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Originally Posted by xiaou-xijiang
In your own opinion, of course.  |
hahaha =)
You're right of course, I should have written IMO in front (ie: that she deserves it). Because many people would disagree with that statement....
BUT I did start my conclusion with IMO (see my post again).
That being said, Hamasaki is the highest selling solo artist of all time in Japan and in terms of "Star Power" (ie: commercials, sales, media power, social influence etc - as Forbes would put it) ... I believe it is safe to say Hamasaki Ayumi is more "popular" than Utada.
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Originally Posted by truehappiness
but her beginnings came from being picked up at velfarre [a now closed avex dance club / karaoke place], where she was discovered by max matsuura. Then he wanted her to become a singer, so she got lessons or w/e and then she sent him letters and then that made max wonder if she could write her own lyrics
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why does it matter how she was discovered or what her origins were? Many successful people flunked school, were orphans or were illiterate. How is this any different to singers?
For example, I used to like Andrea Bocelli... And yet, even he was criticized by classical purists for not singing (as you put it)... "formally"
Or put it another way... If Koda Kumi were to suddenly dress up in Chanel evening gowns and hire a classical orchestra... Would her singing skill be any different (assuming she didn't go to vocal training etc)? Of course not!
And yet, there would be many people who think so, due to her shift into a different "cultural role" in society.