Ayu...in the future?

[Chrono]

ok, i have to give you that. true. there have been people who came back.

[~K+]

to add to Impact's post, Shiina Ringo also married, had a child, divorced, and now she's back.

And that person to take over Ayu has yet to appear, and is most unlikely an existing artist that sells great, so it won't be Mika, BoA and most definately not Ayaya as people speculated o_O"

Remember Ayu's singles didn't sell or rank all that well, it was her first album that did well, so whoever the next person will be, I'm sure it'll be a surprise ^^

[ayumin]

Composition ability and mystery is important in order to sell well after marriage.

People have both:ringo
People have composition ability:yaida,hikaru
People have mystery:mika,namie
People without two:ayumi,boa,aya,nanase,van,hitomi,momusu

Ayumi's mystery disappeared by Ayu ready.

[PanKanShi]

she will always be somewhere in her fans heart, she will always be in mines

[akatsuki]

Originally posted by ayumin
Composition ability and mystery is important in order to sell well after marriage.

People have both:ringo
People have composition ability:yaida,hikaru
People have mystery:mika,namie
People without two:ayumi,boa,aya,nanase,van,hitomi,momusu

Ayumi's mystery disappeared by Ayu ready.

How about composition ability for Ayumi?

[ayumin]

Many Japanese don't think ayumi can play the instrument.
Ayumi never talk about the composition.
She talks about only the lyrics.
Personally I think she composes "really rough melody"
Many ayumi fan think the arrangement person is important for CREA's songs.

[Unimatrix Prime™]

Originally Posted by Unimatrix Prime™

I've tried imagining this before, but with such a person as Ayu, it's a bit hard to tell...hehe

Anyways, I see Ayu this year releasing far fewer items than she has last year (relying a bit on "Best of..." and compilation CDs/DVDs to maintain her popularity), but she'll still release the "standard" full album, about 3 or 4 singles, and a few remix albums, and her live performances will be a bit less (with Arena Tour taking up much of her time for a few months). Around the end of the year, I seem to imagine some big announcement (perhaps a marriage, or something greater) that'll change things completely. In 2005-2006, I think Ayu's popularity may start to decline (not majorly) as she continues releasing fewer items. After that, I'm not too sure, but I'm trying to base this on previous releases and how things are, so I could very well be quite wrong with this!

I must've had a 6th sense about the future.

[Dennis]

Like many people here, I also say that if Ayu should decide to retire, then she won't completely disappear. She'll probably pop up from time to time.

[dCxAyumi1]

Originally Posted by tl1029530921

Shes gotta end sometime.....and im happy with the music shes given to her fans already.....shes done more for us than any other artist i've listened to(sounds corny...but true)...she deserves a rest, maybe just a break or end her career. Anyway, i'll be happy with either decision she makes.

that's true. Ayumi does deserve some sort of sabbatical from all that she's done for us...i am eternally greatful (yeah..i spelled it wrong ) but, i would love for ayumi to stay on the scene even if she retires...