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8th April 2006, 04:48 AM
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Why is Ayu never mentioned in American magazines?
I have read plenty anime magazines that talk a lot about JPOP and japanese music and mention plenty of other JPOP/JROCK artists that are def. not as popular as Ayu... I was really excited when Animerica added a Jpop section to their magazine but then they mainly focused on JROCK. I wrote a letter entitled "Where is the Ayu At?" and was hoping to see it in the fan letter section but they never showed it, and worse yet, never did an article on Ayu. How can this be? I have never heard of NEWTYPE mentioning her either and I mean why? Of course she isn't selling like she used to anymore but she still is like the #1 female Jpop artist! I was reading through ANIME INSIDER in the book store the other day and they were talking about online japanese mp3 sites where you purchase music (like iTunes) and they mentioned avex's website and mentioned BoA and Koda Kumi but no AYU! I mean come on; how can you know about JPOP and not know who Ayumi Hamasaki is! It angers me a lot!
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8th April 2006, 05:11 AM
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not just ayu I think they should mention alot more people I get tired of hearing about the "no talent" such as britney spears and paris hilton
it would be nice if they did use ayu more but I guess some things might never change
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8th April 2006, 07:07 AM
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8th April 2006, 08:06 AM
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It was TIME Asia, didnt Isaac Hiew do the article?
American magazines don't care about Ayu. I think a lot more people know of BOA because, well, where I live, there are many Korean people, and they like her. Koda Kumi, probably because of Final FAntasy?maybe? Americans couldnt care less about Ayu, its sad, but its true. They're too wrapped up in their own music (especially their voices) and celebrities. J-Pop isnt popular at all, unless you watch anime...but then again, they watch it for the anime and the whole Japanese themes...J-Pop could never be popular...language barrier. And Style...who in america is going to listen to a band/singer called "Mr.Children" ?? there will be references to Micheal Jackson all over the place... (not that theres anything wrong with Mr.Children)
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8th April 2006, 08:40 AM
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perhaps ayu is not the mainstream singer in US?
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8th April 2006, 08:52 AM
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Americans don't know the meaning of foreign music, yea..that's a general comment, and i know a lot of us here are from the united states and canada, but other than us, the people who love language, anime, anything non-American, I'm very sure that there are so many more who wouldn't give a care.
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8th April 2006, 11:26 AM
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He translated it.
Some evil woman made the article. xD
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8th April 2006, 12:33 PM
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in Russia we have comp games mag called "Gameland"
so, it has a section called Banzai! it's about j-culture they mention anime a lot and write reviews, but also has HQ clips of j-artists in every DVD they release! I dl many Ayumi and others PVs here but, anyway, we don't have a mag with her too!  [we don't have mags about j-culture at all!] I remember sghe was mentioned in one mag, but they gave such a bad review and wrote that she didn't have voice, style and music at all! so, anyhow, I'm even happy she's not in our mags! Last edited by ayu_ready?; 8th April 2006 at 12:38 PM.
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8th April 2006, 02:04 PM
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its a conspiracy.
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8th April 2006, 03:02 PM
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In Anime Insider they had a little game in their J-POP edition: Who's What?
The pictures I remember seeing were Ayu's, Gackts, Miyavi and some others....the object was to pick who you thought was a girl & who you thought was a guy...but other than that Ayu wasn't mentioned b/c the J-POP issue was about Puffy Ami Yumi...*shudderz* America is really, seriously blind when it comes to Asians in the music industry. I guess they don't want to see that other people can perform, sing & dance better than them now. But yeah, don't let it bother you. if Ayu is meant to be known in the US it'll be her destiny to be known. & if she is; I'm gonna beat everybody 2 the punch & buy a whole punch of front row tickets to see her do anything...even a fifteen minute show on, "Ayu makes a Bologna Sandwich...with Martha Stewart" or something like that (& if I can't; I'll just record it on TV and watch it at home! ^^ )
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8th April 2006, 03:14 PM
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 I don't really know the answer to the first poster's question. Maybe it's because anime fans tend to be more into visual kei and seiyuu than jpop. Ayu also had a very brief mention in Forbes magazine once.
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8th April 2006, 03:16 PM
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8th April 2006, 05:19 PM
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She has been mentioned in some magazines that cater to the anime/manga crowd. I couldn't give you issue numbers or mag titles because this is from years ago, during her A BEST period.
Also, people, please read the first post. The person is specifically asking about Ayumi's appearance in anime/manga/j-pop magazines. If you think those mags conspire against Asian artists, please rethink your position.
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8th April 2006, 06:28 PM
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It's not that American's don't appreciate her.. I mean I know a lot of people who have heard of her all because 'Dearest' was the ending theme for InuYasha at some point a while ago. Utada was in one of my magazines when her Exodus CD was being released, and she's also known in America for her Kingdom Hearts theme songs, as well as Koda Kumi for her Final Fantasy songs.
And wasn't there also talk about how Ayumi promoted a lot more in America when she was filming her music videos for Bold&Delicious / Pride, etc.? It's not a matter of people not appreciating her. I know, personally, that some of my friends don't like listening to her music just because they 'don't know what she's saying' and I think that's a big issue on why Japanese artists are not that popular in America. In my own personal opinion, I would have though Ayu would be mentioned in some American magazine by now since she's done so much 'promoting' for certain singles in America ( Like in New York, Hawaii, LA? ... ) but maybe people just don't know how others would react to it all. Would they take it as a good thing or a bad thing? Or maybe some people are just afraid it would take her stardom to another level where it doesn't really need to be. Shrugs.
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8th April 2006, 07:01 PM
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Ayu was mentioned in "Entertainment Weekly" about...4 or 5 years ago. Just a short lil blurb but I think I made a big deal outta it on some Ayu forum, lol.
(And no, they didn't call her "Japan's Britney Spears"...thank God  )
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8th April 2006, 07:49 PM
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Just like free_n_easy_cher said, a big issue of Ayumi not being popular in the US is probobly about people not wanting to hear something they can't understand.
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8th April 2006, 08:08 PM
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Newtype USA had a half page dedicated to the Connected PV when it came out.
Anyway, the anime/manga/jpop magazines here mostly cater to anime & game fans, not music fans. So they'll mention Dearest, maybe Startin' cuz of Onimusha, and they'll mention artists that are more known for anime & game contributions (TMR, Maaya Sakamoto, etc), and artists that are seiyuu to begin with, but people like ayu that don't do many anime/game tie-ins aren't gonna get the same amount of attention.
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