Ayu got engaged today! (12/12/2013)

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by ava_dreams

By the way this was handled, and that they want to avoid him being in the public eye I have good feelings toward this working out better than recent history.

yeah, if this were like the past, he'd already be featured somewhere in the new single lol.

[A-TeensFan]

oh no!

[Sven@.@]

In sum: While Beyonce was releasing a secret super album, just in time for the holidays. Ayu got engaged! Oh my you popstars these days.

I'm happy for her. I mean if she is in love, great. I just hope that she knows what she's doing this time around with this relationship in terms of publicity. It's a bad time for the announcement during her single, but really when was she supposed to reveal it? I guess if she went the Janet Jackson route she could just never ever talk about it and deny it.

But that's not Ayu. So I hope she has good luck on the engagement, and that there is a proper wedding and all that. I do think she wants to sort of retire her career but just doesn't know how.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Sven@.@

It's a bad time for the announcement during her single, but really when was she supposed to reveal it?

Basically any other time other than now would have been completely okay. The sketchiness of it being around the end of the year (like her other announcements) and the proximity to a release date seem to worry a lot of fans (mainly the Japanese ones) since the months of November/December are basically "Ayu big announcement + CD release" months now.

[TeamAyu2004]

congrats to her.
hope this one works out.

[Sven@.@]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Basically any other time other than now would have been completely okay. The sketchiness of it being around the end of the year (like her other announcements) and the proximity to a release date seem to worry a lot of fans (mainly the Japanese ones) since the months of November/December are basically "Ayu big announcement + CD release" months now.

That's a good point. I just don't see how she can release this info without fans being a bit skeptical because of the whole track record with Mannie and Maro.

[truehappiness]

The simplest way is: Announce it when she has no releases coming up.

Just about all of her big announcements would always happen in the latter part of the year either in November or December just before she had a CD coming out. (marriage, divorce, deafness in her ear, dating Maro, this engagement)

[kagami]

I wouldn't be surprised if she was obliged (contractually?) to make big announcements when she has releases or something coming up. The entertainment business is a weird and shady place, and the Japanese entertainment business is an even stranger beast.

[taskinillusion]

Originally Posted by GREENsora

And on another note, Ayu doesn't have to get pregnant, lolol.

THANK YOU.

[truehappiness]

They always bring it up in these Japanese articles about engagements though. I think it was mentioned when Mannie was announced as her future husband too.

[Yumsushi]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

This is HORRIBLE TIMING. It's always around November/December or around a release. Ayu, if you are going to announce this, at least do it after the single comes out, ahhhhhhhh.

It says a lot if even her most supportive fans like you are thinking this. I thought the same thing too naturally. Don't get me wrong, I want her to be happy, or rather I don't really care who she is involved with etc but for god sake please stop announcing relationship news around single release time! There is no way in hell it is a coincidence at this point!! What in the world is she or her team thinking??

[owlflight]

I think it is the timing of the announcement that bothers me and not the engagement itself. I only wish her happiness. Does anyone know the guy's name?

[pimenta]

She seemed really happy on the TA message, so, yeah, of course she could wait and announce later, but I guess she wanted to share her happiness when it happened

[Maraschino]

All the best wishes and hearted congratulations!

But, yes, I have to say... bad timing...= =;

[truehappiness]

I wonder how communication is between them... and if he's trying to learn Japanese for her.

[mizuki-7]

[2013.01.08] A Classical
[2013.02.08] LOVE again
[2013.03.08] ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL Love songs~
[2013.04.08] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012-2013 A ~WAKE UP~
[2013.09.18] ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~
[2013.10.30] ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~
[2013.11.15] ayu
[2013.12.25] Feel the love / Merry-go-round

She has practically released something each month ... and for the rest she was tourning ... I don't want to excuse her because your doubts are legit but her shedule since the begining of her carrier is tight when she makes an announcement there are all the chances that she will releases something soon before or after lol

[AyumiAi]

whyyyy....... omg why....... ayuuuuu nooo just when u could be cool and youthful you get married again... Y____Y omgaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad i know this sounds bad but he's not attractive.... guh... I guess just an image of some college student my brothers age marrying Ayumi Hamasaki the empress of pop just doesnt sit nicely with me -__- hate on me if you will but WHYYY guh at least Mannie was a model, but at the same time he's not using her to propell himself so thats good but still... i dunno just not guh! gunna pretend never read this and just enjoy the music

[panda♥]

you know
i'm thinking they were engaged far before this announcement.
back on November 23rd Christophe was tagged in multiple pictures with ayu @ the Cartier party.



the bottom middle pic is kind of a give away.

[truehappiness]

She has so many different rings on... something tells me she was just trying things on there.

mizuki-7, she's only had two new music releases this year. The announcements are always around the new CD releases.

[anna_ayu]

Well, I don´t know what I say or think... One thing is true: I like Ayu and I wish her the better, but I think it´s strange... To me, it seem marketing to promote her new CD.

If it´s serious I hope Ayu to be a racional person to take a good decision and check if this guy is a trustful person.