Japanese pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki has revealed she has gone deaf in her left ear, but has vowed to continue her career and go ahead with an upcoming tour of Asia.
Hamasaki, who is Japan's top-selling singer with 29 number-one hits and more than 50 million records sold as of December 31, wrote on her personal blog that her left ear "doesn't work anymore" and that it was inoperable. The 29-year-old said she first suffered the ear problem in 2000 and postponed part of her tour. She believed she would eventually recover from the problem, but instead her doctor recently confirmed that she was completely deaf in one ear, she said. Hamasaki, better known as 'Ayu' by her large fanbase in Asia, is believed to be suffering tinnitus, which involves a ringing in the ear that can be caused by constant exposure to sound.

Source : 7days

Hugely successful Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki has revealed she has gone deaf in her left ear, but vowed to go ahead with an upcoming tour of Asia. The 29-year old wrote on her blog that her left ear "doesn't work anymore" and that it was inoperable. The star is thought to have tinnitus, a ringing in the ear that can be caused by constant exposure to sound. Ayumi is Japan's top-selling singer scoring 28 number one hits and has sold nearly 50 million albums. She has known of her condition since going in for an ear check last year, according to her website.
'Continue singing'
"Nevertheless, I would like to continue as a singer. That's why I would like to continue singing until I reach the limit with my remaining right ear," she wrote on her members-only fansite. "I won't stop. I won't make excuses. As a professional, I would like to deliver the best performance for everyone."
Ayumi is due to launch her second tour of Asia in April to mark her 10th anniversary as a performer.

Source : 7days


This post has been edited by jehutyz: Jan 9 2008, 09:58 AM

Ohhh i see. Diff nick hahaha.
Actually she is not that young alr compare to others. Already in late 20. But still young n hot hahaha.
Really a sad news.

Same as me wor.
I listened to her songs bfore she became Japan No. 1

GUILTY album is nice.
The last song is dedicated to her fren as passed away last year.
She also sang that song during her yearly COUNTDOWN concert and she cry during the song too.

Hahaha come her...
Last year is her first time head out of Japan for concert.
If she go to SG....already good enough.
If at SG sure will go...dono at SG she is famous or not.
HK, Taiwan no need say alr....

How much is it?