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Originally Posted by andre2907
Have their places in Jpop history:
Extremely big:
- Yumi Matsutoya
- Southern All Stars
- B'z
- Utada Hikaru
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Miyuki Nakajima
- Seiko Matsuda
- SMAP
- Tetsuya Komuro
- Dreams Come True
- GLAY
- Mr. Children
Silver (not as big but have an important legacy)
- Namie Amuro
- X Japan
- L'arc en Ciel
- Ken Hirai
- Morning Musume (seriously)
- Masaharu Fukuyama
- Misia
Bronze (very important artists)
- Mai Kuraki
- Ringo Shiina
- Kinki Kids
- Akina Nakamori
- globe
- TRF
- Chage and Aska
- BoA (first korean artist to hit it big in Japan)
- ZARD
- Judy & Mary
Only time will tell:
- Koda Kumi
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I would have to agree with your list, except for perhaps Mai Kuraki? Coulden't rather aiko've been there? or both?I would also add ai otsuka to "only time will tell". The three biggest acts that people know/listen to abroad are probably Seiko Matsuda, AYumi Hamsaki and Morning musume. Morning Musume is a special case because they are unlike anything ever seen in the entire music industry, so, like johnny's they'll always attract the attention of foreigners. In Japan they deserve to be on the list because they were the biggest girl group ever.