Ayu Schedule #16 [2010-2014] - TV Appearances, Magazines, etc.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan

No one knows Ayu exists anymore. I constantly get "does she still release music?" "I haven't seen her on tv lately"

I read a rumor that said she went to an izakaya with her husband a while ago in Japan and no one really noticed her.

It probably helps that she's been living in LA for a whiiile now. She's been relatively outside of the public eye outside of the occasional performance or two on TV and ~scandal~ that have happened once in a while since 2007-2008 so I'm not surprised if most people don't really know what's going on with her.

[rikku1994]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I read a rumor that said she went to an izakaya with her husband a while ago in Japan and no one really noticed her.

It probably helps that she's been living in LA for a whiiile now. She's been relatively outside of the public eye outside of the occasional performance or two on TV and ~scandal~ that have happened once in a while since 2007-2008 so I'm not surprised if most people don't really know what's going on with her.

It's probably for the best, more time with her hubby

[AyuGAME]

as far as i know, when i visited Japan, magz is a huge thing in there...and a good promotion...

[Matt_rq]

The thing is appear in CM, put songs in CM I think...

[channy]

^ I am confused.

Ignoring Hamasaki does not make her any less relevant. It just means that a hell lot of people miss out on her newest stuff by design. Apparently certain people happen to fall for their own delusional belief that wilful ignorance diminishes or affects the status of a famous person in any way.

It certainly does not o.o

[rikku1994]

People really haven't forgotten her... They just don't buy most of her stuff anymore.

[holy_arrow]

The Japanese attitude makes me confusing... Ayu is better, more beautiful than many artists,her performance, her music is not bad at all. I don't know why she isn't supported as Namie or Koda Kumi nowadays.The reason is Scandal ? So the Japanese disengage their diva because of her private marriage, not her music ? I start to have the bad standpoint about the Japanese for their ridiculous think !
About the scandal, I think AKB48 members have more !
p/s : Sorry about this hot temperature for the post !

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by holy_arrow

I don't know why she isn't supported as Namie or Koda Kumi nowadays

Koda Kumi is having it worse than ayu

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

Koda Kumi is having it worse than ayu

Why is Kuu worse than Ayu???

[Andrenekoi]

^It's not like Koda has all that suport either, according to japanese people she is pretty much over too. Ayu's place on the industry isn't much different than Madonna's... There are a lot of people unaware she did anything after Music (2000) or even Vogue (1990)

[Daeklei]

^ Everyone I've ever run into (Not that this gets brought up all this much) has definitely heard of Hung Up, and 4 Minutes.. I mean nothing as far as album content but her singles still do fairly as far as popularity Idk about sales. I hope Ayu can bring her self up though cause as far as her performing I've never seen someone have better tours than her. Like even though lelio was murdered by that MV I'm sure it will be brought back to life in the concert.

[holy_arrow]

Agree with you, Daeklei ! Ayu 's concert is the only one that I enjoy to the end . Although Namie, Koda Kumi, Kana Nishino, miwa 's concerts are very good but I can't hold on ...

[holy_arrow]

single Dreaming now, album Bon Voyage, live tour 2013 DVD/BD , each of them has the higher sale than single Feel the love/ Merry go round . album Love Again , live tour 2013 ABL ... very much !

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Originally Posted by holy_arrow

single Dreaming now, album Bon Voyage, live tour 2013 DVD/BD , each of them has the higher sale than single Feel the love/ Merry go round . album Love Again , live tour 2013 ABL ... very much !

This is actually wrong as all those Ayu releases outsold the Kuu releases you mentioned but the comparisons are kinda wrong. It should be BV vs Colours, JAPONESQUE tour vs CDL 2014, and the single one is fine but Kuu never outsold Ayu in singles since her peak.

Anyway Kuu's sexy image turns a lot of people off while Ayu is a bit classier but she gets bad press for other things.

[Matt_rq]

Originally Posted by holy_arrow

single Dreaming now, album Bon Voyage, live tour 2013 DVD/BD , each of them has the higher sale than single Feel the love/ Merry go round . album Love Again , live tour 2013 ABL ... very much !

I´m not tring to prove anything but actually that is wrong...

Bon voyage first week sales=46,091 and month rank number 5 (Oricon Chart) / Love Again first week sales= 53,065 and month rank number 3 with 79,091 (Oricon chart)

Single Dreaming Now! first week sales was 21,135 copies sold and number 9 that week. / FTL - MGR first week sales was 30,385 copies sold and number 5.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Matt_rq

Love Again first week sales= 53,065 and month rank number 3 with 79,091 (Oricon chart)

LOVE again sold 88,825 eventually though.

This time I'm not sure if it will be able to pass 50,000.

[holy_arrow]

Yeah, just the mistake of single Dreaming now to Koda Kumi's total sale 2013
OK, let's hopr for the good result of Colour sale next week !

[Andrenekoi]

Back in the day she was in every single corner of Japan. That's not the case anymore, she's not the it girl from the moment, it's normal. I really can't understand sometimes people keep complaining about her "not being everywhere anymore". She has a 16-year carreer and her peak is over since 2002/2003, her situation is not unusual for a popstar (and it's not even that bad, Ayu is 'surviving' pretty well imo).

[tenshi no hane]

I think it's fine she's no longer the 'it' girl. She already stated in 2003/4 that "her era is over" (in the 2004 Documentary, iirc). She's fine with it. Remember Don't Look Back's lyrics: "People always start talking about the times when they shined the brightest; that is just too sad." It doesn't bother her that she isn't super popular anymore.

If she isn't bothered, then neither should we. As long as she continues to release music, it's ok, right? Her latest interviews show that she wants to continue making music for a loooooong time.

[AyUmIXx]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

I think it's fine she's no longer the 'it' girl. She already stated in 2003/4 that "her era is over" (in the 2004 Documentary, iirc). She's fine with it. Remember Don't Look Back's lyrics: "People always start talking about the times when they shined the brightest; that is just too sad." It doesn't bother her that she isn't super popular anymore.

If she isn't bothered, then neither should we. As long as she continues to release music, it's ok, right? Her latest interviews show that she wants to continue making music for a loooooong time.

yea.. that's all that matter for me
i don't expect her to be like in her peak anymore, even though i still have hope that she will be able to reach 2nd peak, someday, but then again, it's all up to ayu.

for now, i'm just happy that she is still active in releasing music. ayu is happy, so am i