Seens like pop trends are going in the direction of melody-based songs, with the arrangment and production highlighting the melody instead of being the selling points like it was during the EDM fever... Adele is a obvious name on the list of popstars doing that, but even A One and Rebel Heart for example have far more melody focused songs than Ayu or Madonna usually have.
Also, I would say Can't wait until christmas was her first step on that direction, and not Sakura Nagashi
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