Amazing Ayumi

credits to ayu-mi-x.com

1. Family

Mother: On the 28 December 1998 “All Night Nippon” show, ayu herself talked about her in detail. Ayu called her “Ayu Mommy” and “Mommy”. Since there has been some tension between them, it could be said that “A Song for XX” is a message to her mother. She lives in Tokyo.

Father: Because her parents were divorced when she was 3 or 4 years old, ayu has not seen her father since.

Grandmother: When ayu was small, instead of her mother, her grandmother took care of the meals. Also lived in Tokyo, same as Ayu’s mother. Died in February 1998 (during the time of recording “poker face”). (Hamasaki Republic)

Dearest Dogs: “Ringo”, “Melon”, “CREA”
Ringo and Melon appear in the 1st Album photos.
Ayu dotes on CREA so much that her name has become ayu’s pen-name when she writes music.
Ayu stated in March 2002 that she has Marron, a mini dachshund.

Relative’s Older Brother: Appeared on her official home page profile.
Had a musical influence on ayu.

Older Brother?: When ayu went to Hawaii, Sports papers reported information that she was accompanying her real, actual older brother, but the truth of this is unknown.

2. Friends

Tomoya Nagase: The lover ayu revealed she had in September 2001.
Although they met when costarring in “Twin Teachers” in 1993, they spontaneously met again in 1999.
In December 2000, they met again and fell in love. (according to newspapers)

Natsuki: Real name is Toyoda Natsuki. Ayu met this close friend in 1999. Although ayu often spoke of her on the radio in the first half of 1999, after June 1999 she stopped mentioning her entirely. From the “SCAR” lyrics, fans expected a split of their friendship. In the videos of ayu’s Concert Tour 2000 shows, Natsuki’s name appeared as a manager, so we think ayu’s friendship with her returned and we think they’ve been side-by-side ever since.

ANEKI: Ayu calls her “ANEKI” in radio & concerts, and ayu has spoken of her in magazines, although many think she is natsuki because ayu doesn’t explain, it’s a different person.
Please see Ayu Love Ayu’s Ayu Database for more detailed information.
In the February 2001 “M” PV release and the March 2001 “A BEST” release, her real name appears with a Manager credit.
In 1993’s “Twin Teachers”, she performed in the role of a student along with Ayu & Nanase, and they’ve been friends ever since.

Mikajohn: In “Free & Easy: Hamasaki Republic”, Ayu called her a charming woman. She is considered a good woman ahead of men.
Has some kind of relationship with Itoi san.
President of the Peach John company (ladies’ underwear seller). From the company’s home page:
Staff:
Representative and Chairman: Noguchi Shouji
Representative and President: Noguchi Mika
They seem to be a married couple.*

Nakayama Emily: Classmate at Horikoshi High School. In photo magazines, photos from that time of them together have appeared.
They don’t seem to keep company these days.

Friend who introduced ayu to Senmu: Is this the friend ayu has called “brother”?

Others: At the end of album lyric booklets, friends’ names are printed, whose details are still unknown:

End of album lyric booklets:

1st Album:
“ma-chan, Aneki, Natsuki, Rie, DICE and My family…”
(Aneki & Natsuki are mentioned above.
ma-chan, Rie, and DICE are unknown.)

2nd Album:
“Ayumi & kaori, Natsuki, Rie, aya, and My family…”
(Ayumi [Aneki] and kaori [aneane].
aya is unknown.
I think this is where Ayumi’s name is revealed)

3rd Album:
“Natsuki Toyoda (premium promotion)”
(Natsuki has become staff here.)
“Aneki, kaori, Ai, aki, aya, Tomochin, and My family and you”
(Ai, aki, aya, Tomochin are all unknown
“and you” is ayu thanking the fans too.)

We met Natsuki in the “For My Dear…” PV. The details of her performance are unknown.

Girl getting on the subway: Rumi-san? (Mentioned in the HAMASAKI AYUMI DVD)
Man doing the laundry: Someone from her staff? (Someone similar was seen in the concert tour 2000 video)
Girl going to the rental video store: Natsuki (Ayu mentions it in the HAMASAKI AYUMI DVD)
Man going back to the rental video store: ?

3. Co-Workers

Senmu: Max Matsuura. Managing director of avex. Interviewed actress-era Ayu in a Roppongi Karaoke bar.
Ayu stopped acting, and a year later she debuted after lessons.
Recently, Ayu took lessons in New York again and since then has awakened as a singer.
Coming into her own unique world, with “A Song for XX” ayu has become a star.
Remix records are something that started with an idea from Senmu.
At about a year since her debut, Ayu respected him as a benefactor, but since then there was more distance between them. In “Free & Easy Hamasaki Republic” she said they’d been distant about 2 1/2 years. So that’s since summer 1999?

nontan: Real name is Junichi Kamitoku. Originally from Hiroshima. Being her manager since her debut, ayu’s confidence in him runs deep. She calls him nontan (according to the HAMASAKI AYUMI dvd).
Guitarist Yocchan is there upon nontan’s wishes.
On the LOVE ~Destiny~ CD cover, the person ayu is hugging is nontan.
And in that PV, he was shown together with Magu & Ayu. (When she’s going past the school girls, they’re escorting her.)

Magu: Real name is Yuka Kikuchi. Also Ayu’s manager since her debut, along with nontan.
Has taken great personal care of ayu.
It seems he got this nickname because his eyes resembled Maguro (Tuna) eyes.
Chief Manager. Ayu has said that if working with Magu wasn’t possible, she’d resign from the company. (From “Free & Easy: Hamasaki Republic”.)