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Originally Posted by voltron
It's funny, but I feel like there are a lot of Japanese artists who had really clear English earlier in their careers, and then got worse. I actually think some of Namie's early stuff is her easiest to understand (Leavin' for Las Vegas, anyone? -- and that has L sounds!). Bonnie Pink underwent a similar weird decline, as well.
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I think a lot of that probably had to do with the fact that she was working with Dallas Austen. I do think at various points in her career they have toyed with the idea of attempting to take her international. I mean, Put Em Up was originally supposed to be a duet between her and Chili of TLC even.
And then everything about Feel shouted that imo; better English, all PVs shot in America, and extremely high quality; cameo by TLC again, et cetera. Then before Genic the plans changed.
All speculation on my part, but that's just how it has always felt to me.