Ayu is still alive in the hearts of the Japanese youth

[Aggar]

Great ! ! really glad to hear it

[TITANIC]

waa.. this is great even her popularity never fade..

I also watch Prodai drama and they said Ayumi hamasaki too

[Bad Wolf]

I think it's adorable the students want to do the dance from INSPIRE. XD Seriously, I wouldn't be able to stand (literally) watching it because I might die from the cuteness.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by TakaSama

No, not Namie, she's FAR less popular than Ayu. Most of their energy is spent on various Johnny's Entertainment groups, KAT-TUN, and Koda Kumi (before the rotton fluid incident). Koda Kumi is still pretty popular now that the badness is blowing over, and other artists like Ayaka and Yui, who are fresh to the music scene (relatively) get a lot of attention. Aoyama Thelma was really popular up until her CD came out, and then they kinda stopped talking about her.. I don't know why. Oh, and Hikki has a loyal following (kinda funny because she's been around longer than Ayu - but I guess she is younger).

I'm glad to see that my 3 most favorite artists are really popular among them (ayu, kumi, hikki).

I'm really looking forward to see the students dance the INSPIRE dance!
It's totally awesome!

(btw hikki debuted 8 months after ayu so ayu is almost a year longer than hikki XD).

[sugarbasil]

Haha. When I was in Japan my host sister (who was 7) had no idea who Ayu was! And the other little kids all responded, (boys) "she's old!" or (girls) "I don't like her cuz she's dated a really handsome guy!" But that was back before they broke up. :/

[lfe.]

Shes just less popular in Japan now. Even though her popularity in Japan is decreasing, her popularity in other Asian countries is increasing so it sort of cancels each other out. The washed up or too old thing is just hater talk

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by lfebaggins

Shes just less popular in Japan now. Even though her popularity in Japan is decreasing, her popularity in other Asian countries is increasing so it sort of cancels each other out. The washed up or too old thing is just hater talk

Exactly
Though I have to add that even if her popularity in Japan decreased she's still popular even in Japan, of course again not as she used to.

[AyUta]

Wow, that sounds like so much fun! T-T;
Wish I could be there!
Have fun!

[Qt Mashi]

i can understand why people would say Ayu is old, i mean i would say that, it is true and it's sad. BUT i don't care because I Ayu

[Rebirthia]

I'm surprised with "M"... and i would like to see the INSPIRE dance....

how old are your students?

[criminal]

It's always nice to hear what's really going on.. sales figures and stuff only give some impressions, but not the whole thing.

[alternarist]

Originally Posted by TakaSama

I've been here for a year now, and this week was the first time any students expressed interest in Ayu. People always talk about how she's old, or washed up, so I was just happy that a lot of students were still expressing interest in her.

yup. my friends here say that ayu is an old deaf **** who cant sing.

They will start telling me about how lesbian she is on A Ballads cover and the news articles about ayu visiting gay bars..

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Qt Mashi

i can understand why people would say Ayu is old, i mean i would say that, it is true and it's sad. BUT i don't care because I Ayu

29-30 isn't really old age
Also not the youngest XD

[tanachu]

Originally Posted by Qt Mashi

i can understand why people would say Ayu is old, i mean i would say that, it is true and it's sad. BUT i don't care because I Ayu

28-29 years old is old to you?

Seriously, it must be because of different cultures or something. From what I gather, Japan seems to think that people are old geezers when they hit 30. Or is this just with the music scene?

I mean, look at Madonna. She's 50, and yet no one really says "omg she's old". ****** is still alive and kickin' it more than a lot of 30 year olds I know. Age is just a number. People that take care of themselves can be healthier than someone 10 years younger than them.

Also, I'm curious. What do they think of Namie? Is she old to them too?

[yatsuda]

Yep, it's not only in the music world. Once you hit 30 (or have a child), you're considered an "obasan" (old woman) in Japan.

I'm pretty happy that Ayu's still a favourite among Japanese youngsters!!!

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by yatsuda

Yep, it's not only in the music world. Once you hit 30 (or have a child), you're considered an "obasan" (old woman) in Japan.

I'm pretty happy that Ayu's still a favourite among Japanese youngsters!!!

So Namie Amuro got her child when she was 21 (?) .... she was considered as an old woman?

Wow....

[lumieregrl]

Heh I hear friends here in the US say hitting 20 is "old". You're not old until you hit 80 or 90...and then it's elderly. Being old is an attitude.

Ah that would be so cool to see the festival!

[naxxo.licious™]

That's so cool! Ayu's still the queen, and nobody can deny it. I hope u'll be able to upload those videos. I wanna see the INSPIRE performance XD

Originally Posted by ~ayu-cake~

I hate that Ayu is said to be getting old now.
Nearing 30 is still so young o___o
And she certainly aint washed up.

True. She doesn't even look like she's 30. Whenever i show an ayu video to my friends, they think she's 21 or sth.

@lfebaggins: i totally agree with u

[♥ you!]

Originally Posted by AyuHamasaki01

So Namie Amuro got her child when she was 21 (?) .... she was considered as an old woman?

Wow....

lol what about Tsuji Nozmomi from H!P. She was like 19 when she had her child

Glad to see your students still love Ayu

[kirei_ayumi]

awesome choices made! INSPIRE rocks