[ahtka-chan]

^For me, her material until KINGDOM/TRICK was very unique and inovative (in terms of japanese market). She had different songs from what we used to listen back then in the radio, and a diverse yet hamonious range of songs.

Now, the impression I have is that she buys demos in a bulk from whatever western producer, writes some random lyrics and record just to perform live. She's always been a concert oriented singer, but it seems that she cares much more about the stage now than the music itself.

I really like SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA, for example, but go to Christina Aguilera's discography and you'll find like three songs like that. She managed to sort of release music that resembled her past colors in JAPONESQUE, but even there we had generic stuff like LAY DOWN.

If I want to listen to the types of songs she releases now, I can turn on my radio and hear any Calvin Harris, Rihanna or Ariana Grande track (with a proper English pronounciation).

That's the issue for me, personally.


I respect that you guys like WOML, but from UNIVERSE to WOML, I still find the later her weakest release. And I really like Ima Sugu Hoshii, and I don't find it repetitive, just think it would've been benefited if she had include a proper rapper in the track. (Lies is repetitive, but it's still nice).