i just got into her... liked a few of her songs...

and now this sounds like bad news.... :no not when i just got into her! >_<

^^her last few songs have really sucked though :(

yeah it's really sad , she had a lot of potential to be big but it's just that Universal's not doing anything good to market/promote her well

I like Emotions so much more than DIARY but it's stuff like this which really frustates me .__.

Oh I thought she got dropped or something LOL!

@Pieces_of_SEVEN: 23 is amazing kthxbai (even if it sounds like a Todoketai rip-off)

I actually loved the whole single, especially IT'S BREAKOUT!

My favorite out of the single was actually 23 :heart

the same thing goes for me as well , Temmy

I like 23 so much more than the other 2 songs . LET'S PARTY ! should have stayed as a B-side :no

maybe another question-answer song would boost her popularity? idk lol.
i realised she released 4 singles this year woww

Hmm...I wonder what made Soba ni Iru ne so popular?

well at first it wasn't so popular if I remember well, but then it was used in a few commercials or some show opening/endings and people started to notice it and sales went from 50k to 500k in one week time. It was really everywhere! I remember watching tv often and during each commercial time, I could hear it at least once. Crazy~~

The previous moderate success of Koko ni Iru yo feat. Aoyama Thelma also helped a lot. It's also quite addictive and the lyrics are quite touching if you're in the same situation. Maybe people could identify themselves to the lyrics?

The song is insanely catchy, but yeah I assumed it had something to do with the lyrics to at least.

imo, soba ni iru ne >>>>>>>> koko ni iru yo

^ i am so addicted to these 2 songs but i love はなさないでよ more!!! >.<

i think it is not a music problem with her... i think it is the image issue.. she is not as attractive as any other female singers around... she should stick with short hair especially how she do on the song 'Fall in Love' with taeyang. That will suit her better!

I agree, image has to be strong and she has to be everywhere. Her music should stay as it is cause its awsome :love

To my knowledge, she's a student at Sophia University too, so I have to think that her studies are competing with her career for her attention...impossible to be successful with both at once without going completely insane, I think.

Sophia University? is that in japan??

^ Yep! BENI and Crystal Kay are also alumni of the university

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_University

^ that's interesting.. a real unique name for university.. if only singapore have such names for uni.. -_-" hahaa

somehow i think she looks like Minzy from 2NE1.. anyone think so too?

^AGREE XD

its good that shes going to uni ~