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Rough translation
Some people say that Hamasaki Ayumi (25) has begun to decline in popularity, but she won for the third time with "No way to say" Japan's top artist award, setting a record that might not be surpassed by others in the future!
In the Japanese music industry, only stage singer [sorry, don't know the name], 80s superstar [name again...], and 90s superstar Amuro Namie have won Japan's top artist award, so Ayumi's record is unprecedented and establishes her rank in Japanese music history. Some have said that Ayumi is an object [or, a package, like a packaged music act], but even if she is a package, having reached such a level, you cannot not be impressed by her achievements.
However, this could be due to Ayumi's luck. Her biggest rival, Utada Hikaru, is getting used to married life and only released the single "COLORS" in 2003. [Then it goes on to talk about how various artists were not strong candidates in the running so she had less competition.]
... at last, her victory was easily won.
Wow, it's kind of late. Tired... Sorry if this is a bit incoherent and brief, guys. ^^;
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