History YMMV / AyumiHamasaki

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Some might consider "Eyes, Smoke, Magic" from her album "Party Queen" to be this. In fact, the duo of "the next LOVE" and Eyes, Smoke, Magic is quite the BLAM not only for the album, but for her career.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Watch her forget her own lyrics. It’s precious.

* UnpleasableFanbase: Everything she does is scrutinized and criticized heavily, mostly by her online fanbase. This isn't entirely unsurprising; she was heralded as one of Japan's absolute icons for an era, and while she's still active in the music scene, fans who were around for that era can't help but compare everything she does now to then. Nothing will satisfy them unless it has "2001" slapped on it somewhere.

* FanDumb: Some otaku and international fans have boycotted her music because PARTY QUEEN didn't shoot to number one in it's first week.
** Others have boycotted her due to the original tracks on the "mini-albums" ''LOVE'' and ''again'', which had tracklistings ''very similar'' to many of her singles (with remixes, instrumentals, and "Original mix" tags), being "re-hashed" on her ''LOVE again'' album. Never mind that even an idiot could've seen it coming. Though it did make a case for them being annoyed at her/her crew at avex opting to release singles as mini-albums instead, simply to keep her #1 single streak unbroken.

** Others have boycotted her due to the original tracks on the "mini-albums" ''LOVE'' and ''again'', which had tracklistings ''very similar'' to many of her singles (with remixes, instrumentals, and "Original mix" tags), being "re-hashed" on her ''LOVE again'' album. Never mind that even an idiot could've seen it coming.

** Others have boycotted her due to the "mini-albums" ''LOVE'' and ''again'', which had tracklistings ''very similar'' to many of her singles (with remixes, instrumentals, and "Original mix" tags) being "re-hashed" on her ''LOVE again'' album. Never mind that even an idiot could've seen it coming.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: CREA returns? [[IncrediblyLamePun SCORE!]]

* BrokenBase: Do you like the first half of her career, or the latter half? Is the first half too weird or is it original, and are the later works too commercial or just more palatable?

!!Tropes

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The music videos, and in most cases the songs themselves: "ourselves", "Marionette", "alterna", "WHATEVER".

** Until you realise that memory loss (and she does seem to forget her lines somewhat frequently) is a sign of early onset [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Parkinson's]] [[TearJerker Disease]].
* EarWorm

* NightmareFuel: The music videos, and in most cases the songs themselves: "ourselves", "Marionette", "alterna", "WHATEVER".
* ParanoiaFuel: Don't watch the "ourselves" music video before bed.

* UnpleasableFanbase: Her styles are so varied that only a minority can agree on everything she releases.
* YourMileageMayVary: Some find her voice highly expressive and emotional, with a good range. Others find it whiny and nasally.

* NightmareFuel: The music videos, and in most cases the songs themselves: ourselves, Marionette, alterna, WHATEVER
* ParanoiaFuel: Don't watch the ourselves music video before bed.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Fans will never agree on what’s good and bad in the Ayu-verse. Many say the old material up to the I am… era (the height of her popularity) was the best it has ever been, and many argue that her more modern sounds are superior.