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According to my memory, both albums received some sort of negative comments when they released. IMO, Exodus was too experimental at the time of the release. She used her Japanese side to write the English lyrics, and probly she just tried too hard in certain degrees. The product was kinda like a confused object to certain fans (including myself). To be honest, I didn't like Kremlin Dusk at all until a year ago. If she used the same music and produced a Japanese album instead, I think the outcome would be more acceptable. And I think she wasn't very happy about the result as well (sales, comments, etc.). She gained quite a bit of weight after Exodus (my personal thought, so no need to make a fight if you think she was healthy during that moment), and yes I think Exodus really affected her direction on UB and a bit on HS.
TITO, on the other hand, was kinda below hikki's average (in terms of lyrical contents and probly compositions as well). I love how some fans described the album: this is the one (mainstream music) you want, and she just gives it to you. I believe she wanna produced a mainstream album for some fans (who wants mainstream EPop from her). At the same time, I dun think she really cares about the sales and stuff whe releasing this album (probly she didn't care the English market anymore? or probly she hated the music company so much?).
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