^ Yeah from about 15-21 every once in a while you'd hear people saying, either jokingly or seriously that she was around 4 years older than she actually was. Like "SURE she's 15...looking like that I'm pretty sure she's at least 18-19..." etc. My recollection is that it was a 2ch thing, not an English fan made-up thing, although I could be wrong. (was a "jpm" thing according to:
http://stage48.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=119390 )
Anyway, I don't think her getting older is what quashed the rumors, it was probably just her abrupt departure from the world of pop.