[ImpactBreaker]

I'm listening to Uncontrolled right now. Both it and JAPONESQUE are radio friendly albums. They seem more up to date with current music trends. They have songs that sound like they can be used to advertise products and fashion, and be used in gyms to boost people with energy to do their exercises. Party Queen, despite its name, has a mix of songs that really sounds out of place for current music. I love PQ, probably more than both U and J, but the whole album feel is really disconnected, and most of it is not really partyish. I'd take that the majority of ayu, kuu and namies fanbase/listeners are made of teens and younger adults. I really feel like kuu and namie's songs sound more like they're what's "in"; maybe I'm wrong because I don't know Japan to be honest.

It's been a time since I last listened to namie, but hey, her english accent improved so much. It used to be slightly annoying, but now it flows smoothier and makes more sense. I don't feel anything weird with the english used in Uncontrolled. I still get a bit embarrassed when ayu sings english words though...wish she'd improve that too, though she has improved.

About labels, seriously, I'm probably wrong, but I always I thought Rhythm Zone and Vision Factory, and whatever, are just different sides of the same coin. All avex, with separate labels in order to experiment with diffferent kinds of music genres. It's not uncommon for some industries to split into different brands (3M lol). I don't really know how it all works though.