Hamasaki Ayumi will not participate in the 2004 Japan Record Awards

[AYUCREA]

maybe ayu thinks win the award three times is enough

[XFER]

Weird. I don't think it is because she's not confident with her recent songs. They are awesome!

[yamogi]

It remind me about the carols MV

[Kazuko]

*GASPAGE* aww...nooo.... T.T

[gakkun]

I'm not sure if this is the reason but a Japanese magazine called Bubka published an article revealing how the network which holds the awards, TBS, had already arranged for an enka singer to win. But because he didn't have a popular song this year, and other artists such as Ken Hirai and SMAP did not want to participate, they decided to give the award to Ayu, possibly also as a gratulations to Max Matsuura for becoming head of Avex.

so I think Ayu dropped out to avoid controversy. People would probably say things if she won. But then again, I don't think winning the award really means that much because all these bigger artists have dropped out. Ayu doesn't have a chance if Ken Hirai was still in it.

[Exile]

Chances were that ayu wouldn't have won the record award last year, if either SAMP or Naotaro Moriyama didn't declined a nominee.
For this year there are heaps of DECENT artists (including Ken Hirai?) who also refused to participate the award. I think ayu has made the appropriate choice. It's time to move on.

[stardust_maiden]

Originally Posted by openingRUN

i think that is a very noble move on her part, i applaud her

I feel the same way. Ayu has her reasons and for her to gracefully decline when other artists would go for the sheer bragging rights...its a good sign of character.

[starr5245]

i'm really shocked...

[Hugo_Perry]

Originally Posted by Hazard

I actually feel that natalaxie may be right. Maybe Ayu feels that she shouldn't qualify because she's already won so many times before. Stepping down to let other people have a chance. If that's the case, then this is a very noble act. If it's because she's not confident in her songs, well... She shouldn't worry. She is the best, after all.

I'm interested in atranslation of this aticle as well, cause we all could be dead wrong.

Jooo got it all i wanna say! *High 5*

[AyuLover]

Well, the auto translations apparently say she has some examination. o_0

[extepan]

Originally Posted by tl1029530921

..or is she not confident about her songs this year..o.o

i totally agree with you there. avex knows carols dont have a chance to win, so they just say they are not taking part. so if they dont take part, they cant win, so people cant make a fuss about it if ayu doesnt win.

and the excuse of her giving other people a chance to win is so lame.

[Tasked]

if she doesn't want to participate, then she's working on something big! Maybe she takes better care of her album and tours now and doesn't just make them in a few days like in the rainbow time. I mean, about you came out in september. So she's working the best she can on the album from october

[CREATE]

i think she's just shy

[Calico]

I have to admit I was pretty surprised to see this as well, since this award is so prestigious and I always am happy when Ayu wins. (Unlike some other awards that I really could care less about) But as others have said, I'm sure she has her reasons. She HAS won three times in a row now, and to me the idea of her stepping down because she actually doesn't want to win again doesn't seem all that strange. Another thing, though, that crossed my mind is that maybe she wants to step down because she sees all these other "big" artists stepping down as well, and sees the chance to come off being generous or something. I really wouldn't believe that myself, but it was a thought.

Oh well, it's not to say that she won't be participating next year!

[Cyria]

I'm a bit sad because I've liked her performances at the event but it does seem that she's been working a lot and I hope she gets a chance to rest, even if it's just for one night.

[yamogi]

[QUOTE=CalicoOh well, it's not to say that she won't be participating next year! [/QUOTE]

no. in the newspaper, it said that she will not participate all competition this year and are not going to join them from now on (あゆ、レコ大辞退
大賞３連覇で決断　来年以降も不参加<-- this sentence mean not join anymore next year)she said she want to be a brand-new artist who doesn't sing for award. she said she will not get prize anymore

[yamogi]

this is the tarnslation by using Excite Japan:


It turns out on the 28th that Ayumi Hamasaki (26), a singer, withdraws from
the "46th Japan record grand-prix" of New Year's Eve this year. It is her
decision although she is the first in history to attain a three-year
continuation grand-prix award from 2001 to last year and also being remained
in the last nomination as a major candidate this year. Hamasaki is inclined
to graduate not only from Record Award but from a "prize race", and aims at
a start new as one artist. In addition, an examination meeting will be held
on the 29th and 12 sets of a grand-prix candidate's Gold Award will be
announced.

The queen of a Japanese pop community will pull the body from Record Award.

According to the persons concerned, the Hamasaki side declares to withdraw
before the examination meeting on the 29th. Not only Record Award, inclining
to participate in no year-end prize events, she also declines to participate
in the "best hit song festival" (Old cable grand-prix = EXILE's grand-prix
award on the 27th), which is held by "cable broadcast networks", the largest
stockholder of the affiliation record company "Avex". It seems that it does
not appear on "the Japanese cable-broadcasting grand-prix" (sponsorship KYAN
system) in December.
Declining from a prize race was decided by Hamasaki's own intention.
Although the staff was advancing preparation of a prize race as the ordinary
year at the beginning, it is said that Hamasaki decided saying "I want to
decline this year." It seems that it became one pause by having won three
first successive victories in history at Record Award according to the
persons concerned. Moreover, it is also said "To also feel a sense of
responsibility" (persons concerned) as an affiliation singer's
representative to have confused the fan on the internal trouble play of Avex
of this summer.

In addition, next year or subsequent ones is fundamentally said to a prize
event as the schedule which does not participate. It seems that begin three
successive victories of Record Award and it runs up the stairs to a star by
winning many prizes, and the restart in the field different from a prize
race is expected although the importance of a prize is permeated and felt
for the body.

SMAP's "being only one flower to the world" and 2 sets of leading artists
called the Moriyama 直太朗 of "Sakura (solo)" having also announced
declining from the last nomination in Record Award last year. Although an
examination meeting will be held on the 29th and 12 sets of a grand-prix
candidate's Gold Award are announced, Hamasaki's declining is likely to call
a ripple.

[kinix]

Originally Posted by extepan

i totally agree with you there. avex knows carols dont have a chance to win, so they just say they are not taking part. so if they dont take part, they cant win, so people cant make a fuss about it if ayu doesnt win.

and the excuse of her giving other people a chance to win is so lame.

Actually I think she'll definately win because of MAX and also CAROLS is a nice song. So I think the reason suits the situation perfectly!

CAROLS is actually getting the No.1 in lyrics and music so I'm sure she can win with this song even without max's influence as the new director of avex!
http://www2.oricon.co.jp/ranking/word.html
http://www2.oricon.co.jp/ranking/melody.html

[ImpactBreaker]

Oh yamogi thanks!

[Qt Mashi]

yay thx for the translation!