[Corybobory]

Kylie sings in English though, and her songs sort of fit in with the music market. In my opinion, Ayumi's songs just wouldn't have a target audience and she'd have terrible sales, promoted or not. Just think... what radio station would play her music? And can you think of an artist that doesn't sing in English that has made it big in the US (Shakira has broken down so many boundries, but she still wouldn't have gained as much recognition if it weren't for her English singles)? I can see Ayumi having moderate success in Europe, where it's more common to listen to music of a language you don't speak, but it's not very common in North America.