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Originally Posted by JackieRos
People can not give constructive criticism without shaming someone
just because they are doing far more better than the other.
Namie doesn't just "lend" her voice and she gets hits. She dances, sings,
performs, acts (music videos are form of acting). Just because she
doesn't write her music doesn't mean she's below other artists.
Ayumi does the same as Namie except that she has the creativeness
to write her own music. Whatever Ayumi is doing maybe fans are
starting to get bored but just because she's not getting that many sales
doesn't mean that her music is any bad.
People act like not writing your music is not common, is more common
for artists to NOT write their own music. And that doesn't make them less artists. Also people are acting like Ayumi doesn't get help with
everything else like choreography, concerts, music videos, her image, or anything besides writing music. She doesn't do that by herself but just
because she gets help or they assign her things to do doesn't make
her less of an artist either.
Both of them are my most favorite singers that I love and when people
start saying that one of them just lends her voice and does nothing
really bothers me.
Ayumi is a legend and just because her sales are not high doesn't mean
she's less.
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I agree with you. Namie is good at her work. She is a singer, so she sings. She don't need to write her lyrics or take part in others works that aren't sing. But she takes part and I recognize that. Namie have changed the "idol" status for "artist". She is an artist. However, Ayu takes it to another level. You can't deny when Namie is the perfect product and she creates good pop (really good, I like her) Ayu takes it to another level in terms of "depth" "messages" etc. Ayu's music is a story, her story. All albums have a meaning, covers, titles, lyrics, pv, tours and a lot of symbolism (that Ayu has created and can be use only for her). For me these things makes Ayu a different genre of artist and put Ayu to another category that Amuro is not. That's why i can't compare both at all, cause I see Amuro like the typical pop artist that is a good product. And for me Ayu is more than this because she have fought so hard for it. The problem for me is"Ayu is the diva of pop" when her musical career is far of being "typical pop". Ayu is more like a rock artist who try to express herself trough music and connect it with her experiences.
And it is the "reason" why Ayu gets all the hate when she started her most artistic/biographical era (Love era above all). She debuted like a pop artist, but her career don't express it and general public who listen her is looking for the typical pop.
*Not saying Namie didn't fight hard
*When I said "being a good product" I don't say it negativetly.
*I didn't use "typical" negativetly
*Sorry, I really can't express myself good in english.