POSITIVE ayu thread :D

J0nB0yH88 · #1 11th May 2017, 04:30 PM

Hey guys!

I've noticed a lot of negativity lately and I wanted to make a positive ayu thread, give you some good news and hopefully make the internet a little more cheery! (it deffo needs it! lol)

I've seen a few people say ayu isn't as popular with the Japanese anymore, so to test this whilst I was in Japan I asked a few (many!) locals. They all love her! The worst response I got was probably ''I don't listen to her much now but I used to like many of her songs'' which is fair enough as we all move on at some point.
I went to Shibuya in Tokyo to buy some ayu CDs to add to my collection [if you ever go to Tokyo and want CDs Shibuya is the place to go], I decided to ask the girl on the cash register (till) at Tower Records what she thought about ayu, she looked at my purchases which included 'LOVE again' and 'MADE IN JAPAN' and told me she was a big fan! She pointed to 'LOVE again' and said ''I love this album, I have all the versions, the covers are so pretty''. I was so pleased! She was quite enthusiastic about her!
The responses I got from other Japanese people I asked included ''I'm a huge fan'' and ''I will go and see her in concert later this year'' and even ''she is the most famous Japanese woman in the world''.
So combine these wonderful quotes with ayu's sales in Japan...where she is yet to have a studio album that isn't in the top 5 of the Oricon charts and it really makes all those lame internet rambling trolls' comments look pretty lame.
Remember after ayu's performance earlier this year wasn't well received, her fans even took to twitter and got #ThankYouAyumiHamasaki trending in support of her!

Whilst I was in Japan I also came across a copy of ViVi which ayu was on the cover of and looked especially beautiful <3.

Just thought I would share this as I am pretty pleased with it all, and I wish you all a great day and keep supporting ayu! xoxo

Aderianu · #2 11th May 2017, 05:43 PM

thank you for this positive post =) it was very pleasant to read

Evan Odinson · #3 11th May 2017, 05:48 PM

Thanks for sharing this!

TheRainbow · #4 11th May 2017, 06:20 PM

That's cool!

Party_King · #5 11th May 2017, 08:51 PM

This is lovely! ❤

Even if I wasn't satisfied much with her last three albums, she is still my favourite artist!
I support her and care about her every single day!
I buy her releases and try to complete my collection...

I'm really happy to read what you wrote...
And I ever was like:
"If the japanese don't care about her, why she still manage to get a top 5 release with nearly zero promotion?!''

She's still the queen! ��

mi|kshake · #6 11th May 2017, 08:58 PM

Great post - it was very interesting to read!

J0nB0yH88 · #7 13th May 2017, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Party_King

This is lovely! ❤

Even if I wasn't satisfied much with her last three albums, she is still my favourite artist!
I support her and care about her every single day!
I buy her releases and try to complete my collection...

I'm really happy to read what you wrote...
And I ever was like:
"If the japanese don't care about her, why she still manage to get a top 5 release with nearly zero promotion?!''

She's still the queen! ��

I'm so pleased you liked it (everyone!) and I feel the same way as you Party King! (love that name haha)

How's your collection coming along?

Andrenekoi · #8 14th May 2017, 01:59 AM

As far as Ayu is touring her ass off, her career is going strong. People only tour as far as there are people willing to watch them.^^

AyuWorld · #9 14th May 2017, 04:57 AM

Wii Im happy for this post and your story. Thank you very much. It is somehow great to know that the Japanese love her as we do. I have a japanese friends and still praised Ayu when she saw her latest CDL. So yeah not every japanese gonna call her "old hag" or whatever those nasty names for her <3

LONJJONG · #10 14th May 2017, 06:02 AM

Wowww I love your experience. I really thought most Japanese will say she's old-fashioned and whatnot. Glad to know that there are still many enthusiasts.

But I can't imagine if you were to encounter people who hate her... it would have been heartbreaking!

Anyway I had a friend who got into Ayu after listening to evolution. Recently he sent me a picture of him watching ayu's live on his laptop... I was surprised because I haven't heard him mentioning Ayu recently, I thought he has stopped listening to her.

jbrat2219 · #11 14th May 2017, 08:22 AM

Nice thread!

When I was in Japan I went to Tower Records to buy MADE IN JAPAN before the concert the next day. When I finally found it, I reached for a copy the same time as a local! We both had this shocked look on our faces and she asked me if I liked ayu and I said I was a huge fan! She was thrilled and it turns out we were both going to the same show the next day; which by the way, was packed. At least more than I would have thought considering all the stuff we hear about her not being as popular. It was cool to fans of hers from all backgrounds, ages and genders.

Earth_maiden · #12 16th May 2017, 06:31 PM

Thank you for this post!! There's enough negativity in the world as it is.

J0nB0yH88 · #13 19th May 2017, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Nice thread!

When I was in Japan I went to Tower Records to buy MADE IN JAPAN before the concert the next day. When I finally found it, I reached for a copy the same time as a local! We both had this shocked look on our faces and she asked me if I liked ayu and I said I was a huge fan! She was thrilled and it turns out we were both going to the same show the next day; which by the way, was packed. At least more than I would have thought considering all the stuff we hear about her not being as popular. It was cool to fans of hers from all backgrounds, ages and genders.

that's really awesome