Hamasaki Ayumi and Avex face investigation by Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

[ayuayu798]

^ Your totally right!!!

[truehappiness]

Yeah, it's pretty much official.

This was made to split Ayu fans between those who don't give a hoot really, and those that care about what kind of parachute pants she's wearing on some given day.

-sigh-

Why does it have to come to this?

They ask me
"Do you go with the flow or want to stop it?"
"Do you turn a blind eye
Or aren't you even looking?"
"Are you fighting
Or raising the white flag?"
It's no time
To play a victim and escape
You see? We and this world have no sign of slowing down
If the acceleration just increase this way ...
Is it because I've become strong
That I can be without tears
Or ... ?

Now, let's stand up without fear
For the sake of no one else
And rip off the masks
With our own hands

However far I escape, I can't have a clean escape
How far does my past chase after me ?
I wonder if my past will catch up with
And pass me before long
Forgive me that I don't tell this to you

[zyoeru]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

This was made to split Ayu fans between those who don't give a hoot really, and those that care about what kind of parachute pants she's wearing on some given day.

Well, I think people aren't being very fair tbh.
No matter how tight Ayumi Hamasaki controls her artistry, she's still just one person. A very hard working and a very fagged person.
Are we forgetting that she probably still suffers with anaemia? Are we forgetting she probably gets disorientated from having just one ear?
I think we're losing the sight of Ayu just because we can't accept that she's not as strong as we think she is, sure she's not as weak as we think either.

But seriously it's not her job to get permits. It was her job to walk up to that stand in Shibuya and promote her book. Before the event she could do as she pleases. As people have mentioned before me, Japan is a democratic country, not an authoritarian dictatorship.
If Ayu wanted to go to some music stores before, or even after the event she was quite within her rights to.

She has human rights, just like you do. A lot of people on here would be *****ing if they couldn't go into a shop they wanted to.
It's not a matter of whether or not she's famous. In London celebrities walk around freely all the time. Ayumi should be able to walk around Shibuya, Harajuku, Ueno, anywhere freely. ¬_¬

[f1rz3n_0028]

This is just ridiculous, so now she has to ask for permission to walk on the road, that's like I have to ask my parents if I can drink some water!! I don't see anyone else who has to be prosecuted just because they were walking on the road and had a bunch of people chasing after them, do I? This is literally the most stupid thing I have ever heard or seen. Why make such a fuss about it?? I am disappointed at the police, have they not got anything better to do??

It must be hard being Ayu, it sounds like it is a lot of trouble, it must be hard for Ayu...

but Ayu will stay strong and fight, I am sure everything will turn out fine

GOOD LUCK to Ayu

[AyUmIXx]

^ exactly..
all and all, it's the fans/crowd who are there to block the way..
even though (if) Ayu already asked for permission to use the area..still~~ the fans/crowd won't obey you!! they will just find a way just to see the celebrity they like/love..
it's always been like that~~ seriously..

since the article said that Ayu didn't ask permission to visit the cd stores (the road around that area), that's just so wrong (the police)... because she went to the cd stores before the event, i believe ViVi/avex/ayu already asked for permission to use Shibuya area for promotion... i don't think they didn't ask for it... as for walking around, i don't think she needed permission since she just paid a short visit to the cd stores and not for holding NEXT LEVEL promotion event there~~ She IS wrong if she did the NEXT LEVEL promotion on that area but not asking for permission..

[extepan]

put her i prison, and her fans start chaos in the prison, then blame ayu for that and put her in prison longer LOL

[truehappiness]

But I will still say Ayu should have known better when she wanted to go around shopping right after a huge event, which in itself was perfectly fine.

She went before, as an FYI. The people all gathered around when the event started. I don't know what she did after though..

[SheFliesHigher]

Yeah whatever, like Shibuya doesn't have frikkin 8000 people in it anyway on a given day.

So slap her with a fine and get over it. She can pay it off with the money stuck between her couch cushions.

[truehappiness]

She can pay it off with the money stuck between her couch cushions.

Or even better, she can use some of her 2000yen bill-toilet-paper.

[Aga-chan]

When I read the thread title I was like "O_o!???", but now I'm like "LOL". I don't even have more to write about it. Did it really took them a month to notice the caused "trouble"?

[~X2RADialbomber~]

This IS a big deal. The picture looked like the crowd was on the road. What if someone desperately needed an ambulance or police?

[Aga-chan]

^Oh yeah, OK. Didn't think about that. Now that would be serious.

[truehappiness]

It would be, but that could be said of any obstruction of traffic.

I'm tired of talking about this. -yawn-

[Kingdom]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I'm tired of talking about this. -yawn-

then you don't have to post in this thread


and impactbreaker you make some of the best points, srsly. two thumbs up

[Ayu_no_tenshi]

this is absolutely ridiculous

[waterballoon]

Well, the basis of the police's charges against her is that she has caused some sort of traffic disorder, am I right?

Well, then, that is true since 8000 fans did follow her around and causing like real big road destruction...

But again, we're not Ayu, neither are we in her management team, so we don't know how they operate and all that.

What I see now, is that Ayu went for the event and all that because she trusted her management and knew they would settle things for her (which is their job, btw)... but apparently they suck and are incompetent, which leads us to this.

All I can say is that Ayu is obviously at some fault here, since it's her and not say, Mama Mika (or however you call her) that created that 8000 crowd to cause traffic disorder.

But again, I don't know why the police, or rather, the media has to blow it up so big... when I don't know, it's not like someone died because of this. Sure, she's in the wrong too, but... to blow it up to such an extent? Sorry, I don't think it's really appropriate. You should know this can be easily settled with a police letter sent to avex, explaining the problem, and asking for a fine. There's really no necessity to report this in the news or whatever.

And also... her management... ugh. And I thought Shimomura was the most useless person to stick by Ayu ever.

[Maxker]

Update: From TeamAyu:

"According to some news organizations, there was an recent event which included Ayumi Hamasaki in a negative way. However, Ayumi Hamasaki was not involved in the planning and managment of the event, and will not be prosecuted for the incident. We regret the concern caused to all the fans of Ayumi Hamasaki, we urge you to understand this situation." - The office of Team Ayu.

[ArchangelLegend]

Originally Posted by Maxker

Update: From TeamAyu:

"According to some news organizations, there was an recent event which included Ayumi Hamasaki in a negative way. However, Ayumi Hamasaki was not involved in the planning and managment of the event, and will not be prosecuted for the incident. We regret the concern caused to all the fans of Ayumi Hamasaki, we urge you to understand this situation." - The office of Team Ayu.

Of coarse the office of Team Ayu needs to save her public image. I would say the same thing and they will try to focus the blame on other people. Though I'm glad she will not be prosecuted, but it is really an unintended consequence of her actions. She's an adult and already been through these kind of procedures before, so placing full blame on someone else is just wrong and I don't want to see anyone get fired.

Now I wonder if her book sold more since it was pretty much advertised on major news networks and newspapers. OMG maybe it's a conspiracy!!!

[love in music]

Originally Posted by Maxker

Update: From TeamAyu:

"According to some news organizations, there was an recent event which included Ayumi Hamasaki in a negative way. However, Ayumi Hamasaki was not involved in the planning and managment of the event, and will not be prosecuted for the incident. We regret the concern caused to all the fans of Ayumi Hamasaki, we urge you to understand this situation." - The office of Team Ayu.

thanks for the news!

this was all so ridiculous!

[waterballoon]

^ Thank you Maxker ^^

Well, it's even more sure now that it's her management's problem...I'm quite sure one of them is gonna be fired then lol.