Look at this article from Japanese newspaper:
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai...dm011000c.html
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Kumi Koda: She sells CDs by being sex-sure.
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Blunt and right to the point.
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Koda, last year's winner of the Nihon Record Taisho -- Japan's equivalent to the Grammys -- is aiming to double up in the country's most prestigious music award, but Ai Otsuka has come out of virtually nowhere to usurp Koda's title as J-pop's heir apparent to the throne currently held by Ayumi Hamasaki.
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"Koda was popular last year for being behind the erotic-cute phenomena, but she's still doing the same thing now. Some say she knows people are gonna get sick of her gimmick eventually. Koda's rivalry with Otsuka has more than a little jealousy in it
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See? Other people, even in Japan, are seeing how people are gonna get bored/sick of this..
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"Avex held a concert for its shareholders in June. Ayumi Hamasaki took the top billing, but Otsuka was given second billing, with Koda after her. Koda was furious," the TV insider says. "Koda and Otsuka are bitterly opposed to each other and make little secret of their rivalry. Koda goes around saying that Otsuka has no talent. And Otsuka says that Koda is 'vulgar' and 'acts like a cheap, nightclub hostess.'"
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WOOOO GO AI! HAHAH. PWNED!
Who is KODA KUMI to go around saying Ai has no talent... Ai plays 2 instruments and can PLAY THEM AND SING THE SAME TIME. Plus compose and write everything and partially arrange.
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"Winning a second award would restore her place in the pecking order. But Otsuka is standing in her way," the entertainment beat reporter says.
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Otsuka ripping up the charts inside Avex has got Koda cringing.
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MEhHEHHEHEHHehHEH! YAY FOR REAL TALENT. Maybe Ai is Ayu's new biggest competitor, not Koda! But Ai's rival seems to be Koda anyway. >=D