[Article] The Empress Has No Voice (Pink Wota)

Vee takes a retrospective and emotionally charged look at the Hamasaki Ayumi of 2002 and finds that today’s version is just not living up to the Ayumi of old. Style seems to be beating out the substance in Ayu’s latest performances, and it’s breaking Vee’s heart.

Ayumi has been a staple on the Japanese pop scene for so many years, and while fans would obviously wish that she could keep up the same level of intensity she had in years past, it may not be a feasible wish. Vee says she will continue to support Ayu as she moves forward, but she puts forth a heartfelt plea which speaks for itself:

Give me a good concert again, Ayumi, or refuse to put yourself in the position of ridicule.