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Old 21st December 2009, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by aloopy View Post
yeah definitely, just look at what they wrote about Koda Kumi:

"more significantly, Kumi Koda, whose success proved the theory that the only talent you really need to become a superstar singer is one for marketing."

harsh
It's absolutely true though. Koda Kumi CAN sing, but what made her tremendously popular was good marketing. That's a fact, it's not up to discussion: what made her huge was Avex huge marketing blitz, not her talent.
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