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Actually, Utada's releases/concerts are more comparable to what the average American Artist would do. Unlike most JPOP/KPOP artists, she was raised overseas in NY as well and was influenced a lot by American Artists.
Do you really want to say that she hasn't worked hard?
She worked in 1999 (First Love),
2000 (Bohemian Summer Tour),
2001 (Distance),
2002 (Deep River),
2004 (Exodus & Budokan Tour),
2006 (Ultra Blue & Utada United Tour),
2007 (Flavor of Life),
2008 (Heart Station),
2009 (This is the One), &
2010 (In the Flesh Tour, UHSCV2, & Wild Life Concert).
As far as I'm concerned, she only really took a break in 2003 and 2005, and it's pretty common in America to have a gap of a year or two in between new releases. Just because she doesn't release something every single week, doesn't mean she isn't working hard. It just means she takes time to create meaningful music and to not overly strain her vocals.
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