Are you annoyed/disheartned by the current state of Ayu's career?

ExodusUK · #1 5th March 2013, 09:14 PM

Not really tbh..just wish she promoted more, in the past we got TV performances to promote when albums came out meaning we got performances of songs we would usually get performances of (JEWEL, Heartplace, etc) now we have to months and months for a-nation or CDL just to see a live performance of a single.

NintendoHTF1242 · #2 5th March 2013, 09:32 PM

I've lost interest in Japanese pop as a whole; it's not just Ayu.

I feel that the J-Pop acts I've been keeping up with have either slowed down REALLY hard (Ai Otsuka, Ayumi Hamasaki) or just straight-up disappeared (Yuna Ito, MAA); or they did the BENI route and released a bunch of cover albums so I was like, "girl bye."

ANYWAY, This is about Ayu LOL! It's a little sad to see her not pop out anymore singles (must be afraid of losing that record I assume). So I just don't have the excitement of albums anymore. I haven't even listened to LOVE again because like...I don't care lol so I guess I'm just like...passive towards Ayu now? I still keep up with her, but I don't listen to any of her new stuff because I'm just not that interested.

Ayu, just pop out ayu-mi-x 8 please.

GREENsora · #3 5th March 2013, 10:29 PM

A bit, not a whole lot though. I guess it's sort of expected from an artist whose been working non-stop for 15 years, the public loses interest and tires from seeing/listening to the same artist over and over. Even I've had my times where I don't listen to Ayu from weeks to months because she just gets meh for me. I think she needs to slow down her career and learn to take a break, paired with excellent promotion. Right now, avex is just milking out whatevers left of her.

Andrenekoi · #4 5th March 2013, 10:33 PM

Not really... IMO she is doing it like she should be considering her actual moment.

ayu-fan · #5 6th March 2013, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

I've lost interest in Japanese pop as a whole; it's not just Ayu.

I feel that the J-Pop acts I've been keeping up with have either slowed down REALLY hard (Ai Otsuka, Ayumi Hamasaki) or just straight-up disappeared (Yuna Ito, MAA); or they did the BENI route and released a bunch of cover albums so I was like, "girl bye."

ANYWAY, This is about Ayu LOL! It's a little sad to see her not pop out anymore singles (must be afraid of losing that record I assume). So I just don't have the excitement of albums anymore. I haven't even listened to LOVE again because like...I don't care lol so I guess I'm just like...passive towards Ayu now? I still keep up with her, but I don't listen to any of her new stuff because I'm just not that interested.

Ayu, just pop out ayu-mi-x 8 please.

Same here, kinda lost interest in Jpop lol. The fact is that Ayu's the only Jpop artist I follow now, that alone makes Ayu still doing a pretty good job to keep me interested in her stuffs IMO.

SURREAL__RAINBOW · #6 6th March 2013, 03:28 AM

Not really, but I do wish that a few things were a bit different.

But at the same time, I haven't found any artist with a perfect career. I like people who take risks, and ayu with her team seem to be taking risks most of the time, and that keeps me going I guess.

Also, I found myself in her lyrics again, that's something that I needed for quite some time. Haven't felt this connected to her lyrics since Together When...

Polyrhythm · #7 6th March 2013, 03:44 AM

No not really anymore...I've stopped caring since about 2009 after that disaster of an album NEXT LEVEL came out...since then she's had more misses than hits I'd say....although I must add, I would have much preferred for her to bow out gracefully instead of slapping her fans with ridiculous gimmicks like this 15th anniversary business...she had a hit in her grasp with LOVE again...but the way it was released is kind of embarrassing tbh and it ruined the integrity of the album. Her accomplishments still stand though. A Namie-esque comeback isn't impossible. I'm just going to maintain hope like I have for the past 3 years or so.

emi♡ · #8 6th March 2013, 03:48 AM

meh. Beyond Koda, maa, and hikki, most of jpop is crap. Hikki only released one damn song. But it was the best song ever.

I guess her tastes just cater better to my own.

I'm just kinda bored with her right now. It's just the same everything over and over. And while I'm happy that it seems to have gotten better, her vocals, music, etc...it's still going soo slow.

I kinda feel like my general feelings for her tours reflect the era.

Like...in 05, everything was just getting more glam and pretty...and it was beautiful and fun, even if the music was kinda meh.
Then in 06, everything was even MORE glam and grand and gorgeous.
07...it was like woah so over the top...but still fun.
08...Mirrorcle World and epic rock songs, less visual pollution, so that was a somewhat nice balance.
09...

10...what even happened that year. omg is that SNSD over there?!

11...kinda reflective, but pretty. Nice feelings.
12...wth why are we getting the same stupid **** over and over again?

So...idk. Right now I'm bored with her everything. I'll see how I feel after this year's arena tour.

Chris85 · #9 6th March 2013, 03:54 AM

I like the way she looks with long hair, her new music and concerts. And I was impressed how good she sounded live.
What I dislike is that they call singles mini-albums and no TV performances.

primavera♥ · #10 6th March 2013, 04:04 AM

No lol. I'm enjoying this lol.

I've only been a fan since Together when... And she hasn't upset me yet in any bad way.

yizhihenanjing · #11 6th March 2013, 04:09 AM

I am so happy that Ayu still sings and releases new album. As long as she still wants to move on, I will always support her. Her stuff these days may not be such epic as in the past; however, those re still Ayuish, which can not prevent me from feeling excited. I still feel enjoyable and yearn for more from her.

hsienko · #12 6th March 2013, 04:38 AM

No she's still going strong.

Singles are pointless and I'm glad they're going away. All of the songs end up on the album anyway.

paper_doll · #13 6th March 2013, 04:39 AM

I found myself liking her stuff less around 2006 and it's just continued since. Nothing about her really appeals to me anymore, but hopefully one day she'll release something I enjoy again.

YUKARI · #14 6th March 2013, 04:59 AM

I absolutely forgot about her in 2007-2011, but then I joined AHS and started to follow her again. And these 2 years were kinda boring actually, because I still remember the days when she was everywhere on tv and etc. And now, everytime when she releases something I still expect some promotion and then she always disappoint me not caring about her releases.

ayu_ready? · #15 6th March 2013, 07:42 AM

her state in jpop world is not that bad, all jpop is in stae and kpop is sliding into that state too, I'mm quite satisfied with her being active

Surreal17 · #16 6th March 2013, 11:30 AM

No,I'm far from being disappointed.Maybe it's the fact that I only got into her last year in February and into j-pop two summers ago,so maybe she's still fresh to me.But I think that it's her own problem if she still wants to continue releasing singles or not.I don't really care if she releases them or not as long as she continues to make good music.I think that her albums are more cohensive and consistent without any singles released,but I do agree that a little promotion wouldn't damage.Also,regarding LOVEagain we could say that this album has 2 singles :LOVE and again so in a form or another she kept releasing singles.

xLuna&1LOVE · #17 6th March 2013, 12:47 PM

I only listen to Ayu as J-Pop. I don't care anymore about other artists. Am I disappointed? No, not really, I mean: her recent releases are fine and well, but I am not as excited as I was for the last time in 2010. I am just a bit bored with her. Still enjoy the music from time to time, but... yea

attractive nausea · #18 6th March 2013, 01:11 PM

I don't know, i wish she'd do more promo like yeah tv performances but as long as she keeps making music I'm fine I guess.

LacusClyne · #19 6th March 2013, 04:01 PM

Normally I don't bother about Ayu's personal life and so on, but the relationship with Maro throws part of my trust for her... What happen to the Ayu who puts her work and personal life part? Why was I seeing Maro all over, especially that mini albums?

I lose faith in the management too, the 2 mini albums release are just stupid, although I did not buy them, I feel bad for her fans who did(I doubt many casual fans bought them), I used to order every album and every single, but sigh....
Seriously does the streak matter so much that they have to risk Ayu's reputation? Please... These mini albums are just maxi singles, just sell them the way it should be, not cheating fans...

And nowadays, they are just selling Ayu mainly to her fans, we get the info from her site/forum and stuff, but where are those TV promotions? When was the last time Ayu went on a tv performcance, not counting Kouhaku?

The thrill of following Ayu for me has go down, I still buy Love Again album and I preorder HLS Blu ray, but the hype isn't there...

Delirium-Zer0 · #20 6th March 2013, 04:10 PM

I'm kinda glad she's boring right now cuz that means I have more time & money to catch up on the older stuff, lol... I still haven't absorbed ayu-mi-x 7 yet, I still don't have a collection of Dome Tour 2001 merchandise, I have time to translate stuff... Being an ayu fan is hard work, she's giving me a break so I can catch up. I like it.