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Originally Posted by *Petit*
Looking back, it took som years for ayu to emerge as the number one star among the female idol/entertainers, she didn't reach that status untill maybe A BEST or I am.. at least not in the sales departement. ALlthough they weren't by avex, Ami Suzuki, Mai Kuraki, Utada Hikaru, all the girls of H!P even Rina Aiuchi and there are more I cannot remember right now that would be counted.
I don't really know what happened, but sales for most female artists plunged even more than the rest of the CD market shown by the lack of female releases in the yearly oricon. THe "generation" after these huge female sellers didn't achieve the same success (koda kumi, ai otsuka, YUI, ayaka etc) and it's basically in a rut right now.
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Right, right. At the beginning of Ayu's career, there definitely was more competition. What I meant was about is what is currently going on. You could literally count the number of important female singers right now on one hand whereas in the 70s and 80s you would need several hands.
And I think that lack of artists right now helps to explain why very few females made this list. It's unfortunate that Ayu and Koda didn't make it this year but not totally surprising either.