fault. But if the record store thing was part of the event Kodansha had planned out, then she's not. So I hope they investigate fairly and straighten things out quickly.