This sounds like it was made in New Orleans lol...

I forgot about taboo. That definitely would do amazing on american radio. I always got a justin timberlake feel from it.

really? what makes you think that? lol

I get american vibe from startin' too x,x

and I think A-L-I-V-E by Foxxi misQ could also be successful in the US..

A Page by Jin Akanishi would probably do well in America
though it's already in English...

And Want Me, Want Me my Namie... and maybe One Night Magic by Hikaru...

many songs by Namie @_@
I dont like that american influence, uh.
I cant think of anything else since I always delete and forget such songs lol.

lol 95% of these songs don't sound anything like what's on American radio AT ALL.

Anyway,

Sparkle by Ayumi could work, and Sunrise definitely would. Sunrise is by far one of the most americanized jpop songs i have ever heard.

FIRE by 2NE1 maybe

a lot of Miho Fukuhara songs would do well on Adult Contemporary radio (especially ON TOP OF THE WORLD -- and hey, that's already in English!)

anyone who thinks TABOO would succeed is delusional because it's just too different from what American likes. Yes -- it's electro pop -- but it's very very different than what is popular in America.

BoA's Eien

I do agree that people often exaggerate Kumi's music being so American-like, even TABOO.... But are you being serious, or are you just trying to anger people, lol? Because if TABOO wouldn't work, neither would Sparkle (they're both pretty much the same sort of thing); Sunrise DEFINITELY would not work, considering it's extremely, you know, J-Pop. The only thing more J-Pop is stuff like Kumi's SUPERSTAR, lol. :\

like hell taboo wouldn't work. it would work more than sparkle. I don't see anything american in that. ayumi's connected would be very good in clubs.

I would defenatly say Meisa Kuroki's Are ya ready, Ayu's (don't) Leave me alone, half of B'z('s) discography, Kuu's SHAKE IT, 4minute Hot issue... May I say more? XDD

Thinking about it, I can't think of the opposite:

Have you guys ever heard an American song and thought it sounded "Japanese"?

Actually Connected was played in clubs some time ago^^ So were remixes from M and Naturally.

but you're from germany, the songs you mentioned were all drizzly, germany singles. of course they're going to be played in clubs, not here in america though. the most we ever got was utada's devil inside remixes.

DJ Mike Rizzo (guy who opened Utada's US shows) asked for song suggestions over at Utada.net forum and one member suggested Ayu's evolution. He listened to it and said he is going to play it at his future shows. 0_o

kuu's music is very western friendly... i think TABOO would hit number 1 on the billboard if executed properly


tbh i get the feeling that most of the people here are not from the US... you are suggesting some horrible songs that would flop on american radio lol

^Imagine this... Fergie covers TABOO! :laugh

I'm not sure if that counts. He openly asked for suggestions, and upon hearing it, personally liked the song, it doesn't necessarily mean it will be american/radio play worthy because one dj happens to like it. That would be cool though. XD

like the songs on american radio aren't already flops? haha. American radio sucks. especially since it's taken over by rap producers who know how to use nothing except autotune and synthesizers. and know how to only write song lyrics about drugs, women, and being bad ass. not like Japan doesn't use autotune and synthesizers as well. but not nearly as much. lyric though, I hope japan never turns that way. >>

Like japanese lyrics aren't all the same too xD

can you give me an example?