[tabloid] Ayu in Oriental Daily (HK newspaper) on 5/10/04

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Here's a translation:

Ayumi's love life has always been in the spotlight. there are constant rumours that she will marry Tomoya Nagase, but there are also constant rumours that she has fallen for another guy.

according to the japanese magazine <<modern weekly (?)>> that was published yesterday, when ayu had her national tour earlier this year, she has fallen for a middle aged crew member who is in his forties. this crew member looks very much like the kinki kids guy Koichi Domoto. his looks can rival tomoya nagase's. in addition, this crew member's relationship with ayu is truly extraordinary, hence Tomoya Nagase is facing a tough competition.

actually, when ayu went to the gay bar in 2nd district of shinjuku (?) getting drunk, someone has witnessed her breaking down crying in the bar. it is said that the owner of the bar looked like the baseball player Ichiro Suzuki. hence she was curious and went there with her gay friends to look at this guy. this shows that she is very lonely deep inside.

(the second part of this article is not about ayu, but about a japanese actor 樁隆之)

on the other hand, the male leading actor in "mased superman sword (?)" 樁隆之 (i dont know his japanese name) is recently found to have starred completely naked in a gay video. this has led to discontent in his agent company and the TV station. this piece of negative news has affected the righteous image of superman. 樁隆之 has lost a lot of children fans, but on the other hand he has gained a lot of gay fans in both hong kong and in japan. manygays are in a shopping spree for the tapes of "superman". this lead "masked superman sword(?)" to become the most popular among gays in the superman series.

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