her popularity ranged from really popular to okay, changes from time to time. i think she's been just at the 'okay' level lately because of the recent singles (though everlasting is performing better than the 2 prev singles in the oricon charts). But she herself (not her songs) is popular in japan, and i think she is pretty well-liked in general, unlike ayumi who is a love-her-hate-her personality lately. actually in korea, she was the highest-selling solo female artist last year, so she is quite popular in korea as well, though not as well-liked in general as compared to in japan
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