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Old 6th July 2008, 04:42 AM
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I personally can't see much how ayumi =madonna. Other than just being QUEEN OF POP where they live, and being fashion slaves and trendsetters, I really don't see any resemblance in ayu and madonna...they're so different in basically everything, attitude, songs, lyrics. Specially, music wise, they're nothing alike. I'm a huge fan of both, and I dunno.... I had a pretty hard time trying to pick a Madonna song that would resemble ayu's style of singing for her to cover in the Madonna tribute album thread, because none seemed to suit ayu or vice versa at all
I agree with you whole-heartedly. I think the comparison resides only in how Madonna seems to have a lot of "staying" power in an industry that seems garnered for quick careers and times in the spotlight - but then again Madonna solidified most of that by being really controversial and Ayu kind of just relied on the music alone lol.

I don't really think there IS a Western counterpart for Ayu in any other regards besides how she's stayed around (and still in the public focus) for so long *shrug*

I'd agree with Kuu being paired off with Christina Aguilera during the "Dirrty" era, but she doesn't seem to be amping up that aspect of her style these days, so it's hard to really say. I'm not well versed in modern US pop acts (because I really don't care about them lmao).

Namie DOES seem to fit Beyonce, though.

... And I still think Angela Aki is Japan's Fiona Apple D:
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Old 9th July 2008, 03:38 PM
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I've always found Namie to be a kind of mix of Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Aaliyah. Mariah because they both transitioned from Pop to R&B. Janet because they both are well known in the industry for their dancing. Aaliyah because I think that the slick and smooth dance movements of the two are just so similar.
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namie amuro - jennifer lopez or beyonce
ayu - evanescence!!!!!! its just that ayu is a bit more dolly and less gothic ^.^
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Old 18th January 2009, 01:02 AM
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Old 18th January 2009, 02:52 AM
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Ayumi=Madonna
Namie Amuro=Paris Hilton
Utada Hikaru=Utada
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Old 18th January 2009, 02:53 AM
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Ayumi=Madonna
Namie Amuro=Paris Hilton
Utada Hikaru=Utada
Koda Kumi=Britney Spears
you made me lol.

I agree on all of yours besides Namie and Paris.
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Old 18th January 2009, 03:04 AM
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Utada = Mariah Carey
Koda Kumi - Christina Aguilera
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Old 18th January 2009, 04:42 AM
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Old 18th January 2009, 05:00 AM
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Lol, Paris Hilton shouldn't even be considered an artist

Anyway, I agree that AYU-MADONNA aren't similar music-wise, but both are trendsetters, put on the best shows, elaborate PV's and covers and so on
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Old 18th January 2009, 11:20 AM
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Namie Amuro-Mariah Carey
They both made their comebacks in 2005. And They've both been around since the early 90's. Both Mariah and Namie's careers flopped majorly however they came back and indeed had a new urban feel to their music. Plus Mariah alwasy has that blonde hair as does Namie with her warm brunette colored hair.
BoA-Lady GaGa or Ciara or BoA
BoA is talented in the dance department and also has a good voice on her. Ciara like BoA is real flashy/stylish. She can dance and sing as well.
Utada Hikaru-Utada
self explanatory
AI-Eve
both keep it gangsta XD j/k
Koda Kumi-Fergie/Britney Spears
Koda is a confident singer making music she likes and made up her own style(ero-kawaii) instead of being a replica of the many jpop female singer in the industry. Fergie too did her own thing following her own rules and style which made both Koda Kumi and Fergie so popular.
Ai Otsuka-Hannah Montana
Both cute singers whose target audience is children.
Misia-Jennifer Hudson
They both have super strong voices that gives you goose bumps. Music is soothing and refreshing.
Mika Nakashima-John Legend (sex change)
Very mature style in their music.

There is only one B and it's Beyonce and I'm not even going to start with Ayumi and Madonna.
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Old 19th January 2009, 04:38 AM
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Ayumi - Madonna
staying power, trendsetters, they both go against a lot of taboos (even if a lot of ayu stuff don't looks too bold in western eyes, a lot of things she did in her career are very complicated in japanese culture), the concerts, they both are top performers and they both releases music they like instead of what is hot at the moment.

Koda - Fergie
The sexy, little clothing, girl having fun based image (and don't start with the "koda is not like that anymore", I watched Taboo PV xD)

Namie - J-lo
R&B/Hip Hop dancing divas

BoA - Britney
Comercial pop princess with dancing oriented performaces

Hikki - Bjork?
But Utada's sound is much more comercial and less experiemental... So, I don't really now if they are anything alike... I don't really think that there is someone else like Utada in pop industry...

Ai Otsuka - Gwen Stefani?
They both sells using weirdness (clothing, pvs, concepts), childish image (don't need to explain Otsuka... but gwen is aways with some fairytale thing, pirate, circus, etc.), but trying to have fresh music
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Old 19th January 2009, 04:56 AM
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Koda Kumi = Mariah Carey
Utada Hikaru/Mika Nakashima = Bjork
Ai Otsuka = Tori Amos
Remioromen = Coldplay
Nami Tamaki = Shiny Toy Guns
Morning Musume = Spice Girls
OLIVIA = Kerli

Hmmm....that's all I can think of right now.
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Old 19th January 2009, 03:16 PM
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I agree about the Madonna comparison, but too many times Ayu is compared to Britney, and they have nothing in common. Not music, style, personality or anything. The popularity maybe yeah, but I think Ayu's popularity in Japan is more like Madonna's.

I'd compare Koda Kumi to Rihanna, maybe? Only with Kuu having a better voice. But their music style is similar, and their styles have a lot in common too. Though I don't like Rihanna that much.
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Old 12th May 2009, 07:54 AM
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Ayumi Hamasaki = cannot be compared
MISIA = Celine Dion ?
Alan = can be compared to..Mariah ? i don't know x.x
Otsuka Ai = ______
Namie Amuro = Britney Spears?
Koda Kumi = Christina Aguilera
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Old 13th May 2009, 05:21 AM
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Come to think of it, is that any American female singers who can sing and dance simultaneously for 2 hours non-stop like Namie, who can't seen to get tired and never goes off-key?
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Old 13th May 2009, 05:58 AM
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Come to think of it, is that any American female singers who can sing and dance simultaneously for 2 hours non-stop like Namie, who can't seen to get tired and never goes off-key?
Actually, Namie goes off-key quite a lot while dancing... as you can see in most TV lives and fan-recordings of her tours...
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Old 13th May 2009, 06:10 AM
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Namie goes off-key quite a lot while dancing...
actually, i dunno what off-key means...

to me off-key means that it sounded horribly out of tune like ayumi CDL 2007-2008

but namie never sounded out-of-tune or whatever when she's dancing cuz her live vocal is more deeper and rough than her recording vocal... so she sounded like she's having a sore throat.
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Old 13th May 2009, 06:12 AM
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Old 13th May 2009, 08:15 AM
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Koda Kumi = Fergie maybe?
Tujiko Noriko = Bjork
BoA = Ciara or someone similar to her? I donno.

That's all I can think of now.
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Ayumi Hamasaki = cannot be compared
MISIA = Celine Dion ?
Alan = can be compared to..Mariah ? i don't know x.x
Otsuka Ai = ______
Namie Amuro = Britney Spears?
Koda Kumi = Christina Aguilera
WOW I can't believe you would even think about comparing alan to mariah D: ~! I'm sorry but this is where I think alan is getting TOO overrated now X_X This is just my opnion but I'm sure many people would agree, Alan is easily replacable by the many people who sing her genre, while mariah carey cannot be replaced. Mariah Carey isn't comparable to any jpop singers : ) Her vocals are just superior. I know people will say this is an opinion but she can cover 8 octaves if I'm not mistakened? So yeah you might think she's not superior but generally i think most people would agree.

But on the other hand I totally agree that Ai isn't comparable... at least I definitely can't think of anyone like her o.O She's very different XD And I can so see kuu being fergie. They're like sisters to me LMAO but i like fergie's voice better.
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