Ayu's social networks - Discussion #55

[Aderianu]

"Once again
Thanks for celebrating my 22nd anniversary
I'm so grateful to having been with me for such a long time.
Because even in this world, this twisted world, that beauty of yours gives life to me.
Be sure to wait until the day when we can meet again with a smile."

[Evan Odinson]

Can someone translate her latest IG story, please? I understand that she donated 10 millon yen but it would be nice to know what she's actually saying haha

[attractive nausea]

Google translate translation :

« In support of YOSHIKI, a senior student who helped me while I was living in LA, I will also donate 10 million yen to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine. I think that at home is the only and greatest way to reduce the burden on health care workers who protect us while fighting the dangers of life and the fears of our neighbors every day. I will. We are also grateful to all of us who are still out and working to lead our daily lives. Spend with us to save the lives of ourselves and of your dear ones! I believe that Japan can definitely overcome it !! Ayumi Hamasaki »

[Evan Odinson]

^Thanks! It's really interesting that Yoshiki helped her in LA

[Aderianu]

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2...000007-jct-ent

ayu donated 10 million yen as well as Yoshiki and Takahiro Nishijima from AAA

[~angel*ayumi~]

awww Ayu´s first mother´s day^^
My husband´s sister also had her first mother´s day yesterday^^

[hidekirby]

I didn't even think of ayu as a mother when I saw this post and you make me realize that right now haha! I thought it was about her own mother oh my... Didn't get used to it!

[Yagami Raito]

So Ayu has just added "producer" as her job in her Twitter and Instagram profile!...
The same day during which Max announced his retirement as CEO btw.

[pedronekoi]

ˆ Omg... I don't know what to expect!! Does that mean she will lead the company or just work as producer for other artists? Can't wait to know more about it

[mizuki-7]

^
Yes is strange to suddedly add this precision ? I mean we allready know that she produce things like her concerts and at some extent everything she does since a long time even if its not specified "produce by Ayu". Maybe she will really start her own buisness under avex like her own sublabel with albums produce this times by her and not Max ? or maybe she will produce new artists with Max ?

I think it means something ! Why make this little change just after Max announcement lol ?

[truehappiness]

Could be she'll be listed as producer for her works now even though she's done that from the beginning basically?

[ExodusUK]

The "produced by max matsuura" has always felt like a token credit more than anything substantial. I think it's pretty apparent that Max isn't a creative influence on Ayu's music...if anything Max seems like a manager who has championed Ayu over anyone else?

[Andrenekoi]

I believe his name is over there to shield her, actually.

[MKAyu]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I believe his name is over there to shield her, actually.

Shield her how?

[cosmicfirefly]

She's probably going to be producing her own material now. I doubt she'd let someone new do it at this point in her career if it's not going to be Max anymore, but who knows what this could mean?

[Larisa-chan]

PURE SPECULATION:

Max Matsuura steps down from his position and a huge reveal is that he is the father of Ayu's baby. Max files for divorce from his wife (I think he's married? lol) First hint dropped that they were having a love affair was w/ the cover of "TROUBLE"

Max and Ayu run off into the sunset on the beach so he can be the person he was "from before" (in his own words) and they co-produce material together under their new company A & M PRODUCTION

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I believe his name is over there to shield her, actually.

Do you mean shield her from people who would question her musical direction?

Originally Posted by Larisa-chan

PURE SPECULATION:

Max Matsuura steps down from his position and a huge reveal is that he is the father of Ayu's baby. Max files for divorce from his wife (I think he's married? lol) First hint dropped that they were having a love affair was w/ the cover of "TROUBLE"

Max and Ayu run off into the sunset on the beach so he can be the person he was "from before" (in his own words) and they co-produce material together under their new company A & M PRODUCTION

I dunno about the baby/affair part, but I'm all for ayu starting a production company!

[truehappiness]

Max had kids with a model Aki Hatada and they were married till 2016 but it was never public until earlier this year when she said somewhere they were divorced. They had two girls and a boy and she is raising them in Singapore apart from Max since 2013.

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertain...00044000c.html

There's too much that says the baby Ayu had was Pei's though.

Ayu's works maybe from now on will be Produced by ayumi hamasaki officially alongside Max?

[ayu_fantasy]

I never knew about max private life much. He had 3 kids? That’s new. But I am all in for ayu being producer of avex. That’s too cool

[Andrenekoi]

@MKayu @jbrat2219
Shield her from criticism... Towards her creative directions, about her decisions, about her theme choices... A lot of stuff Ayu does isn't much expected on pop music... And it took some time for her to be seen as inteligent, sharp and strong.

Even inside the company... Max being named the producers makes it less likely for some of her bolder ideas to be axed.