Lady Gaga vs. Ayumi Hamasaki... Who do you prefer?

[ayuni]

she wants attention so badly i cannot respect someone so starved for spotlight!!

[GRACE]

Originally Posted by ayuni

she wants attention so badly i cannot respect someone so starved for spotlight!!

No, you obviously know nothing about her. She just wants to make music. She spends all her money for her shows and her music too.

[emi♡]

So why does she dress like this and stuff?

She just likes it?

I mean I can understand about the pants...because I don't really care for wearing them either...but...that outfit from the livejournal post is just wtf...

See this is another part of where I feel like she's trying to hard....I wish I like, knew her personally...

but it's not only the clothes...it's also the things she does with her voice in some performances.

Actually...regarding that particular outfit...I just wish the boots were better...and more form fitting...those ones are awful...I wonder who made them...

[GRACE]

Originally Posted by emiko

So why does she dress like this and stuff?

She just likes it?

Pretty much. There are pictures of her from her predebut days before she dyed her hair, and she's dressed about the same way.

[do it again]

ayumi! lady gaga's outfits have more dimensions than her personality. it gets hard reading her interviews because my eyes are rolling in the back of my head.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by GRACE

Pretty much. There are pictures of her from her predebut days before she dyed her hair, and she's dressed about the same way.

how interesting!

[brand new love]

lol

[Amrai-chan]

I haven't heard a Lady Gaga song except parts of Poker Face once. Based on that I pick Ayumi.

[Kingdom]

ayumi.. lady gaga is trashy and not as beautiful as ayu

[Strawberryfieldsforever]

I've been a fan of Ayu since she release her first album, A song for XX.

But nowadays, Ayu just bores me. Or maybe I've outgrown her or something.

Along comes Lady Gaga and she provided the much needed excitement and music that I've always subconsciously wanted.

So i'll pick Lady Gaga over Ayu right now

But seriously, Lady Gaga is genuinely talented. Ireally enjoy her wacky fashion and her live performances and also, almost all her music in her album, The Fame.

[aqua_crystal]

Originally Posted by micster

Uh Ayu. You see she has this thing called talent and she doesnt look like a man.

I totally agree! And, well.... Ayu has the better wigs too

[Loo-chan]

In my opinion, Lady GaGa is a MUCH more talented musician than Ayu - her voice really is amazing - but I definitely prefer Ayu's music. Every single one of GaGa's songs is the same thing reinvented, and they all center around the same subjects. Even Summerboy, my favourite song from her first album, has the line "get your ass in my bed". :| It's catchy, but come on. You can only sing the same song so many times.

Meanwhile, Ayu continues to reinvent herself over and over. Maybe she's not as strong of a performer or a singer, but I much prefer the honesty and poetry of her lyrics to that of Lady GaGa.

... though if this were a poker face v. poker face poll, I'd definitely go with GaGa.

[kang daesung]

I don't see how people could possibly say Ayumi is more talented... her voice is nothing compared to Lady Gaga's, and Gaga also writes much better music, and is kewter, and her clothes are better.

[Andrenekoi]

Gaga for sure is more involved with her music (at least melody-wise, they are at the same level of involviment lyric-wise)... But I give Ayu some credit for being a good producer (not only of the concerts, but if she picks the melodies and arrangments of every song of hers and make sure that all the album come out the way she wants, to me she is a producer, even if she is not being credited as one) all over these years (yeah, I liked every concert of hers since at03-04 and even If I don't think that My Story and Secret are very good albums, she produced Rainbow, (miss)understood and next level, wich IMO are amazing pop albums), not forgeting that she is an amazing performer with a huge stage presence, even if she doesn't have the best voice over there (pretty much like Madonna on here, but with better vocal and no dancing skills). So yeah, to me, Ayu is very talented =)

I just think that they both are amazing at whatever they try to do, but Ayu is creating for some time while Gaga is very new... The girl still needs some time =)

[Uemarasan]

Can't one love them both?

Anyway, Ayu TECHNICALLY may not have the best voice, but even technique is not enough when it comes to good music. Passion, soul, feelings, emotions, these are more important for me. When it comes to the passion and emotions that Ayu brings to her singing, I think she is incomparable.

[AyUta]

Well...of course...I prefer Ayu

[CaseNumber:825]

I don't get what the big deal with Lady GaGa
It's all been done before, even her whole 'weird' image that she likes

I mean, just look at Björk for crying out loud
Lady GaGa is not unique, or original, or special.... and after watching her interview on Jonathan Ross..... well she came across as a right arrogant cow to be honest. One of the shortest interviews I've ever seen.


I'm only using the Björk comparison because I like Björk, but in my opinion if you want a truly talented singer/songwriter who is eccentric and odd, then go for her instead, because you're not getting anything new from Lady GaGa

This:
Björk - Pagan Poetry (Live)

Is more appealing (and just generally better) than this:

Lady GaGa - Poker Face (Live)

[Andrenekoi]

But with Bjork you don't have pop music
I prefer Gwen Stefani in the "weird" department xD

[Yoake]

I prefer Ayu of course!

[dreamland2.0]

Originally Posted by kang daesung

I don't see how people could possibly say Ayumi is more talented... her voice is nothing compared to Lady Gaga's, and Gaga also writes much better music, and is kewter, and her clothes are better.

Um have you looked at Lady Gaga lately?? She may be more talented but she certainly is not better looking!!