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Old 4th August 2008, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by truehappiness View Post
Hm.. for the record, I don't think comparing Ayu to artists that actually "sing" very well technically and such is fair.. I mean, these are people who have been singing since they were born! Ayu was just kind of picked up.. and she's the only J-pop diva to have not really had a musical background before being thrust into the world of music..
True. I've always thought of Ayu as a singer MADE, not a singer born. I think it's a stretch to say that she's the ONLY J-pop diva not to have a musical background, but compared to people like Ai Otsuka, who's been playing piano since 4, she IS at a disadvantage.

However, I really respect her for that since she's made incredible progress in both her songwriting/occasional composing and vocal technique since her debut.
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