Koda Kumi vs. Misono

[mimika]

I am wondering..they are sisters and they actually looked similar..especially in the past before Kuu's style got more and more developed....have you ever compared them? Why is Kuu so popular and Misono not even as much? Misono was more popular than Kuu at one point...but than her popularity went downhill and Kuu started going up like crazy....

any thoughts??

[stepho_chan]

i unfortunately think that since she left her group and went solo....shes kinda started sucking....shes only had like....3 or 4 singles that i personally liked (misono i mean) VS, Kojin Jugyo, Zasetsu Chiten and Pochi are the ones i like. of course shes good at her poppy stuff....i also think that her vocals (as far as ballads go) are really lacking....i dont think she has the right voice for ballads at ALL....

But what i was going to say is that...unfortunately i think people think shes riding Kuu's coattails in a way...when i think of them i think of Hilary and Hailey Duff, only opposite....weird comparison. That and I honestly think Kuu is far more diverse and her vocals are awesome, nice deep and jazzy...i cant really say for certain why she doesnt do as well...but i'd imagine her sisters crazy publicity also has something to do with it...

Im sorry im rambling and i make no sense.

[love in music]

misono has a horrible squeaky voice. the music she releases is terrible

[kirei_ayumi]

Despite the fact they are sisters, I'm thinking that it deals with their genre of music. to me, I understand that kuu came up real quick and misono just kinda stayed at the same level and then popularity is another big factor...

I've heard some misono's music and it is crap, seriously and she's had wierd cover shots of her albums, especially the most recent one, where's she nakey.

[Beauty4123]

Originally Posted by thataintcool

misono has a horrible squeaky voice. the music she releases is terrible

with VS being the ONLY exception.

[Luv ~Venus~]

^....and Zasetsu Chiten.

IMO, both Kuu and misono are great artist. I tend to like Kuu more because her style of music is what I enjoy listening to. Misono isn't diverse with her music and the last time I look Rock isn't a huge thing in Japan that much anymore (with the exception artists whose been around for a long time now). I must admit that I only like a hand full of misono's music compared to Kuu. Also, misono has horrible fashion sense. No one would really want to look like her or wear the type of clothes she wears. Fashion was a key thing to Kuu's success as an artist as well as style. People like the fact that Kuu brought something new to Jpop. Misono just needs to re-establish herself and her music and maybe one day, her music will be likeable to the Japanese public again.

[Twinkle !]

let's go to past kuu she was never have any popularity but she work hard and she feel so sad but she keep up and try to sing ballad and pop and r&b she keep work hard and finally she found the popularity but maybe misono when she left her group she lost her popularity evreybody left thier group they lost popularity only beyonce didn't
and maybe they think misono find the popularity from her sister i think she should keep up and work hard

but really i don't have anythink to say only that

it's so rearly to find woman artist who sucsess in japan

[bulmasman]

Once she left DAT i pretty much lost all interest in misono... and once Kuu started releasing a billion singles/compilations/albums i entirely lost interest in here too... so for me it's pretty much lose lose on either side lol.

Originally Posted by Twinkle !

it's so rearly to find woman artist who sucsess in japan

This i disagree with... you have Ayumi, Utada, Kuu, YUI, Otsuka Ai (though not AS big now, she's still a success), Nakajima Miyuki, Noriko Sakai, Nakamori Akina, Seiko Matsuda... realy there's quite a list to go back on.

[Strawberryfieldsforever]

I love Koda. I don't even listen to misono and she seems so non-existent to me. I don't even know she exist until Koda.

[LacusClyne]

To me, misono have not improve, her music still stay the same, but kuu had work hard and try different genre and work up her popularity.

misono needs to find the true her

[xLuna&1LOVE]

^ Indeed.. so also for me Koda Kumi

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

with VS being the ONLY exception.

[CoriKaru]

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

To me, misono have not improve, her music still stay the same, but kuu had work hard and try different genre and work up her popularity.

misono needs to find the true her

Does Misono wear clothes?

If so then problem solved. Just take 'em off.

Worked for Kumi Koda.

[ImpactBreaker]

kuu is better, because she focus on different styles that never wears her image off, and that keeps us interested. misono got stuck into a randomness oblivion of nonsense

[elepop]

Kumi and Misono are alike and so different in the same time. They both got really strong vocals that are both strangely annoying and irritating at times. That doesn't stop me from liking both of them though.

I don't listen to day after tomorrow so I can't judge Misono's past works. But I can say that she has improved a whole lot since her 1st solo album (I don't even listen to it much anymore....). Her second solo album is one of my favorite of 2008. Before, she was really squeaky and too poppy. Now she's heading towards rock and it sounds incredible.

As for Koda, her previous music was better in my opinion. At her peak, her music quality got worse and worse. But I think she is heading back to quality with TABOO.

[Ayumiko]

kumi went to the right direction while Misono went to the wrong one. I can't stand Misono's voice. Her high pitch is worse than early ayu. I listened to Misono's new song...the one with her wearing a wedding dress...I actually like the song but her voice ruined it and I cannot listen to it again. Also Kumi is physically more appealing and so is her work. Misono...her chopped off naked body album covers still bugs me...

[ville]

Originally Posted by thataintcool

misono has a horrible squeaky voice. the music she releases is terrible

so true

[Lee^ChaN]

of course Kuu, i don't like misono's voice
i heard some of her live performance while still with DAT
and mostly she sang out of tunes..
and it's awful..

[Kobayashiwoof]

misono was quite good untill her 3rd single imo. But yeah, Kumi is heaps better in terms of music and as an entertainer.

[stepho_chan]

Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Does Misono wear clothes?

If so then problem solved. Just take 'em off.

Worked for Kumi Koda.

Oh but she has and it didnt work XD *see hot time cover* (i think....im not sure but there is one where shes topless.)