Ayu's influence on other artists

[Andrenekoi]

The Itano Tomomi thread inspired me on opening this thread.

I really believe we tend to forget over here how huge Ayu's impact on the jpop industry was/is, and something that really shows how inflential an artist is, is the amount of people following their footsteps.

So, what was the piece of work (or whole career) that you guys notice that were somewhat inspired by Ayu? What major acts are covering Ayu songs? Let's discuss her impact on other people's careers! And just to be clear: This is NOT a thread to say people are copying Ayu.

Rina Aiuchi


Mitsuoka Masami


alan


Koda Kumi


Kana Nishino


Tomomi Itano


Ken Hirai


Gackt
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18...12-22_creation

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

She admitted that ayu is her favorite artist, and this is UNITE! right at ya.



Chinese girl group. Song - About You PV - GAME

Originally Posted by stepYOU1234

Kimi to Sora by Sifow was pretty much SURREAL - http://grooveshark.com/#!/search/son...w+Kimi+to+Sora
And I always thought Chain sounded a bit like an Ayu song - http://grooveshark.com/#!/search?q=sifow+chain

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan

HAL when they added a female singer.

Originally Posted by LONJJONG

I am not sure if it's related, but YoonA SNSD recommended "Boys & Girls" for their J-pop compilation album "Sweet Memories with Girls' Generation"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWHHt2-x4w0

Originally Posted by mizuki-7

Masami Okui _ -W- : It's pretty much a mix between INSPIRE and GAME ! she even wears the same outfit that Ayu wore during the promotion of this single ^^



This one remind me somewhat of Naturally too