I love Ayu. ^^ She is very dedicated to her work and I enjoy listening to her material. She has nine albums, 44 singles [I think.], a mini-album, two compilations, and dozens of remix albums. [I can't keep up...xD] But after I watched the CNN International interview a while ago, I gained more respect for Ayu. Even if though she no longer has the ability to hear in one ear, she still intends to release music. Her lyrics are very touching and deep. =D Even though she isn't really considered a vocal powerhouse, I like her attitude and music.

If you want to listen to some awesome Ayu material, try out albums like LOVEppears, I am...,GUILTY, RAINBOW...just try out all nine albums. But (miss)understood and My Story was a bit of a letdown compared to her other albums. I wasn't really into Ayu until M. Then I start to listen to her more after listening to her ballads compilation. The first track, Rainbow, is among my favorite Ayu songs. It's has a beautiful, soothing introduction and the song starts to slowly build up to a powerful ending.

But Ayumi has countless of awesome songs. =D I don't feel like listing them at this moment...xD I'll list them later. And I'll find that interview as well.