Avril Lavigne popular in Japan?
 

Is it true that Avril is popular in Japan? That is what my Japanese sensei said. but most of us said she is not famous here in the US.
If she is popular is it possible this is where ayu getting the rockish songs.

Isn't she famous in the US? She's famous over here in Australia, and appears to be popular in Japan to from what I've heard.

Even Tomoko Kawase (A.K.A. tommy heavenly6) likes to imitate her. :P

Avril is HUGELY popular in the US. Her first album has gone platinum SEVERAL times and her second is following in its footsteps (do albums have feet? =>).

Yeah, Avril is SUPER famous in the US; and Ive heard she's pretty big in Japan too.

She's pretty big her in europe too.

she is big in Indonesia also ..
and Australia and US .. and japan ..
coz she got invited couple of times to japan rite ??

yeah. avril is popular here...
her song 'my happy ending' is like. everywhere.

Avril's super popular in Canada too. She's everywhere.

Her new album sold about 400,000 + copies in Japan.
So yes, she's big everywhere :D

she's even popular in HongKong too.......and so that makes everywhere XD
best female or was it rock artist is her
and best band is Evanescence :yes so happy for them :yes

wow that shows I've been in a cave for a long time or maybe I haven't been paying attention to American music :P thanks for the replies.
so is it possible that ayu got influence from her?

o0o0oo0o0 first forum with avril lovers *¬* -cling to the boards- xP

A lot of American singers/groups are popular in Japan (and in the rest of the world, for that matter) though; it's really not that big a deal.

She's damn hot in the Asian Region..... Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore..... you name it.

I dont see any influence, but you never know. I dont really like Avril's style (her music's okay) so maybe I'm biased hehe :p

I'd rather listen to her stuff than a lot of other people's music that's popular in Japan =_= *is speaking of American music in Japan*

very famous. unfortunately.poser

I'd like to make a correction: Avril's album has sold like 800,000 in Japan. Thanks. =)

I don't really like Avril as an artist. but i must agree her songs are nice. i don't like her lives..prefer her cds..i don't like her style too. i must say her hair is kind of irritating to me. it's always going all over her face.. but it's difficult for an artist to be well liked very everyone, even Ayu.

Corybobry, where's shakira? she kinda like disappeared.

shakira...=\
anglo...dyed her hair blonde when she debutted...she looks MUCH hotter with brunette
popstars......and Avril now had dyed her hair BLONDE! wtf?
i was watching tv the other day..they're saying avril is a "woman" now...wearing dress..posing for Maxim...being way to sexy these days.....
ironicly she said she won't ever do those...:rolleyes