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I've been following Ayu since 2008 (when I discovered her with Poker Face) (Im southamerican-colombian) and have been keeping up with her news since then.

She was slowing down naturally like any pop artist from the 2000s  but i Honestly, I feel like her marriage and divorce with Manuel Schwarz really damaged her reputation (Specially in Japan wheres thats a Taboo) :giraffe:

I remember many people mocking her, calling her unstable. Party Queen only fueled that narrative further.

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Then the awful Maro situation happened, and he tried to destroy Ayumi with the media :gaycat4: 
Ayumi probably regrets this relationship so much. I wonder if she regrets the era too
His comments about eating grass and sleeping in a cardboard box were ridiculous :rip::bibliahh:
He had been one of the top dancers in Japan for a long time, so if he ended up financially bankrupt, it was his own fault for not saving or investing his money.

https://aramajapan.com/news/tvmovie/variety/ayumi-hamasakis-ex-boyfriend-maro-still-blames-her-for-his-misfortunes/3940/

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Then she married with Tyson and i honestly was a big fan of that relationship :emofish: They looked so hot-cute together 
i was 100% rooting for them BP6fY85.gif tyson marry me baby 6aqnr4c.gif

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She had that tiny stage where she was livin in Los Angeles and ready to settle and bonding with wealthy people from there
Alexa Play Next Level. Love the Pacific Coast Highway Video :heart:

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Then she faced huge backlash for 'Americanizing herself' too much, I remember, and the 2016 Japan earthquake happened around the same time.


This embarrassing situation with this messy queen also occurred during that period.
I don't know if you all remember the betrayal :bibliahh:


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Now going back to the situation.......
I wonder if that's one of the reasons why Ayumi divorced Tyson :gaycat:
She may have been missing Japan and felt a moral obligation to be there and he wanted to live in the States. 

Maybe the cover of Made In Japan is a tribute to that—'Ayumi trapped by Japan cultural attachment.
This breakup damaged her reputation too

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But she won in the end—she has two beautiful babies now :gaycat2: and she's livin in the best time of her life
What a legacy!

I just pray she's able to endure all that touring she does in the next years.
I dont want her to go full deaf :emofish:

This is one of the reasons why i treat  Remember You as her final studio album. 
If we get another one that would be a dream but i dont know if its realistic with the state of her hearing
We need Ai Advancements to come through and restore her hearing :gaycat2:

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The eating grass part is just too funny :toofunny3:

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Manny was saurrrrr hot iykyk remember the photobook he did

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Count me in. I needed to listen to the Empress's discography again :duca: 

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On 9/8/2024 at 1:41 PM, Eternium said:

Count me in. I needed to listen to the Empress's discography again :duca: 

Yesss sis :jonny: 

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Now that Curaga was exposed as a hater in yet another rate, I don't feel so bad about my scores now.

 

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Your scores will probably look generous up against mine... but I guess that's normal atp

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Still, I plan to make 10 my most common score, but I'll be handing out some 1s, 2s, 3s, etc., all the way up to make sure I boost my favs and tank the ballads others

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Sent!

 

🕊️ 8,93

🏳️‍🌈 8,34

🦋 8,23

🪞 8,19

🗝️ 7,82

😺 6,00

❄️ 5,78

 

Interestingly, RAINBOW, Duty and A Song for ×× were the albums to be bumped up thanks to their interludes

 

Can't wait for reveals

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8 minutes ago, Curaga said:

Your scores will probably look generous up against mine... but I guess that's normal atp

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Still, I plan to make 10 my most common score, but I'll be handing out some 1s, 2s, 3s, etc., all the way up to make sure I boost my favs and tank the ballads others

Imagine going into Japan's No. 1 premium balladeer rate just to thrash on the ballads. Kuu's rate already happened sis, no need to carry over that energy here

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10 minutes ago, Curaga said:

Your scores will probably look generous up against mine... but I guess that's normal atp

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Still, I plan to make 10 my most common score, but I'll be handing out some 1s, 2s, 3s, etc., all the way up to make sure I boost my favs and tank the ballads others

My 11 is in danger

 

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8 hours ago, Invisibility said:

❄️ 5,78

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YOU'RE SICK!!

 

8 hours ago, Invisibility said:

Imagine going into Japan's No. 1 premium balladeer rate just to thrash on the ballads. Kuu's rate already happened sis, no need to carry over that energy here

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Aw, I liked Kuu's ballads for the most part ... 
I just took a look at the A BALLADS track list and I like most of those songs as well. Many of those I wouldn't have thought to call ballads (though I see several remixes/rearrangements), but my 0 is there as well!

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I have no idea what those icons mean except for Rainbow

 

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🕊️ I am...

🏳️‍🌈 RAINBOW

🦋 LOVEppears

🪞 Memorial address 

🗝️ MY STORY

😺 Duty

❄️ A Song for ××

 

The only one I don't get is Memorial address, but I got it by process of elimination. It'd probably make sense if I looked through the booklet again...

 

edit: Oh yeah, the mirror is totally Memorial address 

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😺 7.69

🦋 7.56

🏳️‍🌈 7.3

🕊️ 7.19

🗝️ 7.03

🪞 6.94

❄️ 6.5

 

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Rainbow is actually higher than I thought.

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1 hour ago, Curaga said:

edit: Oh yeah, the mirror is totally Memorial address 

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She said opulence!

 

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2 hours ago, Curaga said:

my 0 is there as well!

Choose carefully, mama.

 

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Hi! unpopular opinion but I am... is so carried by the singles that iys placement seems too high.

 

just had to get that off my chest!

 

I'm a fan since 2005 and was shocked that Ayu is being brought up here. How fun!

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I guess we need the I Am... antis to vote unless they want to enable a shock flower garden win

 

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7 minutes ago, Graves said:

I guess we need the I Am... antis to vote unless they want to enable a shock flower garden win

 

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Listen, flower garden is a hot girl who deserves a win.

 

I'll vote sune!

 

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wait, flower garden winning would kinda eat nnn

 

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1 hour ago, Suilen said:

😺 7.69

🦋 7.56

🏳️‍🌈 7.3

🕊️ 7.19

🗝️ 7.03

🪞 6.94

❄️ 6.5

 

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Rainbow is actually higher than I thought.

not MY STORY not even making it into your top half...

 

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1 minute ago, Curaga said:

not MY STORY not even making it into your top half...

 

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One song reminded me of Nishino, we had to drag

 

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flower garden is cute but the only song I'm willing to listen to in its entirety for the hidden track is Namaid's No, sorry to these girls

 

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1 hour ago, AlbumOfTheYear said:

Hi! unpopular opinion but I am... is so carried by the singles that iys placement seems too high.

 

just had to get that off my chest!

 

I'm a fan since 2005 and was shocked that Ayu is being brought up here. How fun!

The title track and Naturally are two of her best sings ever 

 

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16 minutes ago, Kyle-x said:

The title track and Naturally are two of her best sings ever 

 

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