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Originally Posted by GRACE

Mainstream American music SUCKS though. I don't want to see Hikki putting on that mask, thank you very much.

O_O Grace, baby, you need some serious help. Imo, American music is getting better and better. IMO, A-music has always been better than j-pop. I only have a select few of j-artists that I listen to while my list of a-artists listen to...who actually has really good music. 2008 for a-music has been excellent. Leona Lewis, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Mariah Carey, Usher, OneRepublic, etc...dude, ur missing out.

As for Hikki putting on that mask, Hikki doesn't have to since her music has been like that from day 1. Err...Automatic, anyone?! =/ So I don't see this whole selling out you getting this from.

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

R.I.P

Well, prolly see her with looking hair again since we know that americans is crazy about weave. XD

Originally Posted by astn☆彡

No, it bloody well doesn't thank you very much.

And doesn't Billboard count downloads now? Fans in America could download from iTunes and it would count to the sales. I'm pretty sure Billboard does that, or it could be just the UK. :/

Edit: Yeah, they have done since '06.

OMG Thanks austin! And yea, Hikki has had great dling sales in america. If I'm not mistanken, when I was on hikaru.sc, they said she made it to #56 on the itunes charts.

Originally Posted by GRACE

That's my opinion about it, I think that 99.9% of western music sucks. I just do. I only like my show tunes and the occasional Kelly Clarkson album.

I think I agree with you somewhat, America's musical trends are in the crapper already, it'd be impossible for Hikki alone to save them. But that's what she's good at, I don't want her being mainstream, I'd rather her fail than her be mainstream, it's just not who she is.

And popularity totally could push an album. Look at Heart Station, if it weren't for Hikki's name, and the two major tie-ins, it would have bombed.

Have can you say that when you listen to Kelly Clarkson? Kelly is so ******* old now. My Decemeber was garbagr compared to her pervious two albums. She was stupid for not going the "Breakaway pt 2" way.

Wow! Why is it that most foreigners think that way about American music? Once again, hip-hop is not all american music. (some hip-hop is really good tho. Kanye = )

Originally Posted by PSYCHEDELICOdust

I think EXODUS definitely did sell well because it was her. Highest selling English album over there yet, ain't it? Although, heck if I didn't adore that album <3

No, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Avril Lavigne albums have sold more than Exodus. I think Mariah Carey has the best selling english album in japan.

Originally Posted by GRACE

I honestly think that a combination of FOL's tie-in, POL's tie-in and Hikki's name are responsible for how well this album has sold. Don't misunderstand me, I still think the album would have done well enough, no matter how bad it really is, but nowhere NEAR as well as it is with out them.

Oh, gawd! Here we go again with the tie-ins crap. Almost every artists on the Oricon charts right now have tie-ins, whether its a great one or not. It's not Hikki's fault that she can get better tie-ins than other artists and sell well when comes to having tie-ins. I never see anyone blaming JE and Mr. Children and Kubukoro for having great tie-ins. It's alreadys Hikki who gets that "without tie-ins she wouldn't sell."

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Oi.

Why are you in here? Tbh, I think you are one of those japanophile.