Hamasaki's Image and Voice

[panda87]

she sounds like me now after a long karaoke marathon and i start doing those major vibratos b/c i'm gettin tired and squeezing high notes b/c i'm strained by then. i also sing like that when i'm feeling lazy and start to sing in my jazzy voice... my singing has been greatly influenced by Ayumi, so my style is like hers... or according to that article, jigoe Japanese folklore style... but i've never sounded as clear and balanced as Ayumi in her My Story era... and now, she's just starting to sound as mediocre as i've always have been (which is me at my best).
i certainly believe that the many factors, such as drinking, her death ear, and career is wearing her down.

on her image... her style is actually quiet subtle now, not as hyped up and extreme as it used to be... but yeah, that doesn't mean she has focused less on her image. i believe it's like it's always has been, just in another phase or style now... but if you were to compare it to her pre-Loveappears years, YES, she has totally changed from low-key to super diva.