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In an ideal world looks wouldn't matter and talent would be the only requirement. However it would be fake to say that they do not. I always had the feeling that the entire J-Pop industry was focused on being young and pretty.
Looks are the first thing that usually intrigues a person and gets them interested. I still remember Kumi saying avex refused to promote her because she was "fat" to their standards. Leah wasn't an excellent singer and her Japanese was poor but she was popular because she was very pretty.
However I think looks are only work to a certain extent. If the artist is attractive, they will attract fans in the short term. However if they have no talent/bad management/etc.. their fanbase will soon fade unless their fanbase was actually formed from another career like acting/modeling.
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19th January 2009, 08:11 PM
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