When did Ayu become the Queen of J-pop
 

Do you guys know when media started to refer to Ayu as the "Queen of J-Pop"
I guess it's around "Duty" era... :no :yes :P

Nawww... I don't think so. Is it?

I thought it started around LOVEppear era? No?

Hm.. During LOVEppears or Duty? O_o

I thought it was around the DUTY era?

hmm... it seems a bit too soon, but on the other hand Namie Amuro
became the "Queen" after her first album! (but it sold tripple the amount
of A Song For XX)

Between LOVEppears and Duty, I'd say.

Her first album was really Dance Tracks Vol. 1 which sold about a million.

But anyways, I think Ayu became "the Queen" around LOVEppears-Duty, with the release of Boys & Girls and A that started her rise to #1.

rainbow era i think.

RAINBOW?
No way.

I'd sayaround LOVEppears/Duty.

:)

SHE WAS BORN A QUEEN!

Royalty is in her blood!

I believe it was the year 2001 - that was when she released A BEST and went on to do Dome Tour, she was on the absolute top of the pop at the time.

I would also say around A-Single.....

yeah that sounds most like it actually :yes

aah yes... I would like to say that as well...

I think post-I am... I don't think it would be anything earlier than A BEST.

i think its 2001. thats her prime period. when she released a single every alternate months. in 2002 RAINBOW era, her popularity went down.

Too far alot of people didn't like the rainbow album. It has to be during the time of Duty. Like how well I am.. did too,

Not during the LOVEppears singles, she was just starting to become really popular, but not a queen. I think when SEASONS was released, she was above "really popular". Only someone who has been reached the queen status could release an album, a single and a DVD that would all top their respective charts.

I'd say it was the "Trilogy" (Vogue - Far Away - Seasons ) that finally elevated her above others.

LOVEppears era was succesful for her too , but mind you there were other succesful artists who could rival her during those times (like Ami Suzuki & MISIA).

This really makes me wonder where Ayu would be had she not been discovered by max.. D:

well i dont know about that. but i think the whole queen of jpop thing is more a fan affection rather than a media title. some people would beg to differ and say that namie, or koda are the queens of jpop, but it would be a personal opinion \ and nothing more.

EDIT: Can you imagine if Born To Be... was originall slated to have the lyrics "Born, to be Queen!" in stead of "Born, to be free!"?

well... there are a lot of newspapers that put up the title "Queen of J-Pop
Ayumi Hamasaki... ", and it's true that Namie's had that title too... but Koda?

since her a best album..

I just love the progression of the triology and then the triple number ones of duty. ^_^ That this is what set her apart form others is also backed up by some documentaries, also she already had two number one albums, if the third one "failed", she would probalby had been labelled "any common popular aidoru". But she kept going.

JaysenRyan; I don't think it's just a fans' term, even timeasia labelled her the empress of japanese pop. I*m sure it must've been used in japanese media before that too.