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Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN
OMFG. I cannot believe she is back. FINALLLLLLLLY!!!!!!!!!!
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You got me really excited for nothing......
In regard to her English music, I just think the majority of her problem is that she doesn't really know what direction she wants to go in. I feel like the first effort was an experiment for her (since she can't really experiment too far off the charts in Japan, otherwise she'll lose her fan base), and the second effort was her trying to break into the main stream market by creating lyrics that were a 'little' more what the American market would be used to hearing.
I think - for the most part - if she had kept doing tracks that had a similar sound to FYI and On and On, like upbeat dance tracks, combined with lyrics that were even more mainstream, she could have had a top 40 hit on her hands.
My hopes are that now that she's under EMI she will have a better shot promotion-wise. Also, I think she just needs to suck it up and do a cover that doesn't feature her face looking sickly (IE: TITO, Heart Station). Put some make-up on, grow the hair out, and get an innovative shoot going and then finally she should have a hit.