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Originally Posted by asongforXX
But artists like Morning Musume, BoA and Ai Otsuka aren't really getting more popular though. Instead, we have artists like Namie, Koda, GReeeeN, Ken Hirai, EXILE getting more fame.
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The only artist that actually produces R&B listed there is Ken Hirai, and he's in a pretty big slump. The others may have some hip hop influenced tracks, but they're all famous for their ballads. Namie and Kuu's pop/kawaii singles always do better than their other tracks. While select pop artists are going downhill, that has more to do with their own failure to evolve than the slump of pop music; JE bands are still dominating the industry.