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Originally posted by sxesven
Be realistic. 42 is a VERY reasonable place in an all-time list, although I do think Hikki ranking #24 is a but overexxagerated. Although Hikki sells more apparently [see Guiness book], that should be no excuse in the first place to rank her this high because I thought this list was not about sales. Second, I think both Hikki and Ayu have a lot of fans so the dedicated fanbase is probably somewhat equal. On the original factor; I seriously think Ayu is more original, because her music has a diversion that I haven't seen being equalled anywhere. Hikki's music is, although good, more of the same.
Other than that, come on: Ayu is NOT the only artist to come out of Japan. Japan has/had so many great and influential artists, you wouldn't believe. Many of these are already listed; like Cornelius and the stunning Pizzicato Five, to name two. I noted that someone said that Ryuichi Sakamoto wasn't listed yet. Maybe he'll be number one. He is probably one of the, if not THE most influential Japanese artists ever. So there.
I think Linzy had a very good point. Don't be narrowminded and go call her a not-fan or faker or whatever, she is actually being realistic here which I appreciate.
Nevertheless, I do think Hikki is a bit over-rated. Pwn.
And like Jose said, because she's ranked #42 doesn't mean she's a bad artist, not at all! #42 out of ALL JAPANESE ARTISTS EVER!!! So there! And last but not least, this list does not influence our fandom. We love her music, whether she's ranked #42, #1, or not even ranked at all.
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Thank you SO MUCH, sxesven! I wish other people could understand that I am not out to bash Ayu and cause trouble. I just think there's a lot of people here that are so unreasonable. I love Ayu, but she does not have the ledendary status that the people ranked higher on the list do.
Hikki may be overrated, but I can see why she is ranked so high. Her debut album, released when she was only 16, is the best selling Japanese album of all time. That is a huge accomplishment. I am also a Hikki fan, and I think she's extremely creative and intelligent.
I'm really surprised that Namie was ranked so low, though! She was soooo popular in the mid-90's. She was such a trendsetter and had a huge following.