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HiP Nation => Classic H!P => Classic Threads => The Aya Matsuura Eden => Topic started by: claymore on March 20, 2007, 10:14:15 PM
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Seeing the continuous promotion of gam with singles, concerts, and a album, makes me think that aya's solo career is being put aside or is near it's end. Aya has been involved with nun, def diva, and gam which promotes her as a singer in a group instead of a solo singer. Upfront has not released a studio album that was not a cover or best of album since 2003. I am happy that she is appearing on and hosting shows, and has had lots of concerts.
But that should not stop them from producing a "new" album and more solo singles. Upfront has stopped making alo hello releases for her. And is releasing less aya photobooks while producing tons of them for other hp members. Photobooks bring in lots of money and bring attention to artists in hp. But she has had less of those releases recently then other solo singers like maki and nacchi and mm members.
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Oh well, she has been active in groups like you said, she does plenty of CMs, does plenty of talk-shows...all is still well, imo.
She's already had two Alo-Hello's...and is still doing GAM. Perhaps after the GAM album she'll have a solo release. I heard she's doing a drama so maybe we'll have a single for that :)
But seriously, no new single in a year is bad lol
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Doubtful, she's still a strong brand.
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Doubtful, she's still a strong brand.
lol straight to the point and probably answered the question better than me XD :evil:
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Just because she's active in GAM right now, I don't think it means her solo career will end o.o I can see her releasing something solo later in the year, probably.
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Yeah - Tsunku won't say no to the money-making Aya. She is considered the most successful H!P solo artist no (though I guess this is debatable with her recent dip in sales with Naked Songs)?
Interestingly enough, I read something today that states that Aya's popularity is way over her time now. I don't know. I think she appeals to a certain crowd. The slightly more music/skills oriented crowd and plus she is as cute as a button.
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^ Naked songs was released then forgotten about by all of H!P, like, it was released, then boom, no promotion. Im sure they still see the profit in Ayaya ~:heart:
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I also too highly doubt that but anything could happen and you never know when.
But as said, Tsunku would'nt want to lose her, started off Solo and has been strong ever since and is featured in everything ranging from:
Ads
Commercials
Billboards
Tv Shows
Movies
so much. GO GO GO AYAYA :ONcool1: :ONwriggly:
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^ Naked songs was released then forgotten about by all of H!P, like, it was released, then boom, no promotion. Im sure they still see the profit in Ayaya ~:heart:
oh yeah - when i meant debatable - i meant between aya and goto - with SBT, goto came up on the charts again - aya dipped on the other hand. either way, both are awesome H!P soloists.
Tsunku is just riding the GAM wave.
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Aya is just too talented for Tsunku to end her solo career.
Aside from the Naked Album (which I thought was really good), she's the most successful solo artist in H!P IMO... er that's already been said. Yeah >.>
Anyway, I don't think GAM means the end of Aya's solo career. I don't know if it's just me, but her songs and her style has that thing, that unique thing that differs her from the other H!P artists.
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I'd say GAM is over after the tour and album...so don't count GAM as Ayaya's permanent thing.
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I highly doubt it. this gives Aya a chance to revive her solo career by singing old solo songs.. and Miki the same.. even if they aren't on the setlist. its likely that they will both do atleast one or to solo songs in my opinion.
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I know that UFA won't let her go because she brings attention and money. Being in movies, hosting tv shows , and promoting products has nothing to do with her being a solo singer. It has to do with her being marketable. I think that as time goes by aya is seen as a tv host and cm talent and not a solo singer. And not putting out solo work does not help. I guess if I pay attention to sales her being solo is not important. Because groups that she is in sell more then she does recently. Aya said that tsunku is no longer her producer so that helps explain the lack of solo releases and low sales. Because hp fans love tsunku releases and dislike non tsunku releases.
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H!P fans hate non-tsunku produced albums? seriously? i wouldn't ever have imagined that.... it's just a different style... in my opinion, aya's stuff would reach a wider crowd...
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H!P fans hate non-tsunku produced albums? seriously? i wouldn't ever have imagined that.... it's just a different style... in my opinion, aya's stuff would reach a wider crowd...
The average h!p fan isn't as smart as you, and doesnt really think like that anythursday unfortunately.
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I highly doubt it. this gives Aya a chance to revive her solo career by singing old solo songs.. and Miki the same.. even if they aren't on the setlist. its likely that they will both do atleast one or to solo songs in my opinion.
lol, belongs in the concert thread? or album thread? either way i agree with that
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I don't think her solo career ending. She just focusing on GAM rite now so that they can establish themselves as a permanent unit and not just a temporary one. Maybe after the album and probably one more GAM single, she'll start doing her solo work again while Miki busy with her duties as leader of MoMusu.
What exactly is this about Tsunku not producing Aya no more? i never heard of this. why is that? when did they say this? could i get some info on this?
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Gam helps miki more then it does aya. In the same way that def diva, and nun did more to help the other members in those groups. Aya is the only solo hp member that I like and seeing her in group after group bothers me. Because I think her talent is restricted in a group. She will probably be put into another group so ufa can get more people to kouhaku.
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well, a bit sidetracked, but... i think, Aya is enjoying working as a part of GAM.
in that sense..., let her be..?
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I agree that she provides a sufficient amount of income, but after seeing the sales provided by Naked Songs . . . Of course, it was a fantastic album, but many fans constantly complain that they don't like Aya's mature style. For some reason, they can't face the fact that Aya isn't into bubblegum pop anymore, and she's not going to jump into R & B like Goto or go heavy on guitar riffs. Personally, I think this is a style that suits her. Why push her into something she doesn't like doing? And, obviously, she's very happy to be working with her friend (agreeing with roninbuddha here), so I don't think she's getting ripped off in this deal.
Tsunku concentration on GAM is probably because it's what fans wanted, and they're both very popular. We all assumed that it would stay a solid unit if their sales were decent, and they've proved to be that way so far. While it's nice to have both of them together, I see how everyone is a bit upset that Aya is lacking solo music, yet Miki is still releasing with MM. I'm also sad, because I want some more Aya solo music, but I am content that she is at least releasing music in some form or fashion, even if it is within a unit. Perhaps after this whole GAM thing, she'll release a new single. *positive thinking*
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well, a bit sidetracked, but... i think, Aya is enjoying working as a part of GAM.
in that sense..., let her be..?
I think she is enjoying it too, from what it seems and so am I. They are definitely one of my favorite H!P groups. :D
Now, as Ayaya is also my favorite soloist, I'm sure it wouldn't hurt for her to release another single. But like most of you, once GAM album and tour are over and Miki takes over MM, I think she'll start doing a bit of solo work. She'll have more time that way at least.
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Gam helps miki more then it does aya. In the same way that def diva, and nun did more to help the other members in those groups. Aya is the only solo hp member that I like and seeing her in group after group bothers me. Because I think her talent is restricted in a group. She will probably be put into another group so ufa can get more people to kouhaku.
In-fucking-deed.
Lack of PBs (which is lotslotslots of profit), grouping, no solo songs, to me it looks like Ayaya's getting the short end of the stick. Now, this has nothing to do with how much she 'enjoys' being in GAM. But what UFA is doing with Ayaya now just seems to be like they're promoting Miki, making her more apparent to the public eye before she leads MM and eventually graduates.
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^well, that's not too bad imo.
i mean, ayaya already has a strong prescence in the industry, and is well known already, so she kinda doesnt need such, exposure, i guess.
as for aya's career, well, let's just hope UFA still has plans for her solo...
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She's gettin a new single in June, so nope, not over at all! O0
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We need more then one single this year. We need singles plus a album, and maybe a alo or love hello release. But we will probably just get more GAM releases or ayaya plus blah blah releases.
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Lol claymore.
Ya, probably. But hey, one single's better than nothing. I guess.
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Indeed, having one single is great, even if it's this year's only one. I'll take whatever has ayaya in it.
Problem is, ayaya is trying too hard to be a serious artist and dump the idol image, but it seems it happens only with her solo career, since GAM shows 'em as idols.
Maybe that switch to a serious artist was way too fast and radical, she used really lame outfits, covering her whole body like trying to hide any glimpse of a sexy girl. You can be serious and sexy at the same time, like ayu does sometimes. She's beautiful and has a great body, why hide it?
We have no idea what her image is gonna be on this single, and whether it's going to be a ballad (most probably), I just hope she just does something that is well received by fans.
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I love her ballads and upbeat songs, I just hope this single regardless of it being either is a GOOD one, we've had to wait long enough for a new single. I enjoyed naked songs though, so I do appreciate her putting that out, I do have an appreciation for Jazz though so I guess a lot of the people that didn't like naked songs may not be too fond of jazz or what not.
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My two cents
Gam rocks
And possibly the lighter singing load is because of her medical condition....Just a thought...
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GAM sales are down. Even with the image change UFA is not promoting her the way she should be promoted. They should try to have her perform with other artists and work with other producers. Loan her to another record label like Sony or Avex so she has a chance to show her range. She has enough friends and people that like her in the business that might want to sing with her like: Gackt, Kinki Kids, Ken Hirai, AI, Koda Kumi, Aya Ueto, Puffy, Boa, and Shiina Ringo. She can't reach her potential doing hp songs unless she is allowed to work with lots of different producers. UFA has to realize that she is not a UFA or HP! princess she is an Asian princess and should not have her options limited. (Imagine the Japanese anthem playing in the background while reading this line or listen to this http://www.sendspace.com/file/sgj9pe (http://www.sendspace.com/file/sgj9pe) ) Parhelion69 aya does not have total control over what she wears. She does wear some weird outfits.
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Lol Avex... that actually would be pretty cool. Like an M-Flo featuring Matsuura... I kind of want to see Aya sing a Jpop-type song like that XD
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i agree, she should try to work with different producers with a different style of music in order for her to grow. Avex is good in a lot of way, they sure know how to produce their female artist, like Ayumi, koda kumi, otsuka ai and boa. maybe she could team up with boa, her friend on a single or two. I'm not saying H!P and Tsunku style isn't good, but just exploring the other music style will expand her knowledge and her experience in the music industry. trying new things and exploring will let u become better and learn more about urself. she doesn't have to stick with it, just let her find what is best for her thru these musical experimentations, working with someone else. she got a lot of potential, let's not limit it.
although H!P is known for their bubblegum pop music, they also been experimenting with other genre and style with their artists, but they just don't really pursue it that much. as long as they can help each of their artists find the best kind of music and style that would work for their artist, they should pursue it. but first, we need to discover their true potential and talent.
i'm sorry if i don't make any sense at all. i'm just thinking while i'm typing and my thoughts are always mixed up. hehe
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BigDnm01 your comments make perfect sense.
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But she is quite quiet as compare to last few years...........at least no PB releasing, which I am looking forward to.
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i prefer aya in her solo carreer. What a pity tsunku doesn't seem to care that much anymore :-\
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Rijio Aya said that tsunku is not her producer anymore so I think that is part of the reason why she has less singles and new albums. But is paired up with other people that he does produce for. Her new single being delayed is not a very good sign for her solo career. We don't really know when it will be out.
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The delay in her single release is probably due to the new GAM album out now.
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Nothing should get in the way of a ayaya release.
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Her solo career is still alive thanks to a new album and single. I hope that her fans will buy them.
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Her new single might have been canceled. No appearance at Kouhaku or the Music Station Superlive winter special adds to my thoughts about the end. I was too optimistic about her career in august. Damn you UFA :angry: